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First I want to say that for the first time in about a year I slept through the WHOLE night without waking up at 3:30am then 4:30 am and not being to sleep and getting up at 5:30 am. I'm going to thank the tiny melatonin pill I took last night for letting me get some much needed restorative sleep. I feel energized today. Supercharged and Best Quality. Like a flashlight cracker! Which brings me to the second thing I wanted to say...I love firecracker art. I've always been a fan. I had ideas to paint firecracker art on my wooden boxes, wouldn't that be cool? Maybe even the records. But where is the time? I think they would look awesome.Maybe after I plow through all the work I have to do I can play around with that....but I digress....the graphic design I'm working on for the next issue of Mercado Bilingue is going to be firecracker themed in honor of 4th of July. To give it a spin we're looking at MEXICAN FIREWORKS...which brings me to the other thing I wanted to say...I learned two new words yesterday. PETARDOS and COJETES. Yay for me learning some Spanish. By the way those are words for "fireworks". 
Today I'm taking 2 of my paintings I just got back from a gallery to another gallery- Latino Cultural Center. They will be there all summer for you to view but if you'd like to come see them at the opening I would love to see you
I have two pieces accepted into this exhibition. Jurors include Maria Teresa G Pedroche from the Dallas Museum of Art, Peter Doroshenko from the Dallas Contemporary and Dr. Roberto Tejada Endowed Professor of Art History at SMU. Your presence would be a delight!
***Supposedly the votes for the contest will be tallied up at some point today and the winners announced. TO EVERYONE WHO HAS VOTED FOR ME....THANK YOU! You have my sincerest appreciation and I'm touched by your support. Friends, family and strangers were rooting for me and sharing my posts to help me out. It is going to be a little bit of work but...I'm going to do a random number drawing of everyone whose names are listed in the votes and pick two winners. Those winners will receive signed prints of the piece you voted for by July 31. THANK YOU! ♥ You guys are the best! (to track the number of votes on my piece and see if your name is logged in the vote click link and view the likes next to mine)  CLICK THIS
Ok, full day ahead with PETARDOS and COJETES and delivering work to the gallery and making some French mixes for the Serge Gainsbourg  tribute tomorrow. Have a Happy Hump Day -let's get over this hump!
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