cracked scapula

one week ago today i cracked my scapula. i was helping a friend who accidentally locked his keys in his apartment. it was a really tiny window and i thought i could slide in really quick and grab them and get out.

i got one leg and two arms in and then i was stuck. in a fleeting moment i saw his bed below and thought i’d just push myself through and the bed would catch my fall. the bed did catch my fall, but in the moment i didn’t realize how high the fall was.

so i have been out of working the coffeehouse since and go back this saturday. it’s been really challenging being still and not being able to have my arm’s full rotation. i know it’ll take time and much exercise to get my arm to fully extend as it once did.

i am not afraid. it’s pretty freaky, but that’s part of the experience. my biggest concern is the extended time away from my day job because there is still rent to pay and other grown up responsibilities.

all that to say if anyone wants/can help by purchasing some of my art to help with rent, etc, it would really mean a lot right now. i accept cash app ( $icallmeabcorduroy ) or the good old fashioned cash if you are live locally.

my instagram page is the most up to date archive i have. all prices are negotiable. if you don’t use instagram you can still scroll through and email me at: ( abcorduroy@gmail.com ) about a piece.

well, that’s that.

until the next moment!

-ABC

October

I’ve been slacking on the blogging again.

Not that there is any short of happenings.

The fall colors in Portland, Oregon are absolutely stunning.

I’ve been recording more tracks in Logic Pro and learning how to adjust volumes accordingly for that format.

Still making coffee at Anna Bannanas four days a week. Painting in between.

Making home more homely.

Practicing making more healthy routines is a constant thing.

My 35th birthday is two days away.

Started reading the Mahabharata again. It was gifted to me by my good friend, Kshitij Kumar some time back and I never got through it the first time so making use of the rainy days and reading it to the end this time.

I’ll share some fall pictures later this evening when I am more focused.

I’ve been hearing a lot of music I have never heard before. Thank you Darci and Amando specifically.

Thank you to everyone for their help and support. Large and small. I am grateful for it all.

-ABC

Monday day way

It’s been a lovely rainy day in Portland, Oregon.

I took a long walk in the rain to get coffee a few hours ago with Neutral Milk Hotel, In The Aeroplane Over The Sea and Pink Floyd, Dark Side of The Moon in my ears. They fit this weather quite well.

I saw my friend Jay Ringer play musics last nite. What an incredible human being. He plays the keys and the trumpet at the same time. I couldn’t focus to film it because I was far too entranced. Keep doing what you do, Jay. It’s incredibly inspiring.

The night sky is on the horizon. I need to clean up my homebase for a little bit.

Goodbye for now internets.

-ABC

Shifts

October 1st: 

Hung out with my good friend, Jackie Jones. We met in Portland when I first moved here, but she lives in Lynnwood, Washington now. Also present that day were Eric and Ally.

We played corn hole and ate kabobs that Eric made on the grill: steak, onions, peppers, and tomatoes. So good!

And there was Luarelwood pumpkin beer because Eric works at that brewery. That is actually the only pumpkin beer I've found that's not overwhelmingly sweet to myself. 

Also there was pumpkin pie and pumpkin rolls! Thanks for the hospitality friends!

October 2:

I helped my friends Darcie and Reed move some stuff into there new apartment and Darci and Steve helped me move my things into my new spot. My new spot is the same spot I lived in 3 or 4 years ago. I'm still trying to determine the exact year.

I do know I was really hungover during the move in and highly suggest if you are reading these words. Never drink liquor that tastes like peppermint. Even if it's offered to you for free. It'll make you feel like a yuck the next day.

Anyway, moving into the house I once in lived in before. Back to NE Portland between MLK and Williams. It feels good to be back in these hoods. 

October 3:

It should be noted the leaves are turning yellow and falling down to the ground fast.

I had a couple drinks after work yesterday afternoon with a great friend, Alan Page. After which I bought Palo Santo for purifying/cleansing the energy into moving back in to the Graham House. 

I started vacuuming and unpacking at the new spot. Mostly I got my bed set up and moved other things around that I wasn't sure what to do with yet.

October 4:

I just got out of bed about 2pm. That's about an hour ago. I'm eating a breakfast bagel with veggie sausage and got a coffee from Goldrush. This is one of my favorite coffee shops to sneak away, too.

It's been interesting walking the streets I use to in a different head space than before but it also helps me remember the things that were so important to me when I was here.

That's the little bit of what's been happening for me. Smoggie Catt moves back in soon. I need to clean a little more properly / have things more solid before she comes back. 

