http://search.deviantart.com/?q=by:ObsoleteChildren&section=today deviantART RSS for by:ObsoleteChildren en-us Copyright 2009, deviantART.com Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:08:25 PST deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://s.deviantart.com/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/28419545/ http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/28419545/ Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:43:50 PST
1. You will receive a body. You may like it or hate it, but it's yours to keep for the entire period.
2. You will learn lessons. You are enrolled in a full-time informal school called, "life."
3. There are no mistakes, only lessons. Growth is a process of trial, error, and experimentation. The "failed" experiments are as much a part of the process as the experiments that ultimately "work."
4. Lessons are repeated until they are learned. A lesson will be presented to you in various forms until you have learned it. When you have learned it, you can go on to the next lesson.
5. Learning lessons does not end. There's no part of life that doesn't contain its lessons. If you're alive, that means there are still lessons to be learned.
6. "There" is no better a place than "here." When your "there" has become a "here", you will simply obtain another "there" that will again look better than "here."
7. Other people are merely mirrors of you. You cannot love or hate something about another person unless it reflects to you something you love or hate about yourself.
8. What you make of your life is up to you. You have all the tools and resources you need. What you do with them is up to you. The choice is yours.
9. Your answers lie within you. The answers to life's questions lie within you. All you need to do is look, listen, and trust.
10. You will forget all this.


Found this on StumbleUpon
Thought it has some good points

]]> ~ObsoleteChildren http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/27510825/ http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/27510825/ Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:27:50 PDT
And let me just say, discussing theology with Cleverbot is way too much fun.

Cleverbot's latest comment: "God is a pokemon."

Lol,
so i herd u liek GOD??






p.s.
Why can't I change the mood?

]]> ~ObsoleteChildren http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/26791029/ http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/26791029/ Mon, 24 Aug 2009 07:51:02 PDT
I'm really excited because the way I worked my schedule is that I don't have a single class until 11. At 11 is my first year seminar and then intro to philosophy, then sculpture. Tomorrow I only have one class, the History of Dress, which I'm really excited for. I've always wanted to take a costuming class. And it had better be fun too, because I had to buy an expensive new textbook that's bigger and heavier than my laptop (I've named it Big Sue).

The thing that I'm really distressed about is that since I am no longer at home, my big, crotchety old desktop computer isn't at my disposal. This also means that I no longer have Photoshop. I'm so sad! I never realized how much I actually used it; not only for my photos, but for everyday stuff like cropping and designing. I'll probably break eventually and buy it, but it's so damn expensive. I think I'll wait until more newer versions come out (I've been using CS3) so I can get it cheaper.

*sniff* I miss you Photoshop.

]]> ~ObsoleteChildren http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/26065639/ http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/26065639/ Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:36:57 PDT
"Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in
waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht
the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae.

The rset can be a total mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a
porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by
istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe."

Amzanig, huh?

]]> ~ObsoleteChildren http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/24199745/ http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/24199745/ Sun, 12 Apr 2009 11:27:46 PDT
No apperances today. It did however leave us a present.
It made a kill today.

It wasn't a squirrel - Mom is very disappointed.

I still didn't get my picture - I am disappointed.

But there is now a very nasty pile of feathers in the middle of the backyard.
Ahh, the beauty of nature.

]]> ~ObsoleteChildren http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/24127139/ http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/24127139/ Wed, 08 Apr 2009 10:09:11 PDT
It's favorite spot is on top of this wooden moose I have in my backyard (given by an old neighbor when she moved as a memento. I was 5 and adored it, and we've kept it ever since). It just perches on top of it, flapping it's wings and hitting the adjacent window in the process, terrifying our cat.

I moved some plants away from the window sill that were blocking the moose and bird so I can see it better when it perches.

I'm hoping it'll come back so I can get a picture.
Mom's hoping it'll kill some of the squirrels.
We're very different people.

]]> ~ObsoleteChildren http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/23182864/ http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/23182864/ Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:42:18 PST
Semester Exams. 'Nuff said.

College stress. Seeing final choices and making a decision. Ugh. It's only my FUTURE that I'm deciding.

