Goodbye Mr. Van Houter

I was reading The Express this morning... and I was wondering...how many people looked at this dude and probably thought he was asleep. I see this all the time, but I never tap the person...I guess I'm afraid of either their reaction or discovering something along the lines of Mr. Van Houter's case...I can't say I'd take that well, especially if I were sitting next to whoever it was...As many times as I've had brushes with death, I'm still very fearful of it...I don't want to believe what my dad does, that it's the end...but at the same time...I don't know...It just disturbs me that no one paid this person any mind. Are we all that locked inside ourselves? I think that's sad, scary and depressing at the same time. My heart, thoughts, and prayers go out to Mr. Van Houter's family.

Erykah Badu's artwork for the "Out My Mind, Just in Time" tour

I love the image of the ankh with the heart incorporated. ...I wish I'd thought of it first...it would have made a slamming (or fill in whatever the slang term for something cool/hot is now...Trying to keep up just makes my head hurt some days.) tattoo. Crazy as it sounds, I want something that's symbolic, but uniquely me at the same time. Know what this artwork reminds me of Fillmore and Avalon ballroom posters from the late 60's. I wonder if Emek did this one too? You can see that type of influence with him. I tried to Google it, but I'm getting nowhere. Don't really have time to play around with the search today either.

For the first time in ages remembered to wish my cousin a Happy Bday today. :D Thanks, fb and Thank you, Mom!