Taking some bad news and doing something with it. I'm already half way through making the painting. These are just some of the thumbnails. The piece itself is pretty abstract, but I don't know.... I used to hate abstract art, but now I'm getting to understand it a bit more. Not all of it and I still think some people use the splattering "abstract art" excuse for lack of ability. Not that though. I mean other stuff. I did abstract with this one so as to get the idea to its bare essentials. Creating a scene to convey this one seemed a bit superfluous. I guess that's one reason why abstract art is considered art. It gets rid of all the excess lace and frills and attempts to drive the point home. My teacher told us that true abstract art takes a lot of thought. She's right. I don't generally think about a piece this much that often. I thought a lot about the positioning of my three objects, colors, and all that good stuff. I don't particularly want to go into why I made this since it needs to stand alone. Not only that, but explaining the meaning when unnecessary takes all the fun out of art. Admittedly, still not feeling the pieces of "art" that's just a bunch of random paint splatters. :/

Part of me wants to cut my hair to a bob length and sport a top hat. I can't help it that my hair is so amazing x]

Well, I did the deed of googling my own name. Hmm sounds strange for me to say "googling" like "google" is a verb.

Anyway, it's depressing to think that supposedly colleges will Google you to help determine whether or not they will accept you. Here are my results on the first page.

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And the one that actually me? That's right, the very last one. That little final blurb at the very bottom of this hideous monstrosity is me. Depressing, no? I don't particularly want to be judged because of that stupid chick on MySpace. Personally I think this blog thing ma jig should be top result, but y'know, maybe that's just me *shifty eyes*

Now on to star charts:

Rising Sign is in 16 Degrees Sagittarius
You are known for being open, frank, outgoing and honest. At times, though, you are also blunt and quite indiscreet. Others have to learn not to take everything you say personally, because you usually do not mean any harm. You appreciate living your life in a straightforward and simple manner -- you dislike social niceties and consider them to be hindrances to real communication. You have lots and lots of energy and tend to become quite restless if you feel confined. You demand the freedom to do as you choose -- you must be self- directed or you feel trapped and anxious. With your abundant energy, you enjoy being outdoors, and you should be attracted to physical exercise or to those forms of sport which can help you burn off some of that excess energy. Very gregarious, you love to socialize -- your innate enthusiasm livens up any gathering.

Sun is in 24 Degrees Aries.
By nature, you are very energetic and high-spirited. You are fiercely independent -- you must be first in everything you do, and you enjoy taking risks. You are the one who will rush in where angels fear to tread. Quite brilliant at initiating new projects, you are terrible at following them through to completion. You are an enthusiastic leader but you tend to be a reluctant follower. Often you are quick to anger, but you usually recover just as fast, regretting later things you said when you were upset. One of your best traits is that you are simple and direct, blunt and honest -- just be careful you do not hurt others' feelings. Your need to be competitive at all costs may provoke resistance from others, but, as long as you maintain your usual Sunny good humor, this should not prove to be a major problem for you.

Moon is in 14 Degrees Virgo.
You tend to be serious-minded but cheerful for the most part. You need tasks that engage both your mind and your hands. A careful worker, you enjoy making things. You are neat and orderly, and are very concerned with good health habits. Fastidious to the extreme, you cannot tolerate messes and will immediately clean them up. Reserved, shy, and very self-critical, you tend to be very hard on yourself. You usually will go out of your way to be helpful and useful to others. Practical, reliable, efficient and conservative, at times you are a bit of a prude. You are known to lead a simple, uncomplicated, frugal, methodical and unemotional lifestyle. You are devoted and caring to those you love.

Mercury is in 29 Degrees Pisces.
Your ideas and thought processes do not come to you in an orderly, logical fashion. Instead, you think with your feelings or with images produced by your rich and fertile imagination. A very subjective person, your dreams and fantasies are very important to you. You trust your intuitions and tend to reject ideas that are based solely on logic. Very impressionable, you are sensitive to the moods and emotional states of those with whom you come into contact.

Venus is in 08 Degrees Aries.
You are a very affectionate person but you hate to be tied down. You are more than willing to be the aggressor in initiating new relationships. Indeed, once you have set your sights on someone, you tend to pursue him or her ardently and passionately. But you do demand your own way in a relationship. Try to give in to your partner's needs and desires once in a while.

