Blurble 3.08

Again, running the reusable titles together. heh

I bought some beads and thread today and was able to finish another pair of post-less Acutes. Next on my list to buy is some posts. Yeah. I'm working on cranking out something new every day. So far, for day one, so good.

Went with my dad to Woodcraft. They were having a sort of demonstration on Flexshafts. Granted, the guy was talking about woodcarving, this was a wood craft place. But I really want a Flexshaft now. And I met a little lady who was all enthusiastic and friendly and showed a book on woodturned jewelry. Oh my gosh. There were some beautiful ideas/pieces in that book. I'm not sure how 'artisan' I want to get, but I think I could...ooh, my mind just raced as we flipped through the pages.

We went the art store, too. I think it's the only pure art store left around where I live, across the street from a white house. heh. The store guy was totally out of movie with a way of talking that you almost think is over-played, lot of head nods and California-ish drawls. It was humorous to see my non-artist father and this guy trying to hash out with material was best. My dad is a hard sell, but especially when he's confused.

Then I came home, ate Chinese and watched Transformers with the fam again. I really like that movie.

Post Picture: Taken by me last November but it looked pretty much like that today. A little brighter, but rainy, lots of rain. I'm NOT complaining. It could have snowed again. *phew*

Continue 3.07

I've been challenged to something by my...person who challenges me a lot. I'm not going to exactly say what it is. To that challenge I want to add a few things:

• I want to take a self-portrait every Thursday even if I don't upload it to my Flickr. Just for me, as a record. For posterity. I'd like to take self-portraits more. But I'll start with once a week.
  
  
• I want to finish something every day. I always work on more than one project at a time because I sell more than one type of item. If I discipline myself, I should be able to finish something every day.
  
  
• I want to write more. Not necessarily on my blog. I've gotten pretty good at blogging, if not here than Twitter or tumblr. But I have stories that I've been 'working' on for a long time. I want to finish them. Even if I don't publish them. Just finish them.
  

This is all about moving on. I'm not really happy with where I am, but only I can choose to take the steps forward. So, I challenge myself and publish it here, for accountability I guess.

Post Picture: Taken by Bro1 last May at a college park sorta near our house. It'll be green again soon. That keeps me going.

Pictures

I'm particularly pleased with this picture. I keep practicing, trying to get better with item photography. This spills over into photographing life, too. Not as much as I would like but I do it. Goes with this listing.



Of my unfinished Acute earrings. Another pic is on my flickr. The blue/green ones really are blue and green. It's the first time I actually made a pair using two different colors. What took me so long you wonder? I really don't know. But I went with it when the idea hit me.



I burned the custom magnet for my mother's hairdresser. You can see the concept sketch on my flickr. I don't sketch often. But I'm always glad when I do. It's nice to have that reference, to compare.

Guess that was a personal Photopalooza, which I think is over now, but was fun. Posts with pictures are always nice.

Bad Day

glumbert - Bad Day at the Office

I think this is work-safe. Heh. Even if it's staged, to me, it's hilarious. Immature perhaps. But worth a chuckle or two. To me.

I'm being kinda lazy about blogging. I felt the need to sequester myself, hide when possible before I said or did something I would regret. I'm coming out of it but don't in the frame of mind to properly blog, yet. Video posts are so easy and reasonably entertaining. I'm falling into Tumblelogging via Tumblr. But I won't abandon this.

Enjoy!

Gasp!

They cancelled Journeyman. I LOVED that show. It was real, for as real as a show about a time-traveling couple can be. :P It will be missed by me and my two brothers. *sigh* Darn strike!

There is another reason I'm gasping for another reason, too. Sometimes, even though I consider myself a fairly decent writer, doing it so incredibly difficult. I know what I want to say. But the connection between my brain and my fingers (i'm typing) is a little broken.

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Addendum: I uh...from my Twitter-

shoot me. not to kill, just to make me sorry for what I just did. LET GO ALREADY!

Seriously! I don't want to do with myself. I'm so...randomly conflicted. So full of self-doubt. If I think I could come up with a list of more disparaging things to say. But I won't. *sigh*