you know you are a pacific northwesterner when...

Friday:

Slept a bit in. Had poached egg on toast with melted cheese. Worked on portraits. Delayed the rest of the happenings because of said portraits. Eventually we got on our way. Picked up a chipper shredder. Went to Grandma and Grandpa's for dinner. Tasty chowder made with hand dug razor clams. Ma makes good chowder. There was also pie, but I had no pie. It is apple pie or nothing for me. I learned that my great grandma, when she was over her clam limit, would stuff clams into her boots. Ha! At 7ish or so, we departed for Pulali. We snacked and watched TV. I watched Fringe. And then we watched an episode of The Saint, and then the start of a New Zealand vs France rugby game. The haka that the New Zealanders do is SO NEAT. I think I could get more behind sports if they all chanted and did a power dance of sorts. France sure looked intimidated, and seeing as how they lost, it worked! Huzzah!

I read some of The Sisters Brothers and went to bed.

Today's Portrait Is: Matt Smith.

Saturday:

Woke up to a plate of bacon. Thanks dad! Yay bacon! Made myself a cuppa tea and got to work with the chipper. Hauled wood into the rented chipper. It chipped. I got smacked in the eye with a piece of wood, well eye lid. Could have lost an eye, but I didn't. Thankfully. I need my eyes. Also got smacked in the arm quite a few times. The chipper is a dangerous thing. Took a lunch break with chowder and toast, then back to work with more shredding! Finished. I helped hose down the machine. Spent some time trying to warm up in front of the fire, and was all bundled up on the way home. I still have the sniffles, even after getting into warm clothes and soaking in the hot tub for a long while.

Tomorrow is a work on flash stuff day. Gotta work on my flash stuff. And portraits. But mostly flash.

Today's Portrait Is: John Barrowman.

come on little car, you can do it!

Got up with time to study. Which I sort of did. Glanced at the notes a bit. Ate oatmeal. Drank tea.

I left on time, but unfortunately there was road construction of some unknown nature, so I had to backtrack towards Silverdale and get on the freeway. My car doesn't like being forced into high speeds and sustaining them. Well, sometimes it is quite good. Today it wasn't so good. Very jumpy. Had some trouble shifting and stuff. My car needs to be able to get me to the Bay Area next year, as it is the plan to crash at Nathan's and look for work. But that is a low of high speed driving, and I fear my car having a fit part of the way there. Hmmmn.

In class we did a quick review and then took the test. I got a 96%! Only missed two, which I'm fine with. Back in class we looked at more stuff about scene blocking with scattered characters.

Headed home, and once again I had to take the detour. My car does not like going 60 and then going up hills. Poor thing.

Heloed haul up some wood.

Dinner was delicious! Fish with mushroom sauce and a side of peas, carrots, and potatoes. Yummeh.

Did my laundry. Did my nails. Messed up my nails, so I did them again.

Todays Portrait Is: David Tennant.

itchy again, what the hey

Yaaay got to school and stayed awake all day. Though the first couple hours were a trial. Dad made me lunch, which was totally awesome.

In Illustrator, we went over how to do 3D and perspective grid stuff. I wish I brought headphones, it is hard to focus in that quiet class room.

Flash was a work day. I worked. Got the major techniques sorted. I left early to get to the video meeting. The green screen room wasn't booked. Oops. Found Angelo. Then Tiffany. Then Anya and Jeremy. The club meeting was spent doing some film stuff for a promo video for the club. The ball isn't happening as it seems. Oh well.

Now that it is daylight savings time, I don't drive home with the sun in my eyes. Yippe!

Chicken, potatoes, and beans for dinner. Watched telly. Now I shall sleep. I need it.

Todays Portrait Is: Christopher Eccleston.

time scoots forward too fast

It is VERY late and I still haven't scanned my portraits. Gah. Wha. It took me a while to get to them.

Slept in. Because well, yeah duhh.

I got to class right on time, but that was unneeded because class was delayed due to more computer errors. Chatted with Marcus and Rufus as usual. Even got a few words out of Quiet Eli. Learned a minor bit later on.

Went home. Did nothing. Watched stuff. Thought about things. Ate pot stickers. Watched Glee and some The PJs and Raising Hope.

Now I'm watching Ask Rhod Gilbert. Time flies way too fast.

Todays Portrait Is: Billie Piper.

chilled

Daylight Savings! Sleep in till 1 but it feels like 2. Hahah. Got out of bed to let the doggie in from the cold and crawled back under the blankets.

Didn't turn the heater on nor stoke a fire, so the house was pretty chilly. I wrapped myself up into a blanket and parked it in the computer chair. Ma and pa came home at around 4ish. Dinner was delicious potatoes, chicken, and broccoli. Started queing up my telly. Right now I'm just done with Downton Abbey. So sad. Got a few more to go.

Still not sure what I'll do for the flash final.

I wish blankets wrapped around legs was more fashionable. A lot better than long johns, though then I'd have to bring the blankets with me.

Quiet little day. Cold quiet day.

Tomorrow is a work day. I'll be working to figure out what I'm going to do for my Flash final.

Todays Portrait Is: Colin Baker.

house to myself

Trying to watch Withnail and I and I'm not quite following it. It is a bit deranged. I'd be better off with Ask Rhod Gilbert.

ANYHOO. Slept in a bit. Ma and Pa went off to Pulali Point for the night, but I decided to stay home. Walked Holly. Let Holly in and out and in and out. Watched stuff. Listened to music. Drew some portraits. Kind of lonely actually. And cold, as I accidentally let the fire in the fireplace go out and I couldn't be bothered to make another one.

Tomorrow I'll need to figure out what I'll start doing for the Flash final.

Todays Portrait Is: Peter Davison.