8:29 AM
It is another gorgeous morning.
It looks like I'm finally going to do laundry. It's amazing how long I can go before decideing to finally do it. That's a terrible habit.
The painting I was working on last night, in my fairly dark living room, looks really good in bright light. I'm pleased with it so far.

11:19 AM
Part of my youth has died....
"Quiet Riot singer Kevin DuBrow died Sunday, drummer Frankie Banali confirmed in a post on his Web site. DuBrow was 52 years old and the official cause of his death has yet to be determined.

"I can't even find words to say," Banali wrote. "Please respect my privacy as I mourn the passing and honor the memory of my dearest friend Kevin DuBrow."

DuBrow's body was discovered on Sunday inside the rocker's Las Vegas home. According to those close to the singer, DuBrow celebrated his birthday last month in New Orleans and seemed to be in good health. Quiet Riot bassist Kelly Garni has asked fans to be patient for details on the singer's death.

"I ask this to all of you not only for myself but for other friends and family," Garni wrote, in a message posted to a Web site honoring the memory of Quiet Riot founding member Randy Rhoads. "I ask that no one here offer any speculation or opinions, theories or other things that could be construed as negative or, and I'm sorry for this, even sympathetic, right at this immediate time. I am already, within hours of this, having to deal with untrue rumors and speculation and that only adds fuel to that. There is a tendency for the subject of Kevin to incite flames on every board, and now is not the time for that. I will explain to everyone here the facts and the truth in the next 24 to 48 hours as I realize this will affect us all. So please, until then, be patient. All details and other pertinent info will be passed on to you here when it becomes available to me.'"

12:23 PM
Just finished the painting now known as "The Fugitive of Del Fuego"...that silly little title just popped in my head at random several days ago. Working title was "The Surgeon's Gluttony", a title to be used in the very near future.

Took in the laundry, all 47.26 lbs. of it!!! I can imagine that the laundry folks are laughing at me...but they may also be pretty annoyed. It does feel good to get all of that out of the closet...some of it has been waiting for a very long time. That's the stuff that I rarely wear. I'm also getting rid of some things that I just don't like anymore, some socks that are in bad shape, etc. Cleaning up. I swear I'm going to vacuum soon.

4:35 PM
Did a lot more painitng. Ended up finishing another one. Then I cleaned my room and took a nap. Feeling very refreshed.

5:14 PM
Vacuumed and e-mailed Shannon. Aahhh, accomplishment!

11:04 PM
Made a tasty pasta dinner and then hit the gym. An overall satisfying day.