a nyc recap through fisheyes.

lovin' that i'm pretty close to figuring out this whole fisheye thing. note our feet in the photo looking all far away and the bend of the wall behind us. so close! i got some pretty rad shots of the g.w. bridge as well. this shot happened probably minutes before the following conversation with nat;

nat: how are you feeling?

me: ugh.

nat: maybe you should try to make yourself throw up?

yeah not so fun on the ill front. but walking around helped and at least my being ill kept me from spending a ton of money at kate's and the ink pad. so there's that, haha.

plus, we found this really rad wall at parsons new school so we got to take fun pictures in front of all kinds of rad backgrounds. unfortunately there weren't any tim gunn sightings, but we were probably there for like half an hour easy going snap crazy. love hanging with ladies who are just as crazy about taking pictures as i am. they totally understand the need to get that shot, y'know?

it was a crazy cold and windy day, but we got the hang of it by the end and had fun at the outdoor craft market and filling our noses with all the yummy smells at lush, with only a minor glitter up the nose injury, i won't name any names, haha.

i have scrappy things coming soon, i promise!

today.

i have ...
* pointlessly sat here at work with no one coming in because of the snow.
* started a project that i have been thinking about for a while
* planned some theraputic scrapping pages
* been inspired by this layout by shelly b and this one too. also vee's christmas journal and everything kristina has been doing lately!
* eaten about a million hershey kisses.
* had freezing cold feet all day. (it is officially time to give up on the canvas slip-ons.)
* had lofty dreams for the future.
* miss friends that i have not seen in ages.
* scored a second clip-it-up for 40 % off.
* made some updates on myspace.
* sent good vibes all the way to long island.

i will ...
* have a mug of hershey's goodnight kisses hot chocolate.
* curl up with the new issue of nylon.
* eat chinese food (and subsequently continue to not lose weight.)
* continue to think about a haircut.
* make todays daily card.
* watch a movie.
* stay up too late.

i want ...
* a hand to hold
* mocassins in fun colors
* a business loan

3's

so i've always been into lists and 3's seem to be everywhere lately, the stupid 333 storyline on csi: new york, tracks i'm digging and groups. anyway, here are some random lists of 3. feel free to come up with your own.

3 sequential track i dig;

from death cab for cutie's album, "transatlantacism"
6. tiny vessels
7. transatlantacism
8. passenger seat
soooooooo painfully yummy

3 things i wanted to be when i grew up;

1. singing voice for a disney character
2. childrens book author
3. rockette (stupid 3 inches)

3 lyrics that i love;

1. "there's not a lot for you to give if you're giving in."
2. "you are what you love not what loves you back."
3. "someone choose who's left and who's leaving."

3 smells i adore;

1. medicated chapstick
2. the smell right before it rains in the spring & summer
3. sleeping kitty tummy

3 websites that consume the most of my time;

1. scrap in style tv
2. trendetta
3. here

3 most recent album purchases;

1. sky blue sky by wilco
2. in our bedroom after the war - stars
3. our ill wills - the shout out louds

3 favorite things to do;

1. scrap
2. hold hands
3. take pictures

3 must watch shows right now;

1. gossip girl
2. pushing daisies
3. the soup

3 favorite songs at this instant;

1. a praise chorus by jimmy eat world
2. breakin' up by rilo kiley
3. set yourself on fire by stars

3 things on your holiday wishlist;

1. the snow & graham 2008 wall calendar
2. plush superbot from bam pop
3. wii with dance dance revolution

and now that i've been playing on youtube look for my 3's of youtube videos real soon, haha.

randoms to get by.

* a week or so a go i broke wal mart. well, at least the photo center. apparently when i requested that the machine burn all the picture files on my digital camera's memory card to disc it overloaded and downed the photo center fro a few hours. oops.

* i watched the invisible yesterday and justin chatwin is waaaaay yummy when he is not being a total jerk in chumscrubber.

* long island and nyc with k, v & n was a little weird (we all had issues, haha) but we managed to still have fun regardless and take a ton of pictures in front of a really fun wall at parsons/the new school. i unfortunatly barely snapped any with my own camera, other than the fisheye and who knows how those will end up.

* they are completely tearing up the road and sidewalk in front of the store and have the whole block totally closed, but yet i somehow still have to be here. wth?!?

* my secret santa over at scrap in style sent me a fun little package yesterday that included the rold gold honey mustard twists that i can't seem to get around here anymore. yum. now if anyone can find me the rold gold honey mustard and garlic sticks i will give them my first born. promise. or the equivelant in scrap of craft supplies.

