yes and yes

Last week was a busy, productive week.

I sold eight sleepwalking moments. Half on my own and half via PDXChange on Mississippi Ave.

My friends Dani and Travis had a going away party Saturday night. 

Reconnected with a lot of people I haven't seen in a while. 

and more and more and more. 

There was a full moon last night. 

I saw a really wild car accident happen right in front of me. Fortunately I was far enough away it didn't involve me. 

I was offered another part time job, too. only 2 days a week, but it would put a few more hundred in my possession a week and that could go a long way these days. 

I just finished eating a quesadilla with carnitas. very yummy and about to pack up the laptop and go make my house and room clean. First of 3 days off from my day job.

So get home base settled today and then tomorrow and can follow through with emailing all the people I need to about other potential art happenings, update .com, etc. 

Oh  yes! I forgot. I named and framed a couple of my Sleepwalking Moments. It's not until they get a frame that I name them something other than "Sleepwalking Moments SW____".

Named and Framed two and they are now in the dressing rooms at Wonder Ballroom. 

Alright my attention span is drifting. I need to go for a wander then clean my house up. 

Be free fellow earthlings. 

-ABC

cantaloupe and i don't avacado

to wander, to ponder, to wonder, and to be free. 

that's where I am this morning.

i got up and met a friend at 8 o'clock this morning. We tend to cross each other's paths about once a year. this is the second time this year. second time this week. thanks for the motivation to get out of bed before the last minute, chica. 

I'm headed to work at 11am. Making subs in Old Town, Portland, Oregon this morning. 

Then I really have to figure out all the logistics of getting an Oregon ID. The testing isn't the hard part. It's finding all the proper documentation, at the moment. 

Tonight I go see my favorite band, mewithoutyou, at Hawthorne Theatre. They are playing their first full length, beginning to end. It's called "A->B Life" which has had a great impact on my life. I mean my name is humbly inspired by that record. It's also the album that introduced me to Rumi.

"put music to our troubles and we'll dance the night away..."

"...and i'll live without you love, but good is one glove without the other?"

Alright fellow earthlings, time to focus and get my ass to work. Be free.

-ABC

Here I Am

sick to my stomach​

stuck in my head​

i know the cure  

less cigarettes // more music  

and i'm trying hard to make that happen

more and more  

these stomach knots cannot be ignored

Hello Fellow Earthlings

Hello Friends,

My name is A.B. Corduroy. I started this .com/blog/whatever in 2013 when I changed the name I call myself as a way to promote a change in head space. 

As an entertainer/artist I wanted name that was more unique than my birth name. I wanted a way to track, if nothing more than for my own self, to track what is happening in my life.

It's a subtle to remind myself that self sanity and self entertainment are most important in my life.

I changed my name to A.B. Corduroy as a reminder to take life one moment at a time, A to B to C and so on. Corduroy because it's tougher than cotton and though life gets hard sometimes, but ya got to keep taking it one moment at a time. There are infinite moments happening at a given time, acknowledge that and take it one moment at a time.

I'm currently listening to Childish Gambino. It makes for good typing music.

This is my renewal to share more. 

The difference in A.B. Corduroy and the person you may have known before is I have no fucks to give. I am me, I do not pretend to be anymore. If I am to be a rockstar or successful artist than I want it to be from an open and honest space. I do not hype it up, it's all genuine.

Sometimes that is fun and exciting. Sometimes it's dark and feels helpless. I will do better at sharing all those said experiences.

For the last few months I've been homeless. I have a friend that offered a roof over my head. I am grateful for that, but meditating hard on getting Smoggie Catt and I a proper home base. 

I've also been falling in love with an amazing individual. I could ramble on that for a while. Not now though. I will not ink her name at this moment out of respect. 

rambles, rambles, rambles. I also posted some art for sale under my interweb store. I'll post more and take them down as they are sold. They are selling more frequently these days and I hope the interweb store makes that more effective. 

I need to brush my teeth and clean up my belongings so I'm going to stop typing for now.

Be free fellow earthlings,

-ABC

life lately

I fell down. 

I fell far.

The last blog posts I wrote were right around the US election time. 

A lot has happened since then. You don't need me to fill in. 

Resist and Localize, friends and lovers.

Our resources and our communities are most important. 

Today it's sunny / Yesterday was grey.

Tomorrow.. who really knows? 

That's life in the Pacific Northwest.

I like the grey though.

The sun is nice, too. It's still crisp, cool air out there.

At my local coffee shop, Seven Virtues, because nothing quite makes enough sense before I drink espresso.

I've moved back into NE Portland. Mt Tabor is a 20 minute walk away from my new home base.

I got a full time job at Pearl Bakery downtown. Good people, yummy foods.

I've been working hard at making music. I need to work harder. I want to play more live shows. 

I MUST play more live shows. Learning how to replicate the music part of a song is my biggest challenge, but I can do it. The singing part is easy, and honestly the most fun.

