Patrick Dougherty.

I LOVE his work, so unique and incredible!

getting behind...

well... I am just wonderful at not posting, aren't I? Here are two once again together... maybe I should just keep it that way?

Project 359 - Jan 10, 2010 = Job Searching

Project 359- Jan 11, 2010 = Spring Semester Begins

I hate math so much...

oh, check these out (I want them for my birthday ;])

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chels.

two days together.

Whoops! This weekend FLEW by and I didn't get a chance to blog on Friday, so here's what happened!

Project 359:

The girls and I went to the library, they did some school, then we came home and watched a movie together; great sister bonding time. I started pizza dough around 1, and then at about 5 started making the pizzas. We had friends over for one of their birthday's and everyone had a great time. Thankfully my pizzas came out pretty well (I think so, because there was none left over!), and we finished off the night with a Wii Sports competition.

Today (Saturday), we (all four of us girls) slept in a little, then headed to The Climbing Place for our first time climbing! Well... not our first time, but for real... and, I have a new addiction: BOULDERING! It was sooo much fun and now I am ready to buy my own shoes and gear! We stayed out there for a few hours, and got home to rest our poor arms! But I will definitely be back (yes, check that on the new year's resolution! score!)!!! Next to try slack line! All in all, it was an awesome weekend!

Project 359:

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chels.

365.

so.

I just got a great idea.

I am going to participate in 'Project 365' as I like to call it... I will take a self portrait of some kind everyday, and post it to my blog.

this also gives me a good excuse to blog, and post other pictures.

although I am a little late, so it will actually it will be 359.

today:

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chels.

A New Year.

I cannot believe that it is 2010 already.

It's been almost a month since I got back from Italy... I really miss the country.

and I need to pictures on my other blog... whoops!

Well, I just felt like I should blog... new years resolutions?

1.) PLAY:

-Guitar

-Ukulele

-Piano

-Harmonica

-Mandolin

2.) WRITE:

-Letters

-Songs

-Poems

-Stories

-Blogs

3.) GO:

-Hiking

-Biking

-Climbing

4.) SHOOT:

-Friends

-Places I go

-People I meet

-The beauty in a sunset

those are just a few I guess. I start school back up next week, I am ready to get back into a normal schedule. I am also trying to find a job...

one of my best friends, Mikaela, married my cousin, Jared, on the first... they're so great for each other, and I couldn't be happier for them! like I stated in my resolutions, I hope to have new pictures of people from places... we'll see!

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chels.

I feel like such a child.

I don't like it when people say you don't have to ask, but then won't let you do.

This is a bad habit, I always blog when I'm down.

next time I'm on cloud nine, I'll blog.

two weeks.

Italy is truly a beautiful country.

If I lived here, like really lived here, in my own abode,

it would be wonderful.

wow wow, I have been trying to make decisions.

concerning my future.

it's been super frustrating...

I would really like to be where ever this is.

I love artsy crafty stuff, and I think when I get home, I will have a job where I can do just that! Teaching art to kids.

now... I don't particularly care to be around small children very much...

but I think if I add art into the mix, I will really enjoy it, and their company.

we shall see.

I go home in two weeks.

I am pretty excited.

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chels.

I want my ears to bleed.

my headphones are turned up as loud as they will go.

I am trying to drown my own thoughts.

I don't want to think about the future.

I am still young right?

Why do I have to make all of these huge decisions that affect me for the rest of my life, RIGHT NOW?!

what if I just don't want to go to college...

I have an idea, and I think it will work,

it's college, but on my terms...

but everyone keeps prodding me.

I've never done schooling or anything normally, so why start now!?

We leave for Rome this week.

couldn't have come at a better time.

I will observe the old world, and gather my conclusions about future there.

because whatever they did back then works, it's still standing.

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chels.

I want to break free.

be alive, and live on the edge.

stop complaining, and just be grateful for life.

grab my camera, and just go.

enjoy the world of different cultures.

hear the music, taste the food.

meet the people, and hear their stories.

I need to be taught a lesson.

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chels.

just having one of those days.

ever have one of those days when you feel like shit?

that's me today.

the main reason is because I am tired of hearing about love.

I swear I cannot get away from it, and it's pissing me off.

my lack of hope in love makes people uncomfortable, well I am sorry, that's just what I think.

and get the hell off my back about it!

Don't worry sweetie, YOU will love, but at this moment in time I don't care about it!

it's not for me!

not now.

now for a while.

hell, probably not ever.

and by love (if I can clarify), I mean romantic love.

just stop talking about it, why is there such a high expectation of it for me.

no one I have ever met meets my standards, and I doubt I will ever meet him either.

forget this shit.

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chels.

locking.

oh man, a second post today!

well.

