the road is long

this is where it's at.

2009-11-16T22:10:00.004-05:00

darkness + flashlight + quick hands + the ability to write backwards =

on shoot locations:

2009-11-11T16:09:00.009-05:00

once upon a time, i had an idea in my head to make a bunch of blindfolds. with words on them. so i did. i painted the blindfolds over an empty page in my art journal (only because i didn't want paint on the table). and do you know what? the paint would bleed through to the journal. there the words were, burning meaningful holes on that blank page. in other words, i loved the outcome of the

i'd like to see all my thoughts in a jar, please.

2009-11-03T21:08:00.007-05:00

i'm wearing a pair of my convertible mittens as i type this. i'm not really liking the phrase "convertible mittens," it makes me think of summer (the season). i have nothing against summer (the season or the person).i'm listening to the weepies, my mind is roaming, and i'm seeing everything in mental photographs. everything.i want a new (real) camera. click. i need a laptop first though.

cemetery wisdom.

2009-10-26T14:35:00.012-05:00

so i just got home from the cemetery. i've been sort of "exploring" them recently..... why, you ask?one, the stonewall jackson cemetery is in my backyard. two, lately i've been running out of things to photograph solo. three, the making of this video really got me thinking. and four, tesha's dream job is to be a ghost-hunter. and, naturally, i want to be just like tesha.here are some photos

current inspirations: where the wild things are.

2009-10-15T13:44:00.004-05:00

this kind of makes me homesick for a place i've never been.

the sweetest cousin everrrrr.

2009-10-12T22:48:00.003-05:00

my cousin, olivia, lost one of her bottom teeth friday night and was sooo happy that the tooth fairy was going to leave her a little something that night. she bragged about it for hours. she also skipped out on her in-gym (you heard right... innnn-gymmmm!!! really, who could give THAT up??) gymnastics team sleepover just so she could spend the evening hanging out with me. (i am so seriously

mound hill.

2009-10-10T19:33:00.003-05:00

remember the stop-motion video i made a few weeks ago? well, i loved it soooo much, i wanted to try another. i made this one on the drive to ohio. in the video, we cross over the ohio river and go through town to mound hill cemetery, where my dad told me he always used to drink and camp out when he was in seventh grade..... hm.i took 707 photos and used each twice. so that makes.... 1414?

untitled.

2009-10-06T19:49:00.003-05:00

i'm headed to ohio to spend some time with the family. though it's kind of a sad occasion, it isn't really. you know what i mean?but i am so grateful that i get to spend a few days with the people i love so much. especially my baby cousin who so isn't a baby anymore. maybe i'll come back with new photos or something cool and stimulating like that. who really knows?p/s- work is starting to

hello, again!

2009-10-05T22:15:00.003-05:00

dear lappy,oh am i sooooooooooo(OOOOO) glad i was able to fix you today. it took nearly four hours, but the part i needed was only five bucks (major score). i had my doubts during the procedure, but i faked it until i made (maked) it. that was the longest four hours ever, but BOY am i glad to have that itty bitty novel back.....and that is real talk.thanks for working again. i really did miss

this video is magic to me right now:

2009-09-22T23:07:00.005-05:00

in other news, my ancient laptop finally bit the dust and is ignoring the entire world (maybe until forever). it was bound to happen at some point. and i am most upset. goodbye, novel..... :(

on creative imaginism.

2009-09-17T13:02:00.004-05:00

once upon a time, i had it in my head that i was going to create a series of paintings about the pretty little world my old roommate and i created. each evening after dinner, we'd head out to the dock. we'd sit and talk. about what? who really knows.until one evening. the time a seagull landed RIGHT in front of us. on the spot, i named him fernando and asked april what would happen if he

stop motion photography!

2009-09-13T22:33:00.004-05:00

okay, i was soooooo excited to try this.... but was way hesitant when first going into it. but as carrie and eb were changing into their dresses, i sat on the bed and flipped through the first photos we had, and i just LOVED what was going on. i can't believe we actually pulled it off (semi-pulled it off). but i just love it. much love and thanks to carrie and elizabeth. they are awesome.

it's up, it's up!

2009-09-10T20:11:00.003-05:00

the shop is now OPEN! finally...check it out by clicking here. (or visiting the link to your right.) i have so many more pieces left to list, so check back often! and thanks for everyone's support with this stuff lately. it's helped tremendously.hope everyone's week is going well! weekend sooooooooon!peace and loooove. :)

the giveaway winner!

