Sleep on a cloud : May 2014

Thursday, May 22, 2014

The Amazing Spider Man 2

I really liked this movie for the following reasons:

Andrew Garfield

Emma Stone (gorgeous)

Emma Stone's wardrobe (equally gorgeous)

Her stylist needs to style me. It's like, preppy with quirky twists, and I love it. Also, Peter Parker's peacoat. D'awwww.

it's tidbits of comic relief
it's use of the Spider Man theme-song as an element of comic relief
decent plot line (not too predictable)
fight scenes (not just action-y but artsy. You go special effects people)
emotional characters (it's manly to cry and love and hope-- that's a message that seldom gets shown)
and for a superhero movie, it wasn't too cheesy

Overall, you could tell a lot of care went into the production of this movie. A lot of attention was given to details and the actors gave it their all.

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Art Haul!

So, grades for my Spring 2014 came in, and I surpassed my expectations! Yay! (:

I somehow actually fulfilled my goals to:

a) Maintain or improve my GPA

b) Get at least a B in Chem (Chem is the bane of my existance!)

I improved my GPA (by a wee 0.01 points, but hey, that's better than nothin') and got (after many office hours and months spent struggling through homework and quizzes) that B.

My mom was really proud of me, and being the awesome lady she is, let me splurge on art supplies.

By splurge, I mean spend $30

I always feel guilty if I spend too much, so yay for shopping on a budget.

Thankfully, Micheal's was having some awesome random discounts which I gladly took advantage of.

Here's my new friend, Manny the Manikin. He used to be $9.99, but I found him on sale for $2.99.

These Prismacolor Turquoise graphite pencils (from H to 9B) were originally $16.99, but they were on sale for $9.99.

Some Tortillons (for blending my sketches) were on sale from $1.29 to $0.79.

These two American painter brushes (Left: size 6, Round; Right: size 3/8, Angled) (each around $4.50) were buy one get one free!

This snazzy little grey-tinted, cardboard sketchbook (8 thick pages) was originally $4.99, but I found it in the clearance bin for $1.24. I don't know what the hell I'll do with it, but the textured, grey paper could make for a cool acrylic project.

This Canson Watercolor sketchbook was $6.99 for 15 sheets. Pretty pricey, but the paper's really nice quality. I already started painting with it.

I actually found this last little Canson sketchbook at a Goodwill. It was in perfect condition. It would have cost $6-$8 at Micheal's but I snagged it for $1.