In an attempt to do something somewhat interesting this summer, I started a drawing. I plan on shading all of it except for painting a little color in it, probably his guitar. This is the picture I chose to draw:
It's a picture of Jer Coons, one of my top favorite music artist. Here is mine so far, and yes I know there is no face, I just haven't got to it yet.
It's a picture of Jer Coons, one of my top favorite music artist. Here is mine so far, and yes I know there is no face, I just haven't got to it yet.
What do you think? Few notes first, what do you think about his hand? His index finger is supposed to be wrapped around the next of the guitar and I tried to recreate that, but it might look like his finger is abnormally short. And I need the fix the head of the guitar, it looks 2D while the rest of the guitar is 3D. I started it yesterday afternoon, that's pretty good progress right? It took me a long time to shade his left leg but I think it turned out pretty well. I'm wondering about the face though, I've never done a piece of art before with a face! Hope it turns out good. Oh and I've already been critiqued thoroughly by a very artistic friend. She says that his shoulders are a little too broad and it looks like he's shrugging while the scarf needs to be longer, and she can't tell if it's a scarf or guitar strap or whatever. But I'm trying haha.
On another probably boring note, I bought an iTouch! I've wanted one for a while, but there was nothing wrong with my iPod nano (4th generation). But I'd saved up enough money and needed more space than 8GB anyway so I bought a 32GB iPod Touch! I must say I'm enjoying it thoroughly though I didn't really need the Internet access, I already have a laptop. But now that it has more space I can hold all of my videos and my 300+ songs and 60+ Elvis songs! Yep, what a lot of people don't know, I'm obsessed with Elvis. It all started in 6th grade when we did a project called 6th Grade Assessment. We had to pick a topic, anything at all, to research and create either a poster/presentation or PowerPoint/presentation. I decided to stray away from the sports (which most guys were doing) and Egyptian theme (which most girls were doing). I have to say it got me hooked. A lot of that information helped during National History Day. This years theme was "Innovation in History" so I decided to do something completely different from what everyone else was doing (...again) and went with rock and roll. Twas quite a fun project...except for the procrastination and the crying-at-one-in-the-morning-the-day-before-it's-due-because-I-hadn't-done-anything....don't' ever use me as an example when it comes to 5 month projects like that.
My heart has recently been broken thanks to one of my favorite bands of all time, Neon Trees. When I found out that they were coming to my city on tour, let me just say I beyond spazzed. It wasn't that far away and the ticket price wasn't bad, it was general admission. So you can understand my complete and utter disappointment when I found out I would be gone visiting family that entire week. My summer was crushed right there for a little bit. It's a good thing I have the Adam Lambert Glam Nation Tour concert to look forward too(: if he does a meet and greet and I get a picture/signing I am peeing my pants. Literally. On other music news....Adam shaved half of his head!!! I was on twitter and he posted a picture of him with his big circus hat he wore in the "If I Had You" music video. Except the side the hat was leaning away from was shaved! Just a little bit of black hair stubble....I threw a fit in my room. Can you tell I have extreme fits of emotion in my room because of my loves? Anyway I was insanely upset but then he tweeted that it was only half his head. Which isn't bad....but what will it look like without his hat on? Question mark! *breaks out into song* "Questions for questions I've got a question/Would you ever dance with me like that?" Sorry.... that was from a quite enjoyable Neon Trees song *sobs*. Sometime I wish I could hand someone my iPod and they could know all of my many many songs instantly so they wouldn't feel awkward if I rocked out and sang along to a song they don't know. It happens quite often, but then again we all have random wishes.
During the summer I have a tendency to stay up insanely late every night. My mom is always working at the gym in the morning anyway, so why do I need to get up early? Besides the point, a couple nights ago it was around two in the morning and I just had this overwhelming...emotion. It's hard to explain but I felt like crying. It wasn't like a breakdown or anything, just an overwhelming wave of emotion. So I just typed this into my iPod. At two in the morning...and this is what I came up with.
For Only a Moment
The feelings don't end
A crash of the waves
Only to fade back out to the sea
Uninvited and obtrusive
One minute it appears
The Wave
Leaving you lost and confused as people
Continue along side you
Painfully unaware and oblivious
It retreats slowly dragging the sand with it
Questions appear
You doubt yourself
Your motives
Actions past and present
Tears will fall signaling the end
Welcome or not they come
Resulting in a lame poem to release the heartbreak.
I know it's not the best of poems but it was one of those things where you had all these emotions and you don't know how to let them out so you write a poem. At least that's what I do. Well either that or take a shower but like I said earlier, I'm an odd child. Oh and be grateful I shared that. That was a personal thing. But then again who reads this? (Besides Abby and Catie....holla!)
