http://search.deviantart.com/?q=by:lintila&section=today deviantART RSS for by:lintila en-us Copyright 2009, deviantART.com Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:43:46 PST deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://s.deviantart.com/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://lintila.deviantart.com/journal/28731160/ http://lintila.deviantart.com/journal/28731160/ Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:46:57 PST Speaking of school things, I suddenly realized that I never uploaded any of the monotypes I made last summer.
On a wholly unrelated note, I've watched the video for Lady Gaga's song "Bad Romance" often enough that I should never make fun of anyone's musical tastes ever again.

]]> ~lintila http://lintila.deviantart.com/journal/28659879/ http://lintila.deviantart.com/journal/28659879/ Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:59:21 PST
My thanksgiving was marvelous. The few relatives I cannot stand weren't around, and it reminded me how much I like all of my other relatives. The amount of food served was astonishing. I'm used to my 80% empty refrigerator, and there was an overflowing dinner table and kitchen island providing for 20-some relatives. Big family.

Upcoming things I'd like to do: Finish my bead knitted purse (<50%), learn to crochet, learn to tat lace, trim a hat with flowers, knit and felt a tiny top hat, sew a vest, bowtie, and jacket for a costume, make a face mask for cold winter air, and sew an 1880's-esque outfit.

On a related note, how are burda's patterns for historical accuracy?

I wish some of this eagerness could be turned into determination for finishing things.

]]> ~lintila http://lintila.deviantart.com/journal/28372479/ http://lintila.deviantart.com/journal/28372479/ Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:55:40 PST
To quote a friend- "Sometimes I think about how much of my social life involves an imaginary airship and pirates and stuff, and that makes me happy."

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OH- for Halloween, should I go with obscure literary reference or zombified obscure literary reference? My sewing machine's injury and fate have conspired such that these are my only two options.

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Can you tell I'm really tired writing this? I have an east-facing window that forces me to wake up early, and it's throwing of my night-owlness.

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*sigh*

Should you be in or near Madison, WI on the 22nd of August, I will be participating in an art show inspired by the band Fermata. It will be at the Gates of Heaven Synagogue, at 7pm (I think). I kind of doubt that I will be there in person, but there will be lovely art and I'm a huge fan of this band.

Band website: [link]
Their Myspace: [link]

EDIT: I am also lintila on Ravelry.

]]> ~lintila http://lintila.deviantart.com/journal/25316643/ http://lintila.deviantart.com/journal/25316643/ Tue, 21 Jul 2009 07:19:42 PDT
Got this from and .

For each of the 15 first people answering this journal I will put his/her avatar and links to the three deviations I like most from his/her gallery on the list.
If you answer, you'll have to do the same on your journal, putting me on the first place, completing this way the list with 15 people.

I can only post links, as I don't have a subscription, but none of the links will take you away from DeviantArt, I promise. (Also- I did in fact reply to two journal features, and they received the top two spots, in the order in which I was added. Though this be madness, yet there's method in it)

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~lintila http://lintila.deviantart.com/journal/25165542/ http://lintila.deviantart.com/journal/25165542/ Sat, 06 Jun 2009 17:06:20 PDT
I'm also wondering whether lining a vest is really worth it. Not in general, just a particular vest that has been giving me piles of frustration. After cutting out the outer portions, I lost one of the pattern pieces before I could cut it out of lining material. Now I am trying to line up some of the lining with some of the exterior, and there is no physically possible way to make them work. Should I keep trying? Say screw the whole thing? Line it only partially?

]]> ~lintila http://lintila.deviantart.com/journal/24592484/ http://lintila.deviantart.com/journal/24592484/ Mon, 04 May 2009 20:59:16 PDT So:
If you haven't heard, is having some financial problems, and I am unfortunately low on cash. If you've got something to spare, and want to help allow him to keep making awesome stuff, I urge you to donate.
I recently heard about this band, Fermata. Amazing. Really. I saw them live, and was thoroughly impressed. I also got a CD signed.
*happy dance*
Go see them at: [link]
CONvergence! I will be there with Steam Century [link] this year, and after a very silly conversation in the middle of the night at a Perkins, I agreed to bring some art stuff to sell. I also sort of agreed to make an absolutely terrible piece of fantasy art.

