Egotist

Anonymous.

2009-12-14T04:50:03Z

Because I'm jumping on the bandwagon. Because I'm a sheep. Because I'm studying for finals and need distractions.

Ask me anything (sailorv @ formspring)

I'm also making this post open to anonymous comments/confessions. Please don't be a douche; I just need a lil' bit of entertainment so I can more effectively procrastinate.

(Comments are screened too, btw, and I just turned off IP logging.)

nativegirl @ 2009-12-10T02:41:00

2009-12-10T08:41:16Z

Posted on See Creatures

nativegirl @ 2009-12-08T18:24:00

2009-12-09T00:24:20Z

And yet another watercolor entry @ See Creatures

EDIT I also have more Google Wave invites (18)! Comment with your name & e-mail address (comments henceforth will be screened).

nativegirl @ 2009-12-05T21:24:00

2009-12-06T03:24:06Z

New Entry

nativegirl @ 2009-11-21T17:26:00

2009-11-21T23:26:41Z

New entry!

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I turned in my painted series on Tuesday (of my dad's old football helmet), and wow, my professor loved them, apparently. I got an A on each of them (three total), and my professor kept them to hang them up in the next show. Thank god, I needed that.

Looking through my closet, I realize I have nothing to wear that I haven't already worn 200 times. Don't get me wrong, I love my clothes, but I have a very small wardrobe actually, and I just get tired of wearing the same thing OVER and OVER again. Hm.

Which obviously means I need more dresses.

Alright, I'm boring myself. Food tonight at my favorite "pan-Asian" joint. Mmmm!

nativegirl @ 2009-11-12T22:25:00

2009-11-13T04:25:33Z

Look familiar?

That's because it is.

I don't pretend that I'm a great photographer. I know in an actual critique, my photos would probably be under fire for trite themes, unactivated negative space, among other things. I release my photographs with the hope that taking more pictures will make me better. I am open to suggestions to improvement. But when I upload a photograph, I do believe that I have pushed my photos to their limits. I edit each one with attention to light, depth, and color.

So when someone comes along, crops my images, tints them red, and passes them around without credit, it really makes me angry. Why?
- Because it's hugely arrogant to assume that their own handiwork is better than the original artist's.
- Because I'm the one who composed the image with a specific vision from the very start.
- Because it's MY photograph. Mine mine mine.

That's not to say that I won't accept suggestions on how to make my work better - that's to say that all suggestions should pass through ME, and should NOT be forced upon my work. If I were selling my photographs to a magazine - sure. But I'm NOT. Taking photographs is a therapeutic release for my own benefit, nothing else. So when someone takes my stuff, warps it without my consent, and calls it their own (or no one's at all), that really REALLY makes me angry.

So if you think a picture is too dark, say so. If you think the composition is too boring, has too many dead ends, say so. But do NOT take it upon yourself to edit my photo without permission. It could end up disastrously red and stout, such as this one. The color and crop are horrendous!

nativegirl @ 2009-11-08T17:13:00

2009-11-08T23:14:26Z

New outfit post!

Halloween 2009

2009-11-01T21:37:17Z

HUGE Halloween entry. More to come later.

nativegirl @ 2009-10-29T18:59:00

2009-10-30T00:01:47Z

Thought I'd show you something I'm working on for my watercolor class. Our next assignment is to paint a series, and for mine, I've chosen to do some studies of my dad's turn-of-the-twentieth-century football helmet. Of course this is just the thumbnail, and it's not finished yet! AND I have to do two others - before next week! Oiiii.

Off to sew Marie Antoinette before movie night tonight!

See Creatures

2009-10-23T01:41:04Z

I launched my new blog just a few minutes ago. I'd been waiting until I could register the domain name, and as soon as godaddy sent me a coupon, I decided the time was right.
www.seecreatures.com

I'll still be posting personal stuff here, but photos and whatnot will be on see creatures!

