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Rules:
1} The first five people who comment on this journal can request a 2-d work on a topic/theme of their choice. I'll do my best to post my "artistic response" in a timely manner.
2} Anyone who comments on this journal for a piece of art must then do this journal themselves and offer five free pieces of art.
3} Have fun.

]]> ~Tree-Girl http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/24295943/ http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/24295943/ Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:19:45 PDT
I'm about to finish up my junior year here at college and I had been trying to decide what work I'm going to want to share for my senior show. The senior show is pretty much sums up your experience in the art program. A HUGE amount to planning, time, and money go into the the show. Students are responsible for planning everything for the event. This mean postcards, posters, business cards, entertainment, food and drinks that will be served, organizing the space, hanging the work, pricing the work, promoting the event, etc. The show is sort of the students debut into the art world.

I had two possible ideas for the work I wanted to show. I plan on graduating with a concentration in graphic design, and that's what I want to do for a career. I've been working on a series of fun package designs, that seem to be pretty effective. For a while I was thinking that if possible employers were going to be at the show, it wouldn't be a bad idea to showcase my design work. However, while I feel like I'm pretty good at design, it's not what I'm most passionate about. I enjoy it a great deal, but I'm not about to climb the nearest mountain and shout it to the heavens. My other possible option is the digitally edited photos that I've been taking of the woods (I've posted a few of them here). I love everything about that process. I love going up into the woods with a camera and snapping away. The forest is such a fun place to be, I could (and have) spend hours and hours walking through the woods, capturing what it is that I love about being there. I love opening up my photos on the computer, and seeing how everything turned out. I love seeing a photo jump out, that I know would look awesome if I tinkered a bit with it. I love working on the photos, and making them tell a story, and seeing the process they go through to get there. I love watching my prints come out of the printer. I love to share my efforts with people and getting feedback. I love having people tell me that my photos remind me of their own experiences in the woods.

Since the later choice makes me so much more happy, I've decided it would be the better choice for the show. I know it seems like the clear choice, but you have no idea how long it took me to reach this conclusion....but that's just how I am. I'm just glad I was able to make up my mind.

Anyhoo, hope all is well with everyone else. And I'll try to post some new work soonish.

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On another note, I've been sort of planning a personal project in the back of my mind. Not too long ago, I posted an entry titled "List of 100 Things". I'd like to possibly expand on that in several ways. I'd like to add more. Call me crazy, but if I can get it up to 1,000 things, I think that would be pretty bitchin'. Also, I want to be able to present it in more of a visual format. I'm sort of thinking photos, which I keep imagining would be either sepia or black and white. In my mind, I visualize kind of ambiguous close-ups, which would mean nothing unless paired with text. That too I imagine would be something simple, like courier new or another type-writer-like font.
I haven't actually sat down and tried to come up with 900 more things yet. I don't know how that will go exactly. If it proves to be more difficult than expected, I might make it somewhat of a collaboration, and ask others what would be on their list. I'm not all together sure how or when I'm going to tackle all of this, but having projects like this stored away for later are sometimes what keep me from going insane.

]]> ~Tree-Girl http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/22533177/ http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/22533177/ Sun, 11 Jan 2009 20:04:46 PST
But on the upside, while dealing with everything, I’ve once again seen the amazing power that having good friends has. They were there for me when I needed them. Try imagining hitting the emotional rock bottom, and suddenly being brought back up into the clouds. That is what my friends did for me. I will always be grateful for the influence they have had on me. Honestly, I couldn’t imagine a better group of people to know. Considering how lucky I have been in regards to my friends, I don’t mind all the doom and gloom quite so much.

In any case, I’m back at school now, and hopefully won’t lose any more weight. It’s true that school can be stressful, but it’s the kind of stress I can handle. In fact I look forward to this upcoming semester. I want to try to get a head start on my portfolio for my senior show, so I’ve got to give it all I got to get some quality work. I’ll also be writing some long overdue responses to messages on here. My apologies if you’re one of the people I’ve delayed in getting back to. Anyhoo, I hope life is treating everyone well. And happy New Year.

]]> ~Tree-Girl http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/22077930/ http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/22077930/ Sat, 20 Dec 2008 01:37:11 PST
1) Doing something which results in someone else smiling. For me their smile is contagious.

2) Walking into a warm kitchen which smells of good food.

3) Dancing on a slippery floor with socks.

4) Sunlight.

5) Walking through the forest and hearing only the forest.

6) Laughing.

7) Getting incredibly dirty doing a hard days work.

8) Growing things.

9) Beauty. Being alive and being able to witness it all.

10) Color.

11) Light and shadow.

12) Watching a wisp of cobweb sway in an afternoon breeze.

13) Creating.

14) Walking the dog at night.

15) The night sky lit with a bright moon, and billions of stars. Just staring up and watching the clouds roll by in a cool night wind.

16) Knowing people.

17) Coming in from the cold and sitting in front of a fire.

