My First Chunky Book Page

I just made my first ever chunky book page for a "dark" themed chunky book. Basically, we make one page a month. This first go around I participated in the "Nightmare Before Christmas" themed page. I drew Sally and colored her with colored pencils. The background is scrapbook paper. The quote from Sally's song was printed on a label maker. The buttons are...buttons :) Each page in this chunky book will be 6x6 inches. We bind the pages once we receive them, so my partner will bind this one (not me).

 

It says " I sense there's something in the wind..."

 "...that feels like tragedy's at hand."

"Sally"

Overall, I really like it. I think it's well-done for my first page.

Willow Smith

please shut up.

I will not kill the dog.

The new dog, who I can't bring myself to call a "puppy" at the moment, just chewed the corner off of the platform of my very expensive Asian inspired bed. Lily has never heard me scream so loudly. I've never heard me scream so loudly and with such ferocity. My head hurts from my shrieks. Charlie will now enjoy specific parameters of the house limited to the kitchen, livingroom, and upstairs hallway.

What did Lily do after the sonic boom? Pretended to chew on the other corner of my very expensive Asian inspired bed. Funny guy, she thinks she is.

Charlie picked the wrong exhausting-the-Post-Office-doesn't-do-Passport-applications-after-2PM (it's 3 minutes after 2)-pulled-an-all-nighter-for-a-group-project sort of day.

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5 AM: Time to watch Shrek and eat Popcorn.

It's nearly 5 AM on a Tuesday morning and Lily has insisted we get up, eat popcorn, and watch the best movie in the world, Shrek. From 2AM to about 4AM I ignored her as she whined and thrashed about in bed, talking to herself and singing. Finally, I couldn't take it anymore. The new dog was downstairs shrieking and barking to be let out so I succumbed to them both and took Lily down stairs. I let Charlie out where he promptly peed and ran inside to poop on the living room carpet. Thanks a lot, Charlie. Then Lily and I made popcorn with which I lured her back upstairs with. I also promised we'd watch Shrek, which is what I usually turn on when I want to sleep and Lily wants to be up. Shrek is a fantastic babysitter and it's even better that we have 3 of the 4 movies. He comes in handy late at night when I have a full day of class in the morning, like now!

Obviously, instead of going back to sleep I'm clacking away at my keyboard. I can't sleep either to be honest. Lily and I slept too late today and I drank too much caffeineted iced tea throughout the day. So instead of going back to bed I rearranged my classes for next semester.

I've opted out of Photo 2. The only reason I was signed up for the class was because I wanted to print my own pictures. I wanted next semester to be fairly stress free so I'm only taking classes I'm excited about. So now on the roster is Creative Writing, First Aid Medical Self-Help, Abnormal Psychology, and Photoshop. The only downside to dropping Photo 2 is that I now have only 11 credits rather than the full 12. With 12 credits I get ALL of my financial aid, but with 11 credits I only get part of my financial aid. Because of that, if I drop photoshop (which I'm not so excited about) I will only have 8 hours, which still counts as part time. I will get the same amount from financial aid if I took 11 hours. Not that anyone cares but it's my current predicament.

I'm most excited about Creative writing and First Aid. I love both of those things and I think I'm going to have fun writing and really like getting CPR certified. I have to be certified for my degree anyway so I may as well do it now while I have extra time.

I can't believe this semester has 2.5 weeks left.. I don't know how I've survived it.

Charlie Kelly.

Last Friday I adopted a puppy from Animal Rescue of Southern Illinois (ARSI, they call themsevles). He was listed as a Chihuahua Terrier mix, but I think they are mistaken. Nothing about this boy is chihuahua. His siblings looked like a mix between Yorkies and beagles, some long-haired and some short-haired like Charlie. Originally Charlie's name was Boo but I wanted to name him after one of my favorite characters, Charlie Kelly.

Charlie Kelly is the janitor goof from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. He is played by Charlie Day, who I wrote about here, in "The Truth Pt. 2".

Charlie is 10 pounds and about 13 weeks old. I don't know his official birthday or his exact age.

Painting

"While we try to teach our 
children all about life,
Our children teach us what life is all about."

My First Etsy Sale!

