Seedlet's Journal

Streaming a painting live on Stickam

evilseedlet@aol.com — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:59:42 GMT

http://www.stickam.com/evilseedlet

YAY Done with the awefulness!

evilseedlet@aol.com — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:45:35 GMT

I finished the scarf while watching Cats for the bazillionth time. Here it is! Prepare to recoil in terror!

The first chunk of the scarf. I tried to lay it as straight as I could, any crookedness is due to my terrible skills at crocheting.

The middle of the scarf. Things start to settle down here. Or at least be bad in a consistent way and not wobbly all to hell:

The end of the scarf. Much straighter and nice, with just a few mess ups.:

The whole thing. It's not super long, but I only got one ball of yarn to start. Still wearable.

A litle preview of the Suckage that is to come.

evilseedlet@aol.com — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:24:10 GMT

So, I started making a scarf yesterday. I killed maybe 2/3 of a ball of yarn on it, and I think I'm going going to keep going 'till the ball dies, it seems like it should be long enough. Here are some pics of my first few rows. they are very loose and way wider than the whole rest of the scarf, but I decided I would only go back and fix rows if the stitch count was way off. As it sometimes it. A lot of times I'd forget o count and 5 rows later realize I was 1 stitch off. Usually then I'd just leave it and keep going. The result is the most wonky, messed up looking scarf ever made, it's awesome. I thought about selling it and claiming I did it on purpose, and the description would be something like, "Buy this beautiful green and brown scarf, hand crocheted by me with acrylic yarn. It has a funky, wobbly feel and zigzags, changes shape and gets thicker and thinner as it goes, promising to be a one-of-a-kind scarf all of your friends will be jealous of. Can you believe this is the first thing I ever crocheted??"

I won't post any more pics 'til the whole thing is done. So you can see how awful it is, heh heh.

The first row after the chain stitch! Wooo!

A closeup:

Another row:

Click, Type, Go?

evilseedlet@aol.com — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:08:15 GMT

Right, so I just click "post" and then type what I've been doing in that big rectangle there in the middle of the screen? That's it? It's been so long I've forgotten.

Anyway, uh, I haven't been posting because nothing has been happening? Life has been sort of coasting along. I'm still trying hard to sell paintings and such but, meh. Not working out so well I guess. I don't have the money to relist my crap every day to get up higher in the searches. Which is one of the best ways to get sales on Etsy.

I really need to get my website going but I can NOT decide on a layout. I want it to be something I won't get sick of quickly and need to re-do in a few weeks because I can't stand to look at it. So that means it has to be relatively simple and versatile. I would also like it to be unique though, something no one else has, so no premade layouts or anything. I'd also like to do it myself so Josh and I can use it as a sample of web design for any future projects. All of these things together make my head asplode and I can't decide on what I want. It's so much harder when it's for yourself.

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I have also decided that I *Really* want to make making videos of my paintings my "thing," something people know about my business and might attract them to me. I want to record every painting and edit it into a neat/simple time lapse that people can watch and show their friends. I think this would be especially neat for when people get custom work from me, they can see the whole process from start to finish. The problem with this is, at the moment, there is one decent camera in the house, and that is attached to the netbook. Ideally I'd be able to record most of the paintings while broadcasting live as well so they can see the process in real time, and maybe one day I'll get not shy enough to actually talk to the chatters out loud (I'm working on it, I squeaked out a few sentences last time). I think this could also be a huge draw to my business if people can find the time to watch me paint AS I paint and make suggestions or whatever as I go. O did it for his Commisionathlon and people LOVED it. Especially the commissioners. Ok, back to the issue. The netbook cam is pretty good, but it's not very mobile. My past videos are alright, but I'd like to be able to get dynamic angles and zoom in and out for details, and that's very hard to do with the netbook. I tried it for my last recording (which has not been made into a video yet, and I'll explain why in a moment), and I had to employ the use of a flowerpot and had to sit at a weird angle to keep from blocking my own light because of the desk setup and.. ugh, It would be so much easier if I had a nice little standalone webcam. The netbook also sucks because I have to record the videos right onto it, and the raw video files are HUGE (many gigs) and there is NO good way to move that much info from the netbook to the desktop. The netbook has windows movie maker but the computer is just not powerful enough to run it efficiently. That's why I haven't produced my latest video, I am just DREADING chopping up the video into 2 gig pieces so they can fit onto our card and transferring them to the desktop, putting them back together, and then editing them. If I had a webcam I could just record onto the desktop and friggin' GO.

Lastly and probably most important, most of the day the netbook is being used by someone else and I can't record at all, which makes me not want to paint. I know that's a crappy excuse for not painting but I REALLY want to make this video thing work and I'd like to do it for EVERY painting I do. But if there's no netbook, there's no recording. Having the camera is ALSO a bonus because if I am doing more paintings just for the heck of it because I actually have a camera to record with, I will be listing on Etsy more often and have a bigger inventory, which bumps me up the search lists on Etsy.

tl;dr, I want to get a webcam so I can record my paintings and make cool videos as sort of a signature for my business.

