Remember When We Were Young?

So remember that class where I missed 2% because of Community? Hah Hah, funny story...

So yeah, not only did I miss that 2%, I also completely put that class on the backburner, thinking to catch up to it... when I felt like it. Let me tell you, that's always a completely BAD idea, especially when you'll never feel like Women's Poetry. That just doesn't happen.

Anyway, I realized last week that I had a midterm THIS week on that class. I completely freaked out on myself and did five weeks of reading in one week. It was the most intense week. You must see my agenda, it is finally defaced and has WORK in it.

And because this blog post was not just a pity party about my work but to showcase my pretty agenda, I shall do that now:

LOOK AT THE PRETTY COLOUUURS!

Before:

Notice how my Reading Week is empty? Don't Procrastinate!

After:

 

Btw, I adore post-it notes. Absolutely *adore* them. Nothing makes me happier than books, movies and stationary. And food.

I succumb so easily

to useless things. But they make me so happy!

This is Charley*
He is a Horse!
He is shy but he likes sunshine!
He does not make friends easily because he is socially awkward.
:P

And here are some things I accidentally bought at CNE. I need to stop buying useless things but they are so adorable!!!!!! And really, technically, together it is semi-useless because at least the mousepad is useful. It makes me so happy! :D

*(hehe, my sister named him... Charley as in Charley Horse!).

I'm only productive when I feel like it

... and it isn't very often.

Here are some pictures of things I've been up to... which is not a lot.

I've picked up felting again. Me and my sister have been doing it like mad these past few days. There is something strangely calming about felting and it's really simple to do!

We're also thinking about selling them because they make really great pins. So cute!

Here are several of our creations:

I'm also thinking about starting a new art project with these random bits of decorative metal I found while walking on Kensington Market with a friend. So cool! :D

Maybe some jewelry, some bobby pins... whatever!

Tim Burton

Went to the Tim Burton exhibition last Sunday. Superb! Love him! Love his art more than his films actually, and his quirky poems.

I couldn't help myself at the gift shop, I had to buy a Tim Burton figurine, and I think it's cute and cupcake looking. I want to EAT it.

Life isn't easy
For the Pin Cushion Queen
When she sits on her throne
Pins push through her spleen.

by: Tim Burton

Story on a Post-it Note

So I did something that I thought only happened in dramas...

Recently in ASL (American Sign Language) class we've been learning how to describe people with signs. Our professor likes to put up pictures from magazines and have us describe them. There was one photo he put up with two baseball players where one man was kissing the other on the forehead. I suppose that picture stuck with me because on the bus later I fell asleep and had a dream where I was platonically kissing people on the forehead. I woke up halfway through my dream to find myself pursing my lips in a kiss to no one in particular. Upon realization I quickly stopped.

But Boy, was that awkward.

Creepy Ninja

I had a moment yesterday where I felt completely liquid. I mean the feeling I get where I feel all over the place. Where my thoughts aren't completely contained and I'm just not solid enough to remain in my skin. I just kind of ooze all over. My thoughts kind of slip and slide all over but I'm not giddy or excited, just lethargic. Like I left little pieces of self-goo in different locations. Wherever I am, I just drip and drool some part of me behind.

It's a strange description, but pretty apt for what I felt.

And here are some creepy doodles to explain. I apologize for said creepiness:

Japanese Paper Doll Bookmarks

I made a bookmark for my cousin in Hong Kong because I had promised her last summer that I would get a red maple leaf for her during Autumn and I still haven't sent it yet. :(

I procrastinate way too much. Haha!

Anyway, I made her a Japanese paper doll bookmark which I copied from ones I bought at the store One's (confusing wording, lol). It's actually rather simple to make once you look at it, but tedious for me because I'm a really slow worker.

I read somewhere that these bookmarks are given from an older sister to a younger sister to encourage them in their studies which I think is pretty cool since my cousin just graduated last year.

Images!

The far left was made for me from my sister and the two far right are store bought. The differences are pretty notable especially since I didn't have the nice hair tissue paper the store bought ones are made of.

Also, speaking about Japan, I find their spirit commendable! I'm in awe of how tightly bound their culture is and how they can come together as a nation to help each other out. Praying for them!

More Drooling Over

I forgot to add this to the things I love! Ashley Wood and her amazing figurines! I love her work but I especially like her steampunk robots! They're aged and rusty looking. I want! But also way over my art-lover's budget. Maybe one day... *cries*

I'm not the hugest collectors of figurines but I have several Dunnies. I think I just like the surprise of opening the box. Don't particular like them, it was a phase. :( But I do  have a Julie West figurine that I bought for my birthday 2 years ago. It was affordable and I had planned to collect all 3. Now they're all gone. :(

Drooling Over

I just got a little locket watch from my sister who bought it in Hong Kong. It has an owl face on the front and I love it.

It also reminds me how much I love Steampunk art. Too bad they're usually ridiculously expensive! I'm currently drooling over the hand-crafted keyboards this artist does and I think I'm in love! They're so expensive though and I don't know how comfortable they are. A little voice inside me says it's all worth it for the look.

The artist Richard Nagy does all kind of awesome work. I'm super impressed and it's stumbling on gems like these that make me giddy with joy. I love all his keyboards but just to show an example of what he does I picked the Sojourner keyboard which I think is super spiffy!