I need to post my Sleepwalking Moment and check in with my bank balance and clean up the new space now.

be free

-abc

Happy October

This is my favorite month of the year. I'm just realizing it's here.

it's a rainy, crispy grey outside
with hints of blue peaking through as I type

My friend Jackie Jones is in town for a few moments today.

I'm attempting to finish this cup of coffee and pay homage to my favorite month.

Focus.

I like October because the air is more crisp. The rains come back and make your hair look a lovely mess. The leaves turn yellow and red! Sometimes very quick. So keep your head up. Inhale the cool, autumn wind. Oh and layers! and warm coffee is even more yummy. And did I mention the smells? and pumpkins! and halloween! and candy corn! and acorns galore! 

Okay.. update outside. there is a definite steady pouring of rain in the happening. 

I love the rain. I wait so long for the rain. I don't have my raincoat presently on myself. But it comes in patches and has already slowed to drizzle again.

my coffee cup is almost empty. and I need to wander to see Jackie before she leaves. 

Happy October // Be free

-abc

Sleepwalking Moment SW973

these days

pinball

forest wanders

sidewalk time warps

new places 

new sensations

cliches

wander

focus

[song for the heavy hearted]

i've been experimenting with musics a lot lately

it's all a weird magic of improv

this song feels like the soundtrack to walking around town the last few days

it's a bit noisy, but i hope you'll give it a listen

it's crazy what you can do with a keyboard, a pedal, and an imagination

it's turning grey again

there are still some colored leaves around, but the trees are mostly bare

which makes it easier to see the sky

and feel the rain on your head

keep your heads up, friends

let the rain drip down your face

-abc

good morning

hello fellow earthlings...

it is november 10th 2016. donald j trump is the president elect of the united states of america.

as much as i am worried about what all those republicans with power can do at a time like this, i think we all knew intuitively we would have to fight for what we believe even if Hillary was elected. 

As interesting as 4 years of bill clinton memes would have been, we don't need such distractions: now we must be more diligent about getting involved and standing up for others; be that student debt, combatting climate change, health care for all, fracking, the north dakota pipeline, all the pipelines, etc etc.

i'm asking you fellow earthlings to not live in fear.

filled with good intent, fueled by fear, we'll all become monsters.

instead, study and learn, organize and stand up, love one another, and remember when we unite under a common causes there is nothing we cannot accomplish.

liberty and justice for ALL

be free fellow earthlings

-abc

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wandering lots. looking for a new job. ​i've applied to some rad places the past couple days. 

​sold 5 pieces of art a couple nights ago. thanks Jen. 

the leaves are almost all on the ground. those still on the trees are quite photogenic.(show offs)

also i posted some old designs of mine on a site that lets you print shirts, coffee cups, hoodies.. all kinds of stuff. 

check that out here: https://www.teepublic.com/user/abcorduroy

4 days until election day. i need to feel out that ballot.  

long live liberty.  

be free fellow earthlings.  

-abc

life lately

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looking for a new job. i'd really like to find something more hands on and artsy and not food.

priority is to just to find a job asap and save up and make the greater dreams happen in this moment.

we'll see what happens.

my 30th birthday is tomorrow. no longer a "20 something", still a "millennial".

trying to sell more art. i've went through and archived it all into an album and folders. 

found a comfy little hangout to people watch and share art a few blocks from my homebox.

had a few transactions, but lots of human connections which is the greater experiment at play.

the leaves are absolutely gorgeous lately.

happy october everyone. 

-abc

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today

restless. undecided. 

i've only a few days left to decide, but at this current moment i do not see myself voting in the 2016 presidential election.

i will vote in local elections. 

i do not make it a habit to live in fear.

to vote for clinton or trump is just that. 

to vote third party in this election feels a waste.

i've voted third party every other election. 

tis that or write in Bernie's name. 

you know if enough people came together to do that it may have made a difference, but we didn't mobilize well enough.

instead we jumped behind 3rd party candidates or jumped behind clinton because we were told if we did not than we were allowing trump to be elected.

i don't know how all this will resolve, but i can't in good consciousness vote for any of the candidates running for president of the united states.

