what i wanna do

Travel and record my traveling through use of gathered items, drawings, paintings, photos, and screen prints. Eventually create a book recording my travels and ways to live a happy life!

Get a plot of land with my friend Jo, farm and have animals, make art for my own enjoyment and sell, make my own clothes, and have a house filled with funky gadgets and trinkets.


Spend my days snowboarding and surfing and working for a boarding company making snowboard, surf, kite, and skate, graphics. Living a life of chilling and boarding and doing art!

Make graphic design book that serve as inspiration to others and myself in every day life.

Hiking, biking, traveling, and having freedom and time to think!

Be my own boss or work in a small funky studio and screen printed posters for various occasions.

I wanna go around and make things that make people think!! Make them use their brains and have fun with it, push some of the limits : )

5 peeps or companies i dig!

Handiedan

http://www.handiedan.com/default.aspx

Images: sketchy drawings, hand done, mixed media images using cards, textures, newspapers, pinup girls, aged and grungy feeling, funky vibe, kinda crazy.

photographs- of traveling and nature!

Colors: blacks and tans. browns, bright reds and oranges as accent! some blues and greens hidden with in most images

Type: most type is sketchy and hand done, the type that is not hand done is small and a type writer like font

Banksy

http://www.banksy.co.uk/

Images: graffiti!! messages/images that make you think!

Type: spray painted type

colors: mostly whites, blacks, and reds, with accent colors!!!

Volcom artists - Michael Sieben

Images: screen printed, hand drawn, hand crafted art!

Type: screen printed big and blocky, funky, head titles

colors: blacks, tan, browns, greens, burnt orange, turquoise, greens

David Carson

Images: surfing! extreme sports, lots of photos mixed with hand done images and incorporated textures. lots of funky typography

type: all different types, grungy and miss matched, experimental, warped, over lapping, distorted

colors: lots of blues and natural colors, lots of colors associated with surfing, also lots of reds and oranges, as more extreme and in your face

Lisa Kokin

http://www.lisakokin.com/mmbooks/

Images: Mixed media using trinkets and what nots to create books, collages, and funky sculptures. reused materials

Type: simple lower case type, not very much type incorporated in the creations other than words on trinkets used.

colors: soft faded colors, rusted objects, lots of tans and grays, with accents of bright colors from a trinket or two.

2.8 “inspiration”

1) Reason for sitting on couch: getting some inspiration from a book called Dirty Fingernails that I picked up earlier in the week from the library.
2) Time: 8:47 pm
3) Duration: 35 minutes
4) Items on coffee table: a red and cream painted school tray, some black cut outs of a surfer, the book called dirty fingernails that I’m looking at, an owl tray, and an elephant incense burner.
5) Noises I hear: Florence and the Machine playing on my computer, someone walking down the hall in loud boots, cars driving by
6) Event happening downtown: Didn’t hear or know of anything

2.5 “getting it done”

1) Reason for sitting on couch: Gettin stuff done! Working on some design stuff
2) Time: 4:30 p.m.
3) Duration: 1 hour or so
4) Items on coffee table: a red and cream painted school tray, some black cut outs of a surfer, a book called dirty fingernails, an owl tray, and an elephant incense burner.
5) Noises I hear: my summer music mix again, summer is on the mind quite frequently lately, lots of traffic and commotion outside, and my window is cracked open and I can hear someone on the street corner playing the drums
6) Event happening downtown: Tattoos for Tears at the Loft

2.3 “hey neighbs”

1) Reason for sitting on couch: My neighbor Tony came over to grab his hat and we ended up hanging out for a little while, he took hold of my camera and had some fun with it.
2) Time: 9:30 ish p.m.
3) Duration: 20 mins, give or take a few
4) Items on coffee table: a red and cream painted school tray, some black cut outs of a surfer, two glasses of aqua still, radio k flyer, the season one of Flight of the Conchords, some old photos, a usb cable, and my camera lens cap.
5) Noises I hear: Tones laughing, some chit chat on the street, a couple big trucks rolling by, and the entry door slam followed by someone with very clunky boots walking up the stairs
6) Event happening downtown: Free bacon at the Triple Rock

2.1 "flight of the conchords"

1) Reason for sitting on couch: Jo and I are chillan out and watching some Flight of the Conchords season one! Brown Paper, White Paper, stick together with the tape, the tape of love, oh ya, the sticky stuff.
2) Time: 9:00pm
3) Duration: somewhere around an hour
4) Items on coffee table: my computer, a red and cream painted school tray, red little hand bag, some old receipts, a radio K flyer, some black cut outs of a surfer, two glasses of aqua, and the season one of Flight of the Conchords.
5) Noises I hear: Brett and Jermaine streaming through the computer.
6) Event happening downtown: 2 fer 1’s Triple Rock Tuesday

1.31 "grub"

