I just made one of these and I have to share
This one was made from the words they gleaned from this blog. I really like the words inside of “things”: little & getting. Little Things. Getting Things.
my life.
I also made one using Wikipedia’s entry on “Design”
Yesterday I decided to draw early as I felt sick and wanted a drawing pick-me-up. But this wasn’t a drawing idea so I might draw again tomorrow and see how it turns out. Is it just me or did I say draw like 5 too many times?
Yesterday’s was 84. Make a list of the things you do to escape.
So, these are the daily contents of my pockets. I even usually pat myself down and make sure I have them all (minus #2), going by number of items versus what the items are.
1) My keys. Which, there are only two keys on there (car and work). The rest are those little plastic reward club tags, my Ursuline keychain, the key fob that lets me in the building, and a chunk from a skateboard that I bought in Manhattan.
2) Happy pills and birth control. I forget these regularly. End up with headaches and unhappy uterii.
3) My wallet. Far fatter than it needs to be and stuffed with receipts. I’m about to streamline this… maybe. Some day.
4) Cell phone. With a number 1 key that’s stopped working. So, soon, it will be replaced by a Crackberry, yay!
and, 5) my ipod. it plays music? also has all of House and Grey’s Anatomy on it. I only really play it in the car, as I’ve gotten all my music off it for work and on to the computer there.
Ironically, today I brought my purse. But it can’t even hold all of these items so my phone went in my pocket. I missed drawing after I’d done it, and I was tempted to draw another number. Maybe I’ll do two a week… Monday/Wednesday, maybe…
Alright, so it’s July. But at work I’m already working on November/December things so I’m getting into the spirit of the end of the year, I guess. So, my new resolution is to use this thing, at least three times a week. Which, it was going to start off with a re-design, but I got lazy and wanted to start on the post writing first.
To help with the post writing, I’ve taken 95 ideas from Keri Smith, put them in an empty Pom glass (love those things), and I’ll be drawing and doing one once a week. I hope. Some of the things are one offs, and some I think I can stretch to a once a day for a week thing. I’ll be using Hump Day to introduce the idea. This week’s is number 40. “Draw all of the things in your purse/bag.”
Currently in my life, I don’t carry a purse. Or a bag.
But I do have pockets! So today is my intro, hopefully I’ll find the time to do the drawing today (I brought my sketchbook) and then maybe in two day’s time you’ll see it. I’m pondering drawing contour style with pen, so maybe to make more posts, I can try a new style. Being pockets, there’s not much to draw. Though I bet you’ll be surprised at what i can fit in my pocket. Like once, I fit a 1000 mL Nalgene bottle in there.
So like three years ago I got permission from enfuego in Canada to repurpose this photo she took of her friend Steph into an illustrator drawing.
Only, I got lazy. Originally it was just supposed to be fun, practice. but then, I’m taking this figure drawing class and we’re suppose to interpret a photo and I immediate thought of this one. So I opened Illustrator and went to town Sunday night and here it is so far!
I don’t know if it fits the assignment yet, but I’m liking it.
I haven’t updated my blog in a LONG time. So that is the 2% of me that is not Win. But that other 98% is 100% win…
Yea. You heard me.
Things that make me full of win:
Look at that win!
Ignore my hair and fatness
Originally uploaded by kat.folio
ALSO!
I wanted to update about meeting Ingrid. It was awesome. She’s really down to earth and funny in a way that I deeply appreciate. Everyone was supposed to bring a guest, but no one wanted to go with me, so I went alone. Being alone, I took a booth. Because I’m like that. And I ended up meeting TJ and his wife Tara, who sat with me. TJ’s the drummer in a local band, Saving Stimpy. They are awesome people, and I am really glad I got to meet them. It was like actually being social. Imagine!
She sang “Breakable”, “The Way I Am”, “Keep Breathing” and told us the stories behind the songs as well. And we got to ask her questions. Because I made friends with the DJ who was asking (Fritsch!! I love her!), my question was asked first. Ok, I’m sure that had nothing to do with it. But I like to pretend we are BFFLs now, so STFU. and the good news is, there’s a new album, coming out next year, and she is working on it.
Ok, seriously. Ice and bed.
I just ordered a My Beating Heart in the hopes that it will help me sleep. All in all, I think it’s an interesting idea anyway. Plus they are cute, and we all know I’m a sucker for cute things. I’ll probably review it when I get it.
An amazing thing about My Beating Heart is that everytime you turn it on, an entirely uniqure heartbeat rhythm is created. In fact, every rhythm itself gradually changes and subtly dances, algorithically modelling the heartbeat in a deep meditative state. This isn’t a pre-recorded rhythm and this isn’t a “heartbeat sound.” This is a physical heartbeat that realistically changes over time.
As you hug My Beating Heart you may notice subtle changes to the heartbeat. Our “secret sauce” technology is at work inside algorithmically modeling the human heart in a deep meditative state. Your own heart would only beat as slow as My Beating Heart’s if you were in a very deep sleep or in a very deep meditation. The changes are slight but we think they are powerful in helping people relax and become more aware of themselves and their surroundings. Each Beating Heart rhythm is entirely unique and we truly hope you enjoy yours.
Speaking of my health/not sleeping, I’ve been going to the chiropractor. I swear, he’s trying to kill me. When he massages my back I can’t breathe, that’s how badly it hurts. And then he tells me to relax! But today (visit 3 since Saturday, two more before this upcoming Saturday) it didn’t hurt as badly. That’s got to be a good sign, right? My head has been hurting a lot, and he says it’s because the way I am aligned is cutting off arterial blood supply to my brain. My head still hurts, but it’s not leaving me in tears, so I think that’s also a good sign.
I got an email today to my home email from someone at work. Who told me that on my first day, when I got my first assignment, that I should have asked for something. I have no idea how I was supposed to know this, but now I feel like I’m in deep shit. I had no idea! Anyway, I know this person’s not really mad at me, but I HATE messing up. I just hate it. Now I feel like a failure and I want to crawl into a hole and die.
Obviously I have some hyperbolic issues.
Off to ice my back and sleep.
I had a bad day today at work. Not because I was super busy. I had no work. At all. Not because people were bastards. They showered me with praise today.
But it was just a bad day.
Driving home, I gave the finger. Twice. To two idiots who don’t know The Rules of the Road.
Then I get home and open up my email. All of my email gets routed onto my home HD, so I can’t check it at work.
2:20 pm:
Congratulations, Kathryn Jenkinson! You are the winner for the Q102 VIP Luncheon Party with Ingrid Michaelson, Sat 2/9 Sweepstakes. Winners receive lunch, meet & greet, pictures, autographs, and a live acoustic performance from Ingrid.
2:45 pm:
Congratulations! You are one of the 100 winners of the Cool Co-ops Contest.
You are invited to a Celebration Dinner at the Faculty Club at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday 2/20
Lucky freaking hour, huh? And the best part is that I only became a member of Q102 to win that stupid thing. I got enough points in one day to enter 67 times. AND I WON!
