i think i'm over wishing stomach cancer on my neighbors now. that's never a good thing.

marleen was telling me that if the weather keeps behaving as forecast, then we will have more snow by the end of the weekend than we had all last winter. gosh, i want it to stop. it sure is purty though.

best,
jim

beardcicles! i rode my bike to work this morning. this is what i looked like when i arrived. shit is crazy. i'm glad i rode in, but i think i'm going to wait a bit until the snow on the sides of the road clears more before i ride in again. i was the holeshot king on the ride in. there is a thin layer of ice all over everything. that ice doesn't really bother the cars, but it makes a huge difference for bikes. if i was only riding in boston i wouldn't worry about it, but i think i may get killed on my night commute.

until next time,
jim

remember the other day (was it yesterday?) that i said that the end of 2007 means the end of interest in jim turbert and his self-portraits? well, i got a rejection letter from a show today. that show is called "self-evident : contemporary american self-portraiture." if there was ever a show that i should be in, i think this would be the one. it's a bunch of yahoos taking pictures of themselves, and it's in a not-for-profit gallery. i'm not saying that this means it's curtains for turbert, but jesus, that would be a good show for me to be in. hopefully the show will be full of famous people. then i won't feel so bad. if it's a bunch of other "emerging artists" (or "nobodies" like myself) then i will be sad.
i'm just bitching. i understand that every curator has a vision of what their show should be, and i am fully aware that not everyone is interested in pictures of me. i'm not really offended that i was not included in this show, but i did hope that i would be invited. normally, i don't like to broadcast my failures, but i thought this one was amusing. i hope you find it amusing as well.

i'm being awfully forthright with my feelings lately, aren't i?

best,
jim

friends give me a hard time about hating people, but i really do hate people. not everyone, but people in general because they typically are self-centered assholes who do things because they are easy without regard for those around them. i live on a crowded street with limited on-street parking and some douche decided this was a good idea...
i wish i knew for certain who was responsible, because if i did i would move all that snow to their fucking doorstep, and then when they would come outside to yell at me, i would hit them with the shovel. my working theory is that whomever plowed the driveway across the street pushed all the snow into that perfectly good parking space in front of my house. mind you, this is someone with a driveway.  they don't even need to worry about parking.  if no one moves this pile of snow, it could stay there all winter. it probably won't stay there, but if the temperature doesn't rise significantly, giant mounds of snow tend to remain giant mounds of snow. i can't see any of the people in my building moving it, so i will be out there tomorrow shoveling the pile of snow away. i really want the responsible partie(s) to be uncomfortable. very uncomfortable, like stomach cancer or something. happy fucking holidays. i hate you from the core of my being.

sincerely,
jim turbert

dude... we have snow. lots of snow. i just want to take this time to sing the praises of my car. my car may look and sound like some retarded kid's go cart, but while i was cruising past all the suckers stuck in the snow on my way home from work tonight, i was glad i opted for a subaru. shit was crazy, or as marleen said, "like a hot knife through butter."
i guess i could have stopped to help all those stranded on the sides of the road, but there were so many of them, that i would have been there all night. besides that, i am not mother theresa. i help people, but there comes a time when you realize you can't help everyone. it just so happens that i realized (or re-realized) this on my way home from work this evening. i am a bastard. marleen was disappointed in me, but we'd probably still be in a line of stranded people if i didn't take matters into my own 4 wheels. anyway, i just want to say that the all whell drive power of the subaru impreza is so good. so good.

sincerely,
jim

2007 is almost over. today marked the last day of classes at wellesley. i am happy about that, but it means that i have all sorts of other responsibilities to think about. i have to buy people gifts, and i need to take a bunch of pictures. i also need to contact a bunch of people. i've fallen way behind in my correspondences. shit is crazy. on top of all that i, i had to buy new tires today. shit is expensive, and they didn't do the alignment right. the guy at the major new england tire retailer i went to made a point of showing me a diagram of how far out of whack my wheels were before. i find it odd that my car seemed to drive in a straight line without any effort before, but now that they fixed it my subaru consistently pulls to the left. whose dick do you have to suck to get some service around here. don't they know that i have shit to do? i don't want to have to go back down there so they can straighten me out. i don't want to, but i have to. there is no justice.
as i was saying, 2007 is almost over. it's been a good year, and i don't know if i should expect 2008 to be as good, or if i should expect a sudden downward spiral of pain and suffering. i am not excited about pain or suffering (some people are, you know...). already, they've taken my photo off of the front page of flak photo. it's still a site worth visiting, but damn did it look good with me on it. also, the show i'm in in lexington, ky is coming down this week if i'm not mistaken. is my departure from flakphoto a sign that people are already sick of my shit? they've only been looking at me for a few months. i'm not going to worry about it. i just had a few small prints up during art basel at gallery diet in miami, fla. also, i'm going to be in a show in pittsburgh, pa next summer. i have an idea for a new photo series. the new jams will not involve costumes or dressing up. i'm not sure if people will like that. at this point, i'm not sure if i'll like it. as of right now, i have a bunch of crappy sketches in my notebook that sort of illustrate my plans. i'll get cracking on those. then you can look at the pictures and tell me what you think. alright, it's a deal.

best,
jim

damn.  what was possibly the last free spoon radio ever came and went yesterday.  i've been doing the show for 6 years, but now i think it's time to stop.  i know i've posted this before, but here are some links to the archives >> http://freespoon.jtfanclub.com and here is an awesome advertisement >> http://jtfanclub.com/radioads/120507.htm

happy december.  more later.  

best, 

jim