Got up at 9:30 so I could figure out the picnic details. Mom had skittered off to a meditation thing at the Seabeck Conference Grounds for an hour so I had to wait for her return to tell people the plan. Played Plants vs Zombies. Still trying to figure out the save function.
The plan went down as such: at 12:30 we would set out for Fort Worden. Jeanette and Liam were about fifteen minutes behind us. Celia would arrive at 3ish after a meeting. Dorothy and Dan would show when we got there (they have the benefit of living in Port Townsend). Ma, Pa, and myself would visit the grandparents after the picnic.
It was cold so I brought my sweater and coat. Then it warmed up. It warmed and cooled through the day but overall wasn't that bad. We grabbed a table by the beach and put out a cloth and some of our food. Jeanette and Liam arrived and brought chilled soba noodle salad that was delicious! Mom bought a kite and Liam frolicked with it. We chowed down and soon enough Dorothy and Dan showed. We caught up on recent travels, finals, what everyone is up to. Ma made apple pie. Dorothy offered to share her slice but Dan took his own. Good thing because they finished both their piece. It was delicious. We played a little bocce. Liam won. Kid has a good arm. He is also freakishly tall for 6.
Celia didn't arrive till after Jeanette and Liam had headed out. We hugged and hugged some more. Her new hairdo is nice, would like to see it styled. Looks a bit like the second free haircut I got (I've gotten three now). Dad napped on the beach a little and later Celia and Mom napped while Dad, Dan, Dorothy, and Drill-I mean Trill- sat at the picnic table and nibbled on the remainders of the meal.
Eventually, around 5, we packed things up and parted ways. It was a wonderful day. A nice little meal, nice little company. Many hugs.
After we went to Mats Mats and visited grandma and grandpa Spencer. I was barely in the door before they gave me $2 for my comic. Hurray! Eight bucks later and I will make back the paper costs. We all we given another Klondike bar. Mmm! Pa was starting to drift to sleep pretty quick so we cut it short a little early.
I napped on the way back and have since woken myself up by watching The Tonys and catching up on the internet.
A lovely little visit. And people really noticed how long my hair has become.
hi
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Saturday, June 6, 2009
dads home!
Didn't get a good night sleep. Full moon and lots of thoughts of zombies. Oooh. Well not thoughts but dreams.
Played more Plants vs Zombies. And watched Dead Set, this BBC show about a zombie set from the point of view of characters trapped in the Big Brother house. Heh. Lots of zombies. I was expecting it to be more of a comedy but even so it is pretty gnarly. Needed a little break from Band of Brothers.
Didn't get to reading today. Dad came home around 3 and mum and I went to Silverdale to pick him up. He was waiting inside but we didn't notice so we parked. But only for like, 3 minutes. After he came over we went to Costco so he could get his Clive Cussler novel. Then, peckish, we went to Olive Garden. Not so fancy by Portland standards but Portland is Portland and Silverdale is Silverdale and lasagna is lasagna. There were lots of prom kids coming and going. Mom found out she didn't like gnocchi. Booo!! Gnocchi is awesome.
We went home and both mom and pop took naps. Both got up at 5am. I, getting up at 9am, just played on my computer. The weather isn't fun anymore. It is gray and cold and so not perfect for bocce or lawn reading. Not cool mother nature, not cool!
Almost caught up to where I was in Plants and Zombies. Watched another episode of Pushing Daisies with mum when she got up from her nap. Had some juice.
Now I'm actually tired so I'll go to sleep soon. After Conan. Picnic possibilities tomorrow!
Played more Plants vs Zombies. And watched Dead Set, this BBC show about a zombie set from the point of view of characters trapped in the Big Brother house. Heh. Lots of zombies. I was expecting it to be more of a comedy but even so it is pretty gnarly. Needed a little break from Band of Brothers.
Didn't get to reading today. Dad came home around 3 and mum and I went to Silverdale to pick him up. He was waiting inside but we didn't notice so we parked. But only for like, 3 minutes. After he came over we went to Costco so he could get his Clive Cussler novel. Then, peckish, we went to Olive Garden. Not so fancy by Portland standards but Portland is Portland and Silverdale is Silverdale and lasagna is lasagna. There were lots of prom kids coming and going. Mom found out she didn't like gnocchi. Booo!! Gnocchi is awesome.
We went home and both mom and pop took naps. Both got up at 5am. I, getting up at 9am, just played on my computer. The weather isn't fun anymore. It is gray and cold and so not perfect for bocce or lawn reading. Not cool mother nature, not cool!
Almost caught up to where I was in Plants and Zombies. Watched another episode of Pushing Daisies with mum when she got up from her nap. Had some juice.
Now I'm actually tired so I'll go to sleep soon. After Conan. Picnic possibilities tomorrow!
boccelism
Ma was gone again today, but only for a few hours. Almost done with Band of Brothers. Have to finish it to find out who won the second World War, it's a real nail biter!
Dad is coming home tomorrow! Hurray! I'll see him and I'll hug him and then he will pass out from exhaustion for three days like usual.
When mum got home we watched our last 3 Movies 3 Days 3 Dollar movie: Bella. A lovely little story about family and life and whatever. It was good. The portrayal of Jose was great. Wonderful actor. The actress playing Nina was a bit of a drip and not sympathetic at the start. It was a nice little thing.
We had to go to Seabeck to return the movies. Afterwards we went to Barbie's Cafe; a restaurant located on the working part of the pier. I had the French Dip and mom had the Fishwich. An old couple sat next to us and didn't say a word to each other during their entire meal. My bread was a little heavily toasted but it was still good. Perfect size meal. Mum pouted that if Dad were here, he could finish her sandwich. Heheh.
Upon return we tossed a tennis ball a few times for Holly and then played Bocce Ball. We left the palmino (white ball, maybe it is called pamino) in the same place. Mom won 10-3.
Mom and I popped open our respective ice cream pints (Cherry Garcia for mom, Karamel Sutra for Trilly) and popped in The Goonies and relaxed. Well, I started playing Plants vs Zombies but I was watching over the top of my laptop. Heheh. Addictive game. Just gets ore and more challenging! It is well designed as well. Go plants!
Dad is coming home tomorrow! Hurray! I'll see him and I'll hug him and then he will pass out from exhaustion for three days like usual.
When mum got home we watched our last 3 Movies 3 Days 3 Dollar movie: Bella. A lovely little story about family and life and whatever. It was good. The portrayal of Jose was great. Wonderful actor. The actress playing Nina was a bit of a drip and not sympathetic at the start. It was a nice little thing.