Tonight I made my first Etsy sale. Throughout the week I had been thinking of things I'd like to have around my house. One of the things I can't stop collecting is boxes of all types. I have a ton of little latch boxes from Michaels. I found one of them and thought of a way to incorporate it into my living room theme which is Skulls/Dia de los Muertos. So I stained the little wooden box and carefully carved spider-webs into the inside floor of it. The box has window panes on the sides and top so you can see the webs inside. To give it an antique, creepy edge I also stained the glassIt came out a perfect dingy brown.i thought of keeping this box but instead, tonight, I put it on Etsy and it sold RIGHT AWAY! It sold for $11.50. Carved Spider-web box Antique Style:

15 Favorite Quotes Swap

I recently sent a 15 Favorite Quotes E-mail swap on swap-bot. I thought for sure I had 15 favorite quotes, but around quote 10 I had to start searching. I found some great ones.

Many of these are from the greatest book ever written (no, not the Bible silly) but Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer. Others are from movies I've loved and some are from the greats! A lot of these quotes are bittersweet or a little sad, which I find oddly comforting; Like those words tell the truth whereas the sugary sweet ones ignore it. Here are my 15 favorite quotes:

1: "If you're looking for sympathy you'll find it between shit and syphilis in the dictionary."
- David Sedaris (Barrel Fever)

2: "When I do good, I feel good; when I do bad, I feel bad. That's my religion."
- Abraham Lincoln

3: "Succotash my cocker spaniel, you fudging crevasse hole dipshiitake!"
- "Oskar" from Jonathan Safran Foer's Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

4:"If you step on people in this life, you're going to come back as a cockroach."
-Willie Davis

5:"Remember that everyone you meet is afraid of something, loves something and has lost something."
-H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

6:“I used to think the worst thing in life was to end up all alone. It’s not. The worst thing in life is ending up with people who make you feel all alone.”
-Lance (Robin Williams), World's Greatest Dad

7:"Dark and difficult times lie ahead. Soon we must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy. "
-Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

8:"She wants to know if I love her, that's all anyone wants from anyone else, not love itself but the knowledge that love is there, like new batteries in the flashlight in the emergency kit in the hall closet."
-Jonathan Safran Foer, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

9:"I hope that one day you will have the experience of doing something you do not understand for someone you love."
-Jonathan Safran Foer, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

10:"Humans are the only animal that blushes, laughs, has religion, wages war, and kisses with lips. So in a way, the more you kiss with lips, the more human you are. And the more you wage war."
-"Oskar" Jonathan Safran Foer, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

11: "Absence is to love as wind is to fire; it extinguishes the small and kindles the great."
-Roger de Bussy-Rabutin

12. "Do not follow where the path may lead... Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
-Robert Frost

13. "Life, at best, is bittersweet"
-Jack Kirby

14. "If you are going through hell, keep going."
-Winston Churchill

15. “In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: It goes on.”
-Robert Frost

Cutest Giveaway Ever.

SparklesNGlitter is giving away three prizes on November 15. One winner will get $15 SparklesNGlitter e-Gift Certificates for SparklesNGlitter's etsy shop and two winners will get their favorite item from her shop. Everything she sells is SO cute. I doing as many entries as I possible can, which is up to 10 depending on where you promote her shop. Blogging about it is an entry!

Here is my favorite item: Kawaii Peas in a Pod Necklace

Isn't that so cute? I also love:

Visit SparklesNGlitter's shop here or view her blog here for the giveaway.

I love this woman. She is a military wife without acting like June Cleaver. I didn't know her kind existed.

Clicky here.

Also, my esty store is back up. Goodnight.

wishing

I want this lens...

Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Compact Macro AutoFocus Lens

and the fantastic fisheye lens by photojojo

 

Cold Medicine

About 20 minutes ago I took cold medicine. It was the PM kind. Before I proceed I'd like to note that my mom volunteered to spend the night at my house and watch Lily so I could take cold medicine. I'd also like to note that I'm sick. My last note is that cold medicine really messes me up. I need at least 12 hours where no one needs me to drive, use the oven, do math, make important decisions, make a speech, light candles, be near hot liquids, hold things... It just really messes me up.

Before I pass out I thought I'd see what writing while on cold medicine would be like. So far it's pretty normal. I've made a lot of typo's but I've been clearing them up as I go. From this point on I will no longer clear up my typo's.

Today I woke up and skipped school. Lily had me up all night because she was sick herself.  She also passed it on to me. So I didn't go to school and then I slept until noon with her. Then I took a shower and Lily took her bath. While I was putting my make up on she played in my deoderant which was unkown to me. She got in trouble for that and there are white specks of Dove grounded into my bed room carpet. That's so great.

