....I think the rule of life is that I only start working after 3am. See, now it's 6.30am and I am finally happily sketching the photoshoot I'm going to do~ I got the reference pics I wanted, and I'm quite sure of what I want (good) also know what she's wearing (good) and what kind of film/stuff to use (good) but not so sure of locations (bad)
.....so tomorrow I'm going on a location field trip! :D
scouting places in the city suitable for a photoshoot
a lot of thoughts today
get them settled tomorrow
love
tsu
+tsu waited for you at 06:23 a.m.+
........so jw was actually suffering from seasonal depressing. Wahhhhhhhhh Dx it does make things a bit more difficult to live with, but at least now we know why she's so grounchy and snappish. Anyway, yesterday was really tiring so I woke up at 4.30-5pm today @__________@ it doesn't help that the cold weather makes it unbearable to get out of bed (and it makes me lazy to go out too) Now I have to make sure I have a hat, coat, umbrella, scarf and all sorts of things before leaving the house because it's just too cold otherwise.
things to do tmr:
- send out Moitie cutsew
- make keys (melb central)
- buy so-en
- go camera xchange; UV filter and check prices for alicia
- go south yarra; ganache chocolate (if have time)
- go borders lygon
to-do within the next week or so
- scan so-en and fudge
- buy fabric needed for wedding shoot
- make wedding train
- SKETCH ALL PHOTOSHOOTS NOW!
- make/upload portfolio
- source for stepladder/ask vca
- carpenter, 6th july
- wash bedsheets/linen
better restart comp and adjust images for daily frill now...I hope they don't mind it >___>;;; it's not my best work imho, but it does look very pretty
love
tsu
+tsu waited for you at 03:54 a.m.+
Finally finally finally got the derive photos sorted. Remarkably easy process after I dumped about 150++ worth of photos on the floor and started sorting them out. Then I asked audy over to go inspect with a 'yes/no' pile and cut from 150+++ to about 50, then from 50 to 19, from 19 to 9. All in all I'm quite happy with it, it looks good. The feeling that I wanted exists and hopefully people will see it without need for too much explaination.
Next up with the one with Aeryn, the citygirl chic one. To prepare myself I've been flipping through pictures of Grace Kelly and Audrey Hepburn, as well as more recent modern versions of the theme. I've kinda set myself on either 6-8 high quality glamoresque shots with a strong city-chic emphasis.....which means I'll probably have to do her makeup. A photographer who wants to shoot fashion but can't apply makeup is a weak photographer, but I think I can grasp how to apply it on others even if I can't quite do it myself. Strong eyes and lips, pale skin, 3/4 profile face angles and maybe if I'm lucky I can get one with movement.
Then I need to start working on the carousel wedding piece because that will really really be totally awesome or totally crap. I've kinda gotten an idea of what I want; carnivalesque - an abandoned bride who turns into a flower. And I've been thinking of supplimenting the tulle with some kind of softer net or georgette. I was thinking maybe shoe-less, with garter belts and everything and a kind of lost forlorness and a feeling of wonder.
I guess most of everything I do has a feeling of wonder and whimsy - it's not developed enough to be called a 'style' yet, but I can kind of grasp it, kind of sense it, as though I'm groping my way through the dark finding that elusive something
Really busy lately. Etoile dress well and sold, and today I sold a Moitie cutsew through poupeegirl so my bank balance is finally looking deliciously healthier. I've decided not to buy either the Meta or ETC dress even though I really *really* like the Meta dress. I kinda wanna save for my driving licence/future needs, so yeahhhh....it would be a frivolous expenditure! So, I won't get it.
Then today I went to play tourguide to hippopie (Tarina) from Canberra and it was pretty fun! Went to Le Petit Gateau, then KangaKanga, then Armadale (ODiP and Philippa's) and finally South Yarra (Chapel St Bazaar). Got a pretty postcard for aya as well, and blueberry chocolate from Ganache Chocolate. Tried their new earl grey flavour which was great.....and yes, it was really nice meeting her :D I wouldn't mind taking her around more places because she's really nice and friendly, and I think we get along well.