You know what I hate? (Yep, it's rant time) Inside jokes. They bug the shit out of me. They do they really do. First of all, if your with a group of friends and they share a couple inside jokes its ok you just pretend you didn't hear them. I mean we all do that don't we? It makes you feel good knowing you have something that someone else doesn't. But after a while, you know its time to stop. But some people don't. They go on and on and on and on about this random inside crap and when you do decide to ask them (though you sound stupid) they'll make it even worse by going "You won't get it. It's a long story." Wow guys. Way to make me feel loved. To be honest, I have friends that do this. Ever since we were separated on different teams we only saw each other during our homeroom which is still plenty of time but their other group of friends....holy shit do they just LOVE those inside jokes that seem to last forever. (I'm sorry, I know my language is a little explicit so to say during this paragraph but it tends to irk me). Oh and if your one of my friends (you know who I'm talking about) that just happens to read this...um....yeah awkward. But I feel like my follower(s?) deserve to know this. This blog is kind of like my little public diary. But trust me I'm not stupid enough to put anything to personal...or my address or something like that. Hello creepers? Yep this is awkward. I have a feeling they are just reading it now..... new topic! I hope I wasn't wrong to post this...
Well as I scramble for a somewhat interesting new topic to cover the awkward fact that my friends I was just talking about now are probably reading this....The House on Mango Street. I have to read it this summer for next year and its probably the most confusing thing. Well the actual book isn't, but the introduction is. The author is constantly switching between first, second, third, and fourth person. Is there even a fourth person? I thought there was. I know that first person is like "I did this/I said that" etc. and second is "He walked there/She ate this" etc. Isn't third person "You did this"? I'm not sure. You'd think I'd know this. Anyway the author uses "I" and "You" in the same paragraph. Twas quite confusing. But as it is required I just kind of push through and figure that with a little help from my buddy Google it shouldn't be too hard.
Quick update for those of you following my story on FanFiction/FictionPress. I've been working on chapter three (Hint: Ch 3 is called "My Beautiful Rescue"....that's not really a hint never mind) and my goal is to have it up by this Saturday. I want to start making the chapters longer, because lets face it, two and a half pages is not a chapter. It's ridiculously short. Right now chapter three is at....um two and a half pages. My goal is four but I'm not going by page count. I can not WAIT (emphasis on the not wait part) for the insane twist! I haven't told anyone at all and its bugging me but I really want to keep it a secret. And for my close friends, you know I'm awful at keeping secrets. As much as I want to write the twist right NOW I mean lets face it, it will be a very very fun twist to write, I can't rush into it, it would ruin the story. So I just continue on....everyone thinks the "one night" is sexual. As in my short little summary (This is Victoria's seventh move. But then she befriends Adam, a bisexual high school misfit, until one night changes it all.) Just let me say this: IT'S NOT A SEXUAL NIGHT! Sorry for yelling haha but just to clear that up. People assume that just because in the very first intro before chapter one it was talking about Victoria's heartbreak and stuff like that but argh I can't say anything more. I might give it away! Watch, I'll write the twist and people will be like "what?". Total anticlimactic. And for those who have NO idea what I'm talking about: www.fictionpress.com/~rachelkeeler Some may not like the story, but for me, it is a complete indulgence. It really is. It's hard for some people to understand but when you write...I can't explain it. I'll just say that writing The Keys gets hard at points but it's my indulgence.
Oh summer. You see what you do to me? You turn me into an insomniac that writes too long blog posts and attempts at drawing. Holy crap! I almost forgot! You guys deserve a great song for sticking through this entire post haha. This song, called I Am Not a Robot by Marina and the Diamonds, was a free single of the week on iTunes and I have been completely in love with it! The beginning is a little odd but I love the entire song. Especially the part before the chorus where she sings "You're vulnerable/You're vulnerable/But you are not a robot/You're lovable/So lovable/but you're just troubled" and at the end of the bride when it goes "let the drum beat drop" (homage to today's blog post title). The music video is pretty good, simple, but good. I like all of the body paint/makeup job. Tis quite odd at first but you get to accept the creativity behind it. My favorite makeup was definitely the jewels but when they show her whole face with that look....is it just me or does she look Asian? Ok I'll stop typing, you can watch it now(:
Ok this post twas quite long and for some reason it wasn't showing up the spaces between paragraphs. I hope it shows when I publish it, if not, je suis desole. I'm much obliged that you were checkin' out meh blog. That sounded like a western accent. Can your text sound like anything? Oh my mind. Stranger things have happened.
Rachel - Je T'aime
Quick note before I go...I use dictionary.com a lot and being the nerd I am, I'm obsessed with their word of the day. So if you see a lot of odd/big words in my story that's why. Today's is "oscitant" meaning to yawn, as with drowsiness. I like that word, make sure to keep a lookout for it in my story! Haha the spell checker on Blogger told me it was spelt wrong, it's not even in their dictionary! *I point and laugh*
