Picture Saturday {Febuary}

So it's technically Friday.

But it's late and it's practically Saturday, so I'm going to post this tonight because I'm going to be running around screaming tomorrow because reasons.

Speaking of this weekend, it's Valentine's Day on Sunday, and so Amy and I recorded Can't Help Falling In Love as a tribute to.... I dunno. Love? Anyway, here it is. Let me know what you think, yeah?

A friend asked me how it was going at the flower shop this week..... I sent her this picture.

It's actually less frantic than last year, which I'm super grateful for, but it's still the mad rush of guys going, "Valentine's Day is when!?"

This is currently what our walk-in cooler looks like at the shop. (Amy is for size comparison.)

So fun, so fun.

This Picture Saturday is going to be an odd assortment, because this week has made me feel gooey and romantic, and irritated and sad at the same time. (Gooey and romantic because love is in the air, and irritated and sad becaus love is in the freaking air all the time.)


1.) Here, have an Italian lady... sleeping? I don't know, but she's pretty.

2.) Sometimes I think I should draw Kate with her hair down, and then I think "mmmm better not."

3.) Random guy who looks like someone and I can't place it. But I know he looks like someone....

4.) Le me during Valentine's week.

5.) I drew Ignazio from memory on a piece of scrap paper (in pen, no less!) and thought he turned out pretty good. I want to retry with a reference picture.

6.) Le me: I wonder if I can draw Piero..... Oh look it actually looks like him. Better leave it unfinished.

7.) Le me: Contemplates drawing Gianluca.
Le me: Better not attempt. Draw Tristan and Kate doing something romantic. Like shooting stuff together.

8.) People: You're so funny and pretty and smart, why are you still single?

me: 

9.) Le me: Oh oh, Tristan should tell Kate that he loves her when they're in the middle of a shoot-out. That's so him!

Yep, that is a coffee stain on the left. I had it on my hand, and I rubbed the paper and it was sad.

10.) Le me: Contemplates drawing Gianluca some more.
Le me: Mmmm. No. Draw Tristan making Kate stop yelling by planting one on her.

11.) Le me: Abort! Abort! Too much love.

Literally me this whole week.

12.) Le me: Contemplates drawing Gianluca.
Le me: Pssshhh you'd have better luck with a terrible self-portrait.
Le me: Apparently I look up and to the left a lot.

13.) Le me: Gianluuuuuuca.

And I need to stop.... Like seriously.

There's this song called Big Deal by Leann Rimes, and it goes,

Don't wanna hear another word about candlelight, 

and long-stemmed roses, 

or how you're falling head-over-heels in love. 

So what?

Big deal!

And I can relate to it. Ha!

Okay lovelies, question time!

Favorite drawing?

What are you doing for Valentine's Day?

 What's your favorite love song? 

What did you think of our cover?

I love you all! And happy, early, Valentine's Day!

Dull, deadly dull.

You know how some people have these awesome blogs....?

Like, they just always put out quality content, and their blog is enjoyable?

They know their niche, and they're good at what they do, whether they blog about books, or art, or fashion. Or they do reviews of everything they watch, or they write amazing poetry, or they just have this way of wording their posts so that even if what they write about is mundane, it's still beautiful to read?

I don't understand those bloggers.

I am not a good blogger.

I'm one of those spastic bloggers who really has no idea what she's doing, but she really loves blogging, so she just keeps going.

But let's be honest here, not a lot of my posts are quality. Most of my posts border on insane, because I basically sit down and let my brain just spew its thoughts into the post.

I don't have a niche.

I don't have a blog schedule. (You guys are lucky if Picture Saturday is consistent.)

I don't put out a lot of quality.

And I know I don't write well.

I'm just here like:

So thank you people for sticking with me even though I'm a nutcase.


Anyway, here's what's been going on in my life.


1.) I got accosted by a Jehovah's Witness, who, when I informed him that I'm too broke to donate to his college fund, handed me this pamphlet.

What the actual heck?

2.) So apparently this person knew they were going to get flowers, and left the delivery person (me) a note.

3.) Seriously, garden roses are gorgeous. (Ridiculously expensive, but gorgeous.)

5.) Delivering flowers is awesome. Delivering when the view the whole drive is this? I'm luckyyy.

5.) Getting Sammi caught up on a TV show with Bella and Tiny? Yasssss.

6.) Sammi Toink decided that the badminton racket was a guitar and sat there making guitar noises and strumming.

7.) We went to the lake. It's been really chilly here lately, in the autumny way, where the sun is super hot, but the wind is kind of biting, so it was a very chilly swim.