2009-09-05T20:11:00.008-05:00

a HUGE thanksssss (truly!) to everyone who took the time to stop by and comment! i will start listing pieces in the shop on monday! please stay tuned for updates on the shop (and for more giveaways!).that said, thanks to random.org, the winner isssss:congratulations, evelyn! email me your address and i'll have it shipped your way on tuesday!thanks again, everyone. your support means a lot andi

giveaway!

2009-08-29T12:51:00.010-05:00

so i've been obsessed with making these little beads lately. i'm opening an etsy shop in a week, and what better way to kick it off than with a giveaway? here are the rules:comment on this post within the next week (before 6 pm on saturday, september 5th). i'll draw a random number saturday evening and the corresponding comment will win the necklace!there are seven beads total. each is made

2009-08-27T14:19:00.004-05:00

it's last minute, and i'm jetting off to ohio to take care of some family business. just wanted to check in before i left. mark my words, there is going to be a GIVEAWAY when i return. you know you want some, right?

one more week....

2009-08-19T17:34:00.005-05:00

so i know i've been a super duper absentee blogger lately (i reaaaally do know this), but give me one more week of MIA-ness.one more week of craziness to figure out before things are settled. one more week of being here and there at the same time. just oooooone more week, okay? one more week, and i promise i'll be back.(with goodies.)meanwhile, check out how the incredible nie made it to the

current inspiration: iron & wine.

2009-08-13T17:27:00.003-05:00

i love this song (and the video).in fact, i love it so much i'm trying to learn it on guitar.TRRRRYING.... :)trying because i don't really play guitar, haha.

being bear.

2009-08-03T00:01:00.004-05:00

i was eating crackers. from a box.then i looked down at my arm, because it felt odd. odd, like there were marching ants on it or something.guess what? there were marching ants on my arm. five of them. they were so tiny.and they were marching straight out of that box.i'm just going to go ahead and assume that i ate few. yum."would you like some crackers with those ants?"NEVER have i ever felt

your color.

2009-07-24T23:16:00.005-05:00

nobody will ever believe this, but orange doesn't suit you.making sure no one noticed, you turned to me and smiled from the back of that crowded van as it pulled away. then you waved. twice.thank you for your kindness. it does not go unnoticed.

i want your awkward.

2009-07-23T10:05:00.009-05:00

after the first photos on oak hill, carrie, lauren, and eb wanted me to take more. this time at the park across from my house. and they wanted to dress up. way up. :))and i might be the only one who doesn't own a pair of cowboy boots?here are a few from that night. sadly, eb couldn't make it. saaadly.haha, annnnd we experimented:

come sit on my wall.

2009-07-16T23:49:00.003-05:00

my hair smells like fruit tonight and i'm listening to damien rice through headphones.i don't know if i could be anywhere else right now and feel like this. though i'd give anything to have a jar full of fireflies next to me.love.

a few bridal portraits!

2009-07-11T16:16:00.006-05:00

carrie invited lauren and i to her bridal portraits in charlottesville.i won't post all of mine, but here are a few of my faves:

please meet korey ogden.

2009-07-10T21:51:00.005-05:00

we met in high school. where he was the bomb diggity. (still is.)he's always so cheerful and a total BLAST to hang out with.pretty sure he's given me all of my nicknames:beebs, double deebs, dirty, etc.last time i saw him was one night during christmas break.he came over to play piano with me.he rocks HARD on piano and is the sweetest thing you'll ever see (or hear).he's going to be famous one

they're finally done!

2009-07-07T16:30:00.005-05:00

a few photos of my first batch of recycled newspaper beads (click to see detail). i found the recipe here a few weeks ago and had to try for myself. currently, i'm mastering the use of a drill and a dremmel. seriously love power tools!

summer dresses.

2009-07-06T16:23:00.007-05:00

here are some photos from the last set i took of carrie, elizabeth, and lauren. these are definitely some of my favorites.

why i love light:

2009-07-06T11:38:00.006-05:00

this year we had our own backyard fireworks.brother + fireworks.hope everyone had a wonderful fourth!

i am SO excited for a few things:

2009-07-02T17:56:00.004-05:00

my awesome birthday present arrived in the mail today.(can't wait to open it and share!)i'm going to be starting an etsy shop soon. SOON.(help me count down!)and in honor of both of the above mentioned,i'll be doing a little giveaway here on the bliggity-blog within the next week.(stay tuned!)

jumpology!

