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blog for behind the scenes and to see the painting this was inspired by. The girl in this photo is Natasha

tagged, but instead of saying 10 random things, I'm going to tell you my 10 best memories. I think that will say a lot about me.

1. When I was very young I had a dream I could fly. But it felt so real and I was so convinced that I did fly, that my mom didn't want to dash my hopes. So she told me that everyone flies once in their life, and that was my turn. And for years and years, and even a little bit still, I believed her.
2. My dad is in love with arrowhead hunting. You know, you go out into a field and search for pointy rocks in the dirt. Every Saturday we used to have "Daddy's Day"and he used to take my sister and I out to the fields to search for arrowheads. And we used to drive on this super windy road that would make our stomachs flip like we were on a roller coaster. And we loved that more than anything.
3. When I was in high school, and my sister in middle school, she started choking on a gummy lifesaver in my room. I thought it was hilarious, cause I guess I didn't realize she was actually choking. So I tried to tell her that I would perform the heimlich maneuver, which I accidentally pronounced the heimlich "remover"and we both started laughing and she spit the gummy out and it landed on my wall. And we let it stay there for 2 months, stuck to my wall.
4. At night, from the time I was 11 years old and on, my sister and I had rooms that shared a wall. And we made up a knocking code. If we knocked so many times, we would meet each other in a different room of the house. It was absolutely pointless, we just wanted to feel like there was some mystery in our lives.
5. She and I used to go grocery shopping with our grandma and AJ (Aunt Jennie). We would split up and go our separate ways, me with grandma and her with AJ. And then we would race each other down the isles. One time my grandma and I ran into a display of nail polish and we laughed so hard our insides hurt.
6. Anthony and I didn't get to see each other much for a while, because he went to college in Florida and I was in Pennsylvania. So when we were in the same state, we couldn't let each other go. One winter day there was a huge snow storm and we couldn't get to each other. So each walked for an hour in the snow storm toward each other, hoping our paths would cross. And they did.
7. When I was in 6th grade my mom picked me up from school and told me that I had a doctor's appointment. Really we were going to put my cat, Friday, to sleep. I was upset but I knew that she was very sick and in a lot of pain. So I went to the vet, and I asked if I could hold her in my arms while she died. And while that isn't a "happiest"memory, it taught me so much about death that I will hold it close to me forever.
8. Anthony and I got married one year ago on 08-08-08 and as cliche as it sounds, it was one of the best days.
9. My last semester in college I finished making a short film. And while I was on set I loved every second of directing it. And at the very end of filming I called it a wrap, and my little actress Vayia came over to me and hugged me and cried and cried, because she was so happy. And that moment was incredibly special to me.
10. Maybe some time in the future I'll write another one of these, and I'll be able to add a new favorite memory to it. I can feel good things coming.

Taken on: August 8, 2009

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Sets appears in: • The Painter Series

Groups appears in: • arrakala (groove) -----closing----

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