This is Bryan, one of my animation students and the creator of the excellent film I’m linking to below. He animated this on paper, scanned it into the computer and animated it using Flash. Funny stuff:
And I was doing so well with getting a portrait a day. Hmph! Really rubbish weekend…just one of those weekends where everything I set out to do didn’t work out. Ho hum. One word we always get Eve to say when things have gone a bit wrong and she’s getting all frustrated or upset with herself is “Nevermind.” So that’s what I’m telling myself now and getting back on track. Speaking of Eve, this portrait was taken at a fancy dress party but Eve wears this dress all the time. We have to hide it so we can wash it from time to time.
Phew, I finally got my nominations in! Took me ages because I kept getting distracted reading posts that caught my eye. Damien reports that over 700 blogs have been nominated! That’s crazy, I’m amazed our little nation has that many blogs?! The first week of March has been declared Irish Blog Week and there are loads of get togethers planned. I plan on being at the Photo Meet being organised by Redmum and the Ladies Tea Party organised by Ina and Sabrina (who designed the cool graphics). I don’t know if I’ll make the Foodies Brunch but I’ll do my best.
Anyway, if you were hoping to nominate your own favourites you’d better get going as voting closes tonight. The nomination form is here.
Grannymar tagged me a week or more back and I’ve been dipping in and out of choosing my posts ever since. So, after trawling through the basement of the blog…
The Rules:
Post 5 links to 5 of your previously written posts. The posts have to relate to the 5 key words given here (family, friend, yourself, your love, anything you like).
Tag 5 other friends to do this meme. Try to tag at least 2 new acquaintances (if not, your current blog buddies will do) so that you get to know them each a little bit better.
Don’t forget to read the archived post and leave comments.
1. Family. I didn’t have to go back too far for this one. It’s the entry I posted about my DaDa’s birthday party back in October. My DaDa hasn’t been too well lately, he’s been in hospital since Christmas, so it’s nice to look back on his big night out.
2. Friend. For this one I’ve chosen my post about my time in Mexico. That was over a decade ago but the friends I made around that time are still some of the best friends I have. When we talk, even after a very long time, it’s like we saw each other only yesterday. There’s talk of a reunion next year…I really hope it happens!
3. Yourself. Oh boy, this one is embarrassing but it’s good to keep me humble. I posted this nearly two years ago when I found a stash of my old diaries during a clean out at my parent’s house. Cringe!
4. Your Love. Doing this meme made me realise I don’t blog all that much about my husband (or most of the people in my life…I think it’s a privacy thing). For me a picture says things way better than prose though and I love this one of both my loves.
5. Anything You Like. Hmm, I think my favourite post (or group of posts) are the ones I did of the old Fox House in Greystones. I wish that I could find more places like this. When I was over in Mayo in September I saw so many great old houses and farms, but I don’t see them over this way so often. That’s why I loved exploring this one.
Thanks Grannymar that was fun! I don’t think I’ll tag anyone though, I need to go and get some sleep now!
It’s working itself up to be a stormy night. I have to admit if it wasn’t for this project (and everyone’s encouraging comments…thank you so much!), I would have gotten a nice warm blanket and curled up in front of the fire when I came home from college today. But! A hot chocolate in the Happy Pear was just the ticket served by the hilarious and charming José.