a penny for your thoughts

Dancing on tiptoes, my own secret ceremonials. -Florence + The Machine

2011-11-04T16:59:00.009-04:00

The new Florence + The Machine album came out on Monday, which I was totally unaware of seeing as I was absolutely drowning in work. Anyway, I found out on Tuesday after my phone died. And then I bought the album on Wednesday. And I finished listening to it yesterday. all 90 minutes of it.

OMG, it is amazing.

I was a little nervous because I am huge fan of Florence and her machine, but I was slightly worried that the album would be too overproduced. Not that I mind that in other songs, I just feel like her first album, Lungs, was so amazing because it was a little more on the alternative side than most pop music. But boy, was I wrong.

The new album is called Ceremonials, and is seriously good. I mean, there are some songs that I feel are a tad contrived (Breaking Down and Seven Devils) but I mean, I expected that. There were one or two songs on her first album I didn't really care for either. I would definitely recommend buying it if you like her, and if you don't want to buy the whole album, these are my favourite tracks:

1- Only if For a Night: The first track on the album, it has a lot of the plucky mandolin/harp that I like on her other stuff and her voice is incredible in it (I feel like it really shows off her range). It reminds me a tiny bit of Cosmic Love, which is one of my very favourite songs mixed with Heavy in Your Arms.

2- Spectrum: The beginning is a little bit weird, but it gets better. It gets a really good beat and melody is really quite cool. It has more of the mandolin (I think that's what it is at least.. it could be a mini-harp), but it is more upbeat than a lot of her other stuff.

3- Bedroom Hymns: I thought this was going to be a ridiculous ballad when I saw the title, but it isn't. It reminds me a bit of Kiss with a Fist and Drumming Song from Lungs because there is a really heavy beat, but then at around a minute in, someone starts rocking out on the piano and guitar. It sounds a little bit like a cross between rock and roll and gospel. It's really an interesting song and I think I've listened to about, oh, twenty times today.

4- Strangeness and Charm: This is a little bit strange, but it's also pretty good. It's another one of the more upbeat songs on the album, and the hook is really catchy. The instrumentation is one of the best parts about it.

5- What the Water Gave Me: This is one of those ones I had to listen to a few times. I wasn't sure if I liked it at first, but it's really grown on me. The lyrics are absolutely beautiful, and for a lot of the song she doesn't have a huge chorus singing behind her, and when she does, I find it a bit more understated. The demo of it is really pretty too, but the beat is a little harsh in it for my liking. The music video for this is... well I don't like music videos. They're kinda weird. This one is weird too. They have some trippy "Let's make Florence Welsh into a human kaleidoscope" kinda stuff happening. On the other hand, there are parts where she looks quite Ophelia-esque, which is pretty fitting. Also, this woman really knows how to accessorise!

Those are my top 5, but I've heard the big push is going to be on Shake it Out, which is good, but I didn't like it as much as the others (and I thought the demo of this was better). Anway, enjoy. And remember, if you like them, support the artist and buy the song! :) Hugs,

Sara

There's a fever in my heart. -Ellie Goulding

2011-10-15T12:54:00.003-04:00

So I decided to update the links on the sidebar this morning because I don't usually go to the sites that were there anymore. I was browsing through one of the new ones I put up, Flavorwire, and saw this awesome piece about literary matchmaking. Which was excellent. And you can see it here. I think my favourite pairing was Willy Wonka and Mary Poppins, although all of them were really fun. And, full disclosure, I do this all the time.

They also have some really creepy Zombie-fied cartoon characters, which were kind of cool, but also kind of disturbing.

On a totally different note, Stylist has a list of 30 words that have fallen out of use in English, accompanied by black and white stills. Definitely check it out!

Sara

I feel it all. -Feist

2011-10-08T12:31:00.005-04:00

When I was in Montreal a while ago, I had breakfast at this place in old Montreal. I think it was called Cafe Veritas, but I can't quite remember. Anyway, they made a really good breakfast wrap (It was like a soft boiled egg with spinach and tomato... and other things) and their cafe au lait was delicious. The best part was the design they made in the milk.

The guy making them was really nice too. He was showing this older couple how he made the design. BTW, I just googled Cafe Veritas and it is the name of this place. The guy actually has videos on the website showing how he does the coffee art.

Speaking of food, I made port saybaone with pears poached in spiced red wine yesterday. It was amazing. I didn't get any pictures, but I'm making maple pumpkin creme brulee for dessert for Thanksgiving tomorrow. I am going to take pictures of that... if it works. :)

And you know that sketch I did a month ago? Emily Blunt wore the blue dress to the Emmys. It looked amazing. Jealous.

You fancy, huh? -Drake

2011-09-06T16:49:00.003-04:00

The other day I was reading one of my favourite blogs, Go Fug Yourself, and saw one of prettiest gowns I have ever seen. Actually, the Fug girls said it looked like a really awesome Barbie dress. Well, I liked this gown so much I looked up who designed it.

It turns out it was an Elie Saab dress, and since I've heard that name on the red carpet before, I decided to look up his website.

Holy Cats.

These clothes are so pretty, especially the fall/winter 2011/12 Haute Couture collection. I liked them so much I decided to draw some of them (which I haven't done in like, months). Anyway, the first one I wanted to do is the purple/blue one with the tulle and the plunge neckline.

I had so much fun doing that sketch, that I decided to go back and draw another one.

Bonus points if you actually go and find the gowns on Saab's website. :)

After poring over these gowns so that I could do a similar drawing, I've decided that if I'm ever a movie star or billionairess, I need to wear one of these gowns to some glamourous event. Or wherever it is that movie stars and billionairesses wear really expensive couture clothes.

Sara

I suppose I'm buy-curious. -Tobias Funke

2011-08-22T13:02:00.004-04:00

After being teased a few weeks ago with three episodes of Arrested Development I found on this weird channel that suddenly disappeared. I think it might have been one of those preview channels where they let you watch for like, a month or something and then you have to buy the channel.

Boy did I love seeing that show.

It still amazes me that it would get cancelled after only three seasons becuase it was so funny. And it wasn't just really base sexual humour which I find is running rampant through every comedy show on TV. No. Although, to be fair, there was a lot of innuendo. It was funny because of all the hidden refereces, the strange pop culture that the writers managed to incorporate, and because the cast was excellent. To this day, I believe Arrested Development is the funniest show I have ever seen. The proof? I've watched each episode at least four times, and I still find myself crying I'm laughing so hard.

So today, I'm paying tribute to my favourite comedy with the awkward double-entendres of Tobias Funke. Enjoy!

Sara

Have you ever held your breath and asked yourself will it ever get better than tonight? -P!nk

2011-06-24T10:31:00.008-04:00

Today I legit saw the cutest thing ever. Well. One of them I guess.

There are a bunch of rabbits that live near our house (unless they live in the bushes in the backyard, which is possible since I am always seeing them around there) and today I saw one of the little baby rabbits!

I tried to take a picture of it, but it was so small, you couldn't really see it in the pictures. Just like, a little brown blob. And when I tried to stand on a ledge to get a better vantage point (nearly breaking my neck in the process because the wood is all wet and slippery) I scared it and it ran away. :(

Anyway, the book Dubliners actually deserves to be called a classic (talk about a total shift in topic, ha ha).

It's actually not so much a novel as a series of short stories about Dubliners living in the early 1900's, 1910's. I mean, some of the stories are more difficult to get through than the others. Like one of them, Clay I think it was called, had a lot to do with an Irish Halloween or Hallows Eve tradition where you bake things into a loaf of bread called a barmbrack and the object you get in your slice is supposed to mean something. Like, if you get a piece of clay you are supposed to die young or something. So some of them were confusing.

But for the most part, it was easy to read, and the stories were nice and short, for the most part. The last (and I think the most famous?) of them is called The Dead. This story is very long. But it is a very, very powerful one and I really liked it. A lot of the stories have to do with the idea of social class and the glass ceiling that existed in Ireland at the turn of the century, and if you read it with that in mind, the idea of being trapped in one place and not being able to change it, the stories become a lot easier to read. But they are pretty good regardless.

If you feel like you want to give this one a go, most of the stories are online. Just do a search of what the stories in the book are called, and then google each one. I can guarantee most of them are online because I had to read a few in my first year English class. And that is what I did. Or you could just buy or borrow the actual book. :)

Next up, either Wuthering Heights or Jane Eyre. Either way, we're going to get some Bronte melodrama. Ugh.

Sara
EDIT: OMG, I got some good pictures of the baby rabbit! I also put some baby carrots on the back patio to bait him back, and I've been seeing him a lot recently! These pictures come courtesy of my cat Maya, whose rapid pacing across the window sill alerted me to this little guy's presence. :)

Here you can see how cute he is! The pictures are not great because I took them on my phone and had to zoom in a lot. In the first picture he is eating some of the weeds out back, the second one I took to show how big he is. About the size of a brick/paver. So not too big. The third one is just to show sweet he looks!

You were Romeo, I was a scarlet letter. -Taylor Swift

2011-06-01T10:39:00.004-04:00

Welcome to the very first 'is it a classic or is it a mess' (I'm still tyring to come up with a better name), featuring The Scarlet Letter: magnum opus or magnum oh-no?

Wikipedia tells me that The Scarlet Letter is considered to be Nathaniel Hawthorne's greatest and most famed work. Well, all I can say to that is I hope that the other stuff he wrote was better than this. I mean, for your greatest work, the story was crap.

It's set in Puritan Boston (in the 1660's, I believe, which was a dirty, disease ridden, and overall very un-romantic period of history) and believe me, you can tell. The story is about a young woman named Hester Prynne who has a child from an adulterous affair with God knows who. So as punishment, she has to wear a scarlet letter A on the front of her clothes to symbolise her sin and shame (wow, I just remembered that Emma Stone in Easy A wears a red A on shirt in a lot of the trailer. ALLUSION!!). So Hester and her daughter, Pearl, live on the outskirts of town while the rest of the town wonders who the father is because Hester isn't telling.

This book is supposed to make you think about humanity, guilt and sin, and how to err is human, but the only thing I was thinking about the whole way through was "dear God, is it OVER yet?"

It wasn't all bad, though. Because the setting was the 1600's (even though the book was written in the 1800's) Hawthorne decided that all of the dialogue should include words like "thine, thou, doth, unbelivest" and so on. This was actually fun to read. I know it's probably supposed to be a whole other level of seriousness on an already serious topic, but it is so disconnected from the type of speech we use now, I just found it ridiculous. But in a good way.

Another thing I liked was how you get to spend the first half of the book trying to figure Hester Prynne's fellow sinner (AKA her baby-daddy). It's not too tough to figure out, but at least it gives you something to do.

I wanted to like this book because it is supposed to be a testament to human passion and weaknesses and I think it may have been tried to make a statement on innocence as well, but it was so boring I didn't get half of what I'm sure were poignant lessons. I mean, I even SparkNoted the damn book to try and deepen my understanding, but even then... I just couldn't get into it.

I also tried to find a song from the movie to put for the title, but I couldn't. The movie looks interesting though. In the first two minutes of the trailer, it looks like the director added the whole courtship between Hester and Mr Baby Daddy. Complete with 1600 style sex scenes and Demi Moore. But I mean, the movie wastes two hours of your life. The book wasted two days of mine.

Because the story was bullshit, and there were no characters that I had any sympathy towards, I think I'd recommend giving this a pass. And I mean, the society I live in is so disconnected from the puritanical regime of the 1600's that everyone seems to have a love child (in Hollywood). Sin on, bitches.

Next up, Dubliners by James Joyce. I'm quite excited about reading this one because apparently he was drunk when he wrote most of it. Another good thing about it is there is no way it can be worse than The Scarlet Letter.

Sara

The curse of the Classic novel

2011-05-31T16:46:00.008-04:00

One thing that really bothers me is the concept of a "classic novel". Really.

A few years ago, I went through a phase where all I did was check books out of the "classic novel" section from the library and read them. In my impressionable teenage mind, nothing was more romantic than curling up with a cup of tea in front of the fire or out in the sun while reading about famed personages like Elizabeth and Mr Darcy, Cathy and Heathcliff, Tess and Angel, Emma and Mr Knightley, and so on.

Some of these stories I actually liked. Some of them made me want to throw the book through a window.

Recently, my parents presented me with an e-reader for my birthday after observing that the massive novels and books I was carrying around with me might be doing damage to my back. With the e-reader that I have, you get 100 some-odd free "classics" to get you started (and maybe because the idea of having to buy a reader and THEN buy special books to read on it may be too much for most people. Whatever.). So I have been reading classics again.

The classic I just read was so ridiculous that it gave me an inspiration for a new feature to get me blogging more often: I read a "classic novel" and then tell you whether you should read it because it is a classic (I can tell you straight away that Pride and Prejudice definitely is (along with all of its derivitives, i.e. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies)), or whether it is just a melodramatic mess which deserves to be thrown through a window for wasting so much of your time.

I'm trying to think of a pithy, snappy name for this feature, but can't. So if anyone wants to suggest anything, please just leave them in the comments. It's anonymous, in case you're shy. And if you're not... well, it's usually still anonymous.

My goal is to get one novel read a week, and if I don't, I have a store of terrible, ridiculous stories that I read when I was 16. And even then I knew they were... well. That they were at least.

Get ready for the next post: The Scarlet Letter!!! Magnum opus, or magnum oh-no?

Sara

Rolling in the deep. -Adele

2011-05-26T14:06:00.003-04:00

Well, clearly not one of my most creative titles, but whatever. That song doesn't really provide a lot of pithy material. Not that a lot of the other songs I use do. Anyway. Whatever. It doesn't matter.

Just wanted to share a really cool mash up that I heard about a few months ago. It's a mix of the Adele song "Rolling in the Deep" and Britney Spears's most recent single "Till the World Ends". It's pretty good, and when I saw it about a month ago, there was a link in the video description on YouTube where you can download it for free. Actually, there are a lot of really good mash ups on his YouTube channel. Another one I really like is a mix of the B.O.B. song "Airplanes" and Kylie Minogue's "Get Outta My Way". You can find Jarod Ripley's YouTube channel here, and I embedded the Adele/Britney one. Enjoy!

Sara

We smokin' the right stuff.

2011-04-20T10:18:00.004-04:00

Hello! (To make this work, you have to imagine that sounded like the belly-button on Seinfeld)

Just finished my last exam yesterday, and now have more free time than I actually want to have. Which translates for me into blog postings. Which translates for you into... well. Probably nothing. Let's be honest.

On a completely unrelated note, between the last time I posted and now, I kept hearing about Rebecca Black. And how she was taking a lot of flak for something. Well, after I saw her name in the newspaper about 50 times, I was all, oh my god, did she take her shirt of in the middle of Hollywood Boulevard? Is this why people are hating on her so badly? I MUST KNOW!!

So I went on Wikipedia Google to figure what she did that was so scandalous. When I found out she just recorded a bad song.

Disappointed much? I thought the world was exposed to a 13 year old nip slip or something equally terrible. Bad song? Um, most people make them at some point. And even though I tried listening to it, I'm sorry Rebecca, they robotosised you far too much. Although, isn't kind of mean for people to be insulting and bullying a thirteen year old girl who had the balls (or whatever) to try and follow her dreams?

