Once I find some bobby pins and sponge rollers I'm totally going to try this!
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Sunday, April 27, 2008
100 Things
I was checking out some new blogs and found this post and decided to do my own list.
1. I love Kevin.
2. We have been dating for nearly two years.
3. We both attend the same university.
4. Which is where we meet almost 4 years ago.
5. We were introduced by my sister.
6. Twice.
7. Kevin still says he's too young for marriage.
8. He's 22.
9. I want to have 2 or 3 kids.
10. I'm already thinking about homeschooling when the time comes.
11. I plan on reading/playing classical music for my kids when I'm pregnant.
12. I will be graduating in 54 weeks.
13. I'm excited about that.
14. At the same time it scares the crap out of me.
15. I don't want to have a real career.
16. From the time I was 10 I wanted to be a stay-at-home mom.
17. I want to be my mom.
18. I want to have a crafting business on the side for extra money.
19. Because Kevin is going to be a teacher.
20. Teacher=no money.
21. I have a thing for elephants.
22. My favorite painting in high school was Starry Night.
23. Silver Dollar City is my favorite place in the world.
24. If I can't just be a stay-at-home mom, then I want to work at SDC.
25. Sometimes I can smell it.
26. I call it Silver Dollar City Moments.
27. I love sewing.
28. I'm coming up with a whole set of designs I want to make for a photo shoot.
29. My friend Blair is making sketches of them this weekend.
30. Kevin introduced me to the best Mexican restaurant ever.
31. We ate there yesterday.
32. I live in Oklahoma.
33. I want to visit every continent.
34. I love Fairy Tales.
35. But I've never seen Snow White or Sleeping Beauty.
36. I like to read the Fairy Tales that have been adapted into young adult books.
37. Some of my favorites are Ella Enchanted and The 10th Kingdom.
38. The move Ella Enchanted was stupid.
39. I like making lists.
40. They make me feel organized.
41. They help me remember things.
42. I had a weird, kinda creepy dream last night.
43. I'm getting past my facebook addiction.
44. I got a new pillow last week, it's great.
45. I'm lactose intolerant.
46. But some of my favorite foods are cheese, cheesecake, and potato soup (that's with milk and cheese).
47. That made me feel like Bubba from Forrest Gump talkin' about shrimp.
48. Jen-nay.
49. I love taking pictures.
50. I need to buy my new canon rebel soon.
51. I promised it to myself from my tax return money.
52. I never won anything until I got a blog.
53. I won the first blog giveaway I ever entered...and 4 more since then.
54. I love to read.
55. I read everything from kids books to Nicholas Sparks.
56. I've only read one Dr. Seuss book.
57. I have a red computer, and a red camera...and a red dress, and red cowboy boots.
58. I used to hate the color red.
59. I won't eat seafood, unless it's fish sticks.
60. I have my camera, design book, and a notepad with me all the time.
61. My best friend is Danielle.
62. She's engaged.
63. I'm going to be one of her maids of honor next spring.
64. I like receiving mail.
65. Real mail, not email.
66. I'm always wanting to try new crafts.
67. The latest is printmaking.
68. I drink water a lot.
69. I don't like making phone calls.
70. Except to Kevin; I call him a lot.
71. I have a teddy bear that's about as big as I am.
72. His name is Teddy.
73. Kevin gave him to me for our first Valentine's Day.
74. I watch One Tree Hill and America's Next Top Model regularly.
75. When I'm bored I usually watch the food channel.
76. It makes me want to cook and makes me hungry.
77. My favorite blog is Mary Ann's.
78. The first blog I ever read was My House is Cuter Then Yours.
79. I discovered blogs when I was trying to find ideas for t-shirt reconstruction.
80. I'm a big fan of southern gospel music.
81. I blame that on the subject of my last Flashback Friday.
82. I was raised Pentecostal.
83. That's why I'm wearing a skirt in all my old pictures.
84. I used to develop and print my own B&W photographs.
85. I loved it, even though I was allergic to the chemicals.
86. I would love to have a darkroom when I get my own home.
87. I was born in '87.
88. I hate posts without pictures, but this is one of them.
89. I've used the same shampoo for years.
90. I have a stash of it at home from when it was clearances out.
91. I always use the same chapstick from Wal-greens.
92. Getting flowers is kinda sad, because they die.
93. I love going on picnics.
94. I'm taking an intersession course this summer about JFK's assassination.
95. I drive a Honda.
96. I hate driving.
97. I used to read Archie comics.
98. I still have hundreds of them.
