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The Triumphant Come-back

2011-02-15T20:31:00.001-06:00

There are not very many occasions where I have triumphed over my older brother. He has always been the one to finish on top. Whether it was an argument, a sparring match, or just a funny joke, he has almost always been the one to win. There is one special occasion, however, where this was not the case.

My dear brother has always loved to push my buttons. He will make fun of me, do things that he knows will annoy me, and try to start fights just for the fun of it. One day he decided to try a new way of being an obnoxious older brother. There I was, minding my own business, when all of a sudden my brother comes charging through the house. As he comes up to me he lets out a loud, shrill shriek. It was the kind of noise that sends you jumping out of your skin in surprise. After that, he stops and looks at me with a huge cheesy grin on his face. He says to me, “Wasn't that the most annoying sound you've ever heard?”

Now, unlike my brother, I do not enjoy poking people's buttons, I do however enjoy being able to take him down a notch every once in a while. I waited for a moment, watching my brother stand there looking incredibly pleased with himself. I relished seeing him so proud before I spoke, knowing that what I was going to say to him would send him reeling. Casually, I responded. “No, the one you made after was way worse.”

As soon as I spoke we both knew that I had won this battle. He was speechless at first. I watched as shock, awe, and finally glee crossed his face. After he was able to compose himself again he chuckled and proclaimed it the best come-back ever. He went on to tell every person we saw that day about the events that had occurred and every time he retold the story he did so with a hint of pride in his voice for his baby sister.

My brother may be an annoyance some of the time, but he does the things he does out of love. Usually when he is teasing me or poking my buttons he is just trying to get me to smile and sometimes, if I'm lucky, I get the chance to return the favor.

I Fold My Underwear

2011-02-02T12:20:00.000-06:00

I love how, after doing all your laundry, everything is folded or hung up and it's all tucked away into its own special little place. Sometimes I am super good about putting my clothes away. I will make sure everything is perfectly neat and where it belongs. My shirts will be hung up and organized by style and color, my pants put away and in proper order, my underwear folded neatly and placed in little piles in a drawer.

Unfortunately, this order usually only lasts for a short time. All it takes is one hectic week for it to turn to chaos. If I'm lucky the clothes make it into the closet, some hung up, some folded, and others simply tossed in a pile. Often times though the clothes will be tossed in a corner for me to rifle through as needed. The dirty clothes, of course, get discarded on my bathroom floor to be forgotten.

The worst part of this chaos is what happens to my underwear. Instead of being neatly tucked away in cute little piles, they get strewn about in a jumble of colors and lace. Period panties mixed in with the sexy things. Bikinis, hiphuggers, and thongs swimming around together in total disarray. Soon even the socks start to become involved. At that point it is only a matter of time...

The socks are similar to prophets. Soon after their arrival in the chaos, I receive an epiphany. It is time, I think. I force myself to remain calm, and take a deep breath as I tackle the daunting task that lies ahead. First the dirty laundry gets scooped up and put through the wash. Then on to hanging up all the shirts, making sure they go in their proper order. Pants, dresses, pajamas, and workout clothes follow behind. Everything is put back where it belongs. Lastly the underwear drawer gets completely emptied. All the panties tumble out and lie in a heap on the floor. One by one the pairs get folded and put into piles. After the tiny piles are put away I can't help but be satisfied. Once again there is order.

We Don't Dress for the Men

2011-01-22T12:09:00.002-06:00

I am constantly amazed at some of the crazy shit girls wear at FIDM. The constant parade of high heels, mini skirts, crazy makeup, crazier hair, weird styles, and totally over the top accessories is mind boggling. There are the punk girls, 80's girls, “High Fashion” girls, and much much more. It's amazing some of these young women ever get any homework done after spending so much time shopping, getting their nails done, tanning, perfecting their makeup, and of course doing their hair.

In the beginning I was confused by all the vanity. There are about five straight guys in all of FIDM so why should these girls be spending so much damn time fussing and primping and going all out day after day? I could not understand it.

Then I had an “oh duh!” moment and I was finally able to make sense of it all. Obviously these girls are not dressing for the men. They are dressing for the other women. It's in no way about attracting guys, or impressing them. It's all a girly game of status and the other students are the competition.