18) Curling up on the couch under the lamp with a blanket, a cup of good tea, and a great book.

19) A good nights sleep.

20) Opening up the freezer door on hot summer days.

21) Clothes when they come out of the dryer.

22) Stepping on a dry, crunchy leaf.

23) That time my brother and I played street hockey in the pouring rain.

24) Climbing a tree.

25) Going fishing.

26) Surprising someone with a gift.

27) Friends and family.

28) Roasting marshmallows.

29) Flying on a swing.

30) Driving around at night after a rainfall. The lights reflecting off of every wet surface are gorgeous.

31) Waking up after having a pleasant dream, and remembering all of it.

32) Walking barefoot on a beach.

33) Skipping rocks.

34) Waterfalls.

35) Seeing a wild animal.

36) The ability to forgive.

37) Sparkly lights.

38) Music.

39) Loving people, and knowing without having to ask that they love me back.

40) Singing loud and proud (even though it’s horrible).

41) Learning.

42) Fireflies.

43) Watching waves and becoming memorized by the movement.

44) Pets.

45) Thinking you ate the last chip only to discover that you still have another one.

46) Having a place to call my own.

47) Reuniting.

48) Pride from a job well done.

49) A bad day made suddenly better.

50) Jumping in a big leaf pile.

51) Baking.

52) Feeling something really soft.

53) The smell everything has after it rains.

54) Walking through the woods on a hot day but having the shade of all the trees keep things cool.

55) The snooze button.

56) Having a place for my mind to wander off to from time to time.

57) Coming up with a good idea.

58) Knowing what someone is going to say because you know them so well.

59) Windows.

60) Thinking of a fond memory out of the blue.

61) Hot air balloons.

62) Hearing someone say thank you, and knowing that they genuinely mean it.

63) Knowing exactly where the candles and matches are when the power goes out.

64) Having an engaging conversation.
65) Trying new things.

66) Sitting on the front porch while it’s thundering and lightning and listening to the pouring rain and all of the wind chimes we have hanging.

67) Eating a home cooked meal after eating at school for a semester.

68) Going for a good bike ride.

69) Seeing interesting shapes in the clouds or in wood grain.

70) Hope.

71) Finding something which you thought was lost forever.

72) Hugs.

73) Fun surprises.

74) Staying up late with my sister talking.

75) The smell of trees.

76) Recognizing someone without seeing them because you know the sound their keys make or the sound their footsteps make.

77) Knowing just what to say and when to say it.

78) Bubble baths.

79) Being able to explain something clearly and confidently.

80) Watching a good movie.

81) Being comforted during a time of need.

82) The feeling of being able to conquer the world.

83) Knowing that even if today didn’t go well, tomorrow will seem brighter.

84) Applying the first mark to a piece of artwork.

85) Getting positive feedback from something I’ve created.

86) Walking on a b... ]]> ~Tree-Girl http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/21972536/ http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/21972536/ Sat, 13 Dec 2008 23:30:43 PST
My name is Kelli.

And I have a problem.

I have an attachment to my computer. And I don’t just mean I’m attached to computers in general (though that is also true), no I am attached to MY computer. I’ve had it for quite a long time. It started out as the family computer, and we all shared it. It originally ran windows ‘98, and I’m pretty sure it was around ‘98 when we got it. Eventually that computer was replaced, and I was loaned the older one. The windows ‘98 was upgraded to XP somewhere along the line, and as the computer needed other upgrades and changes, those changes were made. For example, I at one point had to put in USB 2.0 ports for something, so I did that. Yes, I know it’s outdated. Yes, I know computers don’t even come with floppy drives any more. And it’s true that the memory on my computer is a joke when you compare it to the memory you can get on newer computers. But I’m still attached to it. It’s a bit like a person who has an old car. It’s true that it may make some noises here and there, and it may not be as fast as the other cars, but people become attached to their cars anyway. They know what all the different noises mean, and even though that ‘check engine’ light is always on, they know that there’s nothing really wrong.

I feel like I am the same way with the computer. Yeah, I have to be careful and take extra precautions that normal computer using people don’t really have to take, but I know what those precautions are. For example, I have to be careful with the amount of software that is installed, and every now and again I have to sort through any gigantic Photoshop files I have. But is that really such a hard thing to do? I don’t feel like it is. It’s like on cold winter days, you know you have to give that old car an extra five minutes to warm up because if you don’t it will stall out. What’s an extra five minutes? I’m proud to say that it’s been a few years since I’ve had this computer crash. Back when it was shared by five people, it was sort of a regular thing, and when I first got it and knew nothing about it, it crashed from time to time then too (check my old journal entries where I rant about it ^_^). But now, I know how to take care of it (more or less), and it doesn’t crash, and it runs OK, which is fine by me.

