random monday things...

...wanna see what I made yesterday?
...this is my sorta lame felt snail...i needed to not work and make something with my hands...i was a little rusty, plus trying to figure out how to construct it as i went along, which i always do, and always present s a few obstacles and happy mistakes....

I wanted to make a little felt sully after watching Monsters, inc. (my fave Pixar movie) yesterday...but Z had these really cool drawings of turbo, bomb/eight-ball, fire-shooting snails...so i went with that..but girlified it...=) he he...cuter ones to come, later...

annnnnd..this made me giggle as i put the supplies from the snail away...pirate green felt...awesome...=) happy little detail...


Today, i am reminded how much i hate it when crumbs stick to my feet...
...am listening to "I Miss You" over and over cuz Incubus makes me swoon
...found out that UPS "abandons" packages..and that they are irretreivable...
..just made a really cool page that I had to make cuz i missed a dt deadline..eeek! but I love how it turned out..will share tommorrow...
...am dying for a day off...really, dying..need to create...need to not look at george anymore at night...need to catch up on the ever-growing list and order pictures and send pictures to my fellow drimns and relax...and finish harry potter. i have to do way to much to fit onto one list, let's just say...
...we get to go see "stardust" for free tommorrow, and there's Robert Deniro as a flying pirate...and Claire Danes...and i'm excited....=)

...went into work today and was doing well, so excited to only have 2 days left...and then found out my animation team is behind, so i need to do some more so the episode gets done. Argh! but that means i might be able to afford a teensy trip to Michael's, and whats another 3 days? I'll live...i may have to sleep for an entire day, but i'll live...so i scrapped tonight instead or working. and it was awesome...=) happy night!

sunday, sunday...

...got some happy news this morning...

...i had a hand at designing a kit for Brianne of Fresh Pages Co.!! It was super-fun to do...and it's going to be featured in November! She's just starting up her kit club, runs out of Kamloops BC, is my age....so cool...! So stay tuned for more info's later!

...we went to the lantern festival last night! sooo cool...lots of awesome handmade lanterns everywhere, cotton candy, bands and music around every corner....we didn't have a lantern, so Z crafted one out of some sticks, vellum and tealights...and it actually floated for a while when we set it out into the water...=) very fun...he he....very pretty and relaxing....

how's everyone's weekend been? I only have 2 days of work left..but i have to work today, too...eek...! happy day =)

....looking forward

because pictures make blogs so much more interesting...

..this is the group i was in france with..all of us drimn'ers..=) feels like i was there, like..a year ago....like i never left work...weeeeeird. and i've been back for like, what, a week and a half?? whoa...

...so I got very crispy out at our work bbq today; very cool, we got to head outside for one of the first sunny days i've had here, eat yummy free food, miss 3 hours of work, and just chill...and i still got my quota for the day done..yippee!! but..now i added to me impending farmer's tan and there is a difference of about 50 shades on the two halves of my legs now...meh...i was outside! in the sun! during the day! it's a rare thing for the animator to see sunlight....he he

....also...i have a job! but it's only for 2 months, and i don't start until August 27th! ...and my job ends...umm...tommorrow! (well, hem..some of use probably won;t be finished animating til tuesday or so...he he) soooo...thankfully i can barely afford, but i can afford, to take the whole month off!....i feel like i haven' had any time off since, ummm...February 2006? right before i started film school...literally..go, go, go ever since...so i am sooooo excited...of course, this means i am now adding to the list of things i want to do on my time off, which means it really won' be that "off" anyways...lol...but there's a beach 2 blocks away and much scrapping to do/catch up on...and Z graduates, so we'll have some time off together, too...yippee!!! sooooo excited, you have no idea...he he

...what else? applying for scrapbook guest gigs, trying not to online shop...animating, animating...still chugging away at harry potter...longing to buy pirate things....eating billions of cherries. was listening to "Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm" by Crash Test Dummies that i discovered on somebody's itunes, which made me very happy cuz i remember that song from when i was growing up, driving along Penticton beaches. Love that dudes voice! exciting things soon...like lantern festivals, fireworks competitions, the simpsons movie, pedicures....and there will be much celebrating come next week when I can finally SLEEP IN!!! ahhh....happy night!

Wednesday....

...i miss the Dares..their blog is down..=( so sad...waiting/hoping to see if Last Scrapper Standing (that really cool contest i was in last summer, if my family reads this and wonders what LSS is...he he) will be happening again!

...Amy Winehouse is awesome. So is Regina Spektor, whom i finally listened to today at work...and i have been listening to tons of Dixie Chicks. Odd, yes.

