Week One Down

This week was crazy! I don't know why I expected anything different though; after all it was the first week of fall term. I was so tired by the time I got home in the evenings that I didn't want to do anything. My schedule is bonkers this term. I am at work Mon-Thurs morning at 7:45-8:45, then off to math class, from there to Spanish. On Mon and Wed, I go from Spanish to creative writing, back to work, then off to core and cardio. It's a busy schedule, but way worth it.

I was finally able to get my major changed. I am now on track to a two year graphic design degree and will hopefully be working towards some certificates while I'm at it. So that is exciting.

Something else new, I finally got the R2D2 XBox! YAY! It is sooo magnificent! It even makes R2D2 noises when it turns on or off and when the disc tray opens and closes.

Other than that, it's pretty much it. I have a ton of homework to do tonight, which bites because I usually make it a rule to not do homework during weekend, but my week was so busy that I'll be making an exception this time. The good news is that I have a friend who is willig to help me out. I need to practice speaking and writing my spanish terms, it will be nice to have someone to practice with.

My podcast will be airing tomorrow (hopefully) not today, due to the craziness of this week.

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{O.o} "Whhoo-Whhoo, What-what?"
/)__) Sincerely,
-"--"- Ashley Lynn

First Day of Fall Term

Hello all! I have made it through my first day of fall term. YAY! It's actually the beginning of my sixth term at RCC. That means my second term of my second year, but I still have a ways to go before I actually graduate. Everything went pretty well for the most part. Some good news and some bad news, but nothing I can't handle. I was able to get twenty hours a week at the library, so that's a plus. (student workers aren't allowed any more than twenty per week). Classes this term include Math, Spanish, Imaginative Writing and Core & Cardio. I have a full thirteen credits, but I am looking forward to the term. I am also looking forward to the weather cooling off a bit. I love Autumn!

 On another subject I have been playing Torchlight as of late, via computer and XBox arcade. It's amazing, I can't wait to finish it so I can move on to Torchlight 2. However, since I have started back up at college, the game might be put on the back burner for awhile. Speaking of XBox, I am trading my regular black XBox for the R2D2 XBox, YAY! Hopefully it will be in my hands by next week.

Also, today is Monday, so you know what that means, go watch The Flog....You know you want to.

Oh and before I go on my merry way, I finally made my own Tumblr page. You are more than welcome to view it, if you'd like, The World is Full of Inspiration.

That's all for now! Good night, day or morning!


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{O.o} "Whhoo-Whhoo, What-what?"
/)__) Sincerely,
-"--"- Ashley Lynn

A Day of Stationa(e)ry

Hello all!
Long time no post, I realize. I really have no rhyme or reason for it, other than just not having much to blog about.

Yesterday was pretty fun. My friend and I (both of us volunteer at the library) went to the volunteer appreciation ice cream luau party. It was pretty fun. The ice cream was good, three basic flavors to choose from, and tons of toppings. Then there was entertainment, hula dancers...which was awesome and then we had the chance to learn how to hula ourselves. I have a few videos....I was thinking of posting some. Well, nevermid...blogger does not like my video format. So...no video. :-( I'll look into what I can do.

Today, I spent the day making stationary (yes, it is actually spelled stationery, long story). I was pretty happy with the outcome. I made an Adventure Time fanart one and a Regular Show fanart. If you'd like to see them, and maybe comment, feel free to check them out. Adventure Time Stationary & Regular Show Stationary.

Other then all that awesome sauce, I haven't been up to too much. This week is the last week of my break, soooo, that of course means that my busy life style will start back up on Monday morning at 6:00 am. I will still be sure to try to post as often as I can and keep up on my podcast, Chatter Bubbles, as well.

That's it for today! Until next time! :-)


,___,
{O.o} "Whhoo-Whhoo, What-what?"
/)__) Sincerely,
-"--"- Ashley Lynn

A Chill Weekend

Hello all, I hope that all is well. Not too much is going on for me this weekend. Just laundry, Supernatural, hanging out with kitties and friends...pretty low key. I am doing my best to try to beat the heat. I am sooo ready for Autumn to be here already. Last night I played a little bit of Skyrim, nearing completion on my first house and started building my second house. I ended up (via the game) adopting two children, one was through the adoption agency, while the other was a random happenstance of a situation. So now my character has two little girls and a wife. Cozy little family.

Monday, I am headed to a volunteer appreciation party. It should be fun, ice cream, music, entertainment, and so on. Other than that, there is not too much going on. I posted my second podcast, you are more then welcome to view it at Chatter Bubbles via Podomatic or the Chatter Bubbles Blogger.

Take care for now!