It’s true that all good things must come to an end, and I know that. I only expect this computer to get me through to graduation, and a little bit after while I save up for a really nice new computer. If it can do that, then I’ll be fine. Plus, I do have access to/ I work in a nice graphic design lab while I’m at school, so I’m covered as far as necessary software goes. My computer allows me to write papers, go online, and do things in Photoshop (it’s 7.0, but let’s be honest, it’s really not that much different than the CS versions). I’m happy with what it can do, and on some occasions it even surprises me by doing things that a much newer computer (a.k.a. a nice laptop that was purchased over the summer) cant do.

Recently I’ve had two different IT people basically tell me that the system I have is garbage, worthless, a piece of crap, shouldn’t even be functioning, and a laugh riot. I don’t care much for this ‘out with the old and in with the new’ attitude. This computer is perfectly fine for my needs, and until the day when it fails to boot up, I’m hanging on to it. Not to mention, I would feel really guilty accepting anything better (which both IT guys tried to do) given my current crappy budget (or lack thereof), though that is an entirely different issue all together.

Anyhoo, I have difficulty explaining why I love this computer so much, when I’m put on the spot, so I tried to put it down in a journal entry. I guess there’s not too much else to say except that a part of me is embedded into this computer (as corny as it may sound), I know the ins and outs of it, and I honestly will be a little bit sad the day it is replaced.

]]> ~Tree-Girl http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/20490173/ http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/20490173/ Sun, 14 Sep 2008 13:36:21 PDT
But fear not! This semester I'm working on a series of Flash animations for my graphic design class (much like the fish one that's in my gallery). As I complete those I'll try to get them up. Or at the very least I'll put up some preview work with the characters and whatnot.

Heres to happy arting.

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]]> ~Tree-Girl http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/18955356/ http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/18955356/ Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:43:26 PDT I’ve been working at a Dunkin Donuts for the past four years, and in my opinion, it’s the strongest argument for doing well in school. I just tell myself that I’m only doing this to pay for school, and after I’m done I’ll have a real job and I wont have to be there any more. The work itself was never too bad. Sure, customers can sometimes be jerks, and the long hours on your feet, more often than not, leave you tired as all hell. But all in all it’s no worse than your typical job in food service.
The main issue I have with my work is the upper management, excluding the manager. My manager is the best manager you could ever want. I’ve known her since I was in the eighth grade. Her kids and me and my siblings are all the same age and we all went to school together. She treats all of employees no different than her own kids, and puts up with all the problems and issues that often arise when working at a place like that. She’s friendly with the customers, and makes sure everything gets done. Most everyone who works there agrees if she ever leaves the place, then they will too.
Anyone who has a position above manager, (i.e. general manager, vice president, owner, payroll, ect.) is awful. First of all, most of them are related. We have the owner, whose father works for the company, and the owner’s sister who is in charge of payroll, along with the mother. As far as I am concerned, they only look out for themselves. They are the lowliest kind of people I can imagine. They make promises that they don’t keep and will string along, good, honest, hardworking people for years. They care only about money will screw you over if it means they can save a penny. You’d think they’d be a little more generous with their money now that the stores they own have made them millionaires, but it seems like that has only made them draw the purse strings even tighter.
On top of that, they treat everyone else like crap. I can understand being strict about cleanliness and whatnot, but it’s more than that. They will openly yell at someone if they just don’t rub them the right way. And if you really piss them off for whatever reason, then watch out. My manager and a particular general manager never got along very well, and on one occasion, he waited until she went into the walk-in cooler (because there are no cameras there) and then proceeded to chew her out. I didn’t know this was going on, and walked in to get something right as he was calling her a “fuckin’ cunt” (sorry if I offend anyone by using that word). And that sort of thing happens all the time. My manager is one of the strongest-willed people you could meet and I’ve seen her break down in tears.
I personally never really worried about ticking the wrong person off. I’m generally really quiet, and I do the work that I‘m supposed to, and even some work that I‘m not supposed to do. Perhaps if I were less of the quiet type I wouldn’t have been screwed for so long. Then again, if I weren’t quiet maybe I would have been fired. All I know is, if you look at how hard I work, versus the number of raises I’ve received in the four years I’ve been there, I’ve been getting the short end of the stick big time. The fist raise I was supposed to get was in exchange for doing shift-leader computer training. I had all the training done less than a month after I started. I didn’t get the raise until two years later. And they gave that raise a week before the minimum raise went up. So basically everyone got a ten-cent raise. Then this year, they decided to take away our tips (and replaced the tip cup with a charity box, which they get a tax break on) and the employee discount. In exchange, they were going to give everyone about a twenty-five cent raise (which is honestly a joke when you consider what we were making in tips, but whatever). However, there are still many people there who still have not gotten that raise. I needed more money to help pay for school, and since I know I can get plenty of hours there, I decided to stay and accept the assistant manager position since it meant I’d get a raise (and since I was doing a lot of the assistant manager work already). They asked me how much I wanted and I asked for a very reasonable figure. I got that figure approved by both the general manager and the vice president, and we all signed off on it.
Anyway, today happened to be both pay day and my day off (my first day off in nine days actually). So I called to ask to checks had been brought in yet. They had, so while I was at it I asked if my raise had gone through. It hadn’t. Honestly I wasn’t surprised, but I swore (a lot) when I hung up the phone anyway. After that, I calmly drove over there. The manager saw me come in, and sin... ]]> ~Tree-Girl http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/18809967/ http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/18809967/ Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:41:51 PDT The next few days I'll be busy with a few things, including this years Relay for Life, but after that I want to try and actually do something in my free time.

