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Do you ever have one of those days where you want to be productive, you force yourself to get work done, and then it feels like nothing is happening? The work days seem to run into each other and are moving way too fast! It might also be because every minute of the day is planned now. In the morning I have breakfast, then check e-mail/news, do 15-20 minutes of aerobics, 45min to an hour of pilates, shower, work on animation/personal projects for at least 6-8 hours, have lunch and dinner somewhere within the 6-8 hours, take a walk around the neighborhood/park and at the end of the day sped some time with the Kyle. Oh and then sleep. haha!
In the morning I do it all over again. I also barely remember the last weekend we had to do nothing but just be. You know... lazyI
Not that I'm complaining. I would rather be busy than not be busy. I just feel like there should maybe be an extra hour or two in the day. Also, with the daylight savings time in effect, I feel like the evening is coming wayyy too soon.
I was downtown recently and noticed a lot of holiday decoration up. I mean not just in department stores but also on
the lightpoles downtown on Market Street. There were snowflake decorations on them. SNOWFLAKES! I know they've been up since September or October? Every year they push it earlier and earlier. It honestly doesn't make me want to shop more. I suppose irritates me. I was talking to Kyle yesterday and I just can't see buying things in stores that I can get cheaper, and with free shipping online. I do have to admit I like going into a store, seeing and touching things but I am not going to get the best deal there. Well, unless you are similar to Best Buy were they will price match the item. I am pretty sure Kyle and I are going to do all of our holiday shopping online like last year. Amazon usually has great deals/black Friday deals. Cameras, electronics, even kitchen stuff is where it is at on Amazon. I'm hoping the camera I want is going to be 1,000 or maybe less. *crosses fingers.* That would be my x-mas pressie to me. If not, well there are always the usual gift certificates, dolls, and etc that I am also fond of. haha! Though I don't need anymore dolls. Well I lied I need one doll. If you all know me, you know which one that is. ;DWell that's all for today. Thanks for reading!
XOXO
How do you use the Internet to stay informed about the things that matter to you?
I use the internet to keep in touch with friends and family, read the news, get updates on blogs, find deals for things I need, networking with other industry professionals, and have fun. I usually use Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and Google RSS/Gmail almost all day everyday. I usually use Google for my searching needs, my e-mail needs, and sometimes storage needs when I don't have a place to store files temporarily. I also play a lot of online games. This includes Super Pocus: Academy of Magic, Poupeegirl, and simple flash games you can find on many websites.
I guess that is my online life in a nutshell.
Well hello there fellow readers! It has been a long, long, long time since I've written a proper posting. Not a "question of the day" or advertisement for an upcoming event. I try to honestly update my friends and family as much as possible, but it seems in the era of Twitter and Facebook I've forgotten about the all important blog.
Where to start?
Well, this year has been a very crazy year. Can you believe it is already November? Soon it will be 2010 and I'll wonder what I've accomplished. I'm still looking for a more stable position, ie 9-5 job, and hoping to find that somewhere. One place we'll be going to is the CTN Animation Expo presented by the Creative Talent Network. I didn't hear about this till it popped up in a blog I was following in my RSS feeds. I am terribly excited about it, but all the work I want to do before I go is another question. I want to make my website look presentable and have at least one new animation on there to say, "Hey! I do stuff." Further, the animation I am currently working on is based on Kyle's Appley Rotten characters.
To continue, I'm hoping to have this animation done before November 20th so when people look at my portfolio they won't wonder what I've been doing for the last year or two... okay maybe 3. Haha. My work has kind of strayed away from animation since not landing that internship in 2004. I've been working more on prototyping and toys. Not that I don't like that, it isn't what I want to do for a living. But! I am going to rectify that soon! Or hopefully within the next year.
In other news, Kyle has landed himself a new job at Slide Inc. He finally has a job in the game industry. WOO! Currently he has been working on a game called Super Pocus: Academy of Magic. It is a online game/app that you can play through Facebook. Basically you raise your cute pet and have them go to the Academy of Magic, learn spells, and cast them on your friends that you are connected to. You can also purchase items to eat and stay healty, or items that you can decorate your home. More details can be found at the APP or here.
Some mundane news. Recently our Samsung flat screen tv has been giving us problems. We are having issues turning it on. We knew that these TVs don't last very long, but we've only had it for 2 years! We started getting pixel issues, then thin color bars, and now it took almost 2 hours for it to turn on! Today we are waiting for the Samsung repair guy to stop by, sometime between 9am - 1pm. I know the usual time frame for things to happen. Well, supposedly everyone is having this "power" problem. It isn't the issue we thought we would be expecting from this sort of TV. Oh well. (wait wait wait).
Well that is my update for now. Thanks for reading!
XOXO
Doing a FACEBOOK Fan giveaway raffle thingy. I'm going to put together 3 gift baggies and randomly choosing 3 people from my fan page at the end of the year/New Year. Sound good? Check it out and hope you win!
How do you enter? Just be a friend/fan before the end of the year! More details to come. Please comment on Facebook if you would like to be part of the free raffle/contest.www.facebook.com/catherinemaske
XOXO
-Cat
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Go forth and fill your libraries with media.
Seriously, thanks to everyone for being so amazing and patient. You are the reason I love Vox.
A lot of Blythe people are doing their dolls' favorite fifteen items on Flickr. I decided to do a photo for Plum! She has so many favorite things... It was difficult to fit even just fifteen of them into one shot. o_O

And actually, all the items in this photo are Plum's favorite clothes and accessories, not just the fifteen that are tagged on my Flickr. I cheated a little! But I only tagged fifteen of the items, haha. ^__^
I can't wait to take more photos of Plum in the outfit she's wearing right now. She's totally dressed for autumn and winter. I dressed her and Jinkies the other day and they look so cute next to each other. It's been super cloudy and rainy every day this week so there haven't really been any opportunities for me to go outside and get good lighting for photos. I was lucky I got a chance to jump outside for this quick photo today. In fact, I almost didn't get any shots in because the tiny dresses started getting blown away. x_____x Shawn stood outside with me and made sure it all stayed in order, tee hee.
I was just told that the Amazon Conduit will be fixed by tomorrow. I will post here as soon as I get word that it's back up and running.
I know this has been frustrating and I am sorry there wasn't more I could do to make it less so. I really appreciate your patience though.
Cheers,


