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<3 Katrina
- Mood:
chipper
I've been overly sore lately for some reason. Blah. Body aches. Perchance it is related to weight. Hmmmmmmm. Anyway, hoping sleep will help.
I gets to be with fluffy little Finn, Katie's dog, all week because they're going to NYC so he needs a friend. Yays! And, omg, a house that's way less crap filled than mine! Silence! No family! Yay! lol :) Honestly, Katie, you're doing me a favor here.
Going to go lay down now and sleep early (hah! 11 is early? Well...yes) so I can whip out two or three swaps' worth of cards tomorrow before I watch Monroe. I like to be a month ahead on swaps because otherwise I start to get nervous. Unlike schoolwork, mailing things gets you into sticky situations. I also have to make 9 cards for individual trades (I'm doing a 5-5 trade with someone from Thailand...so...yeah). I'm thinking I'll have to take some craft supplies over to my week-long-vacation-house and do some cards there :p Omg I will get so much done. Yay! hahaha.
Anyway, I'm out. Sleeeeep!
<3 Katrina
- Mood:
cheerful
Complaining. And, not much...
I try really hard not to but they just slip out. I'm a complainer. That's just how I am. If I don't comment about things, or complain, I think I'd have a heart attack. It's just my nature. I know people will probably say, "Well, it may be your nature but people shouldn't have to put up with it." That's true. So, don't be my friend if you can't take some complaining from me. I make up for it by trying my best to help other people when I can. I can't help that I get frustrated about things and have to rant sometimes. It's how I relieve my stress. I'm allowed to have that.
Second worst flaw is biting my nails. Still haven't stopped that either. Flaw reduction score= -100
2. What would make you feel embarrassed in public?
Lots of things. I'm easily embarrassed haha. I'm a very private, quiet person, unless I'm with friends. My adviser talked to me last week, to review one of my projects for class, which involved listening to a recording of me reading to Monroe, and she said, "I think this is the most that I've ever heard you talk at once." So, as you can see, I'm quite silent. I think a better question would be, what would not embarrass me in public. I think I'm more used to PDA, which would always embarrass me before...so there's one. I talk really loudly when I'm with friends in public. I'm completely oblivious to it and am not at all embarrassed, although I probably should be XD.
I think one of the most embarrassing things I deal with is me saying the wrong thing...or not knowing what to say. I'm super awkward with people that I don't know well because I have a weird sense of humor, and I'm always afraid of offending people in some way :p Anywho, that's the one I can think of.
<3 Katrina
- Mood:
awake
But I had a new idea for some journal entries. Got it while I was stumbling (stumble upon=boredom reducer). Here's the web address for it. It's 62 questions everyone should ask themselves. So, here I go. Probably will get to 20 or so before I stop hahaha :)
So the first question:
- What is that thing that no one, not even your partner, your mother or your best friend, knows about you?
Anywho, that's all. Yay for updates!
Well, that's all for this time. Gotta go drink some coffee so that I can stay awake.
- Mood:
cold
( My Cards )
It's getting close to the end of the quarter, so I'm not making as many cards, and like 80% of them are for swaps (everyone sends to a host and the host swaps and sends you some back from other people) so I'm not really making cards of my own design...well, you know, not themed. Anyway, we'll see how this all works out.
<3 Katrina
Edit: Yay! The cut worked. Go me!
Wendy's Flight
Messed up her foot O.o oh well...The one thing I love about ATCs is that they are in no way meant to represent perfection. So thank goodness for that! I mean, I still try to make them as perfect as possible, but w/e. Considering my drawing skills are fairly new, this is a good effort for me.
And no, I didn't bother showing mom...because honestly I don't care if she doesn't like it or thinks it's a waste of time. ATCs are what keep me going when I'm tired of everything. It gives me something to work on when I want to punch everyone in the face...It's really nice.
And no, I didn't bother showing mom...because honestly I don't care if she doesn't like it or thinks it's a waste of time. ATCs are what keep me going when I'm tired of everything. It gives me something to work on when I want to punch everyone in the face...It's really nice.
<3 Katrina
- Mood: chipper
So, without further ado, here's the first card I want to talk about:
This is Nana from Peter Pan. On AFA (ATCsforall.com)I have to say, despite the tray floating in front of her face (she's supposed to be holding it in her mouth...that's obvious, right? It's urking me now but what can I do...) I'm really proud of this one. I put a lot of effort into it and I feel like it shows. I used a reference photo for the dog and feel like it's a really good representation. I even have that highlight on her nose (best part of the picture, I feel...is her nose). So the other women (they're mostly girls) on AFA thought it was great and gave me tips about how to make it look like she was holding it (for future notice) and were generally positive. When I got home I excitedly showed mom (bad idea) and she was like, "Oh, I saw it. Yeah, it's Nana." And I was like, uh...okay. Thanks? -_-'
She doesn't mean to, but she has a way of just tearing apart all confidence. I don't need her to approve of it, because it's awesome either way imho, but it just sucks that she can't be like 1% supportive. Ugh. Bs crap. Whatever, it is awesome and I love it. If I wasn't so determined to send it off for the swap that I made it for, I'd keep it myself. But I'll be getting great cards in return, made by artists who are much better than me XD, so it's worth it. Anywho, this is the start of a new journal. No more complaining. No more negativity (except my frustrations will probably seep in...because...it's me, afterall, and this is the only place I can be negative). Enjoy your week :) I'll post again if the next two cards for the swap are this good as well.
<3 Katrina
- Mood:
artistic
So in other news, I think I've realized that I'm the type of person who lets people having things first, to help them feel better. At first it doesn't bother me because I'm happy that they're doing well, but then I realize that in helping them I'm not giving myself what I need. That's why I'm so happy to be doing better at WW. It's something I can do for myself that makes up for me giving to others all the time. I maintained this week, but considering that I ate out twice on Saturday, that's a good thing. This is going to be a hard week, I can already tell, but I hope I can hold on to my determination.
Anyway, going to go work on art :) Calms me down greatly.
<3 Katrina
- Mood: awake
