belated better then never....

HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE!!!!

more fun with photoshop

the picture itself isn't that great but after playing around with the concept and photoshop, i wanna retake the pic better, and you'll get to see the retake

Personal note:

I wish the weather would figure out what it wants to be. I'm getting sick of snow and wind one day then pleasantly chilly with sun and no wind. I kinda sucks not knowing what to expect each day, so all i'm saying is: if it's gonna snow, then SNOW!! I hate that crap that just disappears the next day, I want heaping mounds of snow that are perfect for angels, snowmen, forts, fights, etc. So basically i want this:

I'm a senior so bring on the snow days!! I don't have to make 'em up!!!!

Senior pic

Ok, so this isn't quite as fancy as I'm sure you'd imagine, but its me true to form and Its prolly one of my favorite pics of myself. So here it is:
Aren't I just the cutest damn thing you've ever seen??? Don't answer that. :D

College Apps

So, you can guess from the title that I've been working on applying to colleges(yay!) and for scholarships(needed desperately). In doing this I realized that I don't know what to write on my essays. I mean, when asked,"Please explain yourself as a person to us so we can judge if you're right for institution(which you're prolly not, but do it anyway). Oh, and do it in under 300 words." It's hard enough to answer that question in unlimited words. I had to look closely at myself just to realize that I did know a little of who I am but not everything....like not even close...at all. But here's what I sent to them so they'd "understand" me better:



I can't fully give you the answer to who I am, because I don't know that myself. I have no problem admitting this because I'm 18, not 90, my life is ahead of me and I haven't yet left the confines of high school or expierenced everything the world has to offer. But in my time trying to figure out who I was for this essay, I did come across a few truths of who I am and those I'll gladly share with you.

• My name is Katherine-Rose. I like my name, but it's long and people don't understand it, so I stick with just plain Katie.



• I'm a music addict, I can't live/study/ destress without it. At that, I'm also musically ADHD, having at least 3 music players open at once at all times.



• I love my family, all 3 of my brothers, my mother, my father, my step-mother and step sister, not to mention numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents, but at times its hard to get along. I strongly believe in the philosophy of "I'm not ALLOWED to hate you, I don't HAVE to like you, but I will ALWAYS love you" when it comes to family, especially my brothers (just kidding)



• I like food, this should be not nesscary to say(most people like food) but I don't just like eating, i also love to make it and study how to make it better.


• I have a blog where I better explain my thoughts and who I am, so check it out:http://howyouveremindedme.blogspot.com/

It went on for awhile, but it gave me an even better understanding of who I am and for that I am somewhat greatful....even if it took for frickin' ever to figure out how to word it.

fun with photoshop

I love my new passion for photoshop.

halloween (spooky laugh along the lines of muahhahahahaha)

So lately I've been caught up in a make up fiasco surrounding the holiday of Halloween. It started out as boredom(bordem?) relief and became a half way hobby. I've always been sorts of the local go to person for zed makeup (yes, i'm that good lolz) and i've been improving my work on this medium over the years.

To the left is my friend Frei in 2008 in my zed work. It's kinda catoonish and in my opinion now, kinda cheesy. To the right is Frei this year. I started going for a more matte look trying to dull the skin and lips, and sinking in the eyes. It still needs work admittably(I mean I gotta do something about those eyebrows and i wanna get more indepth on the gash on the side of his face...maybe make look like it was sewn up and then burst open by maggots...idk. anyway the techniques I use for this kinda stuff never really prepared me for what I've gotten myself into now...girly halloween makeup? Its been kind of a wierd transition but i think I'm doing pretty good. tell me what you think of these:The devil inspiration

The imp-spiration(lol for the pun)

Inspired by Magenta from Rocky Horror Picture Show

So let me know what you think, just leave a comment :)