That sounded lame, but I feel kind of badly for her. At least she's getting publicity?

Anyway, the point to that is as I was YouTubing the video (YouTube is totally going the same way as Google and Twitter... We're making verbs out of it and everything... 2011 word of the year?) and I saw a video in the related box called "Gang Fight -- Bad lipreader's interpretation of Rebecca Black's Friday". So I watched.

And cried. It was that amazing.

Well, I didn't cry but it was pretty good. It actually looks like she's saying all of this random stuff. And it's super catchy. I spent the better part of last week singing it to myself. To the point where I thought my brother's head would explode with annoyance.

After my exam last night, I decided to check if they had put up anymore videos, and I saw this one, Black Umbrella (The Right Stuff). Obviously, when a song has two titles (one in parentheses), it has to be good.

I am obsessed. This morning I seriously considered buying it on iTunes.

Here's the thing: Even though the words are absolute bullshit, I can totally see myself jamming out to this. Even as I'm writing this, I'm chair dancing. I must be smokin' the right stuff. The fact that they put Snoop Dogg in there makes it doubly epic.

You can find BadLipReading's channel here, and the Gang Fight video here, if you haven't already seen them (although considering it has over 2 million views, you probably have).

Peace!

Sara

PS I just watched the Rebecca Black video again, and although I don't like the song, her outfit is super cute. Nicely done Rebecca Black. Nicely done indeed.

When I'm telling a story and you find it boring, you're thinking of something to say. -Kate Nash

2011-03-08T17:34:00.003-05:00

Well, today I decided to try typing in some keywords from my last post into google to see if my blog would pop up, and after a couple of attempts, I found it. But it was weird because the header didn't say "a penny for your thoughts" it said "Superhero's Blog". So I decided to log onto Blogger to try and figure out how to fix the error. Whilst trying to figure out how to change the title that pops up, I saw that there was a new button called stats. Or maybe it wasn't new. I don't know.

But for a long time I have had the suspicion that my over-eager 15 year-old self jumped to the conclusion that 50 000 people wanted to read the bullshit she came up with. And, let's face it, most of it was drivel. So I checked the page views and can tell you that the suspicion I have had for years now was correct. The number was definitely NOT 50 000. Not even close.

Which is fine. I mean, the number that was there wasn't bad since I have a suspicion that only three people actually read it. Other than the porn-bots that like to put free pornography links in my comments. I mean, I kind of wish more people read it but I think it is difficult to say that without sounding like a needy attention whore (which I suspect that I am).

They also show that thing where it tells you where people are when they read what you post. All of mine are in Canada (again this makes sense because the three people that sporadically it read live in Canada), but my secret wish now is not that I become spontaneously rich and famous, but that one day, I get a hit from a different country from someone I don't know.

Crazier stuff has happened right?

Anyway, tomorrow I'm going to post some note doodles. They're disgusting. Whoever wanted more things labelled gross-ness, look forward to tomorrow.

Sara

Oh by the way, I never figured out how to change the link title. Just in case you were deperately wondering what happened with that epic mission.

Fever.

2011-03-07T10:25:00.005-05:00

The only reason I'm posting right now is because I have missed it, but it's going to be quick because I have a shitload of other stuff I have to do. So if I'm not making any sense, I'm sorry. I'm typing really fast and I have no time to check for mistakes.

This Friday and Saturday I was "sick". As in feverish, nauseous, pale, head-achey. And on Sunday morning I still felt like crap but I had to work. And seeing as there are only four of us who work in this office, I felt really guilty about calling someone hours before I was supposed to be there. So I decided: If I still have a fever, I'll call someone. If I throw up, I'll call. This was a very good plan except I don't have a thermometer.

Well, I think we do but it's one of those old ones that you stick under your tongue, which 1) hurts and 2) is gross and unsanitary. As I was lying in bed in my delusional state a familiar little voice stared whispering in the back of my head:

There's an app for that... There's an app for that...

I wondered if it would be possible to sneak into the doctor's office to use one of the ear thermometers they had. But that would mean getting dressed, and if I'm going over there I may as well stay and work. That's when the voice started getting louder

APP! APP! APP! APP!

So I grabbed my phone and carefully typed "thermometer" into the search bar. After sorting through thermometers for outside, I saw one called "iFever". Success! I rejoiced in my mind while wondering how this app would tell me if I had a fever. Would I press my phone to my head? Would I have to lick the screen? All these questions were put to rest when I saw the description:

"make jokes to your friends with this funny application that transform your iPhone in a real body thermometer"

This should have been my first warning. Fevers aren't funny. They are no joking matter. Then I saw this:

"Note: this app is only for jokes: it doesn't measure your real temperature!
Do not use internally!

Have fun!"

I stared in astonishment. Fuck you, iFever.

To my dismay all of the similar apps had a "just for jokes!" disclaimer.

Let this be a lesson to you all: There is not an app for this.

(P.S.) All the shit-head errors in the app store description were not my fault. That is how it is written. Another indication not to trust the people at Baper Lab.

Now I'm thinking 'what the hell'. -Avril Lavigne

2011-02-12T21:41:00.005-05:00

This is turning out to be the worst Saturday ever. It all started this morning. When I decided to try to be like a real grown up. I was all "Today's the day I start acting like I give a fuck about what I do with my life. Today is the day I start acting like a real adult!!!!"

Too bad it totally sucks. (I was going to put an expletive there but I don't think mature people do that kind of shit.)

I worked all day. And then when I wasn't working I was cleaning. Or making dinner. Or doing laundry.

And instead of thinking "This is great! I'm earning my keep! I'm being super responsible and getting things done instead of pissing my time away on the Internet! I may yet make a success of my life! Way to go me! :) " what I actually thought was:

"!#@%$&%^& drgudhglud $T%A LDFHESIOHFRWIU4$^%y&etorI ertae AE TUIEW /ERIUHA OFJS; EOIT aeGLaeO EILETU 'Aae IOR YAEIAUOTEGF C eTIW4\&* 3%w%&^% ()%^$#@rq#$#^$wh e%y&#wygaed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! D:< " So there you go. Fucking ageing. Anyway, I made dinner but it was cheap because most if it came from jars. But whatever. I mean it takes skills to shake stuff out of jars.

Fuckin' A.

Anyway, I decided to take some pics. Here they are.

So that is the butter chicken I made. I cut up the chicken. Then I had pour the butter chicken sauce onto the little chunks. It took skill... Well. Check out how evenly I cut those bitches up. Master class.

This is the perfect pot of Basmati I made. It was fluffy and delicious and perfect. Hence my thumbs up.

This is where things got weird. My dad picked me up this strange and unpronounceable curry dish that came in a box with "Baigan Bharta" written on it. I thought it would be just paste or something, but it turned out to be what resembles a blood pack with curry in it. Seriously whenever I give blood, those are the bags the the blood gets sucked into.

This is my cat Janus. She was walking around when I was making dinner. But I didn't put her in the curry, obviously. That would be gross. But I showed her the blood-pack of curry and asked her if it looked appetizing. Being a cat she just looked perplexedly at me.

This is what I ended up eating. The thing that looks like wet sand is the Baigan Bharta AKA curry blood-pack. My nail polish looks good in this picture, but it looks like I have man-hands. I actually don't.

My cat decided to eat too. Too bad her and her sister couldn't keep their kibbles in a bowl if their life depended on it.

Held him down, broke his neck, taught him a lesson he wouldn't forget! -Florence + The Machine

2011-01-26T12:00:00.008-05:00

So I have like twenty minutes before I have to leave so this will be the fastest post ever. Well, maybe. I feel guilty for not posting stuff as much as I have been lately, so I decided to just scan some of my Classic Civ notes. Because, I'll be honest, most of that class I spend doodling. Because I actually read the books and don't feel like I need to listen to a complete re-hash like the people who still have not read the book.

Anyway, the professor was talking about the scene in the Odyssey when Odysseus kills all the suitors, and the first guy he kills is really mean and his name is Antinoos. Odysseus shoots this guy in the neck with an arrow and what ensues can only be the most disgusting and squelchy death scene in the whole book. The way the professor described it was as follows:

"You know when you're drinking milk or something and you laugh so hard that whatever you're drinking shoots out of your nose? Well, imagine that. Except blood. And also it shoots out if his mouth."

Lovely.

Anyway, I was so inspired by this disgusting-ness I had to draw it. In the margins of my note:

So the first picture is of Antinoos with blood spurting out of him. The second is a disgusted looking caricature of yours truly, the third is Odysseus standing over the mutilated corpses of the suitors. And the red pen is the blood.

...

Enjoy! :)

My fingers laced a crown. -Florence + The Machine

2011-01-22T17:08:00.005-05:00

Well, instead of doing the linguistics assignment I was going to do today, I've decided to do a picture. Because I kind of missed doing nice colourful ones. And of course it is Greek. I decided to do Hera today. I actually decided to do a more simple colouring style. It is a lot like the one that I did in May or April, except I did this one entirely digitally. I got my inspiration for her garment from a beautiful painting by John William Waterhouse called Miranda. Waterhouse is my absolute favourite artist and I highly recommend googling him to see his beautiful art. Anyway, I digress. Here's Hera.

Here she is. As I'm sure you all know (because you've seen the Disney movie Hercules) Hera is Zeus's wife. She's associated with marriage and fertility, and the major animal she is linked to is the cow. And she's usually called "cow-eyed Hera". Which could be a compliment, I guess. Cows have HUGE eyes and lovely long lashes. Although their eyes are slightly wide set. But I'm sure Hera didn't have wide set eyes. I'm sure her eyes were very pretty.

Actually, it seems to me (and please keep in mind I don't know much about this) that she wasn't too popular. I mean, in all the stories I've heard about her, she was really vindictive and always trying to like, cross Zeus's authority. Or something, I forget the expression. But I actually like Hera. I mean, if my husband had sex with everyone, I'd be a little bitter, too. Well. I'd be a lot bitter.

In the picture, that thing on her head is supposed to be a veil. Apparently Greek veils were very different from modern bridal veils. Who knew? Anyway, she has a veil on in a couple of interpretations of her so that is why I drew one. And I've been told she would also wear a polos, which was like a high crown. But I've never seen a picture of her in one of those, so I just stayed away from it. Hope you like it!

Sara

EDIT: So I just learned that some people have had a hard time leaving comments. Apparently they try to leave one and it never shows up. IF THIS HAPPENS TO YOU, PLEASE leave me some kind of message in the Chat Box in the left column! I don't get notified when someone leaves something in the box, but I check on this blog so often, I'll notice it. I love getting comments, so if you want to leave some and the official blogger comments are acting weird for you, let me know please! Thanks so much you guys! (^_^)

Whataya want from me? -Adam Lambert

2011-01-15T11:49:00.005-05:00

So I fixed this up a long time ago because I knew I would be completely swamped with school work, so here it is. Another collage-y type thing that I made on Polyvore. I call it 'One Thing Three Ways' (because it is one top in 3 different outfits. Get it? Get it?)

1 thing 3 ways by lizzieds featuring hi top trainers

So, just like the ones I made in November, if you want to see where I found all the items, just click the pciture, and hover over the items with your mouse, and if you decide you like the looks of whatever it is you are hovering over you can click it.

I was inspired to do this one after I saw something similar to it in the British Glamour I got in my sock for Christmas. So I decided to do my own (smaller) version. Also I wanted to do it because my mom seems to like them. Lol.

Which brings me to what I actually wanted to write about. The blog in general. I've been pretty schizo about the things I have been posting, and I was wondering about what people are liking and what they aren't. Like, should I do more plain text posts? Or are people liking drawings and comics? Or do you find them too pathetic? Should I do less pictures of clothes (on their own or like I did in this post) or do people kind of like them? Is there anything you want to see that I haven't done?

Basically just want to know what people want to see more of, and what I could do less of. Just drop me a line in the comments, and I'll do my best to tailor what I'm posting to what people like the best. Keep in mind, that doesn't mean I'm going to cut out what people don't like altogether, I'll just focus on what people like best.

Also, I'm thinking of trying to figure out how to add an RSS button to the homepage. I just want to know if anyone would actually subscribe to it before I go through the headache of adding it. For those of you who don't know what that is (and I'm not ashamed to say that until last week, I had no idea what it was), it is basically a subscription type thing. Like, if you subscribe to it every time I do a new post, you'll get an email that's like "OMG Sara finally made a new post. GO SPAMMM!!!".

Hugs.

Sara

Trying to find a pigment of truth beneath my skin. -Hilary Duff

2011-01-02T18:11:00.007-05:00

So I'm going to be posting a lot less because school starts again for me tomorrow. So I wanted to go out with a bang. A big huge, I think I worked for about six hours on this picture. I actually had to crop it because it was so huge.

Dedicated to Air B, because today is her birthday! Happy birthday!

So today it is Apollo and his twin sister Artemis. Artemis is actually older than Apollo (like it really matters with twins though), but I feel like she'd act younger. Artemis is funny because pretty much every culture had a hunter goddess, so she's kind of Greek and kind of not. She was one of the three virgin goddesses (Athena and Hestia were the others) and she was usually portrayed in a (scandalously) short chiton running through a forest with her dog and her bow. I feel kind of like she's the original tomboy with her short skirt and boots. Ha ha ha!

Apollo was one of three most popular gods, I think. He was associated with prophesies, the lyre, and archery. Usually they call him the far-shooter. He also wears laurel around his hair because Aphrodite (or Cupid in some versions) made him fall in love with a girl named Daphne. She resisted his advantages and prayed to the rest of the gods to help her, so they turned poor Daphne into a tree. And laurel is latin for Daphne.

He was also supposed to be really effeminate (which is fine with me because the more femmy he is, the easier he is for me to draw). Like, I'm pretty sure he was the ideal for young males. And he has 'unshorn hair' (nowadays, we say long or not cut). These two are some of my special favourites. They're adorable. Well, in my mind at least.

So, I think this is going to be my last coloured drawing for a long time. I'll probably post some sketches if I have time, but no guarantees. Later.

Sara

Paint this city. -LIGHTS

2010-12-28T15:34:00.004-05:00

Sorry it's a little late!

Hugs and best wishes for whatever you're celebrating!

Lots of love!

Sara

I'm sorry. -Taylor Swift

2010-12-23T20:41:00.009-05:00

Okay, so I was sick this weekend, and because of that I was rushing to get stuff done for school. So that is why I have not been posting.

Anyway, I'm putting up Heracles today. Yay! But I want to explain a couple things before I put the pictures in.

First off, they aren't really supposed to be good. They were just a way to help me memorise the labours for my exam. So if they are a lot of drawing mistakes, I don't care.

Secondly, there are twelve labours. But I did five of them. If people really like them, and that means more than one person saying they like them, I will do the rest. But my exam is done, and they have kind of served their purpose, which is why there are only 3 pages.

Anyway. Enjoy the Heracles action. (If you're listening to the song, right click on the picture and open it in a new tab. If you're on a Mac... Well. I don't know what you'd do. :)

Enjoy! Want to post comments about this shit? See how to right here!!!!! Go ahead! Click that sucker!

Sara

Trying to keep from going under. -Jonas Brothers

2010-12-18T22:22:00.003-05:00

Well. It is true.