2009-06-30T08:08:00.009-05:00

jumpology is a term that was coined by latvian photographer, philippe halsman (1906-1979). he would ask his subjects to jump, his theory being, “when you ask a person to jump, his attention is mostly directed toward the act of jumping and the mask falls so that the real person appears.”the first time i talked to carrie about jumpology, she thought it was super interesting and said she even

oak hill with carrie, eb & lu.

2009-06-29T10:58:00.008-05:00

this weekend i got to do an awesome photo shoot with my best friends from high school. it was great to just hang out with them and not worry about anything for a while. i'm so soooo happy with how the photos turned out. here are a few for now:eb, carrie, lu. seriously. love. these. girls.

bride-to-be!

2009-06-28T22:33:00.008-05:00

i came back to lex for carrie's bridal shower which was on saturday. there were only a few of us: jill, jane, and ramona drove in from vabeach. carrie, lauren, and i. and claire and rita. i will say that it was officially my first time buying lingerie for someone else. well, not that i wear it myself.of course, we had to make a lingerie cake. they made me ice it and draw the decoration

some serious o-rings.

2009-06-26T00:14:00.000-05:00

susan and i slipped over to newport news on wednesday to search out a futon and a full-sized mattress. we found the goods and stopped at quaker steak and lube for lunch, which apparently has the best wings in the US.um, we had the o-rings. yes, like zenon carr. i mean, cedis lapedis, it was awesome major!then, as we were leaving, i dropped the leftover half of my sandwich on the floor.

a letter to a love.

2009-06-24T18:14:00.018-05:00

dearest city of new york,i miss you really bad. really. it's been almost two years. my heart is yours. i'll come visit soon, promise.lovelovelove,eb.--------------and here i am. justifying my photography again: i love watching people (in a very non-creepy way). i love light. down in bronxy-bronx, i am not a huge fan of anything gorilla or monkey. but i loveloveseriouslyLOVE polar bears.

my obsession with change.

2009-06-15T10:37:00.002-05:00

change is inevitable. i really do know this. do i like change change? no way. i like being comfortable and living the way i know how. i like how things stay the same. i am not huge into surprises and never have been. i am very predictable and constant, so when i know what i'm doing, i dislike change. most of all, i hate when things change for the worst.but money change is good. reaaaal

i spent the weekend painting.

2009-06-08T14:29:00.006-05:00

so once upon a time on new year's eve, my dad's house burnt. (okay, i'm being dramatic, but if that isn't foreshadowing, i don't know what is!)i didn't write about it at the time, but i posted some sick photos of the carnage. (yummm, sad.)the burnt dylan collection that i tried to piece back together. seeeeriously heartbreaking.nighttime wreckage of the back door.pretty cool, huh? (i'm allowed

current inspirations: her morning elegance.

2009-05-25T11:13:00.004-05:00

this is currently my favorite thing to watch.found it via le love. check both out. :)happy memorial day!

don't call it a comeback!

2009-05-23T19:13:00.007-05:00

okay i am waaay excited and have an announcement! i hardly ever have legit announcements, right? this is so exciting!so as official as official can be without me having actually already done it: i am privileged enough to be moving in with the awesome SUSAN in her new house in vabeach. SOON. (slightly sooner than soon.)besides having a blast with SUSAN, i'll be working, taking a few more

i still have hope...

2009-04-29T22:54:00.006-05:00

hoooope for the invention of a little something i like to call MOTIVATION IN A BOTTLE. you could make millions, seriously. consider it! i mean, i would totally go for it, but i don't have enough motivation to pull something like that off.like remember the time i seriously started writing a novel?or how about the time i finished all of my schoolwork so i could graduate.i feel like my life, at

senior show!

2009-04-17T23:48:00.001-05:00

well, it's finally here! the show opens at four this afternoon. i'm not nervous for the presentation yet....... which is weird. i'm always nervous.professor crawford said i looked like i was on a boat today during my run-through of the presentation. because i can't keep still while in front of other people like that. i sway. not the oh-no-i-think-i-might-faint sway, but the

dream sequence, still part three.

