Free Public Domain Images - compiled by Coby at dotgovwatch:
http://www.dotgovwatch.com/?/archives/8-The-Best-Copyright-Free-Photo-Libraries.html
Distressed look for use in Photoshop from Stuart at Vacord:
http://www.vacord.com/blog/?p=87
Monday, July 6, 2009
Thursday, June 11, 2009
still here, still working
oh man, it's been a while.
but i've still been working on my "creative recovery" - have i ever - to great success.
being Art Coordinator on an indie feature film's got me busy right now. it's a good time, the people are great and i enjoy most aspects of my job.
we'll be vending at Trans Health and opening our P&D etsy shop shortly after!
other things in the works:
- glazing the downstairs apartment walls
- staining/hanging our screen door (to keep stray cats out and our cat in)
- shortening/hanging bedroom curtains
- fashioning some sort of diy movie screen with Sara Zia
- Twittering my heart out
- entering 'Seeking Strumpet' in festivals (it won Best Animation at Diamond Fest this year)
- making new friends
- seeing old friends
- growing things! namely: larkspur, gladiolas, sunflowers, and a wildflower assortment (snapdragons didn't work out again this year)
- watching birds enjoy our birdfeeder (including cardinals! who knew Nicetown had cardinals?)
- working on my short doc about Nicetown
and spending time with the girl and the pets, of course. we spent three weeks on a "staycation" in Wayne at her parents house.
but i've still been working on my "creative recovery" - have i ever - to great success.
being Art Coordinator on an indie feature film's got me busy right now. it's a good time, the people are great and i enjoy most aspects of my job.
we'll be vending at Trans Health and opening our P&D etsy shop shortly after!
other things in the works:
- glazing the downstairs apartment walls
- staining/hanging our screen door (to keep stray cats out and our cat in)
- shortening/hanging bedroom curtains
- fashioning some sort of diy movie screen with Sara Zia
- Twittering my heart out
- entering 'Seeking Strumpet' in festivals (it won Best Animation at Diamond Fest this year)
- making new friends
- seeing old friends
- growing things! namely: larkspur, gladiolas, sunflowers, and a wildflower assortment (snapdragons didn't work out again this year)
- watching birds enjoy our birdfeeder (including cardinals! who knew Nicetown had cardinals?)
- working on my short doc about Nicetown
and spending time with the girl and the pets, of course. we spent three weeks on a "staycation" in Wayne at her parents house.
Friday, March 6, 2009
2009, My Year
At least, it is for today.
In not so long, I'll be typing from the most beastly hulk around (okay, the most beastly hulk I can afford) - a Mac Pro (don't confuse that with a MacBook Pro, oh no) and a 20-inch ACD. And I hope to add another.
And then we'll see magic happen.
In not so long, I'll be typing from the most beastly hulk around (okay, the most beastly hulk I can afford) - a Mac Pro (don't confuse that with a MacBook Pro, oh no) and a 20-inch ACD. And I hope to add another.
And then we'll see magic happen.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Eat Ice Cream, If You Feel Like It
I've started typing simple To Do lists in Word with a little table - one column for the Stuff, and one column for the response once I've done it. I print them and write notes once I've completed something. Today I put the sheets (two, so far) in a notebook, which is going to be my To Do Central for now.
I like the idea of being able to look back on what I put on my lists, and whether things got done or not, and have a record of where my life is going. My lists have included the mundane (milk, eggs, toilet paper) and the fantastic ("get rich quick"). On Thursday, my list included "Eat ice cream, if you feel like it." And I did. Check.
I'm pretty famous for making lists. I do it all the time. I buy little notepads and miniature notebooks just for my lists - I recently threw out a "Little Fatty" notebook that was entirely full of lists. And once they're expired, whether everything on them was done/gotten or not, I put a slash through the whole thing and start a new page. It's very satisfying.
Tomorrow, my list will include "Play the harmonica." Tess gave me a nice one for Christmas, along with a book and CD, and I played on Christmas Day until my mom said "Give it up already!" The only other time I played it, Tess informed me that she doesn't appreciate my noodling around (which I call learning), so I intend to play when she's out of the house and I can enjoy myself. I'll tell you what though, Gia seems to like the sound of the harmonica very much - her ears perk up if she's near and she listens intently, or she comes from wherever she is to see about the sound. It doesn't appear to torture HER.