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I really don't think it should come as a surprise to many people that I'm fond of Steampunk, and many aspects therein. While I don't have a livejournal account, and neither do I want one, I do enjoy perusing the group steamfashion: [link] That said, I'm NOT a fan of rude, condescending elitists in any situation. Why is this relevant? This post: [link] by [link] which came very quickly on the heels of this post: [link] If you don't feel like following the links, here's a summary: Velvetgarden, a designer, posted a picture of an underbust vest/harness-thing at her etsy shop. Jaborwhalky, the mod for steamfashion, wrote a post about comparison shopping, and pointed out that the same item (sans decoration) was available much cheaper elsewhere, and posited that the decoration on the vest could be re-created for a few dollars. She also misspelled "cheaper", but that's beside the point. My blood boils because jaborwhalky thought it would be appropriate to single out an independent designer's work as being overpriced, point out a place to buy it much cheaper, condescendingly told Velvetgarden where to find the item at wholesale price and stated that the attention being drawn wasn't such a bad thing, after all, and misspelled "cheaper", again. The moderator of a community singled someone out for charging more for a customized item, encouraged people to get it elsewhere and copy the modification of an original design, and was incredibly rude in the process. The absolute cherry on this @$$hole cake, though, is the fact that the comparison shopping post began with, "Ok, I do not have a lot of scratch for fun clothing type things, so when I want something I tend to shop around till I find it at the lowest price I can find." Not a bad sentiment out of context, I will freely admit. Problem: this sentiment was expressed by someone who has appeared in many pictures wearing a hat from Topsy Turvy Design: [link] and clothing from Retroscope Fashions: [link] Both wonderful sources of pretty things, but also quite expensive. Several hundred dollars worth of expensive for some things, and she (jaborwhalky) was fussing over/tarnishing a reputation over about $30? I must be missing something here. Jaborwhalky, this behavior is inexcusably rude, crass, and quite unladylike. Not to mention how disgusting it is to see someone blatantly suggesting that people should rip off a designer's intellectual property. You strumpet.

Disclaimers: I don't know/have any business with/have ever met any of the people involved in this rant. The only person I am upset with is jaborwhalky. All of the businesses mentioned should be assumed to make excellent quality, beautiful, original items; I have never heard of anyone having any actual problems with their merchandise, but most of their things are simply too expensive for my broke student budget (seriously, I shop for steampunk-able things at thrift stores). Also, it is a particular pet peeve of mine when people do not accept and take responsibility for being jerks. This is compounded by another pet peeve: sloppy language skills on the part of someone who is taking a superior tone.

Remember kids, play nice. Here there be monsters and internet bullies.

]]> ~lintila http://lintila.deviantart.com/journal/24114940/ http://lintila.deviantart.com/journal/24114940/ Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:58:09 PDT [link] Go LOOK AT THE PRETTY NOW!

on an unrelated note, NO, deviantart, I don't have a subscription. It isn't worth it to me to spend money on something like that, especially on a website that is so glitchy as this one tends to be. "Cannot delete messages at this time" my asymptote.

I've been unnecessarily antisocial lately.

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I should probably start thinking about doing something when I reach 2,000 pageviews, considering how much I procrastinate.

I should also socialize more without becoming dependent on two or three people for all of the social interaction I get outside of classes.

]]> ~lintila http://lintila.deviantart.com/journal/23158604/ http://lintila.deviantart.com/journal/23158604/ Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:24:12 PST
Today is Darwin's birthday, tomorrow is Friday the 13th, and the day after is either Valentine's Day, Singles Awareness Day, or Victory Over Violence Against Women & Girls Day. That all depends on what you want to celebrate.

I'm almost disturbingly close to finishing my first knitted project in a long time: a heart-shaped pillow which will read "Bite Me". Pattern from the book Domiknitrix, and almost just in time for V-Day.

