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Saturday, January 5, 2013
I hate giving in to hype and commercialism, but there is something about the new year that I can't ignore. It's the beginning of a new calendar and logically this is the appropriate time to make life changes. What better way to track personal progress than to start at the beginning of the year?
I always make resolutions, and most of the time I do not keep them. Get in shape. Eat better. Quit this, start doing that. I'm tired of making myself promises every January and never seeing them come to fruition. I decided this year that I would task myself with specific goals rather than obscure resolutions.
So far I have decided to accomplish these things:
1. Learn at least one song on the piano.
2. Complete one painting every month.
3. FINISH a novel.
4. Paint an accent wall.
5. Read 50 books.
Are these life-changing promises? Maybe not, but they are things I do want to accomplish and a year in more than enough time to do so. And who knows...maybe I'll write a best-seller, or create a beautiful piece of art or simply enjoy my apartment a little more.
Sunday, December 16, 2012
look mom! i'm using vectors!
May 30, 2007, 5:08:51 PM
so i took a hiatus from writing (and by "took a hiatus" i mean i ran out of ideas
) so i thought i would take up the wonderful art of vector drawing. i don't know that i'll ever return to hand tracing on psp! using vectors not only produces a smoother image but takes so much less time to create an outline (with colour filling no less!).
my attraction to vectors did not come without a purpose. i stumbled upon cafepress.com while perusing easy ways to make money (currently i am jobless in brantford and we are running out of money f*a*s*t*). brain juices started a-flowing and i realized that if i can create a catchy group of characters i may be able to sell their image on calenders, mugs and thongs without investing a cent!
so kyu_ti_gochikku was born. so far i have seven characters who each represent a different facet of the gothic subculture. i will be posting first draft images here for comments and critiques. so please, let me know what you think and how i can improve them! also let me know what you like about them, so i can feel good about myself.
Look, Mom! This is back when I was very cool and didn't use capital letters!
look mom! i've neglected my blog!
Feb 7, 2008, 10:50:16 AM
Wow, so much has happened since my last journal entry! i found a new job and have settled into ontario quite nicely. i've been home once and have had family and friends down to visit since moving here. i participated in nanowrimo, started a blog, and saw the Spice Girls live in concert (i know, it doesn't really fit in there).
i'm back to revamping my silent hill fanfic. i gave it a new name and a new direction. check it out here: [link].
work keeps me busy so there is less time for art and writing. right now i'm focusing on my writing, since it's something i can do at work during down times.
anywho, this is not a terribly interesting journal posting. check out me blog, which i try to update regularly: [link].
May 30, 2007, 5:08:51 PM
so i took a hiatus from writing (and by "took a hiatus" i mean i ran out of ideas
) so i thought i would take up the wonderful art of vector drawing. i don't know that i'll ever return to hand tracing on psp! using vectors not only produces a smoother image but takes so much less time to create an outline (with colour filling no less!). my attraction to vectors did not come without a purpose. i stumbled upon cafepress.com while perusing easy ways to make money (currently i am jobless in brantford and we are running out of money f*a*s*t*). brain juices started a-flowing and i realized that if i can create a catchy group of characters i may be able to sell their image on calenders, mugs and thongs without investing a cent!
so kyu_ti_gochikku was born. so far i have seven characters who each represent a different facet of the gothic subculture. i will be posting first draft images here for comments and critiques. so please, let me know what you think and how i can improve them! also let me know what you like about them, so i can feel good about myself.
Look, Mom! This is back when I was very cool and didn't use capital letters!
look mom! i've neglected my blog!
Feb 7, 2008, 10:50:16 AM
Wow, so much has happened since my last journal entry! i found a new job and have settled into ontario quite nicely. i've been home once and have had family and friends down to visit since moving here. i participated in nanowrimo, started a blog, and saw the Spice Girls live in concert (i know, it doesn't really fit in there).
i'm back to revamping my silent hill fanfic. i gave it a new name and a new direction. check it out here: [link].
work keeps me busy so there is less time for art and writing. right now i'm focusing on my writing, since it's something i can do at work during down times.
anywho, this is not a terribly interesting journal posting. check out me blog, which i try to update regularly: [link].
Saturday, December 15, 2012
2006 Wrap-Up
Dec 31, 2006, 12:31:47 PM
Egads! I haven't posted a journal since October? Damn Halloween/Thanksgiving/Christmas! Why do you occur at year's end?!?!
So I thought I would write up a quick blurb about what I've learned this year:
1. I want to be a pirate.
2. Working with children is not my career path.
3. Keeping in touch with friends is cool.
4. I am never going to be a writer/artist/actor but trying sure is fun!
5. I want to marry Jack Sparrow (see #1).
6. I wish I could teleport into the future and join the crew of the Enterprise NCC1701-D.
7. X-Men 3 was a total screw up. As was The Wickerman (where was the horror? and what was in that bag?), Tristan and Isolde (all they did was fuck...where's the love?), and Snakes on a Plane (didn't see it and never will).
