May 2009

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Twitter Day

Chris Chappell Day of Status Updating.
This is easier to read at ChrisAteLunch

6:21 AM Chris Chappell is………. Waking up and listening to an essay about “Twittering” on NPR
6:45 AM Chris Chappell is………. Drinking coffee
6:50 AM Chris Chappell is………. Drawing a Picture to put in the Child’s lunch
7:05 AM Chris Chappell is………. Making breakfast for children. Scrambled eggs, apple sauce and toast for one; boiled egg (made yesterday), juice, and toast for the other
7:30 AM Chris Chappell is………. Taking pictures of the boy
7:45 AM Chris Chappell is………. Taking the boy and the dog to the dog park.
7:50 AM Chris Chappell is………. Playing frisbee with the boy at dog park
8:05 AM Chris Chappell is………. Taking the boy to school
8:20 AM Chris Chappell is………. Searching through pile of mail for lost Netflix movie
8:30 AM Chris Chappell is………. F’ing around online
8:35 AM Chris Chappell is………. Checking emails-not responding to at least three
8:45 AM Chris Chappell is………. Reading about Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy doing a show in Austin.
9:15 AM Chris Chappell is………. Starting a load of laundry: shirts, socks, shorts, and almost wallet, keys, cell phone
9:29 AM Chris Chappell is………. Eating oatmeal and drinking Emergen-C
9:35 AM Chris Chappell is………. Making another pot of coffee
9:45 AM Chris Chappell is………. Sanding Table Legs
9:58
AM Chris Chappell is………. Assembling Tables to see if they work
10:12 AM Chris Chappell is………. Drinking coffee again
10:29 AM Chris Chappell is………. It’s raining
10:51 AM Chris Chappell is………. Still sanding with off and on rain
10:55 AM Chris Chappell is………. Pondering how every generation seems to think the world is getting progressively worse.
11:00 AM Chris Chappell is………. Painting on first coat of polyurathene


11:45 AM
Chris Chappell is………. Finished with first coat, and now doing dishes- Before and After


12:00 PM Chris Chappell is………. Cooking frozen pizza
12:02 PM Chris Chappell is………. Folding laundry
12:15 PM Chris Chappell is……….. Eating pizza and watching day-old Daily Show
1:00 PM Chris Chappell is………. Applying fiberglass resin to inside of table
1:30 PM Chris Chappell is………. Polyurethane on the outsides of table
1:45 PM Chris Chappell is………. Cleaning brushes, rolling up hose, and putting up tools
2:00 PM Chris Chappell is………. Gathering up paintings to take to studio
2:15 PM Chris Chappell is………. Taking a shower
2:39 PM Chris Chappell is………. Working on this list
3:00 PM Chris Chappell is………. Loading truck
3:10 PM Chris Chappell is………. Saw a hawk from backyard, and is now reading about hawks online
3:15 PM Chris Chappell is………. Having more coffee
3:30 PM Chris Chappell is………. At Nathan’s studio picking up paintings
4:02 PM Chris Chappell is………. Stuck in traffic
4:30 PM Chris Chappell is………. Setting up studio to show paintings

4:35 PM Chris Chappell is………. Picking out paintings with Danielle to show in a model home, signing a contract, and helping load them in her car
5:40 PM Chris Chappell is………. Setting up a pallette and clipping a canvas to a board to paint
6:00 PM Chris Chappell is………. Fixing lights and helping pick a pose
6:10 PM Chris Chappell is………. Start painting long pose
6:40 PM Chris Chappell is………. 1st break- painted this
7:10 PM Chris Chappell is………. 2nd break
7:40 PM Chris Chappell is………. Listening to Sly and Robbie and taking 3rd break
8:20 PM Chris Chappell is………. Finished the pose- here’s the finished painting
8:33 PM Chris Chappell is………. Driving home
8:45 PM Chris Chappell is………. At HEB getting soup, soy creamer for coffee and cereal
9:00 PM Chris Chappell is………. Home
9:33 PM Chris Chappell is………. Soup, sandwich, TV….

Beanstalk

I painted a 12′ tall beanstalk for a local production of “Jack and the Beanstalk”.

beanstalk