]]> ~lintila http://lintila.deviantart.com/journal/23081623/ http://lintila.deviantart.com/journal/23081623/ Sun, 08 Feb 2009 12:10:39 PST
On a completely unrelated note, I challenged myself to finish 10 knitted items before the end of this year. So far, I'm already behind.

Tangent! I won't be able to go to No Brand Con, due to scheduling/family/religious issues. *sigh* I'll live, but it's kind of a bummer.

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Think about your own views and where you stand. If you vote your religion, think about what part of your religion you are listening to- the part that says be nice, or the part that is overtly concerned with the speck in your neighbor's eye.

On a much more frivolous topic, I will be at Daishocon with the Steam Century crew.
links ho!
[link]
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and again, WATCH and THINK: [link]

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]]> ~lintila http://lintila.deviantart.com/journal/21268526/ http://lintila.deviantart.com/journal/21268526/ Sat, 01 Nov 2008 16:16:17 PDT Historically, the Saturday closest to All Hallows' Eve has been a major event in my city. Unfortunately, the revelry grew to the point where large numbers of the people were from out of town, expecting to consume copious amounts of alcohol and riot. Now, State St is blocked off, and people are charged a fee to get on the (public) street, and there are cops. Everywhere.
Back to Friday- there were more pirates and fairies than you can shake a stick at, some incredibly underwhelming "slutty insert-costume-here"s, not as many jokers as I had expected, and a Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog GROUP. Those people made my night. Penny had a clipboard and asked me to sign, they sang, it was wonderful. Did I mention the fourth member of their group? Lloyd from Say Anything... with a boom box playing the Dr. Horrible soundtrack! They made me realize that the whole thing would be more fun if I were actually in character, instead of just dressed up.
And who was I? The White Rabbit, of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. I promise, there will be a picture of that. Inspiration taken from John Tenniel's illustrations, NOT the movie version. KTHX

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]]> ~lintila http://lintila.deviantart.com/journal/21062732/ http://lintila.deviantart.com/journal/21062732/ Sun, 19 Oct 2008 12:05:44 PDT Actually having time is really nice. I will be helping out with these people: [link] at [link] on Saturday, November 22nd. If you are available that weekend, and in the general area of the midwestern USA, I highly encourage you to go.
Follow the links to steampunky goodness!

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Some time ago, I don't remember how long, I was struck with inspiration. Painfully so. I suddenly had an overpowering urge to make jewelry inspired by Ophelia, the Hamlet character. I think that might be what being under a geas is like. Unfortunately, the whole thing started to disintegrate immediately. I had the idea, it started slipping, I couldn't decide on how many, what it should look like, etc. etc. Then, wonderfully enough, I moved back to the dorm, and had to abandon the project temporarily. I only made serious satisfactory progress late last summer. And waited until now to post anything.

whine, whinge, bitch, moan, etc

]]> ~lintila http://lintila.deviantart.com/journal/20316349/ http://lintila.deviantart.com/journal/20316349/ Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:42:45 PDT So far, I was the first person to be injured in my art metal class, and this morning, I slept in, and woke up to realize I had slept through half of my first chemistry lecture.
It's going to be a long and expensive (textbooks, recommended workbooks, lab fees, studio fees, tools, rising food costs, etc) year.

Remember: proof of the 1,234th pageview gets goodies.

]]> ~lintila http://lintila.deviantart.com/journal/19822517/ http://lintila.deviantart.com/journal/19822517/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:32:36 PDT 1. Happy Birthday, DA!
2. There is a specific category for cosplay now. PLEASE, for the love of sanity, be careful where you post your cosplay/costume pictures. For clarification see [link] There's no excuse, and this is a huge pet peeve of mine.
3. If you get a screenshot of my 1,234th pageview, I'll send you...something. A pair of earrings if you like (your choice, provided they are available), or if you don't want earrings, a sketch of something.

that's all for now

]]> ~lintila http://lintila.deviantart.com/journal/19393868/ http://lintila.deviantart.com/journal/19393868/ Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:49:53 PDT
I shall make ready for an onslaught of sudden attention next time I do anything interesting.

and since I don't want to put a spoon in my eye over it, I declare that 1,234 views will be the nest landmark. I like numbers that go in order, and it should give me time to do something else worth looking at.

