Hello, 2022.

2021. Well, another year that I lived through despite me believing being alive is not enjoyable. Life is definitely not in any of my top ten lists.

I am so fucking tired. I did not accomplish anything outside of what I usually accomplish i.e. school. Which is half a lie because I got subpar grades and did not turn in or half assed all of my final projects.

I do not know what to do anymore. I do not have any goals or fantasies to distract me. Even my dreams have become mundane and are centered around normal everyday happenings. What a waste! I could dream of being anywhere and being anyone, being with anyone, but end up having dreams of finding shiny rocks in the ground or choosing between fruits at a grocery store. What a waste. Have I said this before? It is a reoccurring issue that needs to die.

My brain is fucked and all I want to do is listen to sad music and cry in my bed all day until doing so exhausts me.

2022. I might move to Seattle because little pieces of paper blindly pulled from a hat told me to. That is where I am at in life – I am not making decisions, the hat is making decisions.

Anyway, I bought some pastel jeans and am determined for my ass to look delectable in them for this year. Pray for me. Pray to my booty. Adieu.

It’s someone else.

Not me listening to the same song on repeat from midnight to 4am while crying.

Not me realizing I fucked up the entirety of my twenties never having any courage.

Not me messaging a guy and getting ignored.

Not me contemplating if I am as attractive as I deluded myself into thinking.

Not me ready to quit another university right before graduation.

Not me wanting to drown myself in the shit colored creek.

Not me selling myself short and regressing.

Not me being completely alone and feeling loneliness for the first time in my life.

Not me mentally torturing myself with what could have been with many people.

Not me not sleeping.

Not me not eating.

Not me not thinking.

What have you heard? Because it is not me. It must be someone else.

? 100 Themes Challenge: Styles, Principles, and Elements

Styles, Principles, and Elements: A Basic List

001. Line
002. Outline/Contour
003. No Outlines
004. Implied Line
005. Expressive Line
006. Geometric Shape
007. Freeform Shape
008. Perspective
009. Illusion of Space
010. Form (3D Shape)
011. Tint
012. Shade
013. Crosshatching
014. Hatching
015. Stippling
016. Value
017. Chiaroscuro
018. Positive Space
019. Negative Space
020. Point of View
021. Foreground
022. Midground
023. Background
024. Overlay
025. Color
026. Black and White
027. Grayscale
028. Warm Colors
029. Cold Colors
030. Primary Colors (RGB or CMY)
031. Achromatic Color
032. Analogous Colors
033. Split Complementary Colors
034. Monochrome
035. Complimentary Colors
036. Tertiary Colors
037. Quaternary Colors
038. Pastel
039. Jewel Tones
040. Fluorescent
041. Gradient
042. Transparent
043. Semi-Transparent
044. Opaque
045. Low Contrast
046. High Contrast
047. Saturation
048. Desaturation
049. Matte
050. Shiny
051. Smooth
052. Rough
053. Blur
054. Symmetrical
055. Radial Balance
056. Asymmetrical
057. Rhythm
058. Flowing Rhythm
059. Progressive Rhythm
060. Random Rhythm
061. Alternating Rhythm
062. Organic Pattern
063. Geometric Pattern
064. Physical Movement
065. Juxtaposition
066. Eye Movement
067. Calligraphy
068. Collage
069. Decorative
070. Baroque
071. Expressionism
072. Cubism
073. Suprematism
074. Romanticism
075. Minimalist
076. Renaissance
077. (Neo-)Impressionism
078. Religious/Iconography
079. Metaphysical
080. Surrealism
081. (Neo-)Classical
082. Pop Art
083. Art Nouveau
084. Avant-garde
085. Color Field
086. Hyperrealism
087. Realism
088. Landscape
089. Still Life
090. Portrait
091. Historical
092. Composition
093. Interior
094. Exterior
095. Graphic
096. Figurative
097. Abstract
098. Diptych
099. Triptych
100. Polyptych

I might add definitions and examples.