I mean. I think I am still sick. Like not congested. But feverish. Agh.

And I still have like half of my take home exam to do. And I have to study for Classic Civ. And bake. And wrap presents.

At least I have a few things to look forward to. Like a party after work on Wednesday, and Friday I get to go have my hair cut. Yay!

Also some ossim Heracles pictures tomorrow. For sure. I think they are even good! I mean, my brother thought they were ok. Argh. I'm hyping up too much. You guys are gonna think they suck when you see them. You'll be all 'She got me excited for this?' I'm gonna shut up about it.

Sara

How I miss your ranting. -Metric

2010-12-17T21:14:00.005-05:00

Yeah, I'm so sure.

Well I'm coming down with a cold. I'm surprised, actually. I feel like it's one of those two day deals, but I was totally expecting to get sick WAY sooner than this. I must have an immune system of iron if I'm around sick people all the time and still never get sick! Awesome!

Anyway, I know that I said 'more pictures!' yesterday, but today I'm all 'Ugh. No thx.' So no pics today. Well. I have some clothes to share! Yay!

This dress from ModCloth. $109

It's so pretty. You can't really see it in this picture, but the straps are red bows! And the buttons are little red flowers! It's so cute!

Posh heels $54

These... I don't know. They look like the perfect round toe pump, but I can see the peacock feather chipping. Well, that's what the reviewers have said.

Oh! I found my charm bracelet! Random, but I thought I had lost it for good! Anyway, I am trying to find some really cool charms to put on it. So I'm trolling Etsy for cool hipster vintage type things. The only problem is, charm bracelets aren't too popular at the moment, unless they are Pandora bracelets and I'm not a huge fan of those. So it's really hard to find tradtional charms. So far I have only found things like fake vintage charms. And they are all like, cats. Or weird stuff. Anyway, if anyone finds any cool vintage charms and wants to tell me about it, please do!

Did you know in ancient Greece people used to wear charm bracelets with penises on them? Apparently it was lucky. The charms, I mean.

Peace.

Sara

We're gonna lose our minds tonight! (I wish.) -P!nk

2010-12-16T22:56:00.006-05:00

I have been lacking shamefully in the drawing department lately. But never fear! For yesterday, while I was vigilantly studying for Classic Civ (read, pissing away my time on Etsy) I picked up my pen and started doodling. Actually, I wanted to do The Labours of Heracles because I actually need to know those, but I ended up drawing the pantheon. Ha ha ha. Well, it's fine because I need to know all of the gods too, so it's not like I completely wasted my time.

......................

Right?

Anyway, I plan on doing Heracles tomorrow. Maybe. But I know if I draw it, I'll remember it.

Aaaaaaand........... SARA'S BOYS DEBUT!!!

Yes indeed, my very first published attempt at drawing boys!

So you may see some familiar faces, Athena and Aphrodite (My first Aphrodite was WAAY better). Athena seems to be assaulting Ares. They're both war gods, but in the Iliad, every time they fight, Athena wins. Ossim ancient feminism!!! Oh, and Papa Zeus and Hera are at the top. One of Zeus's epithets was Zeus Father, but he sounds like he was a total playa (since he fornicated with, it seems, every woman in antiquity), so I think Papa Zeus suits him better. He's supposed to be doing a thumbs up or something, but I messed the hands up, so it just looks like a big pen blob.

I think Apollo and Hermes turned out the best, but that's probably because I have practiced them the most. Apollo was supposed to be like, the ideal young man, and Hermes, in my world, was just awesome. So I tried to infuse him with some rugged charm, hence the stubble/beard. And all you haters, do you know how hard it is to draw men with heads half the size of their bodies? Do you?

Actually, the hardest thing was drawing their clothes. Do you know how Apollo and Dionysus are portrayed?

Naked.

They are almost always missing their pants.

I'm sorry, but I don't think I'm ready to draw Apollo's junk. I'm trying to keep it PG. But I guess I swear a lot don't I? Well. Maybe I'll draw pants-less gods some other day.

Sara

PS The reason some of them don't have legs is because I either ran out of room (Apollo) or got lazy (Ares). Hephaistos was a cripple, so his weird legs are intentional. :)

This love is difficult. -Taylor Swift

2010-12-15T14:30:00.006-05:00

It is important to do what you love. If you don't you'll be sad face :(

I like linguistics a lot. I really do. But there are some things about it that drive me mental.

The name. I don't know why my program can't have a simple name. Whenever the university gives us forms that we need to fill in our major subject for, I can never, ever fit it into those little boxes. I don't even like to SAY it because it takes so long. You wouldn't like it either if every time someone asked you what you were taking you had to say Applied Linguistics and Discourse Analysis. Probably you would just shorten it to linguistics too.

But nobody ever knows what linguistics even is! Every time I say, "I'm in linguistics", people say, "Oh, so what languages do you take?". Then I have a choice. I can a) explain that linguistics is not actually learning languages, but learning about language in use, and why people use language in certain ways in certain contexts, or b) say French.

I said the first one before. I was having an awful day, and I lectured this poor person on what it is I am actually taking. I didn't even know them! Then they looked at me like I had suddenly grown two heads, and I realised that people don't actually care, they just want to make small talk. So now I just say "I'm taking French". Which isn't a lie, because I am, but people look all disappointed like, Why aren't you taking something cool like Chinese or Swahili?

After I say that I am taking French, some people go so far as to criticise me for not taking other 'useful' languages. Um, I'm sorry, but French is very useful. You try getting a job where I live without being bilingual. Every time, the person who speaks French will win out over the one that doesn't.

I should be criticising them for not know what linguistics really is.

Finally, applied linguists and discourse analysts are probably known as either the sluts of social sciences (because they seem to be in EVERY discipline) or the fruits of cognitive science (what the Nebuchadnezzar does that even MEAN?) just because there are no formulas they have to memorise.

Ugh. Facepalm. Sad face :(

It's a good thing I decided I liked it before I knew what a pain it would be.

Sara

God save us, every one! -Stephen Colbert

2010-12-13T23:08:00.001-05:00

Yet another affirmation that North America needs a little Krampus.

I couldn't embed the video, or I would have, but if you click the link HERE you'll be able to see it.

Sara

I'd buy you a picture. -Barenaked Ladies

2010-12-12T22:39:00.006-05:00

I was studying German and FINALLY got the motivation to put this picture up. We did this thing in German to practice describing things in a picture, and Alyssa was the describer, and I was the drawer. Anyway, here was our picture:

And this is the drawing from the textbook that Alyssa was describing:

Lol, all the pictures in the book are like this. It's... I think Cornelsen? Anyway. This was the drawing in the book. Notice how much happier my people are.

And the reason that I don't have the rest of it, is we ran out of time. Anyway, after everyone was done drawing we put them up on the board and did an anonymous vote on which one was best. NOT THE MOST ACCURATE. Obviously ours won. Even though there is no crying baby and angry old people.

Peace.

Sara

Done, right? DONE??

2010-12-11T23:39:00.003-05:00

Oh my god.

I can't believe it has only been two weeks since I started this post a day.

Only two more weeks to go...

Today I finished all my Christmas shopping.

And a music exam (but that is really not as important).

And I found the matryoshka earbuds! At Mrs. Tiggywinkles! Did I buy them? Well, what do you think?

Songs will be coming back tomorrow. I've just been so busy.

Sara

Time of my life. Ugh, Not.

2010-12-10T23:00:00.004-05:00

SONG WILL COME LATER WHEN I FEEL LIKE IT MAYBE.

You know what, now that I think about it, I meant to do drawings today. Oh well. Looks like school has decided to pwn me again.

Instead, here's another thing I found while pissing my time away on ModCloth!

Yaay!

It's $150, which isn't that bad. I mean, that dress is 100% silk. The only negative thing is people say to order two sizes up because it fits really small. That... would make my self-esteem plummet. I don't want to be a size 8!!!!!!! Crai.

Anyway, I want this dress really bad. REALLY BAD. It would look really good with my Betsey Johnson jacket. And it's beautiful. Granted, I got that on sale for like 60% off. I think if you can get a designer item for 60% off or more, you are obligated to snatch it up before someone else. I mean, look at what happened with my prom dress. And my new shoes.

Peace!

Sara

Groove to the music! -Madonna

2010-12-09T22:42:00.002-05:00

Well, I said I would be uploading sketches didn't I? I guess I have just been working too hard. Oh, well. I still have them. I guess you just... don't.

Anyway I saw these fab earbuds, and I want to get two pairs, one for my cousin (11 years old, and she just got her first iPod... and it is an iPod 4. All of the other little girls in her class have them. Seriously, I'm not kidding.) and one pair for me. But they wouldn't get here in time for Christmas... I think I may get them anyway. She'd love them, and I really want a pair too!

I like earbuds better than those HUGE ones that go all the way over your ears... they're fine for a bit, but they hurt my ears too much. They get all bent and ache-y. Earbuds don't put any strain on my outer ear. Find them at Urban Outfitters or ModCloth, $15.

So I either want to get these, or ones covered in Swarovski crystals. Or maybe both. Matryoshkas for when I'm feeling hipster cool, and crystals for when I'm feeling glamorous. Lol!

Sara

We know how to live, baby. -Gwen Stefani

2010-12-08T23:27:00.005-05:00

Yes. I know. More shoes. But not just any shoes. Remember those shoes I talked about when I posted that Polyvore page with the gold booties? Well, these are them. They are the best shoes. Ever.

Every time I wear them, I get a lot of compliments. Everybody goes "I love your shoes! Where ever did you find them?" Anyway, it seems like things don't go wrong when I wear them. I look slimmer, my legs look longer... All in all, a pretty good deal.

They tied the ribbons weird. When they come, the ribbons are tied in a cute little bow. Did I mention these shoes are so comfortable and easy to walk in I once ran and made the train with them on? Granted, they are only like 1.5 or 2" high.

Also, that red dress I posted a long time ago? The satin one? Well, they are back at ModCloth! I want to get one soooo badly... but I have so many dresses already. But it looks so flattering. Anyway. If you were interested, get over there fast because it is getting rave reviews and it seems everyone wants one.

Sara

Merry Krampus... I mean Christmas.

2010-12-07T14:56:00.005-05:00

I'm going to guess none of you have ever heard of the Krampus.

No?

Well, here is a picture of one.

Well, apparently in regions of Hungary and Austria, these guys are Santa's muscle men. Like, if kids are bad, the Krampus comes with switches to make sure the kids get back on the straight and narrow. You can check out all about this fellow at Etsy.com.

Why doesn't North America have any frightening Christmas demons? I'm feeling a bit cheated honestly...

Sara

Unicorns!?

2010-12-06T21:37:00.006-05:00

Um, yes please!

Biblical fail, ftw!

Sara

(I've said 'unicorn' so many times now, it doesn't even sound like a word anymore.)

I pulled you back! -Passion Pit

2010-12-05T22:36:00.014-05:00

So here we are. Another late post because I forgot to do this earlier.

Anyway, with Christmas fast approaching,I am trying to figure out some good gifts. The problem? I don't know what to get people! I mean, my family is done... except my dad, but that's not too bad. I think I know what I'm getting Hailey... I don't know. I think that I let my style infringe too much on other people when I get them gifts.

Anyway, here are a few gift worthy items I have recently found.

This dress from ModCloth - $57. Yeah, pricey, but so versatile. I'd pair it with grey leggings or knee highs, a denim jacket and leather boots.

This lovely necklace from NewFashionedWhispers.etsy.com - $27 + $4 shipping. Not too expensive, and it is so pretty. Also, I truly feel like you can never go wrong with jewelry.

For the tea lover in your life, this Red Riding Hood teacup from ModCloth - $23 Because everyone should have an adorable cup from which to drink their tea.

For people who never stop reading, the complete collection of one author's work, like this complete Arthur Conan Doyle - $19. I have this Sherlock Holmes and the Jane Austen one, but you get Poe, Shakespeare, Carroll... All the ones people seem to get all worked up over. At Chapters.

Happy shopping. Sara

All I needed was a call. -The Fray

2010-12-04T21:14:00.004-05:00

So Merlin tonight was pretty good. It was the season two finale, and I really enjoyed it. I'm pretty sure that next season they are going to start tying up loose ends with Morgana. I mean, the last time we saw her, she nearly died. Nearly.

Today... well I wanted to get a lot more done than I actually did, but I mean, I only have one more day of class, and then I get a lot of time to finish essays and stuff. But I did almost finish my Christmas shopping... or ordering. Whatever. That is one less thing I have to worry about, right?

Also... I really wish I had more time to do pictures. I'm thinking of doing some quick pen sketches just to have something to put up because it's hard for me to just come up with something. I have a preliminary for Apollo and Artemis (which I want to ink and colour digitally), but that takes time. Anyway, we'll see how things go.

Sara

I've got a tight grip on reality. -Paramore

2010-12-03T23:40:00.006-05:00

Ha, yeah right. I live in the clouds.

Whew, I'll make it just in time!

Well, as promised I've uploaded the Pandora as a desktop... unfortunately the dimensions didn't transfer to desktop size, so I added a black background. No, it's not the prettiest, but I honestly would have gotten too frustrated with redoing to whole background. Anyway, here it is.

And if this doesn't work, leave me a comment and I shall send you a copy. I don't actually have much more to say other than, see you tommorrow! Earlier. I promise. Probably right after Merlin.

Sara

The stars, the moon, they have all been blown out. -Florence and the Machine

2010-12-02T22:21:00.008-05:00

Usually, I don't like remixes of ethereal songs. I find they get too synthesized. But I actually like this remix. Well, I just love Florence and the Machine. The PV for this song is pretty epic... I love her nails.

Also I felt that this quote is appropriate for today's feature... TA-DA!

The Pandora I promised Air B I would draw for her! Finally, right?

Well, Pandora isn't technically a goddess, so I don't know too many fun facts about her. But, I do know she was created so that Papa Zeus could get back at pesky Prometheus. So, he got all the gods to contribute to this girl... actually, let me share this translation of Hesiod's version:

So saying, the father of gods and men laughed aloud;
and he told renowned Hephaestus to at once mix earth
with water, to add in a human voice and strength, and to
model upon the immortal goddesses' aspect the fair
lovely form of a maiden. Athene he told to teach her
crafts, to weave the embroidered web, and golden
Aphrodite to shower charm about her head, and a painful
yearning and consuming obsession; to put in a bitch's
mind and knavish nature, that was his instruction to
Hermes, the go-between, the dog-killer.
Hesiod's Works and Days, Trans. M.L. West

Phew, still with me? Ha ha! Anyway, her name means "Allgift", because all the gods contributed something. Papa Zeus sends this girl as a gift to Prometheus's brother, Epimethius, because he is kinda dumb (I'm pretty sure Prometheus means "quick witted" and Epimethius means "slow witted"... or something, I don't have my notes in front of me). Well... you probably know the rest of the story about the box. But you'll see, I drew with a jar type thing. That's because I recently discovered that the Greek word used is phyxis, which is a jar/box thing, and what she is holding is a (poor, ahem) representation of what they looked like.

And if you have not skipped through that hot mess, you know have even more Greek knowledge you can use to impress your friends!

