let's put a smile on that face;

2008-07-18T15:07:27Z

Mister Christopher and I went to see The Dark Knight at the midnight showing and I admit that I was blown away by not only the movie as a whole but also by Heath Ledger's performance. He owned the role of the Joker. I have a real love/hate relationship with super hero movies - especially those born of comic books, since I am something of a comic-head. The Dark Knight wasn't flawless but it was about as close to perfection as any super-hero movie that I've ever seen. I am totally impressed. We also went to see Hellboy 2 last weekend, and I respect in a completely different way. Hellboy 2, to me, was a relief from all the super-hero movies that take themselves too seriously.That movie joked on itself and was just funny and fun to watch.Guillermo Del Toro is a master of creating worlds and creatures in those worlds. Both movies are a good time, I suggest everyone to go see them. . .if you're into that sort of thing, I mean.

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Oh good lord;

2008-07-16T14:52:43Z

Alabama Shakespeare Festival Bathroom

I apologize for my lack of activity here in the past few weeks. I hope all of you are good and well and grand. Life has been busy, busy lately preparing for the big move! The move to Atlanta is rapidly approaching and with less than a month left here in Alabama I've been trying to spend every moment that I can [when I'm not working, of course] with Mister Christopher and his family - going to see movies and plays and such. It has been really good. I'll be moving the second week of August, so I've been trying to find some possible living places somewhat close to school. I don't know very much about how Atlanta is laid out or even the general location of things, so I'm depending on google maps to help me out. I will be visiting a few places this Saturday and I'm crossing my fingers that I will find that perfect spot. I would really hate to have to settle for something or pay more than I'd like. This is my first big move, my first time being on my own. I am excited but scared, since I don't know a single person in Atlanta. It will be fun to explore the city and explore myself at the same time though. : ]

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for a moment i was a celestial being.

2008-06-22T16:37:34Z

"you fascinate me, like some foreign body"

Planet Elf.

I was told that yesterday in a moment of passionate ranting while watering the flowers outside of work. I suppose it wasn't meant to be taken seriously, but for a instant I thought about what Robbie told me: "You bring out something in people that they aren't used to. . . so they react to you in the strangest of ways." I didn't know what to say to that then and I don't know what to say now, because people do react to me in such strange and surprising ways sometimes. I talked to Robbie for a good long time on my lunch break yesterday.It was a good talk, as usual.
Lately I have been feeling like my world is so small. Most of the time this is okay, but there are moments when I feel like I'm stagnating or losing touch with myself all together. It doesn't feel good and I don't like it one bit. I am hoping it's just one of those things and I'll climb out of this funk feeling fresh and ready to take over the world again. Does anyone have any tips on coming out of the slumps?

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i scream.

2008-06-16T23:52:21Z

sMOOchies.

I am now a full time ice-cream scooping babe [at least for the rest of the summer]. I got a job scooping ice cream at a cute little shop last Monday. Not complaining, but I've been working every day since! My first day off is this Sunday! Crazy, but it's so fun. I didn't realize that it would be such a busy joint - but they also serve food [sandwiches, salads and soups]. So all the downtown working folks come in for lunch. It gets pretty hectic but it beats the pants off of standing around trying to look busy at Barnes and Noble. Plus, ice-cream is so delicious and I come home smelling of sugar and waffle cones. : ] The rest of my time lately has been spent swimming and riding my bike and hanging out with Chris. I've been drawing a lot lately, which feels super good. I also got Corel Painter X this week. I haven't figured it all out yet, but I play with it every day to see what I can learn and hopefully I'll be able to crank out some colored drawings instead of my usual line art. : ] Chris and I also went to see The Happening last Friday. It isn't a flawless film but I really enjoyed it. A lot. I think Shyamalan has a beautiful mind. I've seen all but two of his movies and I have, to some degree, fallen in love with all of them.

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why, why and who am i

2008-06-03T19:29:28Z

and what do i think i'm doing?

girl, you're ridiculous.

I have so many ideas filling this noggin of mine, and lately I have been quite unable to get them out. I have not been able to really pinpoint the blockage, but I do hope that it clears out soon. I had a job interview yesterday. I felt like it went really well, but I won't know anything until next Monday. Oh, the suspense! I need money. Moving money. As the preview trip to Atlanta draws near, I find myself more excited. . .and scared. Scared, still and my reasons are silly. If none of it is going to matter at the end of the summer why should I even worry? Forgive me for half-explaining myself, I'm just frustrated mentally. It will pass. The trip is this Thursday and Friday. Holly and I are going to a show and looking for apartments in addition to my interview. Weeee! Should be a hoot!