We had to go to Seabeck to return the movies. Afterwards we went to Barbie's Cafe; a restaurant located on the working part of the pier. I had the French Dip and mom had the Fishwich. An old couple sat next to us and didn't say a word to each other during their entire meal. My bread was a little heavily toasted but it was still good. Perfect size meal. Mum pouted that if Dad were here, he could finish her sandwich. Heheh.
Upon return we tossed a tennis ball a few times for Holly and then played Bocce Ball. We left the palmino (white ball, maybe it is called pamino) in the same place. Mom won 10-3.
Mom and I popped open our respective ice cream pints (Cherry Garcia for mom, Karamel Sutra for Trilly) and popped in The Goonies and relaxed. Well, I started playing Plants vs Zombies but I was watching over the top of my laptop. Heheh. Addictive game. Just gets ore and more challenging! It is well designed as well. Go plants!
Thursday, June 4, 2009
visitations
Today was the first of hopefully many days of getting out of the house and seeing my dear family.
Noonish or whatever mom and I set out into the bright bright day. Swung through Silverdale with some errands. Another brilliant day. This one was just close to unbearable at times. Bleh.
The new bridge to the other side was open. It's all square and beige and new looking. We were about 10 minutes too late and the bridge was raised for this huge crane tug boat thing to go through. The boat took its sweet time getting through and the bridge stayed up for a looooong time after. Maybe it got stuck a little bit while going up and down. After 20-30 minutes we were able to cross.
Saw Grandma Pedersen up in Port Townsend. Watched Animal Planet and petted the little dog. Mum chatted mostly. It was quiet and the trees were nice.
After Grandma P we visited the Grandparents Spencer. The Luna was in a prime position in the entrance and my Christmas portrait was framed on the TV case. Trillart everywhere! I ate a Klondike bar and we caught up about the happenings. A little bitty hummingbird was going at the feeder. We joked about how all these bears have been seen in Poulsbo and how it might just be the same bear seen a lot of times. Heh. It was a little visit as mom had an appointment.
The bridge was down so we got to Silverdale on time, even a little early! Picked up some Emerald City Smoothies. Mum went to her thing and I walked to the Silverdale Beach and read my book.
Upon our return we relaxed and chilled. So hot. Hot hot. HOOOOT!!
We finished up Talk To Me. It was good. Taraji P Henson stole the movie really. Good performances. I wasn't totally gripped but the movie had some nice moments. S'okay. yeah.
Now mum and I are watching So You Think You Can Dance.
A brilliant sunset had a rainbow on the other side. A few droplets came from the sky and a wind blew. Interesting weather.
Noonish or whatever mom and I set out into the bright bright day. Swung through Silverdale with some errands. Another brilliant day. This one was just close to unbearable at times. Bleh.
The new bridge to the other side was open. It's all square and beige and new looking. We were about 10 minutes too late and the bridge was raised for this huge crane tug boat thing to go through. The boat took its sweet time getting through and the bridge stayed up for a looooong time after. Maybe it got stuck a little bit while going up and down. After 20-30 minutes we were able to cross.
Saw Grandma Pedersen up in Port Townsend. Watched Animal Planet and petted the little dog. Mum chatted mostly. It was quiet and the trees were nice.
After Grandma P we visited the Grandparents Spencer. The Luna was in a prime position in the entrance and my Christmas portrait was framed on the TV case. Trillart everywhere! I ate a Klondike bar and we caught up about the happenings. A little bitty hummingbird was going at the feeder. We joked about how all these bears have been seen in Poulsbo and how it might just be the same bear seen a lot of times. Heh. It was a little visit as mom had an appointment.
The bridge was down so we got to Silverdale on time, even a little early! Picked up some Emerald City Smoothies. Mum went to her thing and I walked to the Silverdale Beach and read my book.
Upon our return we relaxed and chilled. So hot. Hot hot. HOOOOT!!
We finished up Talk To Me. It was good. Taraji P Henson stole the movie really. Good performances. I wasn't totally gripped but the movie had some nice moments. S'okay. yeah.
Now mum and I are watching So You Think You Can Dance.
A brilliant sunset had a rainbow on the other side. A few droplets came from the sky and a wind blew. Interesting weather.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
in and out (not the burger)
My girl in Kansas City seems to be living it up. Karen is all over the place having adventures. Go her!
Mum was working again so I alternated between reading Pygmy and watching Band of Brothers. Now I can tell in Pygmy the parts that are Palahniuk's style. Still, it is a fun read. It wasn't scorching hot, just cozy warm. Sat on the lounge chairs on the lawn. It was nice.
Mum brought home groceries. Helped her put them away. We watched the new season of So You Think You Can Dance. Right now it is wheedling down to the top 20. So You Think You Can Dance is my favorite talent based reality TV show. Mostly because it requires a great deal of actual talent. After that we watched Talk to Me. Well we watched about half of it. Mummy got a bit tired so we'll finish it.
Mum was working again so I alternated between reading Pygmy and watching Band of Brothers. Now I can tell in Pygmy the parts that are Palahniuk's style. Still, it is a fun read. It wasn't scorching hot, just cozy warm. Sat on the lounge chairs on the lawn. It was nice.
Mum brought home groceries. Helped her put them away. We watched the new season of So You Think You Can Dance. Right now it is wheedling down to the top 20. So You Think You Can Dance is my favorite talent based reality TV show. Mostly because it requires a great deal of actual talent. After that we watched Talk to Me. Well we watched about half of it. Mummy got a bit tired so we'll finish it.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
little sketches, saved for 70 years
Mom brought me breakfast in bed. Poached egg on an english muffin with melted cheese. Juice was on the side and the other half of the muffin toasted and buttered for consumption. She brought it in on a little tray, both her meal and mine. She sat on a chair in my room and I sat in bed and we enjoyed the little meal together. Mmm! She had work from noon till seven so off she went.
I sat out on the lawn and read and napped and read some more. Dozed for a little bit. Got some sun but nothing is burned.
I started reading Pygmy, the new book by Palahniuk. It is a little bit of a complex read because the main character doesn't speak good English and is written from his point of view. Still, very enjoyable. Lots of sort of demented stuff Palahniuk is known for. It is half to be expected and the other half is enjoying that it isn't written like most of his other work (I'm thinking of Choke and Lullaby mostly). But still, I'm only 30 pages in.
Ma came home and we went to get Seabeck Pizza. A girl I graduated with was working there, still is working there. I think she worked at Seabeck Pizza when we were in High School. Forgot her name but she remembered me. Megan? I'll look at my yearbook later. Half cheese, half veggie. All thick and delicious. Mmm.
We went for the 3 days 3 movies deal at Seabeck Store. Tonight's movie was King of California, a tale of a young daughter and her slightly mental father and their connection. The dad was set on finding this buried gold and the daughter had to look out for him. It was a little slow but the cinematography was great. Evan Rachel Wood was pretty and Michael Douglas had a wicked beard. Not suggested for everyone but I liked it.
