On a lighter side.. I cant forget about my buddies and their band “The Click 5” a newie…. but Eric and I did sign Kyle and Ben up for an oldie of theirs “Just a Girl” during karaoke night at the Alligator lounge not too long ago… hilarious! Ben didnt even know the words to his own song.. hehe!
More Halloweiner! :)
Halloween! It was fun…. Julianna and Brain did the King of the Hill couple…Matt and Shannon did cupcake and a zombie butcher… Katie and Owen did cave man and cave woman.. and Eric and I did… well, I was a back alley abortion and he was a zombie.I mean, I know that last year I was a doll and all.. but this year I decided to go 180*, this brought up some fun conversations at the party, and of course the reaction I wanted :) hehe…..
WE are SsShit out of luck these days… :)
For those of you who have mentioned that my blog has taken on a serious tone of voice…. I want you to know… I still have my sense of humor, dont worry. And as I promised a brief introduction to my harassment of Roommates. hehehe
I worked with an addict for an hour today and listened to talk about his struggle with drugs. After I was exhausted, I felt weak and very chaotic. I had all this misplaced anger because a part of me really wanted to believe that he would fight to stay clean, but the other part of me knows that there is that little saying that goes “once an addict, always an addict.” I have learned that in this life if you ever want to get better and stop using it has to come from within. No one can tell you to stop and nothing will, until you are ready. Its like you have to hit rock bottom, before you look around and realize the pile of messes you have gotten yourself into. As I looked him in the eye and heard his story about needles and drugs a part of me felt frustrated and sick to my stomach. I have no idea why people would put these toxic things into their bodies.. any drug really, its just so confusing. His energy somehow became a part of my body and I had to get rid of it. I created this animation after he left our session… it felt sooo good to release this. I think Jesus came in because he was talking about how Narcotics Anonymous gives god too much credit for the hard work and addict does.. hmmm… my unconscious mind was playing with me… and more importantly this was a healthy way to get this all out… I felt so much better!!!!!
ps im sooo grateful that Stef is at this site with me… she taught me this stop motion thing and I really think its an amazing therapeutic tool. I think its a technique that we should all know how to use, its such a playful modality!
i love you stef!
A FINE FRENZY- <3
LOVE.
Embrace it! Ok so I think its ok to be a little self-loving! Who doesn’t live posing for the camera? Before there was myspace, who woulda thunk it was weird to take a camera and reflect off the mirror?!! So I guess what I am saying is that this isnt so myspaceish as it narcissistic, which by the way is okay.. when used with caution. I got all dolled up for Whitney’s bday and wanted to show the world how cute I looked before I put 5 million layers on! After all.. its not like I took 50 pics to prove how self loving I was and left it on my ex’s computer. ;) EMBRACE YOUR NARCISSISM, BE CUTE DAMN IT! :)
In my life….. a snap shot! Whitney’s Bday party and a snuggly bunch of friends! Luke, myself, Eric and Carolyn hanging around having a good time, and a photo from above. Totally innocent and loving…
I have been thinking so much about what “time” means to me, and how I use it.. and how others use it. I also keep thinking about the future, and what it may bring for me. I keep making art centered around “time” and the theme of time.. WHAT IS THE DEAL?
Ox, Bear and Mr.Drum
I wrote about Alex earlier this weekend… but my blogger is being a jerk and erased my sweet little write up of Alex and his two cats. Any how… Alex wears his camera around his neck like a chick wears her favorite necklace. These are some of Alex’s photos.. he is talented and knows just when to take a shot that makes it look all so good and candid. My favorite of all of these is his cat Ox and my beta fish. Ox and “sushi” (pseudonym- in order to protect his identity) became best buddies it was very sweet and charming and Alex captured their friendship for all to witness. If you like his stuff check.. check.. him out at http://alexdrum.tumblr.com/
These are a few pieces of my art. My roommate Katie’s dad is a deer hunter so I took some antlers and placed them on this lovely frame. When I lay in bed at night I get to see them :) I love bones!
The other bone piece is actually a fish. I went to chinatown and ordered tuna, and when they sliced it open at the table I asked the waiter to wrap up just the bone. He was so confused but hey I made some cool art. The other are heads I made and laid on faux fur… its the same background I laid the butterflies on in the other piece.
Be creative.
On the way up to my bedroom (because I have the upstairs room…) I hung these cute little book lamps/decorative pieces. I love them because they are made from books (so recycled materials) and they are a great way to spunk up the wall space! I love them even more because Rosie and Liz made these for me and I added a bit of things here and there to them… I ended making a few for my mom they are really simple to make and look simply chic! :)
here is another video from the Atomic Tom show Monday Night <3
So I created this really quick animation at my internship so clients could see how to do it. I literally created this in 5 minutes so that my friend and co-worker :) could show her clients possibilities. It was very aggressive but none the less it was pretty cool! I THINK IM HOOKED!!!
