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Re-thinking.

2008-06-04T11:25:00.000-07:00

I'm re-thinking the use of my website. I tend to have an interest in a variety of things; art, music, random amusing things on the net, etc. I figured I should keep them all seperate but at the same time, I think it's possible to keep them all in one.

Especially now that I can use labels in blogger I think this is something I may end up doing instead of spreading it all out. Although I really do like Tumblr (which I will be cross posting at) ... agh. What to do, what to do.

That said, I have put up some of my sketches for sale over on Etsy. I haven't put any of my other work for sale, mostly because they are all still in San Diego and I have to pick them up at some point.

Once I have them, a lot of those will be posted as well.

06.01.08

2008-06-02T14:46:00.000-07:00

More sketching/killing time on BART. Again with bic pen.

k inspiration

2008-04-16T21:30:00.001-07:00

A quick sketch made with a bic pen.

Photographs.

2008-04-03T12:09:00.000-07:00

stitches sketch

2008-03-12T14:01:00.000-07:00

My digital camera is dead, kaput, 100% this time. I've managed to keep it going by banging it around but now it's finally done. And thus I've been taking photos of work off the built in camera on the mac @ work. Hence the quality isn't so good.

See a few more sketches on Flickr.

Most Recent Sketch.

2008-02-05T09:19:00.000-08:00

the Model
5x4
Graphite

I just put up a new layout. I have yet to flesh out the other pages so give me a few days to get on it. :)

Also, this website seems to be very buggy and not so hot in IE. You shouldn't be using IE anyways. Get Firefox.

I feel like I never use my website anymore.

2008-01-25T11:32:00.000-08:00

With all the social networking websites now a days, I almost never post here now. Especially because using those sites I get to see everyone elses stuff too; even those who don't know how to make websites. It's kind of nice. I like to keep up with my friends that way, both online friends and off.

I am wondering if the best thing to do is just revamp this site to link to the OTHER sites I use. Just an organizational tool, so to speak. And just blog on myspace or something only. Or Vox. Myspace has more users though obviously but Vox is prettier. I don't know! I cannot decide! We'll see, I guess.

Things seem to be improving. I work for a great place and am meeting fantastic people. I'm a lot happier than I was, too. It feels good.

And now I have to post a video for laughs, because I said "It Feels Good" ;P

Huge Picture Post.

2007-12-30T20:03:00.000-08:00

So I was on vacation in San Diego for the holidays. Yes it was a bit soon but my friends rock and got me out there to visit. I was happy to see them and really the only thing I have to share are lots of photos. My digital camera decided to randomly die on me while we were out on New Years Eve though, so unfortunately I don't have much from that night. I have to wait until others send me the few that were taken. Regardless, here are some photos from my trip. There was a lot of Sing Star 80's and Guitar Hero while I was there (and Brittiany and I killed "Uptown Girl" on Sing Star and I could do "Tattooed Love Boys" pretty well on GH II :)), although not many photos of it ha:

Sing Star with Sallie

Dancing around with Brittiany

Jessica, Me, Brittiany, Sallie, Hannah

Same group with Alejandra too!

with Brittiany

New Years dress, before the camera decided to die

Also, my friend Andy is a photographer (although still learning he says) and took some headshots of me while I was back in San Diego. Andy is awesome, very nice, and I recommend shooting with him if you are looking for a photographer! I'll only include a few here. Check out my flickr.

Oh so, my roommates here are awesome. They are all very cool and fun to be around. Not to mention they have a 360 and Wii. I absolutely adore the Wii; I love playing Wii Sports and for Christmas, Lee (one of my roommates) got me Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles and although it's basically House of the Dead with Resident Evil characters I still LOVE it. I love shooting zombies. Haha. Although the head shots don't seem to do much which is strange but oh well. I won't knit pick it. I still love the Resident Evil series. Finally getting to play Dead Rising too made me happy. Running over the zombies with a lawnmower FTW!

Right now Lee is playing Mario Galaxy and wow. I already have serious issues with vertigo, and just watching him play is making me sick to my stomach. Ack. However, Bumble Bee Mario is too cute for words and I cannot help but squeal and gasp with the annoying "omgomgomg" when he's on screen. The little bumble bee butt is just too cute!

bumble bee! too bad you can't see the squishy poofy bee butt here.

I'm off for now. Expect more music updates (me sharing stuff I like, lots of good stuff coming out soon) and art right here folks.

hey

2007-12-25T13:00:00.001-08:00

Merry Christmas :)

Goodbye San Diego.