The problem with dressing for women is that it's much harder than dressing for men. Dressing for men takes very little effort and you can get away with much more. Women however will notice every little detail. They will scrutinize and inspect you until they have seen everything you may have been trying to hide. Then they will judge you on it and share their findings with the nearest ally.

I myself will occasionally get sucked into dressing for women as well, although I try to avoid it as much as possible. It's harder here in LA than in other places though, especially since I am constantly surrounded by people who take fashion so seriously. I have never been the type of girl who likes to dress for others. I always try to just dress for myself. If what I'm wearing makes me happy? That's good enough.

The thing I have been procrastinating on is now helping me procrastinate further

2011-01-17T11:16:00.004-06:00

There is an abundance of procrastination in my life. At the moment I am procrastinating on my homework, which is of course due tomorrow. I always manage to get everything done in time but I don't make it easy on myself. There is always at least one class that gets my procrastination powers going in overdrive. This quarter it looks like it's going to be my Business of Fashion class. I simply have a hard time making myself interested in the homework that I have been assigned.

With all of my other classes I am simply ecstatic to get started on my homework, this of course drives my roommate bonkers. The enthusiasm that I had towards taping various fabric swatches into a giant book for my Textile Science class was met with much eye rolling. I can't help myself though! The fact that the assignment allowed me to sit down and not only feel all these different fabrics in all their different fiber contents all weaved in different ways but also take a little magnifying glass and look at them up close was just too fun. Of course if I had to listen to someone squeal "This is soooo cool!" every couple of minutes I probably would have been rolling my eyes too.

Even now I am still unable to concentrate on my Business of Fashion homework. My intention was to sit down and write something, who knows what, about the class, or the work, or something! Instead I get all carried away just thinking about all my tiny fibers and threads and knits and silks and linens and filaments and textures and naps and velvets and prints and lace and satins and and and...

Photography

2008-06-19T12:50:00.004-05:00

My girlfriend Alyssa is really into photography and you should all go look at her pictures! Shes just getting into it and has some absolutely gorgeous shots. I keep encouraging her to take more and put up more on her site, you all should too. I'm sure she would love to hear some feedback on her pictures. Also, she took some pictures of me recently that are really cute :)
yay mini blog posts!

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2008-06-18T10:45:00.004-05:00

Check it out yo!

Summer!

2008-06-16T23:42:00.004-05:00

So far summer has been COMPLETELY INSANE!! Tons of fun, but insane. I've been hanging out with friends, running between my moms and dads place, visiting my grandparents, crafting for swaps and commissions and moving into my brothers room. I had no idea my summer was going to be so hectic!

Here are a couple recent poppets that I've made.
Leopard print poppet for a swap. She has boobs and a tutu!
Witch that I was commissioned to make. She has boobs and a tutu as well.
Fairy that was also a commission. I'm going to be making her new wings as soon as I get a chance.
I hand-painted her eyes.
Also, a zippered pouch! Cause I finally tought myself how to put in zippers! yay!
I have 2 minis and a booby poppet that I'm working on for swaps right now. I will be able to post them in a week or two after my partners receive them.
Also, I made a dress! I need to hem it and then it will be finished! I'm so very very proud of myself :) There will be pictures of that soon as well.

2008-06-02T15:02:00.002-05:00

I'm still alive! I think....

Quick update on all the crazy stuff thats been going on

Gatta died :'(
Brose and I spent a week with Nim and Nan
Sold a Poppet for $50
Mom moved to Dbq
Brose left for Oklahoma
I'm currently moving into my new room

Myep. Exciting right? Besides all that good stuff I'm also organizing the poppet swap and participating in another one with two partners. So that means I have one regular poppet and two minis to make! Unfortunately I'm really really far behind in all my crafts and my supplies are scattered all over the place.

Now you should go check out these awesome photos that my girly-friend Alyssa took. Shes relatively new to photography but super talented.

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Lazy

2008-05-05T00:18:00.005-05:00

Sorry for the lack of updates lately. My lame-ass excuses are:
1. I forget
2. I'm incredibly lazy
3. I've been feeling really crappy lately.