100 Delightful Names of Colors

001. Lavender Blush #FFF0F5
002. Mulberry #C54B8C
003. Mauve #E0B0FF
004. Wisteria #C9A0DC
005. Thistle #D8BFD8
006. Cerise #DE3163
007. Dogwood Rose #D71868
008. Chili #E23D28
009. Blood Red #660000
010. Coquelicot #FF3800
011. Cinnabar #E34234
012. Tea Rose #F88379
013. Rose Bonbon #F9429E
014. Misty Rose #FFE4E1
015. Bittersweet #FE6F5E
016. Saffron #F4C430
017. Persimmon #EC5800
018. Butterscotch #E09540
019. Papaya Whip #FFEFD5
020. Atomic Tangerine #FF9966
021. Lemon Chiffon #FFFACD
022. Rufous #A81C07
023. Cosmic Latte #FFF8E7
024. Citrine #E4D00A
025. Sunglow #FFCC33
026. Phlox #DF00FF
027. Mindaro #E3F988
028. Chartreuse #DFFF00
029. Celadon #ACE1AF
030. Harlequin #3FFF00
031. Honeydew #F0FFF0
032. Mint Cream #F5FFFA
033. Moss #8A9A5B
034. Seafoam #9FE2BF
035. Tea Green #D0F0C0
036. Viridian #40826D
037. Skobeloff #007474
038. Moonstone #73A9C2
039. Periwinkle #CCCCFF
040. Phthalo Blue #000F89
041. Cerulean #007BA7
042. Lapis Lazuli #26619C
043. Azure #007FFF
044. Black Bean #3D0C02
045. Licorice #1A1110
046. Midnight #702670
047. Onyx #353839
048. Outer Space #414A4C
049. Café Noir #4B3621
050. Livid #6699CC
051. Payne’s Grey #536878
052. Taupe #483C32
053. Gunmetal #2a3439
054. Cinereous #98817B
055. Slate #708090
056. Mountbatten Pink #997A8D
057. Seashell #FFF5EE
058. Alabaster #EDEAE0
059. Bone #E3DAC9
060. Seasalt #F7F7F7
061. Magnolia #F2E8D7
062. Old Lace #FDF5E6
063. Cornsilk #FFF8DC
064. Ghost #F8F8FF
065. Pearl #EAE0C8
066. Snow #FFFAFA
067. Tiger’s Eye #B56917
068. Coffee #6F4E37
069. Fawn #E5AA70
070. Fallow #C19A6B
071. Tawny #CD5700
072. Chestnut #954535
073. Caramel #CC7F3B
074. Chamoisee #A0785A
075. Field Drab #6C541E
076. Café au Lait #A67B5B
077. Mahogany #C04000
078. Sepia #704214
079. Arsenic #3B444B
080. Lusty Gallant #FFCCCC
081. Vivid Violet #9F00FF
082. Absolute Zero #0048BA
083. Jazzberry Jam #A50B5E
084. Mango Tango #FF8243
085. Mikado #FFC40C
086. Pansy #78184A
087. Peach Puff #FFDAB9
088. Puce #CC8899
089. Space Cadet #1D2951
090. Wilder Blue Yonder #A2ADD0
091. Wild Strawberry #FF43A4
092. Wild Watermelon #FC6C85
093. Sugar Plum #914E75
094. Amaranth #E52B50
095. Auburn #A52A2A
096. Wintergreen Dream #56887D
097. Vermillion #D9381E
098. Aureolin #FDEE00
099. Pictorial Carmine #C30B4E
100. Rose Vale #AB4E52

My first list! I tried not to overthink the selection, but seeing the colors laid out shows there are too many similar colors (boring whites). The plan for these challenge lists, for me anyway, is to incorporate them on my portfolio website in the form of pixel art. I unexpectedly learned that there are not a lot of named colors which has inspired me to create my own in the future as a personal exercise.

✨Summertime Overhaul✨

The time is just a bit over midway through 2021 and I have been working on entering a new era of my life. Finally, there has been some free time, with no school and just work, for me to reassess my life in detail and coming to bittersweet conclusions. This includes everything: relationships, school, work, self image/esteem issues, life purposes, and whoever it is I am trying to be as well as who I really am. Most likely I will turn all those subjects into individual posts because I honestly feel the need to communicate but not directly, as in person, and prefer indirect communication at the moment. Maybe what I write will be able to help someone find clarification for themself as well.

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2021 GOALS

Because resolutions sound like too much commitment.

My Goals For 2021

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I wrote out a full list of goals but I, like always, was never going to achieve planned out goals. The simple pressure of having to stick to a long term list of goals would only push me to self destruct. My new approach is to have a number of goals that are open ended. Setting the bar low, huh? Sure, but life feels increasingly difficult at the moment so I need easy wins.

From Me 5 Years Ago

Five years ago, I wrote this email to myself to be sent on my milestone birthday:

“Hey you,

You suck! I really hope that’s not actually the truth. 

Are you okay? Did things turn out for the better or are you still in that constant cycle of self hatred and pity? What about that whole concept of love? Did you ever get anywhere with that? I hope you accomplished at least one thing you can feel proud of. I hope you stopped being scared. I hope you became independent and decisive. I hope you felt true happiness again, even if it was for a fraction of a moment. And I hope you cut back a little on being so overly dramatic.

Well, carry on. Or don’t, I’m not in control of you.”

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