my girlfriend broke up with me.

i hate everything.

hi. i cleaned my office.







i have a terrible cough. really...it's been over a week, can't you go away?


uh... time to go sit in awesome traffic on the 101!

Once upon a time you dressed so fine
You threw the bums a dime in your prime, didn't you?
People'd call, say, "Beware doll, you're bound to fall"
You thought they were all kiddin' you
You used to laugh about
Everybody that was hangin' out
Now you don't talk so loud
Now you don't seem so proud
About having to be scrounging for your next meal.

How does it feel
How does it feel
To be without a home
Like a complete unknown
Like a rolling stone?

You've gone to the finest school all right, Miss Lonely
But you know you only used to get juiced in it
And nobody has ever taught you how to live on the street
And now you find out you're gonna have to get used to it
You said you'd never compromise
With the mystery tramp, but now you realize
He's not selling any alibis
As you stare into the vacuum of his eyes
And ask him do you want to make a deal?

How does it feel
How does it feel
To be on your own
With no direction home
Like a complete unknown
Like a rolling stone?

You never turned around to see the frowns on the jugglers and the clowns
When they all come down and did tricks for you
You never understood that it ain't no good
You shouldn't let other people get your kicks for you
You used to ride on the chrome horse with your diplomat
Who carried on his shoulder a Siamese cat
Ain't it hard when you discover that
He really wasn't where it's at
After he took from you everything he could steal.

How does it feel
How does it feel
To be on your own
With no direction home
Like a complete unknown
Like a rolling stone?

Princess on the steeple and all the pretty people
They're drinkin', thinkin' that they got it made
Exchanging all kinds of precious gifts and things
But you'd better lift your diamond ring, you'd better pawn it babe
You used to be so amused
At Napoleon in rags and the language that he used
Go to him now, he calls you, you can't refuse
When you got nothing, you got nothing to lose
You're invisible now, you got no secrets to conceal.

How does it feel
How does it feel
To be on your own
With no direction home
Like a complete unknown
Like a rolling stone?

yes, we can.

goodbye 2007, hello 2008! for the last couple years i've decided to make all new years resolutions career/work related. i feel everything else will fall into place (ie: quitting smoking, etc. etc.) i'd much rather complicate my life by being overly ambitious.

I ended up doing around 18 comps for FOX's American Idol. Here are a few:


click here to see slightly larger versions...

i designed a new t-shirt for SG that i'm quite honestly in love with. unfortunately, my patience is wearing thin. i want to see a printed sample already!!!! here are some other goodies to hold you over:



all available in the SG Shop...

SG is busy busy busy. I like it that way.


In other news....
I finished album packaging for a band on universal canada. happy with the way it came out, but more excited to actually see it printed. i really pushed for them to do a CLEAR cd with black thermal printing on top. we'll see if the label has it in the "budget". that would make it 100 times better. seriously.

so much more, i don't even know where to start. i'm. fucking. busy.

im saving my dollars for blackjack...and booze.
i need my bangs trimmed.
im listening to the weirdest collection of music and i absolutely love it.
i love watching the train wreck that is Britney Spears. While she is absolute scum, I find her to brighten my day in the most disgusting way possible.

okle dokle! over and out.

oh! and i decided im moving to portland. and then going to europe. ill send you all a postcard and unwrapped taffy.

i finally put up an updated version of my website. i've been so so so busy, that it's honestly been the last thing on my mind. but i have really high hopes for 2008 and i figured id get an early start and kick the new year off right.

ill be adding more personal and freelance work when time allows.

courtney riot website here. busy busy busy.



hm. if you could get up and go anywhere in the world, where would you like to go?

i'd like to go...to the middle of nowhere!

i've been busy.


i'm currently working on a piece for the Grafuck book signing and artshow. so far, i'm pleased with how it's turning out. i have another two days to finish it up and then i'll have to force myself to stop. thing's like this you can spend weeks and months tweaking. the show is next month and i still have to get it printed and framed. oh my.

i will also be making an appearance in the aforementioned book.

last friday i finally finished a HUGE project. im sad and happy it's over.
for the last month i've been designing for the next season of American Idol. it's been a really exciting thing to be apart of and the feedback has been amazing. i really hope to do more with them in the future.

uh... lots of freelance. lots of suicidegirls work. not enough hours in the day. but really daylights saving couldn't have come at a better time.

off to do more work.
bye.

edit: i did NOT do that drawing... thats the invitation for the artshow.....

it's true. the only way to get things done right is to simply do it yourself.

though, then we run into a bigger dilemma...time management. the fact that there are only 24 hours in a day can really be a disadvantage when putting this idea into play.

i guess the real truth is that you never win. im learning to accept that.


yeah, that's all.

oh and this too.

For all those that have iPhones, here is a super sexy wallpaper I made for you. Now you can take a little bit of Courtney Riot with you where ever you go. What could be better? Oh...well, these super sexy SG wallpapers might be, but why not sync them all!


YES! The skull has a gold tooth, it's just THAT amazing.

Download it here - already sized and fitted to fit your phone perfectly.

Happy day off everyone. Beer, beer, beer, and bbq's.