Tartuffe going up in school; tech was horrible. I got the flu (as did every other person I know).

Soooo much schoolwork. Astronomy has eaten my life. It's fun and interesting and Mr. Lewandowski is such a goofy space nerd.

English is also really annoying. My teacher is such a hippie. He doesn't believe in the school's system, says phrases like "I dig that, man"...but he gives so much work and it takes so long. I understand you wanting to open our minds, but you can't force epiphanies.

Pulled a muscle in my forearm...playing Quake...on my computer.
....I know, I'm super cool. I had to wear this brace. Told people I pulled it playing badminton.

I know I haven't updated in a while. I have submitted anything either. I just haven't had my camera with me, I've been so busy.





In other news:
I am so craving soft pretzels like no other. Mmmm, salted soft pretzel with melted nacho cheese.. Mmmm that's some good eats!

]]> ~ObsoleteChildren http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/21753344/ http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/21753344/ Sun, 30 Nov 2008 17:15:30 PST
On each sticky note, I've got a goal;
just something I want to do before I die.
Not big things like, solve world hunger, or become president.
Just small things; things I want to do.

"Get a massage"
"Own a cowboy hat"
"Become fluent in ASL"
"Learn Swedish"
"Work at Disneyland"
"Join a protest"
"Meet someone famous"

Y'know...just things like that.

Well, one of the notes was "Start a webcomic"
and since I was, by my own personal standards, behind on my goals, I decided to check that one off.

So I did.

[link]
[link]
[link]

I can't draw with either MS Paint or by hand
so my comics are pretty janky in terms of quality.
But then again, one of my favorite webcomics, [link]
isn't drawn very well either, and it still manages to be HILARIOUS.

I don't have any hits of yet
but I'm not disheartened.
I expected this.

I'm just happy I made one.

Check it out.

]]> ~ObsoleteChildren http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/21175574/ http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/21175574/ Sun, 26 Oct 2008 17:28:51 PDT
She came to America from Japan on an exchange program a couple years back. She and I just had this click moment, and we've been friends ever since.
Even though I totally sucked at Japanese, she covered with her fabulous English.

We've been email corresponding ever since she returned to Japan.
Her English has improved so much; and I have dropped Japanese for Sign Language.

Through the magic of the internet, snail mail, and little thought and kindness, we've made our transpacific ocean relationship stay strong.


Anyways, we were talking one night about what we both wanted to do when we were adults.
She's fascinated by the plight of the American Indian. And I want to work at Disneyland.

She told me she'd been to Tokyo Disney once and she thought it was really fun.
So we made a plan.

This summer, we're gonna meet up for a reunion.
Instead of me going there, or her coming here, we're meeting halfway:
DISNEYLAND!!!

A week long adventure at Disneyland, with just me and Akane, reunited again for some more awesome, butt kicking, good Disney times.

Cannot wait!

]]> ~ObsoleteChildren http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/19798074/ http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/19798074/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:41:31 PDT anyone want to know what came in the mail today?

*deep breath*





OHMYGOD MY DIGITAL SLR CAMERA FINALLY CAME IN THE MAIL AND IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL AND PRETTY AND SHINEY AND NEW AND SMELLS LIKE NEW PLASTIC AND IT IS THE MOST DELICIOUSLY SATISFYING SMELL IN THE WORLD; WELL ACTUALLY THATS A LIE, BECAUSE BAKERIES SMELL PRETTY GOOD...IN FACT THEY ARE PRETTY MUCH THE MOST DELICIOUS SMELL IF YOU WANT TO TAKE THE WORD DELICIOUS LITERALLY...BUT I DIGRESS....OHMYGOD MY CAMERA IS FINALLY HERE AND IT IS BEAUTIFUL AND I FINALLY BOUGHT IT AND ORDERED IT AND IT ARRIVED AND IT IS SO. FREAKING. AWESOME.



ok, I'm done.
got that out of my system
because the hour of screaming did nothing to quench my excitement.