2009-04-11T13:55:00.011-05:00

everyone keeps saying how obsessed they are with tesha. you should totally think about joining the club. :) and these really really are the last ones, i promise.(TESH, DO YOU SEE IT?? pleeeease tell me you see it... hahaha)

dream sequence, part threeeeeeee.

2009-04-06T23:15:00.012-05:00

last and final.okay i've had about six meltdowns today. susan can account for three of them. and hopefully tesha won't see these and shake her head and say, "eww emily, no." (i can hear her in my mind) sorry about the ants, tesh. you rock my worrrrrrrld. as does the cleave. love.

dream sequence, part two (kinda)

2009-04-05T16:56:00.015-05:00

okay i'm not completely happy with these. and um, it's allllllll my fault. :) but a huuuuuuge huge thanks to tesha and kyle for helping out!!!p/s- i love general conference! hope everyone had a wonderful sunday!

dream sequence, part one

2009-04-03T22:24:00.018-05:00

i'll be using a few of these for senior show. here are some of my faves from today!did i mention that these girls are amazing? thanks to tesha, sam, emily, antonia, claire, summer, and janelle! haha.... did i mention that it was crazy windy today?

current inspo:

2009-04-03T10:15:00.002-05:00

remember the time i drew everything crooked?

2009-03-30T04:10:00.005-05:00

here's my take on "lanternarius" for advanced (HA, right??) drawing. himes is making us each create a piece. whoever the yearbook staff chooses to be in the yearbook wins two A's. i need both of those, but i'm not, at all, counting on winning. bryce is in our class. :)p/s- the crooked JAR is driving me nuts. sigh. is the tree crooked too? oh man, i can't keep looking at it. haha, i just

a meaningful moment through a meaning(less) process, stars of the lid

2009-03-25T13:24:00.004-05:00

senior show is devouring me whole. completed, unframed pieces are due april 7th. the show goes up april 15th. april 17th is presentation madness and opening reception.photographs desperately need to be taken. i can photograph dreams, you know.two twelve-page papers are due. finding creativity in the subconscious and an analytical piece on t.s. eliot's burnt norton. seven of the collective

i'm digging ingrid.

2009-03-10T16:10:00.009-05:00

i saw a ukulele today in the student union building. it was lying on a table, just waiting. i wanted to grab it and sing this.the past three songs i've learned on piano have been ingrid michaelson songs. (who could help that?) like:breakable, keep breathing, and (my favourite to sing) the chain.i love the chain. lovelovelove it. i just can't get enough, can't stop playing it. don't even

don't grow too close to your work.

2009-03-03T21:33:00.004-05:00

he asked me which my best piece was today. i couldn't answer."well look: horrible, horrible, horrible, horrible," he says."and these two are....decent."at least he made me borrow his new book. :)

it's 1:03 in the a.m.

2009-02-14T00:40:00.014-05:00

i'm currently waiting for a cake to finish cooling so i can boost my cake-decorating skillz. (totally with a z, yes.) i'm headed to richmond tomorrow to, hopefully, make ryan let me put birthday (213) cake in his face. man, i haven't done that in so long. soooo long.in honor of valentine's day, sam and i passed out foam hearts with kisses (the chocolate kind) on them tonight. we hit up the

why i've been a lamewad lately.

2009-02-05T14:30:00.004-05:00

let me just point out that i'm not entirely sure why i'm posting at the moment. i almost feel blog-lost, if there is such a thing. can one forget how to blog? (ha.)and i know why i haven't posted lately. this semester is stress to the max. in fact, i think senior and stress should be synonymous if they're not already. but you'd look at my schedule and think..... suck it up, girl. that's

a lead-in to senior show!

2008-12-14T22:22:00.009-05:00

our last project in 2d design was aimed towards seniors to ready them (us!) for senior show which is next semester. we were given five quotes. we had to choose one and design our project in such a way that the quote was obvious through our design."to see far is one thing; going there is another."at first i had an idea from the novel in mind. a girl walking into a forest and finding that all of

photog class essay

2008-11-17T15:01:00.029-05:00

i did sort of a photo shoot with claire, chelsea, and tesha (left to right below) yesterday afternoon. it was supposed to be for my photog class, where we're doing a "photo essay" but some are a little unrelated to the topic my group had (atmosphere of bv and the surrounding area).we went to the parkway, penny park, glen maury, and then down to the railroad tracks. chels was definitely the

so i might have an obsession with clouds.