Next up on the drawing list... Well, I want to do Apollo and Artemis, because I really like those two. But if you have a special favourite, let me know! It helps me study, and you get a picture out of it! ... Well, of course it is a better deal for me. I mean, it's my blog. Hugs, and see you tomorrow!

Sara

Happiness hit her like a bullet in the brain. -Florence and the Machine

2010-12-01T22:14:00.006-05:00

Okay. So that picture? Probably not going to be up until Monday. Or sometime this weekend. I thought I could do it today, but her hair... Oh my god, her hair. I wanted to give her really pale ash blonde hair, but it is so hard to shade. And I mean, I have priorities. I do. Unfortunately.

But I'm close. I mean, the sketch only took me fifteen minutes which is good. And the colours are done, they just need to be shaded.

After I'm done all my exams, I'm going to turn into a drawing machine. But I feel like drawing all these Greek gods help me remember their traits and epithets and everything, so I may do a couple more before Christmas.

Oh, and...

ANN WON AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL!!!

I was sooooo happy. I thought they would choose Chelsey because she is more commercial and outgoing, but I guess Ann was just too couture for them to handle. I mean, Versace said he'd book Ann. Anyway, see you tomorrow.

Sara

Take me where I have to go. -Lisa Miskovsky

2010-11-30T22:33:00.003-05:00

I've FINALLY started doing the Pandora I promised Air B, and I should be able to post it tomorrow night after I finish watching the finale of America's Next Top Model.

I really want Ann to win!

Actually, I was watching TV that I had PVRed earlier this week. What was it?

Merlin!

I just recently discovered that Space is airing all the new episodes so, of course, I have been watching them every week. I love that show so much! Like, I know it isn't historically accurate, but come on, it is an adaptation of a legend. I mean, I'm not going to be picky about it. And all the characters have such excellent chemistry. Of course, it doesn't hurt that Colin Morgan is a cutie pie. And that Bradley James is so very hot.

If you used to watch the show, it is on Space at 8:00 Saturdays, and at midnight on Monday morning (Which is why if I miss Saturday I need to record it!). And if you want to catch up, you can find all the episodes online, although it definitely doesn't compare with seeing it on a nice big screen.

I'm so happy, Merlin is like my favourite non-sitcom show on TV. Check it out!

Sara

Qu'est-ce que c'est? -Talking Heads

2010-11-29T16:39:00.005-05:00

Well I'm actually in the library at school feeling really bad because it is totally FULL with people working and I'm... not.

Not anymore. I mean I could be proofing my music essay, but I'm done that (for now) and I COULD be rehearsing French, but I figure I'm so Nebuchadnezzar-ed (this is what I say instead of fuck now because I think it is funny and ironic) for that it doesn't matter anymore. Ugh, I want to throw up everytime I think about it.

But whatever. I have more important things to talk about.

Like people leaving their stuff in empty seats in the library and sitting somewhere else so that I can't sit down. Either keep your shit with you, or prepare to have it moved. Srsly. People are on short fuses. Well, most people generally are.

I also hate it when people who aren't working take up valuable real estate so that other people who want actually work can't....

Whooooopsies.

Sara

C'est ici bébé! -Flight of the Conchords

2010-11-28T21:24:00.003-05:00

I bet you thought I would skip today. You did, didn't you. Well...

PSYCH!

Here it is.

Actually this is the last thing I should be doing because I have a French débat demain. Ha ha. Which I have not started. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.

Et voilà, le chanson pour aujourd'hui et la vidéo que j'ai inclu sont les mêmes choses! Pfui pfui pfui pfui! Baguette!

See you here tomorrow!

Sara

Fine and Mellow. -Billie Holiday

2010-11-27T18:01:00.003-05:00

I actually meant to post this video a LONG time ago. But I forgot.

I was doing another music essay when I remembered I meant to share this Billie Holiday/ Lester Young performance. Billie Holiday is (obviously) the singer, and Lester Young is the second sax soloist. He's actually really famous because of his ability to make the sax sound so light.

I kind of liked this one. Enjoy.

Sara

What's my name? -Rihanna

2010-11-26T17:02:00.004-05:00

I'm going to try a little project.

For the next month, I'm going to try to do a small post every day about something I feel like I want to comment on. Hopefully it will help some of you through exams.

Today it is public affection.

So, let me make clear my stance: Counter. Counter public affection.

I mean, it may just be that I am pretty reserved about showing affection even when I'm not in front of a bunch of people. So when I'm sitting on the bus and people are sticking their tongues down each other's throats right in front of me, I find it a bit disturbing. Or when I have to listen to people macking right behind me.

The only time I understand is if people are drunk. Drunk.

Ugh.

Sara

If you're one of us then roll with us. -Ke$ha

2010-11-12T17:09:00.004-05:00

Right, so I got a comment request from Air B to do Pandora as my next picture, and I will of course. But the thing is, I have no time right now to draw. What happens is I do one drawing, and then I do fifty more because I love it so much.

I have so much school work lately, I have grown very sad and discouraged. So of course I had to troll the internet looking at clothes. I must be really sad now because I have even been looking at shoes.

Anyway with the holidays coming up, I decided to post two of my finds here for you. If I had these clothes, I would attend as many holiday parties as possible.

SET 1: Based on the Poetic License Booties

Booties by lizzieds featuring stretch bracelets

Dramatic Aside Dress
$88 - modcloth.com
Sheath dresses »

Charmed Life Heel
$119 - modcloth.com
Poetic license shoes »

Crystal Beaded Clutch
$252 - joanshepp.com
Chain handbag »

Mixed Leaf Stretch
$25 - topshop.com
Stretch bracelets »

Amazon.com: antique frames - Home, Garden & Pets: Home & Garden
$60 - amazon.com

PJÄTTERYD
$50 - ikea.com

OPI Bring On The Bling 15ml Make Up
beautybay.com

Okay, so most of these clothes were found at Modcloth.com, which is one of my favourite clothing sites. I just bought a pair of shoes from Poetic License and they are fantastic, I wear them all the time. I thought that the dress was simple enough to handle all of the accessories and the bold boots. If you feel like you want to copy this look, I'd take it to the next level by painting your nails the gold nail colour. It's from the Burlesque collection (like the movie) and I really want the black colour called "Sparkle-icious". I got my toes done in that colour in its previous incarnation "Mad as a Hatter" (from the Alice in Wonderland movie). Oh, and if anyone wants to buy me those boots, I'm a size 8.5. Lol!

SET 2: Based on the Pinup Couture Dress

couture dress by lizzieds featuring christian louboutin shoes

Destined for Stardom Dress
$108 - modcloth.com
Couture dresses »

Christian Louboutin Pigalle 120 patent pumps
$595 - net-a-porter.com
Christian louboutin shoes »

UO Rhinestone Necklace
$34 - urbanoutfitters.com
Rhinestone jewelry »

Set of 6 Stacked Rhinestone Rings
$18 - urbanoutfitters.com
Rhinestone jewelry »

Satin Bow Headband
$2.50 - forever21.com
Forever21 hair accessories »

Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Pur Couture - 1: Le Rouge
$30 - barneys.com

LE VERNIS STEEL - Nails - Chanel Makeup
chanel.com

Shabby Shapes Photoshop Brushes by Designfruit
designfruit.com

I saw this dress at modcloth and fell totally in love with it. It's the perfect dress if you have curves because the cut is very flattering. Also, red is a HUGE colour this season. It's sold out at modcloth, but if you love and want it, you can get it from the Pinup Couture website. This is a more expensive set because I found the shoes at Net-a-Porter. They are Christian Louboutins, and are very sexy and very glossy and they are $500. So I thought black nails and a black clutch with some black accessories, but bright red nails would be just as nice. And of course, red lipstick.

Anyway, if you have any Christmas or New Years parties coming up, maybe these will inspire you. And these things are really fast to do, so I may do one or two more if people like them. Peace!

Sara

Here we go! -Far East Movement and Ryan Tedder

2010-11-06T17:18:00.006-04:00

I wasted my day doing another picture. I'm pretty sure I'm in withdrawl. I love drawing so much, but I have absolutely no time to do it. Well, my workload is pretty light this weekend, so I'll do it now. I think I needed to finish this one first!

This time I decided to do Athena, partly because she seems really cool, and partly because I wanted to try shininess again. So, of course she is associated with the owl and snake, hence the owl and snake. Also wears the aegis, which is the thing that looks like a scarf hanging over her shoulder. It's actually supposed to be worn as a collar, but I thought, she's not charging into battle, so this should be okay, right? Athena is actually the only one other than Zeus who can actually wear the aegis, and the head on it is supposed to be Medusa's.

And Athena is also the goddess of war, hence her shield and helmet. There's one pottery picture of her bursting out of Zeus's head fully armed... That must have given him a hell of a migrane. In some versions, she bursts out of Zeus's head after he swallows Metis. And, of course, she is sometimes called "Grey-Eyed Athena" so I gave her BLUE eyes. Not really. They're grey.

And... Oh, god, the background. I don't even know why I try. It was all trace-age. And you may look at it and say "Sara traces worse than a 3-year old, even I could do better than that"... You're probably right. But it was taking a long time and I had just had a coffee so my hands were shaking like crazy, so that is why.

Anyway, enjoy the picture. Don't who I want to do next, but I'll take suggestions if you leave them in the comments. Don't know where they are? See the PREVIOUS post.

Peace! Sara

PS I noticed some of the songs are missing (That could be for a variety of reasons) but if you happen to be reading archived posts and notice this, PLEASE let me know. If you just put something in the comments, I get a notification right away. That way I can fix it as soon as I hear about it. Thanks!

Never saw me there. -Hale

2010-11-05T19:23:00.006-04:00

Since my Halloween picture was a total cop-out, here's a different one I did tonight. Took me about and hour and a half from start to finish.

Inspired by my Classic Mythology course, it's Aphrodite! I felt it was educational, since a drew her with a bird... at least, that is what it is supposed to be. The bird was an animal she was associated with, and she flew around on a swan.

And, this is fun. In Hesiod's version of the Theogony (Creation of the gods) Aphrodite is born after Kronos cuts Heaven's genital off with an adamantine sickle. Lol. Yeah, so these genitals fly off into the ocean and when they hit they water they start to foam, and this beautiful girl emerges from the foam. Her name actually comes from the ancient Greek aphros, which means foam. Now use this knowledge to impress your friends!

I really enjoyed doing this one, so I think I'll do another. I was thinking Athena or Artemis, but I can take requests if you leave them in the comments. And since I'm pretty sure most people can't see them, I included where they are.

Happy commenting! lol.

Sara

I am the one hiding under your bed. -Danny Elfman

2010-10-31T21:43:00.003-04:00

A while ago (a month) I planned on doing a Halloween theme drawing. Too bad school is killing me. I got a sketch done Thanksgiving weekend, but have had absolutely zero time to work on it. Anyway, here is the sketch that is almost done.

Probably by the time I get around to finishing the colouring and everything, it will be Christmas.

Sara

The one I love will soon come back to me. -Edward Heyman

2010-10-22T18:02:00.005-04:00

So I was preparing a paper for my jazz music history course and was listening to the music to pick out some good proofs. That basically means I was listening to everything to make sure I could pick out some good examples for my paper. Anyway, I really liked this one when we saw it in class. It isn't actually a song written by or for Louis Armstrong, we actually looked at this because a lot of people felt Louis Armstrong was a sellout.

Thought I'd share it. It gave me good karma for the rest of the day.

Sara

Bitte gib mir nur ein Wort (Please give me just one word) -Wir sind Helden

2010-10-21T12:04:00.005-04:00

With Halloween only two weeks away, I thought I would share some awesome Halloween art with you!

I was sitting in my classics/lit class and the girl in front of me had this as her desktop.

A little internet sleuthing, and I found out that this print was made by French graphic designer Jean Jullien. He's based in London, but this was on display in one of his Paris expos. Well, it was one time when it was on display.

If you want to see more of his work from the same show, you can check it out here.

Sara

I have stories to tell you tonight. -Akeboshi

2010-08-30T16:33:00.006-04:00

Okay so a pretty big post today. Of uploads. Except... not clothes. Actually, now that I think about it, there won't be that many uploads. K, well whatever. So I finished the drawing of Crystal the other day. Keep in mind though when I say "finish" I really kind of mean... I'm just not doing anymore. It could use more, maybe, but I'm finished with it. Does that make any sense at all? ... Maybe not. Well, here it is anyway. Crystal looking kind of grown up.

Yeah, so definitely it could use some more... I don't know. Sparkle or something. But to be totally honest, I was getting really tired of working on it, and the more I looked at it the more mistakes I saw. So this is it. Um... I think the eyes are the best part. I tried a new style and I think it is the best one so far. Hmm, what else do I like about this... the hair I like. The shading looks good, I think. The hands are... meh. I mean they are mostly covered so it isn't like I had to work too hard on them or anything. The funny thing about this picture is that the feet (her left one anyway) was better in the sketch. Oi. I think the worst part of this for me is the lighting. I mean, I said it last post, but I find it difficult to shade folds and stuff... I think that is what I'm going to practice next.

Oh, and the scarf. I like it, but most of it is just a pattern I downloaded. So... I don't know. It's nice I guess, but I feel more proud of the stuff that I actually worked at. Also... I don't even know what I was going for with that ensemble... Whatever.

Alright, also I did a really quick picture today which took me... about three hours? Maybe a bit less. So it isn't great, but I wasn't working too hard on it. That's the beauty of practices. They don't need to be good. Also it gave me an excuse to draw Ceilidh. (>3>)

So the background tutorial took the most time (that's how I did the background... obviously). It's just a quick sketch, but I kind of like it. Ceilidh's so cute. Oh, and I decided I didn't want to change the spelling of her name. Ceilidh looks prettier than Kaley. So there.

Originally I wanted to put Sophie and Anna in the picture as well, but they kind of messed up the balance. Also they are far more confident in the ocean than Ceilidh. I feel like she is totally the type to get freaked out by a fish like that. She can swim, but she's a bit jittery about sea animals. Her design and Crystal's are similar, but Ceilidh's supposed to be totally flat. Well not TOTALLY (that would be mean), but you know. And that... really makes her look like a child. But she is supposed to be at least sixteen! Ceilidh's also supposed to look bookish... even though she isn't. Ha ha! Her head is always in the clouds, so she can't concentrate on school. Of course, I don't think she cares about academics as much as she cares about being around people.

Anyway, enjoy. I don't know what I'm gonna draw next... I was thinking boys, but I want to do folds and rumples before I try drawing a totally different sex. Ideas anyone? Hugs! -Sara

I know it's hard, but baby believe me... one day you'll learn how to colour properly. -Justin Bieber

2010-08-28T12:42:00.009-04:00

Okay, so I'm at a standstill with my picture. Unfortunately, I cannot get the highlights and lights right. So... I'm taking a break from it. It is just too frustrating for me. Of course, this crushing defeat has made me turn to what I always turn to for solace when I'm feeling down...

Ordering things (aka clothes) off the Internet.

Okay so maybe I didn't actually buy anything, but looking at gorgeous things always makes me feel better. Actually, my taste in clothes has changed a lot. As in, I'm no longer interested in dressing like a fifteen year and not many of my clothes have obscene amounts of spandex. Ha ha.