Mars is in 13 Degrees Pisces.
Very sensitive and vulnerable, it is difficult for you to assert yourself. At times, you feel quite tired and you will require a lot of sleep in order to maintain your health and your strength. You are at your best when you act without your ego being important. You can be very unselfish and considerate of the needs of others. You get the most satisfaction by giving to others when you expect nothing in return. Beware of a tendency to want always to work behind the scenes or to become overly deceptive by doing things behind others' backs.

Jupiter is in 05 Degrees Virgo.
You feel most expansive and at ease with yourself when you are doing something that you consider to be practical or useful. You enjoy being dutiful and carrying out responsibilities. You gladly take on the little tasks that others seem to want to avoid. At times, you carry things to extremes and feel guilty anytime you do something that you consider to be self-indulgent. While it is appropriate for you to demand little for yourself in life, try to loosen up once in a while -- go out on a fling and enjoy yourself!

Saturn is in 16 Degrees Aquarius.
Your personal sense of values is a reflection of the value structures of your peer group and of those you respect and admire. Try to be more critical in your acceptance of these values -- you tend to prejudge the abilities of those you trust and then follow what they say blindly. Basically very conservative, you prefer orderly, systematic changes and fear doing things rashly or impulsively. Ideas and philosophies must have some sort of immediately realizable, utilitarian function in order for you to pay any attention to them.

Uranus is in 17 Degrees Capricorn.
You, and your peer group as well, seek out practical solutions to a changing society's attitudes to customs, traditions and authority structures. Your logical and orderly manner of dealing with these matters will result in permanent and carefully planned, but sweeping, reforms.

Neptune is in 18 Degrees Capricorn.
You, and your entire generation, will idealize work, practicality and the ability to attain reasonable goals. But, because you will also stress the need to be selfless and giving, you may find it difficult to attain your goals unless you have lowered your expectations on all fronts.

Pluto is in 22 Degrees Scorpio.
For your entire generation, this is a period of intense research and discovery in areas that were heretofore considered mysterious, remote or taboo. The root causes for many complex occurrences will be unearthed due to the intensity and thoroughness of the search.

N. Node is in 03 Degrees Capricorn.
You rarely get involved closely with anyone unless he or she has something specific and practical to offer you. You tend to be "all business" when it comes to dealing with others. You're usually so intently focused on a particular goal that you rarely have time for social niceties or casual fellowship. But you can definitely be counted on by others to get things done. When you say that you'll do something, you do it. As such, you're a valuable member of any team situation and will probably rise to a position of leadership within the group. Your trustworthiness and sense of responsibility are unquestioned. But do try to avoid the temptation to "use" others to reach your goals -- they might come to resent you.

Hmm.

Ok, so I'm going to be recording the process of my putting together this digital painting. It's actually quite easy.

All right, so I'm not entirely sure how this new method I came up with off the top of my head is going to work out. I'm sure it will though.


1. I painted the whole thing black to begin with. Now that I am thinking abou it, I don't quite understand why, but I did. Then I created another layer:



2.Then I sketched out something. I'm not drawing as much as I should, so I just made something up and tried to give it something of a composition.



3. Now to add some base colors:



Without the sketch:


And add shadow shapes.




Then I'll finish it tomorrow... maybe. :|

Deepest apologies for the slow reply. I've had a lot on my mind in terms of college. Finally sent all those e-mails. DJK still hasn't replied after about 1 1/2-2 weeks. Ah well. Hopefully these other schools will be more responsive.

Also had so much to do, like finish summer reading. I got it done yesterday and won the race. Got most of my to-do list done, especially my high priority things.

I'm going to start putting hats together! Yay! I'll be sure to post up pictures. I'm thinking about selling them online to, along with other stuff because tables cost so much. Last year's Oni-con table cost $400.00. No telling what it is this year. I'm a little frustrated since my boyfriend did bring up the possibility of my friends backing out. He didn't frustrate me but the idea did though it is something I do very much need to consider. I'll need to be sure of them being in 100%. I can easily make up the cost of $100, maybe even $200. But $400? I think that would be too difficult for me.

