If Picasso Was Me...

"Guernica" might look more like this:

This is what has been keeping me away from the blog lately.

Illustration, illustration, illustration...oh, and more illustration.

Gotta love Cubism.

Deathly Tired

So, the good news is:

I totally saw the midnight showing of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 last night and it was absolutely brilliant, mate! So well done and much more serious than the last movie, but if you've read the book then you know why.

(Voile! How do you like the back? I think it's safe to say I had way to much fun with this.)

The bad news is:

I'm here at 7am for 7 hours of work and I'm Deathly tired. 3 hours of sleep isn't cutting it this time I'm afraid. MERLIN'S PANTS I'M EXHAUSTED!

Oh yes. I did.

Remember THIS?

Well, I liked it SO much I did it again.

Hand-painted Tshirt and all!

shaBAM!

Yep, I'm hardcore like that

And SO excited for tomorrow night!

:D :D :D

Long Live Pottah!

(wait till you see the back)

My 3rd Eye - Day 30: Heigh Ho

When my n&ns come over each Sunday one of our favorite things to do is sit down and draw pictures. Their request of me tonight was Mr. Kermit the Frog.

As Of Late

...life has been good to me!

For more details, read on.

Halloweening

You saw Cruella and Peacock already...

But I wanted to be something else on Halloween itself...so did Nicole.

So here we are as The Bride of Frankenstein and the Angel. I love this costume!

My sister-in-law Kara helped me with this awesome do. Thanks Kara!

It involved: gel, blow drying upside-down, three-barreling upside-down, hairspray, backcombing, hairspray, styrofoam, bobby-pins, hairspray, white temporary hairspray dye...and hairspray. If it wasn't so weird, I'd probably do it more often.

It's strangely addicting having really tall hair!

Bowling

for ward FHE

(more pics here)

Check it out! They heard I was coming so they stamped my name on the bowling balls!

...jk...but I still think they're awesome!

Birthdaying!

Thank you for the kind birthday wishes, everyone!

Feathy Lou and Joseph got me these lovelies and decorated my room all cute and princessly! I decided to keep the streamers up for as long as they'll stay. It's fun walking through them every time I exit and enter my bedroom. Thanks Feath & Joseph!

Madre took me to IHOP for breakfast and got me (drum roll) my very own tennis racket!

So excited to take this to the court and Venus it up! Thanks Madre and Dad!

(not such a good picture, but I'll get some action shots on the court one of these days)

Sir Scott got me some hot chocolate because

a) it's "Italian"

b) to milk grasshoppers

How thoughtful! Thanks Scott!

I made a stop at good ol' Kohl's before I headed to school. Apparently I'm really good at convincing myself that I don't have enough clothes as it is. This is the outcome of yet another successful visit to that oh-so inexpensive addiction of mine, Kohl's. Gotta love cute and cheap!

"It's my birthday present to me! I'm...so...happy!" (name that movie)

Trav took me to a little piece of heaven called The Cheesecake Factory for dunch (or is it linner?) and got me a print of my favorite painting ever, "The Red Kerchief" by Mr. Claude Monet.

Monet finished this portrait of his wife Camilla shortly after she passed away. Thus, the symbolism of their separation with the closed door and her longing glance as she passes by out in the cold. This is one painting that Monet never sold. In fact, it remained at his bedside until he passed away in 1926. I love that story, beautiful! Thanks Travis!

John and I take late night runs to the grocery store to get banana milk on a regular basis and he always gets me a Propel or Fuze whenever I'm not with him.

Thus...his present to me. Thanks Johnny-O!

And...this is what I did with the fam when I finally got home from school at 9pm:

stuffed-crust pizza,

homemade rootbeer,

Biggest Loser,

"Happy Birthday" song,

"For She's a Jolly Good Fellow"

(it's my grandparent's Australian tradition),

blew out candles,

Funfetti cake!!!

It has been a fantabulous week

and it's not over yet!

Have a lovely weekend, cute people! xoxo

The One and Only

...San Diego, ladies and gents!

I took nearly 1,000 pictures and narrowed it down to 65ish of my favorites.

Hopefully you will leave this post with a resolve to savor every delicious morsel of life

Day 1

Rental car, pretty no? Well, it's no Mini Cooper, but it'll do I s'pose ;)

The hotel and I got along swimmingly. There was modern artsy decor and furniture everywhere.
Ok, so I'm not a seafood person, but Anthony's was pretty dang delicious if I do say so myself.
I don't profess to be a connoisseur of clam chowder like some people, but in my opinion this stuff was so-o-o good! I wish I would've got it for my actual meal in a sour dough bread bowl, rather than in a little sharing-friendly cup...

