Today, I'm on my own. Mariah has a lunchtime meeting at work, and the rest of the fam are going to some kind of photography thing. (I don't pay enough attention to know details.) I'll have to feed myself at lunch! (Whoa...)
Let's see how much I accomplish today... Here's some ARTZ to chew on...
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17 May 2024
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There is no reason for this, but I've started a NEOCITIES account. I miss the "bad old days" of WILD WEST INTERNET, when shit was simple and nobody bugged me. So far, I'm finished the HTML tutorial, which helped me make the "index" page. (I've forgotten almost ALL this shit...) Here's what I've got, so far:
https://richardfyates.neocities.org/
Ain't much, but that's fine. I'm going to try to remember how all of this works... I'm going to go thru some of the tutorial garbage on this page: https://neocities.org/tutorials Until I get a feel for the party once again! (Look for artz and writing and all that stupid stuff, coming SOON! HOORAY!!!)
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"Raging About" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Felt pen, gel pen, paint pen, metallic marker, liner pen, and mechanical pencil on reclaimed cardboard with digital embellishments and color tweaking.] Emotion as line. Monsters are the personality I'm trying to express! CHURN CHURN CHURN!!! ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
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18 May 2024
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I worked on my NEOCITIES website a bit more. There are now two "pages." It's turning into an "ONLINE BOOK" of sorts... Maybe... Not much there yet, but I'm starting to get the hang of it... A bit... A teeny tiny bit...
https://richardfyates.neocities.org/
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"letter L" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Felt pen, paint pen, and gel pen on reclaimed cardboard with digital embellishments and color.] I'm not really sure why I wrote the letter "L" in this piece. PHONETICS have always mystified me! ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
https://objkt.com/tokens/KT1T3ZVm8fTSSPi2joKDLaU1scVNFQcnGCA6/180
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"Pow Pow Wham" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Liner pen and felt pen on blue notecard over notebook page with digital embellishments and color.] When the most HARDCORE ACTION takes place out of frame! Darn... ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
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"Nitrous" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Digital drawing created in a no-longer-supported, free app on my phone.] Air traffic controllers huffing nitrous. Unidentified object on possible collision course. Can't stop laughing about it... ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
https://objkt.com/tokens/KT1T3ZVm8fTSSPi2joKDLaU1scVNFQcnGCA6/181
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"Excrement" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Felt pen, gel pen, brush pen, and glitter pen on notebook page with digital embellishments and color tweaking...] Curses! Foiled again! ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
https://objkt.com/tokens/KT1T3ZVm8fTSSPi2joKDLaU1scVNFQcnGCA6/182
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"Not a Joke" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Liner pen and gel pen on notebook page with digital embellishments and color manipulation.] That's the joke, that it's NOT a joke... But is it? ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
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19 May 2024
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"Echoes XYZ" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Crayon, felt pen, liner pen, and sticker collage on notebook page with digital embellishments and color.] Stories are told by scraping away the confusing and unwanted details and focusing on the PLOT. LIFE, however, is all confusing details, and the PLOT is only a fiction that we tell ourselves to try to explain what happened... ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
https://objkt.com/tokens/KT1T3ZVm8fTSSPi2joKDLaU1scVNFQcnGCA6/183
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20 May 2024
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I added a third page to my NEOCITIES web site. I love the oldschool feel. Wooooo!!! (see above for link)
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How do you feel today? Personally, I feel fantastic!
x - fantastic grab
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"Let the Games Begin" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Screenshot of my phone with digital drawing and images from apps.] I can do stuff on FARHOUSE now, but I'm not sure if that would matter. Phantom conversations. Imaginary chats. Deep, heartfelt discussions with ghosts and apparitions. Honestly, that DOES sound fun! ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
https://objkt.com/tokens/KT1T3ZVm8fTSSPi2joKDLaU1scVNFQcnGCA6/184
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"Don't Feel Like Doin' The Bat" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Liner pen, gel pen, and colored pencil on notebook page with digital embellishments and color tweaking.] Give the song "Lonely Heart Blues" a listen (by The Haints) if you like cow-punk. Then, if you can handle Kepi's singing, it's time to look up the band, Groovie Ghoulies. Everything is good, but the song "Do the Bat" is referenced in "Lonely Heart Blues." It's all connected, man... CRAZY! ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
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21 May 2024
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"Rough Weekend (Green Zerbits)" by RFY (HF)
Why? Why? Why? Why is there always ANOTHER thing to spend energy on that will probably live in limited limbo in my brain??? WHY?
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My name is Richard F. Yates. I'm 51, short, round, and grouchy. My wife frequently wants me to leave my house, and I rarely want to do that. So I do that. Often. (I am not the boss.) Meanwhile, I'm always drawing and writing and making silly little things. (I like to call them "GESTURES.") This strange, unnecessary note brought to you by the CRANKY-OLD-MAN Foundation. [Letting old guys complain to the walls since 1941!]
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FEAR is the Mindkiller...
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"Half the World Suffers..." by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Felt pen and liner pen on reclaimed cardboard with digital embellishments and color.] It's so goddam true, it hurts my teeth!!! (WATCH THE SKIES!) ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
https://objkt.com/tokens/KT1T3ZVm8fTSSPi2joKDLaU1scVNFQcnGCA6/185
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22 May 2024
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Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah... My head hurts and that's YOUR fault! Ha!
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"Pies" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Liner pen on notebook page with digital embellishments and color.] Again, I'm fairly certain that the text of this artwork explains everything adequately. No reason to be redundant! ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
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"Distraction / Melting Sadness" art + audio by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool) and the FAM
[Art: Liner pen on notebook page with digital embellishments and color. Audio: Collaged moments recorded with my cell phone with audio tweaking and manipulation.] The HORROR of having a diaper changed. Most of us can't remember these experiences, as we've probably blocked them out of our memories... But the echoes are still there... We have to distract ourselves to survive. And what for the UFOs to arrive and take us away!!! ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
https://objkt.com/tokens/KT1T3ZVm8fTSSPi2joKDLaU1scVNFQcnGCA6/186
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That's enough. Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy the rest of the show!!!
---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
https://www.patreon.com/richardfyates
https://richardfyates.neocities.org/
Always as playful!