After dinner, Mom and I poured over some of Grandpa John's photo albums from the 40's and print portfolios. Just amazing. Every now and again was a little doodle or sketch of some long forgotten probably inside joke.
I sat out on the lawn and read and napped and read some more. Dozed for a little bit. Got some sun but nothing is burned.
I started reading Pygmy, the new book by Palahniuk. It is a little bit of a complex read because the main character doesn't speak good English and is written from his point of view. Still, very enjoyable. Lots of sort of demented stuff Palahniuk is known for. It is half to be expected and the other half is enjoying that it isn't written like most of his other work (I'm thinking of Choke and Lullaby mostly). But still, I'm only 30 pages in.
Ma came home and we went to get Seabeck Pizza. A girl I graduated with was working there, still is working there. I think she worked at Seabeck Pizza when we were in High School. Forgot her name but she remembered me. Megan? I'll look at my yearbook later. Half cheese, half veggie. All thick and delicious. Mmm.
We went for the 3 days 3 movies deal at Seabeck Store. Tonight's movie was King of California, a tale of a young daughter and her slightly mental father and their connection. The dad was set on finding this buried gold and the daughter had to look out for him. It was a little slow but the cinematography was great. Evan Rachel Wood was pretty and Michael Douglas had a wicked beard. Not suggested for everyone but I liked it.
After dinner, Mom and I poured over some of Grandpa John's photo albums from the 40's and print portfolios. Just amazing. Every now and again was a little doodle or sketch of some long forgotten probably inside joke.
Monday, June 1, 2009
I'd like some freckles please
Sunday:
We slept way way in. I think we decided to go get some breakfast at around 1pm. Heh. A little overcast but still warm. Burger Place was our breakfast/lunch destination. Llyw and I ordered it to go and went to a little picnic area in a nearby park and watched bicyclists go by.
It was a very low key day. There was hammock sitting and chilled mixed drinks to be enjoyed. I had an upset tummy at various points during the day. When the sun went down we folded laundry and watched Derren Brown. Nice little day. Nothing consequential.
Monday:
The loud loud birds woke me up early and kept me up. All too soon Llyw got up for work and I followed suit. I was out the door about fifteen minutes after he left for work and the 66 came 15 minutes late. The Bainbridge Island Ferry was just at the terminal when I arrived so I went with that (even though mom would be late picking me up because the ride to the ferry is longer than the ferry ride itself). I worked on reading The Road once again. It got too tense and scary and I had to put it away for a while till a good time came to pick it up again. And this time was now
The ride and the wait for mom went by real fast with the company of the book. So good. It was a beautiful ride home. Lovely day. Dad is still in Europe till Friday. Booo!! We went home and I saw Holly and Basil. Basil is so fat. Really really big. I'm not sure if she has gained weight or just being away has made me forget how morbidly obese she really is.
Did my laundry. Hung it up on the clothes line. Ma and I sat on the lawn chairs and read from or respective books. Caught up about stuff. We went into Silverdale and got some Origami Sushi. Mmm Origami Sushi. Good stuff. Their caterpillar roll is done up with a little face. It's cute. Deposited a check. Went to World Market and got some digestive bickies. Went to Barnes and Noble and picked up Palahniuk's Pygmy. Summer reading, here I come!
The plants are thriving and overtaking the house. Jade is everywhere. Mom is indicating all the various things she wants me to have if I get the house. I took a lengthy nap later on. Feel like I got some good sun. Mmm.
It's so quiet in Seabeck.
We slept way way in. I think we decided to go get some breakfast at around 1pm. Heh. A little overcast but still warm. Burger Place was our breakfast/lunch destination. Llyw and I ordered it to go and went to a little picnic area in a nearby park and watched bicyclists go by.
It was a very low key day. There was hammock sitting and chilled mixed drinks to be enjoyed. I had an upset tummy at various points during the day. When the sun went down we folded laundry and watched Derren Brown. Nice little day. Nothing consequential.
Monday:
The loud loud birds woke me up early and kept me up. All too soon Llyw got up for work and I followed suit. I was out the door about fifteen minutes after he left for work and the 66 came 15 minutes late. The Bainbridge Island Ferry was just at the terminal when I arrived so I went with that (even though mom would be late picking me up because the ride to the ferry is longer than the ferry ride itself). I worked on reading The Road once again. It got too tense and scary and I had to put it away for a while till a good time came to pick it up again. And this time was now
The ride and the wait for mom went by real fast with the company of the book. So good. It was a beautiful ride home. Lovely day. Dad is still in Europe till Friday. Booo!! We went home and I saw Holly and Basil. Basil is so fat. Really really big. I'm not sure if she has gained weight or just being away has made me forget how morbidly obese she really is.
Did my laundry. Hung it up on the clothes line. Ma and I sat on the lawn chairs and read from or respective books. Caught up about stuff. We went into Silverdale and got some Origami Sushi. Mmm Origami Sushi. Good stuff. Their caterpillar roll is done up with a little face. It's cute. Deposited a check. Went to World Market and got some digestive bickies. Went to Barnes and Noble and picked up Palahniuk's Pygmy. Summer reading, here I come!
The plants are thriving and overtaking the house. Jade is everywhere. Mom is indicating all the various things she wants me to have if I get the house. I took a lengthy nap later on. Feel like I got some good sun. Mmm.
It's so quiet in Seabeck.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Pixar does it again
Saturday wasn't the scorcher Friday was. It was warm but tolerable.
So what does one do on a nice day? Why go to the movies of course! Llyw and I went and saw the new Pixar movie Up at the Neptune Theatre. It was in 3D as well, like with the polarized glasses that make things pop and not that red and blue kind. It was an early afternoon showing and so there were tons of kids. They were not really all that loud. The movie had some trouble starting but once it did the audience was pretty much quiet all the way through. Some adult audiences are never this quiet.
Up was a really wonderful movie. A wonderful little story about an old man attaching balloons to his house and travelling to South America to fulfill his late wife's desire for adventure. There were talking animals and large birds and plenty of heartfelt moments that were not overwrought in the slightest. Highly recommended!
There was lots of sitting around the apartment. We went to Trader Joe's and Safeway and picked up some fixings for dinner. Llyw cooked up a nice little beef stirfry with rice. Mmm, tasty. Then we watched Little Miss Sunshine. A relaxing little day. Maybe we will get out and about today. Who knows.
So what does one do on a nice day? Why go to the movies of course! Llyw and I went and saw the new Pixar movie Up at the Neptune Theatre. It was in 3D as well, like with the polarized glasses that make things pop and not that red and blue kind. It was an early afternoon showing and so there were tons of kids. They were not really all that loud. The movie had some trouble starting but once it did the audience was pretty much quiet all the way through. Some adult audiences are never this quiet.
