Do you ever hear (but not intentionally listen to) stuff that you feel is somehow (and negatively) subliminally affecting the way you feel? I do. Every day... Evvverrrry DAY at work I listen to the majority of my coworkers complain about their workload.. "sh**!" this and "f***!" that.. "how the h*** are we supposed to...?!" and "why in the world would I need a day off when I could be working!?..."
hm.
I'm glad for my headphones, but when I'm not wearing them for whatever reason, I think these statements subliminally get me down. You can't exactly start a cuss jar or a complaint jar. You took the job, you can leave if you really hate it... but don't bring us all down with you. I'm trying to keep in good spirit here.
Monday, November 30, 2009
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Vineyard Christmas Party Invite 09!
This is so hilarious. I got such a kick out of doing the photo shoot and putting together the invitation for this year's shindig. (These are our staff members for those of you who don't know: my husband (obviously), Jeff (in the santa hat) our pastor, and Josh our worship pastor.
We're planning to do a photo booth at the party, too.. and I'll be doing the work on Olan-Mills-izing everyone's photos. Priceless!
The powerpoint slide for tomorrrow:
The to-be printed invitation:
We're planning to do a photo booth at the party, too.. and I'll be doing the work on Olan-Mills-izing everyone's photos. Priceless!
The powerpoint slide for tomorrrow:
The to-be printed invitation:
Monday, November 16, 2009
A Monday Evening
I'm watching Jon be artistic :•) He's painting up his BattleTech robot figures. Boy the kitchen table sure is a scene!
I had to include this photo I took a little while ago in our bedroom. It's a pretty concise representation of the 2 of us.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
The Meek Family Crest
Historically, crests were used by knights to identify them apart from enemy soldiers, but they eventually became emblems of a number of Scottish clans. In my research it appears that the tradition was primarily practiced in Western European countries, but can be rarely seen in African and Asian genealogy.
The Meeks were first found in Fife and their records appeared on early census scrolls taken by the kings of Scotland. The name is English and Scottish, a nickname for a self-effacing person or a gentle and compassionate one, from Middle English meke ‘humble’, ‘submissive’, ‘merciful’ .
Jon had shown me the Meek crest before and I was curious to find out more about what the meanings and symbols on it held. I researched crest symbolism as well as various sites about the meaning of the Meek crest / coat of arms.
(Reference the second illustration for the terms below)
Motto
"JUNGOR UT IMPLEAR", meaning "Union is Strength" or "I Am Joined So That I May Become Full", although this graphic I found doesn't show the motto, except for country of origin.
Colors
Gold represents generosity and elevation of the mind (smarties!)
Red represents warrior or martyr; military strength and magnanimity
Crest
The lion symbolizes "dauntless courage".
Torse
or wreath, is a twisted roll of fabric wound around the top of the helmet and crest to hold the mantle in place, sometimes held to represent the token which the crusader’s lady-love gave him when he left for the wars.
Helm (Helmet)
A barred or open helmet means nobility.
Manteling
The wavey elements around the helmet are a depiction of the protective cloth covering worn by knights from their helmets to stave off the elements.
Coronet
This would be the crown adornment. The Meek crest has none, which I assume to mean lineage was not of that status level.
Supporters
Typically these are animal or human figures that stand on either side of the shield. Rarely leaves are shown, as depicted, which have some kind of unspecified local significance.
Field
This is the area of solid color(s) in the background of the shield. It was regarded more heraldic than the landscape fields of other crests.
Ordinaries
Some shields have lines, chevrons or patterns on the shield, none of which are depicted here, although the wavey red shape around the lion could represent fire according to the symbolism guide I linked to above.
Common Charges
The lion is repeated here on the shield as well as in the crest above the knight's helmet.. perhaps the lion here inside the fire is a military reference to "courage under fire".
Order
Decoration awarded by a government, a dynastic house, or a religious body to an individual, usually for distinguished service to a nation or to humanity. This would be located directly under the shield. This one lacks that decoration but I would assume it would be something that would be present on an individual's crest rather than this generic family crest.
Compartment
I believe this is simply the grounding which could be grass or water, etc. The Meek crest has none.
I'd love to save up to put one of these on my wall some day. There are some really nice looking wooden or wood and marble plaques. My grandmother had one for the Warne family (my mother's side) and I always thought it was so neat, a very profound representation of family history.
The Meeks were first found in Fife and their records appeared on early census scrolls taken by the kings of Scotland. The name is English and Scottish, a nickname for a self-effacing person or a gentle and compassionate one, from Middle English meke ‘humble’, ‘submissive’, ‘merciful’ .
Jon had shown me the Meek crest before and I was curious to find out more about what the meanings and symbols on it held. I researched crest symbolism as well as various sites about the meaning of the Meek crest / coat of arms.
