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Apr 30, 2012

Just A Minute

...in April.

+ I did some doodling (uniball eye micros are my all time favourite pens).

+ We made quite a few visits to Milkbar.

+ Our friend Chris came to stay for a few days (that's his silhouette).

+ I sent some mail.

+ I reorganised my office space a little.

+ I got through a few more 100 ideas.

+ I found this lovely skirt and painted my nails probably a dozen times.

+ My coffee table got a new tablecloth.

+ I unearthed all of my badges and brooches and pins.

+ I went opshopping and came home with these guys.

+ I got bored at uni and took photos of my books and feet and paint pallet.

+ One of my neighbours houses got re-painted with this lovely red door.

+ Dexter was very photogenic. We also discovered that our little boy cat... is actually a girl. Dexter is a lady. Ps. Yes, her collar is too big - I've got to find her a new one until she fits this one.

+ C and I treated ourselves to a couple of cafe outings.

Watching: Game of Thrones, Angel, New Girl.
Reading: The Hunger Games.
Listening: Daughter, Miike Snow & Foster The People.
Consuming: A lot of tea, red velvet cupcakes, soups and cider (I actually found a type of alcohol that I don't hate! It's the only cider I've ever tried that I've liked - it's called Herrljunga, delicious sweet pear)
Loving: Having visitors, day trips, craft supplies, my lovely boyfriend and our little cat family.
Wearing: Bed socks, a lot of yellow, tights, stripes, jackets.
Spending money on: the official part of getting married (not too far away).

Mar 31, 2012

Just a Minute...

...in March...

+ I received a gorgeous wind-up robot from Rin for my birthday. A wonderful surprise present. I've been making it walk around my cats and they hate it.

+ Milkbar opened and I got really excited.

+ C wanted to buy this little couch for our cats, and I saw this big comfy couch at Raincheck Lounge.

+ I saw some interesting signs in Hobart.

+ I celebrated my birthday and received some sweet goodies and went out for lunch.

+ I wore a lot of red.

+ I made a little display for my nail polishes and painted my nails about twenty times to try to stop from biting them.

+ I sent off some picnic invitations.

Watching: Game of Thrones.
Purchasing: Dresses, hot chocolates, op-shopped goodies.
Listening to: Admiral Fallow & The Wombats.
Loving: Collage.
Wearing: Lots of yellow & pretty new dresses.
Making: Homemade chocolate chip energy balls.
Consuming: The above.

Mar 2, 2012

Just A Minute...

Last month:

+ I got some pretty new shoes and my cats were very lazy in the heat.

+ I went to see a soccer game with some new friends and admired pretty sunsets.

+ I read an excellent book while devouring some afternoon tea at Nanna's and also had an impromptu dinner (with green tea) at our favourite restaurant to celebrate C and I being together for three years.

+ My bike felt photogenic.

+ My couch felt photogenic.

+ I received a sweet package and baked red velvet cheesecake brownies.

+ I saw these amazing dresses in a shop window by Mackenzie Mode ($500 each! Whaaaaa)

+ I drank cute pink drinks and bought a new dress.

+ I gave Dexter numerous baths and took numerous pictures of him.

+ I did some collaging (and found this terrible advertisement).

+ I fell in love with the mustard and red combo.

+ C and I went opshopping.

+ My friend Sara and I held a market stall with some of her pretty wares.

+ I saw these two things at the markets (the second image is a used train ticket from my home state for sale for $1).

+ I acquired two pretty blankets.

+ I climbed up a tower.

+ I had my first day back at uni.

+ A lovely co-worker left this in my bike basket and I saw a very gendered bathroom.

+ C wore a cool shirt I bought him for Xmas and I painted his nails silver.

+ I cleaned my desk and rearranged some pictures.

+ I admired the colours at the paint shop.

+ We attended Nanna's first birthday party and got free tiny cupcakes.

February:
Watching: Woodley, Adam Hills in Gordon Street Tonight, Outland, Life's Too Short, Outnumbered, Jane Eyre, The Illusionist, Tucker & Dale Vs Evil.
Purchasing: Red dresses, red shoes, Wii Fit & 50 stamps.
Listening to: Big Scary, The Frames, The Civil Wars.
Loving: Being back at uni and planning for the future.
Wearing: Mustard tights and floppy hats.
Making: Dinner.
Consuming: Frittata tarts, Up & Gos & homemade minestrone.
Wanting: June/July (& the accompanying weather).

