art journal pages 1-3

As promised, here are the pages I have done so far in my art journal.

 introductory page. i was feeling a little bit of an identity crisis - not really sure what "my style" is, since i like so many styles and they're all so different. hence the page on the left: "who am i? i'm angie may. at least that much is certain." trying to figure out who i really am. (making an art journal has really helped with that, by the way.)

uuugh my crazy weird obsession with that darn korean soap opera, Playful Kiss. *Watch it on Hulu here! The first episode is a little weird.. It gets good though. :)* Sends my little heart a-flutter. <3

Oh Ha Ni + Bek Seung Jo Forever! ^^

 I went to visit a friend last night. I haven't seen him in months, and I hadn't been to his new apartment before. *just noticed i spelled apartment wrong there- oops* After missing like 3 turns in a row, I called him up and told him, "Just so you know, you don't mean this much to me. It wasn't worth this much trouble just to see you." My favorite friendships are the ones where you can be mean to each other on a regular basis and no one gets their feelings hurt. And that round black blob is gold in real life. Darn scanner.

 

I cleaned my room. Yeah. :)

fat cat in little box <3

keeping my hands and heart busy

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Lately I've been kind of down. :( Just a little depressed. You may have even noticed I haven't been posting every day. The reason I've been sad is that the house that my family was planning on moving into for the last three months- well, the bank won't give us a loan to buy it, since the house is a "fixer-upper." Which breaks my heart. In my head, I've been feathering this new nest all summer, planning out paint colors, and furniture placement, and decor. And now the dream is crumbling before my eyes. We're gunna keep trying, seeing if there's any loopholes or anything, ANY way that we can get this house.

And off topic (but I'm getting somewhere with this) I blogged about my love of the diaries (and photo staging of the diaries) at atseoul.com. And you may have noticed that I was being a little cynical about it. As much as I love (love love love love) these diaries and the photos of them, I thought they were a little unrealistic, at least for my life.

Well they really inspired me to make some changes. One of the major beliefs that has driven my life the past year or so is the idea that if there's something in your life that you aren't happy about, change it! I know I can't change the fact that the bank won't give us a loan, but letting out some of my creativity has really helped me feel less depressed. I've started an art journal because I was inspired by the diaries at atseoul.

And today I spent the ENTIRE day cleaning my room, rearranging all my little knick-knacks, and even my posters. I had been itching to decorate my "new room" for months, so I took that energy out on my current room. And it feels great.

I'm still disappointed about not getting my dream house. (although still hopeful that we can work something out) But I've been finding ways to change my life to be something better.

 this is the opening spread. kind of an "introductory" page. i made another page too, about my obsession with the korean soap opera Playful Kiss, but i'll post that one later.

 I have so much jewelry.. SO much. I went through it today and sorted out the things I wear VS the things I don't. I'm planning on listing the 4 pound shoebox full of unwanted jewelry on etsy as supplies for reconstruction. anyone interested?

and yes, i finaly posted my latest creation. this is kevin. he needs a home. he's now listed in my etsy shop, for anyone who's ever wanted a cute little owl buddy.  ;)

diaries to die for

a few days ago i mentioned the website atseoul.com, the site where i bought a pink korean/english label maker. *can not wait for that to come in the mail!!!* what really made me fall for this website was the adorable collection of diaries. they're cute on the outside, but even cuter on the inside. they fill all the pages with cutesy little words and pictures, and set up the photos with unrealistic but painfully beautiful props. *yeah right, like i would ever have a full and exciting schedule. like i would ever randomly lay out a pencil, a sticker, and a leaf next to my diary at a coffee shop. i dont even GO to coffee shops, and if i did, i think i'd be way to self conscious to bring my dairy there.*

anyway, my point is, i look at these photos, and say, "It's so beautiful! I want that life!" and so i buy the diary. and life is the same. except now i have a diary.

advertising. don't you love it?

i don't mean to be a negative nancy. :-P i'm just kind of poking fun at reality. it's how i roll.
look how pretty these are, and tell me you're not inspired to change your lifestyle. ;)

all pics via atseoul.com

gorgeous right? *swoon* some of these diaries are so clever too. i saw one that had a little place on the corner of the pages where is has little pictures of a cloud, a sun, a snowflake, etc. and you circle the one for the weather that day. so cute. and it had a little pair of dots for eyes and a little nose, and you either drew in a smile or a frown, depending on how your day was going. or a frown and arched eyebrows, if your day was particularly bad. hehe. :-P is anyone else drooling over these diaries or an i the only one? :]

something that makes me happy

Something that I'm loving at the moment: glitter.

