Sure Thang

2009-05-06T18:13:00.000-07:00

So, I sent out a bunch of e-mails to all the colleges that accepted me telling them that I'm not going to their college. Whenever I get the responses back, I'm seriously afraid to open them. I don't know why. They only say things like, "Thank you for telling us," and "We wish you luck at school," and stuff like that... But I keep expecting to open one that says something like, "If you read the application, it says to call if you've changed your plans. Thank God you aren't going here, you dumb FUCK."
I haven't gotten one of those so far. And also, nobody ever understands my irrational fear of phones.

Anyway, there's only two weeks until graduation. Allow me to tell you of my summer plans:

Goal 1: Read all of the Harry Potter books. Already through the first two!

Goal 2: Get fat. This process will be called "The Fattening." Base camp is 108 lbs, and I'm already up to 114.

Goal 3: Start a steady workout routine. This might clash with Goal 2.

Goal 4: Get a job, or somehow earn money through my own means. Already, a lot of people have been coming up to me asking if they can buy my paintings or have one commissioned ever since the art teachers decided to leave my "Kaboom" painting up in the school display case. As for whether they were serious or not, I don't know.

Wish me luck.

2009-05-03T09:45:00.000-07:00

As most of you know, I do watch about a heaping ass-load of America's Next Top Model, and now that I've gathered a little more information I've decided to make my own Allison Harvard post.

Tyra cast her on the show as a "diamond in the rough" or whatever, but everyone thinks the same thing upon looking at her: Look at her big fucking eye balls!
That is the moment I remembered who she was. Back in my good old Myspace days, I was friends with a girl named "Alli" who had one remarkably frightening profile picture

Now you know how it was pretty hard to forget.
She had a small cult following as a lot of people did on Myspace at that time, posting little pictures of herself like this and her watercolor nosebleed angst-ridden pencil drawings. I also remember she liked to flirt a lot with my boyfriend at the time, exchanging lyrics to "Helter Skelter" and making me pout in my computer chair like the over protective freshman I was.

Still, the whole concept of those Myspace alter egos was to build this character for yourself and be mysterious and interesting, almost making people forget that you were actually a real person.

Well, that's where reality television steps in and makes everything bad again.
Allison of course makes it on the show and they change her scraggley dirty blonde frock into some kind of poofy bleach blonde weave, which she obviously has no idea how to maintain and leaves her looking much more like a sad cocker spaniel then a buxom blonde.

As much as I disliked her at the time, I still found her interesting in a creepy kind of way. I'm actually really disappointed that this who top model thing even happened. They took that little creature and tried to turn her into something she's not, telling her every week to change up her face and be "sexy." Instead, the audience just ends up laughing about how she manages to say something stupid and make an ass out of herself each episode. She's been taken completely out her element and stripped of all her mystery so people can be amused. It's pretty much the entire synopsis of "Edward Scissorhands."

Anyway, I'm interested to see how the rest of the season plays out. I think that if she didn't have enough fame already, she sure as hell does now and is bound to get quite a bit of work.

Doodals

2009-04-22T10:59:00.000-07:00

I was cleaning out my binder the other day and decided to scan in all these doodles that I did during classes. I hope you like them!

Before and After

2009-03-22T15:38:00.000-07:00

I STOLE A RIBBON

2009-03-19T17:02:00.001-07:00

Untitled from LufaMouse on Vimeo.

2009-03-07T09:21:00.000-08:00

If you didn't already know, Sam recently got diagnosed with Leukemia. Her dad started something called "Let's Rock This Bitch," which she undoubtedly will. I'm planning on visiting her, so if you know her, gimme a call and we will go together.

Dun-dun-dadaaaaaaaaa!

2009-03-03T15:56:00.000-08:00

Cause of leg numbness - pinched nerve from when I fell out of a tree four years ago

Cause of illness - Thyroid!

Allow me to elaborate:

If you didn't already know, your thyroid is a big gland in your neck that controls hormones and shit like that. Mine, apparently, isn't working. So says the doctor. But when I look up the symptoms of under active thyroidism (HYPOTHYROIDISM):

fatigue
depression
low body temperature
weight gain
dry or itchy skin
thin, dry hair/hair loss
puffy face, hands and feet
decreased taste and smell
slow heart rate
poor memory
trouble with concentration
hoarseness/husky voice

I definitely have a few of them, but not a lot. But THEN! When I look up overactive thyroidism (HYPERTHYROIDISM) I get:

nervousness/irritability
weight loss
fast/irregular heart rate
heat intolerance/increased perspiration
changes in appetite
sleep disturbances (such as insomnia)
muscle weakness
trembling hands

Well I definitely have a lot of those too.

