inside-out umbrella.

seeing that this blog has pretty much failed in every spectrum, i'm starting fresh. i started a new blog: inside-out umbrella. hopefully, this one will be better.


enjoy!

prayer

Dear God,

Help.

seven seas of rhye

everything these days seems like bad timing.

yesterday morning, i learned that one of my good friends, chris yeates, died. he was on the europe trip and was hiking in the alps. he fell. killed instantly.

he was an amazing guy with a good heart and could always make me laugh. he was the older brother that i had lost this year.

i couldn't stop crying.

the person i needed a hug from most is away at camp, and since i'm leaving for oregon for two weeks on thursday, i won't see him until i get back.


people tell me the same thing: "things will get better."

when?

mosh pit of pictures, videos, updates, and rainbows.

starting off this post with an obviously controversial piece of work by banksy. seeing that it's been way too long since i last published a blog post, this one might be horrendously long because i'm going to include all the links/pictures/etc. that i've been wanting to post on my blog, but have been too lazy to.

links:
- zoomii: an incredible online library. a "real" bookstore.
- whichbook.net: amazing book-choosing resource.
- fuzzmail: specifically the "what is fuzzmail?" page.
- driftless farm house: beautiful architecture.
- nobel prize winners hate school: lovely school-hating quotes by nobel prize winners.
- portfolio of jesse van dijk: wonderful project.
- flock: my new, awesome web browser.

pictures:



comic from garfield minus garfield. funny stuff:
videos:

remember bill o'reilly's freak out? well, there was a remix.


awesome street style soccer. beautiful.

updates:
1. i got my permit!
2. my hair is gradually fading from blue to purple.
3. i've gotten better at my anatomy (drawing).
4. i'm still struggling through my novel.
5. the winners of the writing contest on wordclay will be announced on monday (the 30th).
6. i'm in the process of starting a comic.
7. i failed at the artist's way, again.
8. i failed at convincing my parents to switch my school, again.
9. i will be leaving for oregon in a week.
10. i win at life.

a piece of advice:
do not engage in a challenge with your friend to drink an extra-large coke during a movie because then you will have to piss at least three times during the duration of the movie and the people that you have to pass by to get to the aisle will ask you after the show if you are alright. and you'll miss a lot of the movie.
just a tip.

photo dump

yes, i did dye my hair blue over the weekend.
time to empty a mess of blue hair pictures on you! mwah-ha-ha!
















so, i guess it really isn't a "mess" but it's still fucking awesome, is it not? it cost me just over a hundred dollars, so it should be fucking awesome.

pink floyd + avacados: an unlikely combination.

side notes before the actual post:
i got an ipod and fucking love it.
i am growing an avacado plant although i am not a fan of avacados.
i am dying my hair blue this coming thursday.
i have listened to the entire pink floyd "dark side of the moon" album every day for a week and a day.
i got a new pair of fivefingers (orange, gray, and black) and love the looks and comments (a woman telling her daughter, "don't stare, don't stare, don't stare") i'm recieving.
i am valiently struggling to work through a pile of homework at this very moment.
i entered the third/fourth version of the story i posted on here (below) in a contest by wordclay (self-publishing company).
i got a 98 percent on my oral spanish final!
i will (most likely) be learning how to screenprint by a professional (she owns an etsy shop. go buy something.)
i'm making something new for my nephew, but i'm not going to tell you what it is!

now, for the actual post:
disclaimer: sorry, this is a rant.
i've been hearing a lot lately that we should hold some sort of respect for people (like the president, especially) becuase they're in a higher position than us and are more informed. i have a problem with this because a.) just because someone is informed doesn't mean they do the "right" thing/anything with that information and b.) no matter which way you slice it, they are just people. and when people say something to the effect of, "give him/her a break, they're the president/whatever", i want to smack them and yell, "yeah, they were put in that position because they would be able to take this criticism and do something about it!" people are silly.

i just don't care what people think about me anymore.

attention world numero dos.

i know that i had a previous attention world post but i am now replacing nick brandt with livio de marchi. he is now god. bow to his craftsmanship.

that is all.