Wanderlust & Photos

2009-10-14T03:43:35Z

Mark & I liked this photo a lot - it looks like a cheesy 80s glamour shot of Momo, which, combined with her ugliness, is like an old greasy man trying to cover up his stench with perfume. And Momo even looks like an old man! It's not edited at all except for color correction & resizing - she was moving around a lot and this is what I happened to get.

I'm having terrible wanderlust at the moment. Ever since a dream the other night in which I met up with hanaagogo to see some concert (I can't remember the band), I've been dying to drive up to Chicago. Before that, it was LA (thanks to Vanishing Point). I would like to do Chicago in the winter, but obviously that's a terrible idea, so perhaps in the spring. And LA in the summer DEFINITELY around Expo, with a Grand Canyon detour.

Small Picture Post

I finished my painting "on beauty". Well, it's not completely finished but this is what I turned in last Thursday. Critique was successful. Wish I'd put more time into the figure but ah well.

My favorite corner of the picture - the nightstand with books. I should've chosen the color of the top book more carefully; I'm not altogether happy with it.

Writer's Block: Life is a masquerade

2009-10-03T06:15:09Z

Are you planning to dress up for Halloween? How long do you typically plan your costume? Do you keep it a secret?

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Oooo hale yes. I'm doing Marie Antoinette, as you guys already know, and considering I'm terrible at keeping my own secrets, and considering I've already talked about it a bazillion times, no.

Anyway, the purpose of this post is to really just vent about my poverty & my love for:

Lanvin S/S 2010

Yohji Yamamoto S/S 2010

I love these jackets:

Rick Owens S/S 2010

For which I made this lil' graphic that was supposed to be larger but oh well:

Also, I hate that I wake up this morning, decide that tonight is going to be my ONE NIGHT OUT OF THE MONTH TO GET TRASHED, then I take a nap this afternoon, and my boyfriend wakes me up to say, "HEY, BE OUR DD TONIGHT COS WE'RE ALL ALREADY DRUNK D:" Of course I love my bf/sister/brother too much to say no, but fkdalfad;.

I'm going to treat myself to some socks and tights this weekend. My current black ones have no elasticity and are wrinkling around my knees for the ultimate grandma effect.

Some pictures

2009-08-27T15:05:21Z

See by Chloé dress knotted up into a top, Levi's skinny jeans cut off to make shorts, engineer boots from Target

You've all seen this one before. LaRok tunic + Anthropologie wedges
This is the outfit that I wore to the bars a couple of nights ago. I got so many compliments on my shoes and dress, and neither are really my favorites in my wardrobe.. I was surprised. One dude touched my stomach and said, "Hey, we all love your dress!" and I thanked him but seriously... DON'T TOUCH MY STOMACH. Shoulder is fine! I felt like a teletubby!

I also hung up my tree branch hooks from Urban Outfitters!

I am SO NERVOUS about my class schedule. My drawing professor from last year is squeezing me into a figure drawing section very narrowly, thank goodness. But the class that I need the most is held in a computer lab, and both sections are completely full. Unless someone drops, I won't be able to fit in! I've been up since 8 sharp this morning in hopes that someone will drop it, but so far, no luck. :S

I GOT THE WEB DESIGN JOB FOR THE UNIVERSITY. They just called me! I wish I could be more excited but sadly, my stomach is turning over the thought of not getting into my New Media class. I am a JUNIOR, I NEED THIS CLASS. Even if I take this class this semester, Istill have 3 years to graduate. It's so sequential and fmllllllllll

My Lust List

2009-08-17T03:37:42Z

Over the past few days, I've come across a number of things that have made my wishlist (basically consisting of a Yashica med format camera and a 50mm ƒ1.8) increase tenfold. I normally try to avoid "window-shopping" online but I couldn't help myself. Here are a few things I'm lusting after.

Remember how I mentioned that I was trying to avoid spending $200 on a knock-off and, instead, wanted to find a more unique bag? Well, I found it on Etsy. Hand-crafted in the UK, using a buttery brown leather and equipped with ample pockets, I found the PERFECT back-to-school bag. It's large enough to hold my collection of ink pens, ponytails, bobby pins, notebooks, and, most importantly, my Nintendo DS.