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I am still interested in crocheting, but I have been making NO sales and haven't had the money to buy the supplies. I also haven't had the money to buy a webcam. I am super pissed at myself because I keep forgetting to buy the damned camera, so I am telling several people in long winded ways so that maybe I will remember the next time I make a sale, if that ever happens.

New Painting

evilseedlet@aol.com — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 03:53:24 GMT

Linking it to my Deviant Art due to boobies.

http://evilseedlet.deviantart.com/art/Orange-Girl-140416608

A new hobby?

evilseedlet@aol.com — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:55:43 GMT

I think I might at least try to take up crocheting? It looks like good busywork and some videos I found tell me it doesn't look to hard to do. Who knows? Now I jsut need the stuff to do it.

Day without Cats

evilseedlet@aol.com — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:26:18 GMT

Some inter-Dorks declared today Day without Cats day on the internet, because they are somehow sick of all the lulz they bring.

I say, fuck that. And defiantly post a cat.

Show your non-support for this blasphemy and post your favorite kitty picture!

Rawr, just thinking

evilseedlet@aol.com — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:48:56 GMT

.. I was going to post something here, but I think I'll make another journal for it. I have too much to say and it might offend some people who read my journal. Stand by for links.

Edit

Christians/religious people may end up getting offended at some point. This is a blog for my atheist ranting.

http://godlessranting.blogspot.com/

YAY!

evilseedlet@aol.com — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:11:10 GMT

I has a credit score now. As in the middle as possible, heh, but at least I have one. Now I need a credit card.

Wh- Bu-- AGH!

evilseedlet@aol.com — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:43:06 GMT

For my bespecticled friends, check out this website..

http://www.zennioptical.com/cart/home.php

Very very very cheap good quality glasses. The internet tells me they are just as well made as anything you'd get somewhere else. Yes... they are made in china... but if you are the kind of person with super jacked up vision and has to pay $300-$400 or more for glasses every year or so it might be worth it to outsource your dollars.

Even the expensive ones are cheap. This website makes me happy, sad and angry all at once. I might have to get some sunglasses.

Wooo!

evilseedlet@aol.com — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:36:02 GMT

Moar paintings. Gotta work on the music video for this today.

Hahahaha!

evilseedlet@aol.com — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 05:29:47 GMT

The guy the Jesus painting was actually of *with* the painting! They even threw a little party for it's revealing and streamed my videos of it being painted through a projector so the office could watch. YAY!

Live on stickam!

evilseedlet@aol.com — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:36:14 GMT

Watch me paint!

http://stickam.com/evilseedlet

By George, I've been tagged!

evilseedlet@aol.com — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:40:37 GMT

First: If you've been tagged, you must write your answers in your own LJ. Replace any question that you dislike with a new, original question.
Second: Tag eight people. Don't refuse to do it. Don't tag who tagged you.

If you got tagged already for this, you can ignore it. And if anyone else wants to do it, go ahead!

Tagged by: David T

Tagging: I dunno.. Mom, Geli, .. I don't talk to too many people through LJ. Do it if you want, I don't care.

1. Lots of pillows or just one? I have about a bazillion, but most of them are flat and crpyy. I need new ones

2. What kind of books do you read? Fantasy/fiction, etc

3. What are your most awesome skills? My ability to be excellent to each other, and to party on dudes! ..Also painting. And cat calling... not that kind. I am good at talking to kitties.

4. What's your occupation? Failure? Not professional painter?

5. What's really creepy? The kitchen when all the lights are off.. there's no windows there :(

6. What's your current fandom/obsession/addiction? Atheist stuff, and I guess Azumanga Daioh.

7. What flavor ice cream would you choose right now? Rum mixed with coffee.

8. What websites do you always visit when you go online? Etsy, LJ, Natch forums, Gmail, Commissioned Comic, A Softer World, more and more You tube, Facebook, Twitter, ICHC.. uh, I think that's it. Oh, and edible Dirt.

9. What was the last thing you bought? 18 songs on the jukebox.

10. What was the cutest thing you've seen today? Noms, he's the cutest thing I see every day ^_^

11. What do you doodle when you find yourself a-doodling? I dunno, random people, old characters, little monsters..

12. What's your favourite day of the week? Saturdays, bowling!

13. What is your zodiac sign? Aries.

14. Do you want to learn another language? Spanish would be useful but boring, German seems like fun.

15. Five things you can't live without. 1. Food, water, etc, 2. THE INTERNET 3. My cats 4. Something to draw on when I felt like it. 5. my best friends

16. Favorite Place You've Ever Been: I don't know

17. What are you looking forward to? MOVING, Doing the art for Josh's game, hopefully getting my website up, lots of stuff.

18. Say something to the person who tagged you. Hi David! I really miss you :( If I visit sometime soon I'll have to track you down.