1) Reason for sitting on couch: Reaping the benefits of working at a restaurant, brought home some chips with salsa, sour cream, guacamole, and a delicious veggie burger! Time to dig in…
2) Time: 10:36
3) Duration: 22 Minutes
4) Items on coffee table: my food, a red and cream painted school tray, some black cut outs of a surfer, mayonnaise, a jar of water, a red bag, and 1 coaster
5) Noises I hear: crunching of the chips, a siren going by, someone singing on the street, and my summer mix of music (thinking about sunshine)
6) Event happening downtown: Cadillac Koldstad vs. Cornbread Harris down at Palmers Bar : )

How do you..Hilary's needs in Flash

1. How to make a picture fade in from nothing and grow bigger and as it reaches its final state create a lightbox effect.
2. How to make things appear floating and when you mouse over the move according to the mouse
3.How to make objects make a sound when clicked

1.28 “so clean it sparkles”

1) Reason for sitting on couch: relaxation! Enjoying how clean my apartment is and sipping on some wine (out of a jar) and waiting for Ashley and Jojo.
2) Time: 9:05
3) Duration: 15 minutes
4) Items on coffee table: an owl tray, and 1 coaster
5) Noises I hear: Jason Shannon band bumping through my speakers
6) Event happening downtown: Best of the Midwest Burlesque Gala, opening night
7) Last time I showered: 6 hours ago, such soft hair

1.27 “project procrastination”

1) Reason for sitting on couch: painting jars for a project that is due tomorrow morning at 8:30 a.m. Go me!
2) Time: 10:30 p.m.
3) Duration: 2 hours and 25 minutes
4) Items on coffee table: paints and paintbrushes – lots of them, 4 jars I am in the process of painting, paper towels, 2 mugs, and a lighter
5) Noises I hear: music on shuffle all, my radiator screaming, and the occasional car driving by
6) Event happening downtown: Nothing that I know of, which is great because I don’t need anything else to think about and help me along the way to more procrastination.
7) Last time I showered: yesterday, broke out the hat again…hello hat hair

1.26 “hello homework”

1) Reason for sitting on couch: getting comfy so the creative juices can flow, working on homework
2) Time: 8:47 p.m.
3) Duration: 52 minutes
4) Items on coffee table: elephant incense burner on an owl tray, lighter, class of water, 2 pens, camera lens cap,
5) Noises I hear: getting my mind motivated with some Led Zeppelin, a couple horn honks, and some occasional yells and laughs from the street
6) Event happening downtown: Triple rock 2 for 1s
7) Last time I showered: today, such soft hair

1.25 time for tea and cookies

1) Location of steal: Expresso Royale
2) Time: 10:05 p.m.
3) Duration of steal: 28 minutes
4) Did I purchase anything in order to use internet: mmmhhmm…small chia tea and a half dipped cookie (the best kind!)
5) Sites Visited: email, bank account, jasonshannonmusic.com, webvista, onestop, myu
6) Domain names wireless card picks up: at least im not from st. paul, USI wireless, City of Minneapolis Publis Wifi, Expresso Royale

1.25 “on the road”

1) Reason for sitting on couch: Reading Jack Kerouac’s “On the Road” and relaxing after a long day of classes and work. This is becoming one of my favorite places to sit and read because the lighting is soft and cozy, and the couch is cozy but not too cozy that I fall asleep within 5 minutes of opening up the book.
2) Time: 11:32 p.m.
3) Duration: 37 minutes
4) Items on coffee table: camera tripod, leather purse, little red bag, little colorful bag full of pens, lotion, opened mail, a brown jar, 2 shoe boxes full of random little trinkets and what nots, a green file folder, a city pages, and some class papers, flight of the conchords season one dvd, igor on dvd, green mug.
5) Noises I hear: Jose Gonzales playing softly, my radiator tinging and hissing, and the occasional car driving by
6) Event happening downtown: A friend of a friend is playing fiddle in an Irish band at the Downtime
7) Last time I showered: yesterday before work, horrible hat hair…

1.24 Crazy folk’s home

1) Location of steal: My friend Ashley’s apartment in Roseville, which when walking down the hall can closely represents the feel of an assisted living home. Let’s just say most people who live there have at least 50 years on my friends.
2) Time: 11:00 p.m.
3) Duration of steal: 23 minutes
4) Did I purchase anything in order to use internet: free.99
5) Sites Visited: Bank account, email, omgposters.com, and facebook
6) Domain names wireless card picks up: Myqwest0377, Myqwest6473, Anderson, NETGEAR, Cat Lady

1.24 waiting

1) Reason for sitting on couch: Ashley came over to pick me and Jojo up to head over to her place, so while waiting for Jojo we chilled on the couch and chit chatted.
2) Time: 10: 13 p.m.
3) Duration: 15 minutes
4) Items on coffee table: camera tripod, leather purse, little red bag, little colorful bag full of pens, lotion, opened mail, a brown jar, 2 shoe boxes full of random little trinkets and what nots, a green file folder, a city pages, and some class papers.
5) Noises I hear: Ashley chit chatting, Led Zeppelin in the background, cars driving buy, a couple of yells from the street corner.
6) Major event happening downtown: Cornbread vs. Cadillac Koldstad and the Flats at Palmers bar
7) Last time I showered: Around 3 today, right before work at Casablanca.