Up was a really wonderful movie. A wonderful little story about an old man attaching balloons to his house and travelling to South America to fulfill his late wife's desire for adventure. There were talking animals and large birds and plenty of heartfelt moments that were not overwrought in the slightest. Highly recommended!
There was lots of sitting around the apartment. We went to Trader Joe's and Safeway and picked up some fixings for dinner. Llyw cooked up a nice little beef stirfry with rice. Mmm, tasty. Then we watched Little Miss Sunshine. A relaxing little day. Maybe we will get out and about today. Who knows.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
way too much sun for seattle
Woke up at 8, got up at 8:40, and was clean and dressed by 9. Good thing I got an early start because I was informed that the Illustration Juried Show pieces are in a location possibly in danger of getting the ol’ End of Year Schoolwide Dumpster Drop. Mostly it is the classrooms and 3D building that get emptied. Anyway, yeah. Got my stuff together real quick. I was just out the door when I realized I was leaving an hour ahead of time and could probably bike to school and back and not have to deal with lugging my suitcase an extra mile and a half. Good thing too because it was hot out and even being in a light shirt dress and short pants got me over heating.
The pieces were not in the Illustration room. I checked the flat file drawers twice and looked all around but they were not there. Asked other people but no one had a clue. Vanishing juried show pieces! I just had to accept that if they get trashed today, they will. And hope they are hidden enough to survive a couple weeks. Maybe Jen will grab them. The security guy said that they probably won’t get trashed as it is mostly class rooms that are getting emptied and if they are tucked away. Hmm. I just had to accept it and leave because I couldn’t wait around any more minutes.
Power biked home, grabbed my suitcase and backpack and left! The street car was just a 3 minute wait. Perfect timing! A minute more at school would have forced me to walk all the way down to Glisan. Just to street car and from there to the train had me way too sweaty. Bleh. Checked my bag, got some Gatorade, and waited with plenty of time. Better to rush and find you have too much then to rush and keep rushing till you sit down. I don’t do well with sudden compacted stress. Now I am waiting for the train to start so I can go to the dining cart and get an almost proper meal.
The order of the streets in the Alphabetic District, as best as I can remember them:
Ankeny
Burnside
Couch
Davis
Everett
Flanders
Glisan
Hoyt
Irving
Johnson
Kearney
Lovejoy
Marshall
Northrupp
Overton
Pettygrove
Quincy
Raleigh
S?
Thurman
U?
Vaughn
WXYZ?
The hotdog and chocolate milk are sitting quite well in my stomach. At first I was a little queasy, probably because I skipped breakfast and then had to do all these errands. But now, mmm delicious. Watching Forrest Gump and enjoying the ride.
Got to Seattle safe and sound! The 73 was right there when I got to the express tunnel. It didn’t get quite packed but still I made sure that I wasn’t one of those jerks who set their bags next to them to avoid human interaction.
Chris Peeler and I planned to get together for a little bit. He arrived in the U District about 10 minutes after I did. I dropped my bags off at Llyw’s and walked up 43rd and there was my old friend looking all college like in his plaid shirt. We had iced beverages at Sureshot (which advertised air conditioning in the window) then ice cream at Hagen Daz. I had the caramel cone flavor. It was delicious. Gave Chris a copy of my comic and a Lucky Luna and walked him to his bus stop.
Llyw and I went out for Pho. I had the kind with beef. Very delicious. It was a really beautiful night; still warm from the high 80’s sun but not sweaty heat. I wore my new shirt dress I got on my shopping expedition with Karen a week ago. Llyw is going to Ireland for a month and a half! It is through his job and all that. Way cool. Wish I could tag along but I have, ya know, art and stuff to do.
The pieces were not in the Illustration room. I checked the flat file drawers twice and looked all around but they were not there. Asked other people but no one had a clue. Vanishing juried show pieces! I just had to accept that if they get trashed today, they will. And hope they are hidden enough to survive a couple weeks. Maybe Jen will grab them. The security guy said that they probably won’t get trashed as it is mostly class rooms that are getting emptied and if they are tucked away. Hmm. I just had to accept it and leave because I couldn’t wait around any more minutes.
Power biked home, grabbed my suitcase and backpack and left! The street car was just a 3 minute wait. Perfect timing! A minute more at school would have forced me to walk all the way down to Glisan. Just to street car and from there to the train had me way too sweaty. Bleh. Checked my bag, got some Gatorade, and waited with plenty of time. Better to rush and find you have too much then to rush and keep rushing till you sit down. I don’t do well with sudden compacted stress. Now I am waiting for the train to start so I can go to the dining cart and get an almost proper meal.
The order of the streets in the Alphabetic District, as best as I can remember them:
Ankeny
Burnside
Couch
Davis
Everett
Flanders
Glisan
Hoyt
Irving
Johnson
Kearney
Lovejoy
Marshall
Northrupp
Overton
Pettygrove
Quincy
Raleigh
S?
Thurman
U?
Vaughn
WXYZ?
The hotdog and chocolate milk are sitting quite well in my stomach. At first I was a little queasy, probably because I skipped breakfast and then had to do all these errands. But now, mmm delicious. Watching Forrest Gump and enjoying the ride.
Got to Seattle safe and sound! The 73 was right there when I got to the express tunnel. It didn’t get quite packed but still I made sure that I wasn’t one of those jerks who set their bags next to them to avoid human interaction.
Chris Peeler and I planned to get together for a little bit. He arrived in the U District about 10 minutes after I did. I dropped my bags off at Llyw’s and walked up 43rd and there was my old friend looking all college like in his plaid shirt. We had iced beverages at Sureshot (which advertised air conditioning in the window) then ice cream at Hagen Daz. I had the caramel cone flavor. It was delicious. Gave Chris a copy of my comic and a Lucky Luna and walked him to his bus stop.
Llyw and I went out for Pho. I had the kind with beef. Very delicious. It was a really beautiful night; still warm from the high 80’s sun but not sweaty heat. I wore my new shirt dress I got on my shopping expedition with Karen a week ago. Llyw is going to Ireland for a month and a half! It is through his job and all that. Way cool. Wish I could tag along but I have, ya know, art and stuff to do.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
swears and mad stacks of comics
Final round of screenprinting!
Cherish was in the studio with visiting family members. She was doing a print for them based after pictures that the kids drew. A nice little bunch. The design was cool. A little array of kids drawings and adults work.