Anyway, I felt like sharing some of my awesome finds. So here they are.

FIND 1: Kimchi Blue's Ruffle tank

I actually bought this when I was in Montreal. Except in a different colour. They also come in plain colours. I love this shirt. Why? Firstly, it is really versatile. You can put a blazer over it and dress it up, or pair it with jeans for a more casual look. Secondly, the ruffles are not straight across. I guess if you were legit OCD that may be a problem, but the diagonal stripes are very flattering, especially if you are like me and have kind of a curvier shape. The diagonal lines trick the eyes into thinking that you are slimmer than you are. Um, I'm sorry, but that sells it for me. Also the scoop neck is totally hot.

FIND 2: The Cooperative print skirt.

I actually also bought this, and believe me, it is amazing! I was with Air B when I was looking for my size, but I was looking for a different pattern. But Air B showed me the poppy pattern and I liked it better. I love poppies. Anyway, also a versatile piece. You can wear at your waist or hips and both look equally good. Also, it has pockets. They are so well hidden you can hardly notice. I wore this to work the other day and got quite a few compliments on it.

EDIT: Umm, so this skirt was featured in Glee!!!! Rachel wore it in the "Grilled Cheesus" episode

FIND 3: Stretching Sprigs Cardigan

I saw this at Anthropologie (online, we don't have one where I live), and I fell in love with it. You could wear it with everything, and the embroiderly looks to me like it is done by hand. And, um, those buttons? Yes please. Too bad I can't afford it. Cry.

FIND 4: Sweetheart Sweatshirt by French

Words cannot even describe how much I love this. I mean, the idea that you can look cute while in sweats and a sweatshirt boggles my mind. But I feel like with this cute sweater, it may be possible. I love it. LOVE it.

Find 5: Mellow Meadow Loungers by Lilka.

I love jammies. I have so many pyjama bottoms I could wear a different pair every day of the week. Cotton, flannel, fleecy, I love all pyjamas. But never have I seen a pair quite like these. I really like them. The colours are so sophisticated and there is just a pinch of sparkle. But, prepare yourselves. This is what a $58 pair of jammies looks like. Ha. ha ha... ha.

As much as I love these, feel like I have been a bit jilted by Anthro. I mean, I cannot condone the selling of these.

I may as well slap a pair of camel humps to my thighs because it's gonna do the same thing. When people like me wear these it makes our thighs look at least two sizes bigger then they are. Even stick like people look like they have disproportionately large thighs when they wear these. For real. They are as evil as jeggings and sporks.

Anyway. Now that I have looked at pretty things I feel like I can go back and learn how light reflects off of cotton.

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*Cry* Ideas anyone? Peace and love - Sara

PS, You probably already know this, but those aren't the actual song lyrics. Edited by Sara. Hur hur hur. Also I found out to look at pictures while still listening to music to to right click and open it in new tab/window! ... Yeah, I'm a little slow... *cough cough*

This is life, and we only get one chance. -Sia

2010-08-26T21:53:00.006-04:00

Okay, so between work and not doing anything I have gone back to practicing drawing and colouring. And this time I have decided to do something more grown up. As in, instead of large headed people, I decided to try normal headed people. Actually, it is very hard for me. I think it is because all I ever do is doodle large headed doodles so I'm best at that. Anyway, it is not done, but I can show what I have so far.

Okay, mostly I just wanted to try making a screen capture. Ha ha ha! Yeah, so it is Crystal. She is probably my favourite concept. Anyway, I think her face is too round... even in the concept sketch it was more... well oval. And I feel like she still looks quite childish. Hmm. I need to get out of that rut before people start to think that I'm some kind of lolicon.

Just this took me HOURS. I mean, I only took the top part of the picture because if I don't zoom you can't see anything since this picture is huge. Ugh. What have I gotten myself into. Craing face. ToT

But yeah, mostly I wanted to do a screen capture. Hee hee, you can see my songs on the bottom. Lol. That's the kind of music I like to listen to when I draw. Some of the dancing ones really pump me up! I like, seat dance, lol. Anyway, enjoy the WIP. Maybe I'll post the finished product if I like it. But not as a screen shot. I promise. Peace and love. - Sara

Look at me, here I am. -Tiesto feat. Priscilla Ahn

2010-08-21T19:04:00.005-04:00

Okay, well today was really sucky and rainy and since I had nothing to do, I just wasted my whole day trying to colour more. Ha. I think I actually like this one, seeing as I spent a lot of time on it. Well, not as long as the one I posted in June, but I think that is because I have been practising a lot more, so I'm just getting a lot quicker at it. Actually, this is the first time I have made a real, concentrated effort on hair. The last few I did at the end, and by then I felt like throwing what I had done out the window because I was so tired of it. Anyway.

Also... the background. Yikes. I think I should have just left it out because it's... pretty bad. Ha ha! Well whatever. I just need to practise. Like, I used to totally suck at drawing, now I only suck marginally. At drawing, I mean. Ha ha ha!

I wanted to do more detail on the dress (like a smaller pattern and I think I wanted more of a frill at the shoulders...), but then I decided that I was just going to do something simple. Also I think I wanted her to have one of those cute purses with the super son strap and a tiny purse part. But... well clearly I just felt like it would be too much work. Now that I think about it, this picture was supposed to be totally different. Even the background was supposed to be a city scape! Oh well, I just kind of went with the flow... of my laziness. Ha ha!

Overall I think I like how it turned out. It's more muted and paint-y than I wanted. I was going for a more saturated/clean feeling. Oh well. Maybe next time.

A brand new motion, yet same old people. -Cajun Dance Party

2010-08-10T17:03:00.007-04:00

Well, here where I live it has been pretty warm lately. And with the warm weather came a renewed desire to experiment with drawing and colouring styles. I have been practicing more "adult" people instead of the really cartoony ones, but to do the colouring I decided to just doodle my usual doodles and colour differently.

I kind of wanted to experiment with really scratchy, sketchy designs. My favourite part of every manga, or game, or even plays or movies are the concept sketches. I have always loved the almost loose style of them, so I decided to try those out. Another style I really like are the Copics look, so I tried to do something Copic-esque on Photoshop. Here are the results:

I think my favourite design is Crystal. And I also think that I should change the spelling of Ceilidh's name to Kaley because it is easier for me to spell (I totally spelled it wrong in the picture) and easier for people to figure out how to pronounce. Because unless your family, like parts of mine who embrace a Gaelic history that is hardly relevant seeing as how we have lived and bred in Canada for so long, is Irish or something it is pretty cryptic. But it sure looks pretty, doesn't it?

Anyway, the hair was hard to do, because the get the marker-ish look I used my tablet and set it to be pressure sensitive. I found the hair, especially Sophie's since it is kinda wavy, hard to do since usually I can go back over opaque parts to get the little corners of hair, but this time it changed the opacity of stuff that was already coloured. So I ended up with a bit of a mess. Anna's was just hard to do because it is black and you cannot see eyebrows and shit if the bangs are totally black.

That being said, I do like the way it worked on the fabrics. I reminded me a bit if children's picture book with the streaky colours.

This is a before and after. All of these I sketched with my favourite blue ball point pen, then scanned and re sketched with a one point pressure sensitive brush in Photoshop. See, I like the organic look of the pen sketch, but I also like the colour I can get digitally. I dunno, I think I like the ink one of this better, just because it looks more organic. If that even makes sense. And I think I want to change Sophie's hair. I don't think I want it curly, just a little wavy like the previous picture of her.

Anyway, I know some people have longer arms than they should and that their eyes are not level, but I just wanted to practice so I was not really concerning myself with things like that. Later. - Sara

Please don't touch... that remote.

2010-07-24T13:11:00.004-04:00

Okay, so yesterday night I was babysitting my ten year old cousin. Fine. I don't mind because she is really easy to watch. Anyway, she was supposed to stay the night, but didn't. But I won't get into that.

So I walked over to her house to pick her up and we walked back to my house, and when we got here I was all "So what do you want to do? We have cards, board games, Wii, TV...". In true ten year old fashion ( I don't blame her) she said she wanted to watch TV. Which, usually, would be fine except for the fact that there is only so much Family channel I can take. I mean, first we watched a mind numbing episode of Suite Life of Zack and Cody on Deck or whatever it is called. They used to be cute but then they hit puberty. Now one is gangly and the other one... well. He used to be chubby. Anyway, that is totally beside the point. After that, it turned out to be Jonas Brothers day. Sweet Jesus.

So we watched an hour long Jonas European tour special. Ugh. Then they premiered the new summer show Jonas in LA or something. Which was like watching Zoey 101, the worst show on TV. Ever. After the tween heartthrob attack, we watched a show about a baby. When that was over there was a movie on but my cousin said it was really bad and she didn't want to watch it. I thought I was safe.

But then she found the West coast feed and we watched it all again. If I even hear another Jonas song I think I will scream. In agony. It's not that I hate them, there is just only so much of them I can take at a time. And I'm talking very small doses.

Anyway, I decided I had had enough so I turned on the Wii and we played Sports Resort and did a LOT of Speed Slice. It was kind of cute.

Then my aunt showed and scared the crap outta me... but that's a story for another day. Peace and Love. - Sara

Never give up on the good times. -Spice Girls

2010-07-08T11:16:00.014-04:00

So things actually have not been going to badly for me lately. I finished my registration for school and got into everything I wanted to get into, including the second year German course (^_^). Although, it was a bit of a pain because I had to placement tests and interviews. But whatever.

Actually, this week was also good because my package for Liah's birthday FINALLY got here. Which brings me to what I felt like posting about. Five cool Etsy stores. Etsy's like a community of artists selling handmade and vintage items. It has everything, and I like looking there for gifts and whatnot because I like the idea of supporting independent artists. So here are five shops that I really like.

SeaUnicorn: She's based in L.A., and this is where I got Liah's present from. She has a lot of whimsical romantic jewellery, and seeing as that is a style I really like, I kind of gravitated toward her store. Shipping takes a LONG time, especially since packages need to go through customs. BUT, she includes a free necklace in all her orders, and when you order, you get a code so for you next purchase, you get another freebie. Love! I got Liah the little walnut locket, but I also love this elephant.

ohhellofriend: Also based in California. Also more jewellery. Some of my favourite pieces by her are the clock necklaces and the robot necklaces. The clocks have this Victorian/Steampunk feel that is super cool. Also, I'd never be late again with one of those (Okay... yeah. I would still always be late). Robots scare me, but I wouldn't mind having one around my neck if it looked like this guy!

theplaythings: This one is based in Singapore, but the stuff here is beautiful! There are a few chains with small charms, lockets, and earrings, but one of my favourite items is the heart ring. It's small and delicate and the colour is pretty versatile, you could wear it with anything! My second fave? The camera earrings! Because I love love love photography~!

NewFashionedWhispers: This one is Canadian, so I'm waiting for a birthday so that I can buy something from this shop. A little pricey, but I think definitely worth it. Mostly jewellery, again, but really pretty. One of my favourite jewellery pieces is the Holly necklace. It's gorgeous, and she'll make it however you want! My other favourite (which is not jewellery) is the vintage scarf. It's gorgeous and the embroidery looks so delicate... I love it!

Karaku: Not jewellery, but if you like sewing, this store has some adorable fabric. Based in Japan, so all the fabrics are adorable. I really like the patterns, especially the floral ones. But I also love this one of the purses! Too cute!

Sometimes you have to dig around, but there are a lot of cool things on Etsy. If you order for a gift though... Do it well in advance. Some sellers are slower than others.... a lot slower. Happy shopping! Sara

Who are we to play with hearts and throw it all away? -Ellie Goulding

2010-06-09T23:03:00.002-04:00

Okay, so I know it's been a while since I've updated but I've been really sick.

Anyway. The last post was dumb so I wanted to upload a picture I did. It is the first one I've ever done completely digitally. Usually I do a sketch, scan it, ink it, and colour it. This was dine totally on the computer. And it took me FOREVER. Like, far too much of life was spent doing this. But I think I did pretty well, considering I'm still testing the waters of this whole cell colouring.
Anyway. I used a reference for the drawing. Even so, I'm REALLY happy about the hand. Because usually when I'm drawing I wish the world was a place where mittens were like pants. You never leave the house without putting on a pair of mittens. I HATE drawing hands. HATE it. And the dress... I found these awesome brushes online for the floral pattern! And I used a dress from ModCloth for inspiration.

Originally I was going to have her wearing a brown leather jacket, but after I sketched it all out and figured out colours it was just turning into a pain in the ass. So I left it out. But I think it looks okay still. She would have been way cooler with the jacket though!

As for the background... I'm still working on it. I did one, but the colours were way too saturated and the character wasn't as stand out-ish.

Also, I know there are a TON of mistakes and whatever, but please, before you kill my confidence, remember that this is a FIRST ATTEMPT!! I'll get better with practice, so please be patient! Peace! -Sara

Happy Birthday?

2010-05-28T12:08:00.002-04:00

So yeah. Yesterday was my birthday.

But I did not pass GO/ collect two hundred dollars.

Because I'm sick.

Actually, yesterday it was so bad I couldn't even talk. And I didn't sleep. Which sucked because I was supposed to go out for smoothies and swimming with a few friends. But I had to call and be all "Uh... Am Very sick. Cannot go out.".

I mean, it wasn't like a huge deal. I wouldn't have done much anyway, but still. It would have been nice to go out.

But ended up not giving blood the day before either. Because apparently, if you're sick you shouldn't be losing blood. So I called and cancelled that too.

The plus was, So You Think You Can Dance and 30 Rock re-runs were on last night. So even if I couldn't go out, I got to watch some good TV.

Also, my brother gave me a really funny card and a book I've been wanting to read for a while now. And we got take-out from Porto A Casa. Which is like, some of the best Italian food in the city.

Anyway, I'm going to stop complaining now because... I don't want to be a pity-whore. Peace! Sara

It's fearless. -Taylor Swift

2010-05-22T22:57:00.003-04:00

So I was hoping for a better post this time but... whatever. I don't want to do anything big at the moment.

I just wanted to share an interesting story in my life, I guess.

I went to a concert with a friend the other night. But not just any concert.

I had coveted Taylor Swift tickets.

It was intense.

I was a little bit worried because I know a lot of these artists aren't very good live. But she was AMAZING!!!

It was really fun (even if we were WAY in the back). The opening bands were Gloriana and Kellie Pickler. I'm not a huge fan of country music, but they were glossy enough that they weren't too twangy. I mean, Kellie Pickler was pretty country, but Gloriana was good. They weren't too country sounding.

But Taylor Swift was fun. She's so cute. She has the "Oh, I'm so famous, but not really" thing down so well. Also she had some of the coolest dresses ever. And her hair was as flawless as ever. Lots of good performances though. I really liked how during "Hey Stephen" she was performing in the crowd. But it took her like twenty minutes during the song to give hugs to people around her. Another personal highlight was how at the end of love story she took off her princess hairband and put it on a four year old who won a pit pass. The kid was like "OMG!!!" It was totally adorable.

But yeah. We had a lot of fun. We were standing up dancing for half the night. It was pretty major. Definitely a very, very fun night. Peace. - Sara

I'd give you the world, or we could share mine. -Justin Bieber

2010-05-18T20:33:00.003-04:00

WHO ARE THESE TWO?!?!