So, it goes long periods of not working, where I am tired and itchy, and then starts to overwork to make up for it, so I get angry and hungry. I think it makes sense.

Self portrait

2009-02-24T15:35:00.001-08:00

Looking at it from a distance, I think the mouth is a little awkward and kinda the eyes. But overall I'm pretty proud of it. It's much more vibrant in real life, but I just took this with my phone.

2009-02-17T17:42:00.000-08:00

I had a terrible day.

If you see me, I would like you to hug me. Please.

I'm not a bad person, I'm really not.

2009-02-16T17:48:00.001-08:00

Isn't it weird that both these cartoons are exactly the same? Even when it comes to both having a mouse inside the piano??

2009-02-12T18:35:00.000-08:00

SONG I'VE HAD STUCK IN MY HEAD ALL DAY:

Also,
definitely the first time I've ever liked a remix more than the original.

2009-02-06T16:45:00.000-08:00

Part three of: MY GODDAMN BONES!

I went in for a follow up appointment today to hear a few things - it's not solved by any means, but I am told that I apparently have arthritis. I'm 18.

ALSO, I have this thing where... when people meet me they like to assume I never eat anything ever, so when the doctor was reviewing my blood tests and she noted that my glucose level was surprisingly low, she kind of chuckled and said something like "You probably hadn't eaten in a day or two." But AU CONTRAIRE, right before my blood test, I had eaten a massive steaming Reuben, a bowl of coleslaw and lots of candy. So! She says she needs to do some research, but Diabetes is a likelihood. You'd think I'd be upset upon hearing that, but knowing I'd be in good company with all those goddamn diabetics at school and their secret club meetings and laminated hall passes, I wouldn't have a problem adjusting at all. I think.

(On a side note, I heard a hilarious story today about a person wearing an insulin pump and a robber thought it was an iPod and tried to tear it off of them. Ha!)

2009-02-04T16:59:00.000-08:00

Part Two of: I'm kind of JACKED UP

I went and got my x-rays and blood tests.

The doctor made the mistake of giving me my x-rays on a CD

So allow me to present you with

MY BODY

OOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHH!! AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! BONES!!!!!! MYYYYYYY BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNES! GAAAAHIGIIIIIIINOPBSNFOPDMNFPODSMAGOPFDMAPOMPOMMMMMM!!!!

She should have known better.

Good thing I wasn't in charge of my own blood.

2009-01-30T17:56:00.000-08:00

Today, I finally went to a chiropractor to discover what has been wrong with my leg. If you're curious as to what the fuck I'm talking about, allow me to brief you:

Five years ago, something in my left leg POPPED and STUNG REALLY BAD, and then stopped feeling temperature. It still feels pain, dull and muted pain, but it does not feel the cold or heat.

At first I was a little alarmed, but did not think it was at all necessary to tell anyone about it. If anything, it only benefited me. When I leaned against the counter in the morning to brush my teeth, the cold marble didn't bother me. I had a place to rest cans of soda. Whenever anyone decided to throw a snowball at me, I blocked it off with my leg and gave the bastard the satisfaction of bludgeoning me whilst I secretly laughed to myself...Oh he he... that didn't bother me at ALL!

So for a while I used it as a neat little factoid about myself. Hey, you see this portion of my leg? It don't feel shit! Go ahead, touch it! Yeah! During this, five years just happened to go by. Then I told my parents, who of course, instead of finding it curious and interesting like everyone else, flipped a royal shit and decided to send me to a doctor. When I tried to tell them that I didn't care if my leg felt anything ever again, they described to me that there can be no good from wide spread nerve damage and that it could be something awful.

So what do you think? Because this doctor I've seen has ordered a menagerie of medical procedures like x-rays, pills, blood tests, and left me with an uncomfortable "We'll get to the bottom of this.... I think," as we paid the bill, and it always seems like I go to doctors to cure some mystery ailment to never find any solution. I'd like to hear some opinion or feedback or anything right now.

Anyway, I'll be sure to update on any discoveries or horror stories.

2009-01-28T16:18:00.000-08:00

HERE'S A NICE WORK IN PROGRESS FOR YOU! IT'S A DOG POOPING MOON ROCKS!

I really can't wait to graduate. I really can't.

2009-01-27T17:24:00.000-08:00

OH HOT DAMN GET READY FOR THIS!

In other news

I am really excited by the number of celebrities I have decided to follow on twitter...... of course they're all like, retired...and past their prime. Or just on basic cable TV shows. But it doesn't make it any less exciting. I feel very close to them. Or like I'm peeking through they're window blinds.