* tv - *gossip girl = better & better, loved the taste of bad s they gave us. *heroes = familiar. didn't we have a possible end of the world situation last year this time? and 2 epsiodes where peter stays fully clothed? what? *project runway - bye bye flock of seagulls! 'nough said.

i need a little indie theater!

this movie look totally freaking hilarious.

ta-da!

it's done! well at least up until december. i'll have to wait to do those last couple of pages, but i love it!




(if you click on the picture it flips to the next one.)

i ended up having to buy another one and then woodgluing them together back to back so that all the pages fit. but it worked out well, with january through june in one box and july through december in the other. now i want to come up with all kinds of other fun uses for these. i'll have to really stock up.

workin' it.

i finished january through june in my mini box and it's so thick that i went over to home depot after work today and grabbed another one and they are under a massive pile of bazzill with the wood glue setting as we speak. i think it's turning out pretty rad if i do say so myself.

and i just whipped up some ornaments stuffed with ribbon and fun stuff that i think are going to go up on my etsy soon. i so need to get on that. i haven't made a single christmas card yet, for me or to sell!

oooh while i was at home depot i picked up a big heavy duty plastic toolbox for $5 that fits all my acrylic paint and brushes, so fun.

so the plan for the rest of the night is episodes of, "inside the actors studio" and drinking a leftover blue moon full moon holiday brew. yum.

late night thoughts.

don't you hate when you know you really have to be sleeping, but you just can't? i especially hate all the things running through my head at these times; what would my life be like now if i had made a different choice at certain times in my life? will there ever come a time for me when money is not a serious issue? do the people i miss also miss me? how am i going to swing this christmas? when was the last time i really made an effort to meet someone? will i lose this weight? is this my life forever?

i try not to whine much here, but tonight is just one of those nights where my usual trick of making lists just isn't calming my mind and putting me to sleep like it usually does. so, i'm back to bed and back to listing all the things i've ever wanted to be when i grow up or imagining my perfect dude or thinking of what i would do with a hundred million dollars. ugh!

cards, pages and minis oh my!

haha, supreme cheese, yes!

today i caught up on my daily cards, did my first 12 x 12 layout in like forever and started what i think is going to be a super cute mini;



so i found this awesome gift card holder at home depot yesterday. the inset top slides off and it's going to be awesome for a mini. today i covered the logo on the top with awesome little scrappies from kristina's collection and tommorow i'm going to print a bunch of wallet sized pictures and mix them in with little mini trading card layouts to make a year in review type mini. i'll probs put it together with a mini binder ring or some ball chain so that it can sit nicely in the box. i'm so excited about it! i'm thinking about buying a bunch more and making a bunch for gifts and for my etsy shop.

speaking of my etsy shop, it's been down and empty for a while now so i'm hoping to get it all re-done and loaded up for holiday shopping over this next week. much to do!

wow!

first of all, really long time no blog. sorry! i'm sure y'all aren't hanging on my every post anyway!

second of all, look how rad my new blog set up is! i am totally in love wiht it. i scrapped the banner yesterday and actually figured out the layout myself, haha. i am kind of inept when it comes to this stuff sometimes so usually aimee does it for me because she is so rad. this is also my first banner i've designed myself! yay! anyway, imagine i am posh spice when i say this is going to be a major listy type update and then i'll be better for reals.

* ummm okay, i know i said this last time, but this weeks into it over it song, "ashley's big adventure" is defenitly my favorite so far. i continue to be more and more impressed every week.

* kristina's visit consisted of little sleep, lot's of weird clothing at the mall, beer samples, russian hats, photo booth pictures, little sleep, scrapping with nicole and lots of fun.

* i elfed nat, vee, myself and kristina in preperation for our fun get together this weekend in long island. we're going to brave the crazy tourist level to head into the city, hopefully hit the union square holiday flea market and have lots of fun and photos. marykate might head in with me too.

* i have been sick for what seems like forever, one of those horrible colds that just won't let go. it seems to finally be on its' way out and last night i could actually sleep with my head at a normal level, rather than propped up on several pillows, yay!

* thanksgiving was cozy, quiet and yummy. after dinner we watched evan almighty and traded christmas wishlists.

* speaking of wishlists, there are lots of yummies i am hoping for this year. like this awesome swing coat that i have been drooling over for like ever, this hello kitty woodgrain bank,