feeling better this day around

Got up at 9am to watch Doctor Who online with some other people across the globe. What an exciting life I lead. But hey, it got me out of bed bright and early!

Ma and pa were gone, so I just had tea and toast and then ramen with egg and juice and biscuits and stuff and sat and watched telly and thought about my life. Felt less morose than I did yesterday, about it all.

Had a really nice bath. A piping hot one. With fizzies! Such a hot bath.

I kept warm till ma and pa returned. Pa made a fire and some grilled cheese. We watched Portlandia. A bit of it hit a little too close to home, but oh well.

Now it is nearing midnight, but it feels much later. Tomorrow I shall get up and watch Sherlock. And then go hang with my friend Jared, his wife Jamie, and their kids Marlowe and Eleanor. A plan! A something to be done! Love it!

nothing again

I'm getting into such a mood. Buhhg.

Got up noonish. Didn't get up to much, even though I should.

We went out to dinner at the ale place in the Silverdale mall. My mac and cheese was okay.

We played a game of tetris. Tomorrow Ma and Pa will be gone doing something.

uh huh

Another day lacking accomplishment.

Did my internet thing downstairs in the green chair. Ate some cookies. And quesedilla for dinner. And poached egg on toast with melted cheese for breakfast. Did my laundry. Folded my laundry.

Yup.

slack bad trill

Still getting used to the idea that I can move my laptop from place to place much easier than I could before.

Helped dad with wood. Kept the fire stoked. Planned to do stuff...but ended up not doing it. I'm having a motivation problem. A major one. Not sure if I'll be able to get down to California for my birthday.

It is getting cold.

Dad made awesome burgers.

Watched Portlandia and Sherlock with mom.

gotsa start

Brought my car into the dealer. Traded it in. Now I am a Prius driver. There was a blue Prius 2 at the dealer. Apparently Ma and Pa wanted a 2, but went up to a 3 because they didn't know the former would be in. And blue is special. Oh well. Nate has a 2. Parents have to have the fancier car. It is a rule.

Another lazy day across the board in respect to other things. Watched some Doctor Who earlier on. Watched some other stuff later on. Need to draw. Need to work on my resume. Need to get it together.

Kinda scared to begin this life thing. Once I pack up, then it gets real.

something old, something new, nothing borrowed but its BLUE!

Ma and pa were gone all day, but they came back with a shiny new Prius! A blue one. A discontinued color. So it will draw lots of attention. Woo! They were gone, so I just relaxed at home. Didn't do much else. Did a couple doodles.

Dinner was fish and taters and broccoli. Yum.

Ma and I watched Downton Abbey. Now she is all caught up.

Damn, I need to get on the ball.

up earlier and out and about

Managed to get up earlier, because I stuck a note on my phone saying "Sherlock @ 12:30". If you know how to do it, one can watch television shows as they air live in foreign countries. Which is what I did. Got up, had some toast and tea. Got the video playing, and got into a wee chatroom with some awesome fellow Sherlock nerds. OH what an episode. The quality wasn't the best, but the company I had while watching it was tops.

After that, ma, pa and myself went to town! We went to Heartland Toyota and looked at Priuses. The plan seems to be to trade in my old Contour. I'll get our old Prius. Works for me. We didn't get the Prius just yet. After that we went to the Lions Park and walked about. Did we do something between that? I forget. From there we went to Best Buy, where Ma got a quite swish camera. I ran into my friend Jared, who I met in Japanese class at Olympic College way back when I was 16. Nearly eight years ago. Damn. But yeah, that was cool! He is in town for a bit. His wife gave birth to his daughter Eleanor. Lovely name, if I do say so.

We parted ways, and we went to McDonald's for a quick lazy dinner. Then we saw War Horse. It had some really good moments, some lovely cinematography, great casting, some really sad moments, but it also dragged at times. Still, another long Spielberg war epic. But he knows what he is doing.

Got back 9:40ish. It was nice to be out and about, even if I was just tagging along with Ma and Pa. So tomorrow is Monday, eh? I'll do something with it.

uno mas?

Downton Abbey is playing on the external monitor. Ma has twice said "one more episode?" How can I deny her? It is a darn good season.