Really tired though. I had about 3-4hrs of sleep; I slept at 2 and woke up at 6 and tossed around till 10am but had to wake at 11am. And I was out the whole day too! x_X;;;;
OK I'll do the drafting + scanning tomorrow. I really can't think straight anymore, but I think sometimes I can't sleep because I have too many ideas in my head and I keep getting waked by new ones and I'm just itching to start but I have to wait, shikata nai. I want to see the Dali exhibit as well, and then I need to get new housekeys and new UV filter. Also need to ride the bike.... @____@ and oh yar, Gary and domain and putting portfolio! important!!
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feels like a working holiday
not real one hor
love
tsu
+tsu waited for you at 04:22 a.m.+
murrr I'm almost too sleepy to bathe, and definitely too sleepy to be online. Anyway will have to sleep soon, meeting a lolita from sydney tomorrow at 12noon and going to walkwalk around. Better pack an umbrella as well, forecast for tomorrow is rain (shit)
also went to watch a movie today, coco avant chanel. it was either that or italian mafia and knowing my tedency towards nightmares........went to see chanel instead. pretty decent flick, TONS of clothes p0rn, the cinematography is like a renoir painting and OMG HATS HATS HATS. It makes me want to wear a hat everyday, even though i don't look like audrey tatou.
i shall wear a hat tomorrow anyway, just because :D
anyway it's a cold night, gonna bathe then huddle under blankets as the wind continues to beat against trees, and trees rustle like gossipy old ladies with their skirts upturned.
still haven't done any scanning yet though, urgh
love
tsu
+tsu waited for you at 12:17 a.m.+
ahhhhh.......It's been a long time hasn't it? Long times, different feelings - weeks pass like so quickly; time doesn't fly, it springs forward like a whirlwind with only the barest hint of impression, a fleeting image of time spent, time gone.
Finished exams on the 23rd, it was actually quite alright. The day started out warm, so I stupidly wore only 1 layer and my okashi no kuni skirt (for luck and pockets). I wrote a lot for the paper, but I'm not sure how much is relevant. For me, it seems like a jumble of thoughts, I'm not sure how coherent it was. Also, lack of sleep since I was up the night studying for it. I'm hoping for a H2A at least, because this will pull my aggregate up higher.
After that a light dinner and sleep. Watched the documentary on colour, it was so good! Particularly the part about how blue light affect cicidian cycles...then afterwards went to sleep. Then a few days later we went on a massive book-buying spree (all three of us) because of the holidays....something to read, so we wouldn't spend so much time on the computer.
Even though it's so stress-free in lifestyle, I've been feeling rather tired lately.....mostly it's because of nightmares. A few days ago I woke up screaming again. It was terrifying. I ran into audrey's room after looking for people. I was really scared. I don't want to talk about it too much. The next day it happened again. Today is the 3rd night of nightmares, I hope it ends soon. I'm almost afraid to sleep to some extent, and I find it very hard to wake up even with light shining on me. It's all a bit frightening.
I've been trying though, to keep my thoughts under control. I bought a lot of Roald Dahl during the booktrip, and the only things I've been reading is short stories and fantasy. I also went KangaKanga yesterday with audy to pick up some pretty magazines, namely Fudge and KERA. It was quite nice, although I was tired.
Possibly it could be a kind of seasonal effect, because jw is definitely suffering from some kind of seasonal moodswing.
