Sunday

Usually Sundays stress me out. They come too fast, and I can never enjoy them because all day long I just keep thinking "tomorrow is monday, monday means school, school means due dates, due dates means that I have to actually have my homework finished. homework being finished means that I needed to have started two weeks ago when it was assigned, and not tonight. damn it." BUT Today has been good. I slept in, checked EPL scores (Liverpool won 2-0 to Chelsea! Torres scored both goals, which is awesome because he was getting a lot of critisism for not "being on form" or "not focused" or whatever), ALSO, someone on Polyvore, who is from Serbia, liked some of my sets! I went on a walk in the back pasture, with the cats following me, and kicked around my soccer ball (I have been really missing soccer a lot, lately. I am mad and kind of resentful that I ever had to quit. Ignore this angsty part, though, because this post is about the GOOD day I had) I went to dinner with my mom to Rooster's and got Margarita pizza and bread pudding, (mmm!) worked on my art project (thanks to my uncle, Mike) and I finally finished my two reports. Ahh, since when did not sleeping til two and then sitting on the computer all day feel so good? Oh? always? Whoops. I ought to try it more often.

Here is the next phase of my Zapata project. It need a bit more red, but the process is actually a lot more complicated/frustrating than it might seem, so that will have to wait.

edit: I just barely tried with making the hair and moustache red, what do you guys think? In one way, I like that it has more red. (I like red white and green, because they are the colors of the Mexican flag), but at the same time, with JUST red and green, it sort of seems Christmas-y. Opinions?

Emilano Zapata

This is my art assignment. It is only one of multiple portraits we have to do. Next, I need to add a color, then the next assignment is to add two additional colors, and then to add a pattern. I'll update with those, when I finish them. if I finish them.

Motivation.

Recently my motivation/focus on school has reached an all time low. It is beginning to become ridiculous. Sometimes I wonder if I have ADD, and then realize that I can focus plenty on what I WANT to focus on. I just can't tear myself away from the computer. The problem is that some of my classes require the internet, but once I get on, I go on auto-pilot and can't tear myself away from the multiple distractions of my actual interests. Ugh. I need to get it together. But in the meantime, I think I'll just have another bowl of cereal, post this, and then probably go to bed at 3 in the morning, after doing zero homework and getting carpal tunnel and ever worse posture than I already have.

Polyvore 2

This is my Robin Hood outfit. I am kind of addicted to this website.

Robin Hood by rakusfrakus featuring metals jewelry

Polyvore

I recently found a really cool site called Polyvore.
It is a website where you can create outfits. I have only created one so far, but plan to create much more. There are tons of designer clothing items in a data-bank, and you basically just find all the pieces you want, and that creates a set. Then you can create multiple sets, to create a collection. It is a lot of fun! My first creation is here:

Little Red Riding Hood by rakusfrakus

It is sort of semi-costume-y, but I like it. I sort of like outfits that seem costume-y. But maybe that's just because I love dressing up. This one, obviously, is Little Red Riding Hood. On the site, people sort of overlap their clothing items, but I kind of like it spaced out more. Anyway, y'all should get on there, create an account (super fast and free), and make some outfits! We can share, it'll be cool. =)

Union Jack

This is an assignment I finished this morning at 3:30. We are supposed to pick an object, and then pick small pictures to make up the large object, using photoshop.
The requirements were:
-No Illustrations.
-No Black and White
-Preferably make the edges sort of blur. Don't make the edges very straight and literal.
-12x12, meaning 144 images
-No altering colors
My professor said it should've taken about 15 hours, but when I counted up how much time it took me, it was about 30. =(! But in the end, I think it was worth it. Of course, I chose to do the good ol' Union Jack.

edit: Trick- while looking at the screen, step away from the moniter about three steps, and you can see it clearer.

Geography Assignment

So in my Geography class we can get extra credit for watching a foreign film, or a film about the foreign place we are studying. This unit we are studying Middle America, which includes Mexico and the Caribbean Islands. Soooooo, do you think I could watch Pirates of the Caribbean for my project? What about Nacho Libre? Perhaps The Road to El Dorado? Eh? Any takers?

Velcro

She will never learn. (Perhaps she has forgotten this?)

New Music Blog

I have a new blog. I have transferred all of my music posts over to it, where I will now post anything music-related. The link is www.childrenofboadicea.blogspot.com. there is also a link to the right, above the About Me, to the new blog.
To kick off this new blog (and also explain it's name) I wanted to share this last video here.

Labor Day Weekend + Thistle & Weeds

I should have gotten waaaay more homework done this weekend than I did. But I DID get to eat peanut-butter cookies, and had delicious lasagna, and went for a nine mile bike ride with my sister. (Which is a lot for me.) This is our triumphant picture once we got back.


And here is the belated music weekend post: Mumford & Sons


Side note: I am considering having a branch-off blog for all of my music. (possibly another for all the Haaays) Opinions on that? In one sense, I kind of liking everything in one place, in the other I sometimes think that this blog just gets weighed down with videos. Hmmm.

Oh, ALSO! This is the 100th post! Whoo!