-First off, I owe my sister a post-graduation gift painting. I plan on filming the painting process, and making a youtube video out of it, which should be fun.
-Photographing/scanning in more work and posting it here is something that I've been putting off. But no more!
-I would also like to do more digital work, even if they're just more 30 minute doodles. Maybe even an oekaki or two.
-Reading more is also a must. I love to read, but have not read anything since I've been home.
-And finally, I need to clean ma room. Yeah, I know...lame! But it's REALLY bad >_<

Anyhoo,I may add more but that's all I could think of for now.
I hope everyone else has a good summer

]]> ~Tree-Girl http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/18721612/ http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/18721612/ Sat, 07 Jun 2008 21:35:53 PDT
So, I was in the mood to watch the movie Million Dollar Baby. I get to the part where Hilary Swank's character is in her last match before she becomes paralyzed. I couldn't watch any more. I turned it off. The movie just gets too sad after that. Plus it really bothers me when I see people fighting dirty (not boxing, the act of hitting someone when they're not looking/should have stopped fighting).

Here's what SHOULD have happened:
Hilary swank, should have won the match in some sort of dramatic way. After it's over, Clint Eastwood's character will admit that his Gaelic nickname for her is "My darling, my blood". *insert dramatic hug scene here* She'll then convince him to reconnect and reconcile with his daughter, and the three will open up a road-side diner that makes real lemon meringue pie...none of that canned crap....and everyone lived happily ever after.....

Ok, so maybe not. I know it's supposed to be about character and shit, but does Hilary Swank really need to become paralyzed and die? I guess I just prefer more of the "feel-good" type movies. O_o

