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Everyone hail to the pumpkin king
I carved my first pumpkin! Okay, when I was younger, I drew a crooked face made up of mostly triangles on a pumpkin once or twice, but it was always my mom that got to weild the sharp object. This year, I drew the pattern of Jack Skellington's face and traced it on myself. Given, I did have adult supervision for cutting the lid off (that sucker was ( Read more... ) -
Simply Beautiful
This weekend is the Rehoboth Jazz Festival and I was able to see Queen Latifah perform! I didn't have an actual ticket - the newspaper I work at gave me a press pass, so I was able to stand in the back for free. I'm actually glad I didn't have a seat, because they were packed so close together. And besides, it's awkward to dance in a chair. The ( Read more... ) -
Definitely an E ticket.
Last week I traveled to the world where dreams come true. That's right, I went to Orlando on vacation and spent a vast majority of my time at Disney. It was a lot of fun. I went with my parents and my boyfriend and we all survived, despite the 13+ hour drive each way cramped into one car. Of course, I was asleep for most of the ride, thanks to my ( Read more... ) -
Peridot
I have a toy chest from when I was a child that I've been meaning to paint and redecorate for some time now. It's been holding puzzles with missing pieces and huge containers of plastic costume jewelry for ages in the garage, but I'd like to put it in my living room so I have a place to hide blankets and books and other goodies. It's white now with ( Read more... ) -
Let me be your muse tonight
Last week, a fellow Etsyian and Aquariann commissioned me to draw her muse for her birthday. She's incredibly sweet and she's given me a lot of freedom for the actual drawings (one ACEO and one 4x6), so I'm really excited. Naturally, I'm a bit nervous because I've never designed for someone directly. I'm a graphic artist at a newspaper so I design ( Read more... ) -
Not quite a Marshmallow World
The other night, it started snowing while I was still at work. We haven't seen much snow here yet - so one of my coworkers triumphantly brought out her snow-themed cd where the title song is "Marshmallow World." The snow was very pretty - although it only covered the surroundings enough to glow dimly in the moonlight and then by yesterday morning, ( Read more... ) -
Shall I use a puff of smoke to appear again after so long?
Every time I get inspired to write here, something always comes up to distract me. But it's been a new year for nearly a month already, and I feel a spark of change, so here's to hope of accomplishing original and amazing things. And I haven't set concrete resolutions for awhile, so I'd like to start with this journal and actually write at least ( Read more... ) -
Here I am.
I've been known to flutter around the edges and keep to the shadows, but I'd like to venture into the light. I've had LJ for nearly five years, but I started it mainly to keep in touch with my friends while I was hundreds of miles away at college. It was before I discovered I could transfer the magic in my mind to paper with ink and colored pencils ( Read more... )