Slept in. Had some tea and oatmeal. Felt a bit odd all day. Need more veggies. Had rice and seaweed for lunch. Dinner was chicken and green bean casserole. Watched Russian Sherlock Holmes. Laid back day. Worked on a list of things to achieve and things to pack. Talked to Beth a bit.

Downton Abbey is a darn good show. Love the second season. It is quite the good one.

AHh without the portrait project, I haven't drawn in a day or so. Tomorrow is the new Sherlock episode!

time with ma

Got up at around noonish. Had some cheerios and tea. Brought my laptop down, because now I am no longer tethered to the monitor, nor am I restricted by the lack of charge my laptop battery holds. Whoo! At 2:30ish, Mom and I ran some errands and listened to Cabin Pressure. Went into Silverdale and got hot tub salt. Got some prescriptions filled in Poulsbo and then ate some crepe. Got some food at Trader Joe's and then back home! Soaked in the hot tub. I had some rice and seaweed for a late dinner.

Oh and got my piece for the magazine signed off as all done, so hurray! My first real artist job and it turned out awesome! Whooo! Can't wait to see it in print now.

Hmmm. Time to get cracking with deciding what to do next.

bring on the blue

Went to bed quite late, or rather early, and got up at my usual time, however begrudgingly. Slowly got up to speed at around 4pm, and worked on till 8ish, when I finished my piece for the magazine. I can't tell if I like it or not though. It seems a bit messy, but thats also because I'm looking at it in super big resolution. AHh. Yeah.

Had some toast and nutella for breakfast. And tea. Had some pasta and salad for dinner. Mmm vegetables. Now I have some more tea, but sleepy time tea. I think I'll try getting to bed at a decenter hour. Next week: time to make a game plan for the Bay Area. Ohheee!!

Oh, I also transferred everything over to my new computer. Right now I have a kickin' dual monitor set up, with whatever I plan to watch (right now: Sherlock) on the big screen and this screen for Facebook and Reddit and Blogger and whatever else. It is pretty awesome. I adjusted the settings on the big monitor a bit, because I noticed it was dim and yellowish compared to this screen. Huzzah!

Sad to put aside my old computer, though I'll keep it around. It still works and could serve a role of backup computer/stay at home/dvd player. I could have it run tasks so that it isn't all happening on this computer. Of course I'll have to get an external monitor, but I think Nate was planning on getting a new one anyway. Hmmn.

Okay, time to relax!

goodbye Heart of Gold, hello Bistromath

My new computer arrived! A little blue HP, not quite as pretty as my silver and white Dell, but considerably more powerful, with more space and youth to its hardware. Gots to replace computers before they implode and you lose everything. Not that I was in danger of that, just wanted to avoid that situation. Plus my old laptop's screen is black. Plus I'll be moving, so new start needs some new technology.

It is taking hours to transfer files over. It goes much faster from the external drives to the new computer. Just getting stuff off the old computer onto the drives, uhg. I have pictures transferred, working on some written things and audiobooks now. Photos can be a real doozy, now that digital resolution tends to be so high. AHh, oh well. Since I have this laptop to work off of while waiting, it's all good. Though I need to work on my magazine piece.

Had a good chat with art director this morning. Then went back to bed. AHh. So warm.

Mellowed out. My computer arrived so the rest of the evening was spent with that. I think after this last batch of transferring, I'll work on my piece. I need to figure out if our scanner goes up to 300dpi. If it doesn't, I'll need to go in to an Office Max type place and get it scanned there. Guuh. Gotta do what ya gotta do.

it is a Tuesday, what more do you want?

I figured that if I set the alarm volume on my phone to a higher volume, it wakes me up more. Got up around noon instead of 1-2ish. Whee.

Had some cheerios and tea. Drew a bit. Chilled a bit. Got an email about the sketches I sent for this assignment I'm working on. Edited and redid the text as per the suggestions. Emailed the new look of the thing. Tomorrow I will have a quick call and then everything should be finalized and painted and sent off, ohh la la!

Watched some Star Trek and Twilight Zone and some Mission Impossible 3. A lot of sitting around. Tomorrow I shall finish my assignment for ze magazine, and when it is available for purchase, I'll tell y'all to go buy it! And then the next thing to do is to get on with my life.

sketchy

Oh it is weird to not post what portrait I did. It is like some void. But since I feel like drawing, I shall draw more.