1.23 oh the benefits of work

1) Location of steal: Working at the library
2) Time: 12:30 p.m.
3) Duration of steal: 3 ½ hours (most of my work shift)
4) Did I purchase anything in order to use internet: Nope, work = hours of free internet usage
5) Sites Visited: craigslist, bank account, email, facebook, omgposters.com, cheaptickets.com, vitalculture.com, google maps
6) Domain names wireless card picks up: U of M, U o M secure IPv6, U of M Guest, U of M Secure

1.23 checking out the new pad

1) Reason for sitting on couch: Some friends stopped over to check out my new pad!
2) Time: 8:00 p.m.
3) Duration: A little over an hour
4) Items on coffee table: red bandana, leather purse, bracelet, small colorful bag, camera lens cap, keys, and computer (coffee table looking pretty clean)
5) Noises I hear: Darryl tell the story of how our friend recently lost a front tooth by trying to save his girlfriend from slipping, yet he ended up slipping and losing his front tooth. Also, I hear 4 different laughs temporarily drowning out the sounds of cars driving by and rowdy students in the streets.
6) Major event happening downtown: Tonight there is a VooDuex party at the VIP room at First Ave.
7) Last time I showered: Yesterday afternoon, not to grungy

1.22 lucky steal!

1) Location of steal: My pad by the closest window to Loring on the west side of my apartment! It only happens once in a great while, it's like a little game of chance and sometime I hit the jackpot of free wireless from my apartment!
2) Time: 7: 30 p.m.
3) Duration of steal: a solid 35 minutes
4) Did I purchase anything in order to use internet: nope it’s a steal from Loring Pasta Bar across the street
5) Sites Visited: email, bank account, Pandora, facebook, webvista, blogger
6) Domain names wireless card picks up: Loring, City of Minneapolis Public Wifi, USI wireless, 3550 5630, U of M Guest, Linksys, THE_BC-G

1.22 excahnge

1) Reason for sitting on Couch: Jojo (lives down the hall) stopped over for a little music exchange. As always we end up chilling on the couch, chatting, and going through music.
2) Time: 5:30 p.m.
3) Duration: about 45 minutes
4) Items on coffee table: 2 green mugs, a camera tripod, the city pages, 3 photos, 2 drawings, a leather purse, unopened mail I got from my mother 3 days ago, a lighter, a blue bracelet, syllabus from my technical writing class.
5) Noises I hear: We are listening to some Ray-baby (Ray Lamontagne)
6) Major event happening downtown: The 4th Annual TC HIP HOP Awards
7) Last time I showered: This afternoon, ahh so fresh an so clean

blogging about hmmm?

Alright so here are some of the ideas that this blog might be about...
1) Sitting on my couch, it's the most comfortable place to sit in my apartment and I always end up doing the most random stuff sitting on my couch, it would be fun to talk about the different people and activities that take place on my couch and conversations I have on my couch.
Dependents
- reason for sitting on my couch/ activity
- time of day
- duration of how long I spend on my couch

2)Steal internet, I don't have it so I have to get creative of where I can get internet from, even if it means sitting on the street corner (which I have done ha)
- where I am
- where I am stealing it from
- time of day/ duration

3) People watching, I am always on the go and it is something I love to do, every where go I tend to notice most everything that is happening around me and the people that are around me, and I usually end up meeting someone new
- location
- time of day/duration
- who I met, or someone who really stood out

4) Doodling
- location
- time/duration
- materials, on what and with what
- Mood/thoughts

5) Sleeping - how often or lack there of
- time/duration
- dreams?
- where/location

6) Cooking - I recently moved to a bigger apartment and have a kitchen again, but not very much food so it has been kind of fun experimenting and making food creations to eat
- time/duration
- what I created (depending on what food I have ha)
- how it turned out/ tastes

7) Music - it usually changes my mood or enhances my mood and I love to play it when doing certain activities or if I wanna chill out or get hyped up
- artist listening to
- duration
- how it affected my mood

8) Reading - weather it is a book, a newspaper, or an interesting article online, I read everyday and like to think about and question what it is that I am reading
- source
- what book or article it is
- my perspective on what i read/ how it made me feel

9) Daily horoscope - though I am not an avid believer and don't live my life by it, I think it is kind of a funny little something to read on a daily basis
- where the horoscope is from
- what the message was
- how it related or did not at all to my day

that's that for now : )

Sunny day stroll