Feeling like trash. New type 2 meds are throwing me for a loop and kept me up most of the night but my new bike cassette arrive today and it's huge also about 2 weeks early my new handle bars arrived. These are weird but very cool. Can't wait to put them on this week and. Though the gears will wait for a few more weeks.

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Everywhere.

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Friday night excitement - cleaning and repacking the bearings in the bike. It was sorely in need of the teardown and repacking. The old factory yellow grease was black. Cones and seats looked good with minimal amount of wear. Repacking them with Lucas red bearing grease and they feel very good. I also mounted my new tires which are wider than the old slicks. They were cheap but look like they'll ride well enough. I'll put them back on tomorrow and pump them up. Pretty happy with the job so far. I'll also put the pedals on. It's shaping up. #bikemaintence #hubs #bearings #grease

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There's a lot of glare here but I'm digging it. Almost done. #art #printmaking #collage

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Turned this trash print I to a poster sized collage. Once this layer dries I'll add more collage and some brushed on paint. Much happier with it than I was. Also, silicone "brushes" are killer for collage like this. Spreads the gel medium without damaging the paper. #artinprocess #collage #printmaking #printplay #artist

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I recorded a little watercolors session of making this portrait from @earthsworld insta post. I'll post that to YouTube soon.reallye excited for the "you're using waterc0lors wrong," comments. Those are my faves. #watercolor #art #relaxingwatervolors #usethemhowyoulike

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A much more scenic walk.i just need to plan to stop in advance. Also, a lot of friendly people saying hi and making eye contact. This might be the friendliest place in Lynn. #walking #livingwithtype2diabetes #gettinghealthy ##lessismorehealthy

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Snagged these on a great sale. These are going in the commuter being turned into a tourer. I had planned on the color for this bike being yellow but saw this baby blue and went for it. So the colors o this bike are white, gray, and baby blue... But I know some of the anodized parts will end up a different shade of blue... So for the anodized bits I might go for the over played and washed up oil slick look. Gotta get that bling on there. Looking forward to the summer. #bikelife #makingatouringbike #touringbike

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Stopped for some water, dropped my water bottle down between my feet which caused the water to shoot up.... And now it looks like I wet myself. #onlyme #walking #lessismorehealthy also... This is quite uncomfortable. Sigh

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Sometimes you see a creepy little bunny peeking out from a board and you can't resist drawing it... :D

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I'm going to gel print with several of my groups for the next few weeks sooooo I ordered a BUNCH of hard rubber rollers and silicone brushes plus 8 new 8*10 gel plates plussssss deli paper. Y'all this is magic. But opening a box of art supplies for groups is tedious because everything was double and triple bagged. #arttherapyproblems #grouptherapy #grouparttherapy but how awesome is it that I have the budget to buy good supplies for my groups?

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A bunch of watercolors from @earthsworld pics. I haven't done a portrait in quite awhile. Really digging making them a bit bigger most are 8x10 inches though a few are smaller. #watercolor #loosewatercolor #art #artist

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Hell yes. Project commuter bike to touring bike is under way... Now I've just got to get all the other parts in. Pedals come next, then new cassette, derailleur, shifter and handlebar... And a few other bits and bobs...

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Thanks @miatagrrl for cluing me into @earthsworld for portraits to practice my art with. Digging the saturated colors of the images and adding my twist to make people pink. #portraits #watercolor #testing I'm testing out @derwentart_us inktense pan watercolors. This paper is not great but it's thiiiiccccc.

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Textures from today. Modeling paste on foam insulation. To be covered in acrylic paint to mimic cement.

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This is a terrible area to walk. Terrible. Speeding cars, trash, and substance use paraphernalia that #lynnmasspd doesn't come to collect after phone calls. Gross.

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More experiments with the cans and gel plates. #printmaking #printnerd #gelplateprinting

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Filling up the pocket notebooks. Today is #stapleday got some good ideas down for the next #lessismorehealthy vlog. I really hope I can walk tomorrow. A lot of rain here and it's supposed to be warmer so I should be able to get outside.

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Truth

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