I have been trying to figure out what to do with my hair.

and now I know.

after my fall break, I will be 'dreading' or 'locking' my hair.

yes sir.

mine will probably look a lot like the girl with dark hair at first, but I love love love the other two styles!

what's so wrong with breakdowns and pig squeals?

Italy is awesome.

Sometimes I just don't get along with people.

and people never seem to get along with me.

I am too 'opinionated.'

If you ask my opinion, then YES. I will give it to you.

don't want my opinion? DON'T ASK. duh.

I try really hard to be nice, but sometime people are so... ignorant (that's being nice again).

Like I have mentioned before, I am mainly try to post on my other blog.

I guess I could post more about what I am 'feeling' on this one since the other one I should be happy that I am Italy (don't get me wrong, I would stay here for... ever.).

I am mainly 'feeling' annoyed.

and I want to get away.

next week I will, I am going to Germany to visit friends for fall break.

pretty stoked.

What I want to do:

-Hike in the Alps

-Get my lip pierced

-Buy Harem pants

-Go see Austria

-Go to a Udine soccer game

-listen to my 'hardcore' music in peace

and many other things.

the sunsets here are so beautiful.

this week is philosophy, so I have been loving classes.

ok, enough of this.

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chels.

An American Bambina

Italy is legit.

I will mainly be posting on my other blog now because I will have a lot of school work this semester.

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chels.

An American Bambina

way too many emotions running through my head right now...

http://chelsey-danielle.blogspot.com

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chels.

it's coming...

wow... I just can't believe it...

two days...

I still have a lot to pack, but I did get one suitcase done...

that counts for something, right??

impromtu phoot shoot with Hal (she's so pretty!):

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chels.

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Camera Lens.

My new lens came in!!

I wish I had someone in real life to vent to.

because I hate raining on parades, but god I wish I could talk face to face with someone.

it's late, and I should be asleep.

sleep seems to solve a lot of my problems.

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chels.

pictures.

little sisters making mermaids.

I made suitcase tags.

craft night.

Holden Beach.

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chels.

happy face.

so.
I am getting pretty amped about flying!
yes, I still need to pack.
yes, I still have one more day of work.
yes, I still have a photoshoot.
yes, I still have much to buy.

but you know what.
it's all going to work out!!
I just looked at the Amsterdam Airport Shipol, and look what they have:

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Schiphol
"The museum is open every day from 7:00 until 20:00 and admission is free. It houses a permanent exhibition of ten works by Dutch masters of the Golden Age from the Rijksmuseum's collection. The temporary exhibition changes a number of times a year."

OH. MY. GOSH!!!!!! AHHHH!!! I am so excited! Amsterdam is going to be great! they have so much to do in the airport, I think I will be just fine!

countdown:
seven days! and yes, I love me some Ronaldo! bummer he's off of Manchester United's team... I guess I will just have to watch some Real Madrid to see him play. but I still love MAN U!!

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chels.

ummm... can I have one? or two? it's a pinhole camera, for those who didn't know.
how cool is this!? Found it on a pretty cool site.

The Curiosity Shoppe

I have a photoshoot coming up soon, I am ordering my lens tonight! the way I see it, I am shooting for a lens! not a bad deal if you ask me! I need to come up with better prices though, everyone tells me mine are not enough! I think it's plenty, and I gain more experience with each shoot.

countdown stands at:

found via: flickr

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chels.

wowza.

so I have to buy my new lens (YAY!) and Office for mac... but I can't until I get my check... and I have this strange feeling that I won't get it until Wednesday instead of tomorrow like I am supposed too... I usually wouldn't care, but seeing that I am leaving the country in ten days, and still need to order things... that's a little frightening... I guess I will just cough up the extra money for shipping... I wonder if I can get a job while I am there? cause it looks like I might need one.

I've only received one of my textbooks, so I am a little worried about that too... and my friend has yet to send me my duvet cover... I'm sure everything will work out ok, but now I am freaking out. oh, by the way, packing SUCKS.

*deep breath*
ok, I am done whining now.
on to happy things:
Today I started my last week of work. That's good.
I leave for Italy in ten days. That's good.
I entered four drawings in the fair. That's good.
I'm alive. That's good.

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chels.

photos anyone?

So here are a few of the promised photos. Unedited mind you.

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chels.

Fat Quarter Shop

Oh how I love Fat Quarter Shop (just don't tell my co-workers):














































































one of my favorite desginers: Kaffe Fasset

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chels.

no title for this post.

I really want a pair of puma sneakers... I need good walking shoes, and I don't want to mess up my running shoes by scoffing them on the cobblestone streets. although I guess it doesn't matter, cause I don't ever run... I should start this week.

