tickle my catastrophe
Confirming my annual shut-in status during summer vacations, I spent absolutely the ENTIRE DAY on the computer yesterday. I had a good reason though because I just downloaded OpenCanvas and was goofing off/trying to get it to work properly all day. The fun thing about that program (besides the pretty--which I have yet to harness) is that it makes these cool sped-up videos of your work. Like speedpaints vids on YouTube except without the effort. (I also think I am officially the only person on the internet to spell "youtube" correctly...and the streak ends...). Maybe someday when I'm no longer ashamed of what I produced I'll find a way to put a video up.
But in the way of a more tangible medium my ACTUAL paint supplies came today (ie oils, paintbrushes etc) that all cost a little less than a hundred buckaroos. I was expecting them Tuesday so imagine my surprise! Now I'm a fairly economical shopper and I needed all that stuff but the shipping bit me in the butt...can't beat the online deals though! I still need canvas and turpentine however, and I have this painting I really wanna start. I guess during the week.
Also do to a freakish lack of good television (thank the gods Mad Men comes back tomorrow) I ended up watching the Pillars of the Earth miniseries on Friday which I only mention because I thought it was AWESOME. I have found something new to fawn over! Completely be accident! Probably all by myself too! I do love me some medieval power struggles let me tell you. Hopefully it doesn't fall into the vast and horrific depths of terrible television. Or at least let me get bored before it happens.
Hey, maybe I'll post a Mad Men review on Monday! Who am I kidding? Of course I will. I need to rave someplace.
I'll leave you with Betty Draper Rules of Parenting #306:
"Go bang your head against a wall--only boring people are bored."
But in the way of a more tangible medium my ACTUAL paint supplies came today (ie oils, paintbrushes etc) that all cost a little less than a hundred buckaroos. I was expecting them Tuesday so imagine my surprise! Now I'm a fairly economical shopper and I needed all that stuff but the shipping bit me in the butt...can't beat the online deals though! I still need canvas and turpentine however, and I have this painting I really wanna start. I guess during the week.
Also do to a freakish lack of good television (thank the gods Mad Men comes back tomorrow) I ended up watching the Pillars of the Earth miniseries on Friday which I only mention because I thought it was AWESOME. I have found something new to fawn over! Completely be accident! Probably all by myself too! I do love me some medieval power struggles let me tell you. Hopefully it doesn't fall into the vast and horrific depths of terrible television. Or at least let me get bored before it happens.
Hey, maybe I'll post a Mad Men review on Monday! Who am I kidding? Of course I will. I need to rave someplace.
I'll leave you with Betty Draper Rules of Parenting #306:
"Go bang your head against a wall--only boring people are bored."