I spent a really sluggishly productive day. I drew a bit. Watched a bit. Drew some more. Thought about sketching. Listened to music. Drank tea. Ate soup. Ate caramels. Got my sketch and text done. I could be done with this piece by tomorrow night, provided the feedback is good. Never Mind the Buzzcocks and Mock the Week was my queue for the day. Didn't watch Sherlock again. Tomorrow I'll likely do that.

It was rainy and sucky. Power flickered but didn't go fully out.

Been in a weird funk all day. But I got stuff done.

new years! 2012 begins!

The last portrait is a self portrait. Last verse, same as the very first.

December 31st:

Slept in till 1pmish. Ah. It was nice. The house was a bit chilly. I got my tights on, my dress on, put my hair in hot rollers, and got all my stuff together. Planned to catch the 5:30 into Seattle. Ate a late breakfast. My hot rollered hair didn't last once I started trying scarf and jacket combos. Styling hair just ain't worth the bother. Put on a big dramatic coat and off I went to the ferry.

On the ferry ride over, I traded a drawing for a palm reading. The palm reader was from Montreal and was very attractive. A smooth operator. My palms say that I am intuitive, artistic, either very emotional or emotionless, and some other stuff. Palm reading is a good way to hit on ladies. Very very effective. Hahaha. Ah. Yeah.

Also, Marcus was on the ferry ride over, but with a crew of friends. We only ran into each other getting on and off the boat.

Anyway, Chris was waiting in the terminal. We headed to the Queen Ann (??) area of Seattle and got some pub food and a couple brewskis and chatted about portraits and life and what we have been up to. Then we went over to his friend Spencer's house party (well apartment party). It was packed full of my kind of nerd. Elin. Nancy. Kevin. Alex. A bunch of people. We talked many things and the party had the most stocked liquor assortment I have ever seen at a shindig of this nature. It was impressive and I thought I was good about my consumption levels. Unfortunately I was not so good at remembering to drink water. Don't worry! Nothing bad happened. I didn't throw up on a cat, or fall down, or punch anyone. Anyway, I'm getting ahead of myself. At around 11:50, everyone in the party walked up the hill a bit to see the fireworks. It wasn't the best view for the display, but saw them we did. I went WHOOO a bunch. Then we wandered back to the apartment, cranked up the music, and dance dance danced. But then it became apparent that I was quickly approaching sleepy time, so Chris and I got a cab to his apartment, I curled up on the extremely comfy couch, and before I knew it, it was 10am the next day. Ha. Very fun, too bad I didn't drink enough water because then I might have lasted a bit more through the evening. Ah, oh well. Bye bye 2011, hello 2012!

January 1st:

Drank lots of water upon waking. Ate about half a slice of toast. At 1:30ish, we headed downtown. Tried to find a coffee shop but found all but the one in the terminal closed. Coffee for Chris, Citrus Odwalla for me. Yum! Said my farewell to my old friend Chris, and hopped on the ferry. Luckily, my boss Michael was on the same ferry ride over! So we talked and caught up some more.

Hopped in my car, and off I went home. Got the new Sherlock episode a downloading and then showered. Dinner was pasta and salad. Kudos to mom for her awesome salads. Once it downloaded, Mom and I watched it. OH SO GOOD! So so good. Exciting and multifaceted. Well worth the long wait. I'll be watching it again tomorrow for sure. And many more times. Ahhh.

Man, so weird to not list the day's portrait. Now I have to get down to real business.

STARTING MY LIFE! MOVING OUT! GETTING A JOB! STUFF!

third times the charm, still late

Where did the time go? It is way late and I got up way early today!

Alarm went off at 6:40am. Got up at 7:10. Dad made some toast and off I went to my doctor's appointment! Hurray. The first place I went to was just off Salmon. Well actually I went into an optometrist that had the same name as the place I thought I was going, and they directed me to the place I thought I had to go. So I went there, wasn't found in the system, called mom, turned out it was a different doctor's system all together. So I drove up the hill, went to the clinic. They told me the doctor that I had to go to was actually in the hospital further up the hill. Gaaah. So I was about fifteen minutes late. Checked in. The next hour and a half dragged. I think my nice doctor was tending to a different patient or other things. It was nice that they still saw me and didn't force me to reschedule. I was nice and polite about being late and didn't make a fuss about the time it took her to see me for various things.

