Went to see Enchanted with mummy tonight. Mostly because her dragging me along to see cheesy movies is "our thing". It was cute and delightful. It didn't rely on innuendos and other commonplace features in the standard kids movie. It did need more singing and dancing. And more James Marsden. Oh and Susan Sarandon was/is awesome.
Earlier in the day Jeanette and Caleb came over for a very lovely visit. They were minus the Liam. We ate sugar cookies, drank tea and chatted about college and work and what we all were up to. We took a little walk through the forest and put them to work pruning the trail. Bwahaha. It is nice when people visit Seabeck and not just call and say "I'm in the area, want to meet up for coffee?" I feel so special that they came all the way out here to just see me. It was a wonderful visit. I am having a wonderful visit.
It is still very cold in Washington. I never warmed up in my bed.
Started generally looking at what apartments in Portland are out there. Goose Hollow does nothing for me.
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Friday, November 23, 2007
turkey coma, 2007
It doesn't feel like I have been away from my family for that long, like I haven't really been as far away. Maybe because a few have visited? But dad was missing. And that was no fun.
Mum didn't get around to making the stuffing. We just brought hollandaise sauce, vegetables and breadrolls.
Mum, Nate, Rubie and I got to Pulali in good time. Chatted with Grandma and Grandpa (who grew a beard! things do change when you leave home). Ate some shrimp and chips.
Washington is really freezing cold, has it always been this cold? Ahhhgg.
Celia was cooking in the Big House. When she puts her touch on it, it should be pretty awesome. Oh and puts some insulation in as well. So numb, glad I put on an extra layer like mom nagged me to do. Talked to Kirie on Celia's cell, fancy New York auntie! Averie and Ben showed up with Honey Bear while I was at the Big House. Moderate amount of hugs all around.
Thanksgiving got underway pretty quick. Good eats a plenty. Averie made a good noodle thing that I really enjoyed. We all said what we were thankful were through the meal. I got stuffed pretty quick and didn't have any room for pie.
Ben, Dan, Nathan and Rubie got involved in a game of Munchkin. I drew Nathan, Rubie and Ben (not as good as I would have liked) in my sketchbook and a compilation of Brynne, Dan, Ben and Averie on a post card. Yeah, it didn't look like them at all. My longer pose of Brynne and Celia looks like them a little bit. Might do better with some longer studies. Oh, Nathan drew me as a robot.
There was also a small quiz about my blog to see who was really reading it.
After the long auntie pose we all packed up and departed. Nathan drove.
Hopefully I will meet up with Jeanette & co. tomorrow.
Mum didn't get around to making the stuffing. We just brought hollandaise sauce, vegetables and breadrolls.
Mum, Nate, Rubie and I got to Pulali in good time. Chatted with Grandma and Grandpa (who grew a beard! things do change when you leave home). Ate some shrimp and chips.
Washington is really freezing cold, has it always been this cold? Ahhhgg.
Celia was cooking in the Big House. When she puts her touch on it, it should be pretty awesome. Oh and puts some insulation in as well. So numb, glad I put on an extra layer like mom nagged me to do. Talked to Kirie on Celia's cell, fancy New York auntie! Averie and Ben showed up with Honey Bear while I was at the Big House. Moderate amount of hugs all around.
Thanksgiving got underway pretty quick. Good eats a plenty. Averie made a good noodle thing that I really enjoyed. We all said what we were thankful were through the meal. I got stuffed pretty quick and didn't have any room for pie.
Ben, Dan, Nathan and Rubie got involved in a game of Munchkin. I drew Nathan, Rubie and Ben (not as good as I would have liked) in my sketchbook and a compilation of Brynne, Dan, Ben and Averie on a post card. Yeah, it didn't look like them at all. My longer pose of Brynne and Celia looks like them a little bit. Might do better with some longer studies. Oh, Nathan drew me as a robot.
There was also a small quiz about my blog to see who was really reading it.
After the long auntie pose we all packed up and departed. Nathan drove.
Hopefully I will meet up with Jeanette & co. tomorrow.
Thursday, November 22, 2007
turkey train
Took a nice nap on the train ride down. The gentle rocking is so gentle, really puts me to sleep. I was put on what they referred to as a "Turkey Train". It wasn't all that crowded; no one sat next to me. Watched a little tellie on my laptop.