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magical

this seems to be working..

I've figured out how to get finally tackle my ever-growing, never-shrinking To-Do List. The key: Baby steps. Each day I've decided to tackle one thing. That way it doesn't get so overwhelming. Even if I don't feel like doing anything off the list, I tell myself, "Just DO it. It won't even take that long!" I tried this approach every day last week and it really seemed to work for me. Among the things I FINALLY got accomplished were listing some things in my etsy shop, writing back my Dear Darlings Pen Pals, making some new clay owls and painting them, sewing a button back on a cardigan, and studying.

 can you even see him through all that clutter??

there he is!! :) isn't he cute?

I'm hoping to list this little guy on Etsy soon. I actually made 5 owls, but they all dried a little lopsided. Not sure why.. This is the sole survivor of the batch.

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I'm planning of seeing Legend of the Guardians in 3D tomorrow with a friend. I'll let you know how it is. I've heard it contains "epic owl battles." Sounds *awesome!* lol 

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Also, I have to admit something super dorky.. I'm totally addicted to the show Playful Kiss. It's a Korean TV series about this girl who lived with her dad, and their house collapses in an earthquake. They go to stay with an old friend of her dad's, and it turns her dad's friend is the father is her crush! Her crush who had publicly rejected her *in a really mean way* at school that day!! XD So now she's living with her crush and he's so mean to her but you know she still likes him and it's all like "omg does he like her back? Is he gunna kiss her?? Is he gunna kiss her?? Omg they came so close to kising but they didn't! AAAAH!"

.. .. *deep breath*.. OK, I have to regroup here.. I told you it was dorky!.. *I'm too old for this sort of thing..*

Seriously though, I LOVE it.. It's funny, sweet, romantic, and you know.. the star of the show, Seung Jo, is toooootally hot..  *sigh*And I so have a girl crush on the guy's mom, too. She's super cute. :]

If you're *ahem* into this sorta thing, like I am.. *embarrassed a little* you can watch it here.

September Spending

Ok, so a month ago I posted about how I was going to stop unnessesary spending through the month of September. I had wanted to save my money, and stop cluttering up my room. Well.. .. September's over and I bought myself a present! ^^

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It's a label maker that prints both English and Korean words! AMAZING! And it's pink! I had to have it! :] 

It's from my new favorite shopping site, AtSeoul.com. They sell all kinds of cute stationary and accessories. Such a cute place. Check it out!

Honesly though, I think I did a pretty good job on my September spending. The only unnessesary things I bought this months were: autumn spice votice candles, black and clear nail polish, 3 camis tops. I'm not counting art supplies or the optical mouse I bought, because I feel that that's an investment. I'm studying to be a fine artist with a concentration in illustration, so art supplies are kind of important. 

And I bought thing for other people; For my dad's birthday, I bought him an apple tree to plant at our new house, and my friend moved away to go to Ohio State University, so I got her a OSU hoodie and had all our friends sign it with farewell wishes. And I bought food.. A crap ton of food.

All in all though, I think I did a pretty good job with saving. I can't wait to get my new label maker!!! I'm gunna label e v e r y t h i n g . <3

This time last year

October is only 6 hours away. Part of me (most of me) is sad to see the warm weather go. (It's easy to look cute in tank tops, shorts, and sandals, but it's hard to be pretty when you're wearing several hoodies at the same time.. I get cold easy.) There's a part of me that's kind of excited about October coming. Fall really is a kind of magical time. The trees are so pretty, and there's pumpkins everywhere and cinnamon, and caramel apples. And October 11th is always a really exciting day for me, because it means ONLY ONE MORE MONTH UNTIL MY BIRTHDAY! YAAAAY! November babies out there give a *woot woot*! hehehe :) This is what I was doing last October. Let's see if this year lives up to the last.

 school was even more hectic last year

 breakin out the cold weather gear

 going costume shopping with some friends

 going pumpkin shopping with a good friend

 selling jewelry at the Mum Festival

 my cats are very predictable.

 dino-lantern! didn't look very good when lit though..

 pretty leaves

 hayride/ pumpkin patch with my girl

 hot air balloon over my house

 sitting in the grass between classes

 spooky cookies

 gemmi didn't like her dino costume

 ori didn't either but i put it on him anyway

 i went as a cowgirl to work. hooray for $5 costumes!

carving time!

I wonder what October 2010 will be like?