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Hey Wifa.

I lova you. I hope you had a good night's rest and the morning is treating you well. 

My day was long today. I spent a lot of time in the car and it reminded me why I dislike driving so much. It is so constraining. I know it is convenient, but nothing beats the freedom of my own two feet. It is like that Bob Dylan song says, "I don't have no sports car And I don't even care to have one I can walk anytime around the block." 

I started the day by pouring another cast of the Apollo bust and talking to you. Around 11, I drove down to that Swedish furniture store to buy a $7 shelf. Twenty miles round trip to buy a simple shelf. It is really too bad that you have to travel so far for a simple aesthetic. Oh well. 

When I got back, I put the air conditioner in the window. It is getting so hot. The car's thermometer said 97 degrees. I was melting. I left the house around 1 and stopped at the hardware store before going to Hinterland.

When I got to Hinterland, there we a few people installing. I started to install and realized I would be there for a few hours. I got the brunt of the work done and went to install the shelf. After installing the shelf, I placed the bust on it and the shelf wouldn't support the head. So, I started my long and arduous journey to find screw anchors. I drove to the Highlands under the misinformation of a stranger. At 38th and Pecos, I realized there was no hardware store in the area. I drove to the hardware store in Capitol Hill only to find insufficient anchors. When I got back to Hinterland, Adam told me Randy had screw anchors the whole time. Next time I will ask :) 

Once I got the proper support for the shelf, I was out of there in a matter of moments. The show looks good. I am surprised how well the show came together. It may be a little crowded, but there is more space than I expected. No salon style by the time I left.

When I got home I realized how tired was. I felt like all of the activity and pushing myself had caught up to me. I wanted to get in the studio tonight, but I was too tired to do anything but let my body rest. Maybe the sculpture for the punk show has been getting the better of me the last couple of days.

I enjoyed reading your response. It was a coincidence to see that you referenced "Raft of the Medusa." I was skimming through Spaces of  Experiences at the Still Museum and it referenced the same piece in connection with a Jean Luc Godard film call Bande a Part. The painting is an excellent example of Schopenhauer's idea. I wonder if all art functions as a source for the contemplation of the “pure subject?” When I think of the white cube, it is an examination space. I once got into a debate with a guest teacher/critiquer at RMCAD about the white cube being and amplifier or microscope for objects, allowing an artist to put almost any object inside of it for contemplation. The white cube for me functions as a vacuum and allows  examination detached from the noise of other spaces. I assume some would argue that this is a bad method of inspection because nothing can truly be understood without its environment. I see validity in that, but I prefer to combine both ideas. I look forward to reading more of those responses.

I felt so bad that I missed you today. Time got away from me today and I am sorry. I wanted to see you so bad. Missing you today made a stressful day more unbearable. I miss you wifa. I will try my hardest to not miss you again. 

I hope you have a great day baby. Learn lots. Another day down.

I lova you wifa! Goodnight.