The only problem? It's $140. Not too bad, but out of my price range currently. From TheLeatherStore @ Etsy

I found out about Hard Graft a while ago, though I can't remember how I came across the site. Their simple designs are perfect for macbook-carrying, moleskine-wielding students, and their "sports" line even comes with a birdy-branded leather pocket. What's classier than playing badminton (or at least pretending to?)

Pictured: the 2Unfold bag and Y-Laptop Sleeve

I peeked my head in Half Price Books yesterday and found this intriguing dye book in the fabrics/knitting section. I. am. in. love. Lately I've been thinking a lot about dyeing fabrics, especially because I've been looking for the perfect purple cotton shade and haven't been able to find it yet. Unfortunately, this book only discusses wool/yarn dyes (none of which will work on cotton) using blackberries, walnuts, and, well, ANYTHING, to produce beautiful, subtle shades. I can't wait to start knitting again this winter, and maybe I can employ some of these dyeing techniques?

Natural Dyeing by Jackie Crook

Mark and I (well, mostly me) are on the market for the perfect platform storage bed. Ikea's just doesn't do it for me, although due to budget constraints, it will probably be the one we settle on. In my quest for the perfect frame, however, I came across this beautiful bed by Viesso. I quickly fell in love with their other furniture products!

Unfortunately, the prices are steep for college students, but not unreasonable considered all furniture is custom made to order. The bed is from the Buden collection, and the coffee tables are from the Gio collection. Check out their website at Viesso.com.

Momo Cellphone Pic

2009-08-13T15:24:00Z

Yesterday was supposed to be my last day of work, but since I haven't secured a job up here, I'll be working 3 days next week.

Mark took a phone picture of Momo so I could show my coworker what she looked like.

Coworker: I thought she was bald...
Me: That's probably because Lulu told you she looks like an old person.

nativegirl @ 2009-08-11T00:19:00

2009-08-11T05:30:33Z

Just a few words of wisdom before I hit the sack after an 8-hour day of work.

If you want to look current with fashion this year, do NOT buy the following [over-priced] Jeffrey Campbell knock-offs:

They are all lovely styles, don't get me wrong (except for the first, which are much more cumbersome and much less elegant than the original Chloe Sevigny ones) but if you get the Ann D knock-offs, EVERYONE will know you are a Sea of Shoes reader*, and if you get the Chloé knock-offs, everyone will wonder whether or not the pattern is accurate.

Just save yourself the money, they are all around $200 each anyway! You can find some nice Burberry booties on eBay for cheaper, believe it or not (and I don't mean the checked rainboots either).

*This is not a bad thing! I love her! But she really made that particular style of Ann D's hugely popular, it's almost her trademark.

nativegirl @ 2009-07-29T00:02:00

2009-07-29T05:03:31Z

i'm so drunk ut kat primary_sources i almost drunk dialed you on daniel's phone to tell you hello so instead of bothering you i just wanted to say hi and i love you !

also lena happy birthday

i'mso drunk lolololol

omg after 1.4 seunka NS Laure you sare quitting yous aid you wouldnt smoke in my dress

Our Little Toyger

2009-07-21T04:40:36Z

We think our kitten Tomo is a toyger (every time I say that I feel like I'm doing a terrible impression of an Australian saying "tiger"). The markings on her forehead are identical, and she has large/fluffy ears, REALLY soft fur, and some orange coloration. Toyger or not, she's still a pretty kitten (and she's getting so big, and has the most playful personality ever):

School Snobbery

2009-07-12T04:18:01Z

A ton of positive and very negative things have happened to me tonight, but of course, unrelated to any of those things, something else is irking me even MORE. I learned that one of my sister's friends' moms doesn't want her daughter to go to an in-state school. Having gone to private schools all my life (and one of the most prestigious high schools in the country), I'm not new to this sort of snobbery, but it still irritates me every time I encounter it.