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That said, I'll try to wade through and reply as quickly as I can before uploading anything more.

Wow.

]]> ~lintila http://lintila.deviantart.com/journal/19272965/ http://lintila.deviantart.com/journal/19272965/ Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:01:12 PDT Anyway, got any suggestions for models I should try/avoid? I can't afford to spend thousands, but I really want a good machine that I can get a lot of work done on.

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tapir

]]> ~lintila http://lintila.deviantart.com/journal/18224508/ http://lintila.deviantart.com/journal/18224508/ Thu, 08 May 2008 09:46:54 PDT Of course, I will also probably spend too much time on icanhazcheezeburger.com and drooling over lovely steampunk pictures on dA.

A word of advice- If you ever consider attending a university and double-majoring in studio art and a natural science. Don't. Just don't do it. Scheduling is a nightmare, prerequisites are a nightmare, and people will unfailingly ask stupid questions about what you're going to do with that degree.

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uunnnggghhhh. That's all I have to say at the moment, except for that things are looking slightly better now, and it's only Tuesday.

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And if that weren't enough, I sound incredibly whiny and emo.

Good thing spring break starts next week. I'm really looking forward to sewing something. Maybe even, dare I say it, finish a project?

]]> ~lintila http://lintila.deviantart.com/journal/16472723/ http://lintila.deviantart.com/journal/16472723/ Sat, 19 Jan 2008 09:58:00 PST
So, that's life I guess.

]]> ~lintila http://lintila.deviantart.com/journal/14936858/ http://lintila.deviantart.com/journal/14936858/ Sat, 06 Oct 2007 06:30:50 PDT
Going to Geek-Kon today!

GRATUITOUS EXCLAMATION MARKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> ~lintila http://lintila.deviantart.com/journal/14904916/ http://lintila.deviantart.com/journal/14904916/ Wed, 03 Oct 2007 20:06:43 PDT
I'm wearing socks that I got as an early birthday present! Smartwool- possibly the most amazing socks ever worn by me.

I will be cosplaying Death of the Endless at Geek-kon on Saturday. I just decided that on Monday, so it's going to be a last-minute costume. I'm planning on having lots of fun this weekend to make up for the fact that I couldn't do anything yesterday.

]]> ~lintila http://lintila.deviantart.com/journal/14886085/ http://lintila.deviantart.com/journal/14886085/ Tue, 02 Oct 2007 14:12:33 PDT
I hate this. My birthdays never live up to my expectations, no matter how low I set them. I didn't even get any junk mail. Getting cards and gifts and balloons and desserts are wonderful, but it doesn't really feel special if they are given whenever is conveniently close to and not on the actual date.

Ah, well. I'll post a wip of the sweater I'm in the middle of, and that will help.

]]> ~lintila http://lintila.deviantart.com/journal/14594244/ http://lintila.deviantart.com/journal/14594244/ Tue, 11 Sep 2007 18:22:11 PDT
Aside from all that, I'm loving my classes this semester, making a serious effort to get involved with different student organizations, and thinking about the process of double-majoring.

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Happy V Day

Happy VD

Happy Singles Awareness Day

Happy fucking Valentines Day



pick a greeting, and celebrate it!

Do something sweet for your significant other, and if you don't have one, do something sweet for a friend and/or yourself.

]]> ~lintila http://lintila.deviantart.com/journal/11731899/ http://lintila.deviantart.com/journal/11731899/ Thu, 08 Feb 2007 07:10:00 PST
I'm starting to wonder what facebook is doing to my social skills. It's great to be able to communicate with high school friends I live hundreds of miles away from, but what about friends who live a few feet away?

More stuff when I have pictures.



Why do I bother?

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