2007-12-06T15:27:00.000-08:00

Many things have occurred over the past few months and it has led me to the decision to relocate to Northern California. The bay area to be exact. Whether it's for good I'm not sure, but it's definitely going to be at the very least a few months.

Life is funny, and ever changing. Despite only thanking five particular people in the video, I do extend thanks to ALL my friends. I would have been well off in the deep end mentally if it wasn't for all of the support, open ears, help, and kind words from you all.

I originally intended to use videos to start talking about the art I do. So far it's just been video blogging. But, I'm hoping with this move comes more art as well. Not all hope is lost ;P

goodbye San Diego

p.s. this song rules. It makes me laugh. I ended up liking it more because of the video, ha :)

Happy Birthday to Me.

2007-11-23T10:51:00.000-08:00

I'm old. Haha.

Here is a snap of my girlfriend Jessica and I being ridiculous in honor of me getting older:

I started off the day with a mimosa. Talk about perfect. I think I peaked at 9am.

Tonight will involve some laughs and drinks if things go according to plan. And with that, I'm off. And I'll share a few sketches I've done lately. I can't wait for things to be settled down so I can paint again, though:

Hope all you who celebrate Thankgiving had a good one yesterday. Adios.

You Say It's Your Birthday.

2007-11-15T16:40:00.000-08:00

My birthday is coming the day after Thanksgiving (November 23rd). Ah yes. The ripe old age of 24.

When the hell did that happen? It's unfortunate. This getting older thing. I think 24 is when you kind of blink and go "whoa whoa whoa wait a minute, this thing is still propelling forward?!" And that "thing" being time.

Here is a little video blog type thing:

this is me babbling

I talked about what I want for my birthday in there. So if any generous folks, friends or family would like to give me something for my birthday (and don't want to sit through the video), I'd like the following:

1. Something off my wishlist. Which are two items; two laptops, I just want one but it's pc vs mac. A laptop is probably too expensive of a gift but I don't have use for any DVD's or such this year: laptop!

2. I want a tiara to wear on my head for my birthday. Because, well, because. If I wear a tiara when I turn 30 it's definitely not going to look so cute. Might as well get it over with now at 24!

3. I want to go to a shooting range and learn how to wield a gun. Probably a handgun because otherwise I might hurt myself and break my shoulder using a rifle. A girl has to be prepared in case of zombie attack.

3. Champagne filled truffles. Only because I like chocolate, I like champagne, and I never knew they made them together and so that's awesome and I want to try some. And yes I said 'and' that many times on purpose. And.

4. Two tickets to a good show of some kind. Next month VHS or Beta and Thunderheist will be in town. Either of those two would work for me!

5. A gift certificate to a beauty salon to get a haircut and pedicure. Because my hair is getting ridiculous and I like when my toes are pretty.

That's it. That's all. No mas.
And now some random photos I took off the webcam that look like mugshots:

80's music and love.

2007-11-12T23:16:00.000-08:00

So for some reason every time I hear certain 80's songs, it reminds me of being young. And when I was young and would hear these songs they would make me think of how it might feel to fall in love.

Now, as cheesy as that sounds, bear with me. I was born in 1983. I had an eighteen year old Mother and so naturally 80's music run rampant around me during childhood.

In some ways I never grew out of thinking these songs are like falling in love. So now I'm going to share the delicious cheesy goodness of falling in love 80's style. At least, according to my 3-6 year old self. And let's not point out technicalities of the exact year these songs were released nor the fact that I was so young, I am aware, thanks ;P

Edit: I was given copies of more Halloween photos. Fun times.

Halloween (oops)

2007-11-07T10:09:00.000-08:00

so it's a little late but hey. Halloween night was free with a hosted bar so I lucked out. I have a lot more photos too but they are on others peoples cameras and I'm waiting on them to send me copies.

Because funds are low and almost non-existent, I came up with this "evil doll" idea. Originally, my friend Sallie was going to be the "good doll" and come with me wearing pink and white with white stitching drawn on (and she's blonde) but alas she could not make it. So I felt a bit silly on my own but the night was fun nonetheless.

Anyhow, nothing much has changed. I hope they do change soon, though.

Shit storm

2007-10-27T11:48:00.000-07:00

So several things have happened.

First, I got laid off. Lovely.

Then the deal I had with my Father on the living situation with them was changed by him. Originally it was $200 a month, to keep my room clean, and that I'm quiet when I come in if they are already in bed. I was working full-time and then I was part-time school so that was great so I can still pay bills and afford to pay for my tuition and books, etc.

