2009-10-26

Dark and Sweet Links

Cute, but evil... Macabre, but strangely sweet. Such things are a huge part of my life. I love gurololi clothes - Childish dresses covered in (hopefully fake) blood splatter - and I love drawing gurololis, cute vampires, evil little girls and such neat scary things. This list contains the websites of some of my favorite artists and writers as well as some other great sites of the innocent, but evil!

Serena Valentino
Living Dead Dolls
Hans Arnold
Tim Burton
Sweet Macabre
Cute Dead Things
Lenore - The Cute Little Dead Girl
Things That Go Boo
Edward Gorey
Jason Jacenko
Shop Of Little Horrors
Robert The Doll
Corpse Bride
Crab Scrambly
Child Vampire
Ghost Girl
JK Benton
Cute Little Threat
Spookyland
Haunted Dolls Org
StarMonkey
Little Dead Girl Dolls
Little Apple Dolls
Haunted Dolls Net

2009-10-25

WTF?

Look what I found on FML. A lady saying she just found out Benjamin Franklin wasn't the president of the United States and 25 (so far) pages of insults as to how stupid and uneducated she is. Actually, it is true, he wasn't America's president (thanks Wikipedia), but seriously, who knew that?

I have NEVER heard anybody talk about Benjamin Franklin as if he wasn't the president, never heard anyone suggest he wasn't. When the American presidents are mentioned, he's always mentioned with them. Of course, this is FML, which means probably 80 % of the commenters never even heard of Benjamin Franklin and just wanted to insult this woman for happening not to know that he wasn't the president.

Is there anything more ridiculous than harassing someone for not knowing something basically no one knows? (OK, -->maybe<--)

Original thread -->HERE<--





2009-10-21

Grandma

My grandma Elsie died five years ago today. I miss her. She was groovy and a really fascinating person.

2009-10-08

Links: Art Tools And Photo Editors Online

Here's a list of some nice art tools and photo editors online, personally reviewed by me and with images to show what you can do there!

For even more, dig around in my blog archives a little!

iSketch
OK, this is the first entry on this list - Which is by the way in random order. iSketch is a nice and simple art tool where you can create quite simple pieces of art, kind of like a slightly more advanced version of Paint. Very easy and definitely suitable for children or just beginners in general.


Phixr
This is a quite basic online photo editor. It is quite limiting for the advanced users, but it's good enough to play a little bit with your photos or drawings. The perk is that it is quite quick to use and that it is online, so you can use it even if you're on a slow computer or if you don't have the time to download a program!


Zombify Yourself
This isn't so much an art tool as it is a photo toy - Turn yourself into a zombie just in time for Halloween! There are several effects to choose from to make you look like a scary undead monster, just like in the movies! Mine is so scary I scare myself! The smile and the sailor dress makes me look even more terrifying!


Pixer
Another one of those very basic online photo editors. Not very challenging for the more advanced photo editing folks, but good for a quick photo fix or some fun effects on your pictures. Might be fun to play around with if you're making abstract art, as there are a number of textures and color effects to choose from.


LoonaPix
This site is seriously fun! Make instant photo-manips with these cool frames! You just upload a pic, choose a frame, center around the face (or whatever area you wish to use) and then click "create" and the picture is instantly done! You can put your face (or other pictures) in many different cool, beautfiul, artistic and funny scenes! You can also put your face on someone else's body!


Blingee
This isn't really a photo editor as there are no ways to "improve" your photos, but it's a fun and very easy online program from adding clip art and graphics to your photos or artwork. Very good to use as quick little gifts to post on your friends MySpace or FaceBook (like I do for my best friend all the time)


Imagination Cubed
This thing is pretty cool, it's a slightly-more-than-just-basic drawing pad online, but what makes it extra cool is that you can actually draw together, several people, on different computers. Just send someone an invite to come and draw with you (if you know they're on the computer already) and you can draw a purdy picture together!


