Sounds fun. I'm just posting it here because I don't have word processor, but I probably won't start it until July. Or maybe Monday, and knowing how flaky with art I am it'll be in a billion different mediums and probably not within thirty days because I'm such a perfectionist. I didn't get this list from anywhere in particular. I just googled it and picked my favorites from the ones that popped up.
1. Yourself. Done a few of these, maybe I can spice it up with a cartoon me. Or an anime me...or whatever. You get the idea.
2. Someone you like (celebrity, spouse, crush, etc.) This is a good excuse to finish the other half of that sketch of travis' face. lol
3. One, some, or all of your friends. Probably some or one are most likely. I've been feeling the urge to draw dimples, you know who you are. No worries, I won't massacre your face. Or anyone else's. Or maybe I'll draw the Ju. She's super cute...maybe a pouty face. Or maybe Meghnog or Lexi...I know too many people. Although I just had an artist inspiration. With how inseparable mark and lexi are I could do a half lexi's face half mark's face thing. Weird...but I kinda like the idea.
4. Favorite place. This could be fun. The state of texas, or maybe some mountains....who knows. All I know is open water is not my favorite place. EVER...
5. Your favorite outfit. Kinda boring, but my new favorite outfit is my flowy skirt, plain shirt, and a sheer scarf. Sunglasses too. Look like I belong in a windy day or a corvette.
6. Something you've never drawn before. Flashlight. lol Just kidding. I can only think of weird things like drapes and certain style hats. This is kinda confusing. Could be anything specific like a deformed picasso style face..or a simple leaf or specific flower. Endless possibilities...so I'll tackle this when I get to it. I was thinking and I've never drawn anything Egyptian before.
7. Favorite movie. Not specific again. Darn...character and cast? DVD or VHS cover? Another option is family or family member for this one. Probably go with movie, since right now my favorite movie has owls as the main characters. WOO.
8. Something with your favorite color. Yes! Abstract shapes...or a face with purple hair/eyes/skin. Endless possibilities....purple shoe? We get the idea and it's purple.
9. My favorite cartoon character. Which is....I'm at a loss. Oh! Kuzco...as a llama.
10. Something I couldn't live without. Dang I already drew Travis. Maybe I can draw his manly arms holding me...just kidding. Sunshine? Water? Air would be boring and swirly. Toothpaste. hahaha Social interaction. Which I could artsy up with a watercolor butterfly. Get it? Social butterfly. Eh...debatable.
11. My favorite food. Cheese...with a mouse!
12. An inanimate object, which according to google, most people skip. It only shows thirteen. Lame. No wonder. Guitar, bird cage, lamp, door slightly open, spiral staircase?
13. A comic! Woot. I love f-minus. "oh great this park is crawling with gummy bears!" hahaha. Or my own design and characters. Creative thoughts fail me with ideas for this one.
14. My favorite book character. Which is good ol' Radcliffe Emerson. Black hair, striking blue eyes, and the lovely nickname "Father of Curses". Explicit words fill his language but in the 1900's when he exists in Elizabeth Peters novels, that includes words that aren't really all that bad. And he stubborn as a mule. Gotta love him.
15. Someone from my favorite board or video game. How can I make uno a character? Seriously. Viva Pinata wins and the beavers are my favorite. Called sweetooths in the game. So cute. And they make this nibbling na-nah-na noise all day.
16. Inspiration. Easier said than done people. All things have inspired me to draw at one point or another. So I'll just pick what inspires me 18 days from now.
17. Favorite plant. Since an art piece sounds weird to count as a challenge since I paint a lot anyways. And my favorite plant is so easy to draw. Lucky me. Angel Trumpets.
18. A cute animal. Need I say more?
19. Something I'm afraid of. That Meth commercial where they sing...but since I can't draw that. I am afraid of water I can't see the bottom of. Roaches. Squeesh! Creepers in trench coats watching me tan on a hot day. Octopus. Never mind...I'll draw an octopus because I never ever never want to be near a live one. They can kill you man!
20. A couple. Like Mr. and Mrs. Smith or two old people on a bench. Or two cuddly labradors. Pretty done.
21. Make something you would be proud to give your role model. Or better yet, your artistic role model. My mom doesn't know the difference between acrylic and oil. Or the difference between art I tried my hardest on and art that took five seconds. So someone who knows art that could critique it. Maybe I'll do a newspaper art thing for this one. I've never done one of those before. Or add a page to my art book I started in art. Starring animals. We shall see.