I like the idea of being able to look back on what I put on my lists, and whether things got done or not, and have a record of where my life is going. My lists have included the mundane (milk, eggs, toilet paper) and the fantastic ("get rich quick"). On Thursday, my list included "Eat ice cream, if you feel like it." And I did. Check.
I'm pretty famous for making lists. I do it all the time. I buy little notepads and miniature notebooks just for my lists - I recently threw out a "Little Fatty" notebook that was entirely full of lists. And once they're expired, whether everything on them was done/gotten or not, I put a slash through the whole thing and start a new page. It's very satisfying.
Tomorrow, my list will include "Play the harmonica." Tess gave me a nice one for Christmas, along with a book and CD, and I played on Christmas Day until my mom said "Give it up already!" The only other time I played it, Tess informed me that she doesn't appreciate my noodling around (which I call learning), so I intend to play when she's out of the house and I can enjoy myself. I'll tell you what though, Gia seems to like the sound of the harmonica very much - her ears perk up if she's near and she listens intently, or she comes from wherever she is to see about the sound. It doesn't appear to torture HER.
Monkey Rolls
Monkey Rolls
4 tubes Buttermilk Biscuits
Cut each biscuit in 1/4
Shake in a bag of 1/2 cup sugar with 1 tsp. cinnamon
Melt 1/2 cup of sugar
+ 1/2 cup butter
+ 1/2 cup of Vanilla ice cream
Pour over biscuits
9x13 pan, bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes (?)
Turn over on wax paper
4 tubes Buttermilk Biscuits
Cut each biscuit in 1/4
Shake in a bag of 1/2 cup sugar with 1 tsp. cinnamon
Melt 1/2 cup of sugar
+ 1/2 cup butter
+ 1/2 cup of Vanilla ice cream
Pour over biscuits
9x13 pan, bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes (?)
Turn over on wax paper
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Creation Station
In the past week, I've been busy doing some more creating:
- I created an animated version of the evolution of my rabbit symbol for my Digital Animation class.
- I started a hat for Chelsea's new baby.
- I worked on an elaborate black ink design on parchment paper.
- I took photos of our neighborhood (with Tess) for our Philadelphia Neighborhoods class.
- I designed a flyer for Cooking Con Community as part of my internship at Asian Arts Initiative.
Tomorrow we are going to look for deeds to houses, and then for snow pants. For on Saturday we shall be going snowtubing with a bunch of gays. Later we will go to a performance of two 90210 episodes in drag.
- I created an animated version of the evolution of my rabbit symbol for my Digital Animation class.
- I started a hat for Chelsea's new baby.
- I worked on an elaborate black ink design on parchment paper.
- I took photos of our neighborhood (with Tess) for our Philadelphia Neighborhoods class.
- I designed a flyer for Cooking Con Community as part of my internship at Asian Arts Initiative.
Tomorrow we are going to look for deeds to houses, and then for snow pants. For on Saturday we shall be going snowtubing with a bunch of gays. Later we will go to a performance of two 90210 episodes in drag.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
So Much To Do, What Else Is New...
The new semester has started, and it's gonna be a good one.
Even though there are a BILLION things on my To Do list, I think the past week we've been home has gone pretty well. I feel less uptight, since our space is slowly coming together. And I've been well able to prioritize certain things because life isn't so frantic.
I have lots of meetings and socializing to do in the next week, which I'm enthusiastic about. I'm going to a Creative Professionals event, trying to set up my internship, getting involved in some sort of performance. And any number of other creative and crafty endeavors.
And hell yes, I got the Lew Klein Scholarship. So look at me go. That's called a SIGN, people.
Also, I now have all the necessary elements to complete my binding spell (the more complicated version) and intend to pull that off in the near future.
Even though there are a BILLION things on my To Do list, I think the past week we've been home has gone pretty well. I feel less uptight, since our space is slowly coming together. And I've been well able to prioritize certain things because life isn't so frantic.
I have lots of meetings and socializing to do in the next week, which I'm enthusiastic about. I'm going to a Creative Professionals event, trying to set up my internship, getting involved in some sort of performance. And any number of other creative and crafty endeavors.
And hell yes, I got the Lew Klein Scholarship. So look at me go. That's called a SIGN, people.
Also, I now have all the necessary elements to complete my binding spell (the more complicated version) and intend to pull that off in the near future.
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