]]> ~ObsoleteChildren http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/19575903/ http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/19575903/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:52:51 PDT


Joey (5:07:45 PM): its not fair that girls are so complicated haha
Me (5:08:37 PM): it’s not fair that most guys can't even begin to fathom the girl mind. if they only knew the way we think....
Joey (5:08:58 PM): lol
Joey (5:09:38 PM): my problem is that because girls are complicated, they expect guys to be as complicated
Joey (5:09:58 PM): like when u think a guy is doing something for a different reason then it seems.
Joey (5:10:04 PM): there not
Me (5:11:00 PM): ah but you see, there is no such thing as a simple yes/no, white/black, even odd kind of situation....there is ALWAYS a gray unknown area full of lies, hidden meanings, and scandals that we are forced to believe are there when they probably aren't
Me (5:11:17 PM): and we don’t understand how guys can be just so simple....it’s just not right...
Joey (5:11:27 PM): but it is!
Me (5:11:31 PM): there should be something behind EVERYTHING
Joey (5:11:46 PM): y?
Joey (5:11:52 PM): it makes it so difficult
Me (5:13:14 PM): yes, but that’s how we think
Me (5:13:22 PM): there’s always some suspicious meaning behind everything
Joey (5:13:29 PM): i hate that
Joey (5:16:44 PM): it like the whole "whats wrong?" "Nothing *sigh*" thing
Joey (5:17:19 PM): ya know?
Me (5:17:24 PM): yeah
Me (5:17:38 PM): girls just always see something behind everything
Me (5:17:44 PM): if you pick a certain movie, they wonder why
Joey (5:17:56 PM): wait seriously?
Me (5:18:03 PM): like if me and a guy were to rent one, I'd judge what he's thinking by which movie he'd pick
Joey (5:18:18 PM): no way
Me (5:19:10 PM): like if he wanted Disney, I'd see he's sweet and likes the classics, and wants me to have a good time, if he picks a horror movie, he want to hold me and comfort me if I'm scared...or if he'd pick a chick flick, he's either trying to please me, or he's totally gay.
Me (5:19:28 PM): sad, but true
Me (5:19:36 PM): everything guys do, we find something for it to mean
Joey (5:19:46 PM): fuck
Joey (5:19:48 PM): lol
Joey (5:21:22 PM): so how bout like what we order at resturants?
Joey (5:21:30 PM): like give me an example
Me (5:22:35 PM): how much you shows your personal habits. eat too much and you're gluttonous, eat too little, and we get self conscious about how much we're eating and then we try to hide our hunger by saying "oh, I had a big lunch"
Me (5:23:46 PM): order something really dirt cheap (or takes us to a cheap place) and we think you don't care enough about us to splurge. order something expensive, and we think you're showing off and are therefore a big headed jerk. like you think you’re “all that”
Joey (5:23:59 PM): hahaha
Me (5:24:02 PM): it's very complicated...I told you.
Joey (5:24:21 PM): u guys don't just go o i'm hungery for this
Joey (5:25:08 PM): and another question, do u guys put hidden meanings behind everything like u think we do?
Me (5:25:28 PM): (you know I use "we" loosely, because there are those girls who are more outgoing and know what they want)
Me (5:26:20 PM): oh and yes. most everything we do and say usually has something cryptic for you guys to figure out...that why we get frustrated with guys easily; because ya'll never figure them out
Joey (5:27:33 PM): like whats behind the whole nothings wong thing
Joey (5:27:37 PM): wrong*
Joey (5:28:27 PM): ?
Me (5:30:03 PM): well, we want you to care. we want you to ask what’s wrong because we can’t just tell you, it’s just like spilling your guts uninvited. we won’t tell you unless we get you to ask us. otherwise it’s rude, of course.
Joey (5:30:31 PM): haha
Joey (5:34:28 PM): so how do u guys function?
Me (5:34:38 PM): meaning?
Joey (5:35:01 PM): with all the hidden meanings and stuff
Me (5:35:24 PM): like how do we live day to day lives with all this massive stuff constantly on our minds?
Joey (5:35:42 PM): yeah
Me (5:37:09 PM): I don’t know, I guess we were just born with is...s'like how a kid born without like, legs, or something can still function...we're just used to it
Joey (5:37:37 PM): lol good analogy
Me (5:37:54 PM): thank you








* I use "we" loosely because I know that a lot of girls do not think like this. but I do, and so do most of my friends.
But I guess this is more of the "stereotypical" girl mind.
Or at least mine...definitely mine.

