Thursday, November 2, 2023

Michael's Musings

Saw this saying painted on the sidewalk on my way home from Alcove, where I had the most delicious tuna melt and truffle fries. Day of the Dead brunch if you will. So naturally I had to take a photo of such a provocative thought.

It got me thinking just what could "Art That Kills" mean. My interpretation is any artistic impulse that is repressed by fear of engaging with it. There you go Minions wisdom straight outta Los Angeles, here comes some more, or perhaps not...

A raisin can be in the sun, but it cannot be in the potato salad, the more you know

Meet me in the back. By the dumpster and the rats. Where we lean and things make sense.

The cat thinks you're a twat, that's all

"You're going to be happy said life...but first I'll make you strong" - Perfect!

Taylor Swift is the first artist to have 6 albums sell over a million copies in a single week, you go girl!

Spooky Season is over, but it always remains Halloween, Samhain, Day of the Dead in my soul

Did my usual Halloween tradition and watched, what else, the movie that started it all the original 1978 John Carpenter's Halloween! It doesn't scare me like it used to, but it's still great!

Pssst! Cady Heron is now a guidance counselor at North Shore High School, discuss

Woman Crush of the Week - It's Britney Bitch! Britney Spears for her memoir The Woman In Me, got it can't wait to read it!!! 

Caught the pilot for the original Charlie's Angels TV series. Here's some fun trivia Tommy Lee Jones guest starred in it pre-movie fame

Today's goal: defying gravity

FYI - Marigolds are often called "flowers of the dead" knowledge is power

Many people have the wrong idea about me. Honestly I have no desire to clear that sh!t up

Starting to monitor what I eat again today, need to shed some weight, ugh!

Here's where you can send me encouragement -

https://www.instagram.com/michaelshinafelt/?hl=en

https://twitter.com/MShinafelt   

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Hump Day & Chill

Always Remember...
Michael Shinafelt

Today is the Day of the Dead, so naturally we are going to commemorate it with a Hump Day & Chill.

Day of the Dead is to remember those who are no longer with us and to celebrate them and their contributions to our lives.

This photo is from last year's Day of the Dead celebration at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, hence the skulls in the background.

I did not attend this year, as it tends to be really crowded and I wasn't in the mood for such nonsense.

So let us Hump Day & Chill today by remembering those who are no longer with us.

Peace.

Day of the Dead on the WWW -

https://dayofthedead.holiday/ 

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Samhain

"No Tree Can Grow To Heaven,
Unless It's Roots Reach Down To Hell"
Michael Shinafelt 

"Samhain marked the Celtic New Year, the end of summer, and the end of the harvest season. It also signaled the beginning of winter, which they associated with death. On this day, the Celts believed the veil between the living and the dead was especially thin"

I love the month of October and I love that the veil between the living and the dead thins as the month progresses towards Samhain, or as we like to defer to it, Halloween.

Here I am at the Tree of Life appropriately enough at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. I'm at the juncture of Heaven and Hell awaiting Cerberus to take me on my journey.

I'm so excited!

Happy Halloween...

Samhain on Wikipedia -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samhain  

Monday, October 30, 2023

Visions Of Babysitters Screaming Danced In Their Heads...

Boo!
l -r 
Annie, Laurie & Lynda

What would Halloween be without this iconic trio of Babysitters. So here they are straight outta Haddonfield, IL Laurie Strode, Lynda van der Klok & Annie Brackett! 

As we know one of these things is not like the other and managed to escape to Notorious MM (Michael Myers) and become the ultimate Final Girl.

While the other two met their grisly fate at the hands of the Boogeyman.

Even thought Michael Myers is the ultimate Halloween icon (Laurie Strode is right up there with him) where would he be without these young women screaming in terror and being his victims? I ask you??? I'm waiting...forever I'm guessing.

So remember without Laurie, Lynda & Annie you are nothing Michael Myers!

So There.

Halloween is tomorrow Minions gird your loins...

The one and only original Halloween on Wikipedia, accept no substitutes!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween_(1978_film)

Sunday, October 29, 2023

Economics of Suffering, Part IV

"Bus Boy"

Craft Contemporary Presents

Linda Sibio’s Economics of Suffering, Part IV

Explores the Psychological Toll of Rampant Capitalism and Diminishing Resources

Artist Walk-through Sunday, October 29, 2023

Exhibit Runs Through January 7, 2024


Craft Contemporary presents Economics of Suffering: Part IV, the final installment in artist Linda Sibio’s interdisciplinary project that combines intensely intricate drawings, paintings, performance, and installation. It runs through January 7, 2024. Join Sibio and guest curator Holly Jerger for a public walkthrough on Sunday, October 29, 2023, from 11:30am to 1:00pm, to delve deeper into this series exploring the devastating effects caused by the ongoing worldwide financial and mental health crises. The museum is located at 5814 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036. Admission is free on Sundays. For more information, please call 323-937-4230 or visit https://www.craftcontemporary.org/exhibitions/linda-sibio-economics-of-suffering-part-iv.

Saturday, October 28, 2023

Only 3 More Days Until...Halloween!

Michael Shinafelt


As you can see I am falling apart with excitement, only three more days until Halloween!

The month of October is my favorite time of the year as we celebrate Halloween all month long (well at least I do, and I know many of you f do as well) - honestly it's the most fun I have for 31 days straight of the whole year (not the only fun I said the MOST fun.)

What am I doing for the big H? Presently my only real plan is to attend yoga at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Then I'm going to let the spirits be my guide for the rest of the day and see where they take me.

I'm sure the journey will be exactly the Halloween experience I need. The spirits always know...

It's always Halloween in my soul!

Boo!

Michael Shinafelt on IG -

Friday, October 27, 2023

Freaky Friday

I Can Hold My Own Hand...

"I can buy myself flowers 

Write my name in the sand

Talk to myself for hours
Say things you don't understand
I can take myself dancing
And I can hold my own hand
Yeah, I can love me better than you can" - Flowers, Miley Cyrus

The last Freaky Friday before Halloween on Tuesday!

Miley Cyrus on IG -