DAY 38

Spent the whole day home alone, listening to music on max volume, getting rid of half of my clothes (I didn't wear them anyway). Had a pizza with my wifu and watched a movie. And it was sunny. :D

DAY 34

Today started with a beautiful sunny morning and my sister discovering an enormous ice crystal on the cap of one of the frozen sauce containers. It was amazing, I couldn't really catch it on the camera but I had no idea sauce containers could be so beautiful.

The weather deity was really indecisive today. One minute it was raining, the next, there was blinding sun. I decided that I spend most of today inside and not studying. Since its Wednesday - middle of the week I figured I could afford a day off and get started on some of my art projects.

 I chose to rejuvenate one of my old, eaten by clothes moths, cardigan. I've wanted to try this technique for a long time, but never got a real chance, or an excuse. ^^ I started by  stretching the cardigan over  a disassembled shoe box, then drew a line in the middle and then 2 more lines to limit my cuts. At first I was going to use a knife but after some tries, scissors proved to be more practical. I then used the twining technique, that I learned here. I then started making more cuts, so I could fill up the whole back side. The hardest part for me was keeping things as symmetrical as possible. I ended up with 5 loose ends. In tutorial the girl just tied them together, but since I had 5 of them and I wanted to make sure they stay in place, I used a sewing machine to secure them in place.

 I also learned how to drive a Yikebike with my brother. It's powered by electricity and weighs only 14 kg. My dad brought it home from some conference and I haven't been able to try it till now. At first it was quite difficult, but its not that hard to stir once you reach higher speeds.

I will now go watch X-men with my brother (have to watch the first ...3,4,5? if I want to see the latest one in the cinema). ^^

DAY 18

When I woke up today, my hair was a complete mess. I was working on a project 'till 1 am in the morning and then of course spent time on Skype, so I gave up on washing my hair. Well in the morning I had to find a solution, so I experimented a bit, went through my mom's closet and found this old small square scarf (I'm not sure what it's called) and tied a know on top of my head. At first I wasn't sure, but then due to my lack of time and other options, I just went with it. Topped it up with a coloured lipstick and voilà.
In the end I quite liked how it looked + I found it quite practical. It was not falling off (though I did secure it with 2 bobby-pins - just to be sure) and it kept the hair in place.
This was a simple example of how restrictions and problems can actually be good. They boost your creativity and originality. Its hard, or probably you don't even think about it, to come up with new ideas, creations, drawings....when all the options are available. With just a little direction and a challenge, I think we can all achieve more.