100 ideas by keri smith: 1. go for a walk. draw or list things you find on the the sidewalk.
2. write a letter to yourself in the future.
3. buy something inexpensive as a symbol for your need to create, (new pen, a tea cup, journal). use it everyday.
4. draw your dinner.
5. find a piece of poetry you respond to. rewrite it and glue it into your journal.
6. glue an envelope into your journal. For one week collect items you find on the street.
7. expose yourself to a new artist, (go to a gallery, or in a book.) write about what moves you about it.
8. find a photo of a person you do not know. write a brief bio about them.
9. spend a day drawing only red things.
10. draw your bike.
11. make a list of everything you buy in the next week.
12. make a map of everywhere you went in one day.
13. draw a map of the creases on your hand, (knuckles, palm)
14. trace your footsteps with chalk.
15. record an overheard conversation.
16. trace the path of the moon in relation to where you live.
17. go to a paint store. collect ‘chips’ of all your favorite colors.
18. draw your favorite tree.
19. take 15 minutes to eat an orange.
20. write a haiku.
21. hang upside down for five minutes.
22. hang found objects from tree branches.
23. make a puppet.
24. create an outdoor room from things you find in nature.
25. read a book in one day.
26. illustrate your grocery list.
27. read a story out loud to a friend.
28. write a letter to someone you admire.
29. study the face of someone you do not like.
30. make a meal based on a color theme. (i.e. all white).
31. create a museum of very small things.
32. list the smells in your neighbourhood.
33. list 100 uses for a tin can.
34. fill an entire page in your journal with small circles. colour them in.
35. give away something you love.
36. choose an object, draw the side you can’t see.
37. list all of the places you’ve ever lived.
38. describe your favourite room in detail.
39. write about your relationship with your washing machine.
40. draw all of the things in your purse/bag.
41. make a mini book based on the theme, “my grocery list”.
42. create a character based on someone you know. write a list of personality traits.
43. recall your favorite childhood game.
44. put postcards of art pieces/painting on the inside of your kitchen cupboard doors, so you can see them everyday (but not become deaf to them.)
45. draw the same object every day for a week.
46. write in your journal using a different medium (brush & ink, charcoal, old typewriter, crayons, fat markers.
47. draw the individual items of your favorite outfit.
48. make a useful item using only paper & tape.
49. research a celebration or ritual from another culture.
50. do a temporary art installation using a pad of post it notes & a pen.
51. draw a map of your favorite sitting spots in your town/city. (photocopy it and give it to someone you like.)
52. record all of the sounds you hear in the course of one hours.
53. using a grid, collect various textures from magazine and play them off of each other.
54. cut out all media for one day. write about the effects.
55. make pencil rubbings of six different surfaces.
56. draw your garbage.
57. do a morning collage.
58. list your ten most important things, (not including animals or people).
59. list ten things you would like to do every day.
60. glue a photo of yourself as a child into your journal.
61. trasform some garbage.
62. write an entry in your journal in really LARGE letters.
63. collect some ‘flat’ things in nature (leaves, flowers). glue or tape them into your journal.
64. physically alter a page. (i.e. cut a hole, pour tea on it, burn it, fold it, etc.)
65. find several color combinations you respond to in public. document them using swatches, write where you found them.
66. write a journal entry describing something “secret”. cut it up into several pieces and glue them back in scrambled.
67. record descriptions or definitions of subjects or words you are interested in, found in encyclopedias or dictionaries.
68. draw the outline of an object without looking at the page. (contour drawing).
69. what were you thinking just now? write it down.
70. do nothing.
71. write a list of ten things you could to do. Do the last thing on the list.
72. create an image using dots.
73. do 3 drawings at different speeds.
74. put a small object in your left pocket (or in a bag), put your left hand in the pocket. draw it by feel.
75. create a graph documenting or measuring something in your life.
76. draw the sun.
77. create instructions for a simple everyday task.
78. make prints using food. (fruit and vegetables cut in half, fish, etc.)
79. find a photo. alter it by drawing over it.
80. write a letter using an unconventional medium.
81. draw one object for twenty minutes.
82. combine two activities that have not been combined before.
83. write about your day in an encyclopedic fashion. (i.e. organize by subject.)
84. write a list of all the things you do to escape.
85. cut a random shape out of several layers of a magazine. make a collage out of the results.
86. write an entry in code.
87. make a painting using tools from the bathroom.
88. work with a medium that is subtractive.
89. write about or draw some of the doors in your life.
90. make a postcard that has some kind of activity on it.
91. divise a journal entry using “layers”.
92. divise an entry using “layers”.
93. write your own definition of one of the following concepts, sitting, waiting, sleeping (without using the actual word.)
94. list 10 of your habits.
95. illustrate the concept of “simplicity”.
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