I am going to the beach tonight! WOOT!
Burning more photo cds.
need to find a cheap editing program, since I am broke.
be expecting pictures this weekend.

so I taught seventh grade Latin today.
epic fail, but something I kind of enjoyed.
teaching has the potential to be fun!
maybe I should look into becoming an Art/Art History teacher?

oh... and why didn't anyone tell me about Ingrid Michealson's new cd that just came out!?

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chels.

Two - The Antlers

such a unique video, and the lyrics tell an interesting story.

stop, hey... what's tha-... *zombie attack*

I am freakin tired today.

oh how I love Mrs. Yuko!
She works here at the quilt shop, and she makes the best food ever.
today, she is making the shop egg rolls, sushi, and stuff like that... her specialty!
ahhh, she is so good to us!

oh, I want this:





Isn't it beautiful?!
It's a Canon EF 50mm f/1.8.
pretty much a necessity. I will buy it at the end of the month. my Italia pictures are going to be sick!!

I wish we would get fabric that I like at the store. I just looked at the line all my co-workers were "ooh-ing" and "aahh-ing" at... and uhm... that is not my type of fabric! But I do love Moda's new lines like, Panache by designer Sanae, and Tula Pink's new line, Hushabye. I really should have taken some quilting classes here...

oh... I downloaded a lot of music at Daytrotter last night... what an amazing website, check it out! lots of free mP3 of amazing artists.

get this. my wireless is horrible. so I had to burn a cd for the promos I shot... good thing Cameron is a great friend of mine, so he didn't mind too much. I have been commissioned to shoot historic Fayetteville, before I leave, and I also might have another shoot with Curtis Ray. I would love that lens before those shoots, but that is wishful thinking...

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chels.

Ω is that an unlucky horseshoe?

THAT'S IT!
I need to learn how to knit... or crochet... or sew...
people make the most adorable things, and I know that I could make them too, if I learned how to. I just don't have the time... makes me sad... I will take some stuff with me and learn in Italy.

I just bought my textbooks. needless to say, I am broke.
and yeah... the end of the month better hurry up.
I am going to start packing tonight, all my bedding, and fluffy sweaters and such.
I have to try to upload the pictures again. They will be on soon...

ugh, I am just in a weird mood today.
but I did finish the Liberty essay, got my macbook... I mean I am all ready to go! I just need a break from work, and Fayetteville, or else I will never come back. so that is why I am going to the beach Wednesday night. to get away, and think before I leave.
and I cannot wait til Septemeber 4th, cause it's my last day of work! HOORAY!!! I have so much I want to share, but I just cannot put it into words right now. probably cause I was up way to late talking on skype...

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chels.

I'm a working girl.

I used to love Saturdays.
sleep in.
chill at the house.
hang with friends.
my Saturday has just been shattered.
or I should say Saturdays (yes, plural).
I now work 10-6.
eight hours.
only because I need the money. my last day is September 4th.

I watched Across the Universe last night. I love that movie so much! The cinematography is pure brill, the actors are amazing, and the music. well duh. it is The Beatles.
it's one of the few movies that makes me feel. and maybe it's because of the music. but I really feel like a character from afar in the movie, like those are my friends, and I know their pain and sorrow, but can also share in their love and happiness. that probably doesn't make much sense, but I guess I just can't really explain it.

I have nineteen days until I leave. I should start packing up a lot of my things. my camera bag came in yesterday and it is HUGE. ridiculously huge. but awesome all the same. my 1TB hard drive comes either today or Monday. and my macbook will probably be in sometime next week. I can't wait to play with it.
I also need to find a place where they swing dance, cause my kitchen just doesn't cut it. I wonder if they swing dance in Italia.

I had an amazing dream last night.
sad, but amazing.
full of saturated colors.
the sad part, I woke up.

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chels.

I really like thursdays.

and I am not too sure why.
I like that it's almost the weekend.
and I like the way it sounds.
Thursday.
I think it has a nice ring to it.

So, I have met all of my future classmates/roommates that will be attending SBI, and I think we are going to have an awesome semester. It will be different for me, seeing it is pretty much all girls... I am not used to that (I know that there is all girls in my family, that's not what I mean), I have many more guy friends than girl friends. It's just the way I am I suppose, I don't like drama that we girls can create. Anyways, I am sure we will all become close, seeing we will be the only Americans in Italia... or at least that region.