-abc

moments and stuff

i worked prep at my new job at the food cart last night. midnight to 8am. 

it's interesting getting off work at that hour.  i like it.

i'm still awake.

probably power nap in a few hours.

currently listening to "new medicines by dead poetic"

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two nights ago i watched smoggie catt play with two raccoons in the alley

she teased them a bit but was never violent

____________________________

i've had a lot of moth friends visiting me lately

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i visited washugal, washington for a moment a few mornings ago

it was a surreal hour, sunrise, fog still hovering over the greens

beautiful views of mt hood, too

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today is the last of democratic primaries

hillary is said to have enough delegates to have already clinched the nomination according to AP

i'm ever curious to see what unfolds from here

oh politics...

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be free fellow earthlings / long live liberty

-abc

yesterday i walked through a thunderstorm up Mississippi Avenue. 

complete with hail!

i heard more thunder yesterday than i have heard in the entirety of my almost 4 years in Portland.

also i celebrated the birthday of one of my favorite peoples, Alan Page.

i'm getting a new phone in a few days or so.

i'm finally going to get a 503 number.

feels a little weird, i've had the good ole 352 number my entire adult life.

anyway...

life has been interesting lately.

• i notice a lot more than ever before. 
• i just made some delicious fried rice. 
• remembering the crazy that makes me who i am.
• starting a new job soonly.
• i had a really tasty quesidilla recently.
• it even had chicken and it didn't freak me out. yay! thanks nikki.
• oh and my friend Bruce gave me a sweet pair of chucks!

life is alright sometimes. 

i'm very thankful for my smoggie catt friend.

she's my constant. 

the last of the primaries for the democratic party are coming up. 

i'm curious to know how all that works out. 

and what other absurdness donald trump will come up with. no bueno.

also what happens to the rest of our republicans friends.

has anyone else noticed the weather people have no idea what is happening.

i mean even the really smart ones (noaa for example. i find them interesting.) know a lot. 

but they are giving 75% chances at things happening.

get involved. pay attention. localize and harvest.

i'm going to quit rambling and go sit outside and draw.

it rained a lot these past few days. all the trees and flowers smell delicious. 

be free fellow earthlings.

-abc 

why i care

it is, what it is

all lives matter

some more than most

perspective is chose

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she told me i was like one of her favorite library books, checked out, overdue, and no less understood. 

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tell me why so many bare backed 

demigods are stacked in opposition

can you hear the people shouting?

do you feel their fear?

or is their too much static?

i'm not the absurd one

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underneath it all

is a mistake worth having

not every distraction

leads to a dead end

not every thunderstorm 

is followed by a rainbow

and i'm still wondering 

why i care

keeping up with the roses

drama doesn't wanna be solved

hearing sirens of the forest

yelling in my head

righto. 10 years later.

he went the extra mile

live like an animal 

sing it, hendrix

help me escape again

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ask me more 

i'll run away with you

keeping up with the roses

soaking in 

rainy days ahead

i don't mind

i smoked cigarettes

on the rooftop

you slept on the futon 

in the corner

ella fitzgerald

in the background

can you feel the love tonight?

noise

i'm a fool for the rock n roll

let me sing

let me be

ads adds ads adds ads adds

encourage their rage

is anybody listening?

there's a great void

tick tock

the snow has mostly melted away. there are still slippery patches out there.

i went and saw my friends, Austin and Greg play at the Waypost on N Williams.

i haven't been in that bar in a moment. and the amount of construction in the northeast is brain melting.

either way… cool to be in NE Portland. I need to wander over there more often. [note to self]

I've been reading "The Phantom Tollbooth". my friend, Cody gave me it as a christmas gift. 

another friend of mine… Andrea suggested i read it a bit back as well.

it's witty and easy to read… alice in wonderland ish.. 

my favorite quote thus far: 

"i never knew words could so confusing" Milo said.

"only when you use a lot to say a little," answered Tock.

be free fellow earthlings. 

-abc

almost 2016

extra! extra! read all about it. 

drink up in october, like it's the "4th of July".

hi friends.

it's almost the year of 2016. 

i haven't made proper usage of this blog in a moment.

that's okay though.

i've also been posting drawings less. 

i think i'll be posting my sleepwalking comics on Tues, Thurs, Saturday.

instead of the previous routine of M-F.

why? 

the meditation/routine of drawing has brought me much clarity.

drawing came out of writer's block.

i'm trying to refocus said energies into other disciplines.

Ex: read a book, write some words, maybe write some songs.

speaking of songs, i've been writing some words and melodies to a few tracks with my friend and roommate, Tim Craft.

when the timing is right i will share them. 

regardless… it's been fun to write some songs again.

i read a lot of news.

probably at par with how often the most of you refresh Facebook feed or your snapchats.

there's a lot happening out there dudes.

there's also a lot of bullshit distractions.

know the difference.

i also hope to point more of that out this upcoming year.

it's got to be creative though. 

aggressive, passionate, and creative. 

is it possible?

i guess i'll find out.

i don't know what else to say at the moment.

the more we get together the happier we'll be. 

be free, fellow earthlings.

