Time to go greet the day...

Time to greet the day...
Hear that?
Blessed silence, birdsong. Heartbeat, breaths.
The rythmic hum of a world caught napping.
Thats initiative.

Feel that?
A knot in your stomach, a twisted feeling, coiled, ready to spring.
An empty grumble, struggling for place in your priorities.
That's drive.

See that?
Blue-grey dawn,
Laser thin crack of light
sillhouttes rooftops, splits the sky from the horizon,
harbinger of a new dawn
That's ambition.

Time to go greet the day.

Eyes open, fists closed
A smile over a grimace,
a twinkle in a tired eye...

Time to go greet the day."
-Tariq Sabur
July 2007


6:23 am.
Checked the phone to find a 5:36 text message from New York, wishing me sweetness. No fair, its 3 hours later there.

Today is moving day. Subconsciously eager to beat the heat, I awoke of my own accord.

It has been a productive week.
Last three tattoos were probably the best of my career- n keeping with my agreement with myself to strive that each new tattoo will be the successive best of my career. But true portfolio makers, all. Two coi, one true T.S. Style- straight off of my business card; one uniquely stylized into delicate linear abstraction. One self-designed japanese-style Phoenix extending from above the knee to below the ribs possibly my new size record.

Yesterday's piece was a return to the normal, but great in that it was a difficult piece, cleanly executed "like a decal," in the words of a client- the greatest satisfaction of all :)

23 letters Across a tortously- although very nicely contoured collarbone.
"From Chaos, Peace Shall Arise."

Fitting :)
Today, I am thankful for a free day- so far at least.. but its early.

Apartment hunt is finally at an end!
Set me behind nearly an weeks worth of painting... hot, long days, frantically coming the city for a decent floorplan, a decent neighborhood... for a decent price.
Finally settled on Scottsdale. Though it is far out of my home zone, and not as central as I would like, it is next to the arts and entertainment district of downtown Scotts. All the nightclubs, all the galleries. Lots of potential. The new area will bring new exposure, new clients, new horizons.

Now ready to move to my new space, I am feeling anxious and inspired, many ideas bouncing around my little head. Much appreciated... I really have no idea how I am going to make rent.

Still deciding if I should work or move-- If I had a boss, I would have to take pre-arranged, scheduled time off to do it. This week I need to produce. Still Though I miss the canvas, and am eager to lay some of these ideas to it, moving requires the freedom of today, the van I have access to, the cool of the morning. Painting I can do in the new space, and better, in the calm. Besides, it can fit between any two other activities. Like between sex and breakfast.
In a calm, serene home.

I think I will go bless the house.

Wish you all a happy and productive day!
-T.S.