I haven't been doing as much crafting lately as I would like. I lost most of my crafty inspiration for some reason. It really sucks. I have two swaps to finish up and another one starting soon and I can't think straight when it comes to crafting. I also have drivers ed to work on and I'm making even less progress on that than on the crafting. I did get my permit though. Hopefully I can put it to use one of these days...

Kitty update:
Brose and I have been giving her some kind of antibiotic, an IV drip thingy and force feeding her. She refuses to eat or drink and has shown no improvement at all. I think she may end up passing away soon and I spent half the day crying over that fact.

Well, I'm off to bed now since I'm super exhausted.

Minus Two

2008-04-23T12:13:00.002-05:00

Theres bad stuff going on around here. Friday Brynhldr died and I just found Munin dead too. The Gatta isn't feeling well either. She isn't eating on her own and has lost a bunch of weight. Shes actually skinny right now! I feel so bad for the poor tiny little things. Bryn was only 6 months old! I don't really know how old Munin was but he couldn't have been too much older than Bryn. It's all so very sad. I don't like it. I've had too much sadness lately and I need a brake from it.

On a completely unrelated note, I made two poppets recently. They will be going off to live with my partners from the swaps I'm in right now. Also, I will be organizing the next poppet swap which will start in the beginning of May. I'm super excited for it but also very nervous. Hopefully I will be a good organizer and everything will go smoothly.

I'm going to go mourn my little hamsters now.

Boogers

2008-04-14T22:56:00.003-05:00

Yep. I'm sick. I've been super tired and my nose is all stuffed up and gross and I cant talk because I lost my voice. I'm having such a blast. I did get some crafting done though, I worked on a poppet and another bunny to put in my etsy shop. I might send the bunny to a swap partner though. I haven't decided yet.
Tomorrow I might be getting my permit! Only if I can be alive super early in the morning though. I would probably have to get up at like 7 or something. So I might wait till Friday when I will hopefully be feeling better.
I'm gunna go sleepy now....

Plague

2008-04-12T19:47:00.005-05:00

I think I'm getting sick. I can feel it in my throat. It does not make me happy. In fact, it makes me kinda sad. I really don't want to be sick right now, I have been feeling so crappy lately and this is just going to make it worse. I also have to craft for 2 swaps that I'm in and I have stuff to make to put on my etsy shop. My mom was an evil BITCH today. So I might be stretching the truth a little bit, but she has been driving me so crazy lately. I can't stand to be around her for more than short periods of time or my head will explode. Or my heart. Maybe even both.

Anywho. Crafty update of the day. I made a bunny! Shes cute. And yellow. and on my Etsy of course. Hooray for cuteness!

So I really should be working on my drivers ed stuff right now. But I'm stuck on an assignment! I cant find any websites with the information I need! Its sooo frustrating. I think I'm going to go(try) and work on that. I will probably end up crafting though. Or napping. We shall see.

Items are up!

2008-04-10T20:38:00.004-05:00

I put up 2 items on my etsy shop today! More will be coming soon!
siempreinez.etsy.com
Go look!
Now!

Etsy

2008-04-07T23:44:00.006-05:00

I started an etsy shop today! Etsy is an online marketplace where people can sell there handmade goods. Its very exciting. I don't have anything for sale yet, but I will soon. You can check out what I have so far at siempreinez.etsy.com. I would love to hear some feedback especially on my banner thing.
I will be selling poppets and pretty much everything else I create. I got a debit card and a pay pal account as well. I feel kinda like an adult today. It's pretty creepy.

So thats the good news. The bad news is that Sunday was so incredibly stressful and confusing that I'm still walking around in a daze. I've just been wandering around thinking "WTF?!". I have been so sad and Its been affecting my crafting. The little progress I have made has reflected my mood so well its almost scary. I was working on a poppet and she looks so incredibly sad. She turned out really well though and shes very pretty. I also made a broken hearted necklace out of sculpey, I like the way it turned out and I think I might make more to possibly sell. Its so hard for me to think straight right now. I keep on spacing out every five seconds.