]]> ~Tree-Girl http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/18318519/ http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/18318519/ Wed, 14 May 2008 10:19:53 PDT
[ ] I am shorter than 5'4.
[ ] I have many scars.
[ ] I tan easily.
[ ] I wish my hair was a different color.
[ ] I have friends who have never seen my natural hair color.
[ ] I have a tattoo.
[x] I am self-conscious about my appearance.
[x]I have/I've had braces.
[x] I wear glasses.
[ ] I would get plastic surgery if it were 100% safe, free of cost, and scar-free.
[ ] I've been told I'm attractive by a complete stranger.
[ ] I have more than 2 piercing.
[ ] I have piercing in places besides my ears.
[x ] I have freckles.
[ ] I hate my dad.
[ ] I hate my mom.
[x] I have a brother.
[x] I have a sister.
[ ] I've sworn at my parents.
[x] I've run away from home.
[ ] I've been kicked out of the house.
[x] My biological parents are together.
[ ] I have a sibling less than one year old.
[?] I want to have kids someday.
[ ] I've had children.
[ ] I've lost a child.
[x] I'm in school.
[x] I have a job.
[x] I've fallen asleep at work/school.
[x] I almost always do my homework.
[ ] I've missed a week or more of school.
[x] I've been on the Honor Roll within the last 2 years.
[ ] I failed more than 1 class last year.
[ ] I've stolen something from my job.
[ ] I've been fired.
[ ] I've slipped out an "lol" in a spoken conversation.
[ ] Disney movies still make me cry.
[ ] I've peed from laughing.
[x] I've snorted while laughing.
[x] I've laughed so hard I've cried.
[ ] I've glued my hand to something.
[ ] I've had my pants rip in public.
[ ] I was born with a disease/impairment.
[ ] I've gotten stitches/staples.
[ ] I've broken a bone.
[ ] I've had my tonsils removed.
[x] I've sat in a doctor’s office/emergency room with a friend.
[x] I've had my wisdom teeth removed.
[ ] I had a serious surgery.
[x] I've had chicken pox.
[ ] I was born in a different country.
[x] I've driven over 200 miles in one day.
[x] I've been on a plane.
[x] I've been to Canada.
[ ] I've been to Mexico.
[x] I've been to Niagara Falls.
[ ] I've been to Japan.
[ ] I've celebrated Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
[ ] I've been to Europe.
[ ] I've been to Africa.
[ ] I've gotten lost in my city.
[x] I've seen a shooting star.
[x] I've wished on a shooting star
[x] I've seen a meteor shower.
[x] I've gone out in public in my pyjamas.
[ ] I've pushed all the buttons on an elevator.
[ ] I've kicked a guy where it hurts.
[x] I've been to a casino.
[ ] I've been skydiving.
[ ] I've gone skinny dipping.
[ ] I've played spin the bottle.
[ ] I've drank a whole gallon of milk in one day
[ ] I've crashed a car.
[x] I've been Skiing.
[ ] I've been in a play.
[ ] I've met someone in person from myspace.
[x] I've caught a snowflake on my tongue.
[ ] I've seen the Northern lights.
[ ] I've sat on a roof top at night.
[ ] I've played chicken.
[x] I've played a prank on someone.
[ ] I've ridden in a taxi.
[ ] I've seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
[x] I've eaten sushi.
[ ] I've been snowboarding.
[ ] I'm single.
[x] I'm in a relationship.
[ ] I'm engaged.
[ ] I'm married.
[ ] I've gone on a blind date.
[ ] I've been the dumpee more than the dumper.
[x] I miss someone right now.
[x] I have a fear of abandonment.
[ ] I've gotten divorced.
[x] I've had feelings for someone who didn't have them back.
[ ] I've told someone I loved them when I didn't.
[ ] I've told someone I didn't love them when I did.
[ ] I've kept something from a past relationship.
[ ] I've had a crush on someone of the same sex.
[ ] I'm bi.
[ ] I'm gay.
[ ] I've had phone sex.
[ ] I've cybered.
[ ] I've had sex in public.
[ ] I've had a crush on a teacher.
[x] I've been kissed in the rain.
[x] I've hugged a stranger.
[ ] I have kissed a stranger
[x] I've done something I promised someone else I wouldn't.
[x] I've done something I promised myself I wouldn't.
[ ] I've snuck out of my house.
[ ] I have lied to my parents about where I am.
[ ] I am keeping a secret from the world.
[ ] I've cheated while playing a game.
[ ] I've cheated on a test.
[ ] I've been suspended from school.
[ ] I've witnessed a crime.
[ ] I've been in a fist fight.
[ ] I've been arrested.
[x] I've consumed alcohol.
[ ] I regularly drink.
[ ] I've passed out from drinking.
[ ] I have passed out drunk at least once in the past 6 months.
[ ] I´ve smoked weed
[ ] taken painkillers when I didn't need them.
[ ] I've eaten shrooms.
[ ] I've popped E.
[ ] I've in... ]]> ~Tree-Girl http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/17355430/ http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/17355430/ Sat, 15 Mar 2008 23:19:01 PDT
]]> ~Tree-Girl http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/16816701/ http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/16816701/ Sun, 10 Feb 2008 12:31:15 PST However, I think I should be able to get similar results using the washer..... XD You may laugh, but that freezer was kick-ass when it came to giving a nice, even light over everything because of its reflective surface.....
Anyhoo, I think that’s enough rambling for one day. I hope everyone else is doing well, and hopefully you’ll see some work from me after spring break, or if not, over the summer.


]]> ~Tree-Girl http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/11895179/ http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/11895179/ Tue, 20 Feb 2007 13:36:05 PST [link]
I'm taking ceramics this semester, so hopefully I’ll have some work from there to share with you soon.
I hope everyone else is enjoying school.
Kelli

]]> ~Tree-Girl http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/9226480/ http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/9226480/ Thu, 29 Jun 2006 22:42:41 PDT Well, it's been about a week since I graduated high school (omg!), and right now I'm working full time at my first job (I just left the second one) until I leave for college....unfortunately, I'm gonna have to take a few days off to get my wisdom teeth removed (ugh). I haven't bought much for school, but the one luxury(/necessary for my major *cough tryingtojustifyspendingthemoney cough*) item I let myself buy was a nice digital camera, and I absolutely love it! I'd been planning on buying a camera since the beginning of the school year, but only recently did it, and I've been holding off photographing my ceramic stuff that I did this year. Soooo...long story short, all of your inboxes will have seven more things in them XD
Have a good summer
Kelli ]]> ~Tree-Girl http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/7703187/ http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/7703187/ Wed, 25 Jan 2006 10:21:06 PST ~Tree-Girl http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/6948880/ http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/6948880/ Thu, 03 Nov 2005 20:51:08 PST
I came home today and sorted through the mail, and found that I had gotten something from Keystone. I opened it and found that it was information about financial aid. And the way the letter was worded was very confusing....I was like, wtf, the way this thing is worded, makes me think that I've been accepted. Soooo, I called up the admissions office, and the lady said that acceptance letters were sent out today, and that I should receive it tomorrow, but congratulations, you were accepted. Apparently, the letters, and the financial aid info were sent out of order. But holy crap I'm sooo happy....I didn't really have much of a backup college, so I would've been screwed if I didn't get in. But I did get in which means Kelli is happy! ]]> ~Tree-Girl http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/6877143/ http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/6877143/ Wed, 26 Oct 2005 20:29:19 PDT okaaay....here we go

1) I cant burp....never have in my life...it can be entertaining at parties....for other people

2) I use "....." too often.....but I'll never stop!!!