99. I should re-read some of them for fun.
100. I going to go hear Kevin play some jazz now.
1. I love Kevin.
2. We have been dating for nearly two years.
3. We both attend the same university.
4. Which is where we meet almost 4 years ago.
5. We were introduced by my sister.
6. Twice.
7. Kevin still says he's too young for marriage.
8. He's 22.
9. I want to have 2 or 3 kids.
10. I'm already thinking about homeschooling when the time comes.
11. I plan on reading/playing classical music for my kids when I'm pregnant.
12. I will be graduating in 54 weeks.
13. I'm excited about that.
14. At the same time it scares the crap out of me.
15. I don't want to have a real career.
16. From the time I was 10 I wanted to be a stay-at-home mom.
17. I want to be my mom.
18. I want to have a crafting business on the side for extra money.
19. Because Kevin is going to be a teacher.
20. Teacher=no money.
21. I have a thing for elephants.
22. My favorite painting in high school was Starry Night.
23. Silver Dollar City is my favorite place in the world.
24. If I can't just be a stay-at-home mom, then I want to work at SDC.
25. Sometimes I can smell it.
26. I call it Silver Dollar City Moments.
27. I love sewing.
28. I'm coming up with a whole set of designs I want to make for a photo shoot.
29. My friend Blair is making sketches of them this weekend.
30. Kevin introduced me to the best Mexican restaurant ever.
31. We ate there yesterday.
32. I live in Oklahoma.
33. I want to visit every continent.
34. I love Fairy Tales.
35. But I've never seen Snow White or Sleeping Beauty.
36. I like to read the Fairy Tales that have been adapted into young adult books.
37. Some of my favorites are Ella Enchanted and The 10th Kingdom.
38. The move Ella Enchanted was stupid.
39. I like making lists.
40. They make me feel organized.
41. They help me remember things.
42. I had a weird, kinda creepy dream last night.
43. I'm getting past my facebook addiction.
44. I got a new pillow last week, it's great.
45. I'm lactose intolerant.
46. But some of my favorite foods are cheese, cheesecake, and potato soup (that's with milk and cheese).
47. That made me feel like Bubba from Forrest Gump talkin' about shrimp.
48. Jen-nay.
49. I love taking pictures.
50. I need to buy my new canon rebel soon.
51. I promised it to myself from my tax return money.
52. I never won anything until I got a blog.
53. I won the first blog giveaway I ever entered...and 4 more since then.
54. I love to read.
55. I read everything from kids books to Nicholas Sparks.
56. I've only read one Dr. Seuss book.
57. I have a red computer, and a red camera...and a red dress, and red cowboy boots.
58. I used to hate the color red.
59. I won't eat seafood, unless it's fish sticks.
60. I have my camera, design book, and a notepad with me all the time.
61. My best friend is Danielle.
62. She's engaged.
63. I'm going to be one of her maids of honor next spring.
64. I like receiving mail.
65. Real mail, not email.
66. I'm always wanting to try new crafts.
67. The latest is printmaking.
68. I drink water a lot.
69. I don't like making phone calls.
70. Except to Kevin; I call him a lot.
71. I have a teddy bear that's about as big as I am.
72. His name is Teddy.
73. Kevin gave him to me for our first Valentine's Day.
74. I watch One Tree Hill and America's Next Top Model regularly.
75. When I'm bored I usually watch the food channel.
76. It makes me want to cook and makes me hungry.
77. My favorite blog is Mary Ann's.
78. The first blog I ever read was My House is Cuter Then Yours.
79. I discovered blogs when I was trying to find ideas for t-shirt reconstruction.
80. I'm a big fan of southern gospel music.
81. I blame that on the subject of my last Flashback Friday.
82. I was raised Pentecostal.
83. That's why I'm wearing a skirt in all my old pictures.
84. I used to develop and print my own B&W photographs.
85. I loved it, even though I was allergic to the chemicals.
86. I would love to have a darkroom when I get my own home.
87. I was born in '87.
88. I hate posts without pictures, but this is one of them.
89. I've used the same shampoo for years.
90. I have a stash of it at home from when it was clearances out.
91. I always use the same chapstick from Wal-greens.
92. Getting flowers is kinda sad, because they die.
93. I love going on picnics.
94. I'm taking an intersession course this summer about JFK's assassination.
95. I drive a Honda.
96. I hate driving.
97. I used to read Archie comics.
98. I still have hundreds of them.
99. I should re-read some of them for fun.
100. I going to go hear Kevin play some jazz now.
Fairy Fun
Your fairy is called Petal Hailwitch
She is a protector of the lonely.