It's going to be one of my biggest projects ever.

I will cry, sweat, bleed, and curse.

And probably give up half way through.

Sara gives a special three page preview of her new project... Coming to a moniter near you!!

DATE UNKNOWN.

Ba ha ha ha.

OMG. I'm so tired of this already, you have no idea. Half of it is because I'm so lazy! T-T But I've had this idea forever so I figure... Anyway. You'll see not soon enough.

On another note, I've been re-reading the Alex Rider books again. Alex Rider = LOVE! Anthony Horowitz is so cool. I wish I could write half as well as him. Although... come to think of it, wasn't there an Alex Rider movie? I'm pretty sure I remember one being made, but I never saw it. And I have sinking suspicion that Vanessa Hudgens was in it.

No wait. I may be thinking of the Thunderbirds movie. I'm pretty sure she was in that. With that really cute kid whose name I can't remember. But I remember his face... partly because I had this huge actor-crush on him when I was fourteen.

... This post is a travesty. I hate my randomness. Lol. Sob. OMGWTFBBQ.

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HAXXXXX0RZZZZZZZZZ.

Peace 0u7. -Sara

I'm going as far as these crooked legs take me. -The Acorn

2010-05-10T18:36:00.007-04:00

Okay, so here's the thing.

I like folksy music... but sometimes I honestly wonder what the hell the lyricists are taking. Like this one. I mean, parakeets? What the hell?! Why would you be worried about waking up some stupid birds? If I were trespassing in someone's garden, I wouldn't be worrying about waking their birds up. I'd be worried that the homeowner would wake up and chase after me with his shotgun.

That's a kind of funny mental image. ... No it isn't.

The other thing that bothers me is how lame indie folk is getting. I mean, it seems like everytime I turn on the TV, there is and ad with an indie girl singing. It was cool when Apple did it for the iPod, but now it's like you can't have an ad without an indie girl singing in the background. It's gotten totally cliched.

BUT, I have to say this kind of folk indie music has the best instrumentals. I don't know what it is about, it just sounds amazing. I think part of it is most of the melodies are kind of jangly... if that is even a word. It reminds of the Death Cab For Cutie song with the jangly guitars... I'm pretty sure it's Soul Meets Body. Anyway, that's the biggest selling point for me. Some of the vocals I can take or leave. Some of the lyrics I can take or leave. There's something about the instruments though...

Anyway. Yesterday I posted that Liah caricature, and Air B said she liked it. But I'm going to confess, the dots on the dress were made with a special brush. So I'm not going to take credit for that. But since she liked it I'm going to post another.This is supposed to be an Air B caricature (if you don't want it up here, let me know, I'll take it down and use a different one). Anyway. This one is definitely my favourite. I think it turned out the best. It's definitely the cutest, and I think it has something to do with the glasses. Ha ha ha! I would definitely dress Air B in this outfit, although, I don't exactly think she would appreciate me telling her how to dress. And the shoes in this picture are supposed to be similar to the ones on my list from a few days ago... I'm not sure if they're the ones actually used in the lookbook though (this is from the same one as Liah's before). Anyway, hope you like it. Peace! -Sara

And my running feet could fly. -Florence + The Machine

2010-05-09T13:36:00.009-04:00

I'm wondering if I somehow became really stupid. Or, okay maybe stupid is a bad word to use. Not stupid. Maybe just... distracted?

I got my hair cut yesterday after a very long time, and when I was paying I vaguely noticed that a haircut/blowdry was like, three times more expensive than it was five months ago. I crossed my mind on the way home but I didn't think much about it. Just, maybe I should find a new place to get my hair cut. But I got home and my brother was like, "Oh yeah, the hair place called. They overcharged you so they said to call them". So now I'm getting my money back and a free haircut. Happy face : ).

But srsly, I probably should have noticed that there was something up. I'm so lame. Ha ha ha!

Probably you don't know this, actually I'm sure you don't because I'm so self conscious, but I've trying to learn how to colour on photoshop for, like, a long time. But I feel like you need a tablet to really do a decent job and tablets are expensive. I don't want to waste my money when I a) cannot draw and b) don't think I'd ever use it except for fun. But I was looking through some drawings online and there is this one style where you don't use a billion different shades for shadows and stuff, you just make REALLY dark lines and use one colour for everything. Which works out better for me because you can just dump the colours.

I was inspired to try it out last month when ModCloth did a lookbook where they drew the clothes! It was really cool, so I decided to doodle and try this colouring thing. I included a link to the blog post where you can see the series... It has worked for me before, but I don't know how often they archive/update, so hopefully it won't break. Anyway, I thought I'd upload one just to show it off.
It's supposed to be a caricature of Liah. She's (obviously) way prettier than that, but her picture turned out really well, I think, and it's one of my favourite outfits too. I think it kind of suits her. Anyway, my fav one was Air B's. It always seems like hers turns out the best. Ha ha! Anyway, if people like this, I may upload more. It depends on what people think. I know I'm not an amazing artist, but whatever. I like drawing. Peace! -Sara

I know what you're thinking... -Psapp

2010-05-07T09:55:00.003-04:00

Wow. ANOTHER post. I know, I know. Amazing, right?

Well, I felt like I should post something else because now that I look at them my last two posts have kind of been cop-outs. Like, the last one was a string of pictures, the one before that just sounded like me being bitchy. Which is... lame.

So now I feel like I'm tasked with saying something that may actually mean something... to someone. I guess. Maybe? Ha ha ha.

Actually... Okay. This may just be me being crazy, but I have to ask. Or say. Whatevs. People may think I'm lame after I say it, but it is important to my story.

When I was in HS, every year the staff would organise a trip to Stratford. If you are a) not Canadian b) not into theatre c) geographically disinterested, you have probably never heard of this town. It is a small town in southern Ontario that is 'known' (for lack of a better word) for its theatre. Fine. So I really like theatre (not performing only watching. Because when I act/ try to be funny I find people's eyes start to bleed.) and because of this I would go on the trip. And for four out of the five years I've been, my darling friend Air B would go too. This part was just background. This is where it starts getting interesting. And if you think that is lame part... well just keep going.

Two years ago after eating dinner, Air B and I and another girl, INTERNETALIAS Rayne were strolling (Ugh, I can't believe I just used that word. I'm such a grandma) around eating chocolate covered pretzels (soo good, btw) because we had finished mega early and nothing was open. So we were walking around when we saw this kid setting up his guitar on the theatre stairs. And he was adorable and he sang amazingly, so we decided to hang out, listen to him, and throw coins at him. Okay, not AT him. At his guitar case. Anyway it was cool because for a while we were the only ones there and when we saw more people from our group we were yelling at them to get over here and listen to this kid. End of Stratford back story.

So this is where I'm needing some reassurance from Air B because I feel like she is never wrong. Also when I say stupid things she has a knack for correcting me (need I say more than, "No, I meant to unsolve this equation. I wanted it to be a triangle!"). So fast forward a year and a half. I'm sitting in my room listening to the radio when I hear this song. And I listened and I was like, hmm sounds familiar. Puzzled face ~:(. So then a while passes and I hear the new single. And I was like, okay, very familiar. And then I'm reading the paper and it was like "... from Stratford, ON". And I was all, no way. It couldn't be...

Anyway, this is where the story gets interesting. I look the guy up, and think he looks like guitar boy on the theatre steps. But I could not be convinced until I heard the unplugged/live version of one of the songs. So now I'm pretty sure the guy we saw (Air B, please tell me if I've spun the yarn of the decade) was...

Justin Bieber.

I mean, I think it was him at least. Anyway, now it's time for my lame confession. I like Justin Bieber. And Hilary Duff.

... Wow. I cannot believe I wasted an entire post saying that. I'm so lame. And since when did I become such a grandma?! Strolling around, spinning yarns... ADMITTING to loving musical theatre matinees!! Agh!! Help me!!! Lolz. Peace out cool cats. -Sara

PS I wanted also to apologise for the Japanese song I used a few weeks ago. But I'm going to be good from now on and use English. Or maybe French. But I love Halcali because they're like a geeky cool mixture of awesomeness. Also the video for Girigiri Surfrider is a parody of Michael Jackson's Beat It. Only instead of tough street gangs, they are two yankee groups throwing darts at each other. It's so major. Mostly I just used it because I want to be a summer super saiyan. Ba ha ha ha.

Walk, walk, fashion baby. -Lady Gaga

2010-05-06T22:06:00.003-04:00

I'm so excited for Glee to cover Lady Gaga.

So lately I have taken to trolling fashion blogs/websites to see some of the new collections/trends/what I should spend my money in terms of cute pieces this spring/summer. So because I don't have much motivation for writing about anything else, I'm jotting down some of the things I've stumbled upon that have been especially drool inducing. For me at least!

This beautiful lace dress from Philip Lim. I really like his designs, and this dress is amazing! Even better, Mango is doing a knock off of it, and it looks pretty similiar. The downside? It's still $200.

This stunning Alice + Olivia creation. I forget where I first heard about this label, but the clothes are super fun. Anyway, I love this dress. But I seem to be a sucker for a high hem and a bit of sparkle.

Juliette Hogan's so pretty it hurts collection. I had never even heard of her, but I was on not couture the other day and saw the picture of the gorgeous lavender coat. After noticing the shoes the model was wearing I was totally hooked. So I looked her up, and her clothes are amazing! I want to go to New Zealand just to see her boutique. And procure that amazing coat.

Boyfriend fit blazers. I seem to be having this love affair with them. I managed to procure a really nice one in Montreal for a song, but that doesn't mean I can't fantasise about this one too!

These cute wedges I found on ModCloth. I have to say, I'm not usually a huge wedge fan, but I kind of like these. They have a kind of urban vintage feel to them that I really like.

So I didn't have much to write about, but I felt like I should update. So... there you go, I guess... peace. -Sara

Burn up into a summer super-saiyan! -Halcali

2010-04-22T18:53:00.003-04:00

I feel a bit like I'm the world's biggest sucker.

I just cannot seem to say no to anything.

Like the other day, I did this STUPID survey because the website message was all, please do this. Actually, when robots call you or when it is an internet thing, it isn't that bad. What's bad is when actual people call you and are all "Hi, I hope you're having a wonderful evening, can you let us suck out some more of your blood?". What am I going to say to that? No thank you, I'd rather let people die than drive for half an hour to get to your clinic. Thanks for the offer though.

Honestly? That's really cold. Like, ice queen.

So now I'm giving blood. Which is not that bad, except it is like, my birthday. Sad face. Very, very sad face.

Actually, I don't know why I care. Birthdays are dumb. Especially when they are mine.

BTW, tried something new with the song... not too sure if it's going to be better or worse than what I have been using, but I think this player lets you control the volume.

There's just one thing that's getting in the way... -Lily Allen

2010-04-12T16:08:00.004-04:00

And that thing is school. It has been pwning me. For realz.

Actually, I've conviently forgotton most of the past two weeks. Most of it. But after around eight o'clock tonight, I will be done. Finished. See you later.

And then I am taking a MORE than deserved week off. I don't know what I'll be doing, but hey, that's the beauty of it. I may just sit around eating chocolate and watching America's Next Top Model.

Whatever, that's boring, right? Well, I'll tell you something that is most certainly not boring. I totally did more karaoke during Easter. With my aunt and my mom and my brother and my cousins. But that isn't the best part. OH NO. The best part is the song I did. Close your eyes, Air B, you're gonna be scandalised.

Not fair. The song I got today's title from. Ku ku ku! It was pretty good actually. Th only thing is, they censored my favourite line... At least in this version, they only censored the word. But that's still dumb, because it's what makes it so good. Or bad. Whatever.

Anyway, it might be for the best seeing as one of them is bit young to be hearing the uncensored version. Actually, she may be a bit young to hear the censored version... Hmm...

Peace! - Sara

All hail the age of slacktivism

2010-02-23T16:57:00.004-05:00

Not a word, says you? Think again, says I.

In the age of Facebook, Twitter, blogs, and texting, it has never been easier to protest. Anything.

Think about it for a second.

If I think that the Own the Podium program is a national disgrace, I make a Facebook group about it and all sane people across the country can not only join, but 'like' my notion. All with the simple click of a button! Gone are the days when us cynics must howl and scream outside in the cold! We no longer have to throw things at officials to make ourselves heard! All we have to do, is find a cause and 'like' it! 50, 000 people in my 'Own the Podium is a national disgrace' group! Take that, Canadian Olympic Committee.

And then there are the people who 'hate' these kinds of social networks. I admit, I like twitter. I like looking at what kind of crazy antics Ashton Kutcher is up to. I like the blogosphere. I also have no qualms with Facebook. Sure, it's the ultimate in time wasting technology, but what is so wrong with that?

And let's face it, if you really hate Facebook, nothing is wrong with you starting a 'Facebook was created by Satan and should be taken off the internet' group. Just be prepared to be totally and utterly flamed.

So we burst into colours. -Ellie Goulding

2010-01-21T17:45:00.003-05:00

I am never leaving my home without portable soap. And hand sanitizer. And I am never putting my hands anywhere NEAR my face at school again. Ever. Why? Well, it all started on Tuesday...

So I was sitting in my ALS class doing... whatever I do in class. Half listening to the lecture, half doodling on my notebook. Anyway, the class I'm in has these awful desks. They are these long tables with six chairs attached to them. And to get into these chairs, they swivel out or whatever. Except you always end up bumping into someone. So I was trapped on the inside part of the desk and when everyone got up to leave, I started putting my stuff away so that I could leave and so the guy beside me could get out of the table prison.

Too bad I gave myself a huge paper cut.

Somehow I managed to scrape my finger across my magazine, my coursepack, and my French notebook. And I cut myself right by my nail where it bleeds.

And boy was I bleeding.

I mean, papercuts usually clot pretty quickly if you leave them alone, right? Right. Anyway, I was trying to keep ot from dripping all over the table while trying to find a Kleenex in my bag. Of course I didn't have one. Anyway, I started bleeding all over the table. It was gross.

I felt like a bio-hazard.

So I was trying to get the blood off of the table the best I could with a used tissue I found in my coat pocket.

Ew.

But what the hell else was I supposed to do for cryin' out loud! And the whole time I'm trying to hide the fact that I'm bleeding from this guy next to me because, I mean, I could become known as being like bloody finger girl or something.

Anyway, I wiped up the blood the best I could and booked it out of the class through the back door.

So today I had that class again, and I tend to sit in around the smae spot so the prof recognises me.

The blood was still there.

I was like, Oh my God, ewwwwww!!!

And then proceeded to ignore it. Like, if I don't make a big deal out of it, no one's going to notice it.

So know that I have realised the disgusting multitudes of infection that could be on these desks, I don't even want to touch them.

Also, now I never leave home without a handful of band-aids. Peace! -Sara (^_^)v

I'll be bulletproof. -La Roux

2010-01-13T18:25:00.003-05:00

I think I pulled a muscle in my arm yesterday. The sad thing is, I wasn't even doing anything cool like snowboarding or saving a small child or... something.

I was standing on a bus.

And my bag weighed a ton.

