It is time to sign up for JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test) again! I am going to sign up for the N3 now. My classmates are signing up for the N2, but I highly doubt that I will pass that one at this point, so one step at the time, I think. My goal now before July is to write as much grammar as I can to get as close to 100% of N3, and study the kanji that goes with it. It is such a hassle, the book we are using at school for kanji right now is the entire N2 kanji, so there is actually a quite a few N3 kanji I do not know. I have so much homework I am wondering how I will have time to study the N3 kanji on top of all the other school work. Sure that will be a lot of fun. N2 will have to wait until December for my sake, I think. これから、頑張りましょう！
45 Vintage Kenner Spirograph Photoshop brushes – drawn, scanned and touched up. Among other things, I made these postcards from this brushset.
Like I mentioned earlier, I am not a big fan of deviantart, but I upload resources there to save some bandwidth. To download the brushes just click the picture above.
The rules for using these brushes are simple:
– The brushes are free for non-commercial use.
– A link back to sushibird.com if you use these brushes is much appreciated.
– You may not redistribute these brushes elsewhere.
– Feel free to post a link to your work if you have used these brushes.
When I was a kid, I think this was the first song I absolutely fell in love with. I remember my mother mentioning something to me that the song was not suited for kids (probably because of the huffing and puffing and sexual connotations), but I did not understand French and I just loved the melody, and I would jump over to the radio and just sit there and listen to the song intensely whenever it came on. Obviously, the song did not come on very often, being late 80’s / early 90’s, and the song was an oldie by that time. In order to ble able to listen to the song whenever I wanted, I transcribed it for piano. Actually, transcribed is not the right word, I played it over and over again on the piano until I got it right, but I did not transcribe it until quite a few years later when I could actually get the concept sheet music well enough to write it down. I had no idea who made the song or where it was from even when I finally transcribed it, but I eventually figured it out. Knowing where it was from did not help me much in obtaining it though, this was before youtube, before piratebay, before limewire and even before napster and before I would spend any pocket money I had on a CD. I bet I will turn into this grumpy granny at one point in my life, where I will sit in my chair and smoke cigarettes with a long mouthpiece and say things like “I am telling you kids of today – you’ve got it easy! You can just do an internet search and check spotify or youtube or an internet-savy friend, and you will get your fix. Oh no, it was different when I was a youngster…” Good lord, I should stop rambeling and get ready for my day now. Good Friday to you!
I have been meaning to post this absolutely amazing video by Terje Sørgjerd for days now, but I have been a bit too busy to be able to post everything I wanted. Better late than never. You HAVE to see this full screen. I think it is one of the most beautiful things I have seen. I especially like how the clouds in some parts of the movies have been sped up, and look like waves and water. And the stars, god lord, it is just … out of this world. I love earth.
I have seen various 365 projects floating around the web, but mostly it has been 365 self-portraits, or 365 photos, drawings or some other specific thing. I thought I would do my own twist of this, and I have always loved the saying “Make something beautiful every day”, so that is what I will try to do. It can be a a drawing, a photo, a thing or anything else that I can think of. I also do not want this to be something I have to put a lot of time into, so it can be something that is done quickly as well. If anyone else want to tag along I think it would be a fun project. Here is number 1/365.
If you only read one article about creativity this week, make sure to read Austin Kleon’s How to steal like an artist (and 9 other things nobody told me). One of the most inspiring articles I have read in quite a while when it comes to creativity and how to be able to produce work.