She lives in gardens and parks where almond trees and roses grow.
She is only seen in the enchanted moment between sleep and waking.
She wears soft pale pink and yellow petals. She has cheery turquoise wings like a butterfly.
Get your free fairy name here!
She is a protector of the lonely.
She lives in gardens and parks where almond trees and roses grow.
She is only seen in the enchanted moment between sleep and waking.
She wears soft pale pink and yellow petals. She has cheery turquoise wings like a butterfly.
Get your free fairy name here!
Friday, April 25, 2008
Flashback Friday...17
Since last night and tonight is my dance concert I decided to let you in on a performance secret. It's kind of a long story...but deal with it.
It all started in 1996. I was 9 years old and my family got session tickets to Silver Dollar City. I didn't really know much about the place but my dad kept telling me that it would be really fun. So we went and I had a blast! There were shows to go to, music to listen to, and rides to ride. So after spending the day at SDC my parents wanted to go see the night time show but my sis and I didn't want to; we wanted to stay in the hotel and watch TV. So they agreed to let us stay in the hotel. Mom and dad came back telling us how cool the show was and they sang all the fun music and one guy sang the song Pickup Man and they drove a pickup onto the stage. Sis and I agreed to go the next time. Well next time was the next year. So we all went to the show and loved it. There was a whole different group of performers but it was still awesome. That is when I discovered the singing group Chosen Few and have been a die-hard fan since, but that's another story.
Anyway, up until this point I didn't really listen to music didn't care about dancing or anything. But because I enjoyed the show so much I slowly began to listen to music (now I can't get enough of it). Over the next few years we continued to go to SDC and to the night time show. Then in 1999 one of the performers was a thirteen-year-old boy. I remember sitting in the bath tub one day and thinking "if he can perform in the show then I could too." I love the show so much that the only way to improve the experience would be to be in it. From that moment I decided I wanted to learn to sing and it would be my goal to get in the show. Some kids dream of being the next big star, but I just wanted to be at SDC. (I swear I'm getting to a point here.)
In 2002 Chosen Few left the show to go on tour and the format completely changed. The show went to having 10 singers and dancers. At first I hated it, mainly because Chosen Few was gone, but I began to like it to the point that I wanted to be in the show again. Only now not only did I have to keep working on my singing, but I have to learn to dance....crap. So it went down on my "Things to do" list. Since then I have continued to go to SDC every year (except one year we missed) and I go to the night time show and secretly still wish I was there. I think my friends have all figured that I gave that dream up a few years ago. But now the dream has expanded and I would totally settle for just like running the sound for the shows :)
Today's Flashback Friday is a photo of the singers/dancers from 2002 who inspired me to learn to dance and here we are six years later, and I'm finally marking it off my to-do list!
It all started in 1996. I was 9 years old and my family got session tickets to Silver Dollar City. I didn't really know much about the place but my dad kept telling me that it would be really fun. So we went and I had a blast! There were shows to go to, music to listen to, and rides to ride. So after spending the day at SDC my parents wanted to go see the night time show but my sis and I didn't want to; we wanted to stay in the hotel and watch TV. So they agreed to let us stay in the hotel. Mom and dad came back telling us how cool the show was and they sang all the fun music and one guy sang the song Pickup Man and they drove a pickup onto the stage. Sis and I agreed to go the next time. Well next time was the next year. So we all went to the show and loved it. There was a whole different group of performers but it was still awesome. That is when I discovered the singing group Chosen Few and have been a die-hard fan since, but that's another story.
Anyway, up until this point I didn't really listen to music didn't care about dancing or anything. But because I enjoyed the show so much I slowly began to listen to music (now I can't get enough of it). Over the next few years we continued to go to SDC and to the night time show. Then in 1999 one of the performers was a thirteen-year-old boy. I remember sitting in the bath tub one day and thinking "if he can perform in the show then I could too." I love the show so much that the only way to improve the experience would be to be in it. From that moment I decided I wanted to learn to sing and it would be my goal to get in the show. Some kids dream of being the next big star, but I just wanted to be at SDC. (I swear I'm getting to a point here.)
