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[DisneyStitch626]

I bet they'll have a few different kinds. I saw Toronto Maple Leafs (puke), Vancouver Canucks (bigger puke) and Edmonton Oilers (biggest puke) at the one in Calgary. So I bet Sharks is there. Or maybe they have a site you can order from?

It's hard to get motivation to do homework. Actually I think art and comm tech (our high school photography/silkscreening/photoshop class) are the only classes I didn't need any motivation in homework.

 

[DisneyStitch626]

Well I did a little bit of searching on their site, and there seems to be Ducks, but no Sharks.

http://www.buildabear.com/shop/browsecategory.aspx?Category=NHL&SiteCode=BABW_US

 

[Belle Ella]

That is so lame! It's not even like the Sharks are a nobody-team. Makes me mad. My dad wouldn't mind if sweet little Thumper was sporting a Bruins jersey though.

If only this was an art class. I never need to be pushed to take photos. But this whole art thing has me seriously ... I can't think of the word I'm looking for. Unconfident? I don't know. It's just not helping my self-esteem any, I can tell you that.

 

[kaoden39]

We have a build a bear in our mall. My nieces MIL is the manager, I should have Stephanie ask her about it.

 

[DisneyStitch626]

Well you have been doing good on all your projects so far, that should help boost the confidence, shouldn't it?

On that last one, where you had to draw the shell and the one after where you had to draw the woman, did they ask you to draw that particular picture, or is that just the one you picked? My art classes seemed to be much more about using your own creative side. I have to admit a few of my drawings in my short-lived general studies program, included the mouse. But we were always asked to do just a general task, such as draw a room in 3 dimensional, or 2 dimensional. But the room could be whatever you wanted. I got more confidence knowing it was something I created, and not drawing the same thing everyone else was drawing.

 

[Belle Ella]

We have a build a bear in our mall. My nieces MIL is the manager, I should have Stephanie ask her about it.

Sounds like a good idea

Well you have been doing good on all your projects so far, that should help boost the confidence, shouldn't it?

On that last one, where you had to draw the shell and the one after where you had to draw the woman, did they ask you to draw that particular picture, or is that just the one you picked? My art classes seemed to be much more about using your own creative side. I have to admit a few of my drawings in my short-lived general studies program, included the mouse. But we were always asked to do just a general task, such as draw a room in 3 dimensional, or 2 dimensional. But the room could be whatever you wanted. I got more confidence knowing it was something I created, and not drawing the same thing everyone else was drawing.

It might boost the confidence if it weren't for how the projects make me feel. The best way I can describe it is that any time I am drawing I get depressed. It doesn't make me happy, I don't find it fun. It stresses me out and I just hate it. It's enough to make me really rethink this whole digital media thing if I have to take any more drawing/painting classes as a requirement. Which is sad.

As for the assignments, we get the theme/topic of each piece but we get to actually pick what we draw. I got to choose the shell for the shell drawing. I got to go find a master's sketch that I wanted to reproduce. Actually, I had to find three and the class voted on which of the three each individual brought they would be doing. So we all did something different. And with this assignment we got to pick the photo of ourselves we're doing. Mine is from me at Disneyland. It's the only thing I like about this assignment. Me holding my dole whip float! Yum.

I have decided that I don't care that I didn't work on it at home outside of making my grid. It probably wont go so well when my Mr. B wants to know why it's a rather blank piece of paper but I would rather start on it with supervision and then block out a few hours at home for the rest of the week to work on it since I don't start class until 4 tomorrow and Wednesday and don't have to work either. I figure if I put in a couple of hours both days it will make up for the weekend. As long as I get it done, right?

I don't know how the painting one is going to work out. We had to paint color wheels and let's just say mine looks like a kindergartner painted it. I mentioned to my art BFF that the number one rule of painting is that jazz should not be allowed to and I meant it.