19. What are you reading right now? The screen (oh, snap!)

20. Have any dreams? I hate dreaming. i would stop if I could and it wouldn't drive me insane.

21. Who is your celebrity crush? Seth Rogen. Shut up! <3<3<3

22. Current favourite article of clothing: Red and black checked/plaid shirt thing I had made for me in Etsy.

23. Does the weather affect your mood? Soothing rain and stuff makes me sleepy, hot sun makes me want to die, and tornadoes make me scared.. snow makes me happy. That's about it.

24. Last thing you watched: Uhhh.. last night we watched the Nostalgia Chick, but that was online.. on TV before that we watched Countdown w/ Keith Olbermann and Rachel Maddow and stuff. Last FICTION I watched.. Um.. Azumanga Daioh? I can't remember. That seems right though.

Haha. Hahahaha. HAHAHAHAHAHA!

evilseedlet@aol.com — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:44:26 GMT

.. Well, it's only a little funny. Today I became a minister of the Universal Life Church. Partly because I can, partly because I totally agree with them. Basically the only things they say are that people should have the freedom to practice any religion they wish (or lack of religion in my case) and that you should do what is right. So violent horrible religions don't count, because it isn't right to kill/annoy people.

I think the next time I get a chunk of change I'll get the physical papers and submit them to the county so I can legally do marriages. I'll probably never actually marry any people, but I'll be able to ;) Anyone planing on getting hitched?

HELP! I broke my eyes!!

evilseedlet@aol.com — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:14:20 GMT

.. sort of. I have done a few drawing for this stamp maker on etsy and this last one was of a sock monkey. There can't be any gray shading, it all has to be black and white, so I opted to do a snowy look for the gray of the monkey and when I was done I COULDN'T FOCUS MY EYES! There is still a little bit of weirdness lingering in my eyeballs but it's mostly gone now. Here's the image.. all of the squgglies were done by hand:

Hey there

evilseedlet@aol.com — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:30:40 GMT

setting up a live broadcast for a painting, should be doing it for a few hours, feel free to pop in and chat!

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/seedlet-painting

Made another treasury

evilseedlet@aol.com — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:16:05 GMT

Check it out!!

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=69618

Note, there seems to have been some confusion, these are not my items, they are items by other people that I like. But by clicking on the link and checking out the pages of the items, it gets moved further up the list and has more of a chance to get onto the front page of Etsy, where my username will also be.

If you feel weird about promoting my stuff, I really do like all of the items in the treasury and they are worth a look. Etsy is full of so many talented people!!

Sick

evilseedlet@aol.com — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:57:59 GMT

The 4th of july was awesome

evilseedlet@aol.com — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 02:12:39 GMT

There was a huge thunderstorm that rolled in and postponed the fireworks, but the clouds looked cool as hell. I took a bunch of pics and made them into a panorama:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v669/EvilSeedlet/panorama.png

Linked because it's huge.

WTF Muppets?

evilseedlet@aol.com — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:01:45 GMT

Muppets aren't supposed to make you cry.

Head asplode

evilseedlet@aol.com — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:36:21 GMT

Josh brought something up the other day that hurt my head.

Let's say you want to live forever, or for a very long time (just say it). Someone invents a thing that can copy your brain and put it into a robot/computer that can perfectly simulate a human brain to allow you to live on. Cool?

Or not?

The issue is.. when you are copied and put somewhere else and then turned on, is it YOU being turned on, or something else that thinks it's you. Can YOU (the person siting there) ever TRULY live on as you wish you would, by being copied, or can only a separate entity who is exactly like you move on and live?

I guess this gets into the concept of a soul, which neither Josh nor I believe in, so for the sake or argument, lets say there is no soul. You are a big fat chemical reaction.

At first I thought, does it really matter? If you have no soul then you *are* just a computer with a brain, so putting your mind into another computer would be like moving a CD from one computer to another. But then I changed my mind and thought it was more like copying a file from a CD onto the computer. The CD will stay as it is, and the copy will go do it's own thing, even though it is exactly like the one on the CD, it is still a different thing.

So no, you can not live on by copying your brain into a computer that can run it. The only way you can live on is to preserve the physical brain.

..Then I got mad because I'd really like to live forever and that was one of the few ways I might have been able to do it, but no more. Thanks Josh.

sigh

evilseedlet@aol.com — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:24:01 GMT

Even if you don't normally like the comic, this one is nice:

http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/comic.php?d=20090629

You are my best friend, right?

evilseedlet@aol.com — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:52:14 GMT

I got my first ever treasury listing on Etsy and if it gets enough love it might make it to the front page! You just need to click it and maybe spend a few moments on the page. It's be even cooler if you'd actually read it and leave a comment if you have an etsy account.

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list_west.php?room_id=58416

Thank you so much!!

Wow.

evilseedlet@aol.com — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 01:13:19 GMT

Go see Up.

Now.

Why are you still reading this?