barack obama

i have written letters to president obama. the first one i sent as a congratulations on his election and inauguration. i sent a copy of my book (PEACE) WORDS as a gift. i never got a response ~ no thank you. i sent him another letter asking him to remember his committment to peace and to not let the small-minded idiots sway him from his ideals. i wanted to send him one of my t-shirts ~ i thought the "what have you done today to save the world" image would be good for him... or the "one for all" would be good... but even though we have all seen him with his shirt off, i couldnt guess his size. anyone who has seen me dress knows i couldnt guess my own. so i sent him a "one for all" button and the t-shirt catalog instead. no response.

in the third letter, i said his idea of non-partisan government should be expanded to the entire planet... that governments and international businesses should be asked to work toward the greater good of all instead of trying to carve out their own niche of security and prosperity. when one prospers, all prosper. maybe that sounded too much like communism... but i think he is smarter than that. still, the monologue goes unanswered...

one day we will live in a golden world where the president of the united states answers your letters and wears your t-shirts. one day we will live in a world of grace and peace and joy. but for the moment, president obama has something more important to do than respond to me. and i have another letter to write.

taliban video of american hostage

i dont know what to say.

inter sweat

i sit at my computer more than web nerd trixie sits at hers. today, the entire day has been spent working on the website with web nerd trixie on the phone. we are updating, correcting, inter-linking... i am inter-sweating with all the internet work i do!!! tomorrow i will sit at the computer all day with lily working on pics and graphix. and tomorrow night i will sit at the computer and work on films with jason. my ass is sorry with all this work!

look at my work: http://royanthonyshabla.com

the event of the season

my party was fabulous. many people arrived an hour early and quite a few stayed hours after... the paintings looked great and three sold. the slideshows and films got a lot of attention (there were seven different media playing on eight different monitors). the blowups of poems set a romantic tone... the house and garden looked like a dream and the luminaria made magic once the sun was set. the band was fantastic and everyone raved about them. the food was interesting and delicious and the wine flowed and flowed and flowed...

people came from all over, young and old, cool and dorky ~ it was the perfect mix and a lively communion. charlie sheen, pete seeger, and mary oliver (the great poet) made appearances.

i am still hearing from guests saying they had a wonderful time, saying they have been talking about the event since they left... if you missed it, you missed something! it got into your psyche.

i am hearing from people a second time to say they loved all the details of the gift bags, all the work it took, all the interesting items like the handmade book... they are just getting through all the stuff.

to me it was a blur, a three day blur that seemed like 45 minutes.

i want to thank everyone who helped ~ it took a huge crew to ready the house and garden, the paintings and prints, the films and slideshows, the giftbags, the food... many people pitched in before, during (alot of the "party" things like serving the food would not have happened without people just pitching in), and after the party ~ just out of love. i tried my best to invite everyone in my life ~ 75 lucky people showed up to celebrate the deliciousness of life and the exquisite perfume of my existence. i am very very blessed.

because it was such a blur, i didnt put together some connections i should have... jack should have met leslie; beto should have met charles rosenberg; martha and george should have talked; likewise little pam and cousin jeanie; and jason and johnny... and so on and so on and so on... but i did visit and mingle ~ it was a delight to see people i havent talked with in awhile. and there were some missed connections because of timing ~ one coming after another going... but a lot of guests did make new friends. and everyone had a magical time. martha and i are not quite sure how (or who!) we made it into our respective beds...

galleRoy at casa la reina was a huge success and i am so proud to have put it all together. now i need a little nap!

until galleRoy.com is completed, visit http://royanthonyshabla.com

royanthonyshabla.com forever!

patrick told me i was a little hard on the hindus. he meant that in my newsletter, my description of how the indian internet technicians attempted to extort money from me by changing the passwords to my websites was harsh. he doesnt realize the emotional distress and huge amounts of money this cost me. he doesnt realize the loss of business and extra hard work it cost me. just today, my dear friend and new webmistress karen guido of tinicum designs made a report: all websites are returned to my control, all domaine names are returned to my property, and the renovations of both blesstheworld.com and royanthonyshabla.com are completed. we definitely have a reason to celebrate! almost $15,000 later, everything is back on track! and the bonus is this: if you go to google and search on "spiritual remedies" or psychic consultation" i come up on the first page, in the top ten. now that is amazing!

yesterday was my annual trip to laguna with big jeanne, cinder, and randy. cinder is not cinderella but cinderrama and we always have a good time. randy, her husband, sits in the "husband" chair that most boutiques, antique stores, and art galleries provide... while we shop. the day was spent walking through the village and, not to waste time, we placed a bunch of graffiti stickers on our rounds ~ often under the noses of the local police and firemen (who all look like swimwear models)... we always have a nice lunch at a restaurant with a balcony over the beach... and of course, a bottle of wine. i wonder what the poor people were doing!

the trip coincided perfectly with michael jacksons memorial ~ we were travelling in the opposite direction of the staples center. most people die when they are dead ~ he seems more alive now than ever! the family should freeze his body and take it on the road, michael on ice (i wouldnt put it past them)... or if there are pre-pubescent boys on skates, the ice-capades!

all these mourners must have seen and heard something i didnt. and millions of people couldnt be wrong. look at the stock market. im glad they were watching the memorial instead of crowding up my trip to laguna ~ we even found great parking!

i have been hanging paintings and working in the garden a lot this last couple weeks... getting the house ready for a big event next sunday. i am having a party to show my art, film, poetry... to celebrate the deliciousness of life... to give hope to the masses during this time of economic depression. there will be live original jazz, veggie/vegan finger food, and lots of alcohol! banners and poetry will fill the garden, paintings and film will fill the house. if you are in the los angeles area, come and celebrate the delightful perfume of my existence.

the invitiation is on my website. email for directions.