2008-11-13T23:18:00.007-05:00

something's been going on with the skies in my life lately. or maybe i'm just now actually noticing them.at last weekend's football game in kentucky (and i feel way lame admitting this but...), i noticed how amazing the clouds were. in fact, half of my attention was focused more on the sky than on tim masthay. (#44; enter shameless plug here.) and if i'm not paying attention to my favourite

tis the season! aka, why i love city lights at night.

2008-11-09T15:50:00.006-05:00

my late night/early morning trips to and from lex, ky this weekend had me starting to think about christmas. can you possibly see why?don't these look like christmas lights? i love the bluish/golden feel to these photos. and, should anyone care to know, my christmases are always warm dark golden ones. the best kind, in my opinion.but i know what some of you might be thinking... some people

strangely familiar with the nielsons.

2008-09-29T13:12:00.008-05:00

stephanie and christian nielson, borrowed from nie's blog.i've not yet written about the story of christian and stephanie nielson, in which they, husband and wife, were in a private plane crash on august 16, 2008. i still won't write the specifics, as i feel my version might be inadequate. (you can read the original details on the situation here, though much has improved since.) but do me a

ballet to saltimbanco, and back again.

2008-09-28T00:45:00.000-05:00

EDIT: this post is so all over the place..... i apologize.before i even start, i'll say that i love (and am sooooo grateful) when life comes full circle. and this is totally one of those times. (p/s- long post alert.)millhouse and i on the steps to the lex. school of dance.(the underwear visible through the leotard look was popular back then, trust me.) (p/s- what is up with my tan? fake and

the verizon voyager.

2008-09-27T22:50:00.001-05:00

i tend to think some things are a bit ridiculous in life. ie, cinnamon-flavored gum/mints, guys with wicked long fingernails, people who tell animals not to scratch themselves.and old men (relatively speaking) who buy advanced tech tools without knowing how to use them. like my dad. with his brand spanking new LG voyager. (he so thinks i'm jeal. i'm so not.) it comes with picture, video,

sound the trumpets....

2008-09-17T12:53:00.004-05:00

no, seriously. do it! i finished!after sporadically working on this since the end of the summer,(man, SOUND the freaking TRUMPETS!)i've finally finished it.it's a watercolour. for one of my dad's friends.and if professor himes could see it, i know exactly what he'd say,"delicious colours, emily, but the trees are lacking movement."and then i'd say,"i agree with you. completely."p/s- i get to

2ddddd

2008-09-16T19:00:00.004-05:00

this is project 4/4 of my symmetry project in two-d design. it's supposed to depict "approximate symmetry." now whether it actually does or not, i'm not sure, but iiii can totally see the approximated symmetry here. and you can explain anything to professor crawford for an A. that is, if you explain it well. p/s- we could only use black/white construction paper/newsprint. hence the no color

i miss brad freakin smout.

2008-09-02T22:49:00.003-05:00

and that is real talk.see, here is a pixar short, called boundin'. i've watched it about four times tonight. it sooo makes me think of brad (especially at 2:03 where he can do the voice perfectly), haha. i love the lamb's face at 3:43 when he sticks his little leg out for them to grab. hahha, oh maaaaaan.

it's sunday, and i'm grateful:

2008-08-31T21:37:00.006-05:00

i'm feeling so extra grateful tonight that i thought i'd jump back into the blogosphere (also seeing as a new semester has started, there's no time like the present, right?). so here we go!things i am grateful for:art over everything else in sculpture, paper use in 2d, annnnnnnnd five extra hours a week in photography. sitting (and laughing...) with sb in sacrament, sunday school, and third

congratulations, Liv!

2008-07-28T21:44:00.006-05:00

congratulations to my adorable and amazing cousin, Liv!she was crowned Little Miss Gallia County today.

baby pea is here!

2008-06-12T21:57:00.004-05:00

a huge congratulations to evelyn and chris!!! go here to see why they're so amazing!love to all three of you!

SYTYCD!

