FaceBook

So I got my family to make an account with facebook so that we can all be connected. I thought it would be fun. So if you have a facebook account let me know so I can add you.

Typography

Most people when they hear the work typography have no clue at what I'm talking about....well its the study for type or fonts. Very interesting to you I'm sure but how often have you glanced over signs and billboards. Type is all around us and after taking the first semester of typography and now am in the Advanced typography class I can tell you for real.....There is a forever amount of it. That's the thing about school especially the classes I take, they educate you about something you should be aware of in your surroundings and then they teach you how to evaluate it next thing I know I'm critiquing signs as I'm driving around town. Now type is pretty much an obsession. Random tangent that I thought would be interesting if just to myself :)

The real reason I am writing about typography is to show my new project that i'm working on. On friday...instead of going on my scheduled blind date that has now been postponed I created 50 unique cupcakes to create an unique alphabet for my advanced design class. Thinking up of a really cute idea at work earlier friday I ran to the store to get stuff for the cupcakes. Shelly and I started making cupcakes at 3:30 and ended at 9pm. It was a long long process. But now I have something tangible to make my typeface. I'll show you the results later after I get it all done.

My New Addition

Well I have EXCITING news!!!!!! so exciting news that its unreal. all right... all right..I'll tell you.....I GOT MY VERY FIRST CAR! I just barely paid for it and got the insurance on it and HOLY COW what a rush. Granted I've pretty much purchased 2 cars in the form of computers but still I now don't have to walk around or spend so much time riding the bus when I have to go to the store. Independence is mine! I don't have pictures yet because I'm still at work....but just you wait....well I guess you have to..lol I owe all of my Car Happiness to Kathy and David :) They found me a really good deal etc. I also owe it to scholarships, saving money, and sadly saying no to a lot of electronics that were screaming to buy them. Later today I'll post some pictures hopefully.

~till another blissful, CAR HAPPY moment

I apologize

I just wanted to say I'm sorry.... I found out a couple of days ago that I changed a setting that wouldn't allow anyone to leave comments on my blog. So if you did try to leave one and couldn't I appreciate the thought. I think know I've fixed the problem but if not Let me know :)

The snow

So I've realized that I'm not very good of keeping this a day by day thing.... but I'm really trying to get back to it. Don't loose faith in my posting abilities :)

Well I thought I would share some pictures of the snow in St. George....CRAZY!!! I was seriously worried that I wouldn't make it home for Christmas. And seeing the weather reports for the country I made it in just in the nick of time too....(well the pictures that I was going to send are taking too long as I have made it home and am now on dial up :( I'm so sad.

Shelly... who hasn't seen much snow in her life... was way excited to have it snow. We built a snow man. She made a snow angel (I wasn't in the mood to be that cold) and we had a snowball fight. That I did take part in full heartily. However, I finally realized why they don't sell flip flops in the winter...snow is not the best weather for them...I nearly go frost bit from my stupidity of thinking snow wasn't that cold. I enjoyed the winter scene.

Final Projects!!!!!!!!!! ARE DONE!!!!

I"M SO EXCITED!!!! this semester is officially over!!!!!!!!!! I've been working so hard for the last couple of weeks that I'm totally excited to go home and sleep for a couple of days. Because I tell you what I could actually sleep the whole time. But the work I did was really worth it. I've learned so much about the different classes that I've been in this semester. I've also learn so much about who I am...how much stress and how to balance my life. Overall I can look back on the semester and be happy with the work that I have done. I couldn't have done it without several very talented people that have helped me throughout the semester to get my projects done.

Well I thought I would include some of my latest projects which have plagued my dreams for the last week or so.

This is my first 3D animation. I started out with a really cool domino thing but the computer didn't have enough juice to render it... so i settled for this one. Then I had a 10 minute rundown of how the video editing software worked...so enjoy......




This link is to my Flash Final project. Its interactive word game. Its pretty fun. It was something that I through together to get the assignment done.
Flash Assignment

This is the link to the website that I created...(with much help from my good friend Dustin). This will actually be launched soon for an actual company. Which is both Exciting and very scary. Its like how I would imagine sending a child to school for the first time would feel like. I'm not ready but it will do well I'm sure.
Lampworkers Studio

Hope you enjoy seeing what I have been working on. Its not a whole lot but its been a lot of work. So I thought I would share with you.

Cold Weather

My feelings exactly as the winter months progress and it become colder. Not that I don't enjoy cuddling up in my nice down blanket with a cup of hot chocolate and a good book. Someone told me the other day that he liked the smell of cold....confused I asked him what he meant... he replied that when you walk outside and you can smell the crisp air, wood stoves burning, and trees. I thought that was an amazing observation that most people(such as I) would miss out if he had not told me. Now I appreciate the cold weather a little more now then I did before. However, I still prefer the sunshine and warmth. It brings warmth to my soul and makes it sing :)