A Goal Reached

My whole life, I've wanted to learn how to use chopsticks. This wonder has only grown in the recent months since I've discovered my inner love for all things Korean.

I went to the store yesterday and bought some chopsticks.
I also bought Ramen noodles.
And today I Googled, "How to use chopsticks."

In less than five minutes, I was "choppin' it up" like a pro.
Ok, no, not really like a pro.. *whines* It's haaaard!

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But mark my words, I will master these little utensils. *motivated* BAM! hahaha. ;)

It also makes me wonder; how many things are like this in life? How many things do we want to do, but just don't? Even thought a lot of times, it's not even hard to do? How many experiences do we miss out on, just because we never "get around to it?" Let's make a real effort to do these things. It feels so good to finally just do it and get that curiosity off my mind. Kind of peaceful sense of accomplishment. <3

Peace Day 2010

According to my calendar, Tuesday September 21st, 2010 is Peace Day.

"Peace" can mean a lot of things.
 World Peace. Inner Peace. Tranquility.

Maybe you have a coworker who pisses you off. Take tomorrow to try and not let them get to you. Maybe your To-Do list is getting out of hand. Take tomorrow to get some of the smaller things checked off so you can relax a little. Maybe you want to bring peace to someone who is struggling. Give them a hand tomorrow. Or maybe tomorrow you'll find that you just really need a nap. Take one.

What does Peace mean to you, and how are you going to bring a little peace to your life for Peace Day?

If it works for me..

I know I've said it more than once, but I can't stress it enough. A change in attitude works wonders. Whatever it is that's driving you nuts in your life, just try (yeah, it may not work, but TRY) to look on the bright side of things.

I HATED drawing classes. HATED. Until I started looking at it from the point of, "Yes, I'd drawing a stupid, ugly pile of random crap. But I'm gunna draw the best pile of crap ever. I'll impress my teacher. I'll leave a mark in this Art Department and open up new opportunities for me in the art field. YES!"

:] Wooo peptalk.

On Thursday by the end of class, I still had a long way to go on my little collage, here. My instructor suggested we all come in over the weekend and finish, so we can start something new on Tuesday. In the past, I would have said, "Psh! Heck no. Good enough," but this time I put in that extra effort. I came in an hour on Friday and an hour today. And it's done. It's still an ugly stool with random plaster molds and a maniquin head from behind, but still. My major is fine art. I'm not half-assing it anymore.

Change your attitude. It makes life so much easier. In so many ways.

goodbye orange cabinets

Since I'm going to be moving soon and putting this house up for rent, my parents asked that I paint the kitchen cabinets a more neutral color. You see, when we first moved in, there were a lot of repairs to be made to the cabinets. (holes in doors, missing drawers - my parents like to buy fixer-uppers to save money) So keeping the natural wood wasn't an option; they would have to be painted. Originally, I had a warm, soft, orangey/brown/tan color. Light, but rich. Not too orange. Not too harsh. I went to Lowe's to get the paint, and at the last minute, I chickened out and went for a lighter color. It was a mistake.

orange cabinets- before      after photos coming soon

I spent my whole Sunday painting the cabinets a neutral tan. The fronts of the cabinets aren't back on yet, so I can't show you. :-/ But it's a whole new look. My dad begged me to paint them white, but I kept telling him it would be too harsh. What do you think?

Off topic, I really like that my drawing instructor has given us a little freedom in our homework. In my past classes, the teachers have been very "by the book" and I hated it. But this time, he has the mentality of "Draw something based on 'this'. I don't care what you do, just make it look cool." And I love that. This week's assignment has been faces, skulls, and facial features. I'm drawing a spread in my sketchbook about skulls, but I'm giving it a little spooky theme. Here's one page:

And the other page still has some things not done yet, so I'll show you that later.

In other news, I started the clearance sale in my etsy shop this weekend. More coming soon! This weekend has been craazy busy! *phew!*

making music

i just stumbled on this little music game and thought it was insanely entertaining. i thought you might like it too. :)

Click here to experience the awesomeness. <3 Trust me. It's pretty cool. Really.

 

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it's starting to make sense

I'm in my third drawing class at the University. I hope I don't jinx myself, but I have to say that this is the best one so far. The first two I HAAATED. Seriously, torture. Three and a half hours long. Cold. iPod-less. Silent. Tedious. Hell.

This one's long and cold and i-Podless and silent, too, but I don't hate it so much. <3 I feel like I'm learning and working towards a goal, so the tediousness goes away.

I won't get into a rant about the details,  but let's just say now I know why we spent so freaking long drawing boxes on tables in Drawing 1 and 2. The box and line weight concept are actually really helpful.

Little side note: Thursday we were sitting in the hall waiting for the door to be unlocked. A girl got up and accidentally knocked the fire exstinguisher off the wall. It hit the ground with a big bang. My teacher rushes out of the art office and says, "Vut vus dat?"  .. Oooh Russian accents. I wish I had one. Or should I say, "I vish I hod vun." :]

old stock

I'm planning on putting a lot of my older jewelry stock up for a clearance sale soon in my etsy shop. I feel like I have a ton of stuff just sitting around, not selling. I want to clear it out and hopefully, HOPEFULLY, get some new stuff up in my shop here shortly. So look forward to reduced prices on some cool and pretty things. :) And look forward to fresh and exciting changes.

: just to name a few ;)     Sometime this weekend will be the big markdown day.