He changed it to $700 a month, $500 of which would go in to an account that he would control and give to me for car repairs or savings as needed, and then I'd have a 10pm curfew Sunday through Thursday with the exception of once a month. And that if I didn't give him that large amount of money (at that point) within 5 days then my move out date was on the 22nd.

I'm about to turn 24 years old. And so I was not at all okay with any of that. Anyways, there is a lot more I can share about that situation and my Father, and I plan to. It's not only about me and him either, it's in regards to the relationship he has with my Mother as well. But right now I do not want to get any more angry about it and I really don't want to trash talk someone but it's going to be warranted...that's just not the main point at this moment.

Anyway, after that I just left and stayed with my best friend on her couch. I then got really sick with the flu (probably a mix of it going around and stress). Once I was feeling better and I went out to venture for more jobs, and then San Diego got hit with the fire storm. The entire city was shut down and we were told to stay off our phones so emergency personnel can use them and to stay off the roads unless we are told to evacuate. It was very scary, and although my best friend and I didn't have to evacuate, we had friends that did and they stayed with us.

Now, they are getting those fires more under control. I have interviews on Monday. Thank god.

So, because of all this stuff that has happened I am dead broke (living with my parents I figured I could pay huge bills in big chunks since I was saving on rent, then my Father changed his mind on what we discussed... so it's not like I was saving a large amount to move out I thought I'd be staying), looking for a job, waiting to get my phone call from unemployment, and living on my best friends couch.

It sucks.

Because of all this movement I had to let go of over 70% of my stuff and I am borrowing my best friends laptop when I need to get on the internet. I have a desktop which I have to get rid of just to have a little bit of money (it's at least 3 years old and put together outside of a store, so I'm not sure how much)

Now, I hate to share a stupid sob story and really things could be a lot worse. I would start to ask if anyone needed web design or related things (so I can make some money while looking for something steady) but then, I am going to have no computer.

I could offer those services or perhaps something else that could be discussed (I do art too!) in exchange for a laptop. I know that sounds pretty ridiculous I'm sure, but it really would appreciate any help or perhaps an early birthday present. If someone gets one of them for me off my wishlist, once I have it then I could do the work and all that.

Until then, well I'll be around when I can using my girl friends computer. Happy Halloween everyone. Here are a few pictures from an early Halloween Party Jessica and I went to a few weeks ago. Oh and ignore the finger I'm giving. It's a joke between Jessica and I because we were discussing people in particular that we were angry with and thus the finger came about:

Music Production.

2007-10-09T12:11:00.000-07:00

Sometimes it kills me that artists who I don't really enjoy find a really good producer for a track.

Case in point: Britney Spears. When her new song "Gimme More" gets played, that beat and my behind get very agreeable. And I feel pretty ashamed but then you have to remember that she had Danjahandz produce it. Kind of reminds me of when Ashanti's "Only You" came out and I was irritated with myself for liking that track. But the producer was Channel 7 and he did a good job.

So whatever. I'm a fan of the producers and thus, not as ashamed.

My friend TAL (screen name, I'm not sure he wants me to share his real name) took the video that Jessica and I joked around with and made animated GIFs out of them. They make me laugh, thanks!

Busy.

2007-09-30T11:32:00.000-07:00

I'm so busy lately that I should have a lot to talk about, but I'm too tired to write it all.

So I end up having nothing to say.

I did get really dressed up last night though for a local fundraiser. Lots of wine. Then I went out and danced like crazy. It was great, except now my body aches to the point that I can barely sit up right. It was worth it though. A DJ who plays Bangers & Cash AND Thunderheist? Heck yes.

Flashing Lights.

2007-09-15T13:54:00.001-07:00

So I'm not a huge Kanye fan. I like a few songs but it's mostly eh, to me. BUT, the beat for "Flashing Lights" is fucking fantastic. I absolutely love it. I don't think you can deny that the beat is pretty damned good. And if you do deny it, you are either deaf or brain damaged.

Kanye West - Flashing Lights

Clipse - Flashing Lights (Benzi Refix)

Twitter.

2007-09-13T19:41:00.000-07:00

I am now on Twitter.

SoCal Heat.

2007-09-04T22:16:00.000-07:00

It's been really warm in Southern California. Hitting 100 in this area is almost unheard of, especially with the high humidity. We're not at all used to it here.

I have a thing with cutting my own bangs. I should stop that I imagine... but at least it was passable this round.