When I was returning the emulsion to the fridge, I dropped it! It didn't tip but there was a long drop of it that went into the screens. Could have had more that spilled. Just a half cup. It mostly sprayed on the edges and I was quick to wipe it up and wipe it off. When I dropped it, I said a bad word. I don't think the kids were old enough to catch it (and it was more of a cry then a full swear).
One of my screens got water on the emulsion before it had dried so I had to do that one later.
Used a nice blue to do the back cover. No loss of comics there. I didn't loose any with the cover. Enlarged a different panel and made a new design. The copier and computer room is open in the library, just a different set of doors is open.
While I was waiting for the second screen to dry, I used drawing fluid and created a poster for free Yoga on my other screen. A long design to go on these scraps I found. Could have been neater but it does stand out as handmade. I printed the posters while waiting for Matt to show up. Got the covers done in what seemed like record time. Printed so many of the Yoga fliers. I'll put more up when I come back to Portland.
I have 82 total comics to sell once again! Hurray! 82 comics x 8 different images needing to be printer = 656 pulls. Probably closer to 700 based on number of prints that didn't work out.
When Matt showed, I cleaned my screen. I was just giving him a little screen demo. He is borrowing mine for a little bit while I'm out of town and needed to be refreshed on wear and care. Or something. Anyway, he bought me Quizno's in exchange for the brief screen loan. Whoo!
Rode home. I inflated my tires last night so my baby is like a dream again. Packing my suitcase. I'm not bringing my whole portfolio up. Next time, when I am up in August I will bring my work. I do have some comics stowed away for people with $2.
Tomorrow I take the train up to Seattle. Supposed to be in the 80's. Nice!
6/8
Another day mostly spent in the lab (well, I say mostly but what I mean is only 7 hours).
The emulsion was filled! Brand new, pretty and pliable. Spread it all across my screens. I was feeling a bit rushed so I did rush it a little. Exposed and then washed them before they were really dry. It only caused some minor rippling on one of the screens and so one of the pages has some slight imperfections. Oh well.
Tricia was printing some cake boxes and business cards. Someone took one of her Thesis books because a sign said take one and the take one was indicating her business cards, which were all gone. Dang!
Some dudes printed some portfolio covers and posters. They were nice. I think one was named Justin.
Ali printed some patches for Last Thursday.
I just print, print, printed. The numbers are looking to be the high 80's. Pretty good. The last color turned this hideous poo color instead of this pink. I should have changed colors when it became clear that it wasn't going to look good but I kept with it. A lot of them had blowout (too much ink went through the screen). Oh well, I'm selling hand printed comics for cheap so no one can complain. Hear that!
I want to redesign the cover for the second printing, but that just means getting access to the copier. If it can be done, I'll do it.
Worked for so long with just some smart puffs, chocolate milk, cookies, and root beer to keep me going.
Gabe made a lovely little pasta dinner. Mmm!
Finishing up printing tomorrow. Then packing!
The emulsion was filled! Brand new, pretty and pliable. Spread it all across my screens. I was feeling a bit rushed so I did rush it a little. Exposed and then washed them before they were really dry. It only caused some minor rippling on one of the screens and so one of the pages has some slight imperfections. Oh well.
Tricia was printing some cake boxes and business cards. Someone took one of her Thesis books because a sign said take one and the take one was indicating her business cards, which were all gone. Dang!
Some dudes printed some portfolio covers and posters. They were nice. I think one was named Justin.
Ali printed some patches for Last Thursday.
I just print, print, printed. The numbers are looking to be the high 80's. Pretty good. The last color turned this hideous poo color instead of this pink. I should have changed colors when it became clear that it wasn't going to look good but I kept with it. A lot of them had blowout (too much ink went through the screen). Oh well, I'm selling hand printed comics for cheap so no one can complain. Hear that!
I want to redesign the cover for the second printing, but that just means getting access to the copier. If it can be done, I'll do it.
Worked for so long with just some smart puffs, chocolate milk, cookies, and root beer to keep me going.
Gabe made a lovely little pasta dinner. Mmm!
Finishing up printing tomorrow. Then packing!
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
still only $2! (or should I raise it to $3?)
Gabe hand made some pita bread and for breakfast I had a chicken, tomato, lettuce, mayo, pita bread sandwich. Mmm it was quite good! Well it was more like a late lunch. I didn't eat it till I got to school and was waiting for my screens to dry.
I left my main keys at home because Katie was gone and Gabe needed to get in and out. He was going to be around the apartment all day so no big thing. Dominic offered to help me print, so that was awesome. Yay.
The emulsion was down to a half inch worth of viscous dregs. I barely got enough out of the tub to fill the width of the trough spreader. Most of my screens I had to apply the emulsion with a piece of card. See, to put the emulsion on the screen you first pour it into a little handheld trough and then it evens out and with one swipe you can get it nice and covered. But it needs to move and not have chunks to do it easily. I managed to get just enough to cover my three screens. Took some work but I did it.
Used my old transfers and it all went on okay. Dominic stopped by to help when I was in the middle of my first page. He printed the second page and when I used up my pile of paper I printed on the ones he printed and when he finished printing his pile he did the ones I did. We met in the middle and we got about 90 comics done in about an hour and a half. Well 2 pages done. Hurray!
Michaela, Dom's gal, stopped by. I offered her a Luna but she said she already had one that someone have left behind! Well so sad for that person who left it but great that it is found art! Ali was also in. We all talked zines and selling and buying and plans for the symposium.
I did the third by myself and that was very much slow going but not so bad. 3/8 pages done! The second printing looks to probably be about the same number as the first (70). Lost a couple here and there. This one has more green and blue in its colors and I might change the cover. Include a little subheading that says second printing. Boast how well it sold. Heh.
Plan to do another three tomorrow. The emulsion is out, sure, but I think there was a little canister of the green variety. Well I saw it, I just didn't know if it belonged to anyone. No name. I'll give it a shot, I won't use that much as I tend to scrape as much back into the tub as possible. Some people are very wasteful and just wash out the trough with it still mostly full. Bah!
There was a second reception for the MFA Thesis Show so I grabbed some snacks. Talked to Matt and wished Andy a happy birthday. Then I went home. Gabe lowered my keys down on a fishing line from our balcony. Tom was visiting. After printing I was pretty wiped out so I just ate and kicked back. More printing tomorrow! Want to get another 3 pages done. Then 2 the next day. That way I can return and sell plenty back to my dear family!
I left my main keys at home because Katie was gone and Gabe needed to get in and out. He was going to be around the apartment all day so no big thing. Dominic offered to help me print, so that was awesome. Yay.
The emulsion was down to a half inch worth of viscous dregs. I barely got enough out of the tub to fill the width of the trough spreader. Most of my screens I had to apply the emulsion with a piece of card. See, to put the emulsion on the screen you first pour it into a little handheld trough and then it evens out and with one swipe you can get it nice and covered. But it needs to move and not have chunks to do it easily. I managed to get just enough to cover my three screens. Took some work but I did it.
