okay, so this is what i was working on. not much to show right now, but there is one crafty post! i think i might keep this blog on as an outlet for my snarky snide - you know, complaints, funny library stories, etc. i'm still not sure. if this other blog becomes associated with an etsy store, i might want to keep it craft-related. so stay tuned here, but check out the card catalog.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Friday, September 19, 2008
transitional piece
tonight i went to see ghost town with my beloved, the rickster. let me clarify: he was in the motion picture; i didn't go with him (i wish). i went to see it with some very dear friends, indeed, actually. no bias judgement here, but it was seriously good. like, it made-me-cry-in-a-life-affirming-way good. and i had a realization in the middle of the movie. technically, three-quarters into the movie.
you know how in movies, there is always a transitional period at the height of a conflict? it is always about three-quarters into the movie when something needs to happen. in funny movies, there is usually a musical montage of people racing around, shopping, doing good deeds, pitching in to clean up after a house party, etc. you know what i mean.
in dramatic and/or low-key comedies (such as ghost town), the transition is more subtle. a personal change needs to take place. there is always some sentimental music that inevitably makes the audience tear up. at the beginning of the song, the main character is moody, contemplative, depressed, etc., and then by the end of the two-minute ditty, life has somehow turned around. there is a will to live, a desire to change for the better. those are my absolute favorite parts in a movie. and i think my life-as-a-movie is at the beginning of a transitional music scene. though things will not be better in two minutes, i have to hope that they will get easier, if not better, soon.
on the way home, we discussed how hard it is to actually make changes in our lives. at least, changes for the better. making changes for the worst comes all too easily, i think. you really have to admire the people who have the courage, perseverance, and personal strength to change their life for the better.
enough sentimentality. i've been absent a few days, but i've been working on some stuff that i hope to unveil soon. nothing too exciting, really. but now you want to know, don't you?
you know how in movies, there is always a transitional period at the height of a conflict? it is always about three-quarters into the movie when something needs to happen. in funny movies, there is usually a musical montage of people racing around, shopping, doing good deeds, pitching in to clean up after a house party, etc. you know what i mean.
in dramatic and/or low-key comedies (such as ghost town), the transition is more subtle. a personal change needs to take place. there is always some sentimental music that inevitably makes the audience tear up. at the beginning of the song, the main character is moody, contemplative, depressed, etc., and then by the end of the two-minute ditty, life has somehow turned around. there is a will to live, a desire to change for the better. those are my absolute favorite parts in a movie. and i think my life-as-a-movie is at the beginning of a transitional music scene. though things will not be better in two minutes, i have to hope that they will get easier, if not better, soon.
on the way home, we discussed how hard it is to actually make changes in our lives. at least, changes for the better. making changes for the worst comes all too easily, i think. you really have to admire the people who have the courage, perseverance, and personal strength to change their life for the better.
enough sentimentality. i've been absent a few days, but i've been working on some stuff that i hope to unveil soon. nothing too exciting, really. but now you want to know, don't you?
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
gtkm :: 30
so, this is it. the big 3-0. and i have nothing interesting to post. i went to work, stayed late to earn some overtime, came home and now i'm totally ready for bed. is this what my actual big 3-0 will be like in a few years? work, work, bed? exciting.
musically, here's what i'm into this week: wild sweet orange, the black keys, conor oberst, and tokio hotel (i think mostly for the intriguing look of bill kaulitz, the lead singer. do a google image search. boy? girl? v. v. interesting). the black keys are coming to dallas later this month and i think i might try to get a ticket. i've never been to a show by myself, but there's always gotta be a first, right?
so, all-in-all, this whole experiment has been very interesting. i can't believe i actually did 30 posts in 30 days. not that that is in any way a difficult goal, but i'm surprised my usual lack of motivation did not deter me. my goal to share my thoughts with the world probably could have come at a better time, but i'm glad i kept going. trust me, there were several days when i just wanted to stay in bed and hibernate (those in on the inside joke, insert laugh here), but i think forcing myself to write entries helped me not cry... as much. no worries - i'll be back in a few days. in the meantime, i'm going to research some statistic apps that i can use to see exactly who/how many are reading these inane thoughts of mine...
and if i don't write before then, please help make ricky gervais even richer than he already is. download his podcast on tuesday, september 16th! hooray for that lovable, fang-toothed brit of mine!
musically, here's what i'm into this week: wild sweet orange, the black keys, conor oberst, and tokio hotel (i think mostly for the intriguing look of bill kaulitz, the lead singer. do a google image search. boy? girl? v. v. interesting). the black keys are coming to dallas later this month and i think i might try to get a ticket. i've never been to a show by myself, but there's always gotta be a first, right?
so, all-in-all, this whole experiment has been very interesting. i can't believe i actually did 30 posts in 30 days. not that that is in any way a difficult goal, but i'm surprised my usual lack of motivation did not deter me. my goal to share my thoughts with the world probably could have come at a better time, but i'm glad i kept going. trust me, there were several days when i just wanted to stay in bed and hibernate (those in on the inside joke, insert laugh here), but i think forcing myself to write entries helped me not cry... as much. no worries - i'll be back in a few days. in the meantime, i'm going to research some statistic apps that i can use to see exactly who/how many are reading these inane thoughts of mine...
and if i don't write before then, please help make ricky gervais even richer than he already is. download his podcast on tuesday, september 16th! hooray for that lovable, fang-toothed brit of mine!