It was a good visit. Got home at around 11ish. Had a sandwich and some soda and spent the day drawing and watching stuff. The India Top Gear special was gimmicky and disappointing. Boo.

I am holding down the fort for ma and pa.

I am going to Seattle for New Year's. Fun fun!

Todays Portrait Is: Sarah Millican.

everyone likes Pegg

Got right up, had some cheerios and tea and whipped out a cute portrait. Then at 3:30, Ma, Pa, and myself went to see Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol. It was fun! Brad Bird is a good action director. Simon Pegg was adorable. Good fun action movie. Can't go wrong with gadgets. It was a rainy day through and through. Ma took holly for a grooming, so now she is quite pretty and cuddle-able.

Dinner was pasta. I watched stuff and painted and didn't progress any further with my life.

Todays Portrait Is: Phia Jones.

ze magazine

Heard Dad loading up wood, so I got out of bed, showered, and went to help him haul wood up to the stacks by the house. Then had some tea and...chocolate for breakfast. Not very healthy. Snacked on some turkey. Worked on my magazine assignment. Talked to zee Art Director for my current assignment. Sketched thumbnails for ze assignment. Scanned and emailed them to Art Director. Now I'm relaxing and all that. Trying to figure out what to do with the rest of 2011. Movie tomorrow, maybe a movie the day after. Seattle after that.

Should make a list of things to accomplish.

Todays Portrait Is: Brian Cox.

yay chocolate

Ohhh back to late night/sleep ins already. Bad habits.

Ma was off doing something, Dad was looking at the shiny new Prius models. I did a portrait and I liked the way it turned out. Checked up on this thingy I'm doing. Watched some stuff. Did my nails. Dinner was pasta and shrimp. Yum!

My tomorrow plans have changed, so I think I'll spend some time really buckling down on the things I have to do.

Mmm can't stop eating chocolate. I should stop though.

Todays Portrait Is: Matthew Macfadyen.

bye bye natey!

Went to bed at around midnight, and got out of bed at around noon. Boy was that a doze. A nice one. Okay I woke up at around 9ish, but spent time just lounging about all warm and thoughtful.

Dad made some french toast and the bunch of us chatted and Nathan packed. At 2:30ish, we headed off to Silverdale. We mailed Nathan's presents out of UPS and hugged him goodbye.

The house is all quiet now. I had some snacks and chocolate and popcorn. Watched That Mitchell and Webb Look and relaxed and wondered how the rest of 2011 will unfold. Also did some portraits.

Wednesday I am going to hang with my friend Jared, who I haven't seen in years. Going to meet his wife and son! Also, his wife is pregnant and about to pop any day now, and they say the name of their soon to be daughter is Eleanor!

Today's Portraits Are: Craig Parkinson & Joseph Mazzello.

christmas 2011

I was up so late and then got up at 8:30amish. I am tired.

Got up, showered, and headed downstairs and claimed my sport in front of the fire. Emptied my stocking and assembled my lego. Whee. Had some tea and it was lovely.

I got an awesome chain-esque scarf from Nate, which is good because I can't find my usual mobious strip scarf. Got a regular Rubik's cube, which is awesome because I want to relearn how to solve them and now I have the start of a collection. Got lots of candy and some nerf and Playmobil and more lego and more candy and more candy. They know what I like, and what I like is candy. Also pajamas, which is exactly what I asked more. Also got an awesome mug from Madeline. The major gift is that ma and pa are helping with the funding of a new computer!!! YAAAYY! And I found a super good deal on a new HP laptop, which has tons of memory and a good hard drive and I'll more than be able to pay for my half. My current computer still works, but some of the hardware is just, failing. It is aging. With some work, I will reconfigure it to an external hard drive of sorts. Just back it up, reformat it, and put files on it. A nice little Christmas.

Nathan is feeling better.

At noonish, we headed off to Mats Mats for a grandma and grandpa Christmas! We didn't have a sit down dinner, but that was nice because then we didn't have to struggle with a ham and cooking. Just clams, shrimp, cheese, crackers, drinks, and company! Auntie Joyce left some presents behind, and she gave me a handmade snug shrug thing. It draped on my shoulders and was so warm and good. Love it!

We headed back at around five, because we had to put Holly out. There was a hot tub soak. There was pie. Nate heads back tomorrow.

No portrait today, sorry!