We Are the Pirates Who Don't Do Anything

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Apr. 18th, 2008 @ 07:37 pm
It's snowing here: huge fluffy clumps, floating like down feathers.

Absurd, but amazingly lovely.

I've been working on a website for Ingrid's photography business. I'm really challenging myself, learning a lot. Today: I am working with Drupal. I think I like it. Nothing's online yet, though.

I am in Seattle Dec. 2nd, 2007 @ 05:31 pm
It was snowing when the plane landed.

I already unpacked my suitcases, now I am waiting for some boxes to come in the mail. Currently, Dad and I are watching Eegah.

Top Three Teas Nov. 13th, 2007 @ 08:11 pm
It's getting colder, and I'm drinking more tea. And mostly black tea these days. My top three flavors:

Earl Grey (I have Ahmad Tea London)

Vanilla (such as Harney & Sons Vanilla Comorro)

Mango (Republic of Tea: Mango Ceylon is subtle and Hawaiian Islands Tea Company: Mango Maui is supermango)

I drink coffee too sometimes when Mom's making that, but I like putting lots of milk and usually some sugar in it. Tea is a lot healthier! I pick teas that are naturally sweet-flavored. What drinks do you guys like?

Devil Never Cry Nov. 9th, 2007 @ 06:49 pm
I just beat Devil May Cry. It was great! Thanks [info]smartlaine for lending this epic badass game to me!

I didn't realize I would like this game. I thought it would be too fighting-oriented (I tend to go for games with adventuring/exploring or character customization). I must say it was a lot harder for me (on normal mode) than other games I've played (except for Myst). But it was totally satisfying to finish each mission. And the moody setting really added a lot. It was pretty funny too. In summary, I love it.


Next Topic: Here's a linkpimp: EMG-Zine
"an e-zine for artists and writers of fantasy and science fiction"

It's more weighted to the art side, I'd say. Current issues are public online, the archive is subscriber-only. This issue isn't their strongest, since they had to run an old column by [info]ursulav (she writes Wombat Droppings) and they don't have any reviews, but I wanted to link it before I forget. Check it every month.


Still packing.

Here Till December Oct. 3rd, 2007 @ 04:59 pm
I bought my plane ticket to Seattle. Leaving December 1st.

Right now I'm going through boxes of old papers. Mom gives me a lot of the stuff related to me to sort, and I've come across a whole slew of evaluations from early elementary years. It's kinda neat to see the parent/teacher perspective on me. Stuff like, "Katie recognizes numerals 0 to 20 except 13, 15, 17, and 19." Childhood: the Behind-the-Scenes Special.

It's also a little strange. I don't recognize my younger self as myself at all. But I guess it played into the current me somehow, with a series of little changes that add up to a fully-developed person.

Now where's my Toph action figure? Sep. 8th, 2007 @ 05:54 pm
I got a new toy today. I finally found him, Kendra.

( Zuko-doll looks better with the mask ON )

EDIT: For Kendra

The Mounted Marauder

Modern action figures are so articulated they can provide hours of fun putting them in retarded poses.

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Moving, Eventually Aug. 20th, 2007 @ 03:29 pm
Well, it's been a while since I posted about my life. Mom has decided to sell the house and move West, and I'll most likely be going to the West Coast as well to be in a better position to hunt for an animation job. So we've been doing more of the same: cleaning, sorting, etc. Which bring me to my first point: we now have furniture in excess of what we need.

FREE STUFF
Any of ya folk moving into apartments around here need bookcases? Or possibly a large table? If you come get them, they're yours.

I've also got some actual work to do now: A freelance project, that I should be finishing up in around a month, depending on how quickly talks with the client go. It's exciting! And also stressful, what with needing to whip the house into shape at the same time and all. But I'll keep it under control.

Plus, yardwork. I've discovered that it's grueling, but satisfying. Makes me sleep well, anyway. Get up at 8:00, rake/transport magnolia leaves till the afternoon, and I feel ready to go to bed at 3:00 PM!

Wuv Aug. 2nd, 2007 @ 02:47 pm
Hey, this sounds like a good idea.

[Closed, it's been a while.]

"i will send a gift (handmade or not) to the first [4] people who leave a comment on this post requesting to join this exchange. i don't know what that gift will be yet, but you will receive it within [20] days. the only thing you have to do in return is "pay it forward" by making the same agreement on your blog. (you don't have to at all, or you could do more/less)"

Note: Since we're sorta going through stuff with the thought of moving eventually, you may get random stuff from my house! Or a drawing. Nothing large, and probably nothing new unless it's handmade.

The Case of the Disappearing Cat Jun. 23rd, 2007 @ 11:14 pm
It is a law of physics that an empty box placed on the floor will soon contain a cat.

Mom and I recently adopted a stray. We call her Zephyr.