Anyways. Heres some stuff I've made recently. These were all for a swap.
Mini poppet(not the sad one)
Purple kitty stuffie
Two bracelets
Sculpey charms (snail, happy shroom, duck, monster thing and octopus) and shrinky dink happy shroom
Octopus detail. I'm soo proud of this guy, hes way too freakin cute and I didnt want to send him away. He was my favorite :(

Thats all for now! I'm going to go and (maybe) craft stuff

Apple again

2008-03-28T00:41:00.003-05:00

Heres a close up of Apples face, isn't she a cutie?

Apple

2008-03-27T23:37:00.003-05:00

I finished that last poppet and she has been sent off to her new home! I'm sooo happy with the way she turned out and I didn't want to give her up. It's exciting that shes going to a little girl though. I also received from my frog swap partner(and she got her stuff awhile ago). I love everything that I got, she sent some really awesome stuff(2 totes, bracelet, earrings, bobble head tree frog, 2 frog key chains, needle book, tiny stuffie and wrist cuff). I will post what I made later.

So heres the dolly! She told me her name was Apple, the little girl who's getting her might change that though. I cut up a red handkerchief for her dress and headband(brose even gave it his approval!). I think shes perfect, definitely one of my best.

Heres all the frog stuff I got.
and the cute Frog Heaven take out tray that it came in!
I've also been working on a bunch of really small cute stuff for another swap, and a costume for a friend of mine. and I burned my hand today, which really hurt :(

Im in shock

2008-03-25T13:15:00.003-05:00

I cant believe it. I won the challenge on craftster. I really wasn't expecting to win. I kinda feel like I'm stealing the prize. Is that normal?
Any-who. I'm almost done with the poppet I'm working on now, I just need to give her hair and a dress. Shes for a personal swap I'm doing and shes going to be the first of my poppets to go to a kid. In return I'm getting a bunch of jewelry, I'm soooo excited about it.
So here she is all naked and hairless. The ears were requested to be longer and droopier like that. They kinda remind me of goat ears...
After I finish her I need to make a mini poppet for a swap I'm in. It will be my first mini! They are so freakin cute and tiny, I love them. They are the perfect size for faeries.

Now I need to stop procrastinating and go make hair! Woo!

Drunken Faerie

2008-03-21T18:01:00.002-05:00

Come vote for me and my Drunken Faerie poppet over on craftster! If I win I get a prize!

Zoo

2008-03-17T16:26:00.002-05:00

Theres a total of 12 animals upstairs right now. Its a zoo and Im loving every second of it.

4 Hamsters (Brynhldr, Hugin, Munin and Odin)
3 Gerbils
1 Rat (Pumpkin)
1 hedgy (Persephone)
1 Cat thats trying to starve herself
1 Birdy who squawks if she doesn't get enough attention
1 Fish (WTF is wrong with fish!? they are so weird!)

Other than that Ive been sewing a lot. I finished the dolly I got commissioned to do and finished the doll for the craftster poppet challenge. Both were really pretty but I'm mostly proud of the challenge dolly. Her outfit is super cool. I doubt I will win but its worth a shot anyways (must find out what secret prize is!). Her post is here. I'm too lazy to post a bunch of pics on here right now. Sorry.

Now I have to craft for the froggy swap and make another poppet for a personal swap I'm doing. WOOHOO! and after that I will be making a bunch of dollies to sell. I'm pretty excited about it but also nervous. If all goes well I wont be getting a job for a while and just sell a bunch of dolls and other crafts I make. Yay!

Everybody loves my boobies

2008-03-06T11:46:00.002-06:00

After I posted my dear bike mechanic poppet on craftser I got a huge rush of compliments on her boobies. It was crazy. Now I have two requests for personal swaps and a commission! And I'm doing the froggy swap as well. I have lots of craftiness to do now!
Today I'm in Dubuque with my mom and we are going to be going to craft stores later so I can get supplies for all the boobs I need to make. I also have to get animal food. Perse and punkin are both almost out. I hate that when I buy rat food I get a decent sized bag but its only half full! ARGH!
I should probably get some toys for the rat-butt as well....

Anyways. Im at the wellness center right now and Im bored out of my mind. I dont really have anything to do but sit around for the next five hours. Blah. It will all be worth it though, because I get to go shopping. Thats what I need to concentrate on or I will go craaaazzzyyyyy!!