-abc

Confession

Once upon about a month and a half ago I lost my backpack.

My friends told me to stay patient.

That'll it'll show up soon. 

It's not the first time I've lost some sort of stuff item.

you know? the physical objects that you place relentless emotional value on

with that in mind i knew it was gone

i didn't want to believe but i knew 

there are very few objects i hold as dear as a backpack

this one was waterproof and a rolltop

this one had a notebook of words i've only shown to a few

words that i've continually added to for two years

"follow the yellow leaves, go wherever they roam"

my favorite coffee cup. some palo santo sticks.

a lot of pens. good pens. pens are magic wands. 

also a huge chunk of art i've been saving

waiting 

to scan?

to make bigger prints?

to make duplicates?

to make more finance?

truth is i don't know

i know i began drawing as a meditation

an escape

to remember a moment

whether consciously or subconsciously 

to cope with writer's block

since losing my backpack 

i've began writing again

and the art is stacking up again

so what do i do with all of these scribblings when i'm currently drawing multiple of per day

they're my comics, my songs without words,

my story

moment by moment

a magic spell

i give it away

or i sell it

i would rather sell someone a piece of "art" for a flat $20

then keep hoarding it to myself and it possibly getting lost again

it's first come, first serve. hand signed and sent out every thursday.

so if this is kind of thing you're interested in: 

1. find the picture you like at zzzwalking.com/abcorduroy
2. email me (abcorduroy@gmail.com) the name of the comic (ex: sleepwalking moment sw156)
3. if it's available i'll paypal you an invoice

if you read this far, thank you for your interest. email me if you have any questions. be free.

-abc

Retrograde Grey Daze

The grey is good. It's lingering. I'm grateful.

I organized two notebooks of art today. There's a lot of stuff there. I lost this notebook, last dated entry was March 28th, but my coworker found it on Wednesday. There's a lot of gems I shared as Sleepwalking Moments that I had given up as laterday memories. 

I met a guy last night who is interested in making my logo dude into an animation. My friend Zak introduced me to him and with our powers combined I'm excited to see what becomes of that venture. 

Also in the last couple weeks I have sold a handful of prints and/or framed pieces from Vivace. To anyone who has bought one, thank you very much. I'm hope you found magic in your purchase. 

On that subject, I'm also willing to mail prints out. I have about 13 different designs ready for print. I'm selling 11x17 prints for $25 or $30 if shipping is involved. 

If you are interested in one of the following, email me at abcorduroy@gmail.com with your mailing address and which print you'd like and we'll work it out from there. 

Because processing orders and going to the post office is a job in itself I have designated Thursday as Post Office Day. So if you're interested in a print, email me by then.

If not you have to wait until next week. Also I'lll post more prints available as time progresses.

I've been attempting to make a gallery page, but I haven't locked in a convenient format yet. 

In the mean time, check out these prints and email me if you're interested in a print.

Otherly....

I'm just remembering to feel the breeze, smell the roses (literally), sing more songs, and wander as much as the sun permits me.

I'm very grateful for these mellow grey days. They've been fewer then I'd like in recent months but grateful for the ones that come around. They help my mind rest and my body settle.

Anyway... Be free fellow earthlings, 

-ABC

"Either Way"

"Alfred 16"

Thinking Thoughts

i got up and washed some dishes and started 2 loads of laundry. All before a morning coffee mind you. 

I got some coffee. I've since began working on my zzzwalking post for the day and rearranged the living room. 

I need to go get those clothes out of the dryer actually but in my frenzy of art, cleaning, and reading I started thinking thoughts.

so for sake of rambling...

there is no good and evil only cause and effect in constant rotation.

reality is a relative.

consciousness is a choice.

i'm not sure on all the interworkings of those last 2 sentences, but I don't feel like redacting anything at the moment. Like I said "thinking thoughts". 

It's nice to have time to think. That's one reason I wander and draw so much. It gets you out of your head. 

In a society like ours where people are constantly on the go we must remember there are bits of "momentary bliss" all around us. We just have to be conscious enough to notice them. 

Anyway, those clothes need taken out of the dryer so I'm going to stop typing for now.

Also there was a really good rain yesterday evening/night. thank you magic.

be free fellow earthlings,

-ABC

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