Hey-Hey! August 24, 2009

That’s how to say hello in Swedish. It sounds kind of dorky in English but I said it all the time in Sweden. Don’t you learn so much at this blog?

So I’m currently relaxing after a quick bike trip to the grocery (we were out of peanut butter!!) and trying to gear up to continue my summer reading expedition. The book is actually pretty interesting, I just am a little anxious about school starting so I’m taking school ultra-seriously. Here’s me right now…

I took a different photo with a panicked face but it just looked like I was yawning or something. And can I just brag that I’m typing this post on my brand new, super beautiful MacBook Pro? Well, I am! Yes, you too can own your own brand new computer after spilling water on your old one. But I have to say, I love it and it’s prrretty and I’m keeping it away from all liquid beverages. The dry ones are okay.

Here’s a glimpse of the book I made for the Art House Sketchbook Project that I may or may not have mentioned awhile ago. I signed up for 3 Art House projects this summer and have one left to do. Here’s my sketchbook with reduced pages because I am lazy…

My book had the assigned theme of, “This is where we start” and you read it backwards. It is a picture book of all the things I love(d) as a kid, teenager and adult. It was fun to make but I also felt a bit pressured by it because I wanted to get it done before school started.

Heh, here’s also a drawing I did right before I moved…

I got watercolor brushes for ink the other day and am in love now.

Life in Philadelphia has been good, as of yet. Yesterday was a lovely barbecue thrown by my new roommates for their birthdays. Extremely nice group of people. And then I went to a try out yoga class and realized I need to get back into it, I was like an old person.

If only I could sleep through the night, I would be pretty contented!

A Video To Share July 20, 2009

This has been a lazy morning for me. I just remembered (while lying in bed and singing “Take it to the limit” with the mistaken lyrics of “Take it to the river”) that I wanted to write a post about my brother’s new music video. He goes by the name of DOMER (no I won’t tell you his real name, that’s no fun) and he’s been doing a lot of super fun music with his pal Katz. Katz’s voice makes me think he’s on the smaller side but apparently he’s ginormous!

The newest video is for the song, “Run Amok” and features DJ Smutvillian and illspoken. They’re all running around, messing about in a wrestling ring. At the end, my brother gets whacked on the head with a collapsible chair and they replay it in slow motion about 4 times. The look on his face is great. Check it out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx_FMdX9DGc

Also, if you live in the New York area and you’re bored on a Sunday afternoon, head over to a Free Ice Cream party! There you will find an abundance of free music, a barbecue and indeed, free ice cream. FreeIceCream.Net   Check the websites for dates, times and locations. I think my brother is usually on grill duty and the man’s a fine cook so start licking your chops.

I will now resume song.