I mean, it was super crowded so I took my bag off so that other people could squeeze on, and ended up holding it the enitre time. I wanted to switch the arm I was holding it with SO badly, but I couldn't. By the time I finally got home I thought my wrist was going to break.

Anyway, I feel like I shouldn't be complaining because a pulled muscle isn't a big deal. It isn't like my city was hit by an earthquake.

I read that in the paper and I was like, oh no. That's just what Haiti needs. An earthquake. And I actually care because I had to do this big research paper on Haiti for my World Issues class last year. Do they ever have issues.

It's sad because it's like everytime something goes even remotely right for them, they get struck by a hurricane. Or an earthquake. Or some other awful thing. -Sara

I know we're cool. -Gwen Stefani

2010-01-08T21:30:00.004-05:00

If there is one thing that I cannot STAND, it is people who think it is cool to put, like, six e's at the end of the word love. Like, they'll go on their friends' facebook pages or whatever and be all "omg stephanie! ii loveeeeee ur hairr! sooooooo cuteeeee!!!!!!".

I mean really. Is that necessary? Every time I see that happen I think, you're an educated adult. Why can't you spell like one? I fear for the future generations.

I don't want seem like a total hypocrite, because I've probably done it too, but it's a bit disconcerting when people do it all the time. I just feel like... stop acting like you're dumb. Because you're not. I hope.

I also want to send a shout out to Air B! Happy Birthday... as of a few days ago. Lol. Hopeee you had a superrrrrrrrrr dayyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!OMGPONIES!!!!!eleven!!!!!!!1!1!!!!!!!
Peace! -Sara (^_^)v

Are we setting new ground? -Priscilla Ahn

2010-01-01T16:41:00.006-05:00

Well, happy new year!

I wasn't actually planning on discussing new year, so... yeah.

Anyway, at Christmas I made my friends some stuffed monsters, and they turned out really well. Unfortunately, I forgot to take any pictures of them. But I decided to make one for my cousin because she's super cute and she looked after all of the bratty kids on Christmas. This time I managed to take a few pictures of him! The camera I used wasn't too good though.(>.<)I made this guy this morning. He took me about... an hour or so make. I think.
Anyway, as you can see from the handy reference, he's not too big or anything. And the blue part is just his back.

They were pretty cheap to make too. I've made four, and I could probably make six more... They cost about four dollars each to make, depending on the fabric you use. I kind of splurged on that...

I found the pattern here, so if you are looking for an affordable gift for someone, this is an idea. My friends really liked theirs. The woman who came up with them just doesn't want them made for commercial purposes.

That's... really all I have to say. I'm working on my next top five in my spare time. What is it? You'll just have to wait and see! Peace! V(^_^) -Sara

I've been fighting all my demons. -Charlotte Sometimes

2009-12-27T23:58:00.004-05:00

Happy holidays! I use the phrase "Happy Holidays" because I realise that in order to be politically correct I must recognise all possible holidays occuring during the "holiday season", even if they are made upor I don't know about them. So there you go.

I personally am a Christmas celebrator, so I must say to all other Christmas-ers, I hope you had a good one. Mine was... strange to say the least. So here I have compiled my top five things NOT to do on Christmas. Starting on Christmas eve:

5- Do not say going to Church is a waste of two hours of your life (sorry God!). Because you will be punished. Most definitely. My punishment came in the form of what the Bible would call 'pestilence'. On Thursday I was cleaning the back of my house because my mom hosts dinner. So I was trying to help out when I felt I needed to lie down. So I was still lying down when my mom got home from work (super early I might add). I was like, I feel funny but I'm going to help you clean. And my mom was like, um, no because you have a fever. So I was in bed all day feeling guilty because I couldn't help out. And I still went to Church. And we left only FORTY minutes before mass so we were standing. And the priest was old school. Liked to talk about eternal damnation.

4- Drink two huge glasses of prosecco when your mom is on the phone with your old-school grandma. I was pretty buzzed. Not drunk. Not tipsy. Buzzed. The sad thing is, my parents find it funny when I get like that. At least my fever disappeared during mass. Anyway, I was telling her to tell my grandmother strange things. She found it pretty funny.

3- Have eighteen people in your house, a good deal of them small evil children. I honestly thought it was horrific. Usually, I'm okay on Christmas, but this year I was not dealing with it. Maybe it was the fact there were some people I didn't even KNOW here, maybe it was the demon kids, but whatever it was, I could not handle it.

2- Stay away from the bubbly if you ever find yourself in that situation. Because I was all, I cannot drink. Not happening. The strangers will be scandalised! But then my mom and dad were like, just have a damn drink. It'll make you feel better. Well, it did. I even felt good enough to eat dinner with the whole crew. And talk to people.

But the number one thing not to do at Christmas, in my experience, is to:

1- Take Gravol Christmas morning. I woke up feeling nauseous and my throat hurt a lot, so I was like, I am going to vomit if I do not take medication. So my head was spinny all day, and then when it wears off I get all weepy and hormonal. Maybe that's why I was so strange that day...

But it's not like it was all bad. My baby cousin is so adorable. She kept giving me high fives and smiling at me and then my other cousin gave her his cell phone to look at. It was sooooo cute! Anyway. Sebastian and Ciel beckon me, so peace out. - Sara

Let me live my life my way. -The Wonder Girls

2009-12-13T21:55:00.005-05:00

I hate snow.

So much.

But because hate suxx, here's a list of brand new things that I love (and you might, too!)

5 - Ikigami: A Japanese manga. When I was coming home from Europe in March, by brother and I watched the movie (half of it) on the plane, and it was so good! So I looked it up and found out it was based on a manga. The manga is fantastic. It's really emotional and intense and a bit out of the ordinary. Highly recommend it.

4 - Gloss Bag from Lollipops: A bag (durr). I saw this while looking at cute bags and coin purses I could get my cousins for Christmas... in five years. Then I saw the Gloss bag which could be mine for... a whopping 138 euros! I love it, but I'm holding out for a bargain somewhere else!

3 - The Wonder Girls: A Korean girl band. First heard of them last year because my friends were raving about their single "Nobody". So maybe not totally new, but something I love all the same! Being featured on SYTYCD last week singing an English version of that song made them even cooler!

2 - Vitamin String Quartet: A string quartet. For the past two weeks on SYTYCD their songs have been featured, so I decided to look them up because one of them sounded familiar. This group takes popular songs (I recognised "Flashing Lights" by Kanye Loser West) and then arranges them in a quartet version (Air B. should look up "Dare you to Move" ;). Anyway, they're super good and they cover everyone from The Police, to Gwen Stefani, to Paramore, to Death Cab For Cutie. They are so buck beeyotches.

1 - Glee: A TV show. My favourite TV show (that isn't reality) currently on TV. The major cast are from Broadway, so the singing is amazing. I feel like it's like High School Musical... only so so SO much better. It is the best thing on TV right now, HIGHLY recommend it!

So those are five things I don't hate, feel free to comment with your top whatever. Or not. Lulz. Peace! -Sara V(^_^)

PS Thanks for the music tip Air B... even easier to post the music now... but I still mis imeem! T_T

I am the one hiding under your bed. -Danny Elfman

2009-10-31T16:07:00.005-04:00

This is Halloween - Danny Elfman

Ha ha ha. I'm such a mega-creeper.

So yesterday night I was all, what should I do for Halloween? And since I'm such a loser, I'm not going anywhere. I WAS. But then I thought I had plans. So I was all, no I can't go to Rocky Horror Picture Show (One of my friends in my seminar asked). And then it turns out one of my friends I was supposed to hang out with made plans. Boo. So I was all, I'll just dress up in my head. And hence:

Because Link rox my sox and I'm an uber-nerd. Also I figured Halloween was a good time to make children cry with my shitty drawings. Ha ha ha. Hopefully I can find some movie to scare the shit out of me. Because that is honestly the only thing that can redeem tonight.

Actually, yesterday I was all "I'd want to be a Superhero for Halloween". And then that got me thinking. If I were some kind of hero, which one would I be? So I made a top five list. Ahem:

SARA'S LIST OF TOP FIVE HEROES SHE WOULD LIKE TO BE:
5. Spider-Man: The web-slinging hero of New York City (so he lives in a very fashion forward city, which I like). He's a genius, and he's a photographer. Two things I aspire to be. But I fell a little out of love with him when I saw the movie Spider-Man 3. He was such a whiner.

4. The Arbiter from Halo: Okay, I know I sound like the geekiest girl alive, but the Arbiter is tank. If you have ever played Halo, you know how awesome he is with is energy sword. Plus he sounds cool. Also he's an alien. The only downside is... he's so serious. If I were a hero, I'd at least want to be happy sometimes.

3. Sesshoumaru from Inuyasha: Okay, not a hero. More like an anti-hero. But he's really cool, and his hair is always flawless. How does he do that? I mean I step outside and my hair tangles. The only con is he's kinda mean sometimes. That's... not cool.

2. Sebastian from Kuroshitsuji: Also not really a hero. He's more like a villain. But then, the protagonist of that story is actually kind of the antagonist... Whatever. Sebastian can pretty much do anything. Also he can jump really high. And dance. And he's British. But he kills people a lot. So... That's kind of... evil.

1. Link from the Legend of Zelda: He has a horse, he's musical, he's a tank, he's brave, and he's cute. He's always nice, and the best part? He can actually display emotions. And he isn't a whiner. And he never kills people. Except Ganon, but he never actually kills Ganon and he does't count anyway because he's evil. Yeah, I'd definitely want to be Link. He's too adorable.

Hm. I don't seem to have any girls on that list. There just aren't any good female heroes. They're either too whiny, too clueless, or just stupid. V(^_^) Peace. -Sara

Toi et moi. -Corneille

2009-10-30T09:48:00.000-04:00

Emsemble - Corneille

Halloween's coming up soon. The one day where you can be something you will probably never be in your life. Which is the reason I like it. If I could be anything... I'd be a Superhero. No doubt about it. I mean, that would be so cool! But seeing as Halloween is tomorrow, I think I'm gonna use my fallback. What is it? Heh heh, you'll have to wait and see.

Actually, yesterday I kind of felt not too much like myself. And why? Because I looked really cute. For once. I mean usually when I go to school and stuff I try and make myself blend in as much as possible so that no one looks at me. I think I'm getting better though. I mean, I can actually carry on coherent conversations with people after I've initiated them. Usually I shut up like a clam. Or whatever it is that shuts up. Anyway, it felt weird. But I'm thinking it was just because I'm paranoid.

Anyway, I was looking at the post I did a few days ago and... I'm really sorry. That drawing is pretty shoddy. But I didn't want to spend an eternity on it because... I have more important things to do. Anyway, it's random and I know I can't draw but I felt it accurately communicated my disdain for tests. I mean, the only thing they show is how good at memorisation. I've said it before and I'll say it again, I bet some of the smartest people in the world suck at tests. Those are the people that break molds and become fabulous and everyone else is tested on. If that makes sense. Peace. V(^_^) -Sara

Chapter 114

2009-10-28T14:01:00.003-04:00

Mid-terms are finally over. How did it go?

Here's how I saw them. -Sara

We're so close to something better left unknown. -METRIC

2009-10-27T19:20:00.002-04:00

Gimme Sympathy - Acoustic - Metric

Is anyone else feeling like Princess Peach looks more like Ayumi Hamasaki with every new Super Smash Bros. game? - Sara

Still floating as time goes by. -Shiina Ringo

2009-10-15T10:19:00.006-04:00

Marunouchi Sadistic - Shiina Ringo

Okay, so toady I wanted to use a song by my idol Shiina Ringo. So I did, but this isn't exsctly the version I wanted to use. This is the original version I believe. Well, the live version of the original. It was off of her debut album Muzai Moratorium, so it is in Japanese. And I was really trying to avoid using Japanese songs for the quote because no one knows what the hell they mean. Anyway, she released a new album in... I think it was July or August, but don't quote me on that, and she did a re-make of the song. In this version she sings half in English and half in Japansese, but for whatever reason I couldn't find it again. So what I ended up doing was taking the English from the Expo version and inserting the Japanese song. Ha ha. Whatever. I think it's good either way, but then again I don't have any qualms listening to things I don't understand.

I've been doing it my whole life. (Ha ha ha)

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! I did. I mean I ate a lot. And mostly desserts. I made a pumpkin creme brulé on Saturday, poached pears on Sunday, and my mom made apple pie on Monday. And that was only a long weekend. I fear for my waistline at Christmas.

When I was at my aunt and uncle's on Sunday we did karaoke. And it was the shit. Actually, it wasn't really karaoke. It was like this PS3 thing where you have mics but you sing with the music video and you have to hit notes and stuff. I forget what it was called... Sing Star? Anyway, it was fun. And according to the machine... I'm not tone deaf. It said I was actually pretty good. I don't believe it, but whatever. It was still fun. I did a Spice Girls song with my mom. Hee hee.

I don't know why people don't like karaoke, because no one judges you. Honestly, they expect you to be bad. If you weren't, you'd be a millionaire with a recording contract. Right Air B? Anyway. That's all I really have to say. Until next time! - Sara

Fightin' hard to hold my own. -Madcon

2009-10-02T22:32:00.005-04:00

Beggin - Madcon

I was looking over the past few entries I've done, and I kinda liked the doodles. Which is a totally random way to start off. Lol. I'm thinking about doing another one soon, and it will be soon because I have a song I've been wanting to use for a while as a post title. I don't think for a second that I'm any kind of artist, but I like to doodle. And I like to colour them too.

So I'm over the drama that was my last post. I kicked myself in the head and I was all, "WTF. You are such a loser. It really isn't a big deal.". So yeah. And thanks again Air B. You're the bestest. Huggles!

Just thought I should mention that... hee.

On a totally unrelated note... I am so stoked for Thanksgiving. Usually my family and I go to Montreal on Friday and Saturday, but we're staying home this year. I'm kinda sad because I love Montreal but it's no big because there's gonna be so much good food! This is why I like holidays. Food. Thanksgiving is good, but Christmas is even better. Oh man. Thanksgiving is like a weekend, Christmas food lasts for like two weeks! It's great! I just have to be careful about it. The food I mean. Lol.

So this is gonna sound out of the blue, but do you ever feel like, painfully aware of living? It sounds weird, but that is really the only way I can think to describe it. Lately I've feeling like that a lot. Probably it's because I usually live in my own little dream world, or have spent far too much time in libraries. But I guess that's what I get for being a library nerd. ;) Anyway, I sometimes get this feeling like... I dunno. Like I'm more conscience of living. Like I said, I don't think I'm making any sense (I know I usually don't anyway) but that's the only way I can describe it. It's strange.

You control where you go, you can steer. -Missy Higgins

2009-09-22T19:32:00.011-04:00

Steer (Album Version) - Missy Higgins

Oi. I feel like the world's biggest bee-yotch right now. Why? I don't even know. I mean, I don't even think I should feel bad. But I do. It's so... ARGHHH!!!!! >:( ANGRY FACE!

Let me explain.

So on Monday I had my boring Anthro class. Anyway, I met this guy who decided to sit beside, which is fine. I mean, there are a lot of people in that class. Whatever. Then he was like, do you mind if I have your number? THIS, my friends is where Sara makes her big mistake. She thinks sure because the only reason these people are going to call me is if they miss class, right? Well apparently not. This person called me today and was like, so I don't really know you and you don't really know me, but do you have a boyfriend? Oh cats. I'm thinking...

