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There is and always will be time in my life for a new film. My favorite local rental had a shelf devoted to Judy Garland. I was searching for A Star is Born and stumbled upon The Clock.
The combination of Vincente Minnelli’s direction and Judy Garland’s performance, it can make you lovesick.
Below are some still images from the film. It would be pointless to describe my favorite scenes when the image speaks for itself.
Goodnight!
I am continually promising to update pictures and things to this blog. Today will be another promise. That they will be uploaded late tonight.
I am rushing to get my etsy shop in order (no link to that yet since its needs work).
But I saw something hilarious and thought I ought to share it.
Thanks Natalie Dee for being the most fun!
The answer to all of life’s problems, is not pizza but escape. I played with a puppy, ate some pizza and I hooked up the scanner.
My descent into madness is officially documented.
The first stage is filled with good humor as the computer restarts,
And then time passes and I become whimsical,
The whimsy stretches on to my imagination.
The computer restarts suddenly after freezing up for 20 minutes.
While the computer was frozen a message like this was plastered across its face:
A bout of hysteria brings to mind something I heard in a class:
*An adorable 70 year old professor from S. Africa said this, she had misunderstood a student when he told her he cashed his check at a pawn shop. She went on to ask us all why we went to Porn Shops.
Upon restart I am told to that the software/download is working but this is all I see:
**There is something so insulting by the image of a great logo representing a great evil**
Hours later my body is revolting.
The ipod does the best it can to distract from the whole situation leading me to pay homage to my favorite band.
The audio struggle is over…and yet the scanner has disappeared.
At the sight of this icon I finally ran away from the computer.
Over three hours spent trying to find out what happened to my audio device drivers. Told to download new driver. Told by Microsoft to download new explorer. Told to restart computer. Told to restart computer. Error message. Computer froze.
One last pathetic restart later I have sound.
Through out this whole masochistic cycle I doodled on a little note pad. Drawing helped me to keep the frustration at bay.
I thought that it would be something cute for the blog.
Move to turn the scanner on. Nothing.
Today is not my day. Maybe tomorrow. God let tomorrow be my day.
I’ve been working on a pair of “rib-i-licious” fingerless gloves. Fisherman’s rib to be exact. One half is already completed the second is already on double pointed needles.
In light of that I have to get back to work I merely took a break to catch up on a blog or two.
One of my favorite places for inspiration is Mr. Xstitch’s blog on all things embroidery. It can be startling how innovative a single stitch can be in the hands of an artist.
Today I saw a post with some of the works of Marine Beloir. Wow.
But I got to tell you that my favorite of her works, that he mentions, would have to be the cuddly nerds, she refers to them as,
Inglorious & Nerdy Basterds. (wonderfully brilliant)
Visit her flickr for more of her work.
I just update this blog’s theme. I have been obsessed with cold weather, always feel like I’m missing out on all the snow related fun. So the current header is a bleak white winter day.
Besides I’ve been longing to shed my old garish colors (blood red/police tape yellow) for something cleaner.
So now here is some Natalie Dee fun, to ensure for a good week to come.
nataliedee.com
Goodnight to all the unfinished work…we will be seeing you in the morning.
Sofie my favorite manager was strutting around in a new jacket this morning.
A pretty site she made on her morning walk. *Chilly Arizona weather is a great excuse to accessorize.
While she was off taking her noon time nap I got a chance to enjoy some Itunes awesomeness.
Found out today that I could create a playlist in Itunes comprised of recently downloaded podcasts. Totally worth the procrastination.
Now off to work.
Progress has been made. It is exciting to see my fabric now that it is so inviting.
My intention was to get this bit of organization out of the way before I attempt to put each step down into a tutorial. You could say that I wanted to perfect the little envelopes but really I was consumed by the work flow. Glue gun efficiency requires the proper mood music strange as that may sound. The process was very reminiscent to my favorite episode of The Big Bang Theory.
Every now and then I become caught up in my own disappointments such as bills, work, family and friends. In that state of mind I loose heart quite easily and become a hollow shell. Its an old habit I picked up as a child. A rich imaginary world where no harm could come to me.
As an adult its easy to fall back into this world and take from it the bones of a good story. Strange as that may sound the worst things that have ever happened to me in this life have helped feed my creativity and there is seldom a loss that can shake my foundation.
I’ve been poor. Been bullied. I’ve failed miserably at more things than I’d like.
As child when I used to fear the dark of night not sure if I should see the morning always worried that a monster would rip through my bed (thanks Freddie for that imagery). As an adult I’ve laid in bed thinking what if those monsters were true? What if I wake up to Freddie and his absurd shear-like fingers, what would I do?
Gotta tell you that if I do ever have the pleasure of meeting him in the dark of my bedroom at least then I don’t have to worry about those damn bills.
That thought alone gets me to sleep. There is a up side to everything.