Used my old transfers and it all went on okay. Dominic stopped by to help when I was in the middle of my first page. He printed the second page and when I used up my pile of paper I printed on the ones he printed and when he finished printing his pile he did the ones I did. We met in the middle and we got about 90 comics done in about an hour and a half. Well 2 pages done. Hurray!
Michaela, Dom's gal, stopped by. I offered her a Luna but she said she already had one that someone have left behind! Well so sad for that person who left it but great that it is found art! Ali was also in. We all talked zines and selling and buying and plans for the symposium.
I did the third by myself and that was very much slow going but not so bad. 3/8 pages done! The second printing looks to probably be about the same number as the first (70). Lost a couple here and there. This one has more green and blue in its colors and I might change the cover. Include a little subheading that says second printing. Boast how well it sold. Heh.
Plan to do another three tomorrow. The emulsion is out, sure, but I think there was a little canister of the green variety. Well I saw it, I just didn't know if it belonged to anyone. No name. I'll give it a shot, I won't use that much as I tend to scrape as much back into the tub as possible. Some people are very wasteful and just wash out the trough with it still mostly full. Bah!
There was a second reception for the MFA Thesis Show so I grabbed some snacks. Talked to Matt and wished Andy a happy birthday. Then I went home. Gabe lowered my keys down on a fishing line from our balcony. Tom was visiting. After printing I was pretty wiped out so I just ate and kicked back. More printing tomorrow! Want to get another 3 pages done. Then 2 the next day. That way I can return and sell plenty back to my dear family!
Monday, May 25, 2009
come June 1st, I'll be rocking Puget Sound.
My first sleep in past noon!
Today was a lovely day but I wanted to get a start on printing so I tried to round up someone to assist me. Jason was foolish enough to agree to learn how to print. Hahaha. Anyway, he came in from Beaverton and walked down to school.
And it was one of the two days of the year that campus is actually closed! Memorial day! Argh! What a scam. It is also Towel Day for all the hoopy froods out there.
So we went and got ice cream and watched all the kids play in the fountain. I had a root beer float and he had the hazel nut type. We walked down to the waterfront and walked down waterfront park. The Rose City Festival is going on but the rides didn't look fun and we didn't feel like paying to get in. So we just walked past the festival. A late lunch was enjoyed at Rock Bottom Brewery. I tried the Morrison St. Stout. It was creamy and delicious. With it I had the Sonoma Chicken wrap. Tasty also. Good fries. We sat in the outdoor area and shared a time people watching.
Nice little day, even if I didn't get to print.
And I heard back about the internship, sorta. Rustin still wants to meet and see how the internship would work, but he is in Queens for the next few weeks. Just as well because Trillian is coming home to Washington! I'll be up in Seattle for a couple days then on Monday I shall hop the ferry over and return to beloved Seabeck.
Today was a lovely day but I wanted to get a start on printing so I tried to round up someone to assist me. Jason was foolish enough to agree to learn how to print. Hahaha. Anyway, he came in from Beaverton and walked down to school.
And it was one of the two days of the year that campus is actually closed! Memorial day! Argh! What a scam. It is also Towel Day for all the hoopy froods out there.
So we went and got ice cream and watched all the kids play in the fountain. I had a root beer float and he had the hazel nut type. We walked down to the waterfront and walked down waterfront park. The Rose City Festival is going on but the rides didn't look fun and we didn't feel like paying to get in. So we just walked past the festival. A late lunch was enjoyed at Rock Bottom Brewery. I tried the Morrison St. Stout. It was creamy and delicious. With it I had the Sonoma Chicken wrap. Tasty also. Good fries. We sat in the outdoor area and shared a time people watching.
Nice little day, even if I didn't get to print.
And I heard back about the internship, sorta. Rustin still wants to meet and see how the internship would work, but he is in Queens for the next few weeks. Just as well because Trillian is coming home to Washington! I'll be up in Seattle for a couple days then on Monday I shall hop the ferry over and return to beloved Seabeck.
Sunday, May 24, 2009
almost like a cliche afternoon
I had a cup of tea very late last night and couldn't get a good wink of sleep. Argh! Oh well. Just read from my Encyclopedia of Death and watched bits of the sunset. It was pretty.
Oatmeal and tea for breakfast. Mmm.
Jen and I got together to watch The Brothers Bloom, the new movie by Rian Johnson (he directed Brick). It was the early showing. A brilliant beautiful day. Almost hate to waste a part of it inside, but hey I got to see it for free with a groovy chick so yay.
Brothers Bloom was as good as I expected it to be and even better. When it was delightful, it was perfectly so and when it was serious it carried that well. It had the right blend of characters and reality while suspending disbelief. A lovely little romance story. It is about two con men brothers, Stephen and Bloom (Mark Ruffalo and Adrien Brody, respectively) who plan one last con on this rich shut in (Rachel Weisz). They travel the globe and have an adventure with their silent Japanese demolitions expert. It was really nice. Highly enjoyable but not fluffer. The color was nice, the costumes were impeccable. I just want to watch it again!
When I walked back along the park blocks I saw:
Three young boys skateboarding and one of them was working up the courage to skate down some stairs.
A small group of outdoor yoga enthusiasts.
Lots of chalk art.
"Capitalism allows creative freedom" written in chalk.
Old folks taking a slow meander.
Young folks playing guitars.
People staring at the clouds from a spot on the grass.
It was all very serene.
Then I ate a bunch of ice cream! Yay!
Rested a little and then went to check out the BFA/MFA Thesis show. It was crowded and I was anxious from almost the first minute being there. Lots of people drinking free wine and mingling in nice clothes. I just sweated and had a hard time focusing and didn't really want to talk to anyone. Lots of neat work, lots of confusing conceptual stuff, and of course a few, "Lookitme I'm breaking the barriers of sexual identity!" things. It was far too crowded to properly enjoy. So I got outta there (talked to Jon and Jim a little) and rode home as fast as I could.
Talked to mom who has some bread from San Fransisco that she is going to eat all by herself in Seabeck! Someone, quick, visit her!
Watched No Heroics, a show Colin suggested. Real life lazy super hero type show. British people, the Nathan Barley crew.
So tired. Time for night night.
Oatmeal and tea for breakfast. Mmm.
Jen and I got together to watch The Brothers Bloom, the new movie by Rian Johnson (he directed Brick). It was the early showing. A brilliant beautiful day. Almost hate to waste a part of it inside, but hey I got to see it for free with a groovy chick so yay.
