99% Three things to discuss

So a few weeks ago I was asking to choose three things from this website: http://the99percent.com/
A really cool website, that you should go check out!
Anyway, my three things of choice were:

Ways to Self-improve.
-Bouncing back from a big mistake.http://the99percent.com/tips/7089/How-To-Bounce-Back-From-A-Big-Mistake
This tip caught my eye because I tend to make a lot of mistakes in my life. And the way the advice is put down is so simple that you can't help but keep reading on. It has six simple steps to moving on past it and I think it's one of the more useful bits of advice.

"Why can't I finish" http://the99percent.com/tips/7062/Why-Cant-I-Finish
God when I saw this I almost sighed out loud. I have such time management skills I wonder sometimes how I even finish homework projects. From going to work on the weekends and then school all week, I have no time to do anything let alone get any work done, and yet somehow, by the skin of my teeth I'm managing to do it. What I liked about this little bit of advice was the various issues it address and then the solutions for overcoming them.

And lastly, that creative block. http://the99percent.com/tips/7088/7-Types-of-Creative-Block-%28and-What-to-Do-About-Them%29
Recently, I've had no time to draw for my own pleasure because I've been constantly drawing for my various classes. So whenever I draw for myself I tend to find no inspiration because I'm either too frazzled or just plan tired. And once again, the advice is so self explanatory and simple, it's just nice to have a calm 'a-ha'or 'oh~' type of moment while reading.

Catching up

Here are some of the things I've been working on in Foundational Computer:

Stones and bricks and moss Oh my!

Just a little taste of my neighborhood and the travel about. More to come~!

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Walk, Ride, Bike

Ideas of Copyrights

So last week I watched a video on the ideas that our society is one based off of creation, re-creation, and 'mutation'. And I agree with it. The video centered around the ideas that my generation is one that takes and mutates two things together. Whether it be music and video, a song from the 50's mixed with something from today or even mashing two videos together. And the issue presented was whether or not the new material had the right to be called original. Now this is always a touchy subject because nowadays most things are not original. So what is original then?
In a new era of recycled ideas it's hard to decipher what is original anymore. This is one of those subjects that even I can't answer. As much as I want to believe there is still original material out there it's almost like sifting through shiny new barbie dolls just to find that one doll that looks like nothing I've ever seen.

Imagination running wild.

As an artist, whenever I find an artist that is innovative I go crazy. I just love seeing how another artist solves a certain issue, and how it turns out in the end.
Just watch and see what I mean.

http://www.ted.com/talks/janet_echelman.html

Who am I?

I am me. I don’t really like to talk to myself about myself because it makes me feel cocky? Maybe not cocky, but maybe a little arrogant. It makes me feel like I’m full of myself, to say “I’m so creative, I’m so this. I like blah.”  Maybe that’s just me. I’m a pretty shy person when it comes to who I am personally. I guess you could say, I’m one of those gals who you just have to know over time because just learning about someone through a few lines in a paragraph won’t get you anywhere.  Okay, for starters my name is Sade. Now a lot of people seem to get my name wrong. It’s always a ‘Sadie’ here or a ‘Sahday’ there. It’s like most people can’t fathom or even wrap their minds around the fact that my name is pronounced with the ‘Sh’ sound. Let me clear this up, it’s Shah-day. I’m named after the jazz singer, you know, the one that sings about a Smooth Operator or how there’s no Ordinary Love? No? Most young people nowadays don’t really know who that is, so I’m always a little shocked and delighted when someone says my name right and then on top of that says, “Well, it’s just like the singer.” Brings a tear of happiness to my eye.

            So I was born here in Philadelphia on the top floor of Hahnmann Hospital at 4:32pm. Been living in the same house for the past nineteen years, and boy I’ll probably be living in that house for another two.

            Hopefully I’ll be traveling the world… well maybe not the whole world, but certainly the Far East side of the world. See, I want to go into animation, illustration and concept work particularly in the gaming world, but if I was stuck with non-gaming work, I’m sure I’d be content. Now almost anyone knows Korea and Japan are huge when it comes to gaming and animation. And those are the two places I want to work. Mostly in Japan mainly because their CG work is amazing and just delicious to look at but also because I’ve always been in love with their culture and history and traditions.

In the past year, I’ve been working my ass off to get to Tyler. I’ve been concentrating on nothing but Tyler and I almost thought I wasn’t going to get in because of how terrible my financial status is. See, like a good mother, my mom is making me pay for everything. You know, because she had to pay her way through Temple University. Oh, did you know that? My mom graduated Magnum Cum-whatever, and she did it working three jobs while still being a full time student. Sigh, she always has to remind me of that. But I almost thought I wouldn’t be able to come here because I didn’t have enough money for Tyler. But look where I am now.