 

[DisneyStitch626]

I always enjoyed drawing as long as it was something I wanted to draw. I used to just sit and draw while watching my Disney movies when I was younger. I drew the cover to the Snow White VHS once, I think that's the one I spent the most time on. Mickey was always something I was drawing, but I would spend hours on him, because if his ears weren't exactly right, they weren't good enough. I am too much of a perfectionist when it comes to that, so it always took me forever.

I haven't drawn since I broke 3 of my fingers a few years ago. I had to teach myself how to hold a pen again, and I get cramped up if I write too long, so I can't do it anymore.

I will admit though that I still enjoyed photography more!

 

[Belle Ella]

See, the whole me hating it so much makes it impossible for me to spend a long time on one drawing unless I'm being forced to (like an assignment). And I am a bit of a perfectionsit too so it's just so so so hard.

Oh well. I'll be happy when I don't have to draw again for a very, very, very long time.

How'd you break 3 fingers? Ouch. Ouch. Ouch. Ouch. Ouch. I could go on and on here. I can't imagine trying to train myself to hold a pen/pencil all over again. I think I would have given up.

 

[DisneyStitch626]

It was my first and last piggy back ride. The guy who was carrying me decided to run, and he slipped on some gravel and I flew off of him, and then somehow he landed on top of me. My first ever broken bones and my first ever stitches. I had to get surgery to get pins put in my fingers. After 6 weeks with pins, my fingers kinda froze in the straight position. I still can't bend them at the second knuckle. Just enough to hold a pen. Just my luck that I had to break my writing hand. I've tried physio, but it's too time consuming with a full time job, and I can't really afford a part time job, so straight they stay! I've been told that to do anything now, after almost 4 years, will probably require another surgery, so I have been putting it off!

 

[Belle Ella]

I would be putting it off too! At least a small consolation is just how widespread computer use is nowadays. It's got to be a lot easier to type with straight fingers thand write anything by hand! Imagine if it were't an option for anything!

 

[DisneyStitch626]

So true! Definitely easier to type, than to write.

I have learned to use it as it is, so it doesn't bother me too much most of the time. My job sometimes requires a lot of writing, depending on the project size. Right now I am doing a big one, so it's taking me longer than it should, cause I have to keep taking breaks. I was told that I am almost definitely going to have arthritis in them when I get older. Not looking forward to that! Oh well, not much I can do about it!

It would probably stop me from being able to take any drawing classes though, so if I decide to get into school in the future, I better make sure I don't have to do that.

 

[Belle Ella]

I repeat -- OUCH!

In all honesty, the only bone I've ever really broken was my pinkie toe. Why? Because I kicked a wall on accident as I was running to answer the phone. I don't think I'm cut out to ever break anything major. I think it might kill me -- I'm that big of a baby!

By the way, the PTR introduction for July '06 should be coming along within the hour!

 

[Belle Ella]

Belle Ella time travel take 2!
... because once is never enough ...​

Talking about recent trips is soooo yesterday. Didn't you know? I've already gone back to the good ol' summer of 2007 for a Disneyland and San Diego fiesta but now it's time to go back even further to the summer of 2006! I know, I know, it's not vintage Disney -- but it's the oldest you'll get out of me if you want pics to prove it! So let's get crackin'!

​

Who?

Me, myself, miss Belle Ella a.k.a. Jazz a.k.a. Frack. It's hard to believe this, but at the height of this trip I was only a mere 19 years old! Tagging along for the ride would be the little sister who from here on out shall be forever known as Miss Lumberjack (she's leaving us for Humboldt this summer). But of course, in the scheme of things, we were the tagalongs for this vacation! It would not have been possible without the Frick and the mother of Frick. Ummz. And because I am having a nickname meltdown once more she will be referred to as MOF.

And of course, this will be a sad, lonely PTR for the simple fact that there is not one awesomely-colorful-photo to speak of! For shame.

What?

And here I thought we had been over this before. This is what we call a Pre-Trip Report (PTR).Even if it's a short one. You need to be informed on the pre-trip details, methinks!

