Life has been kind of busy lately, but isn't it always. I think that is what makes life so fun. I've got work most of the time, but that only last part of the day, the rest of the time it is me trying to continue developing my craft. I've taken up a new skill, or am trying to take up a new skill. I thought it was time enough for me to learn how to sketch free hand. Usually I just sketch enough for me to figure out what I'm doing, but more of the time I just go for it because it is in my head and I haven't had to communicate it to anyone else. But with certain possibilities on the horizon, I thought it was time for me to learn to sketch so others could understand where I'm coming from. Boy has this been rough. I learned how to sketch on the computer originally and since I'm pretty computer based, I haven't thought much about doing it free hand. Now, I've been trying. I grabbed all my drafting supplies out of their dusty drawer and bought a few books and have been reading them and trying to learn . . . but I haven't done as well as what I see in my head.
Its frustrating to me. I see something in my head, but trying to translate that down through my hand to the paper has proven to be getting the better of me lately. Oh, I'm still trying, but it is going slowly. I've gotten to the point that I copy or trace the figures out of the book and then work on sketching my costume/clothing ideas on top of that. Is that cheating? I don't think so, I think it is more of using your resources. I haven't given up trying to draw figures free hand, but I thought that this would be a good way of starting out.
Jakob has been working of a short film for work. Its fun to talk to him about it when he gets home. I guess we've worked on a few projects together that he has gotten used to the way that I edit and do post work that he came home one day and after I asked him how the editing was going, he chuckled and said "well, they certainly aren't you when it comes to stuff like this". I had to laugh. I made a silly comment, something along the lines of "I could probably pull something together quickly if you got me the tapes" and Jakob said that if he could, he would. Eh, we'll see where that leads. We've got his work party next friday and that is where these films are going to be shown. The invitation came and it said on the bottom "dress for the red carpet". We both had to laugh and wonder if they really meant that, but I think we're going to do it anyway. We'll see what I can pull together in time. I may have to dig out one of my old dresses and alter it somehow, plus I've got to find Jakob a suit/tux top that would work out better than just some normal suit. Here I go a bargain shopping.
My family is torn about what to do tonight: either go up to SLC and watch the basketball game or go to Christmas Around the World. We've got tickets to both. I'm perplexed. I'd rather watch the basketball game, but I've still got some friends and people that I know on the folk team, so I'd like to go support them. Eh, I'll make some decision before this afternoon.
Jakob is working on a show at BYU. I agreed to all the theatre/film stuff when I married him, so I can't complain too much . . . :p Naw, I think this is really good for his resumes and he has fun doing it.
We're still house hunting, but at least it is nice to know that our landlady is willing to go on a month to month basis. We've been renting with her for a while now, so I think she's happy to have us around. At least her apartment isn't empty.
Well, after we figure out what we're doing, I'll make sure to take some pictures.
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