Didn't take me long to pack, the one duffel was rather cumbersome but not heavy. I wish I could travel a little lighter somehow but I can't. Didn't need to check anything so that was good. The duffel managed to fit in my locker so I didn't have to babysit it all day.
Finished my comic during 2D, it is really bright. From afar the compositional elements and variety of pattern reads really well. I'm very pleased with myself and the result.
Comic Club was mostly discussion, we didn't get any real group drawings accomplished. Did have more pizza but less people from the last Wednesday meeting. Good discussions all around.
The Time Arts critique went well, even though the last few were done with a little more haste they didn't feel rushed (also the people came late and put their pieces up late so I don't feel so bad about cutting them a little short). Rose really dug the color on mine and seemed surprised that it was all pen.
We got out of class early and I had plenty of time to stroll over to Union Station, get my ticket and wait around for the train.
Mum picked me up and had a Happy Meal all ready for me.
My room is totally messed up. Wheres the nostalgia for your child!?
Didn't take me long to pack, the one duffel was rather cumbersome but not heavy. I wish I could travel a little lighter somehow but I can't. Didn't need to check anything so that was good. The duffel managed to fit in my locker so I didn't have to babysit it all day.
Finished my comic during 2D, it is really bright. From afar the compositional elements and variety of pattern reads really well. I'm very pleased with myself and the result.
Comic Club was mostly discussion, we didn't get any real group drawings accomplished. Did have more pizza but less people from the last Wednesday meeting. Good discussions all around.
The Time Arts critique went well, even though the last few were done with a little more haste they didn't feel rushed (also the people came late and put their pieces up late so I don't feel so bad about cutting them a little short). Rose really dug the color on mine and seemed surprised that it was all pen.
We got out of class early and I had plenty of time to stroll over to Union Station, get my ticket and wait around for the train.
Mum picked me up and had a Happy Meal all ready for me.
My room is totally messed up. Wheres the nostalgia for your child!?
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
French + Pearl
I met with Pearl, the official advising lady who is really allergic to scent, to discuss my schedule. She told me that the Beginning Painting class I signed up for would be an elective because the painting class I really was supposed to take was the painting technique for illustrators class, which I am signed up for. So I switched the elective around for something else, a literature seminar! It is a 300 level too, as I have met all prior English requirements. So on Friday mornings I will be attending Illuminated Manuscripts. Cool huh?
Almost up to the required 30 images in Digital Tools. Very slow going and tedious. Mel was working in the Cage and so we chatted while I stirred my yogurt. I didn't remember that fruit was at the bottom of yogurt and thought there was something wrong with it. It turned out fine. While working on my project I had a loop of Aqua and Smashing Pumpkins playing, for the rest of the day Aqua won out as being stuck in my head.
We did a quick critique of our bags (mine was largely incomplete and I still don't know if I passed math) and drew a skeleton set-up.
Tess, Mollie, and I originally intended to go to Cha! Cha! Cha! for lunch but the line was long so we swung by Hot Lips. I got a tasy Calzone, some nummy breadsticks and a home-brewed Apple Soda.
All day they were giving out free haircuts. I put my name on the list and they got to me right at the end of lunch. I was a little late to Arvie's and didn't finish my skeleton, but most people didn't come anywhere near to being finished. My hair is really cute, I can't wait to fluff it up and show it off.
Mel, Eva, Mollie, Danny, Tess and Sarah all got haircuts. Mollie didn't have enough time for them to shave a design into her head though, bummer. Oh! Darya also got a haircut and she had time for them to cut a party hat into the side of it.
Talked to Pearl, OKed it with Martin and filled out the forms so my classes should change in the next few days. I will still probably need to know how to make canvases.
I managed to get on the ball pretty early in regards to finishing up my comic. Got it all sketched and inked before 10:30! I'm not done coloring it but I will have time tomorrow to do so. I'm only using four colors to fill it in (orange, yellow, green, blue) and thus far it really pops. Might have to fill in the borders with black.
Mollie wanted an octopus for her head and asked Danny to draw her one and it ended up being more like a squid so I drew a PROPER octopus.