That's all for now. I'm in the middle of moving (gasp, yes, again). Long stories as usual but it will be really good for me while I'm in school at night. The less stress in my life, the better.

Ugh x10000

2007-08-27T10:58:00.000-07:00

So either eBay made a boo-boo or someone took money out of my account :( Over $500 worth. And that to me is a huge chunk of change that I really need. Especially because of course 1. I have bills and 2. I start school today and now have no extra money for my books or supplies. Fantastic! Ugh. Ugh ugh ugh. And I get paid in a few weeks but because that money is gone and I just recently wrote a big check for a bill, I think I'll have 20 dollars left once that check for the bill is cashed. Haaaaa. Lovely.

Aside from that nonsense (which I don't feel like talking about more because I'll get upset heh) I worked some more on a painting I've had sitting around for a while:

it's so close to being done. Finally!

And here is, yet again, another video of Jessica and I being ridiculous. I never realized how large my behind is, seriously. I need to cut back on the burritos ;/

Again we are not at all serious. And Sallie didn't know how to handle the camera phone lol. Ahh. See, despite things like people stealing money from my checking account, I have friends like Jessica and Sallie to keep me laughing :)

Music Appreciation.

2007-08-26T13:09:00.000-07:00

Huge post.

First up, Yann Tiersen. If I could marry someone just based on the music they make, he'd be the man I'd choose. The man is a genius and seeing him play the piano, TOY pianos, violin, the accordion even... he makes them really sing. And it's beautiful.

Next up, I am also in the mood for some R.L. Burnside today.

Also, yesterday I was completely on bmore club and I love this dancing:

And finally I'll leave you with something new. I love Yeasayer's song 2080, and this is a pretty good live version of it

Up and Down.

2007-08-19T10:05:00.000-07:00

This weekend so far has been up and down for me.

Friday night I wear this really random long hair extension Jessica and I found at the 99 cent store near my parents house. Wait, I guess I need to backtrack to earlier in the week.

My front tires were wearing thin and eventually they looked like this:

So that was lovely. I happened to be hanging out with Jessica the night before so I asked her to follow me in case I get stranded. We ended up at the tire shop near my parents house since they are more affordable than other places. So while waiting for the shop to put on my new tires, we walked around and happened to walk in to the 99 cent store and found the long hair extensions.

Friday night, we had a girls night, and I put my extension in to action;

Then while waiting on Sallie to get ready to go out, Jessica and I entertained ourselves a little too much...

nose tampons take 1

nose tampons take 2

ear tampon

thizz dance

thizz dance junior

Keep in mind that we, of course, are not being serious nor have any idea what we are doing. I also realized that I have the most obnoxious voice and laugh. Yikes! Good thing I write a blog vs vocal.

Then yesterday afternoon I went kayaking with my parents and little brother. It was gorgeous out, the water was warm. My Mom had some difficulty with steering and I had to share a kayak with her (too scared to be on her own) so it took a few minutes to get things under control. But once they were, it was awesome. I saw plenty of fish, sting rays, sharks , and sea lions. I wish I had photos to share but we didn't have a water proof camera. But I loved every minute of it.

Because of the hours spent kayaking and swimming at the beach, I knocked out early last night from pure exhaustion. My arms, well, more so my trapezius, are/is killing me. But I have to do some cleaning and organizing today. I say things were up and down and so far it probably seems all up (aside from the tires). But really, bills are kicking the shit out of me (Friday night I spent no money to go out and kayaking only occurred cause Dad covered it!) and I don't even want to discuss it in detail because I'm that stressed about it. Aside from that, I still miss the shit out of Kyle. Life really is not at all the same without him.

I will be selling some artwork as well which may be posted today, perhaps tomorrow. So if you're interested in buying some art, stay tuned.

and one last thing, just to brighten your day:

Randomness.

2007-08-15T20:33:00.000-07:00

This was in a gas station restroom:

hahaha

And I'm working on something new;

and some progress on another;

Again, my digital camera is dead and thus it's phone photos at the moment. But you get the idea, right?

I actually won something off blingo.

2007-08-10T15:22:00.000-07:00

This is going to sound spam-ish

I signed up for blingo a while ago and always forgot to use it and lately I was like, fine I'll use it.

I'd never win anything so I'd keep eye rolling and TODAY I won a free movie ticket :) It's small, but it will save me money the next time I see a movie so I thought that was pretty cool.

So I thought I would share:

see my screencap!;

so anyways, yeah. sign up, it's pretty cool. :)