After that Lily and I went over to the other side of our duplex because my mom was over there painting. The back story to that was because she is painting over there. My sister is moving in next door and she will be considered my tenant and I will be the lord of the land still. My previous tenant moved out on Halloween and that was good. She cleaned but she also didn't really clean at all. She's a nice girl but I'm glad she is gone. There are a few reasons. The first is because I can sing and be loud at all hours now. The next is because my sister lives next door and I don't plan on making dinner ever again. There are more reasons too; like I can use my entire yard now and the other side isn't such a mystery.

Back to my day, after I took Lily over to see my mom on my other side of the duplex I drove to my polling place. My polling place is still in Troy because I haven't changed addresses on my voters regirstation yet. No big deal though. So I went and these old yahoos complimented how "Lutheran" my last name sounded. They congratulated me on being Italian and asked if I was related to the Collinsville Viliocco's. I said yes because I am. But unbeknowest to me I was at the wrong table and had to go to the "Jarvis 5" table. I was previously at the "Jarvis 7" table, which is where my mom said I should be. She was wrong. At the "Jarvis 5" table a lady complimented my Chococat Sanrio wallet but I ignored her until she complimented it again. At that point I had to acknowledge her and I said I love Hello Kitty but I actually really hated cats. An old lady handed me a ballot and I left the "Jarvis 5" table. I went to a voting station..station 8..and I voted straight democrat except when there was no democrat I either left if blank or I voted for the woman in the Green party. I turned in my application, learned that I was voter 279, took my "I voted" sticker which I am still wearing now, and I left. In the parking lot I thought I saw John Shimkus in a striped sweater but it wasn't him. It was someone else. I tried not to look at him because I'm not a supporter and his wife is annoying. But it wasn't him anyway.

After that I went home. I painted some. I went to my real home and I ate chinese food. I got it from Peking, which is on Main street in Collinsville. It was really good. It wasn't greasy and mushy like lots of chinese is. It was firm and on slightly greasy. I have some beef and brocolli on my shirt still. After that I cleaned up, cleaned up Kelso's mess from the basement which was so gross, and took some cold medicine.

Now Kelso is in the basement barking because for some reason you can hear the other duplex's basement really well. No other part of the house is like that. I could be murdered in the livingroom and no one on the other side would hear but in the basement you could hear a whisper from the other side. Amanda and Cory are painting the bathroom in their basement and Kelso is in my basement hearing it all. He is probably wonder what is going on. I would be too but my brain is bigger so I understand what's going on.

I am only slightly tired now, which isn't really the way cold medicine usually affects me. By now I would be wanting to die rather than be up. I could probably stay up but I'm not sure what else to do. I've already written a lot and a lot of it seems like nonsense. Especially the part where I talk about my day in too much detail. Which is this whole post. This last paragraph is nonsense.

Happy Election Day! I'm so tired now. Heres a picture:

This is me on cold medicine, for realz.

I take back "I am only slgithly tired now, which isn't really the way cold medicine usually affects me." I am largly tired now. This cold medicine is appopriately affecting me. Goodnight.

Men in drag

Dr. Frankenfurter

Gabe (The Office) as Lady Gaga

Ink (2009)

Next time you sit down to stream a movie from Netflix/buy a moving from iTunes/rent a movie from Blockbuster you need to choose "Ink". It's the best Indie film I've ever seen and the most downloaded torrent in a period of one week.

Briefly, "Ink" is a sci-fi, fantasy thriller about 8 year old Emma and her father, John. Emma is snatched up by a lost soul, Ink, who is stuck in the in-between of life, dreams, death, and nightmares.  To the awake world, Emma lies in a comatose state, but in the in-between Emma is shackled to Ink on her way to meet "the Assembly". Her father, John, awake throughout the movie, finds himself in a nightmare he can't seem to wake up from. "Ink" is a story of good and evil, right and wrong, and guilt and forgiveness. It's a dark but whimsical tale that tells a story even after the credits roll.

Being a low-budget film the quality isn't that of more expensive movies but the hazy, dream-like attribute is perfect for this story. The musical aspect fits beautifully and even becomes inspiring. The unique characters, good and evil, are unforgetabble. I also liked the simple, almost universal language this was told in. There were simple, unique terms used for the "job positions" of each character or group (pathfinder, story tellers, incubi).

There were a few things I didn't like about this movie, like the use of some props seemed too specific. The movie was too short to go over what these were exactly and why they were used. There were even close-ups of these props in use, as if they were important to the story later, yet were never mentioned or explained again.

Overall, I give this movie a 4.75 out of 5 stars and I usually hate sci-fi.