The wheely bag I have to take home is MASSIVE and I would have to check it so to reduce the stress of the train I am borrowing Brandon's duffel. I'm not done packing (haven't really started). I just need some pants shirts hoodies and other fashionables. And some books and snacks for the train. And art supplies (one lunchbox full plus paper).
Now to pack! I have to walk in to school today. Buh! So that is catch the shuttle at 10:20 so leave the room at 10:15 so that is get up at 9:00 so alarm goes off at 8:30. I don't like it how sleeping in doesn't seem like sleeping in when you look at the time your alarm goes off.
Almost up to the required 30 images in Digital Tools. Very slow going and tedious. Mel was working in the Cage and so we chatted while I stirred my yogurt. I didn't remember that fruit was at the bottom of yogurt and thought there was something wrong with it. It turned out fine. While working on my project I had a loop of Aqua and Smashing Pumpkins playing, for the rest of the day Aqua won out as being stuck in my head.
We did a quick critique of our bags (mine was largely incomplete and I still don't know if I passed math) and drew a skeleton set-up.
Tess, Mollie, and I originally intended to go to Cha! Cha! Cha! for lunch but the line was long so we swung by Hot Lips. I got a tasy Calzone, some nummy breadsticks and a home-brewed Apple Soda.
All day they were giving out free haircuts. I put my name on the list and they got to me right at the end of lunch. I was a little late to Arvie's and didn't finish my skeleton, but most people didn't come anywhere near to being finished. My hair is really cute, I can't wait to fluff it up and show it off.
Mel, Eva, Mollie, Danny, Tess and Sarah all got haircuts. Mollie didn't have enough time for them to shave a design into her head though, bummer. Oh! Darya also got a haircut and she had time for them to cut a party hat into the side of it.
Talked to Pearl, OKed it with Martin and filled out the forms so my classes should change in the next few days. I will still probably need to know how to make canvases.
I managed to get on the ball pretty early in regards to finishing up my comic. Got it all sketched and inked before 10:30! I'm not done coloring it but I will have time tomorrow to do so. I'm only using four colors to fill it in (orange, yellow, green, blue) and thus far it really pops. Might have to fill in the borders with black.
Mollie wanted an octopus for her head and asked Danny to draw her one and it ended up being more like a squid so I drew a PROPER octopus.
The wheely bag I have to take home is MASSIVE and I would have to check it so to reduce the stress of the train I am borrowing Brandon's duffel. I'm not done packing (haven't really started). I just need some pants shirts hoodies and other fashionables. And some books and snacks for the train. And art supplies (one lunchbox full plus paper).
Now to pack! I have to walk in to school today. Buh! So that is catch the shuttle at 10:20 so leave the room at 10:15 so that is get up at 9:00 so alarm goes off at 8:30. I don't like it how sleeping in doesn't seem like sleeping in when you look at the time your alarm goes off.
Monday, November 19, 2007
of moss and burgers
Yesterday:
Didn't really sleep in and actually got a pretty good start on my day.
I got a good recommendation for The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall (Llyw called the first few chapters badass) so I made a journey to Powell's to see if they had a copy for sale. They didn't have a blue edition (what I wanted) for sale, only a red one. It was six dollars cheaper so whoo!! Then I remembered I was in Powell's and got distracted for about two hours. Looked at the new Post Secret book and picked up a couple Christmas presents. I sat in the coffee shop for a while eating a cupcake and sipping a caramel steamer, then I trekked to PNCA.
I was at PNCA to work on my value/saturation chart and I had all my stuff except for the all ready completed pieces of value/saturation. So I packed up my things and went home.
Going to Powell's, PNCA and back from PNCA I managed to catch the streetcar in really good time. It was raining a bit but I was rocking the matching umbrella/bag and overall well assembled outfit. I rarely walk and now I notice the things I miss when I bike. Namely people. There are many great and interesting looking people abound including a woman who resembled Marsha from Spaced. She was awesome.
Completed my value/saturation piece with plenty of time to spare. Looks pretty cool except for some glue smudges. Bah! Oh well.
I was really crushed when I found out my dear daddums won't be home during Thanksgiving. I really wanted to see him and build some canvases and get down some of his stories for a zine. Love his stories. Specially the one about the octopus and the pirate clown. It won't be as fun and I miss his cooking (though I might give him a run for his job when it comes to cooking scrambled eggs).