These days I'm not use to be awake before noon, but I am now, so enough rambling for now. I'm going to go clean up my room and wander a while. 

Be free fellow earthlings. 

-abc

happy october

i'm just realizing i didn't make one blog post all of september. 

what a month it was. there were so many adventures, my brain is still catching up. 

i saw dinosaur jr a few nights ago. thank you moe. 

i went on some crazy trips.

i took as many notes as possible. 

tim and i have recording some acorn season tracks. 3 to be exact. 

one can be heard below and the others will go up sunday morning. that's tomorrow.

we have a rock n roll show tomorrow night.

i'm excited. nervous. Eeeek!!! 

i found some magical boot showed at goodwill and a "new" pair of skinny jeans1 well jeggings at goodwill yesterday.

it rained as october began last night. this is truly the most magical time of the year. 

october is here.

i have to stop rambling and prepare my brain to go make yummy, grilled pbj's.

life is alright. more than alright. 

falling back in love with a microphone and sing along songs. 

ketchup

Smoggie Catt's birthday was Thursday. 

i went to see Brand New's last show a couple weeks ago.  

I bought a lot of groceries. learning to cook myself meals again. 

i began rereading Alice in wonderland. 

singing more while I wander. 

working lots and working hard. 

learning more and more. 

writing is happening more. 

drawing never stops. 

US politics are fuvked. 

the leaves are changing colors.

fall is coming.  

the acorns are falling.  

weekend update

smoggie catt has become real intimate with my old man chair, it melts my heart.

protest? loneliness? or just stomach churning adorable? 

a little bit of all of it.  

i believe it has something to do with me working longer hours.

she seems content and chills there even when I'm home, though. 

i appreciatte you, smoggie catt.  

I'll bring your "breakfast" after work.

be patient, please.

catching up but not quite caught up.​

working hard. learning new stuff.​

​i've been working at a food cart for over a month. 

we make all our own nut butters, fruit spreads, cut and deep fry chicken...

I haven't had to multitask this hard since my early Starbucks moments.​

I've been reading about bacteria in the waters around Florida. This is the second spot this week I've seen.​ hope all my friends are doing alright.

i also read the other day the north and south jet streams crossed. ​

i don't know a lot about science but I have noticed seasons as we know them are not as consistent as they once were. do your own research.

​I worry about drought, wars over territory, and more intensified weather patterns. not always but often enough. 

i want to get out of town and go camping. I'd like to get back to Indian Henry and explore more southern Oregon this summer.​ 

I haven't been to crater lake since I visited Oregon in 2010.​

drawing lots and sorting through words to put together a NEW poetry book of sorts.​

my brain hurts a lot, but I know there are many who hurt worse. ​

I'm relearning to prioritize and thankful for the friends I've got.​ 

i need to write new songs. I know intuitively that's what I need for ultimate sanity. it'll happen soon but it hardly feels soon enough. i had to step away for a moment to get some perspective. 

my train stop is coming up. I'm going to quit rambling for the moment. ​

be free fellow earthlings. ​

-abc​

New Years, Etc

Trying to journal more via my blog.

2016 is going to be a damn interesting year; I can feel it.

New Years Eve I spent with a handful of my favoritist people.

we sang, we danced, we drank. 

Liz and I carved a pumpkin.  

Bettet later than never, eh? 

what else? 

Yesterday it snowed in Portland.

Today it's all iced over. 

I'm very grateful my place of working is only a block away from mi casa.

i saw my friends lee and Alicia play a show at Alberta Street Pub. The night before the snow happened.

my friend Paige was in town from Seattle. They're one of my favorite peoples. 

more words later. I need to drink more coffee.

be free fellow earthlings.  

-abc

smoogie Is a champ.

Portland, Oregon: Rose City

oh oh oh

olaf. 

lee all-star

12 Cents

12 cents of common sense

won't get you very far

but it's enough to get you thinking

drawing pictures  

writing words

dancing and singing songs

i'm not much for numbers  

mostly they stress me out

one more cup of coffee

8 hour working shifts

they're living for the 3 day weekend

then back at it

no concern for the effects

just living in the minute  

a lot of change is happening  

and convenience is out of control   

mad as a hatter  

wishing for greyer days

waiting for the autumn rain  

still hoping for the best  

watching the world burn

There's a new moon in the air tonight.

Can you feel the magic? ​is it all in my head? 

i was told Mercury goes into retrograde tomorrow. I think that's suppose to mean something. Vibe it out accordingly. ​

​Magic is filling the air with possibilities. 

I can't explain it all in basic sentences. 

i'm doing ​what I can though.

i'm thankful to be an earthling and happy with the forest that surrounds my thoughts.​

i need to go acquire a new phone. I spilt some whiskey on the already cracked screen recently. Not purposely of course. ​

Now I can't take pictures and that's just not cool. ​

Couple more gulps of coffee before I go. ​

Be free fellow earthlings. ​

-ABC​

Life Lately

My heart is scattered

No metronome 

Compass focused 

But still searching for home 

I bought a PA system finally. That means I sing at an audible volume with the dudes I've been jamming with.