3) I am Irish, English, German, Scottish, Welsh, and possibly a few other things I'm not aware of

4)I don't have cable

5)I'm a horrible speller/gramer-er

6)I am proud to be cheap

7)I have a theory that google eyes, when placed on anything will make it seem either really cute/funny or really creepy

8) I heart sneakers

9)I have a piggy bank collection....and yet I keep my change in an empty coffee can XD

10)I hate doctors

11)my room has 8 windows, and is the smallest room in the house (7.5x10)

12)I don't like watermelon flavored things, but love watermelon

13)I can chug a can of ice tea in under a minute

14)I never really learned the correct way to read a clock....I can, it just takes a little longer than most people (I heart digital)

15)the van I drive is named the shagon wagon

16)I took Bruce Springsteen on a stick to prom...and I wore sneakers with my dress

17)I plan on topping that by going in a duct tape dress this year [link]

18)I work at a dunkin donuts (I call it the hell-hole) and I hate it....but I like money

19) my nickname is Kel-Bel-Taco-Smell

20)I have curly hair....people like to take a curl, pull it down and say "boing"

Wheee....and that's 20! ]]> ~Tree-Girl http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/6741335/ http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/6741335/ Tue, 11 Oct 2005 16:50:24 PDT Anyhoo, I went to visit Keystone yesterday, and fell in love with it.....it has everything I want, and the campus is so pretty!!! It's a smaller school (just over 1,600) and its surrounded by woods and wildlife (I saw several deer). I had to go in for a portfolio review (which I finished the night before) and it was very well received. The professor reviewing my work checked off the box that said "I recommend this student be accepted". And when I told him what my grades were, he said I shouldn't have a problem with getting in. So now that I don't have to worry about the portfolio, I have to get recommendations, fill out the application, write an essay, take the SAT's (November), and get my transcript. And the college has rolling admissions so once I get the application in, I should know within a week or two if I've been accepted.
Until then, I’ll have my fingers crossed. ]]> ~Tree-Girl http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/6625887/ http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/6625887/ Wed, 28 Sep 2005 14:03:13 PDT If anyone here was lookig at Temple University DO NOT FILL ANYTHING OUT ONLINE!!! They require you to give your email address. I filled out a little form to request more information, and today I checked my email and I had 223 messages in my spam folder, and an email from Temple saying "hi". On a normal basis I'd get maybe 10 spam emails in the course of three weeks. So 223 in less than a day is not normal. Oh well, I shall fight the spam....
Temple was overpriced anyway.....jerks... ]]> ~Tree-Girl http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/6307329/ http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/6307329/ Tue, 23 Aug 2005 14:17:45 PDT Today I got my 100 messages down to 4, and I'll try to keep that number down till Saturday which is when I leave on a VERY last minute vacation. I'll be in OC, NJ for three days!!! I plan to bring the digital camera, and some art supplies because its soooo pretty there. And so far I don't feel sick or anything, so I should be fine when we go. (last time we went, I got this nasty sinus infection, and started coughing up blood, and I felt like crap the entire time we were there)

On another note, who has gotten their schedule? Why the hell did they pick this year to try block scheduling?? I'm never going to remember it. I don't know about everyone else, but I'm spending my whole year in the art room

And while shopping for school clothes, my mom finally talked me into buying a skirt (man, this means I have to shave my legs). She's been trying for years, and now that I no longer have the legs for a skirt she finally gets me to wear one. Oh well, I still refused to wear shoes....I bought some converse sneakers to wear with the skirt. I said to my mom, "if I can wear 'em to prom, I can wear 'em with a skirt" ^_^ I've never been very girly.....I prefer fishing to shopping, and the only makeup I wear regularly is chap stick, and I only wear it cuz if I don't, my lips start bleeding.

Anyhoo, I'll talk to ya all later, and if I don't I'll see ya when school starts. ttfn
Kelli ]]> ~Tree-Girl http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/6223483/ http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/6223483/ Sun, 14 Aug 2005 09:33:06 PDT Anyhoo, i'll be responding to all of my messages over the next few days, and trying to get my tablet working again (stupid thing decided not to work). After that I still have to do a ninja-bunny pic for Bill, and a pink flaming pic. for Holly, and hopefully I can finish a watercolor practice I started a few weeks ago.

On another note, I've been looking for a new job. So far I've submitted applications to the library (and when I called I got the distinct impression they weren't going to hire me because I was too old....bastards), and AC Moore (which currently isn't hiring). Ah well...hopefully more will open up when school starts...