..sooo scrapbook-deprived right now...can't do any artsy stuff til Monday or Tuesday when my job/last quota on George is done! eeek! it's killing me! I've been hooked on the pubcalls blog tryign to avoid online scrapbook-shopping, and have found some really cool guest designer gigs for the next few months...there are just so may awesome companies, man!

...I have a new job! Found out for sure today! Only catch is...it's not starting til the end of August...must check out the money situation tonight before i freak out...but am happy that there's something set in stone work-wise now!

...the Simpsons...fireworks....scrapbook kits coming in the mail...gonna be a cool next week...he he...when work is finally over..have to admit, the prospect of having most of august off is awesome! (sigh)

..all for now!

....misc.

...you may have seen this last night...i had to quickly rip it off cuz i made it and sent it to Germany for Nat's birthday..and then posted it and realized she didn't have the album yet! eek!
she does now..so here it is!! he he....just a simple "about me" page....



I'm dying to scrapbook and make some messy art...one week left at my job and then..who knows! Hopefully i sign a new contract in Wednesday...i am dying for a break...dying. serious. 40 seconds to do this week cuz I was super-slow last week...(sigh)...in other news, Z's been here all the time...yay! And i'm reading Harry Potter...oooh...slowly, cuz i don't have any time this week...and cuz if i read it in one day, it will just be over...i need it to last a little longer than that! he he...happy night! no time for Paris pics this week as i work late into the wee hours....

...and check out the Pink.Sugar.Pop blog!!...all us design girls can post our work there as it gets done...so fun! and there's some exciting stamp news coming up soon....seriously, check it out! he he...happy night!

sunday stuffs...

Good morning! well..afternoon, i guess...
I have a ton of work to do this week..but today is make yummy food, hang out with Z, have no plans day...cuz i am in dire need of that...

Sooo..thanks Christiane for tagging me as a rockin girl blogger..he he...


How cool is that? So now i have to tag 5 other rockin girl bloggers...

Tammy Kay
Vicki Chrisman
Lana Rappette
Nat
Gems

..some cool girls who are deserving of the title..=) most of whom have bene tagged already...he he...

And in honor of CHA...us Fancy Pants designs girls put together a little tag book; we sent them in from all over..just a simply tage with us, our name, and some silly facts about ourselves...and it is at the FP booth right now, so check it out if you're at CHA...! This is mine...







...and again, the fancy pants website is up finally, so check out all the new products there!! they rock so much..i can't wait to get my hands on em...

(there was a page here..but i'll post it again in a few...)

..also, saw Harry Potter last night....it was pretty good, even though they couldn't possibly put all the details from the book in there...and i started reading the last book..ooooooh...=)

Happy day! More Paris pics later!

..more? more.

....no, this is not Paris...




..this is some art i made on my day off at the beginning of the week..he he...the first one is the cover of my art journal..all the stamps are the awesome Pink.Sugar.Pop goodies i've been dying to use since Holly sent them to me before France, and stuff from Red Velvet's art journal kit from last month...Arr! and Rawr! are my fave words..so fitting that P.S.Pop makes em!! he he...the second is a card i made, also using P.S.Pop stuff...how cute is that dinosaur? it says "...and the dinosaur said 'i love you' and passed you his heart with a big smile"..cuz it's silly and nonsense-ical.

Also, Fancy Pants Designs' new website is live! check it out! i am not uploaded into the gallery yet, and I have no sneak peeks of new stuff because there was a mail mishap and my box is on its way back to the states...so sad..=(

..and thanks for the tag Christiane! I'll post that tommorrow..he he...

..and now..dun dun dun....more Paris! a third installment (thanks to Choi for these ones)..there's only a few to give you a break, today...ha ha:


..we stayed in many dorms, and couldn't drink 'on school property', so we improvised...he he


Kada, the artiste..does a very good likeness of himself!


..i just liked this one..he he

...i am off to maybe see some Harry Potter tonight...have a happy one!

part 2...

...the second installment!!...hope you'e not bored yet!

Eiffel tower!...ooooh....(i didn't get a chance to see it this close, myself..)


...the (pirate?) castle/jail in La Rochelle...


Miscellaneous breathtaking architecture...










We took a tour around Angoulemme to see murals that famous french comic book artists did..just one of the many...


..i have no idea where this was, Josef took it..i think when he saw Oscar Wilde's grave...but the picture is beautiful..so here it is!

...pictures!!