(Reference the second illustration for the terms below)
Motto"JUNGOR UT IMPLEAR", meaning "Union is Strength" or "I Am Joined So That I May Become Full", although this graphic I found doesn't show the motto, except for country of origin.
Colors
Gold represents generosity and elevation of the mind (smarties!)
Red represents warrior or martyr; military strength and magnanimity
Crest
The lion symbolizes "dauntless courage".
Torse
or wreath, is a twisted roll of fabric wound around the top of the helmet and crest to hold the mantle in place, sometimes held to represent the token which the crusader’s lady-love gave him when he left for the wars.
Helm (Helmet)
A barred or open helmet means nobility.
Manteling
The wavey elements around the helmet are a depiction of the protective cloth covering worn by knights from their helmets to stave off the elements.
Coronet
This would be the crown adornment. The Meek crest has none, which I assume to mean lineage was not of that status level.
Supporters
Typically these are animal or human figures that stand on either side of the shield. Rarely leaves are shown, as depicted, which have some kind of unspecified local significance.
Field
This is the area of solid color(s) in the background of the shield. It was regarded more heraldic than the landscape fields of other crests.
Ordinaries
Some shields have lines, chevrons or patterns on the shield, none of which are depicted here, although the wavey red shape around the lion could represent fire according to the symbolism guide I linked to above.
Common Charges
The lion is repeated here on the shield as well as in the crest above the knight's helmet.. perhaps the lion here inside the fire is a military reference to "courage under fire".
Order
Decoration awarded by a government, a dynastic house, or a religious body to an individual, usually for distinguished service to a nation or to humanity. This would be located directly under the shield. This one lacks that decoration but I would assume it would be something that would be present on an individual's crest rather than this generic family crest.
Compartment
I believe this is simply the grounding which could be grass or water, etc. The Meek crest has none.
I'd love to save up to put one of these on my wall some day. There are some really nice looking wooden or wood and marble plaques. My grandmother had one for the Warne family (my mother's side) and I always thought it was so neat, a very profound representation of family history.
Monday, November 9, 2009
Feel-Good Weekend.
Productive weekends are such a comfort to me. Maybe I'm weird, but taking a few hours together with Jon to organize things made me feel so refreshed and just.. better.
Disorganization to me becomes a closet of lost files and chaos, ha. When you don't know exactly where things are, you feel lost, right? I do.. and since getting married, slowly attacking things like paper work and receipts that previously were in separate places feels pretty good. Actually it feels like Unity to me, to know where all of our stuff is and how it's all organized. Good times.
In other news, I started another dress project! This one will be my holiday dress.. The Little Black dress I've been wanting for years.. something every woman should have. I'm especially excited about it because it'll be a pretty classy garment, for the low low price of like $15. I'll post photos when it's done. Yay!
In additionally other news, Friday night Jon and I went to see Micah Dalton play live acoustic at some small church in Belvoir. He played the song he did live for our first dance as a married couple and dedicated it to us. It was lovely. Micah was opening for David Berkeley, who also had a very pleasant sound. Great evening.. free cookies!
Disorganization to me becomes a closet of lost files and chaos, ha. When you don't know exactly where things are, you feel lost, right? I do.. and since getting married, slowly attacking things like paper work and receipts that previously were in separate places feels pretty good. Actually it feels like Unity to me, to know where all of our stuff is and how it's all organized. Good times.
In other news, I started another dress project! This one will be my holiday dress.. The Little Black dress I've been wanting for years.. something every woman should have. I'm especially excited about it because it'll be a pretty classy garment, for the low low price of like $15. I'll post photos when it's done. Yay!
In additionally other news, Friday night Jon and I went to see Micah Dalton play live acoustic at some small church in Belvoir. He played the song he did live for our first dance as a married couple and dedicated it to us. It was lovely. Micah was opening for David Berkeley, who also had a very pleasant sound. Great evening.. free cookies!
Friday, November 6, 2009
Not Slow & Jumbled!
This is what I look at on a busy day. I keep a browse window open for every project I work on and position it just so for the preview to reveal exactly what all is going on. A mess? Perhaps.. A slow and jumbled designer? Perhaps not!
Monday, November 2, 2009
Defacing Mechs & A Love Note
I put this up on Facebook but continued to think it was too hilarious not to post here for posterity. Sometimes a 2 or 3 hour long game of BattleTech tends to lose my attention span. That's the moment when I start getting creative with the illustrations on the mech sheets. Conveniently, such distractions help keep me more focused on the game.And unrelated to defacing mech illustrations:
I like to note certain little moments in which I fall more in love with my husband. The moment today was as he was cradling my entirety in his long arms on the couch this morning when I was whining about driving to work again. Love builds, it doesn't stagnate. What a comfort to life that is.
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