Have a good summer....or at least whats left of it.
Kelli ]]> ~Tree-Girl http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/6116882/ http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/6116882/ Tue, 02 Aug 2005 21:06:49 PDT TTFN

P.S. Post yellow artwork on Aug. 7th ]]> ~Tree-Girl http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/5963486/ http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/5963486/ Sun, 17 Jul 2005 22:44:12 PDT *throws confetti in the air* It's been a year (and 2 days) since I joined DA!
what will I do next you ask...I'll take this opportunity to do something I always wanted to do...








yup, that was it....I always wanted to use that emoticon....but I would have felt bad if I directed it at someone...this isn't at anyone...so there ]]> ~Tree-Girl http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/5881855/ http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/5881855/ Fri, 08 Jul 2005 23:09:28 PDT
Anyhoo...enough about that. I hope everyone's summer is going well. I've managed to scratch a few things off the list-O-stuff I wanted to do...including ze deep sea fishing with my dad. It was my B-day gift to him (he turned 50...crazy). I got my first bad sunburn of the season (now I'm all peel-y). I didn't catch any fish...just sharks (I am aware that sharks are technically fish)...my dad caught a bluefish though, which was quite tasty.
Next I have to work on my brother's B-day gift which is on the first of August. Then perhaps something for B34R who made a pic. that I requested...
I'd ramble on some more, but I'm kinda tired. Hopefully my next entry (aka rant) will be much shorter (why can't I be normal and just say "computers suck"?)

Have a productive summer.
Kelli ]]> ~Tree-Girl http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/5786253/ http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/5786253/ Tue, 28 Jun 2005 22:24:05 PDT
Asides from being a book-worm-bum, I guess I've just been kind of down...We just found out my aunt has breast cancer and she's not talking to anyone except for my Grandmother... I didn't think I would react this strongly...but truth be told, it kind of freaks me out...my Aunt is the oldest of 5 kids....it would make sense that she would get it first...I'm afraid for my mom...
Then, a few days later, we find out my godmthers brother (I consider them to be family) is having health problems...and this is shortly after he broke up with his girlfriend of 7 years...we all thought they were going to get married...

But rather than sit and mope, I'll keep myself busy, and I'll just have to hope everything will turn out fine. My plans for the summer now that I'm out of school are as follows: finish art project that I never finished, upload already finished pics. here, test out my moms silk screen, fix a button on a shirt, read 30 pages a day (no more 150), repaint walls in room (if my dad'll let me), garden, work, do character trade thing for TACo (I'm drawing a cool pirate character done by happywaterbottle), do some test work with oil paints, go deep sea fishing with my dad, figure out where I want to go to college, and clean my room (that one could take awhile). I don't want to waste my summer like I did last year....it's always good to have a list. ]]> ~Tree-Girl http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/5063473/ http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/5063473/ Mon, 11 Apr 2005 18:30:18 PDT
Piñatas.

