BarBeQue

Oh, Drew, another poignant message.

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It's officially catalog season. Work has REALLY picked up, and it's hard to know where we are with our deadlines. There's a lot of feeling in both directions regarding that. But whatever, I'll do as much as I can here and hopefully be ok.

This weekend is BBQ Fest! I'm SO excited, my bf doesn't have to work this weekend at the restaurant, so I don't have to wait until 11pm to see him. I plan on eating an inexcusable amount of bbq and LOTS of beer. But I'd like to avoid hangovers or blackouts, so maybe not quite that severely. Also, his mom will be there, and I don't need her thinkin' I'm a floozy.

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My sister and I went to go see this Friday. The predessessor, 20 Days Later, was probably the scariest movie I've ever seen. Any type of zombie flick scares me shitless, and I spent the entire 2 hours in the theater covering my ears and eyes. And I'd been the one to convince her to go. This time around we both wanted to go, and I was wondering what the hell I was doing there about 10 minutes into the movie. But--it wasn't too terrible, there were some really horrific scenes in it. And some pretty implausible things. I hope to god zombies or mass disease like that ever happen. PLEASE. I mean it. But it gave me an idea for a book I want to write, more on that later. You've got to say.. the poster is fantastic. It's creepy and spooky, and fit really well. Good commentary on the US military too. But that poster rules.

BBQ Fest starts Thursday, and I am beyond psyched. I really hope the weather is nice. Because I intend to party like its Mardi Gras.

Eraserhead reference

I love it.

lostie 4 lyfe

Man oh man. Lost last night was amazing. Definitely has the potential to be the best show ever! And nobody believes me. It was downright scary.

My sister moves back for the summer today! The projects and crafting will begin soon. We want to try our hand at screen printing, which, if successful, would be killer. I need to think up some interesting patterns and ideas.

We're real busy at work now, and it's almost difficult to make myself focus after so many weeks of NOTHING to do.

designer stylez

Yes--this is real. I drove by it a little while ago and almost had a wreck out of shock. And do not be fooled; it is MASSIVE! And... it scares the crap out of me. It's at World Overcomers church, by the way. I saw a good name for it online, "Lady Theocracy."

This weekend was cool, I missed Steely Dan at Music Fest, and Ween in New Orleans. Whatever. Except for the tequila hangover on Sunday, I can't complain! And I cooked a lot, which is kinda fun. My sister comes home on Thursday. I've been reading that comic for around 3 hours today. Productivity! I love it.

Following is a list of things that I find extremely sad:
abandoned shopping centers
defunct malls
run-down playgrounds
my abilities as a designer
the fact that i've been a college graduate for about a year now

a calling.

I am going to create a web comic through this. It may suck... perfectly likely. But in the meantime, check this out:

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may day

I just found a GREAT tutorial on how to create elaborate vector illustrations!! I've been trying to figure that out, and above if my meager attempts and understanding the technique. I need to try working with something I've drawn by hand, I'm pretty excited.

I also found out today that May Day is an international day for workers, mostly in Communist countries. Who knew? I just keep thinking of the Elvis Perkins song. Last night I went out with Michael and his friends. I was feeling kinda weird and odd, for no apparent reason. I hate that. Today I emailed someone that my roommate met this weekend who works at a design company and may be looking for a freelancer. It's mostly a web design shop, but I want to give my illustration talents a chance with them to see if I could get a little work out of it. I really don't want to have work to do when I get home, but I also need to make a name for myself, which is not going so well. Also, a few bucks. Desperately. I hope I can dig up some decent stuff to send to him!

My dad found out today that he has shingles. It scares me.