]]> ~ObsoleteChildren http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/19204521/ http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/19204521/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:47:18 PDT I landed funny on my left foot and my ring a little toe are swollen and I can't bend or put any pressure on them.

So I think they're sprained or broken or something.

I want to go get some x-rays just to be sure because I am such a medical wuss.

But it's the 4th of July so the doctor isn't there. and I have work tomorrow so I can't go in. And I can't go into get x-rays unless referred by a doctor.

Plus, if I get the x-rays, I can get a medical note for school
and they'll give me an elevator key so I wont have to walk up FOUR FLIGHTS OF STAIRS to get to my drivers education summer class.



Also, what is with the Moods malfunction

]]> ~ObsoleteChildren http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/19060675/ http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/19060675/ Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:05:13 PDT
Not to be cynical, but I didn't think that would happen for like, another 5 months or so


ah well, I guess I owe her a couple bucks now.





hmmm...clicking on a different mood sends me to the deviantart homepage...

well, I'm ok with being constantly Lmao...I think

]]> ~ObsoleteChildren http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/18712444/ http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/18712444/ Sat, 07 Jun 2008 10:48:00 PDT
Charles: "Wait, wait a minute...
[starts to snort snow off his top hat] Oh.
[shouts] Oh! Ugh! Outrageous! This is pure snow! It's everywhere! Do you have any idea what the street value of this mountain is?
[raises right hand]
[shouts] I think I just froze the left half of my brain!
[waves arm in circles]
[shouts] Look! I can't move my right arm!"


and also 80's John Cusack is my new best friend (he's so funny in this movie too)
Early 90's maybe.
but late 90's and 21st century, I'm not much of a fan.

]]> ~ObsoleteChildren http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/18402567/ http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/18402567/ Mon, 19 May 2008 16:35:03 PDT (technically not MINE, I'm a junior...I'm just going with a friend who's a senior)

so yeah, can you say EXCITEMENT




I just found my old tripod (magical~)





I'm hoping to learn to play with light
and sort of try to move away from my glorious manual focus and close shots, and try to hone my abilities (which are non-existent) and try bigger shots, and maybe some human portraits and stuff (OOOO HOW EXCITING).


oh yes, the possibilities are endless

]]> ~ObsoleteChildren http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/18232975/ http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/18232975/ Thu, 08 May 2008 19:36:39 PDT
and because I don't have the creativity to think of names for about 30 pictures of plants

I'm just gonna use song lyrics
of whatever I'm listening to

or the train of thought that follows.

Savvy?
Good.

]]> ~ObsoleteChildren http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/17965983/ http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/17965983/ Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:21:48 PDT

buttttt:
I NEED A NEW CAMERA


the joys of having a working manual focus are gone

and now it is replaced with the hatred of the non-existent light meter/f-stop

everything is so frigging dark
and when I use my non-existent photoshop skills to try to lighten it
it looks HORRIBLE




RAWR

]]> ~ObsoleteChildren http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/17737736/ http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/17737736/ Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:04:31 PDT
They are delicious
and shaped funny.


they are, therefore,
perfect.

]]> ~ObsoleteChildren http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/17640044/ http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/17640044/ Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:34:00 PDT but I think fire is really really pretty.

and the shadows and light it gives off is all golden and just makes for great stuff.

so I took HELLA photos when me and some friends decided to roast marshmallows in a fireplace.
naturally.



(p.s.
the mesmerized emoticon is playing with fire!
how cute!)

]]> ~ObsoleteChildren http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/17462067/ http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/17462067/ Sat, 22 Mar 2008 17:03:11 PDT
And once I gave up on that, I just sat down and spent about 20 minutes playing with it until I finally figured out how to work the component I wanted most:
MANUAL FOCUS/SHUTTER SPEED

so, of course, I was thrilled to finally be able to take some of the shots I wanted.