Pho.to
Another simple photo editor. Some basic photo enhancement tools as well as a few artistic effects you can put on your photos. Not the most challenging or great program exactly, but it is online, quick and free. Good for beginners who just need to quickly adjust a photo or want to play with some effects!


Glogster
This site is cool! You can make huge posters with your photos, lots of clip art, you can even use audio and video. It's a great way to express yourself even if you're not very good at drawing, because there are so many pre-made graphics to use. Great for making greeting cards or website banners and such!


FACEinHOLE
This site is pretty cool! You can upload photos of yourself or your friends and put your faces on celebrities' bodies or maybe in a work of art! Quite many scenarios to choose from and it seems that if you're a member, you can even upload your own scenarios! I've watched "Corpse Bride" five or six times, but I've never imagined how it would look if the main characters were designed after me!


Phototeez
Another photo decorating toy. This one is sorta "grungy", so I suppose it suits people best that have a modern style. I saw that there weren't a lot of frames or decorations that fit this photo of me with partial red lipstick and a strange stare on my face! I think this site is more suitable for photos of people that are emo, hip hop, punk, rock or anything else kind of "urban"!


PhotoFunia
As you might have guessed, this is a site which has to do with photos and is fun. This is correct. You choose your effect and upload a photo of your face and then you can see your face on another person's body or maybe in a work of art. Lots of different scenarios to choose from. Pretty cool results.


FunPhotoBox
This is another cool site where you can choose an effect and upload a photo to make an instant photo-manip. Lots of beautiful and artistic scenarios -and some silly ones - to choose from. You can get some really nice results. You are able to crop the photos to fit the scenario you have chosen.


FotoFlexer
Online photo editing program. According to the website it's the world's most advanced online photo editor and I guess it might be. You can edit your photos with it, but you can also decorate them and put fun effects on them. There's some clip art to choose from as well as frames. You can also put your face on someone else's body!


PikiPimp
This is fun! Upload your photo and decorate it with lots of cute and funny graphics and photos, quite big library to choose from! You can add different facial features or maybe a wig, piercing or hat! Quite easy to use and it doesn't get slow. You can make quite realistic results or you can just make something funny!

2009-10-07

Signe Robertson's Random Piece Of Advice Number Ten

It is important to separate a fascination with dark subjects and actually being evil. If you are interested in learning about serial killers or brutal regents, it doesn't mean you secretely want to be like them, so you really don't need to worry. You can have an interest in the macabre without there being anything wrong with you.

2009-10-05

Elias

Yesterday, we had family over. It was my mom's father's sister Gunvor with husband Lennart, daughter Karolina, son in law Andreas and grandchild Elias. It was the first time ever that I met my mom's cousin and her boyfriend and baby son. I didn't get much of an impression of my mom's cousin Karolina, because they were only visiting so quickly and barely even spoke to me (which I find a bit odd since people usually speak to me, but maybe they thought I was shy...?), I know I shouldn't write this in my blog as it might be rude, but I just feel like I need to write it, I did NOT care for Karolina's boyfriend!

If he was just boring like many people are it would have been rude to write that about him, but he was really a rude and unpleasant person in my opinion! He barely said a word to me that wasn't offensive. Starting when we greeted each other, his first comment was "Did you just get out of bed?", then when I told him I was a vegan, he said "I make fun of those!" and he did. Several times. Right to my face.

And later he asked me "Signe, you'll be able to get a driver's license in a few years, won't you?" and I'm like "Ehm, well, I'm twenty years old" and he went "Really?"... So I'm somewhat pissed at him for being so rude to me in my own home, especially as it was the very first time I met this distant family of mine.

The baby however, was just wonderful! His name is Elias and he is five months old and so beautiful and adorable! I'm glad I got to meet him! Here are some pictures I took yesterday of baby Elias and his mom Karolina!



2009-10-03

Signe Robertson's Random Piece Of Advice Number Nine

Don't worry too much and don't dwell on little things that don't matter... Just focus on love and happiness!