2008-06-12T21:08:00.007-05:00

a text from austin.austin's been working flagging for randy lately. he says he gets bored on the job, so i occasionally text him. i was working for my dad yesterday, sorting and filing all of the cards that got ruined in the fire. i too was bored, so i decided to text austin with song lyrics that he likes as i heard them on xm.me: Tell me how I'm s'posed to breathe with no air.austin: iron

stephenie meyer's twilight

2008-06-01T19:07:00.007-05:00

i went to green valley for the bookfair a few weekends ago. i saw and picked up twilight because i had heard so much about it. and well, hello passion. all i can say is i've never read 480-some pages in two and a half days before.and oh my goodness, i cannot wait until december.

current inspirations: for the novel.

2008-05-24T18:19:00.009-05:00

1. bottles IV, 2. Drink the rivers, 3. *, 4. Louisiana Oak Tree., 5. Conesuala, lady tailor, weaving deep beneath the sun..., 6. Outsider, 7. Sun Worship, 8. ALICE'S ADVENTURES, 9. Jasmin, 10. Graveyard Tree, 11. An offering to the sun ..., 12. Children of the mist, 13. SOUND OF SILENCE, 14. dancing with myself, 15. Waterfall, 16. Boots1did i ever tell you that i want to (and am really really

2008-05-21T21:10:00.002-05:00

peace and love, turtle-dove.

2008-05-21T20:18:00.007-05:00

before my alarm got a chance to wake me this morning, i heard the soft, yet heart-broken, song of an owl. i then remembered that i had an astronomy test.enter the ridiculously loud trucks of the tree-cutter downers outside the window. i rolled my eyes (much like i am now just thinking about it) and sighed. SIGH. haha, see?but that poor owl...the owl, the removal of nature, it can all only

prince caspian!

2008-05-19T09:15:00.003-05:00

friday evening, i went with kim, ivy, and kayla to see the chronicles of narnia: prince caspian. i'll say i definitely went half-heartedly, not really caring whether or not i saw it. but it involves magic and talking animals and cute guys with swords. would you guess that i truly loved it? (because i sort of have a thing for talking animals. and cute guys with swords.) i won't go into

sometimes i'm way dumb.

2008-05-12T09:10:00.005-05:00

like today, for instance. SIGH.professor knudson: See the 'He' element up on the chart? It's called Helium, right? Does anyone know where Helium comes from?i silently mouthed the word "balloons" to myself. to be smart, of course. (to be SMART, not smart. there's a subtle difference.) and pk apparently saw me.professor knudson: Emily?me: Oh, haha. It's not right, I just said

saturn and it's cute rings.

2008-05-07T13:58:00.005-05:00

i had my first official brush with greatness last night. professor knudson informed us during class that he'd be on campus in front of main at about nine o'clock last night with his telescope. and he said that he'd love to have some company. (hint hint, it's likely in your best interest to show up.)to my surprise, i was dubbed keeper-of-the-shadow yesterday, and therefore, had to spend close

astro NOMY

2008-05-05T19:31:00.004-05:00

astronomy started today. we'll be covering one chapter a day for 19 days. blah, my first test is on friday. but professor knudson seems nice.tk: emily brown?me: here!tk: emily, where are you from?me: lexington.tk: as in lexington, virginia?me: yep, you got it.tk: okay, wow.me: yeah, it's a pretty long trip... tk: haha, i can imagine. did you graduate from rockbridge high?me: i sure

a true blogger at heart.

2008-05-04T15:28:00.005-05:00

"Third grade is not much fun whencursive comse to town as easy as itlooks so watch outloveEmilyP.S I dont like my name I wantmy name to be Elizabeth or Sarah or JeniferThanksloveEmilyoh won more big P.S.I my be a littel messy and I my be a littelconfused and spell some words wrongbecause I'm only eight years oldso this is the last time I'm saying thisloveEmily"haha, my blogging roots.and if

plans for the summer:

2008-05-04T00:21:00.005-05:00

i've been talking with professor himes lately about senior art show for next spring. what will my theme be, what medium(s) will i use, am i good enough to actually pull it off (are you laughing yet?), etc.well, here's what i plan to be filling my summer with, besides the usual:drawing, i need alot of workpainting, probably mostly watercolourwriting like maaaadand body attacki've started working

my new favorite commercial:

2008-05-02T13:50:00.001-05:00

things i am grateful for:

2008-04-27T22:23:00.004-05:00

giving a talk in church today without using much of my notes, my jokes didn't bomb, looking up to see amber smiling at me the whole time (GRATEFUL, man!), finally writing to marty and ryan, leia taking my spot on the big red couch, the hyacinth-stealing squirrel, the perfect dream image, remembering new york (!), and clear days with rainy evenings.alright, well i'm trading in blogging for french

this is all i have to say:

2008-04-24T10:23:00.003-05:00

"thank goodness i'm an art major. for real."

