BaCk iN scHoOl

I have been in Idaho for a month now starting off my sophomore year. So far it has been good. My new roommates are awesome; we all get along really well. I also enjoy most of my classes so far. I must say that I have had some difficulty in my figure drawing. I think human figures is one of the most difficult things to draw. I'm decent at drawing heads, but when I try to put the rest of the body together... yuck. Oh well I'm really trying, and luckily some of the other students have been helping me. They give me a lot of good advice, and they have helped me improve.
I am also taking photography this semester. In this class I'm learning to take black and white photos with film. Taking the photos is fun, but actually making the film is a bit tedious. We will also be going over some digital photography, which I'm more excited about.
In the future I plan to have a cookie theme for my blog. I plan to change my layout whenever I get a hold of a photoshop and illustrator program. Then I can use my design skills, and maybe my new photography skills, and make a new page. I think that the layout from The cutest blog on the block is great, but I want to be able to make a web page on my own.

Thanks for the cookies

So my dad went to Oklahoma this weekend for a trade show, and when he came home today he brought back Alexis an I-tunes card, and he brought Cole a toy truck. He told me he didn't give me anything. But, he had some chocolate chip cookies, and he told me I could have them. Usually I don't expect my parents to bring me anything home from a trip anyway since I'm basically an adult now.
But, I'm glad my dad gave me the chocolate chip cookies.
I really love cookies, especially chocolate chip. Whenever I have them, it makes my day. I guess cookies are my happy food.
Today, the cookies reminded me of the time my friend's mom made some cookies for a linger longer after church. She told me she mainly made them because of me, since she knew I really wanted some M&M cookies. I was happy that she thought of me, and was kind enough to take the time to make them.
It also reminded me of my roommate . On Sundays she would make her special snicker doodles(shown above). They were the best snicker doodles I have ever had. I would hover around the kitchen a lot waiting for the cookies to be done in the oven, and they always came out perfect. Eating cookies may not seem like a big deal, but my roommates and I enjoyed just hanging out together.
I don't know why, but cookies make me very happy. My dad may not think I thought the cookies were anything special, but they were, so thanks Dad :)

I am possibly the worst blogger ever...

I know many (or actually the few) of you who actually read my blog are probably amazed to see something new posted. I know I am not very good at keeping up with my blog, but hey I will have at least one thing about my summer posted. Unfortunately, I waited till nearly the end of my summer break to actually write something.
Well this is the best summer break I have had in a long time. I have not had a dull moment, although when I first came home in April I was pretty bored. After a month of being home things started to pick up. Mostly this summer I have been working in the basement, watching Alexis and Cole while my parents were at trade shows, and hanging out with my friends.

HAPPY EASTER!!!!!

Penguins... and McDonalds??

For my color and design class part of a project was to create an image that had something out of context. I thought about McDonalds, and it seems to be taking over the world. I wouldn't be surprised to find it in the middle of a desert or in a rainforrest. My roommate, Jamie, said 'you could put McDonald's in Antartica. So I decided to put a bunch of penguins looking up at a McDonalds sign. It was really fun, and I used color pencil, which I have not used in a long time. I only wish I had better quality paper, because I just used regular printing paper that does not work as well. But, I got the job done, and that is all that matters to me during finals.

Design and Color Photo

I put this photo on here to show a bit of what I have been doing in my classes. I really liked how this photo turned out. I used it for my Design/Color class to show an asymmetrical composition. The assignment was to take 2 photos; one was to show a symmetrical composition and the other was to show an asymmetrical composition. I mostly like the lighting in this photo. Most of the photos I took that day have an interesting look because of lighting. I also like this photo because of the organic shapes, and it makes a good contrast with the geometric building in the background.

Snowboarding Winter Semester 2009