I'm going to be going out and selling some art. Hopefully people like it and will buy.

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People did like it and they did buy. Unfortunately the police came and shut m down, especially for not having a permit. But at the same time, I was leaving the next day and I probably would have gotten a permit if 1) I were earning that money back (they're pretty expensive if I do remember correctly) and 2)by the time I would've gotten it, I would already be back in Houston.

But yeah, they say they might put me in Haight Ashbury Lit Journal, which is pretty cool. I'll probably just sell the rest of my pics online.

It was cool to see the two Dutch guys because one of the schools I'm looking at to go to is in Amsterdam. There's one in particular (can't remember the name of it) that's my third choice, first being DJK in Denmark and second being that school with the gaelic name in Ireland. Oh well.

I'll be posting my school work tomorrow when I get home.

And probably starting my webcomic and doing more painting when I get settled in back home. Two months is quite a while in SF.

Today was a living hell since I've been so out of it with all the unnecessary drama of the past few days and being unable to concentrate on getting my work done. I'm disappointed with the work that will be going into the show, but that's only one show and I intend on moving forward and working harder for the next show, whenever or wherever that will be. Drama won't be following either since I will be going home and my mama is changing my cell phone number, and if my insane father keeps calling her phone or the home phone, possibly all our numbers. In a way I'm kind of glad that my dad wastes any extra money he gets on pot because that means he won't be able to come and hurt any other members of my family. I'm glad that my cousin and his girlfriend are leaving the country soon (not because of this; they've been planning on moving for quite sometime now).

But anyway, I'm looking forward to the show that's coming up. I'll be sure to take plenty of pictures.

Now to hit up the comic book store, the record store and Hard Rock cafe for some souvenirs for loved ones and a nice read. Maybe head up to the beach and draw some? :]

It's only two more days until I finally get on that plane and, at exactly at this time in two day, fly over to San Fransisco. I guess I'll be documenting my life in AAU here on dreamwidth.

We mailed my oversized supplies yesterday. UPS was going to send it for $106. The supplies being sent weren't even wirth as much. We sent it via USPS for $48 priority with insurance and tracking. At least the supplies are worth more.

Packing checklist:

Clothes
o 1 week supply underwear
o 3 jeans
o 3 other pants
o 1 pair slacks
o 1 skirt
o 3 dresses
o 4 t-shirts
o 3 button down shirts
o Coat
o 2 vests
o 1 corset top

Other
o Phone charger
o Camera charger
o Bed sheets
o flute
o art supplies (already gathered)
o poisonwood bible
o laptop
o laptop charger
o flash drive
o purse (I'm being forced)
o wallet
o Shampoo
o Conditioner
o other toiletries

Carry-on bag
o Art supplies?
o Crime and Punishment
o Camera
o Photo ID
o phone

Ok I think that's it. I guess I'll be getting to packing.

The Houston ballet was ok. The repertoire opened with Welch's Nosotros. It was a nice concept and worked well, though there were points you could notice some of the dancers struggling slightly. Now, I love modern music and I know how it sounds. Becuase of this, I noticed a couple of mistakes. I realize the piece has dissonance, but there's a line between dissonance and a wrong note. That was a little distracting. But overall, the troupe's performance was better executed than most that I have seen, with generally better synchronization than usual. Kudos to those men that executed one of the parts absolutely perfectly in sync. Next up was Jardin Tancat. The folk music was nice though admittedly I wasn't sure what was happening in the dance as I watched it and it would've really help if I understood Catalonian Spanish. However, the dancing was bold and powerful, just like I like it. Finally was Carousel (a Dance). A very light-hearted and cute piece that was quite short and very refreshing. A perfect end after the intense Jardin Tancat. Overall, the performance was better than the usual Houston Ballet.

This'll be the last one that I'll be seeing in a long while.

I said that I would be making this room nicer, no? While the style of furniture is by no means minimalist, it has what it needs, though the furniture is too big for the room. Then again, the size of furniture is not my choice. That yellow window treatment really needs to go now that there's something going on in the room and it's not just some room we throw crap in and people are forbidden to see. It makes a nice guest room, no? I wish we could have painted it a lavender of light blue or something, but it's fine how it is though and painting is such a chore.

Next up: bathroom.