This tune is stuck in my head for the past couple of hours and it has been making me miss the summer. I know it’s winter and all that, but I think I can already feel its warm breeze over my skin.
There’s no such thing as snow right here from where I live, but the air is usually chilly during this season. This day, though, is an exception. The weather is different today. It’s sunny and dry, the sky is yellow and blue, and everything seems so orange-y because of the afternoon light. This is song is like an accurate description of how my body often feels like when it’s sunny. It’s perfect.
Oh god I miss the summer time. I miss it terribly.
Vertigo - Anya Marina
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Whistle For The Choir - The Fratellis
You know how when a certain love song makes you feel all giddy inside and so joyfully elated? (In short, kilig) I’m not so sure about the term twitterpatted, but I believe that is the direct English translation for this. But nevertheless, Whistle For The Choir defo gives me that “kilig to the bones” spirit. It just makes me smile whenever I hear these kinds of music—like all of a sudden you’re under the impression that you’re the most attractive person on this planet…well, Jon Fratelli sure knows how to make a woman feel special.
For a moment there I felt like I can be as pretty as this girl right here:
But we all know that’s not going to happen.
Anyhow, this song isn’t in fact my first choice for this post because honestly, if there’s one song that would deliver that absolute kilig mood for me, it would be Justin Beiber’s “One Less Lonely Girl”. But I can’t post it here for obvious embarrassing reasons.
I know, what the actual fuck, right? Sometimes I don’t understand myself either.
But what can I do? I’m just a girl. :p
Only a few of you may remember about this but I have posted the temporary display photo of my DA portfolio about a month ago here. It was the kind of work you can produce in 5 mins (Although I think I only did it for probably 30 seconds, the other 4 and a half minutes were spent just finding the right font for it) because it doesn’t involve any conceptualization at all. I just took one photo from my light shots and threw in some text above it. And that’s it.
So anyway, I had the time to tweak it and produce another one and this was the outcome. If you would notice, I kept the same photo but I kind of used it only as an inspiration and worked my way around it. I tried to go for the CMYK feel and vibe but obviously, I failed on that. I can’t help but use a wider color range and palette because well, I love color. I mean, it’s free so why limit yourself to only a few if you can exploit a million shades of it? If I could just use the whole color wheel in every project I work on, I would definitely do that. But sadly, the creative world doesn’t work that way.
I originally wanted to show you guys how I work on a project but I was too lazy to prepare and post WIP photos so I just included a picture of one of the pegs I used for this activity. (check the last photo)
I am now using this design as an overall theme for my online portfolio as well as for both my pdf and DVD portfolio. Hence the header and the CD cover.
P.S. I also hate that Reboard font but I was in a hurry during that moment and I had no time to surf and download a different font from the net, so I just settled with the closest thing I had. I might replace it sometime soon, though. But that is, if I don’t feel lazy, which I happen to be most of the time.
To my “followers” (if I actually do have one. You know, the kind of people who really do wait for your next post) I’m so sorry for not posting an actual blog lately. Because the past 7 months of my life has been quite a roller coaster filled with different kinds of events, to say the least. But oddly enough, I didn’t feel any, not even a tiny bit of urge to blog about it. Maybe because I just lost my appetite for blogging, I don’t know.
So for my friends, those distant and far away friends, even the virtual ones I met online who follow my blog, here’s a little update on how things have been going for me and my life in general:
- I’m still unemployed, though I’ve been pretty much occupied by a lot of stuff. (i.e. freelancing, commissions, household commitments, pending artworks from last year, additional paintings and artworks, portfolio building, learning new programs, and other personal matters I have to deal with, etc.)
Sometimes I wish I had freckles on my face. I wonder if people would find me more interesting if I have them. Hmm. I just want them to remember something about me when I’m gone…
A temporary display photo for my DA portfolio. It serves as a homepage image for the site.
If you’re trying to build your own portfolio, I don’t recommend this site because it only hosts a very limited number of files and there are only two choices of website template, just the black and the white theme (which varies plainly in color). Also, the layout is not fully customizable, everything is in its very basic form. Custom tailoring and coding is not available unless you pay for the premium package. I just tried it out of curiosity.
I regret not being able to do this 5 months ago after receiving my diploma. Well, maybe I could try again in my next life.
Dull Life - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
This song is so apropos for today.