In 2002 Chosen Few left the show to go on tour and the format completely changed. The show went to having 10 singers and dancers. At first I hated it, mainly because Chosen Few was gone, but I began to like it to the point that I wanted to be in the show again. Only now not only did I have to keep working on my singing, but I have to learn to dance....crap. So it went down on my "Things to do" list. Since then I have continued to go to SDC every year (except one year we missed) and I go to the night time show and secretly still wish I was there. I think my friends have all figured that I gave that dream up a few years ago. But now the dream has expanded and I would totally settle for just like running the sound for the shows :)
Today's Flashback Friday is a photo of the singers/dancers from 2002 who inspired me to learn to dance and here we are six years later, and I'm finally marking it off my to-do list!
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Tonight's the Night
You may remember me saying earlier in the semester that I'm in a Tap 1 class...while tonight and tomorrow night is the annual Spring Dance Concert! So for the next two nights we get to showcase what we learned this semester for our families and friends. The concert will be about an hour to an hour and a half of different classes and ensembles doing everything from jazz to a seven step (I think that's what it's called) and tap to modern. We got to watch the other acts last night at dress rehearsal and my two favorites are three girls tapping The Devil Went Down to Georgia (it was ReaLLY cool) and Song for a Dancer which is being performed by one of the dance girl's and her fiance', it's so sweet and I will admit that I teared up a little during it. I'm really excited to perform and I can't wait for tonight!
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
At the Park
*Warning* about 52 adorable pictures are about to come flying your way...
As previously mentioned, I was sick last week...threw up 18 times in one night (we'll just leave it there). So when I was finally able to get out of bed 3 days later I wanted to get outside. I talked Kevin into going on a picnic, which is actually what we did on our 1 year anniversary and what I hope to do for our 2 year which is on May 18. Anyway, we went to Wal-Mart, bought sandwich stuff, and headed to the park armed with food, a camera, and a blanket. We had a lot of fun; the weather was nice. Then the next day we went back to the park to take pictures for the contest I entered (refer to post below). I wanted to share some of the other pictures, but I don't feel like doing any editing. So the photos are coming to you just as they came out of the camera...so here goes the cuteness...
Aww...cute.
Oh no...they foundGulliver Kevin. Don't wake him up!
Pretty.
*Swoon*
Got dark while we were walkin' around.
I love these pictures where Kevin looks like he's being thoughtful and thinking...
Duck spaz!
Yes I know I'm wearing the same shirt both days...but the tank top is different...
"Take a picture of me looking at the duck!"
My top model pose.
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's...giant Kevin about to crush a train on the track?!?
Ok, last one...for now :)
As previously mentioned, I was sick last week...threw up 18 times in one night (we'll just leave it there). So when I was finally able to get out of bed 3 days later I wanted to get outside. I talked Kevin into going on a picnic, which is actually what we did on our 1 year anniversary and what I hope to do for our 2 year which is on May 18. Anyway, we went to Wal-Mart, bought sandwich stuff, and headed to the park armed with food, a camera, and a blanket. We had a lot of fun; the weather was nice. Then the next day we went back to the park to take pictures for the contest I entered (refer to post below). I wanted to share some of the other pictures, but I don't feel like doing any editing. So the photos are coming to you just as they came out of the camera...so here goes the cuteness...
Aww...cute.
Oh no...they found
Pretty.
*Swoon*
Got dark while we were walkin' around.
I love these pictures where Kevin looks like he's being thoughtful and thinking...
Duck spaz!
Yes I know I'm wearing the same shirt both days...but the tank top is different...
"Take a picture of me looking at the duck!"
My top model pose.
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's...giant Kevin about to crush a train on the track?!?
Ok, last one...for now :)
Sunday, April 20, 2008
My style...
...is my own.
I just got done entering the KMart Style Showoff Contest! You may have seen the commercials for it, that's how I found out. It looked neat so I got on the internet, checked it out, and decided to enter. Kevin and I headed off to the park today, for the second day in a row, and took some pics for me to enter with. I choose this one and said something about having my own style because I like to make a lot of my clothes. It was hard to keep it down to 100 words.