Quick question : Has anyone seen " Zeitgeist The Movie"? I downloaded it but have yet to see it. Let me know, if you don't mind. : ]

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playing on the downtime

2008-05-31T16:55:02Z

Goodbye, Barnes and Noble. I no longer work there, which makes me wonderfully happy. That job had such potential to be a fun place to work, but unfortunately it was ruined for me. It doesn't look like I'm going to have as much down time as I thought, which is good. I have a job interview on Monday at a clothing store. I'm not really stoked on the job but seeing as how I'm moving to Atlanta for school in a few months, I just need a paycheck coming in until then. So it'll do. : ] In the downtime I've been hanging out with Mister Christopher. We have a couple of bicycles to work on and fix up now.

my blue bike-bike.

The blue on is mine, the green one in the back is his. We've done some work on them since this photo was taken, but there is still a lot to be done. Since this photo we've put a chain on it, lowered the seat [for my short little leggums]
and turned the front fender the around where it's supposed to be. It is ridable, but there are some customizations that we've talked about trying. Oh, I am so very excited. I will keep you all updated on how it's coming along as we put in more work : ]

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mayhaps it is too much.

2008-05-14T17:40:17Z

Journals, Sketchbooks, and such.

I often find myself wondering if I have too many sketchbooks, notebooks and journals. These are only the ones that I draw in. I keep others that are for writing only. I can't help it. I'm obsessed with them. To add fuel to this, Mister Christopher bought a spiral binding machine last year so we can make our own notebooks [see image below]. I have them in all sizes for all purposes: one I write in daily [like a diary], several for sketching, one for sequential art only, one for inspiration, one for working out projects and ideas, one for collaging the whimsical, one that just tends to catch 'everything else'. This is what I seem to put all of my extra time into. I love it. : D

Notebooks I made.

Mo' Notebooks I made.

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Calling in sick [of work].

2008-05-11T18:11:21Z

playing with sea critters.

Calling out of work the past two days was oh-so-nice. Friday we played around the house and went for ice cream. We wanted to have a 'stay up all night' kind of party and draw and write but I was totally not feeling inspired. Go figure. So rain-check on that. We ended up watching 'Steamboy', directed by Katsuhiro Otomo. I've seen it once before, and was reminded of how much I love it. Otomo delivers. Yesterday we went on a little road trip to the beach. We went to a couple of bike shops, since we're looking to build ourselves some bikes. We also went to a comic book store, which ended up being somewhat disappointing. It was more of a 'Super Hero' store, which is okay but they didn't have anything I was looking for. Their website was quite misleading. . .Man, I'm jonesing for some new comics. We walked on the beach for an hour or so, playing with all the little sand-digging creatures. There was one snail-like creature that lived in a cone shell who slimed my finger. Gah-ross. Then it was back home to watch movies: 'American Psycho' and part of 'Tron'.It was a wonderful break from everything. Back to the real world today, and work. This week the search for a new job must continue.

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some words.

2008-05-09T15:33:50Z

New Hairs.

Laziness is the only excuse that I have for my lack of updates. Apologies. While I've been away I have been up to no good as usual. I chopped off all my hair [see photo] and have been obsessing over drawing and working on my new comix project - to be explained in detail soooooon. Work has been out of control lately,so I've taken it upon myself to do something that I never do and call out for the weekend, meaning today and tomorrow, and have a little stress-free fun with Mister Christopher! I've also been applying to art schools all over the place. I'm leaning toward Atlanta at the moment, but I'm questioning what I want to get out of it. Normally, I'd immediately say "animation" but there is absolutely no demand [meaning no work available] for animation majors. I'm thinking that I'll just have to feel my way through it once the time gets here. What is an aspiring comics genius to do? : ]

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if i lived alone.

2008-03-11T01:58:18Z

Hanging out the passenger's side.

"I guess I just prefer to see the dark side of things. The glass is always half empty. And cracked. And I just cut my lip on it. And chipped a tooth."

- Janeane Garofalo

Mister Christopher is back, and has been back and it's all been just grand. Except my luck, that is. Through some unfortunate events I ended up with a nail in the side of my tire a few days ago. I drove the forty-five minutes to troy to get new tires, only to have the tire with the nail in it blow two miles from the tire place. Sparkling glee. I changed to my spare, crying only after I got it on there and I was back in the car. What timing. Robbie picked me up and we went to Village Coffee for old time's sake. Sipped apple cider and played catch up. He broke if off with his girl, and I sighed a good riddance. He told me he wants me back and I told him to give me time. He asked if time meant until Chris was gone. I didn't say anything and he said okay. I haven't thought much about Chris being gone again. And for real this time. I know I don't mean to him what he means to me. He'll have another me within weeks once he gets to Austin. I'm dealing with that I guess. Holly came to see me at work yesterday, I was apprehensive at first but talking to her makes me realize that it's okay to feel. I want to be close to her and find myself wondering, even worrying if she still wants to move to Atlanta, and if she offers again, baby, I've got the itch so deep. My journal was stolen by a girl I was friends with. I hope she found out everything she wanted to know, and I hope it was worth our friendship. It's late and I want the biggest coffee that the cabinets can offer.

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