22. My favorite season. Awesome. I love fall, but I love spring. Fall would be fun to draw an aspen tree. And a spring page would be full of colorful flowers. I think I'll do spring and consider fall. Maybe I'll spend a few days on this. I'll probably spend a few days on all of these to be honest. lol
23. Something I need. Artistic outlet. hahaha...a haircut every so often. Hugs and kisses. lol
24. Something that represents my favorite culture. Done. A woman in a Japanese kimono. I love their sweet shy ways. Or maybe I'll draw Alma. Because I also love Mexican/Latino Americans. Humble workers who make good food and have lots of cute babies. That's not an offensive description...
25. Someone or something from mythology. Medusa. Pretty, long awesome hair made of snakes...and deadly.
26. Something I dislike. Public nudity. Booming loud music at a stoplight. Stupid people. Zombie books. Zombie books are worse than the movies I promise you. So realistic, so haunting. Yea my two least favorite book covers. The Forest of Hands and Teeth, and The Dead Tossed Waves. Don't ask me why I read both of them, I just had to okay?
27. My favorite movie scene. Many. The monologue by Mel Gibson in Signs. "do you see signs, or is it all a coincidence?" The moment she sees him in the garden in you've got mail. When Jake Sulley flies the big, ugly, orange bird thing in Avatar, or the spirit tree in Avatar that thing is pretty cool. I'll think of something.
28. A room. uhh...I just got the idea of drawing a nursery. BABIES!
29. A place I want to go. Heaven! Awesome clouds and outstretched arms. Very spiritual. Or I could be earthly and pick Australia.
30. Anything I want gosh darn it!! I had trouble finding a day 30 anywhere that I liked. One was draw a congrats banner. How stupid. Ooooh..better idea, a silhouette. Perfect.
Now I just gotta do it. I'll post the first one when I start and post something like a critique in between the days I'm working on stuff. Or maybe I'll start numero uno now, and now tell anyone. *shifty eyes
-Your humble servant
Amelia Peabody (at least I wish...)
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
My two front teeth
What a catchy title for a blog post, is it related to the subject at hand...sadly no. Travis and I just got our new apartment, YAY! It's not as big as this one, but it's around $300 less. Which is a significant amount for a newly married couple. On the bright side, few people who are invited into the living room as guests will know how much smaller it is, because the living room is huge! And it has the appearance of bigger because there is a designated dining room. Cute.*said as a Ju would say it.
I was told today that I am looked up to and it made my day. Never had sister before, and I'm glad I didn't grow up with them. But it's nice to adopt some along the way. Too much drama with women. Guys, boys, men, they are pretty great. Super feminists make no sense to me. Women are not superior I promise you that. Men are simple. And that's why I'm glad I married one. How can I possibly stay upset for more than two seconds with an awesome guy like Travis around? Answer: I can't. And I won't. I am blessed with the uncanny ability to talk myself into thinking I can do anything and then actually do it. In high school this was very useful in the process of getting over silly boys. hahaha
Anniversary. The very first. Kindly enough father has hooked us up with a hotel in Denver. He has points from business trips and all that. What a sweetheart. But it'll be great. We get there Friday, order a stuffed crust pizza and 2 liter beverage (just like our honeymoon), and then Saturday morning we're going to the zoo (which we've never done before), going to a reception, and then ending our adventure with a session in the temple. And on the way home we'll swing by Jamba Juice. I am spoiled. Might sound like a boring time to SOME people, but when you're with the man of your dreams and he's so happy-go-lucky 24/7...how can you not have the time of your life? I mean we have loads of fun grocery shopping, and scrap booking. I get the odd feeling I am very easy to please.
Also highly excited to get my new hairdo. It will have highlights, and then it will be mostly gone. Hee-hee. Maybe if I really like the highlights I'll chicken out on cutting my hair, but that's unlikely. Anyone who knows me knows if I change my hair I usually drastically do so. Ah, if only I could redye my hair purple. Such a fun look, but alas. When it grew out and faded it was annoying. Mostly the fading annoyed me.
Ummm....maybe a product critique of some sort later. Maybe a recipe. I have yet to decide, but I hope to write it as Travis would write it. Silly.
-Heather
I was told today that I am looked up to and it made my day. Never had sister before, and I'm glad I didn't grow up with them. But it's nice to adopt some along the way. Too much drama with women. Guys, boys, men, they are pretty great. Super feminists make no sense to me. Women are not superior I promise you that. Men are simple. And that's why I'm glad I married one. How can I possibly stay upset for more than two seconds with an awesome guy like Travis around? Answer: I can't. And I won't. I am blessed with the uncanny ability to talk myself into thinking I can do anything and then actually do it. In high school this was very useful in the process of getting over silly boys. hahaha
Anniversary. The very first. Kindly enough father has hooked us up with a hotel in Denver. He has points from business trips and all that. What a sweetheart. But it'll be great. We get there Friday, order a stuffed crust pizza and 2 liter beverage (just like our honeymoon), and then Saturday morning we're going to the zoo (which we've never done before), going to a reception, and then ending our adventure with a session in the temple. And on the way home we'll swing by Jamba Juice. I am spoiled. Might sound like a boring time to SOME people, but when you're with the man of your dreams and he's so happy-go-lucky 24/7...how can you not have the time of your life? I mean we have loads of fun grocery shopping, and scrap booking. I get the odd feeling I am very easy to please.
