I'm so bored...

So I kind of want to play Sims, but I don't want to because last week it started acting stupid and crashing and I don't want to go through the stress of losing a ton of progress.
I kind of want to mess around on photoshop more but I don't know what to do on it right now. I need new pictures. And a project.
I kind of want to go play Lego Pirates of the Caribbean Wii but last time I got stuck at this one part and I don't know what to do from there.
I kind of want to read but I normally don't read in the mornings because I'll get too distracted.
I kind of want to go watch Bones season 6 but I don't want to at the same time.

I don't know what to do.

HELP!!!!

I take pride in my photoshop skills...

No matter how simple they are.

I feel like such a fan girl with this one...I'm not usually like this. But I was playing around and this is what happened. Hardest part: lighting. Definitely. It looks pretty basic but I actually did a lot of detail work with the dodge and burn tools. Favorite part: I love adding things like paper clips or pieces of tape to give a picture the look of actually being a three dimensional picture.

I like this one...it's simple yet pretty. This picture was already gorgeous (thank you perfect weather) so I just did some dodging on the highlights, burning in the shadows and cropped out some of the yucky grey sky. And of course added the pretties. Hardest part: I was originally going to try and make the sky blue. As you can see it didn't happen. Favorite part: I like the gold feathers. And with the twine crossing over them it looks like they are being held there.



This one is so simple it's ridiculous. I was just playing around and used this one tool that I can't remember the name of. It lets you pick part of your picture and then it has preset fixes. I've always loved color against black and white. Hardest part: Getting all of the edges just right so that they don't look too photoshopped. Of course I'm now seeing parts that I missed. Favorite part: Like I said, I'm a sucker for color against b/w.

These are a bunch of inspiring quotes that are on this one wall at a memorial near where I live. It's a beautiful place and so peaceful. I decided to put all of these quotes into a collage. I did the colors to make them each stand out on their own. And I wanted to give the feeling that they are on a wall so I put the two with the top of the wall at the top, and the one with the bottom of the wall at the bottom. But I like how the tops don't meet. Hardest part: Sizing. I resized thousands of times, cut pieces out, squished and stretched over and over. And then I finally got it. Favorite part: They don't line up perfectly. It gives it a bit of an abstract look and isn't normally something I would go for.


Well...enjoy! And again, if you have any ideas for anything (frames, pictures, collages) leave a comment :)

Guess what!

I have photoshop now. Though, it's elements and the class I took last year was on CS...something. So it's a little different. I think the biggest difference is more on how it looks rather than what it can do. So I'll play around in it a little and maybe post some pictures that I'm proud of.

(By the way, I love doing frames so if you have an idea for one please leave a comment! ♥)

Merry Christmas 2011

Well, I guess I'm posting kind of late...but I couldn't really decide on what I wanted to include in this post.

I guess first I should say that I had an AMAZING Christmas. I hope everyone else did too. I got the two big things I wanted and got to spend time with my awesome family. How was yours?

The next thing...It has actually been one year. Christmas 2010 Grandpa left to spend the holiday with God. And even though we still miss him it's a lot easier to remember the good times compared to last Christmas. The holidays will always have a new meaning, but that just makes them that much more special. It really makes you realize how blessed you are to have the people that are in your life. I hope that everyone took just one minute on this glorious day to thank God or whoever/whatever you believe in for giving you what you have in life. You really don't know how lucky you are until someone you love is gone.

Miss you Grandpa Glenn! Merry Christmas everyone!

NOOOOOOO!!!!

The worst thing ever happened today. I used up my chapstick. Why is this the worst thing ever? Well, I'll tell you. When my lips get chapped I bite them and when I bite them I lick them and when I lick them they feel funny so I lick them some more. And it turns out that licking your lips will kill them faster than the winter wind (which we've had plenty of here). So now they are dry, they hurt a little, they are getting flaky, and they itch. I need chapstick. Pronto.

Blogs...so useful in so many ways...

...So this isn't very important but I felt that it should be said...I was scanning through my last couple of posts and remembered...THAT PICTURE IS ON THIS COMPUTER!!! WOOOO!!! Ok...now I shall go upload it to deviantart and then go watch a Christmas movie.



Psh. Who am I kidding...I'll totally be on the internet doing something for like the next hour. Or I'll just give up on the movie and go listen to some music. French music to be exact. I like listening to music in a different language. It really makes you appreciate the actual music and vocals rather than just the words. It's a completely different experience compared to listening to music in English.

Bring it on!

First wisdom tooth finally cut through.... Bring it on wisdom teeth...bring it on.

*And by bring it on I mean please grow in perfectly so that I don't have to get oral surgery. You know I don't like needles, no need for them to stick a knife in my mouth if you just grow in correctly without crowding the rest of my teeth. I didn't go through almost 3 years of braces just for you to screw it all up.

New look...again.

I like this one. It's clean. What do you think? (HINT: There's a poll ;) )

Well. This is depressing. And now I feel stupid.

Ok, so I just spent the last ten minutes trying to find a picture that I had made that I wanted to upload to deviantART. And I could. Not. Find it. So I was really starting to freak out thinking "Crap, what if it didn't save. What if I decided to just exit without saving? Why would I do that? That was an awesome picture!"



And then. As I was writing the title of this post. I remembered. It's on my other computer. I feel stupid. And relieved.

And so it begins...

Finals week. Starts tomorrow. Then it's two finals a day until next Wednesday. I think I'll be ok....I started my French final yesterday and that was pretty easy. We were SUPPOSED to start our Spanish final today but because my class is so small my teacher thinks we'll be able to get the speaking portion completed in one class period. Tomorrow I have English and then we finish our French final. I think I'm most nervous for math. And a tiny bit for theatre because part of it is improve (which I don't like) and I don't know how that's going to work yet.

But I will DEFINITELY be glad when next week is over. Then it's just a few days until Christmas!!! Exciting, exciting.

School Plays

Are the most fun thing in the world!!! Had so much fun working the play last week, now it feels weird actually coming home after school. Everyone did great. And of course the after party was super fun!!

Can't wait til spring.

Who has two thumbs and just broke 400 blog views???

This girl!!!!!!!!! XD Thanks all that have viewed my blog! Even if you just randomly passed on through. I've actually stuck it out much better than I thought I would. I guess having something to write about helps....

Well, hope I get 400 more people to come and enjoy (I hope) my random blogings about...stuff.

Another Amazing French Guy

This handsome young man is Grégory Lemarchal. In French class we describe him as the French Jessie McCartney. I personally find that to be completely untrue. Grégory Lemarchal is 10X better!!

So, what do you think?

Ok, time to break your hearts. He died. At age 23. From Cystic Fibrosis. Why do the good have to go so young? :'(