( Cat Inna Box )

Put it in a Box Jun. 5th, 2007 @ 10:39 am
Still cleaning. It's hard to figure what to with some things. One is sort of obligated to keep some things, but they just sit in a box in the attic forever. For example, my great-grandmother's fur stole. It is made of four small animals (minks?) sewn together. They have little faces and dangling feet and tails. It's just about halfway between cute and gruesome. I know neither Mom nor I are ever going to wear it, but we are keeping it.

Letting Stuff Go Jun. 1st, 2007 @ 01:53 pm
It's quite obvious, looking at my clutter, that I have too much stuff. Once again I am sorting, organizing, cleaning. It's easier to get rid of old clothes, and Paperback Swap has helped me let go of books (though I usually have to wait to reread them first), but throwing old art projects away does give me a pang. I keep the ones that have decorative value or artistic interest, I keep the ones that I might cut up and use in something else, but even the scribbled ugly experimenting projects from my drawing classes give me pause. Oh well, no use hauling around trash just because I made it.

This has always been one of my problem areas, but I see big improvements in myself over the last year.

Bearfence Scramble May. 30th, 2007 @ 10:29 am
By the way, I'm back in the C-ville area now.

On sunday, Kendra and Patrick and I went to the Shenandoah National Park. We did a two hour hike that gave us nice view of a waterfall and also a timber rattlesnake, one of Virginia's three types of poisonous snakes. It did not deign to rattle.

After a picnic lunch (mmm...melted cheese sandwich), we went to take a look at another 'trail' that a couple from Georgia recommended to us: the Bearfence Rock Scramble. The scramble part was climbing over and among piles of rocks and large boulders. The way was marked by blue paint slashes on trees and rocks. We moved along the ridge of the mountain, often with precipitous drops to either side. The climb to the peak was the hardest. I had to pull myself up on my knees. I glanced to the side and was transfixed by the drop and the empty air. But it was amazing. We all sat for a while on the top of the rock and took in the 360 degree view of mountains and valleys. A small black and white bird hopped near us as it ate ants.

Wear good shoes if you visit it, and I'd recommend pants, not shorts, too.

It's been awhile since I had hair long enough for a ponytail May. 2nd, 2007 @ 09:25 pm
I wanted to put my hair up as I was sorting through stuff at my house, and I found a scrunchie to wear.

I feel so fourth grade. :D

In other news, I think I'm getting better at letting things go. Paperbackswap was my first step in not being a packrat.

Thaleron Apr. 27th, 2007 @ 10:39 am
I had to try it for myself. Currently I am 'passive and assertive.' Hm.


Meteors this weekend Apr. 20th, 2007 @ 08:23 am
Hey, Lyrid meteor shower's this weekend. I probably won't watch them since it's hard to get up predawn and it's harder to find a dark place to watch from around here. Just that you might want to know.

"Most years in April there are no more than 5 to 20 meteors per hour during the shower's peak."

Creativity Apr. 14th, 2007 @ 04:37 pm
I was in the Post-Production lab, and I had no ideas and decided to give up for the day. As I was walking home (through the cold and damp, LOL at Virginia climate) I had all these great ideas for animating our 30-second spot. Funny how inspiration waits like that. So I'm going to rock it in the lab tomorrow! (Too cold to go back tonight.)

At least digital's only bad for your back, and wrists, er, and, eyes too Apr. 13th, 2007 @ 03:53 pm
Yesterday my figure drawing class did a huge draw on a roll of paper on the wall graffiti group picture 'slam painting' thing. It didn't turn out too great but it was a lotta fun.

(TMI warning) But, since then, when I blow my nose, I've noticed charcoal dust in my snot. This is a new experience for me.

Commencement Apr. 10th, 2007 @ 09:05 pm
Hi all! I haven't sent out invitations yet, but I'll be graduating Saturday, May 5th! Does anyone want to come? I can probably fit one or two of you in my apartment if you want to spend the night beforehand here. When do you guys all graduate? I sure hope it's not the same weekend. :)

Love!

Article on Tenacity Mar. 26th, 2007 @ 11:23 pm
I'm starting to get myself in gear for finding a job. I found this article, which seems useful so I thought I'd share.

"All it takes is showing up, again and again, until you get someone’s attention. THEN, and only then, do your skills come into play."

Smart people are dumb.

Hypercube Mar. 18th, 2007 @ 09:12 pm
Taking a break from drowning in film theory (postmodern? postfeminist? poststructuralist? posthumanist?) I found this on Astronomy Picture of the Day. The description is quite charming: "a dynamic three-dimensional drawing (two spatial plus one time) of a four-dimensional depiction of a five-dimensional cube," although I think that Greg Egan's applets are more aesthetically pleasing. Here's a few favorites. Most of them do something when you click them.

Hypercube is entrancing.
Wythoff is really neat.
Slice is another one I could stare at for a while.
Flowers is pretty.
Laplace is fun if your sound works.

EDIT: From Spaceweather, a lovely photo of the partially-eclipsed sun rising over India.
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