"the time has come," the walrus said.

2008-04-23T01:46:00.010-05:00

"to talk of many things..." i got a call from bishop clark a few weeks ago. he called to ask if i'd give a talk this coming sunday. am i scared? yes. do i know what exactly i'll say yet? no.did i mention that i've only given one talk in my entire church-life?because my first talk was given in vabeach. what was it on, you ask? obedience. why would president scott ask me to speak on

charlie bit me.

2008-04-21T06:30:00.003-05:00

sometime before spring break a few months ago, i was sitting on my bed when i heard a little kid with the cutest accent ever carrying on about his brother biting him. becky was watching this video and cracking up like crazy, and i couldn't help but do the same when i saw it. can you seriously watch this without laughing?"and that really hurrrt, charlay, and it's still hurt.ang."

i'm feeling motivated...

2008-04-18T09:44:00.004-05:00

motivated to get many many things done this weekend. (one of which isn't writing, but that's okay. it'll come.)do they sell motivation in a bottle? because as of late, i'll take a whole truck load. and if they don't sell it, someone should invent it. i'd tie the cutest ribbons around the miniature glass bottles and gift them for my friends' birthdays. because what sweeter gift is there than

csi in training.

2008-04-17T16:31:00.001-05:00

i got an email the other day. it was a junk email, but it definitely caught my attention."This is how you become a CSI. Get your Forensics Degree."if that means this:then sign me up. nowwww!i've never really been into the show csi that much, but i think it was over president's day or something, i buckled down on the couch to watch the marathon that was on.can you say love? actually, i think

2008-04-16T15:53:00.006-05:00

i threw my very first pots ever on the wheel last week. it was a crucial milestone in my art world, and i'm confident in saying that i think it's one of my newest favorite things to do in life.not sure why, but i especially love centering the clay on the wheel. it takes alot (ALOT) of power and some concentration, but once you finally get it centered, you're set. plus, you get to play in a

welp, it finally happened.

2008-04-09T12:45:00.001-05:00

remember how i was so bitter about french the other day? here's why.my very first C in french.and i have to say, i'm not ashamed of it.but hey, at least i held it off until my fourth semester en français.i'm not validating, just sayin'.

grisaille.

2008-04-08T13:05:00.001-05:00

"So Emily. Have a seat and tell me what you thought of the assignment.""oh, umm. honestly? i didn't like it too much.""Mmhmmm. And why not?""it just seemed so frustrating and i'm not too impressed with the outcome.""You're not.""no." (pause, poor girl in the painting. i hate when people stare at me, i wonder what she must be feeling.) "but can i tell you what my favorite part of the

the declaration of the rights of man and the citizen

2008-04-07T13:49:00.010-05:00

Dearest Secretary of the State, Mr. Thomas (does he have a middle initial?) Jefferson,i guess i first heard professor jones say fake it 'til you make it.i tell my mom that i fake my way through school (because let's be real here, i pretty much do). she asks how i can get decent grades by faking my way through classes. i'd like to know the same.like my american enlightenment essay that i just

hats off to louis prima!

2008-04-04T09:33:00.004-05:00

so youuuuu're the man-cub......... craaazy.kim h and i usually hang out every tuesday to watch a movie en français. we study for class a bit, have dinner, and chill out on her twin beds to watch a film on her laptop. thus far we've been watching disney movies. don't laugh, it's alot easier to understand movies in french when you know what's going on (hence the disney). and even then, it's

i so want to be done.

2008-03-31T09:19:00.004-05:00

i didn't go to class on friday. first, hear me out. i skipped french and american enlightenment. just because. and also because i needed to finish an oil painting by 12:30. but mainly just because.so it was hard getting up this morning for french. i went over to campus around eight to try and get some homework done before class. i finished my enlightenment reading and looked over french...

showing canada some love.

2008-03-26T00:25:00.002-05:00

hailed straight from the north, check this tiny guy out:did you know that this was one of my favorite songs in middle school?because it so was.

my lowest facebook point.

