Morning Ramble

You know what I would love to do? I would love to finish watching the anime's I never finished watching. I would love to watch Anastasia and Moonrise Kingdom and The Social Network, Ruby Sparks, and Looper. I would love to read a Vonnegut book and Invisible Cities and Einstein's Dreams and the good books that Patty read from the Name That Book list, even if it means we will be a less dynamic Dynamic Duo. I would love to write a memoir to record my memories, and a receipt to record my thoughts. I'd like to write another blog post and take a better senior picture and pick a good quote. I would love to actually do NaNoWriMo since I remembered it was November and that NaNoWriMo happens now, you know, and I can do it since I remembered, but there's no time. There's no time because I have to write my college essays, and writing college essays prompts my mind into thinking of other fun productive things I could do(like writing a memoir). I would also like for my house to have some kind of snack other than chocolate covered peanuts and little crunchy crackers. I would love to spend hours studying for the quizzes and tests coming up in the next few weeks so that I feel like I am adequately prepared every time and that I've done all I could have possibly done for that test(even though I couldn't possibly have. It's impossible. Did you know that impossible itself actually says I'm Possible? This was in a quote by Audrey Hepburn, found while looking for a nice senior quote). I want to finish writing a letter. I want to bake something good. I want to peruse what my ideal afterlife setup would be; what kind of combination of possible afterlife's(there is so much to consider ahh!) would be possible and would make sense(hmm) and would be good for everyone? I want to just sleep and dream and keep dreaming the same dream if I want to. I want to decide, do I want time to stop when I am doing something productive, or when I am doing something unproductive(or maybe I mean fun)? I want to figure out what I want, exactly, when it comes to things that aren't possible. Like, do I want a little space in the sky, a spot on a cloud(the what-I-wish-clouds-felt-like kind), where time freezes and I get to just think and do nothing else, all by myself, or do I want it to be a separate world where other people on their personal clouds can wave to each other and talk as they wonder about things and collect their thoughts? And do I want to have a limited amount of time there every day to make sure I don't neglect normal life or do I want to trust myself to control the time I spend up there? I also want to chat with old friends because I know they are online too and I haven't talked to them in a long time but I know we're both busy. I would like to do stuff I used to like to do all the time, like play MMORPG's and make gifts and watch anime and play tag and upload lots of old photos. I can't remember what else I want now, although there are a lot of things that are wants that are ongoing throughout my life, I think.

That took about thirty minutes, which is fine. Now, back to writing my essay!
(Hey this turned out to be ok for a blog post! I actually got one of those things I wanted to do done! Ha!)

Also I made up a joke! This is a rare thing, but it's good enough to share, although it doesn't start with a question. It doesn't even follow the format of  typical joke, where you say something, the other person says I don't know, you say something, and then the other person says ...ohhh. Anyway here it is, now that I've made such a big deal out of it that it'll be a letdown once you get it:
A glue stick is a pun in itself.

Alright, bye till next time(which will be hopefully but possibly doubtfully soon)!

dornob

I just found an interesting site full of design ideas.

The designs range from urban art, clothing, interior, illusions, and random miscellaneous things.

So far, I've seen a 120 zipper dress, shredded tax papers dress, color pencil shoes, a toothbrush with a dent that lets you rinse, heat activated wallpaper, life-sized dollhouse, a pen that scans a color and lets your draw with it, and an art student that decided to live in an elevator one day.

So here are some links!

http://little-people.blogspot.com/ - Miniature hand-painted people in London. Quote from dornob: "Sometimes they are slain by forces of the larger world and at other times these tiny individuals take advantage of their surroundings."

http://dornob.com/customizable-clothing-unique-120-zipper-dress-design/ - 120 zipper dress

http://dornob.com/occupied-elevator-living-life-in-a-lift-for-one-day/ - Living in an elevator

http://dornob.com/creative-scan-and-draw-color-changing-pen-design/ - Scan and draw

http://dornob.com/the-art-of-making-rain-an-amazing-interior-installation/ - Interior rain with handcrafted raindrops strung together

http://dornob.com/paper-wonderland-installation-art-photography-shoot/ - A room covered in white paper(post-it notes?).

http://dornob.com/napkin-notepad-formalizes-classic-informal-note-taking/ - Napkin Notebook

http://dornob.com/faceless-wristwatch-blends-geek-innovation-style/ - Faceless Wristwatch

http://dornob.com/the-contemporary-art-of-commercial-camouflage/ - These people camouflage themselves in a store by covering themselves with binders, boxes, and bags. I think the video is hilarious.

http://dornob.com/heat-actived-paint-for-color-changing-interior-designs/- Heat activated paint on wallpaper, calendars, and other things.