Today:
I took a nap during Art History's break and my leg hurting woke me up. When I woke up I noticed I had missed four slides. Dang!! Next semester Art History is at 11 so that is really really good.
Got another lecture about complimentary color schemes in 2D design. So is it spelled anagulous or analogous...analogous. I dunno. Tricky word and spellcheck never has it. The quicky "which color wheel/value/saturation do you like" critique went in my favor when it came to my designs.
She let us out for lunch early so I grabbed some Quizno's Sammies and intended to read The Raw Shark Texts. I never got around to it and mostly chatted with people. A band preformed on the dock outside 3D and I listened to them a little. Sort of the same stuff I heard back home; not really my taste. They did have energy.
The rest of class was spent coming up with a design for our color scheme assignment. I'm going to do something with an octopus.
My comic page is more than half sketched out. It isn't that hard to draw all the panels (I'm getting good at it! whoo!) and it is planned out really nice. There are 20-25 panels squeezed into a 8 1/2"x11" paper. Nice! Also chatted muchly with Diana about shared Japan memories (Did you go to Bikuri Donkey? YEAH BIKURI DONKEY!). Diana returned my Sandman: Endless Nights and it was passed around muchly by people needing alternate panel examples. The Delirium and Despair sections are some of the best examples. Go Gaiman!
I had to swing by Safeway to get some cash for laundry and power bill. Had to buy something to get cashback so I go some Ling Ling's Pot Stickers. Yeeaaah!!
No Prison Break tonight, is it because of the strike or is it cancelled? Boo! Heroes will be on and that is great. Yeaah!
Didn't really sleep in and actually got a pretty good start on my day.
I got a good recommendation for The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall (Llyw called the first few chapters badass) so I made a journey to Powell's to see if they had a copy for sale. They didn't have a blue edition (what I wanted) for sale, only a red one. It was six dollars cheaper so whoo!! Then I remembered I was in Powell's and got distracted for about two hours. Looked at the new Post Secret book and picked up a couple Christmas presents. I sat in the coffee shop for a while eating a cupcake and sipping a caramel steamer, then I trekked to PNCA.
I was at PNCA to work on my value/saturation chart and I had all my stuff except for the all ready completed pieces of value/saturation. So I packed up my things and went home.
Going to Powell's, PNCA and back from PNCA I managed to catch the streetcar in really good time. It was raining a bit but I was rocking the matching umbrella/bag and overall well assembled outfit. I rarely walk and now I notice the things I miss when I bike. Namely people. There are many great and interesting looking people abound including a woman who resembled Marsha from Spaced. She was awesome.
Completed my value/saturation piece with plenty of time to spare. Looks pretty cool except for some glue smudges. Bah! Oh well.
I was really crushed when I found out my dear daddums won't be home during Thanksgiving. I really wanted to see him and build some canvases and get down some of his stories for a zine. Love his stories. Specially the one about the octopus and the pirate clown. It won't be as fun and I miss his cooking (though I might give him a run for his job when it comes to cooking scrambled eggs).
Today:
I took a nap during Art History's break and my leg hurting woke me up. When I woke up I noticed I had missed four slides. Dang!! Next semester Art History is at 11 so that is really really good.
Got another lecture about complimentary color schemes in 2D design. So is it spelled anagulous or analogous...analogous. I dunno. Tricky word and spellcheck never has it. The quicky "which color wheel/value/saturation do you like" critique went in my favor when it came to my designs.
She let us out for lunch early so I grabbed some Quizno's Sammies and intended to read The Raw Shark Texts. I never got around to it and mostly chatted with people. A band preformed on the dock outside 3D and I listened to them a little. Sort of the same stuff I heard back home; not really my taste. They did have energy.
The rest of class was spent coming up with a design for our color scheme assignment. I'm going to do something with an octopus.
My comic page is more than half sketched out. It isn't that hard to draw all the panels (I'm getting good at it! whoo!) and it is planned out really nice. There are 20-25 panels squeezed into a 8 1/2"x11" paper. Nice! Also chatted muchly with Diana about shared Japan memories (Did you go to Bikuri Donkey? YEAH BIKURI DONKEY!). Diana returned my Sandman: Endless Nights and it was passed around muchly by people needing alternate panel examples. The Delirium and Despair sections are some of the best examples. Go Gaiman!