8.) Amy and I went to a thrift store yesterday, and I found practically brand new art set, with Artist Loft colored pencils and charcoal and erasers, all inside a beautiful wooden art box, for a buck fifty, so yeah, no brainer. Totally bought it. Amy found an Original Broadway Cast Phantom of the Opera, two disc set, WITH THE LYRIC PAMPHLET-- for a dollar. And since Amy already owns that, I bought it, and it sort of made my day.


9.) Yeeeep, that about sums it up. I don't do things. lol. In fact, when I'm not working, my life tends to look like this.

And endings are hard.

What have you guys been up to??

Cheers!

What up!

How do you blog?

I forget.

It was a crazy week, and I was worn out by Saturday evening. (And I didn't even do that much overtime!)

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY, by the way!

I think I really need to work on resolutions, because I drew like.... thrice last week. And I didn't even do the next pony!

I am a failure.

And when my nieces ask where the next pony is, I have to tell them she's not done yet, and they look so sad, I'm a terrible aunt. 

Oh well. In the words of Bertie Wooster, "One has tried, one has failed, one can do no more."

SO here's what happened lately.

1.) I drew some fun pictures which I did not post on Saturday because I worked and I didn't have energy after. I shall post them next Saturday.

2.) I stayed with the Sammi over the weekend while her family was out of town. We ate good food and watched Supernatural and Indiana Jones and I showed her the first episode of Agents of SHIELD and she likes Ward.

Sammi is my most favorite person. She is quite fabulous.

She's a ranger, I'm a hobbit, and I am at a disadvantage.
Cause I'm freaking short.
And that sword is basically a dagger.

2.) Basically, this whole week was preparation for Valentine's Day at the florist, and it gets really busy there, 'cause it's like the one day of the year guys remember to tell their ladies that they actually like them.

So we recruited extra delivery people. (My dad joined in.) And Sammi also helped out.

We got teamed up to do deliveries! It wasn't a bad way to spend Valentine's Day, actually. We blasted a mix of Josh Groban and country music, and sang, and made fun of people.

3.) On Sunday, the shop was closed so we all took the day to relax and chill out, so we went on a hike near our house.

 It was really nice, it was really refreshing. Naturrrrrreeeeee!!!! Nature makes me happeh.

And we ate lunch and we climbed a rocky thing and were on top of the world.

And group shots, because I have a thing for pictures.

4.) Monday was good, we had a pre Fat Tuesday celebration, with stuffed mushrooms, and bruschetta, and pizza. And we watched Guardians of the Galaxy.

I did not go into it thinking it was going to be Avengers caliber. SO! I freaking loved it. I thought it was hilarious and fun. And I chortled copiously.

And now whenever I talk to Sammi, I go, "I AM GROOT." and she just looks at me. And I'm like, "I AM GROOT." and she goes, "Shut up." "I AM GOOOOOT."

Basically, it was actually a pretty good week, despite my resolution falling through the cracks a little.

And now I'm going to go, because I have to watch some stuff before Lent starts. LENT IS COMING! And I need to party before it happens.

Bai.

Because reasons.

I feel like I ought to have a reason for not posting.

It was a stressful week and I just didn't feel like it.

But hey, I'm here now!

(You may applaud.)

Le Five Random Facts: (because I like lists almost as much as Cait does.)

1.) I got new boots because reasons. (Reasons being: a.) They were like... adorable. b.) I needed black boots this winter. c.) REASONS.)

2.) Kat and I went to Hobby Lobby and Barnes&Noble on Saturday, because reasons. (But like, do you really need reasons to go there? Those stores are the bomb diggety.) I found the art sections in both and about died.

All the fabulousness!

myyyyy precccioooouuussss.

I found this book by Mark Crilley... I'm subscribed to him on youtube. His art is really awesome. 

And I bought myself a portfolio book!!! I HAVE A PORTFOLIO. 

3.) Amy and I made little bead spiders at the florist yesterday, because reasons. (Halloween, that's why.) Took for freaking ever, and I can't decide if I like them or not.

4.) Speaking of which, the florist got broken into because reasons! They stole a laptop. Cops came. I unabashedly thought the whole thing was really cool.

5.) It is officially time to count down to Christmas! I am like so ridiculously excited! Because reasons! I mean for real! I love Christmas. Christmas is the best. I AM COUNTING DOWN. Who's with me?

.....
And that's all I have. Wait for iiiit: Because REASONS.

Here's a picture of a gerberra daisy for you.

Cheers!