Laura's Fantastic Creative Journal

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I want it

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T35t

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2008-07-25T16:34:00.001-07:00

Just married

2008-07-25T00:45:00.001-07:00

Cake

You know I'd do them all if I could.

2008-05-16T08:46:00.000-07:00

The new master plan:
Take photos. Submit some to that show @ SFSU before the deadline.

Outcome:
Maybe get in a show.

Second Plan:
Try to get into that Independent Study thingie.

Outcome:
Sheer Awesomeness.

Third Plan:
TBA.

Outcome:
TBA.

Sometimes I nibble and sometimes I bite, I kinda sorta wanna get skintight

2008-05-16T08:13:00.000-07:00

THE MASTER PLAN: FAILED.

Here was the plan:
I was gonna fill the state with secret messages using a QR codes. I got brothers in New York, I was gonna have them paste up stuff on their way to work. The I got friends in So. Cal, get them to post up shit all over the place down there. Then I would go around and paste up my codes all over town in cute places, like bathroom stalls.

I'm thinking I should've made them all translate to:
"For a good time call:" or lead to a webpage that says that.

But anyhoo, here's how my plan failed. I can't get a QR Code reader to work on my phone. :( Meaning, how can I look at all the cool QR codes? I can't. So that ultra sucks. :(

Another reason why my master plan didn't work: I really didn't have a message. Although, the "For a good time call" is really funny. I would think with the effort the message should be worth something more. I dunno, like a rock album coming out or something propaganda like.

Sigh. Big ideas, Small person, Moderate Dissapointments.

How many times must i sell myself before my pieces are gone?

2008-05-15T01:07:00.000-07:00

I'm one of a kind, I'm designer.

2008-05-08T00:40:00.000-07:00

I feel happy and awesome today.

The next few passages are dedicated to my wedding planning. I haven't formally planned anything out yet. Since the date is coming very soon, although I never really set a date either.

I think the main reason why I want to set some time to plan something out, is cause I don't want to be the reluctant wife. Philip, my fiance, he is completely ok with getting married today or later. He'll be ok with us getting married this minute. He'll even be fine with us getting married after I graduate. Hell, I'm pretty sure he'll be fine even if I marry him on my 50th birthday too.

He just wants to be married to me. Don't get me wrong, I want the same thing. But damn, still kinda scary to me. So to take the fear out, I am begining to plan it out.

The wedding cake will be a coconut cake that I will also make. Next thing is invites. Invitations will be done by email or mail or you're not invited. That's all I have planned.

Anyone can make you sweat, but I can keep you wet.

2008-04-16T23:35:00.000-07:00

I am back.

My creative spark. The twinkle in my spirit is back!

That is all.

Got a whole lot more of nothing.

2008-04-07T14:54:00.000-07:00

From HERO to ZERO:

i lose.

and i feel less awesome today.

music for today: Brillo Hunt - The Kelley Deal 6000.

The walls are closing in again, oh well.

2008-03-13T13:40:00.001-07:00

I cannot find a saddlestitch stapler. Its the thing that staples things into booklets. There's supposed to be one in FA123ish. But the door was closed! I had to do my stapling by hand. That's right, when life throws me lemons, I make Hard Lemonade.

In other news, I am still missing my creative spark. Sigh. I need my sparkle back. I only have a tiny bit of sparkle. Just enough to sign everything with stars and happy faces.

Overall, I am not feeling happy.

And every word I say falls flat on the floor.

2008-03-06T01:02:00.000-08:00

The biggest problem with being inspired is copying what you're inspired by. I lost my flare.

If you seen my "Super Laura Powers of Creating," please return it to me.

If you need somebody, I'm your hand in glove.

2008-02-20T16:49:00.000-08:00

Yay, I made a review thingie. This is step one in the master plan. Yes, I have a master plan. And I'm not telling you what it is either. Its a secret master plan. BWAHAHAHAHA!

Stubble on my Sticky Lips

2008-01-20T00:58:00.000-08:00

I've done absolutely nothing. I've hit a creative wall and became a tourist. Maybe that should be my thing. I'm a tourist. But I'll call it documentary.

Actually, I've been doing research on "podcasting." The idea is to make an audio show, documenting things and broadcasting it all over the internet. I figure, there are two types of shows I launch, the only audio, and then the audio with pictures.

I'm pretty sure I just want to do something and interview a few folks, then venture into the vastness of other stuff. Like dedicate certain weeks to topics and whatnot. I'm working on it.

Its over!! I FINISHED!

2007-12-23T00:23:00.000-08:00

FuCK yeah!! I did it. Victory! Wee! Thanks sue for the video. YAY!

I ain't here to break it, just see how far it will bend

2007-12-15T01:00:00.000-08:00

Laura interview's Laura:

How's the slime coming along?
Ask me later.

Ok, then Miss. Speaks o' Lot. What do you need to do?
I am not at liberty to say. I promise myself I wouldn't say.

What do you got?
A making of-video, and pictures and something.

What are you thinking of right now?
I'm thinking of finals week, and also the pending marital status with Philip. Then there's the crashing guitars and pulsing drum beats accompanied by the soothing and decadent vocals of the Queens of the Stone Age. Their music is like crank and chocolate to the ears.