(the first batch..i got to look through some 4 of 14 files of pictures..Oy! thanks to Anatoly, and Andrew UK/Andrew Indonesia, and Chelsea for these ones! You can tell i didn't take any of these cuz I'm actually in some..he he)

Lovin this picture of me...thanks Anatoly!


..i was always surprised at how looong our dinner tables were...there were so many of us!


...me in front of some...building....lol..i really don't know where we were in Paris..but it looked really cool!!


Accidental red coordination in Angouleme...


...a party in Angouleme...lounging around outside, magic tricks, good food...enjmin students were also there...




My Bulgarian room/teammate Maya...


Gypsy bar in Paris! (just a few of us pictured..)


A few of us took 5 on a cute little kids couch in an adorable room at Le Cube....the room was specially made to teach kids ages 6 and under animation...how cool is that!!




..and the man who organized most of the DRIMN details: Kada!


...more to come! I'll do them over the rest of the week/weekend...sooo many to look at, over here!! I must devote a post to pictures of us sleeping, cuz we slept whenever we could wherever we were...he he..there's some funny ones...thanks for looking!

back to reality....

....yessh! so quickly...everything's back to normal..so weird....i started work yesterday....got a manageable amount of seconds to do to make my quota, whew...here's hoping i still know how to animate george..he he...so happy to be using an english keyboard!! ahhh....

..CHA is coming up this week...the craft and hobby association show, for those non-scrappers out there...I really wanna go one of these years...everyone releases new stuff...i've been good with my scrapbook shopping habit lately, so hopefully I can keep it up..he he...it's hard when cool new stuff is coming out every few months!

....still have yet to look at the pics from the trip...tonight! I saw Ratatouille last night...(well, most of it...jet lag = michelle dozing in the theatre) it's so awesome! go see it! Been hangin with Z lots...(sigh)....that's all...pictures and art will be posted soon..

...and Mandy!! I'm gonna be home tonight so I'll call ya!
Happy day everyone!

dude......

....I'm home!!

Super-happy that I met all the cool artsy awesome people I did, and that I met them in France!! Words can't express how fun the trip was!!....but also really really happy to finally do my laundry and sleep on a bed with more than one measly blanket, a nice squishy bed with nice squishy pillows...and to not be sharing a room....and to get to hang out with my Z...=) It is 3 in the morning in Paris...where my brain still thinks I am..and I am also wiped out from the day of travelling yesterday...but I passed out early, got lotsa cuddly sleep, and then putzed around; went to Granville island to my fave paper stores...bought some fresh cherries and blueberries and homemade bread...got my hair cut...scrapped a little...and the laundry. Nice and relaxing...but back to the real world...!! Going to see the sunset with Z in a few hours..yay!

....also, pics will be posted soon-ish...everyone combined them, so the dvd of pictures I have is 9 gigs!! eek! will be fun to look through...also, have cool pics of the awesome paper stuff i bought today, and the cool things I brouht back...and i have yet to make the blog rounds and scrapmuse boards...but today is a no-obligation to do anything day....=) so I'm off to watch movies and paint...happy day! hope everyone is well! thanks for all the cute comments while I was gone!

Aaar!

Kay, I lied...pictures now!
(laundry night...internet connection)

La Rochelle = total pirate town = love
There was pirate stuff everywhere...



Moi, at one of the markets in La Rochelle....he he




Paola, Chelsea and I in La Rochelle..even the alleys are good lookin in France..he he...thanks to Andy for the picture...=)

Hello again!

I actually have a spare second tonight to surf the net and chill before dinner...ahhh...I'm in Paris, have been for a few days...have not seen anything but Le Gobelins and lots of the Metro...and I am gtting a very, umm...good (??) impression of French cafeteria food....just thank you god for showers that stay on for more than 30 seconds and rooms that hold 2 people and not 6...heh heh..naw, everythings great! I'm in Paris, how could it not be?? he he...even though we're busy, there's always time to hang out and laugh and be silly animators....and there's always time for beer....;)

there's a blog where some (three people??) of us are posting pictures...
check it out here!

...I have not had a chance to upload/find some of me/all of us....soon!
Also, George started airing...not sure when...Friday?

Other than that...yay, Paris! And I am learning how hard it is to work on a digital project without a wacom tablet...Oy! I am super-slow without one....animating with a laptop = useless....and French software is also not helping...thank you god that Flash is in English...albeit, it's also a new version of flash..and the keyboard I have is all crazy and out of order...so my hot keys are also shot...lol...the little details you overlook everyday, hey? Wish my fast project-making! lol....Pictures soon!