<- I made the skirt. It was the 2nd thing I ever made from reconstructing t-shirts. Ex-boyfriend's shirts put to good use :)
I just got done entering the KMart Style Showoff Contest! You may have seen the commercials for it, that's how I found out. It looked neat so I got on the internet, checked it out, and decided to enter. Kevin and I headed off to the park today, for the second day in a row, and took some pics for me to enter with. I choose this one and said something about having my own style because I like to make a lot of my clothes. It was hard to keep it down to 100 words.
<- I made the skirt. It was the 2nd thing I ever made from reconstructing t-shirts. Ex-boyfriend's shirts put to good use :)
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Tent Happy
Do you guys remember this picture from a post about a month ago??
Well, it was probably a little hard at the time to see that it was a giant circus tent we were making...but now I have a new picture! One from the actual production. It's kind of crummy lighting, but it's the best I could do during the play.
So yeah, I totally sewed part of a circus tent...that's going on the resume' :)
Well, it was probably a little hard at the time to see that it was a giant circus tent we were making...but now I have a new picture! One from the actual production. It's kind of crummy lighting, but it's the best I could do during the play.
So yeah, I totally sewed part of a circus tent...that's going on the resume' :)
Awareness Month
I've been having a lot of trouble sleeping lately, especially now that I'm sick, so I decided to spend some time on etsy. While looking around I ran across a shop called Bigger Dreams. Everything sold in the Bigger Dreams etsy shop is made by young adults who have autism. The store is monitored by a mother who has two autistic children and all the proceeds go to help the young adult who made the item. I think this is a really great thing.
I had never even heard of autism until Clay Aiken was on American Idol, you may laugh about him, but he does a lot to help children with autism. Then because of him I ended up checking a video out of the library called Autism is a World. It's a great documentary that I would recommend to anyone wanting to learn more about autism. Then there's one person you may have heard of when talking about autism. Jason McElwain. Steve Hartman did an Everybody Has a Story segment about him and eventually everyone has talking about him. Even the president met him and asked if he could call him J Mac.
April happens to be Autism Awareness month. So spread the word :)
I had never even heard of autism until Clay Aiken was on American Idol, you may laugh about him, but he does a lot to help children with autism. Then because of him I ended up checking a video out of the library called Autism is a World. It's a great documentary that I would recommend to anyone wanting to learn more about autism. Then there's one person you may have heard of when talking about autism. Jason McElwain. Steve Hartman did an Everybody Has a Story segment about him and eventually everyone has talking about him. Even the president met him and asked if he could call him J Mac.
April happens to be Autism Awareness month. So spread the word :)
Friday, April 18, 2008
Flashback Friday...16
The Box Part 2...
So after I had turned my lovely box into an even lovelier box of nerds (refer to last Fridays post if you missed it) the box remained in my closet for a few months. Then I was asked to participate in the children's Christmas play at my church because they needed some teenagers in it to keep the kiddos under control. I said "sure" and they said I was supposed to dress up like a toy to be in the toy shop. I went through the usual costume ideas such as a baby doll, cowgirl doll, and a few others then the light bulb came on! The day before the dress rehearsal I pulled out "the box" carefully took the paper off (and saved it for a while longer), enlarged the hole, rewrapped the box, added a crank and TaDa! I was a jack-in-the box! I know, I know it's not as cool as the box of nerds, but it's still pretty darn inventive to use the same box for two dress-up events in a row.
Note: The photo is only to show the box. These were not the actual clothes worn during the play.
So after I had turned my lovely box into an even lovelier box of nerds (refer to last Fridays post if you missed it) the box remained in my closet for a few months. Then I was asked to participate in the children's Christmas play at my church because they needed some teenagers in it to keep the kiddos under control. I said "sure" and they said I was supposed to dress up like a toy to be in the toy shop. I went through the usual costume ideas such as a baby doll, cowgirl doll, and a few others then the light bulb came on! The day before the dress rehearsal I pulled out "the box" carefully took the paper off (and saved it for a while longer), enlarged the hole, rewrapped the box, added a crank and TaDa! I was a jack-in-the box! I know, I know it's not as cool as the box of nerds, but it's still pretty darn inventive to use the same box for two dress-up events in a row.
Note: The photo is only to show the box. These were not the actual clothes worn during the play.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
I spend way to much time on Etsy
I've spent most of the weekend on Etsy getting ideas. I like to look at things other people are make as inspiration for my work. I actually look more at the sold items because that means that somebody out there wants items like that...