Brothers Bloom was as good as I expected it to be and even better. When it was delightful, it was perfectly so and when it was serious it carried that well. It had the right blend of characters and reality while suspending disbelief. A lovely little romance story. It is about two con men brothers, Stephen and Bloom (Mark Ruffalo and Adrien Brody, respectively) who plan one last con on this rich shut in (Rachel Weisz). They travel the globe and have an adventure with their silent Japanese demolitions expert. It was really nice. Highly enjoyable but not fluffer. The color was nice, the costumes were impeccable. I just want to watch it again!
When I walked back along the park blocks I saw:
Three young boys skateboarding and one of them was working up the courage to skate down some stairs.
A small group of outdoor yoga enthusiasts.
Lots of chalk art.
"Capitalism allows creative freedom" written in chalk.
Old folks taking a slow meander.
Young folks playing guitars.
People staring at the clouds from a spot on the grass.
It was all very serene.
Then I ate a bunch of ice cream! Yay!
Rested a little and then went to check out the BFA/MFA Thesis show. It was crowded and I was anxious from almost the first minute being there. Lots of people drinking free wine and mingling in nice clothes. I just sweated and had a hard time focusing and didn't really want to talk to anyone. Lots of neat work, lots of confusing conceptual stuff, and of course a few, "Lookitme I'm breaking the barriers of sexual identity!" things. It was far too crowded to properly enjoy. So I got outta there (talked to Jon and Jim a little) and rode home as fast as I could.
Talked to mom who has some bread from San Fransisco that she is going to eat all by herself in Seabeck! Someone, quick, visit her!
Watched No Heroics, a show Colin suggested. Real life lazy super hero type show. British people, the Nathan Barley crew.
So tired. Time for night night.
The Road. So good.
It is 2:20 am and I had to force myself to put down The Road. I am like, 230 pages into it! I knocked off well over half of it in a day. I'm such a slow reader and it is hard for something to grab me this much to just keep going no matter how long I take reading it. So good. I was up late reading it and just the morning I spent reading. I had a stuffy nose so I took a decongestant but it made me way too drowsy and I fell asleep for quite a few many hours.
I didn't plan to do this little today but then again, I didn't really have plans.
But I'm having fun not focusing at all. Tomorrow there is the opening of the thesis shows so I'll have to leave for that.
Gabe's friend Chaz visited and we all hung out and talked about British TV, comics, travels, and whatever else came to mind. Sat about enjoying a mild night.
And eating ice cream. Mmm. Mini drumsticks rock!
The tension in The Road is insane. Right now he is just scavenging this boat and the tide is coming in and he just keeps looking for more and more! Sometimes they stay for so little time in one place and too long in others. It is a post apocalyptic tale about a father and son going across the burned land and trying to find the coast. It is so tense and I know that next time I sit down to read it, I'll finish it.
I didn't plan to do this little today but then again, I didn't really have plans.
But I'm having fun not focusing at all. Tomorrow there is the opening of the thesis shows so I'll have to leave for that.
Gabe's friend Chaz visited and we all hung out and talked about British TV, comics, travels, and whatever else came to mind. Sat about enjoying a mild night.
And eating ice cream. Mmm. Mini drumsticks rock!
The tension in The Road is insane. Right now he is just scavenging this boat and the tide is coming in and he just keeps looking for more and more! Sometimes they stay for so little time in one place and too long in others. It is a post apocalyptic tale about a father and son going across the burned land and trying to find the coast. It is so tense and I know that next time I sit down to read it, I'll finish it.
Saturday, May 23, 2009
the one, the only: Karen Berger!
As you may have read, my friend Karen has headed off to Kansas City for a summer internship with Hammerpress Studio. The picture above is her multi-juried show accepted piece "The Legendary Hank Williams Jr.". It won the Bronze award in the Illustration Juried Show.
She will be writing about her adventures in her own blog (and hopefully by promoting it here, she won't laze about with it):
http://toperceive.blogspot.com/
moving out in august?
Guess what?
What?
Karen, Adam, Phil, and Andy are trying to get a house in NW Nob Hill district! And they have asked if I want to go in with them. It is five bedrooms, two living room, two bathroom. I agreed to do it, nothing it for certain right now but I figured I should give it a shot. It is considerably cheaper than The Goose and in a good area and we might be able to set up a silk screen printing studio in the basement. It is about time to move out methinks. My lease is up in August. I filled out a part of the form. Give it a shot. Why not? There is still a lot up in the air right now, it isn't solidified. I haven't put money down.
Gabe made this noodle shrimp cabbage dish for Nathalie's barbecue. Karen and I drove together. Hit some hella traffic but got there alright. Terry, Colin, Amanda, Ursula, Ursula's roommate, Nat's twin Katie, Matt, Bryan, BT, and Megan were there. A nice little crowd. We ate barbecue food prepared by Nathalie's uncle (or was it her dad? Her parents and an Aunt and Uncle set were there and I couldn't quite tell them apart). Chatted nerd stuff and drew a little. Nathalie lives up on 43rd in a nice little house filled neighborhood.
When it got a chilly, we grouped together in the basement and played Taboo. Nice little party game but tricky to get the hold of it. Terry killed it, as did Ursula.
Karen left early because she is off to Kansas City tomorrow. Bye bye Karen! Ursula, her roomie, and Amanda left to a bar that held another graduation party. Terry, Colin, and Matt all departed for whichever reason. Bryan had to meet his girlfriend for something. It got dark. Nathalie loaned us sweaters. I was one of the last to leave. Walked by my lonesome the 10 blocks to the Max Station on 43rd. It was running a bit late but getting back was pretty much uneventful. Portland is safe.
Jason was in the Goose Hollow area (his friend Sandeep lives in a complex about two blocks from my apartment) so when I got back we hung out for a little while. Not too long as he had to catch the Max out to Beaverton.
Need to plan when I want to go home. I don't want to think about internship till I sort out my visit to Washington first (I want to see all yall, Christmas wasn't much of a visit). I don't want to go home till I know what to draw while home so that when I get back to Portland I can get right to printing for the Zine Symposium in July. I want to print a second run of my comic before I go home. I have a week left of free time in the printing studio before I have to pay the summer use fee.
Need to make a list.
What?
Karen, Adam, Phil, and Andy are trying to get a house in NW Nob Hill district! And they have asked if I want to go in with them. It is five bedrooms, two living room, two bathroom. I agreed to do it, nothing it for certain right now but I figured I should give it a shot. It is considerably cheaper than The Goose and in a good area and we might be able to set up a silk screen printing studio in the basement. It is about time to move out methinks. My lease is up in August. I filled out a part of the form. Give it a shot. Why not? There is still a lot up in the air right now, it isn't solidified. I haven't put money down.
