another weekend is upon me

Oops totally went to bed and forgot to to Thursday's post. Don't know what happened there.

Thursday:

Ahh what happens on Thursday for me? Oh yeah, Film Directing lecture class. Went to that. We learned about shots and this and that and all these other things.

Chatted with Marcus and Rufus in the row in front of me about this and that. Sketched the back of their heads and chucked the drawing at them.

Went home. Chilled. Didn't do much that I recall. Watched the final episode of the first season of Downton Abbey with mom. Dad came home late tonight.

I worked on some portraits. Watched some stuff. Yup. And plum forgot to post.

Todays Portrait Is: Julian Barratt.

Friday:

I left my cell in my car, so I didn't set an alarm. Turns out, when I don't set any sort of alarm, I don't roll out of bed till 1 in the afternoon. Oops. Put some wood on the fire. Ate some breakfast. Chilled. Went into school for a quick minute to finish my Illustrator homework. Came back right quick because I thought that we were going to go camping tonight, but we decided to leave tomorrow. While everyone else is Halloweening, I'll be digging razor clams in the dark.

Ate some left overs and snacks and watched Julia Leigh's hauntingly bizarre film Sleeping Beauty. I'd say it had fewer that 100 edits in it (that is, cuts between takes of film). So many long takes, and really well executed ones too. Didn't feel needlessly overwrought with those shots, and it was a bit jarring when there were certain cuts within a few scenes. Really well filmed.

Tonight I will set an alarm, for tomorrow we go camping!

Today's Portrait Is: Michael Fielding.

slide and move and pan and woah

Ma was able to pick up the doggie from the Human Society. Poor Holly. Hopefully she won't wander again.

In Illustrator, we reviewed our midterms and pointed out the this and thats that we did, which is a good way of going about it. A lot of my effects were on the subtle side so it is good that I was able to indicate where I did this and that. There were some nice projects, and I got a good remark from the teacher. Huzzah! The rest of class was a work day, so I worked.

Surprise of all surprises, Flash class was almost entirely lecture about Flash! We were introduced to buttons and how to use them in Flash. Lots of instruction. Filled up the whole class with few meandering tales. Daaang! Wish it was like this all the time, I'd complain a lot less.

After class I went to video & film club and learned how to set up tracks and to assemble the camera thingy that goes on tracks for smooth filming. That was fun.

Went home and cuddled with Holly for a good 30 minutes. Lots of hugs for sweet doggie.

Dinner was hummus and chips. Ma and I watched another two episodes of Downton Abbey. It provides a lot of discussion material for the two of us. Only one episode of this season left to watch! And then mom can move onto season two. Whee!

I'm very tired all of a sudden. All these irregular hours are catching up to me. I should go to bed.

Todays Portrait Is: Noel Fielding.

viva Violet Hunter

Oh boy, another accidental late night. Got caught up painting and watching a Russian adaptation of Sherlock Holmes (what? I love me some Holmes, and Vitaly Solomin is gorgeous with his little mustache). Having an early day followed by a sleep in day followed by an early day and then four sleep in days...it is hard to keep regular.

Had a lovely little morning and went off to school for what ended up being a rather long day.

Class was line and angle management lectures. And some lectures about the protesters. And some more lectures. It went fast. I then sat myself down in the computer lab and worked on my Illustrator Midterm. Which was due tomorrow (which is now today) and all I had was a sketch. So from 3:15 to about 8:40 I worked. I listened to music and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. Sometimes I follow it really well, and then sometimes I get confused. I'll just keep with it.

Apparently Holly wandered off and got picked up and dropped off at the Humane Society!! I hope she isn't a wandering dog now. I'd hate to think of locking her up when we leave the house. Poor doggie. We'll retrieve her tomorrow.

Todays Portrait Is: Matt Berry.

"He Was Flying"

8" x 10"

Adobe Illustrator

getting mom into da Downton

UHHHG. It was horrible getting out of bed this morning. Just painful. But I did it. And I got to class on time, though I got to class to find out that the teacher wasn't there and that the classroom was locked and the other lab was full up of people and security wouldn't unlock the room till 12:50...so I went to my car, listened to Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy for a while, and then took a nap for an hour and a half. Yay! A cop knocked on my window, but only to inform me there was a burglar about and that I shouldn't leave my MP3 player visible when I exit my car. How nice!

I got a danish and some meat and candy and ate that with my tea in preparation for Flash. We got a lecture about story boards and looked at Hitchcock's storyboards from North by Northwest and watched the scene of them. That was good. We also got long rambles and the teacher picked on a student for doing games, but whatever she just rambles.

I completed some more touches on the type face and headed home. Had a soda and dug out my sweaters and some shirts. Ma pulled my good thick blanket from the crawl space and we settled in for back to back episodes of Downton Abbey! Yeaaaaah! Lady Violet has the best lines.

Then I watched the new episode of Work of Art. Daaamn these artists went off the crazy deep end. They come with a lot of credentials but they just spin off in some other direction. Totally a case of being too close and not seeing the bigger picture.

Anyway, it is late and I am tired. Thankfully I get a little bit more sleep in time on Tuesday and Thursdays.

Todays Portrait Is: Katherine Parkinson.

4am? really?

Uhg, I am tired. Was up late drawing a picture to incorporate into my Illustrator midterm. Had a dickens of a time getting it all sorted out. Now it is suddenly quite late. Bleh.

Slept in. Had a meager breakfast. Chilled most of the day. Talked to Madeline. Helped haul some wood up to the wood pile. After that we went to Origami Sushi for dinner. Scarfed some sushi and ate off of Mom and Dad's plates. Then we went to see Johnny English. Good ol' Rowan Atkinson. Never not funny. Such a great physical comedian.

Yeah, it is late. Not feeling up to a larger sum up of the day.

Todays Portrait Is: Chris O'Dowd.

bat attack

Ahh didn't get out of bed early to make breakfast. But I got up early enough to make lunch for Ma and Pa, and breakfast for myself. Yum scramble! Perfect way to start the day.

Spent the day working on portraits. Maybe not working as hard as I could but I did get four done, so that is good. Watched the very depressing moving Third Star. April recommended it to me and I hate her for it. Ahhhg.

Ma and Pa informed me there was a bat in the house. Then they left to eat dinner with Rolfe and Alison. Gee, thanks ma and pa. I only saw the bat once, when it was hanging out in the upstairs bathroom. It just was chilling out on the wall. So fuzzy.

Watched some Would I Lie to You and other things. Chris Addison is adorable.

Dad found the bat when it was trying to cuddle up to mom on the bedroom pillows.

Did my laundry. Clothes AND towels. That was much needing to be done.

Now to scan and queue some portraits.

Todays Portrait Is: Richard Ayoade.