Bike Mechanic Poppet

2008-03-05T15:25:00.007-06:00

Shes not completely finished but I wanted to show her off anyways. I made her in honor of my daddy. She is made to be me if I were a bike mechanic. All of her tattoos are ones that I have thought about getting and she still has a few more coming too. When I was painting them on I couldn't resist making a buzzing noise like the real tattoo thingies make. =D

Here she is!
She has such perfect boobies
Here she is with an American Girl Doll shirt and a random skirt that I made just so her butt would be covered
Socks! I love these so much and I wish I had a pair(I did but they were toe socks and my toes are too short for them so now the dolly has some!) and AG doll shoes.
Tools! made out of sculpey clay.
Tattoo that matches my daddies. I'm very proud of this. The little biker dude is even smiling just like dads!Hand, pliers and bike chain bracelet
OMG tiny toes!
Dress that used to be a toe sock! woo!

Boobies!

Frogs!

2008-03-05T02:25:00.001-06:00

I signed up for a froggy swap! Im super excited and cant wait to use my dancing frogs fabric! Yay!
I go sleepy now

Perfectly good whining wasted

2008-02-29T15:27:00.003-06:00

So you know how I was whining about screwing up a poppet? Yeah. I didn't really screw up. I'm just a little crazy at 3 in the morning and got all stressed out about it when all I had to do was actually stuff the body and needle sculpt the boobies. I'm not sure if I will use this body for my bike mechanic poppet or not yet. We shall see. It really depends on what happens with the head. I cant wait to close the shop and go work on it!

Since its VERY important that every single one of my animals gets its picture on my blog. Heres Pumpkin! I wuuuv him =3

Roar!

2008-02-27T13:01:00.002-06:00

Last night I was up until 4am working on a poppet. She was going to be super cool with fingers and boobies and blue hair and she was going to be a bike mechanic. Since I was giving her boobies I was using a modified poppet pattern and it got really messed up. I ended up wasting a bunch of fabric and time that could have been spent working on something that would turn out.
So Im still going to make a blue haired bike mechanic poppet but she isnt going to have boobies. I might still give her hands though.
Heres the stuff I made for the poppet swap! I cant wait to sign up for the next one! The green and purple haired poppets are twins. They have eyelashes =D
Crocheted dress with matching shoes and ruffly bloomers underneath.

Flowery dress. Not much else to say about this one....
Pirate costume with an eye patch! Mwahahahaha!
Silky polka dot dress.
Skirt and matching top. Of DOOM!Matching dresses
Crocheted bikini. I feel sooo insane for making this.
I also sent 3 balls of yarn for hair, 5 pairs of eyes and a drawing of a poppet.

More Poppets!

2008-02-24T22:28:00.003-06:00

I got to visit my grandparents today. It was pretty fun. I gave my grandma the clothes that I made for her dolly and then took about 50 pictures of all the different outfits. I'm not obsessed, noooo not at all...
These are just some of my favorites. I was having fun playing with the shadows.

After taking pictures I got to snuggle with this bundle of cutenessNow I need to go clean a hamster cage or something. Darn things are turd machines!

My feet are warm now

2008-02-22T18:56:00.002-06:00

So last night I was sitting around, and my feet were cold. So I checked out craftster(yay) and found a crochet pattern for really easy slippers! I made a pair and they turned out pretty well, then I went shopping with da and got some more yarn to make another pair. They are super cute and I love them so much! mmmm warm toes...
First pair! These are probably going to my mom since they are a bit too big for my tiny toes
Second pair! I looooove these sooooo much! They fit perfectly and are super cute!I also made a hat. With 14 inch long rainbow bunny ears. I haven't taken it off since.Yep. I look reeaally dorky in that pic...

Poppety Swappity

2008-02-19T14:34:00.002-06:00

I received my swap package today! I got a bunch of really cute poppet clothes, a poppet, a mini poppet, 2 dollies, a pirate scarf and a bag to hold all of the tasty tasty goodness. I got so spoiled! The poppet swap gallery can be found at http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=227828.0
I cant wait till my partner gets hers! Its oh so very exciting.

This is the awesomely amazing pirate scarf that I got. I couldn't resist wearing it like a ninja mask. Its super bad ass.