Day 2

Walked along the pretty harbor with Madre. We made this a daily routine going to and from our various destinations, not to mention 7am runs with Dad.



See what I mean? Modern art, all o'er dee place



We were going to attend The LDS San Diego Temple, but when we called the number the recording told us it was closed for semi-annual cleaning. Sad day! So we drove there anyway, just to see it. Dad told me to take a picture through the fence. PSH! Through the fence? No no, I don't do "through". So, despite the signs (which seemed to be more guidelines than rules) we walked on into the grounds and snapped some beautiful shots of the breathtaking temple.



To put your mind at ease, the ground crew really didn't seem to mind us being there. If they had asked, I would've told them my "I'm from Utah and I love this temple and I'm a photo-takin maniac" sob story and I'm sure they would've been fine with it anyway.
Then, we went to La Jolla (pronounced "La Hoya"...yeah, that's not what I thought either) Cove. Can't go on a vacation without a signature picture of a cute squirrel. Awww, wook at his witto feet?


Would it surprise you, seeing this awesome tree, to hear that Dr. Seuss lived in La Jolla for a major part of his life? Inspiration me thinks.
Oh yes, and the semi-usual t-ribute to seagulls

Yeah, didn't see that coming...



Day 3

The Historic Heart of San Diego

aka Gaslamp Quarters

aka window shoppin' it up with Madre
And eating at Fred's Mexican Cafe cause that's where everyone else was going
Fish tacos...salivation...savoration...elation
And let's not forget a scoop of limone gelato at Chocolat
Yum! I heart Italy!
More Modern Art and a jumping picture, of course

Dad called this window "Lindsay's perch". The view of San Diego Harbor (where I saw the dolphin), the Coronado Bridge, and the hotel pool was awesome! Not a bad place to read either.
What's a business trip without a friendly visit to one of Dad's relatives? This is cousin Margaret and John. They're cute!

Day 4

This one was a favorite. It reminded me of my drawing days of crosshatching. I heart art!

Segway tours! Madre was a bit (understatement) envious.
You gotta love this giant sculpture next to The USS Midway, WWII Aircraft Carrier
Headin' over to Coronado Island

I nicknamed these beauties "Tangle Trees" for obvious reasons. All I have to say is, I feel for the Coronado Electric Company


The Hotel Del Coronado, famous for hosting several presidents and celebrities. I wish Madre and I could've enjoyed it more, but this is the day that we nearly walked our feet clean off...so we weren't feeling the site-seeing spirit by the time we got there.
This is the hotel lobby. The best part about this place was the butleresque man in a schnazzy suit who offered us lemonade upon entering. How did he know we were 99.9% parched? Thank you Jeeves!
Behold, Plumeria! My favorite flower on the face of the (tropical parts of the) planet! They were high in a tree so I reached my camera up ther and took this. "Look mom, no eyes"

Back in San Diego, walking (yep, more of that) back to our hotel. This WWII memorial also resides beside The Midway.
Cinderella's carriage, don't tempt me with a good time ;)
Voile! Fox Sports Grill's infamous Banana Bread Pudding! That really hit the spot!
After driving around places like Balboa Park and San Diego Zoo, we stopped at Mission Valley Corner Bakery Cafe. I love their designer, whoever they are.
I got myself the Turkey Club Panini. Oh my cravingness, I believe I've formed a recent attachment to panini...must be Italian or something. Yum!
One view from "Lindsay's Perch"

Day 5

After Dad was finally done with all of his business meetings, Madre and I deemed it fitting to do a "boy activity." So we toured The USS Midway, which, like I said, is a giant aircraft carrier from World War II. Learning about history, any history, but especially war history, is always tenderly and patriotically fascinating to me.
Dad was giddy as a school lad on that thing. They played "Anchors Away" at one point and immediately he began to lead the imaginary brass band with an extra spring in his step...no one was looking mind you.


This was a particularly touching sculpture by The USS Midway Museum. I love reunions! I can't even imagine how refreshingly beautiful this kind of a reunion would be.
If you know me, you have no need to ask why I took this picture.
I love palm trees, I wish they weren't strictly a tropical plant


And the young college student and her vibrant parents flew home with a new-found appreciation for seafood, tropical plants, ocean breezes, the brave men of WWII, modern art, durable walking shoes, Dr. Seuss, and Life
and they lived happily ever after...