The other thing I'm drooling over is the book "Rose Daughter" by Robin McKinley. It's a retelling of "Beauty and the Beast" and I'm a sucker for retellings of fairytales or alternate fairytales. I love them! Anyway, I have a particularly soft spot for anything by Robin McKinley and just found out recently that there is an art book of "Rose Daughter" with the most amazing illustrations. The illustrations are drawn by the artist Anne Bachelier and her work is beautiful! It's whimsical and slightly creepy but so wispy and pretty.

I also want it so bad but it's $200! Way too much. Only if I had a full time job and more money.

*sigh*

but it's still nice to wish for things. :D

Asian Encouragement

Frankenstein Art

And it scanned!
So as you can see below the art looks like a clashing collage of three different things that don't connect. I kept trying to fix it and was taking a lot of breaks in between, that is why it's so all over the place. I also meant to give it to someone but partway through I realized how emo and creepy it looked. I totally regret adding those hideous creatures. It makes me sad. They're not even an endearing ugly! :(

 

And here I divided it into three sections to show how unfortunately mismatched it is. It also shows how I worked, which is starting from the right to the left. I was trying so hard to fix it that I drew more detailed as I went as you can see from the first tree to the second tree and then the fishies.

And this is the unfortunate mishap that completely ruined my love for it. I couldn't fix it. Tried so hard, but uh uh. :(

 

But this is my favourite part. Because I like fishes, waves and lines. I also like trees. But those creatures completely ruined those trees. Thank goodness for Photoshop though, managed to erase the slug head from my favourite part.

 

And that is what I spent a good big chunk of my day doing yesterday. Instead of focusing on schoolwork. In my defense, it was Family Day in Canada and I had no family to celebrate with. So this was a pretty good alternative. :D

Today I wanted to post some art to spice up the blog from all those words I've written recently, but my art wasn't very good and it refused to scan. It made me feel sad. and kind of disappointed. even though I didn't particularly like the stuff I drew.

It took me a long time to draw it. Maybe because I am lazy and took breaks in between, and it made me cringe. It looks like a frankenstein of three different art meshed together lazily.

Which actually explains a lot.

I was also planning to give it to someone, but it's not really good. Which should be all the more reason to get rid of it, but usually I kind of like the drawings I give people.



Edit: The more time I spent staring at it in disgust, the more it started to endear itself to me, except for one part. Anyway, I suppose that is what happens when you spend a lot of time on something...

Wonderful felted things and other stuff

So... I did end up doing felting and therefore did accomplish a goal last year! Yay me! Except after 3 days of straight on felting my arm started getting all achey from nonstop stabbing. Therefore I have taken a long break from it. Anyway, these are the creations I have made:

Unfortunate mishap and Owl

 The first creation I made was the owl. It took me quite a while but it turned out decent, I think. The second one is that white anomaly beside the owl. He was an unfortunate mishap. I gave him away because I didn't feel like he could be properly loved by me. The squiggly on his face was supposed to be a mustache. It was supposed to save him from his odd ears, except now he looks even odder. Sadness...

The Gang

So these are some more of the felted creations I've made. The owl is still the same owl from above but I felt like he would make the picture look better since he's the most normal looking one. *sigh...

Pretty Cups!

Pretty cups that were really cheap and nice I got at the Micheal's Art store where I was hunting down felting materials. Unfortunately there was none to be found. I feel lied to by the Curry's art people who specifically told me that there would be felting materials at Micheal's! Now I feel as if they don't know their stuff. :( And you think they would! 

Mr. Pirate Parrot

And this is a Parrot I saw at my chiropractors. I fell in love with him instantly because he looked all lonely and bored. Now I want a Parrot! I'm so easily impressed and persuaded. 

Rooted to the ground

Clarity

Two nights ago I had a great talk. It was good for me because I had let my mind go autopilot and stagnant for so long. I feel as if I have a new direction now, or a start of something better.

I've also had more urge to draw now which is also good because I haven't doodled for so long. I'm easily inspired, easily discouraged, easily pleased, easily disappointed... so at least right now I'm in a more positive mode of mind.

Here's hoping for a better year for all in the coming 2011!

Drawing silly things

Cat-ish

Gosh, I feel so pleased with myself. I feel like I just ate a canary. You know, like the saying: the cat that ate a canary? Anyway, this one essay mark makes up for my all my past recent failings. I feel reanimated and encouraged! I'm so glad that I can gleefully giggle out loud on the bus. In fact, I'm pretty sure my glee is rolling off me in waves which is appropriate since I'm listening to the Glee soundtrack.

Really hungry right now though. Baah! Nothing can kill this happiness right now. :)

Ugh.

I feel so icky and sickly. I have a cough and stuffed nose, and I'm just feeling plain miserable. It's all the congestion and stuffiness that makes me feel as if I have a storm over my head and a mad scientist conducting a lightning experiment. Meh. Being sick also makes me want to do anything BUT study... which is troublesome since my exam is tomorrow.

I haven't even Christmas shopped yet! Uuugh. I want to crawl into bed and sleep the day away.

"Follow me," said the Birdie

And so I did.