8. I am still in love with Ewan McGregor.
9. No Snow = No Christmas Spirit. Damn global warming!!!
10. Writing lists is fun.
Okay, and now for my New Year's Resolutions (i.e. promises I make myself but never keep):
1. Get in shape.
2. Become more cultural (hard to do in this city, but I should give it an honest try).
3. Write a book.
Have a great New Year's everyone!!!
I just have to make a comment here because, well, I can. Number 2 certainly did not prove true, as I am currently an Autism Support Worker who works with children every day. Is it my career path? Who knows, but I still love every minute of it. Consequently, number 4 is no longer true, because now I have something called faith in myself. In conclusion, numbers 6 and 7 still bode very VERY true for me.
Haiku
Feb 6, 2007, 12:07:40 PM
Here's a haiku I wrote at work:
Snowflakes fall sweetly
Sugar sprinkles on cupcake
Winter is yummy
Dec 31, 2006, 12:31:47 PM
Egads! I haven't posted a journal since October? Damn Halloween/Thanksgiving/Christmas! Why do you occur at year's end?!?!
So I thought I would write up a quick blurb about what I've learned this year:
1. I want to be a pirate.
2. Working with children is not my career path.
3. Keeping in touch with friends is cool.
4. I am never going to be a writer/artist/actor but trying sure is fun!
5. I want to marry Jack Sparrow (see #1).
6. I wish I could teleport into the future and join the crew of the Enterprise NCC1701-D.
7. X-Men 3 was a total screw up. As was The Wickerman (where was the horror? and what was in that bag?), Tristan and Isolde (all they did was fuck...where's the love?), and Snakes on a Plane (didn't see it and never will).
8. I am still in love with Ewan McGregor.
9. No Snow = No Christmas Spirit. Damn global warming!!!
10. Writing lists is fun.
Okay, and now for my New Year's Resolutions (i.e. promises I make myself but never keep):
1. Get in shape.
2. Become more cultural (hard to do in this city, but I should give it an honest try).
3. Write a book.
Have a great New Year's everyone!!!
I just have to make a comment here because, well, I can. Number 2 certainly did not prove true, as I am currently an Autism Support Worker who works with children every day. Is it my career path? Who knows, but I still love every minute of it. Consequently, number 4 is no longer true, because now I have something called faith in myself. In conclusion, numbers 6 and 7 still bode very VERY true for me.
Haiku
Feb 6, 2007, 12:07:40 PM
Here's a haiku I wrote at work:
Snowflakes fall sweetly
Sugar sprinkles on cupcake
Winter is yummy
Friday, December 14, 2012
Photomanip...ing?
Sep 10, 2006, 10:02:56 PM
I guess we all want our stories to be heard. Before, back in the dark ages of no internet, you had to do something R E A L L Y spectacular to garner any sort of attention. Now all you need is a MySpace account.
Maybe it's because I want to reconnect with my friends. You know, the friends you only speak with on MSN. The friends of whom you know about what's going on in their lives only by their MSN names? But will my friends be interested in what I have to say? What's going on in my life? My opinions?
I hope so. If not, at least I can a few things off my chest.
Note: Upon finding this particular post, I immediately deleted my MySpace account. Don't look for it. It's not there
Sep 10, 2006, 10:02:56 PM
So I've tried my hand at the art of photomanipulation, having seen what many talented DA artists are creating. Having been a H U G E fan of 
when it comes to stock images, I decided it was time to put her work to work (?).
I wanted to create an image that represented a story I've been working on (and by "been working on" I mean started, forgotten, re-wrote and have never finished). I wasn't in the mood to hand draw something, scan it, digitally colour it, blah blah blah...so I gave photomanip a try.
Overall I am actually quite pleased with the result. Granted, I am trying to add it to a background and work with light and stuff, but this initial result is quite cool. And it makes a nifty desktop pic.
when it comes to stock images, I decided it was time to put her work to work (?). I wanted to create an image that represented a story I've been working on (and by "been working on" I mean started, forgotten, re-wrote and have never finished). I wasn't in the mood to hand draw something, scan it, digitally colour it, blah blah blah...so I gave photomanip a try.
Overall I am actually quite pleased with the result. Granted, I am trying to add it to a background and work with light and stuff, but this initial result is quite cool. And it makes a nifty desktop pic.
Blog...ing?
Oct 8, 2006, 12:13:43 PM
So I've made the decision to blog...to put my life in full view of the world. I don't know why...I don't read other people's blogs so why would anyone read mine? Why can't a just keep a diary like I did when I was 8?
I guess we all want our stories to be heard. Before, back in the dark ages of no internet, you had to do something R E A L L Y spectacular to garner any sort of attention. Now all you need is a MySpace account.
Maybe it's because I want to reconnect with my friends. You know, the friends you only speak with on MSN. The friends of whom you know about what's going on in their lives only by their MSN names? But will my friends be interested in what I have to say? What's going on in my life? My opinions?
I hope so. If not, at least I can a few things off my chest.