Do you think you'll be able to talk about your project?
I dunno, I guess. Geez, it sucks having to explain myself. I guess, I could do it now as a reminder, cause I do forget things, and people. Nah, I won't explain it. Cause its hard to do in one small piece of sentence. You see, the thing is, I don't think we get confronted with enough shock. In fact, people have been negociating to only to have one perspective of what is good and sweet and pleasant. Everyone has so much control over their own pleasant experiences. Then there's the matter of what is nice. Puppies are nice, dogs are nice sometimes, rotweilers are not nice. I'm just saying, it would be neat to see what would people do for something nice. What would you do for a klondike bar?
And even that reasoning I feel wonky on because I want to talk about other stuff, but I get out of focus, sadly. Oh, if only I didn't win the stupid olympics in reasoning.

Needs more cowbell?
Yes, it needs more cowbell.

Baby, you're so vague.

2007-12-11T20:19:00.000-08:00

Damn my gak keeps fucking drying up. It's all sad looking now. :( So pasty and non-gooey, its damn depressing.

Tee hee, I have an idea.

List: blue, latex, red, yellow, string, win, lose, sticky, moist, tightening.

Sentiment has got me feeling low.

2007-11-30T15:53:00.000-08:00

damn, i am having a tough time figuring out things again. arr. maybe it's cause i've been seriously just sleeping. yep, i've been phoning it in. well, damn so close to xmas.

grr, to finals, and reports, and whatnot. too many things to do.

well, at least final = final. yay!

as pilsbury (from lotd) once said, "i came to do something, lets do something."

naming names and taking them

2007-11-17T08:29:00.000-08:00

the final project will be named, "squeeze box"

the other parts will be a mystery. bwahahahaha! actually, i'll tell people what's it gonna do if they ask.

{documentation}

in other news i am going to the los angeles area.

laters!

Its oh so quiet.

2007-11-09T14:01:00.000-08:00

Damn, physical computing is scary. I feel like I'm in a SWAT team. The red wire needs to be cut, and placed here with that there... whatnot.

Seriously, just afraid of breaking something.

In other news, a good portion of my body can fit in a tiny locker. I could fit more, but I wouldn't be able to get out. Sigh. If college and art don't work out, I'm going to the circus. I'll be the incredibly flexible fat girl. :)

Note to self: find a reason.

Exposing what I'm listening to:
Mindless Self Indulgence - Faggot

Bext Liryc: "I've been denied all the best ULTRA sex."

What is ultra sex? Seriously, is that sex with lasers? Cause if it is I want it.

What am I doing?

2007-10-30T17:00:00.000-07:00

I've been taking photos of my food. Why? Well, I noticed that I try to make my food look pretty before I eat it. I am thinking about doing a montage of all the little characters I make before I eat them.

Another picture idea I got was to take photos of what I carry with me everyday. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday would all be documented. I just think its funny to see what people carry along with them.

Name clarification.

2007-10-29T20:17:00.000-07:00

soft pink bass not soft pink ass! I play bass guitar, not ass guitar. Hence the name screen name softpinkbass.

grr..

http://www.colourlovers.com/lover/softpinkbass

Yep, that's my colors schemes. :D Gah, this blog is ugly to me. I must make it better looking.

processing (wedding edition)

2007-10-22T22:41:00.000-07:00

engaged philip, laura;

float wedding; // time until wedding
float years;

void setup(){
size(bigassdeal);
background(awesome);
philip = loadImage("happiestmuthafuckeralive.png");
laura = loadImage("happyandgiddy.png");
noStroke(); //not until married. jk.
}

void draw(){
if (wedding >= 1.5 years){
weddingEvent = no worries long time to plan;
}
else if (wedding >= 1 years){
weddingEvent = kinda no worries, long time to plan;
}
else if wedding >= 0.5 years){
weddingEvent = holy fuck, what do i do?!;
}
else (wedding <= 0.01 years){
weddingEvent == vacant parking lot with David Hasselhoff impersonator;
}
}

//helpful pre-wedding planning guide

my mind has the consistency of gak

2007-10-18T01:49:00.000-07:00

Things I don't have currently:

webcam
milk
microphone
the boyfriend greeting me with a variety of fun activities
one check for one million pesos
an idea

Things I do have at the moment:

water
digital camera
batteries
ingenuity

Fuck it, I got nothing. I'm gonna go kill a kitten.

When you see only colors?

2007-10-13T20:44:00.000-07:00

So I updated my website. It's much cleaner looking. It's kinda tough doing the site by hand. Seriously, I made that thing using a simple .txt. [round of applause]

Gah, I have a set of 12 watercolor pencils that I must figure out how to use. I'm not working on a project with them, but I dunno, just seems like a nice thing to work with. So far I've been spitting on my paper as I use them. I think I'll stop that sometime.

Damn, my brain is mush. I'm hiting the visual wall with my jell-o pudding head. I guess, I should rest on it for a day. I wish I had my gigantic sketchbook with me. Sadly, I'm in SoCal right now in my old room. Maybe, I should just look at my books for sometype of inspiration.

Like I want to make something, but I honestly do not know what to make. Its odd. Cause I got a list of ideas, but I'm not starting those until Wednesday. Why? Well, usually wednesday has always been the day where things come together for me. Weird huh?

That and all my tools are in San Francisco.

Hmm... Emerald. I think I'll do something with that.

Ghost World

2007-10-13T19:49:00.000-07:00

I think I'm gonna be Enid for Halloween. Time to build the costume. :)

Elements

Sarcasm and wicked humor.
Black Glasses
Black Boots or Black Maryjanes
Black Hair
Vintage Dress

Well, that sounds about it.

starting out

2007-10-13T01:09:00.000-07:00

another blog, but this one is less personal and more creative... what does that mean? well, more art sexiness and less emo talkin'.