Trapped!

Have you ever been trapped in a room. I was trapped in my bathroom for about 15 minutes yesterday. I had taken the doorknobs off because I had planned to paint the door later. Well, I shut the door, didn't really occur to me that the knobs had a purpose. Of course the door shut, no way to open it couldn't press it open. My mom was in the kitchen and couldn't hear me as I was shouting and banging on the door. The only soul who could hear me was my dog Millie and she was trapped in her crate (Now I have an idea of how traumatic it can be to be stuck in a room with no way of getting out, sorry Millie) Anyway, my mom finally came to announce that dinner was ready, still she had to find the doorknobs which ended up not working.
Lightbulb moment! Credit cards, I learned that from years of watching the telly, and I also checked Google (I had my mom pass my laptop too me through the space above the door) One woman apparently used the Sim card from her iPhone to open the door, not sure of where my iPhone was, although I am pretty sure it had a dead battery. Anyway, the credit card did the trick. Really everyone should keep an old credit card in their bathroom I think. Being trapped in the bathroom is not the worst thing in the world, being trapped in a room with no water resources would be worse. Either way, lesson learned!
I was really trying to channel MacGyver too, although the only things I could find were Shower gels, Cleaning supplies, and breakables. I guess I could have cleaned the bathroom.

p.s. Door is still not painted.

Cars, Car Parts, and Argh!

The theme of my week is Cars, no not the movie, that would be nice though. No, I have car parts strewn about my deck and a few in my closet.... waiting to be placed on eBay, I know I should have done this a while ago..... procrastination is my worst habit and add a bit of self-pity and voila! They are still there. This week I did manage to make a step in selling the Iroc-Z, it was my dad's car, it was not his favorite car though, that would be the 39' Coupe, the El Camino, and the Sedan Delivery. It's made it an easier decision to sell, however, it is still easier to let the car sit, and as long as no one shows interest, it will continue to sit there. Mentally I am still comprehending and sorting. It gets to be too much, I start to feel alone in it all, and some days it feels like I have velcro on my feet.

Yesterday, the car battery quit, a frustration and expense, but I have now bought my first car battery, it should last at least 2 years. Our neighbor installed it, but I want to know how to install the battery without causing a short. I am getting an education in car repair costs. Next week my car is scheduled for an oil change and a check-up..... the air conditioner is blowing hot air, which is not a good thing in sunny hot Florida (why do I live in Florida again?). Car repairs were not something I had to worry about before, it was a perk of having a dad who worked in auto body, I am not uneducated about cars though, my dad did not specifically show me how to change a tire, but I learned from observation. I do know how to tape light shades, wet-sand an RV, and I dabbled in painting power trucks when I was 5.

Maybe this weekend I will make up an inventory list, or maybe not....

My meditation for this week:
Psalms 43:3
O send out your light and your truth, let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling.

I love this blog!

http://howaboutorange.blogspot.com/

So much creativity, it makes me want to be more creative! :)

Weary via Technology

I love technology, I really do, it makes work easier. I can watch episodes that I have missed, or British television like "Doctor Who" (I think my family and friends may have me committed if I mention "Doctor Who" anymore). The computer allows me to see overseas family and find out what's going on in the world. At the same time I get where I really dislike it. The computer doesn't always work, and it seems I have become more lazy. I have not written a letter in months and I owe quite a few people letters like thank you letters and how are you letters.
Then there is text messaging, at one point I did not text message, I didn't have a cell phone til I was 15 or 16, that was my car. It was a shimmery Sapphire Nokia with no color, now it would seem ancient but at the time it was the best thing ever. I really did not want a car, I didn't go to driver's ed until I was 17, the previous year I was a bit frightened by the teacher who brought up Murphy's Law every class, so instead I went to an Art class. Back to text messaging, I used to like getting text messages, it was fun, oh you thought of me, now it's just oh you couldn't call me so you are text messaging me. If I don't get any text messages, I feel left out, it's a lose-lose situation. I am forgetting some friend's voices, maybe it's my fault because I don't call them but I do not want to interrupt their day. I feel like such a misfit with communication actually I just feel like a misfit, if I don't get a response back from a text message then I wonder if I said the wrong thing. I know I over think everything, so now I am taking a sabbatical from text messaging again, if you text me, I am just going to call back, this way I will at least hear a tone in their voice.

Interactive Design to Game Development???

I made an error with classes this quarter, possibly lost my scholarship for a quarter, if I bring up my GPA it will come back, "a small bump" (words from my friend Daniel) in this upcoming quarter, I am remembering that I am not the first student to make a mistake, it's just irritating, just extra money that I don't really have. Good News is next month is Scholarship month at SCAD, for some reason you only have one month out of the whole year to apply for all of the scholarships available through SCAD so I am going to apply for everything that I can, also looking at Fastweb and contests and such online, I know a couple students who are always entering in Art contests, really it's a smart idea.
I had been thinking about this lately, and this issue with scholarships is really making me reflect on if I am happy with Interactive Design as my concentration. I am thinking of changing my degree concentration from Interactive Design to Game Development, either way I can incorporate classes through electives. Both would take four quarters to finish. I have my A.S. degree in Print Design and it seems like Game Development would allow more opportunities most game companies seem to be on the West coast or in Orlando. Seattle seems nice, and California would not be bad, just not really a state that I ever thought of moving to or thought that I would want to move to, of course one friend asked me if I had been to California, which I have not, I sound pretty close minded with the lack of information that I have. Most of my immediate family and friends are in Florida which makes me rethink the whole idea of ever moving to another state, I do want to travel though, perhaps I could live in an RV and be a traveling game designer! Even though I am not married yet, I also have to think depending on when I marry, will my future husband even support the idea of moving to another state? Perhaps I think too much, haha.

End of 2nd quarter

Finally finished with 2nd quarter, it actually did not seem that long, but I am happy for fresh new classes. My fresh new classes include two aesthetic courses, one is digital. Hopefully they are not the same, it might make the class seem easier, but to make two assignments that are the same seems a bit much.

My color theory course final probably got the worst grade, I am not too worried about it, I can fix it up for portfolio viewing. My American Moderns class final was great, a 94% on my essay, had an awesome friend proofread it so I knew it would work out, haha. My Intro to Interactive Design and Gaming is undecided, had a problem with the file so I am still waiting for my grade. Overall with the events of last year, I think grade wise I did okay this quarter. Of course it could have been better, but there is always next quarter. One of the quarters I will get all A's, I am determined.

I set up a store on Etsy, no sales yet, but I am still figuring it out. I need to get some photos of antiques items to put on there today as I will not have my camera for about a week, which is okay, it's not being used at the moment. Plans are to send out the HP Laptop before my warranty ends since it is definitely looking grim with a keyboard that doesn't work. I really am not a fan of standing in line for Geek Squad though, I always feel a bit dopey, and last time the Geek Squad guy had to comment on all of the auto starting programs, Grrrrrrrr.........

Okay, that's all for now!

Etsy

I have recently been making wraparound bracelets, and I really like it, what I don't like it going to the local bead store. First because of the road construction, I have to make a 10 minute drive for what would have been 2 minutes Second, the prices are just a bit steep for me for just a strand.  So instead I have gone to Etsy.com where not only do people sell handmade and vintage things, they also sell supplies a variety of supplies! The shipping is not too bad, same price as it is for a gallon of gas. However, now it is not just beads, I bought mesh bags, and wire, and antique skeleton keys! I set myself an investment budget though, so as long as I use all of my supplies and hopefully sell a few creations then it works.