 ,___,
{O.o} "Whhoo-Whhoo, What-what?"
/)__) Sincerely,
-"--"- Ashley Lynn

Autumn is Nearing

Well, I am feeling a bit better. I am finally able to move around without too much pain. I have recently delved into Mass Effect 2, which has been very addicting. I only have about 7.5 hours into the game, but I am loving every moment of it.

I am here at the library again (community one, volunteering) and it has finally calmed down a little bit, which is a refreshing feeling. On Tues and Thurs we open at 2:00 pm, so by the time we open there are a ton of patrons ready to use a computer....and boy were they ever rowdy and pushy today.

I am super excited that it is nearing Autumn. Autumn is my favorite time of year! The leaves are changing brilliant colors, some trees even look like that have fire for leaves, the air is crisp, cool and clean. Every thing is simply wonderful during Autumn. In fact my photo of the day is based on Autumn and leaves the color of fire. It's big enough to use as a desktop too, which is a plus.

Speaking of fire, there was a pretty cute Written By A Kid yesterday. You should go and check it out. And if you haven't checked out The Flog yet, that one was fun, all about Dragon Con.

I am currently in the process of working on the next episode of my podcast, Chatter Bubbles. It is in the works and will hopefully be posted by tomorrow sometime.

That is all I have to report for now, if you haven't checked my Frequented Links lately, you might take a gander. There may be something new there. Till next time, take care.

 ,___,
{O.o} "Whhoo-Whhoo, What-what?"
/)__) Sincerely,
-"--"- Ashley Lynn

Sickly

Oh my, what a painful couple of days. I have been ill (for lack of a better word). So, hence the no posting of any kind. It hurt to breathe, to move, to do anything. In that time, besides trying not to pass out from the pain, I have been playing Skyrim, finished the TV series of Buffy, and slept...a lot. Meaning, that there really isn't much to blog about for now. I posted a new pic of the day and now I'm in the middle of watching a different movie called Timer with Emma Claufield (whose also in Buffy) in it. That being said, I am going back to my movie. Enjoy the day, night, evening, whatever it may be for you. Oh and don't forget that today is Monday, go watch The Flog...You know you want to.


 ,___,
{O.o} "Whhoo-Whhoo, What-what?"
/)__) Sincerely,
-"--"- Ashley Lynn

Another Day Goes By

But it's not just any day, it's first Friday. lol. First Friday is something that our town and actually many other towns do here in good ol' Oregon, not sure about other states though. All the downtown shops stay open until about 9pm and show art work from featured artists from the area. It's sort of fun  and gets people out of the house. The only bad part about it is all of the kids and teeny-boppers running around without parental supervision. But,it's not too bad...wow, that makes me sound like an ol' fart.

Today, I am (what a surprise) here volunteering at the library. Haven't done too much today, just parused online for a bit, played on Podomatic, Facebook, Pinterest, Geek&Sundry, the usual internet spots that I visit often. Most can be found on my link list.

I am having a lot of fun with Podomatic. It's been interesting and a bit of a pain at first, merely because of my computer issues, which I have seemed to taken care of for the most part. My first podcast was finally posted which you can read all about and listen to at Chatter Bubbles, my other blog created just for my podcast.

I am finished with my first week off of school and work, and I can say that it has been a mix of fun, comforting, relaxing and peaceful; but also boring, irritating, and sort of an inconvenience. But hopefully things will look up in the next week to come.
  
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{O.o} "Whhoo-Whhoo, What-what?"
/)__) Sincerely,
-"--"- Ashley Lynn

Sock it UP!

A minicast I did using Podomatic. Just something fun, nothing serious.

Sock it UP!

 ,___,
{O.o} "Whhoo-Whhoo, What-what?"
/)__) Sincerely,
-"--"- Ashley Lynn 

Having a Thrilling Thursday?

No, not thrilling, sort of foggy actually. I am here at the library again, volunteering. (Yes, I love libraries.) Let's see today has not been filled with much activity, nor was last night. I did however, make another stationary (which is actually spelled stationery) piece last night. You can find it and others on my DA site....if anyone is interested. I am trying to find a way to get prints so I can start selling them, so if anyone knows of a good printing site or place, I'd love to hear about it.

In other news, I have looked into starting a podcast, I know that I said that I would start a video blog, and I most likely will, once I can get my computer situation figured out. But for now, which is also not working out very well, I am trying this podcasting thing. So far all I have is a site with Podomatic at Thought Bubbles. However, nothing is posted yet. I recorded the first episode last night, which was more fun and relaxing than I thought it would be. I am working on getting the episode posted, but it's a slow going process. I will be sure to keep you all informed.