Fuck.

Instead of saying yeah I do, I told the truth. Why? Because I may be smart, but I'm an idiot at life. One of my friends told me one day, "Sara, for someone so smart, you're pretty stupid." He is so right. So I'm like no. I don't. And I know this person was trying to be nice and stuff, and he was all do you want to get coffee with me tommorrow morning? And then I was all "Gragh. Uh... I uh, actually have a um, early class." And he was like, well when is good for you? And what did genius here say? WELL?

Um, I dunno. Maybe I'll see you in class though.

Fuck. Fuck. FUCKITY FUCK!!!!!! Why do I have to be so mean?!?!?! I didn't want to brush him off because he was a nice guy, but I don't know him. That's just too weird for me.

So I really, REALLY hope I see him on Monday so I can apologise for being such a cold hearted bitch.

Honestly, this is further evidence that I'm going to grow up all alone. And die by myself. And then my corpse will be eaten by my thirty cats.

I hate myself.

Sigh, I'm going to go watch the Arby'n'The Cheif movie and some Hard Justice. At least when I'm upset I can count on Jon CJG to pick me up a bit. :( Guilty face.

PS The song is actually not by Bob Ludwig. It's Missy Higgins.

Freakin' imeem.

Hoppípolla (Jump into puddles). -Sigur Rós

2009-09-15T21:21:00.004-04:00

Hoppípolla - Sigur Ros

So I have to say that I love Uni. So far. Yeah, maybe it's hard and maybe there's a lot of work, but I do love the independence of it. Like, people don't really care too much what you do or where you're doing it. So far, I have to say that my fears are totally unfounded. Upperclassmen don't taunt you when they discover (or possibly suspect) that you're in first year. People aren't snooty and mean (most of them at least). Contrary to popular belief, it is not hard to find your way around campus. And if you do perchance get yourself lost, there are many friendly people to help you.

I am also happy to report that the professors I have encountered so far do seem to care about the students. Unlike my deranged religious teacher said last year, the profs do not tell you you will drop the course, and people do care about you. God, last year was a lark. They scare the shit out of you and for what? To find out that this is life. Not the movies.

Big negative today though. Found out I wasn't allowed to stay in Intermediate French. :( Sad face. So I had to wait for TWO HOURS in order to finish the whole process. And now I only have ten minutes to get from one building to another. People say that's not so bad. And I guess it isn't, but I like have long gaps between classes so I can go to the library and do work. I'm kind of relieved though because I think the stuff they do in the Intermediate section is stuff I have been tutoring for the past two years. Hopefully Advanced will be a bit more of a challenge.

Also, I'm getting sick of talking about school. I mean, yeah it's new and exciting, but there's more to life right? Like boots. I need some. I saw this gorgeous suede pair of slouchy boots the other day and I LOVE them. Too bad I can't afford them. And because of where I live, my mother tells me I need 'sensible boots' because it get cold and icy in the winter. Whatever. I mean, I'm not going to be climbing mountains or friggin like, doing things in them. I just need them so I'm not forced to wear sneakers. Mirite?

What language do they speak in Iceland? Icelandic?

It's all worthwhile. -My Morning Jacket

2009-09-09T16:44:00.003-04:00

Wordless Chorus - My Morning Jacket

Oh my. What a week.

Yes, yes, it was Frosh Week for me. A week full of fun activities, facils without voices, and parties that run until 2 am. Which may not be late (or early) to you, but I was never a party animal. It all started on Sunday when I went to go pick up my Frosh kit. This kit came in the form of a canvas sack, and I looked like I had just robbed a bank. Ha. Anyway, when I was down there I got put on a team for the week. The theme this year was C.U. in the Wild (it's a pun on the name of the school, and I think it's cute), so the teams were like bears and chipmunks and bats and skunks, and since we're in Canada, moose. Anyway, I got to be a wolf. Which is totally cool. Anyway, I drove down to the pep rally and the basketball game with Syla and Lauren and another friend. Actually, my school's basketball team is really good. Like, they're pretty well known. Cuz they rock.

Anyway, Monday was the canal games. And I was a wolf. So we got our pack names and we got the twilight princess wolf logo spray painted onto our wolf shirts. It was cool even though I was like the only person not living in res. The games were even kinda fun, even if they were a bit cheesy.

The only thing was it was super hot and I got a bit of a burn on my ears and under my eyes. So I kinda looked like this:

I was really good about sunscreen though, so even though the burn is pretty new, it's practically gone. It was kinda funny because everyone was totally dead by the end of the day. Especially the res people because there was a video dance on campus the night before until like 2 am. But I didn't stay cuz I can't function without sleep. Ha ha!

And... tomorrow's the first day of class, so I'm pretty stoked. Other people I know are like, it's so scary, and I used to be like that, but now I'm like, Bring it on! ^_^

Crying Lightning. -Arctic Monkeys

2009-09-02T20:29:00.009-04:00

Crying Lightning - Arctic Monkeys

Oh, Arctic Monkeys, I love you. This is prolly my new favourite song. ^_^ So good, mirite? :) smiley face.

So, is it weird that I write all of this random crap?

Really. I mean like, should I not have some purpose for taking up valuable internet real estate? Most people write about stuff that they're passionate about, like the environment, or art, or pop culture, or fashion, or, I dunno. Stuff that matters. And I'm like, just talking. Whatever. I guess maybe I like hiding behind a veil of anonymity. That way I can bitch about people and they'll never know... I'm so bad. >:o

Actually, I wonder if it might be better to bitch about my life to complete strangers (who may or may not be out there... wherever "there" is) than to hold all my cattiness inside. That would probably make me even less likable. Lolz.

Anyway. Moving on. Last night was fun. The movie was good, and my mom has a Le Creuset pot just like Amy Adams! Only my mother's is red. It was nice having the four of us together too. But, and there is a but, I found it to be really weird. We were sitting at a table, and Syla and I were talking, and beside us Liah and Air B were having a completely separate conversation. I don't why, but I was listening to something Syla was saying and it hit me that that was happening. It was like, shouldn't we all be having ONE conversation? It happened eventually, but I found it to be a bit unnerving.

I think we should have a karaoke party. I love karaoke. I really do. I'm not a very good singer. I mean, I'm not awful. Babies don't cry at the sound of my voice and dogs don't start howling at me, but I'm no Katy Perry. Or Diana Krall. Or whatever. But I still like singing. However, none of my friends do. They're too shy. Even though NO ONE would hear them. Whatever. I guess there's really nothing I can do about that. Sigh. And Air B is actually pretty good. But she still won't karaoke. She's too self conscious. I'm crazy though.

Crazy like a fox.

I've seen your frown and it's like looking down the barrel of a gun. -Arctic Monkeys

2009-09-01T15:35:00.007-04:00

Mardy Bum - Arctic Monkeys

My feet hurt sooo much! :'( crai-ing face! I was down at the campus of the Uni (Briticism) I'm going to in a week and my buddy and I were looking around finding our classes. And it was actually fun. But we had to walk. A lot. I've got a feeling that I'm gonna lose like five pounds this year just from running around campus. Lolz. It's big! I mean, I wasn't expecting it to be small like HS, but there are a lot of buildings, and they all kinda connect to each other. We were exploring the tunnels that connect them too and we were all like, @o@. So lost. Ha ha! But we got things figured out in the end. Actually, we spent like twenty minutes looking for my friend's class. It was like the phantom classroom! We found it eventually though, but it was super hidden!

I'm actually quite excited because tonight I'm going to see Julie&Julia with Liah and Syla and Air B. I don't really know about Amy Adams but I really like Meryl Streep! She's the bomb! She's sick! And when I sick I don't mean diseased. Hur hur hur. Mostly I'm excited to see Air B. and everyone. It's been awhile since I've seen them all.

Just a note on the song, it doesn't have anything to do with the post. Well, they usually don't, but anyway, I really like Arctic Monkey's and I love this song and I really wanted to use it for a post so... I am. Ha ha.

Nothing seems as pretty as the past, though - Arctic Monkeys

2009-08-30T19:29:00.006-04:00

Fluorescent Adolescent - Arctic Monkeys

So, I tried changing the font size on the Blogger post thing, but I'm not sure if it's any better. I might have to look over the template HTML and figure out how to change it from there. Which will be a pain because I'm computer illiterate. Fingers crossed this is better. Just leave a comment or something if you still need a magnifying glass to read.

I was looking over the tags the other day and I noticed Air B. was all, what's with all the 1337 speak? Well, my brother introduced me the Arby 'n' The Chief machinimas and I think they are hilarious. So one of the characters talks in 1337 and I kinda play Halo 3 like this character, so I started saying some random crap in leet. And I know that's... creepy, I mean strange, so spare me plz. Ha ha ha. Anyway, I don't know if you've ever seen Arby 'n' The Chief but they are super super funny. They are created by Jon CJG (known in a past life as Digital Ph33r) and if you're into this kinda thing, I'd strongly recommend checking it out. He makes some other series too, and they're also quite humorous.

And yeah, I've started playing video games again. Don't know why, I just picked up a controller one day and there you have it. Actually, when my brother got Halo 3, he kept bugging me to play with him, and I told him to get lost. And then, one fateful day... ha ha ha. In all seriousness, one time I just caved and decided that, even though I suck, I don't mind playing multi-player with my brother. Even though I always end up being incinerated. Ha ha ha. So lately I've looked like this:

Lolz. Drawn suckily by me à la Toboso Yana, my current favourite manga-ka. It looks like an X-box controller (kinda, not rly), but my obsession at the moment is The Lengend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. I wish I could shorten it to TLoZ: TP, but that makes it look like The Legend of Zelda: Toilet Paper. Her her her. >_<> But yeah, I do love playing as Link. He's soooooo cool! I was reading an interview with the character designer for Twilight, and he was saying they gave Link a prettier face, so they had to give him really broad shoulders so he wouldn't look too aristocratic. I think they did a good job with him >u<. Actually I think all the characters are beautiful. The whole game is beautiful!! AHHH!!!! Ha ha ha. ^_^

I'm a weirdo. - Radiohead

2009-08-27T18:21:00.004-04:00

Creep (Radiohead cover) - Shiina Ringo

So the other day I was walking home from the dentist feeling as marginally happy as one can be after having their gums scraped to within an inch of their lives, when I spotted a bus driving down the road. Seeing as my home backs onto a busy road, this wasn't surprising. What gave me a nice little surprise was when I spotted Air B. in the window of the bus. But wait, you're thinking, how did you know it was her. Well quite simple really. She was wearing her orange shirt, so that caught my attention. Also when I spotted her she was moving her bag. Also, she had her hair tied back in her characteristic Air B. ponytail. But she didn't see me. Probably because she wasn't looking out the window. Heh heh.

So the other night after I posted, I went back and read over some of my earlier entries. Like, from when I updated every single freakin' day. And, I dunno, I wasn't impressed. I either sounded really juvenile or kind of like an attention whore. And I don't really want to be either. Especially not an attention whore. Lolz. So if you happen to read the old entries (I don't know why you would because they're not very impressive, believe me) just keep that in mind.

Today I put a classic lyric as the title, but I didn't put the original Radiohead version as audio. Instead, I used the live version by Shiina Ringo who I am absolutely in love with. She's a genius. So yeah, it sounds kinda muffly, but that's because it was recorded live!

Please, give me something. -Scars on 45

2009-08-26T22:54:00.003-04:00

Give Me Something - Scars On 45

I think I've become a bit of a cynic over the years. Which I've discovered is kind of sad. I mean, thinking about, I don't have a lot to be jaded about. I haven't had a troubled youth or childhood, so why am I so damn pessimistic about everything? Is it because I am inherently mean and bitchy? Or maybe it's written somewhere that I'm destined to be jaded about everything and grow up alone and then die when I'm like 100 or something with a bajillion cats. Who end up eating my corpse. ...Ew. Okay, erase that thought.

The reason it comes to mind today is I was talking to Liah about how we thought we were so cool when we were younger. Like, how we thought we were all that when we were eleven. And about how our whole class was so into entering the alluring world of high school. Because high school meant being teenagers, and it meant parties, and it meant crushes and sleepovers and the best four years of our lives. And then we got there, and it was hearing about Mary Jane or Sue Anne being so plastered over the weekend they skipped Monday morning with wicked hangovers. And then being fourteen and in grade nine wasn't so great. It was listening to people talking about how cool it was that they were drinking and smoking or whatever. And now I look at people who are eleven and fourteen and they look so young. And then I think about what we were like and... yeah. I think I stopped making sense about two minutes ago. Ha ha ha. I guess it's just so hard to put into words.

Hmm. Looks like I actually had something serious to say today. A rare occasion I'm sure. Probably next time all I'll do is talk about how I tried to give myself a manicure. Ha ha. Last post I got a complaint about not having a song. Heh heh. Sorry. But I didn't use a lyric as the title so I was pretty much like, aw screw it. So that's the story behind the missing song. Toodle-oo!

Post # 101!! Party Hardy!!

2009-08-24T11:59:00.002-04:00

My new addiction of late has been a TV show. And no, it is not So You Think You Can Dance (although I am obsessed and it is fantastic). No, I'm talking about the British show Merlin. Holy crapola. It's soooo good! Not historically accurate, and I thought it was a bit strange that Merlin wasn't old, but who cares? The acting is good, the actors are nice to look at, and who can hate a show with Anthony Head in it? Well, not me. Actually the season finale was on last night and it was pretty good. A bit melodramatic with everyone trying to kill themselves, but hey. I'm kinda sad that it's over though, but I think I read that BBC ordered a second season or something. My fingers are crossed. I wanna see more Arthur and Merlin!

School is due to start again soon... well, like two weeks or something. And my brother is kinda jealous cuz he has to start next week. Ouch. I... have mixed feelings about school. I'm super glad to be getting out of HS... but I don't know. I've been getting anxiety attacks about Uni. Blergh. Anyway, I really have nothing else to say, and I get the feeling if I write anymore I'll just start to babble on about things that are really not important. ...Hmmm, actually, maybe I've been doing that this whole time! Ahh!! I'm a babbler!! Someone shut me up!!! (Ha ha ha ^_^)

How lucky we are. - Meiko

2009-06-28T14:58:00.005-04:00

How Lucky We Are - Meiko

Finally. It's over! As of Thursday, I have officially graduated high school. The best part was after Liah, Air B, Syla, and wrote bad memories of high school on fire crackers and then blew them up. It was richly symbolic. And...

I would just like to interrupt this post with a quick message. If you don't care about how often I post, you can skip it. Really. It is not important. But if you keep reading odds are you're going to read the whole message anyway. So. It's been awhile. Before I start talking, I just want to say that I have not been updating for a good reason. I have a life. I have things I would rather be doing/ need to be doing. And a lot of times they don't include this. And if you're upset about it... get over yourself. I don't want to be a bitch. Really. I just happen to be pursuing other things at the moment. And we now return you to our scheduled program.

we had a barbecue too. So yes. Another chapter of my life over. Am I sad to see it go? Sorry, but not really. I think I'm ready for bigger and better things. Maybe. Ha ha ha.

Peace out.