21 January 2008 - by Melinda
Sometimes I wonder if my youngest cousin (4) will grow up thinking that Morgan from Bananas In Pyjamas has anger management problems and B1 and B2 are are actually sarcastic bitter jerks.
I mention these two facts to her everytime the credits roll for each ten minute episode…
1 December 2007 - by Melinda
I forgot to upload another photo I really liked from my photography work this year, so here it is. It’s my favourite portrait. He was really great for these photos! He did exactly what I asked, bwaha! I took about a billion in many different poses etc., but this one photo would have to be my most favourite out of the whole reel. He has really really lovely eyes, so I thought this style would suit him nicely. Anyway!

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3 October 2007 - by Melinda
Buahaha! I’m on a roll. Avant-Garde and Breathings Of The Heart both have brand new shiny layouts :D! Yeah, yeah, yeah.
A girl in year twelve died yesterday. It’s quite scary. I didn’t know her, but I’ve heard of her, and it’s pretty shocking to know that someone you’ve probably seen a lot during school hours doesn’t exist any more. So, of course, there are counsellors and such to help her friends from school through it. I heard it when I went to our literature holiday class. There was only about six people there. One of the other students has a habit of not keeping her damn mouth shut, so there was enough talking for about twenty students anyway ;).
It’s funny what perspective can do. I was talking to a friend the other day, and we both came to the conclusion that “Everything depends,”. Everything depends on everything else. Which reminds me of the film I ♥ Huckabees now. But it’s true! For example, opinionated can be viewed in lots of different ways. Some people would say pushy. Some would say, well, opinionated. And some people would say that they aren’t capable of shutting up. It all depends on perspective. I find it incredibly fascinating :D. I could make a whole list on different things that can be viewed in many different lights, but I won’t. I will, however, say that nice, kind etc. can be viewed as ass kissage, sarcasm or just… Being nice. Funny, isn’t it.
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7 September 2007 - by Melinda
I submitted my photography portfolio the other day. In all honesty, my passion for it has dulled a bit. I realise now that I wasn’t really that serious about photography as a career, but I still like it a lot as an art. Next year is pretty cool- we have one big arts class, and we each go off and do whatever medium we want! Awesome. I can’t wait.
Well. Actually… I love portraiture so much. Black and white portraiture has stolen my sooouul! Unfortunately, I have an extreme lack of willing subjects. Well, actually, I have an extreme lack of subjects who have the right look I’d like to photograph. I’m really picky! So, I’ll probably do painting/drawing/sculpture next year. Speaking of drawing, JaJa inc. is going really well. I’ve submitted about 5-7 designs for t-shirts, and they seem to like them a lot.
I don’t want to jinx it, but I’m thinking of doing a written section or something. Opinion pieces, articles, reviews on books and CD’s etc. I want to, but I always seem to run out of time. Arrgh.
I had a dream in which there was a game show, but it was hosted by dinosaurs. They looked like the cute characters from Hello Kitty, except they were in… Dinosaur form. One of the dinosaurs was dressed in a red dress, a lot like The Woman In The Red Dress from The Matrix. I don’t remember any of the (human) contestants winning anything. They just pressed their buzzers and said things like “Four squared!” and “True!”. What! I don’t even like Hello Kitty. I don’t watch game shows. (However, I did like The Matrix)
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