I started at A Very Mary Design, and I actually made some gift tags using hers as a guide (pictures at a later date.)
Then I did a lot of general searches for gift tags to see what other people had. I found digital paperie, This mother-daughter team make and sell a lot of classy tags.
Then I moved on to soap- I think there was a photo on the home page that caught my eye. I found oh that ashley; this young lady makes cute zipper pouches and even cuter soap.
Then there was buttons, Charlie Brown mini envelopes, and like a thousand other things. Somehow I landed on hats...the most amazing hats in the world by Noxenlux Chapeaux. I want one of the hats sooo bad, but they are way out of my price range. So I thought "I could make one" then after about 5 minutes of staring at the picture I thought "no I can't" :( My favorite is this pirate hat.
Then I found Maria Pozo. She's got some really neat corsets, spats, etc.
That's where I stopped last night, but then I jumped on Etsy again today and what is showcased on the homepage...steampunk! If you don't know what steampunk is then you need to get out more...just kidding. I discovered steampunk a few weeks ago, I think on the threadbanger forum. I googled it and tried to find out more about it. From what I understand it is Victorian meets the Industrial Revolution with a little Lolita thrown in at times. The style involves a lot of mini gears and such. So I searched steampunk and looked at all 131 pages (and there are 21 results per page...you do the math it was a lot). I found some pretty cool stuffand some lame stuff too. My favorite is Charlatte Creations; she's pretty much my new hero! Pictured is a necklace pendent.
I started at A Very Mary Design, and I actually made some gift tags using hers as a guide (pictures at a later date.)
Then I did a lot of general searches for gift tags to see what other people had. I found digital paperie, This mother-daughter team make and sell a lot of classy tags.
Then I moved on to soap- I think there was a photo on the home page that caught my eye. I found oh that ashley; this young lady makes cute zipper pouches and even cuter soap.
Then there was buttons, Charlie Brown mini envelopes, and like a thousand other things. Somehow I landed on hats...the most amazing hats in the world by Noxenlux Chapeaux. I want one of the hats sooo bad, but they are way out of my price range. So I thought "I could make one" then after about 5 minutes of staring at the picture I thought "no I can't" :( My favorite is this pirate hat.
Then I found Maria Pozo. She's got some really neat corsets, spats, etc.
That's where I stopped last night, but then I jumped on Etsy again today and what is showcased on the homepage...steampunk! If you don't know what steampunk is then you need to get out more...just kidding. I discovered steampunk a few weeks ago, I think on the threadbanger forum. I googled it and tried to find out more about it. From what I understand it is Victorian meets the Industrial Revolution with a little Lolita thrown in at times. The style involves a lot of mini gears and such. So I searched steampunk and looked at all 131 pages (and there are 21 results per page...you do the math it was a lot). I found some pretty cool stuff
Ok, last one I promise. I found Bayou Salvage, two ladies who make some neat stuff from repurposed materials. They make some really cool cuffs like I have never seen before, but I'm totally going to make a few. I have a love for keys but can never seem to find any neat ones that aren't out of my price range.
Wow, this is turning into a ReaLLY long post...I hope you found some of these things as inspiring as I have. I actually had to make a separate section in my bookmarks just for Etsy because there got to be too many :)
Wear Blue Jeans on Monday
April is Child Abuse Prevention month. My university is have events all month to bring awareness to the students and the community. Monday has been designated as blue jean day because blue is the color used to represent child abuse awareness/prevention. I want everyone to be aware that child abuse happens and there are a lot of websites out there with great information. If you think a child is being abused then please tell someone because no one deserves to be abused.
Please wear blue jeans Monday to show your support.
Friday, April 11, 2008
Music is his language
I was looking at a news story my dad had sent me a link to when another story to the side caught my eye. It was about Derek, a twenty-eight year old man who is what many would call a musical genius. What's so different about Derek is he can play every song he's ever heard, but his brain is like that of a three year old's brain. I watched the eight short videos about Derek and I am captivated by him. He lives such a simple, happy life and doesn't know that he is "missing out" on anything...maybe he's not the one missing something. His story reminds me of a nonfiction short story I read 5 years ago about a girl who's brother was mentally challenged and believed that God lived under his bed. Most people tend to look at people like that as not having a full life and almost in pity that they aren't like us...but I think they're living better lives then we are. To Derek the world is music and that's all that matters, so why care about not being able to fasten a button, and maybe God does live under our beds.