Links and Blogs

I was just looking around and found some interesting blogs and links.

http://subliminal.lunanina.com/ -
"Free association is described as a "psychonanalytic procedure in which a person is encouraged to give free rein to his or her thoughts and feelings, verbalizing whatever comes into the mind without monitoring its content." Over time, this technique is supposed to help bring forth repressed thoughts and feelings that the person can then work through to gain a better sense of self.

That's an admirable goal, but for the purposes of this excercise, we're just hoping to have a little fun with the technique. Each week I'll post ten words to which you can respond to with the first thing that comes to mind. " - Excerpt from LunaNina

For this week, I got:

1. Avoid :: Void
2. Castle :: Turret
3. Episode :: TV
4. Limited :: Too
5. Nail polish :: Purple
6. Dip :: Cheese
7. Share :: Manager
8. Damage :: Car
9. Improper :: Medieval
10. Handle :: Bike

http://100creativeideas.blogspot.com/ - A blog with a bunch of creative ideas. I love #29, #23, #21, #15, #12, #11, and #2. There are many good ideas for writers, artists, and meditationists. "Record Your Day" "Create a Wish Bulletin Board" and "Find your Favorite Toy from Childhood and Play With It" are a few of the ideas there.

http://craftapalooza.typepad.com/crafted/2006/09/lifting_the_ton.html - Nice tutorial. I'm going to try this.

http://www.lostbuttonstudio.com/minibooks.html - *blubbering* I love this tutorial! Its just 5 pages of pdf, but they went into such depth with the ideas for every aspect of the minibook. They have so many different was of making decorated paper that I never knew were possible. Tea Dye and Handmade Stickers are some cool ideas from the tutorial. Theme Ideas and even Ideas for closing minibooks.

http://goodygoody.typepad.com/goody_goody/2008/05/tgif-quickie-bow-tie-clips.html - Fabric bow-ties.

http://lostbuttonstudio.blogspot.com/2009/05/wire-heart-bookmarks.html - Bookmarks from wire. :)

Cute.

(Good Ideas For Mother's Day. >_> So um...yeah. ) <---

10 Ideas for Your Blog

Ok, so I've been trying to think up blog ideas. I've thought of a few and hopefully it will help me and other bloggers to find out what to post about.

1. Random: Take any object that people overlook and use a lot, but dont think about very much. Type about its importance in your life and all the amazing things it can do.
2. Help: Give people step-by-step instructions of how to do something that many people need help with, because they will thank you for the help. That is, once they get the courage to comment.
3. Complain: Talk about the unfairness of how there are more right-handed items than left-handed items. Or how there are more things you can download on Windows and not as much on Mac, simply because Windows was introduced first. Otherwise, how unfair anything is.
4. Reviews: If you read, watch a lot of a movies, or go out frequently, this idea will be great for you! Simply type up a review on any of them. Perhaps there's a restaurant you go to all the time. Write about the great food or customer service there. And if you're a movie watcher, criticize and praise its plot. For bookworms, write a book review and rate it from one to ten.
5. Talent: If there's something you enjoy doing, share it on your blog! Writers and poets could post their poems and stories, and photographers can upload pictures for all to see. If your hobby is making handbags, you can post tips and instructions for people who have gotten inspired from your work.
6. List: Make a list. Whether its a favorite book list or list of pros and cons, there's no limit to how long it can be!
7. Challenge: Give your readers a challenge. Ask them to write a romance between a tomatoe and a potatoe. Tell them to email you a recipe for disaster. Whatever you do, the results will probably be very entertaining.
8. You: Talk about you. Drama in one's personal life is interesting sometimes. Otherwise, how come readers enjoy realistic fiction so much?
9. Blog: Post about stuff in your blog. The results of the poll, a recollection of last years most interesting entries, or why in the world you put a picture of that poor cat who's head was stuck in a fish bowl.
10. FAQ: Make a small post of FAQ, or interview a fellow blogger or reader. Or even interview a whole bunch of people with the same questions and see how the answers differentiate.

I hope that helps. Now I have few more ideas on what to post about...