So the other day, I went over to Crafter-holic's blog, and a love was reborn. She featured a DYI project one of my favorite artists.
When I was in elementary school, fifth and sixth grade to be precise, I lived in Germany, so we went to the DODS schools on base. It was here that I meet one of the most influential people in my life. I give him the credit for making me interested in honing my artistic abilities and learning about art history. His name was Mr. Clyde Huyck. and he was the coolest art teacher EVER. There is no one who could compete. He treated us like adults, didn't put up with the boys' foolishness, and really loved to teach us. My favorite part of art class (other than the art itself) was fifteen minutes before class was to be let out, he would make all of us go to the Art Wall and sit cross-legged in front of it. He would then get his magnificent plaster of paris pointer in the shape of a hand, and in a booming voice say "Is anyone up for the challenge today!?"
Everyone's hand would shoot up; no one made a sound though, or else he or she would not be picked. I sat waiting, hoping I could beat my last score which still got me into the 75 club. I knew I could make the 100 club though, I just knew it. I sat looking at the wall scattered with small images, and I KNEW the pieces and the artists. My heart started beating as the pointer came to my face, "You're up Chels, let's see what you've got." Mr. Huyck took out his timer, set it for two minutes, then said in a cool voice, "Go." My heart raced as I went across the wall pointing at the small pictures, "Snap the Whip-Homer, Nighthawks-Hopper, Guernica-Picasso, School of Athens-Raphael Persistence of Time-Dali..." I went on, and on, I lost track, but knew Mr. Huyck was ticking marks for me. When I was down to ten seconds left, everyone would countdown. I would keep naming as many as I can, but I always saved my favorite for last, "3...2...1..." "STANDING WOMAN! by ALBERTO GIACOMETTI!!" I would yell with delight. Mr. Huyck tallied up my points, and looked at me with a kind and proud expression. He turned to everyone and said, "We have a new club, ladies and gents, the 150 club." Everyone cheered and I took my seat with my jaw dropped. Mr. Huyck chuckled, "Why do you like Giacometti so much? Good Job Chels, I knew you could do it." He passed the pointer to another classmate, eager for their turn to beat my score.
I never did answer his question.
And you know what's sad.
To this very day, I couldn't tell you why I liked Giacometti so much.
I just do.
























"Standing Woman" 1959, Alberto Giacometti

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chels.

letting you all know:

about my other blog that I will be starting when I arrive in Italy:

An American Bambina

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chels.

I'm feeling good.

So, if you know me, obviously something came up on Saturday... but a good thing came up. to the tune of three impromptu photo shoots! I took family portraits, Cameron and the Eighty Eights promos, and Curtis Ray promos. don't worry, pictures to come. I've been insanely busy: family was here this weekend, I was gone all day Saturday shooting, Sunday was "shopping day" (I got my luggage and jacket! and sheets too!), and yesterday I worked 10-6 then zoomed over to Methodist to hang out with Haley and Jasimina! I did manage to squeeze one crafty thing into the mix, I made a "countdown." hard to explain but I will upload the pic soon.

guess what else I did.

~ you ask: "what Chels? were you a responsible adult, who actually bought a ticket since you are leaving in 23 days?!"
Why yes, YES I DID!! and my camera/laptop backpack!
~ you say: "but Chels, you don't have a laptop!"
Guess what is coming in the mail... MY MACBOOK PRO!!!

ahh, it's all coming together. I love days like these. tonight is dinner and a movie night with my dear friend Stephanie. I have to write a 250 word essay (pahaha, 250 words...) for Liberty's application, quick as I can fill out a FAFSA form (yeah right) and they will let me know this week whether I got in or not.

So because I don't have any pictures ready to upload (even though I said I would), I thought I would share this picture of a cute baby hedgehog...

I want one...



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chels.

♣

I am so excited tomorrow is Saturday.
because I have absolutely nothing to do!

so you know what I will do?
CRAFT LIKE THERE IS NO TOMORROW!!!

I just looked at some of the blogs I am following, and I am so inspired! So many cool things to make!! Of course, they won't be of immediate use, seeing that there is limited room in a suitcase, but most of what I will make I can hang in my room until I go off to a school (hopefully Liberty) and then I can use them in my dorm.
Oh and I will take pictures of my thrift store finds too. The owl pitcher I found was too cute, and the embroidery pictures are adorable.

one of my co-workers came up with a sneaky idea to buy a ticket (it's legal, don't worry), and it saves me almost $400! I might buy a lens with the money I save.

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chels.

urban outfitters is too amazing.

oh the things I must buy...

I need:
-A Ticket (shocker)
-Luggage
-Duvet Cover
-Warm Winter Jacket (like Northface)
-Camera/Laptop Backpack

and I could go on.
but I won't. don't worry.

I wish I had money I could spend, cause there is so much that I would love to buy... Urban Outfitter's is the devil!! They are trying to steal all my money:














































I do have a new owl pitcher... I will have to post pictures of my thrift store finds from HHI.
when I find my battery charger (grrrr.)

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chels.

time is running away.

Me and one of my best friends, Andrea!
I have more pictures of the rest of the gang later.

The reunion was amazing.
The beach was rainy. And I lost my camera battery charger, so I have no pictures from the beach... sorry.

I have a lot to get done, I am trying to leave September 1 to get on Space-A flights. It's coming so fast...

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chels.