 I don't know what's to become of this endeavor but I feel really good about it. 

I've met a lot of interesting artists folk this past week. 

One dude, Ellery, gave me quite the list of music to check out. I forget the other dude's name in this moment but fairly sure it began with an A. 

I love Belmont.

Also a guy named Josh who reminded me of a cross between Edward Snowden and Morpheous. 

Basically a badass ink and paper artist who I hope will contribute to zzzwalking so you guys can see his genius ness. 

Besides that making coffee and bits of art. Oh and still plowing through Slaughterhouse by Vonnegut. That shit is intense!!

Trying to write but the words fall short lately. So it goes. 

Also a lot of interesting stuff is happening in the world:

Baltimore, Nepal, Iran, China, not to mention all the mayhem about to ensue from election season in the homeland.

Be free Fellow Earthlings. 

-ABC

 

Sometimes you just have to force yourself to get up and wander. 

Wander more. Stress less.  

Head Thought

Sometimes I think we build such an expectation on what we expect a moment "should be" that we neglect to see the magic/blessings that are happening.

I know I do this. 

The beauty is in the insanity.  

Take time to think.  

Take time to be.  

Be Free Fellow Earthlings.

-ABC

Documentation

Living in NW Portland has been an ever unfolding adventure.

I would like to relate to you all the things I do, but sometimes photos say enough.  

This life I live is truly a blessing and I'm thankful for everyone who is a part of it.

Thank you friends. 

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. 

 <3 ABC

When magic is on your side, do not question why; just enjoy the ride. 

Life is always happening 

It never, ever stops  

Do what it is you want

it doesn't matter what the news says or what the grown ups taught

if we really want to be free you gotta trust in me. 

Be Free! 

-ABC

Life As Of Late

These posts are fun. I have a blog. I pay $30 a month for this webprint. 

Yet I feel I've seen, felt, and learnt more in the last year than I could ever transcribe into print.

Truth is I spend a lot of time drawing: pictograph comics, weird scribble sketches, pastel thing its, Alfreds. 

Yet I rarely ever share the most of them. Why? I don't know.  I really don't.  

I want to make prints of this and that but I'm not there yet. It'll happen.

i've learned a lot about patience in this past year. I've learned a lot about myself.

I have been in a relationship with Sabrina Walker for almost a year now. That's a big wow! She's a remarkable and stunning individual. I could ramble on for pages about how she makes me happy. I've never felt a love like this. 

I have learned a great deal about politics and let me tell you shit is fucked up. Our climate is changing, people are out of work, our (United States) government is corrupt, and we're not doing enough about it. The old don't want to talk about it and the young don't want to think about it. That's not an opinion. That's a fact.

I got a new job and work a whole lot. A little more than I want but I need the bucks to do what I want. 

What is that you ask? Simply said to make money off of art. To create a free and open network. 

How? Well that goes back to patience and hard work.  

I don't expect the most of people to get it. I sometimes question my focus myself.  

Yet my dream of a Sleepwalking Collective has expanded from just me to me plus three and already others have expressed interest in joining this adventure.  

But you're just drawing pictures. How's that suppose to account for anything? That goes back to having patience. I'm only at Moment 93. 

From what I've gathered thus far life is about moments, connections, gratitude, and love.  

I want to give the world something genuine but that stuff can't be rushed.  

Life as of late? It's pretty damn great. As for the details.... It's not all that important anyway.  

I'm telling you I'm happier than I've ever been. There's a lot of messed up shit happening but there's power in communion with your fellow (wo)man. 

Reach out to others but don't break your back.

The ones worth your time will always reach back. 

Who's you talking to A.B.? Oh nobody friend. I'm just rambling. 

zzzwalking.com

Good Morning! Happy Monday! 

As of now, November 24th, 2014 the all new zzzwalking.com is up and running! 

What is the Sleepwalking Collective? 

I've been trying to think of how to word this clearly and properly.

I think any art or information that is shared that comes

from a pure place has the ability to literally change the world we live in.

I greatly trust the friends I've asked to take the next step of this adventure with me.

I know that they find the same escape and excitement in their mediums.

As time progresses and new members are added a community will grow.

The possibilities are endless.

It's what we make of it.

"Live. Dream. Get lost in between.". 

I believe a properly informed and inspired public will make just decisions. 

I believe in magic. 

This is a renewal to myself and friends of that objective. 

Be you. Do what you want to. Be Free! 

Shared information is power. 

I'm rambling really hard because I haven't finished this coffee yet and should probably get ready for work now.

I don't know how to explain the full depth of all my goals properly just yet. 

It'll happen.

Fuck, it already is happening.

I have dreams but ultimately I still live one moment at a time.

Sleepwalk with me as this adventure evolves. zzzwalking.com