2009-01-19T07:37:00.000-08:00

The sound of children singing "Don't Stop Me Now" from LufaMouse on Vimeo.

2009-01-17T11:29:00.000-08:00

The sound of children laughing from LufaMouse on Vimeo.

2009-01-16T09:34:00.000-08:00

I like to read hairstyle magazines.... I love coming across stuff like this:

I wonder if those girls consistently kept up with styling their hair like that. I wonder what kind of job they can get other than hair model when they look like that. I definitely wouldn't be able to take either of these people seriously. The one on the bottom looks like a six year old Asian boy.

2009-01-14T11:16:00.000-08:00

I just realized that for three consecutive years I have dyed my hair a certain shade of red every January.

I have to change it now. Because that frightened me.

2009-01-07T17:20:00.000-08:00

Here's some sketches of the Kangaroo to look at. I think they're alright.

I had a bad day today. I left for school an hour early this morning and was still late. I had to move snow out of a zillion different parking spots to find which one was mine and ended up parking in the wrong one anyway. I didn't make callbacks for the Curious Savage and I really really wanted to be in it. I don't even want to talk about what happened at lunch.

When I got home, I got some scholarship information in the mail from Millikin, which made me feel better. I like being reminded that there's a light at the end of the tunnel. Just one more semester of high school left!

Shorts

2009-01-02T07:32:00.000-08:00

For a while now I've been making small video compilations of little clips I take, usually per year. Here is all of them in order!

2005

collection from LufaMouse on Vimeo.

2006

Shit film number two from LufaMouse on Vimeo.

2007

2007 video from LufaMouse on Vimeo.

2008

2008 Video from LufaMouse on Vimeo.

Didn't even have to use my AK

2008-12-30T14:54:00.000-08:00

I went shopping yesterday with Sean and came across a pair of brown cords on sale for twenty dollars that are the best fitted pants that I've ever owned and make it look like I actually have an ass.

Then, we went back to Sean's house and played with a dreydle.
EVERY ROLL WAS GIMEL FOR ELLEN HOFFMAN

Then, I came home to this:

Shit dog...

Now I can't get this song out of my head,

Susan, you are stupid

2008-12-24T14:47:00.001-08:00

http://cbs2chicago.com/video/?id=52885

HAY LOOK!
IT'S MY DAD!
ON HIS OWN SHOW!
AND HE KINDA MENTIONS ME A LITTLE!

Up!

2008-12-24T08:34:00.001-08:00

Here is a poorly scanned picture I drew about a week ago. I wish I had a bigger scanner. Goddammit.

I got a mix CD from a friend last week and on it was a song called "Where I'm From" by the Digable Planets. I don't know what it is about me that loves funk and old school hip hop. Anyway! You should give it a listen. It's fabulous.

Another note: Last night I saw "Milk" with friends. It was pretty great, but there were a few unnecessary gay romps in Harvey Milks apartment that I could have done without. I have such a crush on James Franco and Emile Hirsch, so it was a real shame to watch them, you know, give beej's and make out with Sean Penn.
It was good though...... Really, it was.

Kinza and the Kangaroo

2008-12-20T07:39:00.000-08:00

Here is a page from a comic book I drew a year and a half ago during the summer that DT was in Russia and I had nothing to do for two weeks. I have never showed it to anyone before because of several reasons: One of course because it's not inked and uncolored. Two because some parts are incredibly rushed and other parts...aren't (this page is a good example). Also, whenever I wrote a comic when I was like, seven, I just immediately ran to whichever parent was home and forced them to read it no matter what they were doing at the time, where as now I don't have so much of that desire knowing that they'd be sure to mention all the things that are wrong with it. I've been meaning to remake the entire thing, but I'd like to do it the right way and not have to end up making it over a third time. Actually I guess you could say fourth.

Yeah! This is based on a comic I wrote when I was 11 about my friend Kinza and this stuffed kangaroo I had that she claimed she was married to. The plot is about Kinza being abducted my Martian Poodles who turn her into a chalupa. I really haven't talked to Kinza since about freshman year of highschool and I'm sure she'd be a little disturbed if she saw the new version and what I did to her character design. Ah well. If you are ever curious to read the rest of it, just ask.

The Impulse Movie

2008-12-19T05:22:00.001-08:00

LADIES AND GENTLY-MEN

2008-12-17T17:53:00.000-08:00

Allow me to introduce you to my new blog - one that I hope I will really stick to, update at proper intervals and also keep interesting! I plan on posting works of arts both finished and in progress. And you know, the regular blogging things as well. GET READY!

GO!