Side-note: It's 107 minutes long and there were no "famous" actors/actresses. The film-makers found that the rapid illegal sharing of this movie was the sole cause of it's popularity and DVD/Blu-ray sales.

Jacob the Pathfinder

Below is my favorite scene from this movie. It's of my favorite character, Jacob the Pathfinder, attempting to "stop the flow" that happens when a person leads a life of guilt. I've also included the "Ink" trailer, which includes a look at the haunting Incubi.

Please realize this is home.

I loves Natalie Dee.

Test Results.

Alright, well I recently took some tests and got the results back: I've got gonorrhea. Not really, these are psychological and personality test results. To take the test yourself, click the links I've provided.

RHETI Sampler Test Results:

Type Six
The Loyalist
The committed, security-oriented type. Sixes are reliable, hard-working, responsible, and trustworthy. Excellent "troubleshooters," they foresee problems and foster cooperation, but can also become defensive, evasive, and anxious—running on stress while complaining about it. They can be cautious and indecisive, but also reactive, defiant and rebellious. They typically have problems with self-doubt and suspicion. At their Best: internally stable and self-reliant, courageously championing themselves and others. 

This sounds pretty reliable (running on stress while complaining about it...problems with self-doubt and suspicion).

ISFJ - "Conservator". Desires to be of service and to minister to individual needs - very loyal. 13.8% of total population.

Free Jung Word Choice Test (similar to MBTI)
personality tests by similarminds.com

Usually I get ISFJ or ISFP...depending on where I am in my life. I guess right now I'm in a loyal, conservator place which makes sense. 

 

Brain Lateralization Test Results

Right Brain (38%) The right hemisphere is the visual, figurative, artistic, and intuitive side of the brain. Left Brain (52%) The left hemisphere is the logical, articulate, assertive, and practical side of the brain

Are You Right or Left Brained?(word test)
personality tests by similarminds.com

I disagree strongly with this. I'm not logical, articulate, or assertive. I can be practical but for the most part I need visuals, figurative examples, and have good ideas but have a hard time explaining them. I'm good at making things up but I have trouble paying attention to detail. I'm a right brain who likes her space and her space clean.

 

Big Five Compatibility Test Extroversion |||||| 24% |||||||||||| 44% Friendliness |||||||||||||||||| 78% |||||||||||| 42% Orderliness |||||||||||| 50% |||||||||||||| 56% Emotional Stability |||||| 28% |||||||||||||| 54% Openmindedness |||||||||||| 48% |||||||||||| 46% scale key - you |||||| them |||||| Your overall similarity is 69%. Your overall complementarity is 72%.

Take Free Big Five Compatibility Test

This test says Brandon and I are 72% complementary but as good of a score that is, I think it's inaccurate because he didn't have to be involved in answer. It was all my opinion. If he were to take it and answer questions about me we could have entirely different scores. Maybe I'll ask him to take it and see what he gets.

My fears are real.

"1. Spectrophobia: Fear of ghosts (Boo!)
It’s true that some people truly believe in ghosts and some don’t so this is certainly up to your interpretation. However, with the help of Hollywood with movies such as the Poltergeist movie series, the perception of ghost, whether you believe in them or not, is highly magnified; not only on the big screen, but to the public. Movies certainly help to let our imaginations go to new heights when it comes to creepy things such as ghosts.
Most people that have spectrophobia (the fear of ghosts) realize that this is an irrational fear and that there’s truly nothing to be afraid of. These people may be afraid to be in old, empty houses, dark places, or quiet woods, especially at night; even though the logical side of them says that nothing will happen.

2. Ambulothanatophobia: Fear of zombies
Ambulothanatophobia is fear of the walking dead, or zombies. It’s a long name for something so irrational, but if you break it down, it makes sense. Ambulo is Latin for “walking”, thanato is Latin for “death”, and of course phobia means “fear”.
This is a genuine fear in which it can be argued that Hollywood is somewhat responsible for with movies such as the Resident Evil movies and Dawn of the Dead. Though most people realize that zombies aren’t real, individuals with this fear let their imaginations get the best of them.

3. Demonophobia (also called Daemonophobia): Fear of demons
Demons are said to be evil spiritual beings. Now, again we might run into an issue where some people think that demons are real while others feel that it’s nonsense. Either is fine, but individuals with this fear take the fear to the extreme and often realize that it’s irrational. Like people with spectrophobia (mentioned above), people suffering from demonophobia would most likely be afraid to go into an old, dark house, or be alone in the woods."

-Amog.com