Until about a year after starting college, every time someone asked me where I went to school, I always felt like I had to respond with some special preface or explanation as to why I went to UNT (a public university just an hour north) when a good chunk of my fellow high school graduates ended up at Ivy Leagues. It was never, "Oh, I go to UNT," it was always, "Well, I got into Loyola with a $25,000 scholarship, but I didn't like it, so I went to UNT instead."

Fortunately I've become comfortable enough with myself and my school that I don't feel compelled to explain myself to anyone unless they pry, but it still irritates me that people care. It doesn't bother me that people want to go to Ivy League schools, or out of state for college - what bothers me is that people judge others based on their own preferences of these schools.

Another thing that irritates me is peoples' narrow-minded perception of intelligence. Almost EVERY major is taken more seriously than art - yet few biochemical engineering majors can paint a scene employing a full scale of chroma and value. True, many artists I know never made it past college Algebra (I am one of two in all of my art classes that advanced past Pre-Calculus), but I do not know any math majors who could draw a proportioned face (though I don't deny they exist). There are many ways of being intelligent! Art is just as legitimate a career path.

Anyway, I'm out before I start off on another tangent. I just had to get this off my chest.

Miaka Progress

2009-07-06T20:56:08Z

I'm basically done with the robe, and I'm going to create the sash tonight. There are some things I definitely wish I'd done differently (the trim just doesn't lay right) but here it is anyway:

Excuse Mark's shirt

I love the colors of it!

And here's a reference image:

Proper picture

2009-07-05T22:35:28Z

Proper picture of my new hair and jacket! I had lost my camera battery charger for a few weeks but finally found it again.

Also, my roots aren't that bad, my hair is just kind of dirty and the lighting is bad!

New Hair; New Anthropologie Jacket

2009-06-27T03:51:59Z

Total 180 with the hair. I was actually aiming for something longer, but god knows I needed the shorter length. Well, there you have it. I am no longer a redhead (although remnants still remain).

Mark: You are going to have to take a new profile picture, because that's not you anymore.

Also pictured: my new jacket from Anthropologie!

RIP Michael Jackson

2009-06-26T01:06:55Z

I remember when my sister and I were like, 9, our parents bought us a Jackson 5 CD and we were upset that it wasn't Hansen. We thought it was a practical joke. BUT we listened to that CD for years, and loved it.

Sorry guys, I know that eventually you will be inundated with Michael Jackson posts, but this one's mostly for myself. I keep my livejournal to track the monumental and not-so-monumental things that happen to me for my own personal reference, nothing more, and this is HUGE to me. Farrah Fawcett is upsetting but this... this just takes the cake.

Anything good that happened today was just totally eclipsed by this.

It's our birthday!

2009-06-21T05:44:52Z

Happy [belated] Birthday, bobbarker!

and happy 21st birthday to me!

Today at work I got asked out by a guy - like, legitimately asked out, not roundabout hit-on by the dude-bro. He called me on the work phone to ask me on a date since we'd talked about Clue with Tim Curry the night before. It was cute, but of course, I am happily dating Mark who is handsomer and smarter than any guy I know. But still, it was cute. Guys should be like that more often.

Thank you to stripesalesman & potthead for the birthday wishes. Much rabu for you guys~ ♥

AN ENTIRE BAG.

2009-06-19T06:01:04Z

I just polished off an entire bag of popcorn. I'm so sleepy now :( ugh I hate my period.

Here's a little rage-inducing convo in liking: click.

also, i started drafting a pattern for a costume. No, it's not Relena, nor is it SailorV. It is a girl who loves to eat a lot, and hates to study (but not Usagi). I don't want to say since I never finish stuff but I've already cut out some pieces so I'm sure it's gonna happen.

My baby kitten and Momo are both laying on me right now! so cute.

I was supposed to get my hair cut & colored tomorrow but due to unforseen circumstances I can't switch work shifts with my sister. Urgh. I will just have to celebrate my twenty-first birthday (on Sunday) as a redhead.