Monday, September 8, 2008
gtkm :: 29
well, i actually have something productive to report! i finally spent a few hours in photoshop and illustrator to create something that i hope will go into an etsy store someday soon. i have been playing around with the idea of digitizing vintage cross stitch alphabet patterns to create funny sayings, initials for personalized stationary, etc. tonight i did my own initials:
it doesn't look too complicated, but it actually took a bit of time. i don't know if i should go through the entire alphabet and create a jpeg image of each letter, then paste them next to each other to form words, or if i should just do the words as one file. something to think about in the wee hours of the morning when i cannot sleep. one should also take into consideration the fact that there are about 30 alphabets that i'd like to digitize.
the funny thing is that this picture is actually in lavender. it looks lavender in the regular preview window, it looks lavender in the original file, but somehow? it is now pink. which is funny because when i did this pattern by hand on graph paper, i used almost the exact same color pen:
on another note, does anybody know how to utilize bitTorrent? i downloaded the client, and tried to download a file, but something is not right. i could easily ask a certain somebody and it would be solved almost instantly, but i am determined not to talk to that somebody until they talk to me first. childish? definitely. do i care? no.
it doesn't look too complicated, but it actually took a bit of time. i don't know if i should go through the entire alphabet and create a jpeg image of each letter, then paste them next to each other to form words, or if i should just do the words as one file. something to think about in the wee hours of the morning when i cannot sleep. one should also take into consideration the fact that there are about 30 alphabets that i'd like to digitize.the funny thing is that this picture is actually in lavender. it looks lavender in the regular preview window, it looks lavender in the original file, but somehow? it is now pink. which is funny because when i did this pattern by hand on graph paper, i used almost the exact same color pen:
on another note, does anybody know how to utilize bitTorrent? i downloaded the client, and tried to download a file, but something is not right. i could easily ask a certain somebody and it would be solved almost instantly, but i am determined not to talk to that somebody until they talk to me first. childish? definitely. do i care? no.
Sunday, September 7, 2008
gtkm :: 28
two more posts after this! i can't tell you how excited that makes me. i'm rapidly running out of things to blog about. like tonight. all i can say is that i watched the entire second season of dexter in about 24 hours. granted, i borrowed the dvds from somebody at work and had to return them after this weekend. he really is quite lovable, actually, that silly serial killer. i can't decide whether i like michael c. hall better in dexter or in six feet under. i think i know how much everybody loves six feet under. now if only netflix could send me the first disc of the fourth season of the office, i would be quite a happy girl...
Saturday, September 6, 2008
gtkm :: 27
wow, 27 posts in 27 days. i'm doing good, ain't i? just a few days left and then you'll never hear from me again. ha ha.
i'm going to try to explain a sensation (phenomenon?) that happens to me every once in awhile. sometimes, i just loose total sense of where i am, directionally speaking. i can be walking and then, all of a sudden, i have no idea where i am in relation to familiar landmarks, streets, rooms, etc. this happened to me today when i went to target. i walked up to the front of the store and i suddenly couldn't understand/grasp where the store was located. like, i couldn't map out in my mind what street it was on. that was followed (as it usually is) by the sudden panic of not being able to find my way home. this feeling usually lasts about 20-30 seconds, but it is absolutely terrifying.
this has happened to me for as long as i can remember. not often, but every once in a while. i remember being in high school and not being able to remember where my locker was. i literally could not wrap my mind around where in the space-time continuum i was located. or my locker, for that matter. i'm worried that this is a pre-cursor to some type of alzheimer's disease, which my paternal grandmother suffered from.
i always eventually figure out where i am by thinking about, or rather concentrating on, a familiar landmark and mapping my way back to it. it is just really scary, though.
i'm going to try to explain a sensation (phenomenon?) that happens to me every once in awhile. sometimes, i just loose total sense of where i am, directionally speaking. i can be walking and then, all of a sudden, i have no idea where i am in relation to familiar landmarks, streets, rooms, etc. this happened to me today when i went to target. i walked up to the front of the store and i suddenly couldn't understand/grasp where the store was located. like, i couldn't map out in my mind what street it was on. that was followed (as it usually is) by the sudden panic of not being able to find my way home. this feeling usually lasts about 20-30 seconds, but it is absolutely terrifying.
this has happened to me for as long as i can remember. not often, but every once in a while. i remember being in high school and not being able to remember where my locker was. i literally could not wrap my mind around where in the space-time continuum i was located. or my locker, for that matter. i'm worried that this is a pre-cursor to some type of alzheimer's disease, which my paternal grandmother suffered from.
i always eventually figure out where i am by thinking about, or rather concentrating on, a familiar landmark and mapping my way back to it. it is just really scary, though.
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