Note: Upon finding this particular post, I immediately deleted my MySpace account. Don't look for it. It's not there
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Maybe if I loved myself a little bit more I would not post this on my blog. But, fuck it, if you want to judge me on shit poetry then this one is for you. Consequently, it is a poem about an old story I wrote as a child that I am currently reworking into something half-decent that really has nothing to do with the original tale.
The Salad Days
Jul 28, 2006, 5:45:22 PM
Recently I took a stroll,
to the past (a travel back to younger times)
into the innocence of my soul
captured in hasty prose and awkward rhymes.
And there I came upon a tale
(well, three, all dealing with the same cast)
layered like a piece of shale
spanning the distant past
They were based on a tv show
of some popularity known as Sailor Moon
but they weren't about the good guys, no,
they were about the bad guys and the goons.
They are short and kind of dumb
but they represent me in many ways,
like from where my writing talents come.
Those were the salad days.
The Salad Days
Jul 28, 2006, 5:45:22 PM
Recently I took a stroll,
to the past (a travel back to younger times)
into the innocence of my soul
captured in hasty prose and awkward rhymes.
And there I came upon a tale
(well, three, all dealing with the same cast)
layered like a piece of shale
spanning the distant past
They were based on a tv show
of some popularity known as Sailor Moon
but they weren't about the good guys, no,
they were about the bad guys and the goons.
They are short and kind of dumb
but they represent me in many ways,
like from where my writing talents come.
Those were the salad days.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
So I've been posting a whack of pictures of a character named Danae, but I have yet to explain who she is and where she comes from. Here is a [very] brief description of a story I'm working on:
***
C.A.T.S. (Combat and Tactics Specialists)
Danae Crowe, an officer aboard the CAT5, is a highly trained combatent. She is trained to solve political mayhem, using violence if necessary. Unfrotunately, a manipulative roomate, Echo Parks, prevents Danae from accompanying Commander Kyle Dravus and his team into the warzone, causing her to remain onboard the CAT5. While suffering through an unbearable bout of onboard security, Danae stumbles upon evidence implicating Echo in a political conspiracy involving the galaxy's most tyrannical political group (the Confederacy of the Planets), led by Rebel Di'Uno. Danae spends her time onboard piecing together the puzzle. When circumstances remove her from the CAT5, Danae learns that she is more than just an investigator of the Sacrament of Chaos conspiracy...she is an intricate part of it.
***
You know, that old chestnut.
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
For the record, I am deleting these off my DA as I re-port them here. I hate knowing that all these silly little thoughts are floating around various mediums in cyber space. It's probably best to just dump them all here where I can keep track of them.
I'm still trying to find an elegant and intelligent way to describe this...but I can't.
Eraserhead...and 10 other reasons I love David Lynch
Mar 10, 2006, 6:30:09 PM
1. Lesbians
2. Crazy reptile babies that resemble embalmed cow fetuses (that's right, Lynch, Imma on to you)
3. Waiting for something to jump out...but it never does.
4. Two words: Dancing Worms
5. Two more words: Twin Peaks
6. The inspiration behind my favorite game of all time: Silent Hill
7. I can't look away from the imagery...and when I do I'm not quite sure what it real.
8. Inspired Kid N Play's stand-up do.
9. Giving me clues that may or may not have any significance to what the hell is going on.
10. He is totally fucked up.
I'm Freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Apr 11, 2006, 8:52:02 PM
So I handed in my last essay of my undergraduate degree yesterday. And seeing as I have no exams, I am tout fini. As of May 19 I will be Chelsy Theriault, B.A. (maj Psyc). I like the sound of that. ;3
But now I feel empty. Other than housework, there's really nothing I have to do. Work is sporadic, but that's the nature of the company I work for (I work as a human service counselor and get jobs as they come). So I guess that's why I've been doing pic after pic for my gallery.
Anywho, I just thought I'd give a life update.
I'm still trying to find an elegant and intelligent way to describe this...but I can't.
Eraserhead...and 10 other reasons I love David Lynch
Mar 10, 2006, 6:30:09 PM
1. Lesbians
2. Crazy reptile babies that resemble embalmed cow fetuses (that's right, Lynch, Imma on to you)
3. Waiting for something to jump out...but it never does.
4. Two words: Dancing Worms
5. Two more words: Twin Peaks
6. The inspiration behind my favorite game of all time: Silent Hill
7. I can't look away from the imagery...and when I do I'm not quite sure what it real.
8. Inspired Kid N Play's stand-up do.
9. Giving me clues that may or may not have any significance to what the hell is going on.
10. He is totally fucked up.
I'm Freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Apr 11, 2006, 8:52:02 PM
So I handed in my last essay of my undergraduate degree yesterday. And seeing as I have no exams, I am tout fini. As of May 19 I will be Chelsy Theriault, B.A. (maj Psyc). I like the sound of that. ;3
But now I feel empty. Other than housework, there's really nothing I have to do. Work is sporadic, but that's the nature of the company I work for (I work as a human service counselor and get jobs as they come). So I guess that's why I've been doing pic after pic for my gallery.
Anywho, I just thought I'd give a life update.
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