Also highly excited to get my new hairdo. It will have highlights, and then it will be mostly gone. Hee-hee. Maybe if I really like the highlights I'll chicken out on cutting my hair, but that's unlikely. Anyone who knows me knows if I change my hair I usually drastically do so. Ah, if only I could redye my hair purple. Such a fun look, but alas. When it grew out and faded it was annoying. Mostly the fading annoyed me.
Ummm....maybe a product critique of some sort later. Maybe a recipe. I have yet to decide, but I hope to write it as Travis would write it. Silly.
-Heather
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Critique Karma, and Dream Cream
Alright so for those of you who don't know. I am in love with a little store called Lush. Now, I'm not on the all natural band wagon...but if you like unique one of a kind soap/lotions/shampoos/face wash/anything that goes in a bathroom....you've come to the right store. Sure, it's a little pricey, but what will a woman pay to smell good. Answer: anything. And people do it, heck I do it! Unfortunately I value other things like food and living quarters, so I have a lush budget. So the top two best sellers at the store, my opinion of them at least.
Karma the Soap
Sounds innocent enough? Number one best seller. We got a free sample with our package and it said, find out why it's number one TRY IT! Listening when paper tells me to do something I naturally opened it and used it on my hands. Patchouli, Pine Oil, Orange Oil, Lemongrass, and Lavendin Oil are the main scent causers and skin softeners. After washing my hands with it, I realized there was a peculiar scent left over on my hands. It grew on me to the point that I thought I might like it, as a bonus my hands felt soft. So one day I decided I wanted to try it on my whole body....
Worst. Idea. Ever. If a scent has to grow on you, and you may be convincing yourself you like it. You probably won't want to get it wet and put it everywhere. Just for future reference. The overall smell made my nose twitch like I just inhaled pickle juice. The orange was the only redeeming quality, but next to woody-smell or musky-smell (I don't know which) it didn't matter. One good smell mixed with a million bad smells can only lead me to one conclusion. I don't like the soap. Many people love it...I'm not one of them. But I'm one for the smell it yourself idea, you might love the soap yourself, this is my opinion. And I would give this one star, for soft skin. They also have Karma scented lotion, shampoo, bubble bar, and perfume.
Dream Cream the Lotion
Like a cold mountain stream to a thirsty bear after hibernation, this "Dream Cream" provides your outer dermis with all the essential goodies it needs. Take a trip down moisture canyon with this satisfying and balmy lotion. A few dollops and a rub or two will leave you feeling like a well oiled, freshly moisturized, perfectly polished darling of human flesh; truly a sight to behold. The touch of heavenly scented oils and minerals in this tub-o-love will leave you always, and forever wanting more. (Courtesy of Travis' creative writing)
This cream leaves a feeling of soft skin. It absorbs well, with a light lavender scent. I give it a 5. Chocked full of vegetable fats and essential oils you skin will be grateful. It helped whip my skin into shape even in this arid climate. Now I only have to lotion with any lotion once a day. It even comes in a nifty little tub to assure that you've gotten every last drop. Although my mother says of her Dream Cream, I love it but for hot days in Texas humidity it will make you sweat. It's also good for sunburns. That being said it may be best as a night soaking cream -Heather
Sounds innocent enough? Number one best seller. We got a free sample with our package and it said, find out why it's number one TRY IT! Listening when paper tells me to do something I naturally opened it and used it on my hands. Patchouli, Pine Oil, Orange Oil, Lemongrass, and Lavendin Oil are the main scent causers and skin softeners. After washing my hands with it, I realized there was a peculiar scent left over on my hands. It grew on me to the point that I thought I might like it, as a bonus my hands felt soft. So one day I decided I wanted to try it on my whole body....
Worst. Idea. Ever. If a scent has to grow on you, and you may be convincing yourself you like it. You probably won't want to get it wet and put it everywhere. Just for future reference. The overall smell made my nose twitch like I just inhaled pickle juice. The orange was the only redeeming quality, but next to woody-smell or musky-smell (I don't know which) it didn't matter. One good smell mixed with a million bad smells can only lead me to one conclusion. I don't like the soap. Many people love it...I'm not one of them. But I'm one for the smell it yourself idea, you might love the soap yourself, this is my opinion. And I would give this one star, for soft skin. They also have Karma scented lotion, shampoo, bubble bar, and perfume.
