Ain't Life Grand?

Everyday here is perfect. I have not had one single bad day, not even a mediocure day, not even a decent day... I wonder why? Maybe it is just my out look on things?? I am in Germany for god's sake. I feel like i live everyday to the fullest here. When don't i do this in America?? I am the happiest I have ever been. Everyday is such a blessing and i have learned so much. I feel so full of life. I hope this feeling never ends. I hope I can keep this motivation for life and living everyday as if it was your last up when i get back to the states. WOW. my life is wonderful. Maybe it is because everyday is full of some type of exercise?? or the food i eat is super fresh (no preservatives here!)...i don't really care why. I am just so thankful to be alive and here every second of everyday and i wouldn't have it any other way!

type design

I love this class. It is so incrdibly challenging! i have never had the opportunity to design my own typeface (font) and this is a really awesome experience. I have learned so much through my struggles and frustrations. ( you have to really want it!) Here is the first part of the typeface. It is called Chihuly because i designed it based off the works of Dale Chihuly, my fav. artist at the moment. I still have a majority of the alphabet to design and will post it when it is completed in 3 weeks! :) I included the images i based my design off of. Hope yo like it, and if you don't, i don't care cuz i do! hehehe

it's that time of year folks

well people, it is that time of year....graduation....i know i know, i should be walking across that stage, or actually SHOULD HAVE, but some of us take a bit longer to figure out our life path and i am glad i did! BUT, my best friend Brook recently graduated from Pitt State University, in Pittsburg, Kansas (also a graphic design kid!!!) I was devistated i couldn't make it to here graduation so she did a little something special to ensure i was there in spirit. The photos tell it all! Thanks Brooke!!!!

print making

hey guys! here are some of the beginning stages of my first ever print! I am in an INTAGLIO print making class. This type of print making is produced by ETCHing an image into a metal plate and then printing it using a large "rolling pin type machiene". It is a lot more complicated then that but that is for me to know and you to ask How did she do that?? :) I am still in the first stages... the first pic is of the image i etched into the actual plate. the second image is the first print i made! the third image is of the print making equipment, cool huh? I am currently working on enhancing the print by adding shadows and tints through a process called AQUA TINT. I love this class and am looking forward to producing some really neat stuff. For more information about the Intaglio print making process please visit: INTAGLIO PRINTMAKING

Daily Horoscope

Check this out, this was my horoscope for today... PERFECT! I live by the sun and moon and stars not society!

May 14, 2009

Gemini (5/21-6/21)

Listen to yourself and follow your mood today -- ignore what other people are telling you to do, especially if they are telling you to hurry up. They're not being fair. Their idea of laziness is something you call relaxation. After all, life depends on perspective and their point of view is nothing like yours. Therefore, you don't have to pay them any mind. You will be happy once you disregard the naggers because following your own rules is liberating.

so you think your an animal lover???

okay, i love animals. Like a lot. Back in Lawrence I frequent the local animal shelter and am the proud mommy of two kitties. I believe in equal treatment for animals all over the world BUT how far is too far? I treat my cats like my children and before my dog, Jordie passed away, he was spoiled rotten and considered an equal member of the family.... we used to say he was human inside... So, i understand this obsession with pets, but i have found Europe is WAY more into animal equality then we are in the US. For example, my first full day in Germany, a group of us walked into a really nice Italian resturant to have lunch and sitting in the middle of the dining room (next to its owner of course) was a HUGE dog. Now, a dog in a resturant?? that would never happen in the states! BUT in Europe it is completely normal. Dogs are allowed pretty much everywhere humans are. In stores, resturants, on the bus, you name it and i have probably seen a dog there. People even let their dogs shit everywhere (and noone bothers to clean it up!). However, I do believe the dogs in Europe are more well behaved, well maybe not, shall I say they have been trained well. There are no leash laws in Germnay. Dogs run wild, well not really, but they follow their owners from a distance. If you try and hollar at a dog to come to you or pet it, it will walk right by you without a second glance! and continue loyally behind its owner. It is awesome. I am never afraid of getting bit by a dog wondering around, because they are not ever really wondering, they are following, like they are in a pack. It is crazy how well these dogs behave. American's should work more on training there dogs, I have not seen one yappy, little ankle bitting dog or big dog for that matter.

When we were in Amsterdam, there were cats everywhere. In all the shops and resturants. We had dinner one night at some turkish Kabob (gyro) place and when i went to pull out my seat to sit down at the table, I was startled to find a cat curled up, sleeping in the chair! At a resturant! CRAZY..

Holland

april 29-may 3, 2009

What can I say about Holland, besides that it is the most open minded, free spirited country I have ever set foot in. I loved this country, the food, the people and most of all the liberation...

I was speaking to Marthe and Jelena, (my two good friends here in Trier, both ladies from Holland) , i would say the 3rd week I was in Germany, and they insisted I had to come check out Holland. Being down for pretty much any sort of travel, and considering all the cool things i had heard about Holland, like wooden shoes, gingerbread-looking houses and of course Amsterdam, I agreed. We discussed dates and the said I HAD to come the weekend of Queen's Day (the biggest party day in Holland.) For those of you interested, here are the "official details" regarding the celebration of Queen's Day: (thank you Wikipedia!):

>>>>>Queen's Day celebrates the birthday of the Queen of the Netherlandsand is supposed to be a day of national unity and "togetherness" (Dutch: saamhorigheid). The tradition started on 31 August 1885 on the birthday of Princess Wilhelmina, later Queen Wilhelmina. Since 1949, after the ascension of Queen Juliana, Queen's Day is Queen Juliana's birthday on 30 April. Although Queen Beatrix's birthday is on 31 January, she officially celebrates her birthday on 30 April. Queen's Day is known for its "freemarket" (Dutch: vrijmarkt) all over the country, where everybody is allowed to sell things in the streets. Other activities during Queen's Day are children's games, individual musical performances, and music concerts. The night before Queen's Day is celebrated too in some cities, and this is called Queen's Night (Dutch: Koninginnenacht). The largest celebration of Queen's Day is in Amsterdam, Queen's Night in The Hague and Queen's Dance (Dutch: Koninginnedans) in Rotterdam. During the celebrations as reference to the colours of the House of Orange-Nassau, people dress in the colour orange, which is sometimes called "orange craze" (Dutch: oranjegekte).<<<<<<<<>

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