Gabe made this noodle shrimp cabbage dish for Nathalie's barbecue. Karen and I drove together. Hit some hella traffic but got there alright. Terry, Colin, Amanda, Ursula, Ursula's roommate, Nat's twin Katie, Matt, Bryan, BT, and Megan were there. A nice little crowd. We ate barbecue food prepared by Nathalie's uncle (or was it her dad? Her parents and an Aunt and Uncle set were there and I couldn't quite tell them apart). Chatted nerd stuff and drew a little. Nathalie lives up on 43rd in a nice little house filled neighborhood.
When it got a chilly, we grouped together in the basement and played Taboo. Nice little party game but tricky to get the hold of it. Terry killed it, as did Ursula.
Karen left early because she is off to Kansas City tomorrow. Bye bye Karen! Ursula, her roomie, and Amanda left to a bar that held another graduation party. Terry, Colin, and Matt all departed for whichever reason. Bryan had to meet his girlfriend for something. It got dark. Nathalie loaned us sweaters. I was one of the last to leave. Walked by my lonesome the 10 blocks to the Max Station on 43rd. It was running a bit late but getting back was pretty much uneventful. Portland is safe.
Jason was in the Goose Hollow area (his friend Sandeep lives in a complex about two blocks from my apartment) so when I got back we hung out for a little while. Not too long as he had to catch the Max out to Beaverton.
Need to plan when I want to go home. I don't want to think about internship till I sort out my visit to Washington first (I want to see all yall, Christmas wasn't much of a visit). I don't want to go home till I know what to draw while home so that when I get back to Portland I can get right to printing for the Zine Symposium in July. I want to print a second run of my comic before I go home. I have a week left of free time in the printing studio before I have to pay the summer use fee.
Need to make a list.
Friday, May 22, 2009
happy three one!
Okay so the rafting trip was bust. Even a little picnic was bust. It all fell through. But it also wasn't that brilliant of a day. Not super boiling hot where you just HAVE to find relief, so no big lost.
Had a restless morning. Got up early. Read. Ate a late lunch. Not much happened. Karen helped me move my art from her car to my apartment.
It was Gabe's birthday so there was a little get together at Scooter's. Tom came down from Washington for it. Gabe's friend Chaz was there. Super nerd. We drank and talked and took pictures of ourselves making funny faces. We walked back and Gabe went to sleep and Katie, Tom, and I are going to watch Pineapple Express. Yay. Mmm.
I made Gabe a little card with lots of Luna drawings. Katie made him this photoshop card where she put their faces on these Japanese girls from a fashion mag. Really silly, really lovely.
Had a restless morning. Got up early. Read. Ate a late lunch. Not much happened. Karen helped me move my art from her car to my apartment.
It was Gabe's birthday so there was a little get together at Scooter's. Tom came down from Washington for it. Gabe's friend Chaz was there. Super nerd. We drank and talked and took pictures of ourselves making funny faces. We walked back and Gabe went to sleep and Katie, Tom, and I are going to watch Pineapple Express. Yay. Mmm.
I made Gabe a little card with lots of Luna drawings. Katie made him this photoshop card where she put their faces on these Japanese girls from a fashion mag. Really silly, really lovely.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
I did good shopping!
Who was it that said I should be hitting the pavement in regards to my internship? Do you guys want me to visit home or not? And it hasn't even been a week since I got out of school! Let me relax a little, it was a very stressful semester!
Anyway, so I relaxed today. Karen and I got together to do some summer shopping. Got the blue with white polka dot bikini from Old Navy that I wanted (I scoped out the website ahead of time). Also grabbed some flip flops and some plain tees from the sale wall. Mmm five dollar teeshirts. Forever 21 provided a cute shirt dress. Gap provided another 5 dollar tee. I looked at all the cute full priced things with sadness in my eyes. Sadness that they are once again priced too high for a student with no discount. Karen did some intense grabbing though. Lucky girl.
I wore my UV reactive teeshirt. The color shows up real quick and fades just as fast. And it takes bright light to react so it is hard to show off when it isn't bright outside. Still, I dig it.
After frolicking around Lloyd Center like a bunch of high school girls, we went to Hot Lips and then to school. I transported my locker contents and most of my. Oh dang, forgot to unload the woodblock drawer. I'll have to remember to do that. Anyway, unloaded my silk screen drawer. Left behind the comic paper and transfers for when I do a second printing. Having just seven left, I'm not cool with that. I want to have more to sell and pass around.
Took the streetcar home and lounged around.
At 8pm was a technical Munchkin Party. I didn't know it was a potluck of sorts so I grabbed the left over caramel corn that Gabe made a while ago. Phil made very spicy pasta sauce and I cried a little while eating it. Robin and I walked to Safeway and grabbed some chips and dip. Mmmm. We ended up watching movies to increase Robin's pop culture knowledge. Spaceballs was followed by Mystery Science Theatre 3000: Space Mutiny. Karen dyed her hair to be a smoother blonde. Looks good.
The rafting trip has been demoted to a maybe swimming trip to maybe a not happening at all trip. We'll see.
Anyway, so I relaxed today. Karen and I got together to do some summer shopping. Got the blue with white polka dot bikini from Old Navy that I wanted (I scoped out the website ahead of time). Also grabbed some flip flops and some plain tees from the sale wall. Mmm five dollar teeshirts. Forever 21 provided a cute shirt dress. Gap provided another 5 dollar tee. I looked at all the cute full priced things with sadness in my eyes. Sadness that they are once again priced too high for a student with no discount. Karen did some intense grabbing though. Lucky girl.
I wore my UV reactive teeshirt. The color shows up real quick and fades just as fast. And it takes bright light to react so it is hard to show off when it isn't bright outside. Still, I dig it.
After frolicking around Lloyd Center like a bunch of high school girls, we went to Hot Lips and then to school. I transported my locker contents and most of my. Oh dang, forgot to unload the woodblock drawer. I'll have to remember to do that. Anyway, unloaded my silk screen drawer. Left behind the comic paper and transfers for when I do a second printing. Having just seven left, I'm not cool with that. I want to have more to sell and pass around.
Took the streetcar home and lounged around.
At 8pm was a technical Munchkin Party. I didn't know it was a potluck of sorts so I grabbed the left over caramel corn that Gabe made a while ago. Phil made very spicy pasta sauce and I cried a little while eating it. Robin and I walked to Safeway and grabbed some chips and dip. Mmmm. We ended up watching movies to increase Robin's pop culture knowledge. Spaceballs was followed by Mystery Science Theatre 3000: Space Mutiny. Karen dyed her hair to be a smoother blonde. Looks good.
The rafting trip has been demoted to a maybe swimming trip to maybe a not happening at all trip. We'll see.
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