To hear more about Derek. Click to watch to first story and the other videos will follow if you let it keep playing.
To hear more about Derek. Click to watch to first story and the other videos will follow if you let it keep playing.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Flashback Friday...15
(I actually posted this on Friday, I don't know why it ways Thursday...)
Today's Flashback Friday is The Box Part 1.
My church has an event each year for Halloween, only they call it a "Fall Festival." Well in 2000 they decided to have a theme which was nerds. Everyone was supposed to come dressed like a nerd. So I thought about going with the usual plaid shirt, calculator in the pocket, glasses taped together kind of thing but decided that was to boring. I then got the idea of going as a box of nerds! So my dad found me this box and we cut holes in it and I covered it in paper and painted it to look like a box of nerds...it took awhile, but I was pretty proud of the results!
Everyone there said I should win the contest because my costume was the most original...but nope. My sister, the hit-and-run victim and a lady who dresses as a gypsy won. How unfair is that?!? But anyway, I was still proud of my costume and ended up keeping it in my closet until...(tune in next Friday to find out) Heh...
Today's Flashback Friday is The Box Part 1.
My church has an event each year for Halloween, only they call it a "Fall Festival." Well in 2000 they decided to have a theme which was nerds. Everyone was supposed to come dressed like a nerd. So I thought about going with the usual plaid shirt, calculator in the pocket, glasses taped together kind of thing but decided that was to boring. I then got the idea of going as a box of nerds! So my dad found me this box and we cut holes in it and I covered it in paper and painted it to look like a box of nerds...it took awhile, but I was pretty proud of the results!
Everyone there said I should win the contest because my costume was the most original...but nope. My sister, the hit-and-run victim and a lady who dresses as a gypsy won. How unfair is that?!? But anyway, I was still proud of my costume and ended up keeping it in my closet until...(tune in next Friday to find out) Heh...
I am the newest...
...intern at KOTV Channel 6, a CBS affiliate! I got the call last night while I was at a restaurant eating dinner. I'm so totally jazzed! I start on June 2nd. This is going to be one fun, work-filled summer.
P.S. I just got mail! A little while back I won a blog giveaway from Mary Ann on her indiependence blog. It was a box STUFFED full of all sorts of great stuff! Mail makes my day so much better :)
Monday, April 7, 2008
A Day at Ye' Ol' Medieval Faire
Ok, so as mentioned on Flashback Friday, this weekend was the annual Medieval Faire. Kevin and I went and had a blast!
After last years faire Kevin asked me if I would make outfits for us to wear and I said “sure.” However, due to lack of time over the summer (when I was planning on doing most of the sewing) and seeming to always be behind on schoolwork, I was afraid I wasn’t going to finish the costumes. So a couple of weeks ago I hit the thrift store and bought two button up the front shirts. I cut the buttons off and sewed the fronts of each shirt together almost all the way and made the rest of the front to be laced up. Then I paired my shirt with a bodice I made and the skirt I dyed over Spring Break and I made a doublet for Kevin to wear with his shirt (I didn’t get around to making pants). So anyway, it was enough of a costume for us…and some guy actually started asking Kevin some questions because he thought Kevin worked there. So I guess that means I did a good job on his outfit!
Huzzah! One of the servers at McGilly Sassparilly. He was really nice and we ended up going through his line all three times :)
That guy is really cool, last year he carried around a giant mace
This girl dressed as a centaur or something like that last year, and looked totally neat.
This lady was funny. I asked if I could take her picture and she said "it's ok, I know you really just want a picture of the bird."
Well, I hope my writing isn't too hard to understand...it's getting kinda late. I'm trying to post a video of the acrobats, but it's taking a long time. Hopefully I'll have it up soon.
After last years faire Kevin asked me if I would make outfits for us to wear and I said “sure.” However, due to lack of time over the summer (when I was planning on doing most of the sewing) and seeming to always be behind on schoolwork, I was afraid I wasn’t going to finish the costumes. So a couple of weeks ago I hit the thrift store and bought two button up the front shirts. I cut the buttons off and sewed the fronts of each shirt together almost all the way and made the rest of the front to be laced up. Then I paired my shirt with a bodice I made and the skirt I dyed over Spring Break and I made a doublet for Kevin to wear with his shirt (I didn’t get around to making pants). So anyway, it was enough of a costume for us…and some guy actually started asking Kevin some questions because he thought Kevin worked there. So I guess that means I did a good job on his outfit!