Like a cold mountain stream to a thirsty bear after hibernation, this "Dream Cream" provides your outer dermis with all the essential goodies it needs. Take a trip down moisture canyon with this satisfying and balmy lotion. A few dollops and a rub or two will leave you feeling like a well oiled, freshly moisturized, perfectly polished darling of human flesh; truly a sight to behold. The touch of heavenly scented oils and minerals in this tub-o-love will leave you always, and forever wanting more. (Courtesy of Travis' creative writing)
This cream leaves a feeling of soft skin. It absorbs well, with a light lavender scent. I give it a 5. Chocked full of vegetable fats and essential oils you skin will be grateful. It helped whip my skin into shape even in this arid climate. Now I only have to lotion with any lotion once a day. It even comes in a nifty little tub to assure that you've gotten every last drop. Although my mother says of her Dream Cream, I love it but for hot days in Texas humidity it will make you sweat. It's also good for sunburns. That being said it may be best as a night soaking cream -Heather
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Woo! First post!!
Should my first post be about cooking, soaps, or toothpaste? No. This is me we're talking about. The life and times, of Heather Meredith. For an update for strangers and friends alike, I am still happily married to the greatest guy in the whole world. Let me specify, greatest guy in the whole world for me. Because we're silly and I love animals, we have a pet Cockatiel named Sydney. Sydney is...not a dog. A fact which seems to disappoint us too many times. You think we wouldn't be surprised after all this time but alas, she doesn't come when called, she doesn't want to cuddle, and she sure as heck won't put on a leash and go outside.
So it'll be a year since we've been living this happy go lucky life in a week and a few days. First Anniversary!! We're gonna enjoy cupcakes, and spend the night in Denver. I'm pretty easy to please, so nothing fancy I'm sure. A whole year without a single fight, and you'll probably say I'm lying. But really, what's there to argue about when neither of us do anything intentionally wrong? Arguments stem from selfish feelings, and if I can't think straight because he still gives me the butterflies how are we gonna fight, much less stay on topic. Maybe we could fight if we wanted to, but when I'm in that kind of mood I warn him. And since he's warned, he's not going to take offense or say anything that will hurt my feelings. Ninety nine point nine percent of the time when I'm in a grumpy "I wanna fight with the wall" mood, I just need sleep.
I'll post again around three later. Because I don't sleep right as of late. Actually it's just been the past month. Drives me insane, but I'm getting over it. Now instead of laying in bed for two hours, I cook something or clean something. That way if I fall asleep and sleep too much the next day, something good was accomplished.
Doesn't a dream anniversary celebration sound like printing off pictures from our dating and engagement time and then scrap booking them!? No? Oh well it's a dream to me. I love seeing Travis get creative, he thinks he's not, but he doesn't quite understand that I value the way his mind works. Even if that isn't what most would call creative, a different outlook on things seems that way to me. And we're gonna enjoy perfectly iced cupcakes, and at some point well go to the temple.
Nothing beats going to the temple. Feeling the spirit and letting all the worries of the world fall of your shoulders is unbeatable. Heaven is not far when you're in a temple. Even temple grounds exude a feeling of great peace.
And on that note, I'm gonna rummage through my craft room for something fun to do. My next post for sure, will be me critiquing a product of some sort I recently just discovered. Although I'm not trying to sell anything, maybe I'll bring up a brand of hair care product you'd like to try, or just provide witty insight to how to make yummy scrambled eggs. Who knows. All I know is my head is full of stuff and now I have an outlet for it.
Beware world...here I come.
Welcome....
heheheheheh....you have fallen right into my trap. Just kidding. Hello friends, family, and those weird people I don't know. So this is my blog. Yes, Tabi, all your dreams are coming true. Few people have asked if I have a blog, if I read blogs and the answer is now yes to both. This blog is mine! *rubs hands together devilishly. As you all know I am full of silly opinions that don't truly affect my decisions if circumstances aren't exact. For example, I hate pugs. But then I met some really awesome pugs, and now I would gladly own one. That being said, I don't want a dog that sheds. You can also infer that anything I say that could be taken offensively is not meant to be taken offensively. I'll keep most opinions that may hurt your feelings to myself. Although, anyone who knows me knows what I feel about all controversial subjects anyways.
This blog will contain little to no information that can be used to stalk me. If you plan on using this to stalk me, get a life, stalk someone else. I will critique things, because some days I'm feeling critical and want to tell the world how amazing my new bar of soap is. Some days, I will feel like a housewife and rant about all the goodies I've been cooking lately. Essentially, this blog is my random thoughts in public and in text. I'll make sure not to put down anything incriminating that can be used against me in a court of law.
Feel free to comment, and critique things yourself.
Bon Appetit!
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