As far as the rest of the day, not too much planned. I am going over to a friend's house to hang out with them and my kitties and maybe play some video games and watch some netflix....oh! or play a card game.

 ,___,
{O.o} "Whhoo-Whhoo, What-what?"
/)__) Sincerely,
-"--"- Ashley Lynn 

One of Those Days

Well, not much is going on today. I am on my third day of my break in between terms. I wrote a poem for the first time in awhile, but it's not too happy, nor is it too sad. It's mixed and emotional. I'm sitting here volunteering at the community library, from 11am - 2pm. It's been busy off and on, but not too terrible today, nah, it's never really terrible.

Let's see, lately, I have delved a bit into playing Mass Effect 2, Skyrim's new DLC Hearthfire (no, I have not yet downloaded the first DLC Dawnguard yet), Street Fighter X Tekken, and a few others. All have been worth the time and effort and I recommend them all.

These next few weeks may be a bit difficult for me, with not much to do, I may go crazy. I am not working or going back to school until September 24th 2012. I am not one of those people who can spend all day doing nothing and the community library won't need me everyday. I am usually out of town during this down time, however recent events (well, not so recent anymore) have changed the usual on goings of this time. If I had a computer of my own, I'd spend some time putting together some stationary and playing around on Photoshop and/or Illustrator.

Who knows what the next few weeks may bring? I just tried to buy some tickets for Leet UP and couldn't! So that makes me a sad panda! I am going to try it again tonight, so hopefully it will work. *fingers crossed*

 ,___,
{O.o} "Whhoo-Whhoo, What-what?"
/)__) Sincerely,
-"--"- Ashley Lynn

Ceramics Post III

Hello there, all of you fellow bloggers and readers. Let's try posting the last of my ceramics, shall we? Or rather, shall I? lol. All that is left are the bowls, which I had a lot of help on (thanks to my teacher Phil, they didn't turn out like poo.) And also my wall hanging thingy.

Bowls by Wheel:
As I might have mentioned before, the wheel was not my favorite. Every time that I tried to make bowls, they would turn out lopsided, holey, or mush. But with the help of my fablous teacher I was able to go home with two. I really like how the glazing turned out on them.

Wall Hanger Thingy:
This next one was not something that we had to do, I just did it for fun. I'm not sure if any of you have seen those planters that hang on the wall...but that was my inspiration for this one. Mine is way to small to put a plant in, but my mom use to have one about the same size that we kept a pen and small note pad in for "while you were out" messages....so that is what I was thinking I may do with mine. It was made by using the slab and pinching technique. The glazing didn't turn out quite the way I wanted it to, but it grew on me. The big design on the top half was made using a stamp, as were some on the bootm half, while some were carved in.

And that is all for now, thanks for taking the time to view my hand crafted items. Hope you all have enjoyed these posts. If you did like them, I don't wish to get anyone's hopes up, but there may be more in the future...It all depends on how next term goes. :-) Take care everyone!

P.S. If you enjoy nature photos and beautiful animals, check out Nature Stock Library

 ,___,
{O.o} "Whhoo-Whhoo, What-what?"
/)__) Sincerely,
-"--"- Ashley Lynn

Ceramics Post II

As promised, here are some more finished ceramics. Apologies on the delay, posting isn't that easy when you do not have computer access 24/7. I miss my computer. :-( Anywho, on to the fun stuff.

Slab Vase: (1st attempt)
This vase (and the 2nd one) was made using the slab technique. It's where you take an amount of clay that you plan on working with and roll it out flat and even to the thickness you'd like using a rolling pin or the machine called the slab roller. Afterwards, when glazing ... we used cone 10 glazes. I didn't like too much how the outside turned out, but I really like the inside. After awhile though, I warmed up to the whole thing.

 

 

Slab Vase: (2nd attempt)

This one was made in the same fashion the first one was, I just chose to get a bit more creative. I really like how this one turned out, I am happy with it. I cannot wait to use it for some beautiful flowers. :-)

Slab Plate: (1st &2nd attempt)

Again, these were made in the same fashion that the slab vases were. I enjoy the one with more of a wall to it because of the way the colors and design turned out, but I did not like the little mishap with the black on one of the leaves. The colors on the purple one turned out nice to. The second one (purple) differs in a few ways, but the major difference is that I added what they call a foot to the bottom of it.

 

That's it for this post, because I am having troubles with the picture uploader...(again!). So I am going to break this into another one. Leaving you all with a total of three, 3, III, ceramic posts. Hope you all have enjoyed. If you have any questions or comments feel free to leave them and I will be sure to get back to you. Till next time!

,___,
{O.o} "Whhoo-Whhoo, What-what?"
/)__) Sincerely,
-"--"- Ashley Lynn