Anyway, we got up on Saturday meaning to leave around noon, but not getting on the road until almost 2. We drove to Norman and spent like 10 minutes just looking for a place to park. We ended up running into some friends just as we got there so we hung out with them for awhile. The Kevin and I say down to watch some of the SCA fighting. Then we got some drinks from McGilly Sassparilly, which is the most popular area there. They sell the drinks in these neat blueish/purple bottles and once you buy one the refills are pretty cheap. Every time someone tips one of the workers will hit the gong and yell “huzzah for the tipper!” Then we got a turkey leg and gnawed on that for a while. I always laugh about looking like a barbarian when eating a turkey leg…I have a picture to prove it, but I don’t feel like sharing it right now…
After eating we looked at the artist tents. I talked to one girl and she said she got her gypsy belt (I don’t really know how to describe it) for $12, and I wanted one so I was on a mission to find it. I found them for $25 and $30, so needless to say I didn’t get one. But we had fun looking at all the stuff. The clothes were the most amazing to look at, but boy are they a rip-off. A simple cotton peasant dress for $130?!? That’s pretty insane.
So it’s hard to write down how much fun we had, but I’m trying. I guess it all boils down to a day in the sun with the man I love seeing mermaids, mermen, pirates, gypsies, acrobatics, fighting (one actual fight as well as the scheduled events), food, wizard’s wine, and a lot of crazy interesting people.
Huzzah! One of the servers at McGilly Sassparilly. He was really nice and we ended up going through his line all three times :)
That guy is really cool, last year he carried around a giant mace
This girl dressed as a centaur or something like that last year, and looked totally neat.
This lady was funny. I asked if I could take her picture and she said "it's ok, I know you really just want a picture of the bird."
Well, I hope my writing isn't too hard to understand...it's getting kinda late. I'm trying to post a video of the acrobats, but it's taking a long time. Hopefully I'll have it up soon.
Friday, April 4, 2008
Flashback Friday...14
WooHoo! Time for Flashback Friday! Ok, maybe it's not that exciting...but I think it is :)
This weekend I am going to the Medieval Faire! I actually need to be working on Kevin's costume...but I'll do it in a little while. Last year was the first year I went to the annual Medieval Faire, and it was tons of fun. I liked looking at peoples costumes, the medieval games, and the stuff people were selling. During high school I went on a gifted trip to the Renaissance Faire, and guess what...I have pictures!
The guy in purple played the role of king or something like that and the other guys did jousting and I don't remember what the guy in all black was.
The only real difference I can see between the Ren. Faire and the Medieval Faire (being someone not very educated on the subject) is boobage. There is more boobage at the Ren Faire...so I tend to like the Medieval Faire more...
This weekend I am going to the Medieval Faire! I actually need to be working on Kevin's costume...but I'll do it in a little while. Last year was the first year I went to the annual Medieval Faire, and it was tons of fun. I liked looking at peoples costumes, the medieval games, and the stuff people were selling. During high school I went on a gifted trip to the Renaissance Faire, and guess what...I have pictures!
The guy in purple played the role of king or something like that and the other guys did jousting and I don't remember what the guy in all black was.
The only real difference I can see between the Ren. Faire and the Medieval Faire (being someone not very educated on the subject) is boobage. There is more boobage at the Ren Faire...so I tend to like the Medieval Faire more...
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
A New (Old) Store
I've mentioned before that I live in a town where I have to depend on Wal-Mart for fabric...all that changed yesterday. My dance teacher said something about finding some red fabric at the fabric store! My antennas went up :) I looked it up on the internet and found the address (the store is kind of in an unnoticed part of town) so today I visited the Stitch N Sew Outlet! It was really neat. The store is owned by a nice older woman and is full of all sorts remnants, buttons, zippers, lace, ribbon, and everything else...and cheap! I bought a yard of ribbon, 3/4 a yard of lace, 9 buttons, a spool of green thread, and a package of lace hem tape all for $2.07. I had so much fun and I plan on going back to the store as soon as I can and buy some more ribbon, thread, fabric, and some zippers. WooHoo! I just can't believe I've missed out on two and a half years of not knowing that store was there...
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