There is still little battery life, and the pictures aren't really the greatest quality.

But I have manual focus, so for now, I am happy with my camera.

Woohoo.

]]> ~ObsoleteChildren http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/17276116/ http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/17276116/ Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:03:10 PDT
and then the shutter wouldn't open when I turned it on.
So after flicking it open, I tried taking a couple shot.

And they weren't in the view mode.
It was like my digital camera took the picture, but didn't store it.

And while pondering this, I actually saw my camera's batter bar go from full to zero instantly, give me the "low Battery" screen,
and shut off.


I need a new camera. Desperately. My current one, is completely sputtering and barely holding onto life.

I would buy one now, but I just bought my external hard drive and I'm low on cash.

]]> ~ObsoleteChildren http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/17041746/ http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/17041746/ Sun, 24 Feb 2008 12:33:19 PST For my end of year present to myself, I'm buying a Digital SLR Camera.

Hopefully, by then I'll have put in enough hours at work to be able to pay for one.

but it's a wonderful hope.
since my current camera is going senile.

]]> ~ObsoleteChildren http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/16743243/ http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/16743243/ Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:43:06 PST
HATE THAT ITS A PIECE OF SHIT


it leaves marks and it doesn't scan my sketchbook
it completely washes out my pencil
and my photoshop skills do not extent to cleaning up nasty pencil sketches


but at least I can finally scan in all my prints from last year
even if they do look crappy.

]]> ~ObsoleteChildren http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/16647187/ http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/16647187/ Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:38:47 PST so now I can post them up here
yay

now I feel a little less disconnected

and less sad that I lost all my original files.

]]> ~ObsoleteChildren http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/16616268/ http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/16616268/ Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:29:02 PST I want to scan all my sketches and photo's from last year.

Grr.

Our computer got broken
then fixed
then parts didn't work
and then broken again
and is now finally working.

But all my programs are gone.

Including my beloved Photoshop.

]]> ~ObsoleteChildren http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/16512763/ http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/16512763/ Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:29:32 PST
'nuff said.

]]> ~ObsoleteChildren http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/16370794/ http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/16370794/ Sat, 12 Jan 2008 10:46:03 PST I hate homework.

Especially the busywork kind of homework.
That's just irking.
Give me something meaningful
or dont waste my precious time.

]]> ~ObsoleteChildren http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/16287797/ http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/16287797/ Sun, 06 Jan 2008 14:19:39 PST You know yourself. If you didn't, it's usually because of some sort of medical issue. But how hard is it, to say, describe yourself in three words, name something interesting about yourself, special skills, qualities or talents.
You sometimes draw a complete blank right?
I know I do.

I've started to realize that I'm not happy with who I am. When I'm around people, I all to easily get caught up in the moment and get kinda of crazed. I just need to learn to pull back on myself. Learn that in the real world, my actions and behaviors aren't good.
I'm kinda just going over everything and figuring out how to be a better person; resolutions, if you will.

I am a scary person...and I have a lot of work to do before I think I can fully be...happy.

]]> ~ObsoleteChildren http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/16256977/ http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/16256977/ Fri, 04 Jan 2008 14:56:05 PST I'd forgotten about all the scenery pictures I took because of course, all the ones with people had to go on that eternal evil: FACEBOOK.

But hey, I love a bunch of them (the ones that didn't turn out blurry because my camera is senile).

]]> ~ObsoleteChildren http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/15978659/ http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/15978659/ Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:47:44 PST Some used photo's I took, others were stock photos I found on Google or even deviantART.
Some are pretty personal, and some I'm going to eventually send to Postsecret (one of these days) the rejects I was thinking of posting here.
Why not, right?

]]> ~ObsoleteChildren http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/15964255/ http://ObsoleteChildren.deviantart.com/journal/15964255/ Sun, 16 Dec 2007 18:55:33 PST I'm adding a bunch of stuff that's just been sitting on my hard drive from years and years ago.

Once my scanner decides to start working I'll add the stuff from my sketchbook.

]]> ~ObsoleteChildren