Also, DA'ed the magical etoile dress. I was pretty sad about it, since I adore that dress and it was my first item from Angelic Pretty. Also it's adorable and sweet and my favourite version of the OTT craze<3 but yeah, I haven't worn it at all since March and I doubt I will anytime soon. Usually when I feel like wearing a dress I either pick the alice oriental or alice cardsuit (lol, both alices!)
sleepy....tomorrow have to wake quite early to send the dress off, and I want to watch coco avant chanel as well at nova (monday = cheap day) and maybe if I have the time, go down to Camera Xchange to look at cameras for kaitensoshi and get myself another UV filter for johnboy. I keep forgetting to do that! D:
love
tsu
+tsu waited for you at 01:56 a.m.+
So I finally got a new layout - Gibson inspired? All neon'ed and futuristic and cool with strange, odd angles. I quite like the neon-effect on the old buildings, they make me kinda happy<3 Mostly I'm glad for a change...all the white looks so clean and refreshing after having so much brown! *_* I don't really like brown/tan....it looks so aged to me. Meh.
The past few days is a lot of thinking and thinking. Thinking about the future, about what I'm going to do. Graduating is so terrifying isn't it? I've kinda settled to: if dad doesn't allow me to go UK, I'll do JET in Korea or Japan. I don't mind the countryside aspect, since I've never really lived in one anyway. I also don't mind the strangeness of it because part of the reason why I want to do it is because it is strange. It's a totally new experience, and I've already found out I *LIKE* being thrown from country to country, like a restless wave. I'm hope I won't get Tokyo actually, I want somewhere new and rocky like Aichi or Kanazawa or Ibaragi - places that sound so cool and strange and yeah, I'm young and crazy and why can't I?
It's not a new thought - but I never imagined picking Japan.
To be honest I don't really care where I end up. I'm merely choosing Japan and Korea because they have government sponsored programmes which makes it easy for me to apply for. I don't really want to be a teacher so hardc0re teaching experience doesn't appeal to me. Basically I want a relatively 9-5 job, which gives me lots of time to explore, drive around, take tons of pictures and practise my shitty Japanese. Hell, I'll take it if it's Korea, Taiwan, HK, India and maybe even China. NEW AND EXCITING PLACE PLZ.
The LCC course I want is this one BTW. oh, St Martinssssss<3 as much as I regret not going UK, I would never exchange anything I learnt in Melbourne for it.
In a way, my gamble paid off. St Martins' would've been great of course, but I would've never met Jiawei/Audy or lived here at all.....and most of all, I would've never picked up photography. Understand this: when I applied to St Martins I applied solely for painting, and nowadays I can't imagine a life without photographs. Or film production. Or essays. St Martins would've been great - but also, limiting. Going to Melbourne has given me the academic structure and really stretched me beyond what an art school can do. I might miss doing practical work, but at the same time (as much as I bitch about M/C) I've learnt a lot.
Besides that, life if OK. Been cooking alot, which kinda makes me feel fat but it was a delicious fatness. Now I feel like I'm verging on indigestion so I should eat clean stuff for the next few days. I also cleaned up my room, bleached my white shirts, gave it a bit of vaccum and airing so it feels great. Tomorrow I'll go to the hardware shop to buy a plank of plywood for my mattress, since it's too soft. Send some mail, go home, study for tomorrow's exam and yeah everything should be fine then.
I should also pick up another pack of post-it notes
my stack is nearly gone!
I've also been very good and not-shopping lately. I got rid of y!J and egl_comn_sales from my watchlist....but it means I'm also buying more books because I'm reading them instead of going online :/ ah well....at least books are better than dresses! ^^;;
Other than that, lolita meetup. OMFGWTFBBQ there was this total skank/white trash there. She was seriously annoying and rude - almost unbelievably so. I forgive her because she's 17 and dumb, but I couldn't believe the nerve of her at times! Most of all, she was really rude to Magdalen :/ I don't even think she was a lolita, she just came to cause trouble (and watch wank) I felt so uncomfortable that I stayed near Steph and other people instead of talking to her. I just didn't want to be near her at all.
Well, at least now I have a better idea why our dear lord Mayor has such a dislike of bogans lol~
Going to sleep soon, I hope my stomach settles down quickly! urgh, maybe shouldn't have eaten all that rice and lamb with gravy T_____T indigestion T___T but it was so good ;_____;
love
tsu
+tsu waited for you at 01:34 a.m.+
