Tax almost sorted, yay!!!!!!! Looks like I will be paying 45 euro rather than 40,450 euro. Had to get my dad's lawyer and his colleagues to help me with the paperwork, but its almost sorted now.

So I have noticed a lot going on for people right now, people starting college, people dying, financial difficulties everywhere, but things are always changing- you solve one set of problems- you get new ones to deal with- sometimes the constant threat to your personal well-being can make it difficult to feel you are in a secure enough position to spend time on art. Maybe you too can relate to this? One of those life transition phases - where there has been or is going to be change.

Right now I am sort of in such a position - I have uploaded some sketches to scraps and will upload more, but not able to start into any of my bigger art projects just yet. HOWEVER I am getting a lot of inspiration that will help me when I do. On Saturday I went to visit the place where I could be teaching as of November- a city/town called Görlitz in Germany that extends into Poland - AND ITS AWESOME. When I was there the town was covered in props, and heavy machinery preparing it for a film being made for cinema audiences- the town has a rather unique architecture - cover the cobbled roads with mud and it looks like a medieval town. The town is filled with castles, medieval style houses and people playing nylon stringed guitars. PURE AWESOME- I took 1 gig of photos!! Will make great reference material. A lot of unemployment there, and not much to do, but it looks awesome and I guess my free time will be spent on art projects.

I dont know if I have the job there yet though, and even if I do get it I wont be teaching there till november - so I am looking at other work as well. I have been offered a job being a security guard at an old abandoned hospital - its creepy as hell, pure horror film - absolutely UNBELIEVABLE. Very resident evil. Think overgrown and overcome with trees, weeds, and plants and at the same time a GIANT building with several styles of architecture- some overly opulent and ancient with amazing facades - others modern and creepy - gives you the sense that bizarre experiments and horrible psychiatric events. And my job will be to wonder around it- its under 24 observation- so this means at night and at day.
I will be killed by ghosts and old medical equipment - but I will get some great photos for reference before I die.
It will be creepy as hell. Probably be attacked by rats and hear creepy screaming sounds. No doubt I will haunt the place after I die horribly. I cant wait!

besides that also got a phone call from interac today- about an interview for going over to Japan march and to teach there- obviously thats really complex- because if I get the job in Görlitz it will be difficult to leave...

Whatever the case I guess I am lucky I like such weird things - not many people would want to work in Görlitz (because of lack of nightlife) or the abandoned hospital (because of how incredibly freaky, dangerous and potentially boring it could be).

Other that that I was teaching tuesday and it was great . Young adults who are in a school for the unemployed essentially- to get them into the workforce. pretty cool 'kids', if I can call them that. I'd say they were around 18-21; I would be teaching the same type of people in Gorlitz.

Hopefully though just get this job thing sorted soon though, get to work on art. Though gorlitz is insane hours- so wont be easy.

anyway, thanks for reading. I hope your well