I had to swing by Safeway to get some cash for laundry and power bill. Had to buy something to get cashback so I go some Ling Ling's Pot Stickers. Yeeaaah!!
No Prison Break tonight, is it because of the strike or is it cancelled? Boo! Heroes will be on and that is great. Yeaah!
Sunday, November 18, 2007
sugar
I went to sleep with what should have been a 9 hour sleeping window but the boys in 410 kept me up till 3:00am, which was when Lindsay was awoken by their partying and gave them a talking to. Even though we talked to them we are still going to file a noise complaint. We PNCA students have started to behave ourselves, PSU should do the same. Sodding drunks.
Didn't have much fun making up my day of work. It was pouring when I rode in so the bottom half of my pants were soaked for the first half of my shift and my shoes are probably still drying now. Felt so good to change out of them when I got home. Came close to being literally sopping wet. Showed up to find the supply closet locked. I ate my breakfast and when the rain subsided I walked down to PNCA and got the nice desk clerk to open the closet for me. Had a really slow slow start. I was cold and tired and really just wanted to go home and come back and lie about working five hours. But I stuck around. Things perked up once I made a candy run. But still, uhg I'm not really fond of my job. The only perk is meeting all the studio people, some of whom are really nice and make conversation with me. It's good to be a familiar face in an art school.
Returned the videos I checked out last Saturday and checked out Alice and Gummo. Gotta have something to watch while I'm a slave to the arts tomorrow.
Matt had invited me out to see No Country for Old Men tonight. He bought advance tickets of all of us (all of us being Matt, Andy, Michael, Craig, Nicole and myself) for the 7:30 showing (I have paid him back already) which was sold out when I showed up at 7:00. All the showings up till late at night were sold out, which makes sense because No Country for Old Men is without a doubt one of the best movies I have seen in years. Every scene is shot perfectly, the silence that isn't silence audio really nailed some of the scenes home. The scene in the hotel room where Llewelyn Moss is waiting for Chigurh after he found the tracer and you hear Chigurh step back when Llewelyn cocks the shotgun and he steps back and you hear the unscrewing of the light bulb and the light goes out. AMAZING! That scene tried so many of my nerves. Brilliant brilliant brilliant. Every performance was right on and just wow. The Coen brothers are amazing, how do they keep doing it? I strongly recommend this movie for everyone. It is a little violent at times but it is a work of art.
Then I went home.
Didn't have much fun making up my day of work. It was pouring when I rode in so the bottom half of my pants were soaked for the first half of my shift and my shoes are probably still drying now. Felt so good to change out of them when I got home. Came close to being literally sopping wet. Showed up to find the supply closet locked. I ate my breakfast and when the rain subsided I walked down to PNCA and got the nice desk clerk to open the closet for me. Had a really slow slow start. I was cold and tired and really just wanted to go home and come back and lie about working five hours. But I stuck around. Things perked up once I made a candy run. But still, uhg I'm not really fond of my job. The only perk is meeting all the studio people, some of whom are really nice and make conversation with me. It's good to be a familiar face in an art school.
Returned the videos I checked out last Saturday and checked out Alice and Gummo. Gotta have something to watch while I'm a slave to the arts tomorrow.
Matt had invited me out to see No Country for Old Men tonight. He bought advance tickets of all of us (all of us being Matt, Andy, Michael, Craig, Nicole and myself) for the 7:30 showing (I have paid him back already) which was sold out when I showed up at 7:00. All the showings up till late at night were sold out, which makes sense because No Country for Old Men is without a doubt one of the best movies I have seen in years. Every scene is shot perfectly, the silence that isn't silence audio really nailed some of the scenes home. The scene in the hotel room where Llewelyn Moss is waiting for Chigurh after he found the tracer and you hear Chigurh step back when Llewelyn cocks the shotgun and he steps back and you hear the unscrewing of the light bulb and the light goes out. AMAZING! That scene tried so many of my nerves. Brilliant brilliant brilliant. Every performance was right on and just wow. The Coen brothers are amazing, how do they keep doing it? I strongly recommend this movie for everyone. It is a little violent at times but it is a work of art.
Then I went home.
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