To me, the idea of a piñata is not just interesting....I would go as far as saying it's brilliant. Just think of it in simple terms. I mean, first of all, you have this bright, colorful donkey that has this stupid grin on its face. Now, if you didn’t know what a piñata was, you would sit stare at this thing and resent its very being. You’d stare at it and ask yourself, why is this thing grinning at me? It must be laughing at me... it’s laughing at my sad pathetic life....I have so much responsibility, and all that thing has to do is twirl on a string and laugh at me....I wish I could smack its face in with a baseball bat....
Just then someone comes up to you and asks if you want to smack the piñata’s face in with a baseball bat....did you hear them right? You mean, that’s what I’m supposed to do? I’m supposed to hit this thing until it can’t smile anymore. Wow...so far this is sounding pretty good. But wait! There's more!
As you’re beating the grin off the piñata, candy starts falling out. Oh dear, I’ve finally lost it. Unless my eyes deceive me, there’s candy coming out of there. No, you’re not crazy, and no, you’re eyes aren’t playing tricks on you....there really is candy coming out of there!
So, in the end, you’re left with the paper remains of your piñata (poor fella, we’ll have to give him a funeral), and a sugar rush that should last the entire day. Not to mention the fact that you’ve satisfied your urge to hit things with a baseball bat...at least for a little while.... ^_^ ]]> ~Tree-Girl http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/4814091/ http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/4814091/ Mon, 14 Mar 2005 19:08:29 PST
For the past two weeks or so I've been feeling what I can only describe as "bla". Some days would be worse than others, and my symptoms would always vary. Sometimes my stomach would hurt, sometimes my sinuses would feel messed up, most of the time I would get the chills and I always felt exhausted. The worst thing is feeling sick but being unable to describe what's wrong. This is especially true with sinus/ear infections, and for the past few years, I've had plenty of them (I have the moldy school to thank for that). Anyway, when one gets a sinus or ear infection, it's EXTREMELY difficult to explain what's wrong. When talking to doctors it's best to talk in terms of congestion and pressure. When you describe the noise in your ear as "spongy" you'll get a few strange looks. Some asshole ear-nose-throat specialists may even accuse you of making things up (I'm sorry, but how can you pretend to cough up blood?). And many times, these infections start out as nothing more than a common cold. And when you’ve had as many as I’ve had, you start to get a feel for when you have them. Unfortunately, a lot of times I would know I had an infection before the doctor could physically see it. This meant that I would have to visit the doctor twice. The first time, he’d swear there was nothing there, and when I went back again (sometimes as little as two days later) he’d see that there was in fact an infection, and he’d prescribe antibiotics. Now, you can imagine why I dislike going to the doctors. I mean, no one likes being called a liar. So when I started feeling sick I kind of suspected an infection, but decided to wait it out and see if I got better. I didn’t. But I still wasn’t sure if I wanted to go to the doctor or not because it still felt like a cold, plus a funky feeling in my ear. My mom suggested we go to the walk-in-clinic, rather than the doctor, since our insurance covered it and it was more convenient. We went, and sure enough, a sinus infection. God, I think this makes ten in the past two years. And you should see the size of the antibiotics they put me on. These things had better work, or else I coughed up half a lung trying to swallow them, for nothing. *grumbles* And let the healing process begin. ]]> ~Tree-Girl http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/4676116/ http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/4676116/ Sat, 26 Feb 2005 08:57:03 PST
[clop clop]
ARTHUR: Whoa there!
[clop clop]
GUARD #1: Halt! Who goes there?
ARTHUR: It is I, Arthur, son of Uther Pendragon, from the castle
of Camelot. King of the Britons, defeater of the Saxons,
sovereign of all England!
GUARD #1: Pull the other one!
ARTHUR: I am. And this my trusty servant Patsy. We have
ridden the length and breadth of the land in search of knights
who will join me in my court of Camelot. I must speak with your
lord and master.
GUARD #1: What, ridden on a horse?
ARTHUR: Yes!
GUARD #1: You're using coconuts!
ARTHUR: What?
GUARD #1: You've got two empty halves of coconut and you're
bangin' 'em together.
ARTHUR: So? We have ridden since the snows of winter covered
this land, through the kingdom of Mercea, through--
GUARD #1: Where'd you get the coconut?
ARTHUR: We found them.
GUARD #1: Found them? In Mercea? The coconut's tropical!
ARTHUR: What do you mean?
GUARD #1: Well, this is a temperate zone.
ARTHUR: The swallow may fly south with the sun or the house
martin or the plumber may seek warmer climes in winter yet these
are not strangers to our land.
GUARD #1: Are you suggesting coconuts migrate?
ARTHUR: Not at all, they could be carried.
GUARD #1: What -- a swallow carrying a coconut?
ARTHUR: It could grip it by the husk!
GUARD #1: It's not a question of where he grips it! It's a
simple question of weight ratios! A five ounce bird could not
carry a 1 pound coconut.
ARTHUR: Well, it doesn't matter. Will you go and tell your
master that Arthur from the Court of Camelot is here.
GUARD #1: Listen, in order to maintain air-speed velocity, a
swallow needs to beat its wings 43 times every second, right?
ARTHUR: Please!
GUARD #1: Am I right?
ARTHUR: I'm not interested!
GUARD #2: It could be carried by an African swallow!
GUARD #1: Oh, yeah, an African swallow maybe, but not a European
swallow, that's my point.
GUARD #2: Oh, yeah, I agree with that...
ARTHUR: Will you ask your master if he wants to join my court
at Camelot?!
GUARD #1: But then of course African swallows are not migratory.
GUARD #2: Oh, yeah...
GUARD #1: So they couldn't bring a coconut back anyway...
[clop clop]
GUARD #2: Wait a minute -- supposing two swallows carried it
together?
GUARD #1: No, they'd have to have it on a line.
GUARD #2: Well, simple! They'd just use a strand of creeper!
GUARD #1: What, held under the dorsal guiding feathers?
GUARD #2: Well, why not?

]]> ~Tree-Girl http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/4633506/ http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/4633506/ Sun, 20 Feb 2005 22:27:41 PST Sunday should have been a fun day, but ended up being somewhat disappointing. My family and I went to see an art show that included two pieces by yours truly. I made my dad go because he had missed the show the previous year. He ended up commenting and asking more questions about the renovation of the building than about the artwork, and stated his little catchphrase, “I don’t 'get' art”. That was disheartening, although I kind of expected as much. My brother decided to come when he found out that there’d be food. But what made me really ticked off was condition that all the artwork was in. Anything that wasn’t framed in wood was torn, bent, or scratched. This included HEAVY cardboard matting, and foam board. And it wasn’t just a few pieces that were damaged, it seemed like almost everything was. My scarecrow picture was bent and coming off of the matting it was on, and the matting on my Spingsteen painting has holes in it and is bent on all sides. It was just a very frustrating thing to see. Live an’ learn, I guess.
But the day wasn’t completely ruined. I got to see Napoleon Dynamite again. ]]> ~Tree-Girl http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/4381388/ http://Tree-Girl.deviantart.com/journal/4381388/ Fri, 21 Jan 2005 22:47:40 PST ~Tree-Girl