Bwoop

2008-02-18T17:02:00.002-06:00

Blah!
Here I am watching the shop for my dad. Bored out of my mind. Nothing to do but sit and look at a computer screen. So what should I do? Why update the blog of course!
This would be much more interesting if someone other than my daddy(hi da!) would read this....
So. Updates.
I got a rat! I adopted Pumpkin from the Dubuque Humane Society on the 9th. Hes a sweetheart and loves to sit on my shoulder and sleep in my hoody all day long. Getting Pumpkin means I now have 8 pets. Wow. Thats a lot.
I finally got a space heater for my room! Now my room is always above 75*F which is AWESOME. Persephone seems to be loving it the most. She has been way more active at night since I got it.
I'm almost done with the poppet swap, the send out date is tomorrow! I'm so excited to get a package in the mail thats full of doll clothes from a total stranger.
I called my drivers ed instructor today. I'm soooo close to getting my permit and its about time too! I'm going to have a car before I actually get my drivers license...
I'm done writing now...

2008-02-06T18:19:00.000-06:00

Apparently I only get crafty inspirations between the hours of 10pm and 4am. The rest of the day I'm completely brain dead. Its pretty darn ridiculous. I've made some pretty cute stuff though!
I was able to make a pirate outfit for the poppet thats going to my swap partner. I also made a fabulous mess of my room. I have fabric scraps EVERYWHERE! Its insane.
Weee!

Introducing my babies part 2

2008-02-01T20:32:00.001-06:00

More babies! This is my second obsession. Small animals. I just cant get enough of the cute and furry little turds. They keep me from going completely crazy.
My first baby was Persephone. Its her birthday tomorrow! Shes going to be a year old! She has the sweetest temperament in the world and loves to run around and eat meal worms.
Next we have Paris(white), Achillies(gray) and Odysseus(black). I got these guys in September with my dad. They are all super friendly and HYPER. Its always entertaining to watch them dig, chew, and run incessantly.
Brynhildr terrifies my brother. Which is very entertaining since she is the sweetest and most loving hamster ever. She has never pooped, peed or bitten anyone ever. She loves to run on her wheel constantly and almost hurts herself from running so much. I think if she were a human she would be a mad scientist...
Hugin and Munin are my teeny tiny roborovski dwarf hamsters. Sadly about a month or so after I got them they had to be separated due to fighting. Oh well. They're still really cute! And soft. And the size of a cotton ball.
And those are all the babies that I have right now. I hope to get a crested gecko sometime, and maybe some rats. Unfortunately I don't have the space for any more animals right now. Soon! Soon I shall have them all! Mwahahahahahahahaha!!

mmm sharpies

2008-01-30T19:12:00.000-06:00

For the past two days I've been drawing gratitude spirals on my hand over and over again. It started as just a few spirals in the center of my hand, then every time I sat down the spirals would multiply. Now my whole hand is covered! Its pretty cool lookin if you ask me. Thankfully I will be getting a new batch of henna in soon. Then my spirals will last even longer!
And just cause I cant resist showing off the cuteness...

Introducing my babies

2008-01-29T21:07:00.000-06:00

Just cause I can. I will introduce all of the poppets I have made in the order of their creation!(told you it was an obsession) First off is Blue. She is my water elemental poppet(air and fire haven't been created yet).
Next is autumn in her earth elemental garb. She has leaves in her hair.
Now we have Pink. I made pink for my friends birthday/christmas gift.
PingPong! Named after the fabulous young lady who got her.
Susa AKA the Dr.Suess poppet. She went to another girly friend of mine
This dolly my Grandma asked me to make for a friend of hers. She has a bell!
And this is the doll I made for my Grandma for Christmas. Im happy to say my Grandma loved her.
Thats all for now. Hopefully I will get a chance to make some more dolls soon.

Intro?

2008-01-29T13:23:00.000-06:00

wow. I finally did it. I got a blog. I feel so normal right now.
So since I have no idea what to write about I'm going to share my most recent obsession. This is my Poppet Autumn. She is the second dolly I have made and she is an earth elemental. She is wearing a dress that i made for my Grandmas doll. Isnt she cute?
So far I have made seven Poppets and clothes for all of them.
Yay!