Wait! Is it still considered "pre-trip" if you are writing about the pre-trip, long after the trip occurred? Or is that just trippy?

Where?

What a silly question to even ask. This is the DIS is it not? The ultimate Disney planning community? And this is the Disneyland Trip Report board is it not? Ill let you be the judge!

But I guess I could share the site location if you wanted me to be more specific. The. Disneyland. Hotel. My first (and so far only) stay there, actually.

When?

July 2006! So we're going back 4 years here, people! The exact dates elude me, but I do know that I was there on Disneyland's 51st Anniversary, July 17. Is it not enough to know that it was during peak-season in the middle of the summer?

Why?

So this trip really all started by accident. My grandmother, who just happens to be my closest friend in the whole wide world, had recently moved from California to Texas of all places to be closest to her daughter and the next wave of grandchildren as my sister and I were both growing up. I took the move very hard because she and I are very close and I didn't want to give her up. But sadly, I didn't have a say in the matter. I wanted to go visit her and July 2006 seemed like the perfect time to go as my (biological) dad's whole family was going to be there including him and my little siblings, but a recent and horrible flight to and from Colorado had solidified my resolve to die before I got anywhere near an airport so that left me with very few options, driving myself being the one that made the most sense. Unfortunately this decision did not sit well with a few members of my family. It was literally the first and only time I have ever witnessed (well, heard) my mother get into an argument with my dad or my grandfather. Simply put everyone's concerns over my sister and I driving there had me severely freaked out and it got to a point where I had to make a really hard call for me.

My summer were canceled only a mere few weeks before I was set to leave. You have to love family drama.

The birth of the Disneyland trip came about during a distraught conversation with Frick about the whole fiasco. I would hate to think that I forced the idea at all, but when it was brought up that MOF was offering for Miss Lumberjack and myself to come and stay with them on their vacation so long as we could provide ourselves with park hoppers I don't think it would have been physically possible for me to turn it down. Not to mention how beautifully the timing worked out on my end that they would be at Disneyland during the time I had already requested off from work so I could go to Teaxs.

And so, after lots of discussions, it was really going to happen! My sister and I would drive down a day or two after they had arrived and would stay with them for a couple of days, and then return a day or two before they did. Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!

 

[DisneyStitch626]

I am usually a big baby too. I think I took all that chaos pretty well considering! I think the only reason I cried when it happened is because my friend wouldn't let me look at my hand, so I was panicking. I think I was in shock or something, so I didn't feel much pain. I actually had an ear ache last year that was 10 times worse than 3 broken fingers.

They just said on the radio that the band Kiss is now more recognizable in pop culture than Mickey Mouse! As if!!

Yay for a PTR! I am looking forward to it! I could look at pictures of DL all day. I subscribed to the Disneyland Photo of the day threads, and I love them. On Windows 7, you can set your wallpapers to change every so often, and so I just saved a bunch of pictures from that site so everytime I go on my laptop it's a different picture of DL.

 

[DisneyStitch626]

Good start!

 

[Belle Ella]

There will be lots of pictures, as per always! I can guarantee that. This TR will be a lot more photos than dialogue since I don't remember the details all that well. I'll probably o posts based on lands rather than days this time around since I have no idea what I did on what days. One of the cameras that I used hadn't had the time date set so it said this trip started on January 1st. HA!!

I should go through my Disneyland collection on Flickr and see how many I actually have.

 

[DisneyStitch626]

Doing it in sections sounds cool!

If there is still a date (even though it is wrong) couldn't you still follow it in order? It would just start Jan 1st to 4th or however long your stay was.

 

[Belle Ella]

I'll see. I haven't actually looked at the metadata to see how it worked out or if it kept resetting itself. Decisions, decisions!

Okie dokes. Gotta leave for Art. Let's hope I'm still alive tonight!

 

[DisneyStitch626]

Good luck!

 

[kaoden39]

I have broken bones before and it is no fun. I would rather bite the bullet and do the art. And I don't have the art instinct unless I am using thread or yarn.