2008-03-25T01:09:00.005-05:00

please say no. and i wouldn't go getting one either. because as rick james once said on chappelle's show, "cocaine is a [powerful] drug."someone asked me what my "lowest point" on facebook was. i've pondered it for a while and have finally come up with an answer.i hit my lowest facebook point my freshman year at odu while rooming with preciosa. nearly everyday she and i would have some sort

my guilty pleasure: do work, son.

2008-03-23T17:13:00.003-05:00

i don't normally watch a whole lot of television, but when i happen to catch an episode of rob & big, life can't help but be good.it's a hilarious show and is relatively clean compared to some of the other shows i've seen.rob dyrdek. he's a professional street skater.big black, rob's hardcore security guard and best friend."what you know about the triple stack, son?"meaty the bulldog. rob &

2008-03-23T12:28:00.013-05:00

happy easter! this is herman, and is he not one of thecutest things you've ever seen?i've wanted a bunny ever since last easter when i found that photo of herman, who is, supposedly, one of the world's largest bunnies. needless to say, i still haven't gotten one.my brother and i used to each have a rabbit. i named mine snowball (original, i know), and his was elvis.would you like to know what

from somewhere, encina, deus ex machina.

2008-03-06T17:06:00.012-05:00

here's last night's dream:i was in an auditorium with ryan watching a huge marathon of plays. brother larsen (hahha) performed a one-man act, and i remember being really entertained by him. because, well, he's an entertaining guy.ryan's play was next. i think he was actually the director of his play, but he also took on a few of the roles in it. i was sitting in the audience minding my own

winning isn't everything, charlie brown.

2008-03-03T18:35:00.014-05:00

linus, meet chester.and chester... linus.

only son & regispek:

2008-03-02T21:06:00.011-05:00

monday afternoon, following institute with brother moss, kayla and i walked to summer's mod. we all packed ourselves in the car: summer, kayla, ivy, kim h, and i, and we left for nah-folk to see the long-awaited regina.we talked to kim torres on the way, soooo sad that she wasn't going with us. funny though how she was the only one who got to keep her ticket, haha.we got there about an hour

welcome to my quarter life crisis.

2008-03-02T18:54:00.009-05:00

"hello, my name is emily, and i'm pathetic. see?"this past week started out a poor one. last weekend i hit what i thought was a quarter-life crisis. i contemplated posting an entry at the time about how much i disliked life, but decided against it, that it wouldn't get me anywhere and that there was no point to it. i'm posting now though, because looking back on it, i want to remember what

watch me run:

2008-02-22T14:32:00.004-05:00

guess what, it's time for another marathon. no, not the kind of marathon where you sit and watch CSI all day, aka, last monday, <3 (although those kinds of marathons are great). the kind where lots of stuff goes down within a (relatively) short period of time.here's some of what i'll be looking forward to this week:becky and i are house-sitting for tobie this weekend. she and drew are taking

i like your pot, it's real nice.

2008-02-21T13:37:00.005-05:00

ceramics today was funny. about a year ago, give or take two months (hah), a photographer came into our lit class to take photos for the "svu coffee table book." read about that here.well, this awesome guy (camera in hand) graced our ceramics class today. he was alot more fun about the whole photography deal.i was working in the corner, trying to figure out what i should make next. halfway

haha, nice one.

2008-02-20T22:48:00.006-05:00

i made a spritely awesome fool of myself.brandon was just over, and i'm wearing sweatpants (bum) and no socks (crucial). i put a dirty bowl in the dishwasher and started to sort of... slide my way over to the hallway. note to self, barefeet on carpet can be preeeeeetty slick. especially if you're trying to glide.i really don't know why i was trying to glide.in short, i ended up doing a

i finally did it!

2008-01-30T19:46:00.001-05:00

i had the alarm on my cell phone set for 7:35 this morning so i could finish studying for my french test at nine. i heard the alarm while still in my dream. i contemplated. "should i finish trying to parallel park the car so no one else takes this spot? or do i reach over and turn the alarm off so it doesn't wake becky." i chose the latter because you can't have your cake and eat it too.

remembering President Hinckley.

2008-01-28T17:51:00.002-05:00

third hour yesterday in relief society (in the institute building), something inside me grew so very impatient. i sat there just looking through my scriptures, not paying much attention to the seemingly endless comments that were being made on the lesson that was being taught. (think of three people that you admire. what makes them so great? and how can you become more like them?) i was