e_loveless

so california was a pretty killer time. so many incredible bands, and i escaped without so much as a sunburn! imagine that. rage was just insane. the respect they command while on stage is just intense. it's really inexplicable.. against me was awesome as usual. played too much new stuff that i don't know though. generally speaking most bands will keep to their older tracks in a festival like setting, but, whatev..
it was real neat to see bands like lcd soundsystem and faithless rock the fuck out. thousands of people in a tent dancing their faces off is crazy to witness. also got turned on to girl talk whilst there among other electronica/dance/whatever you want to call it. i have such a newfound respect for so many artists of all genres.. and i'd really like to learn to spin records, on a somewhat unrelated note. random. maybe one day, lol. it would just be so cool to have a room full of people dancing away to your shit.. *shrugs*
after the festival we drove out to malibu for a few days with some british kids that we had met at the festival. driving along the pacific coast highway, listening to some dallas green was probably the highlight of my whole trip. i just couldn't get over how breathtakingly gorgeous it is over there. definitely taken for granted by the locals..
we ended up camping on this massive cliff overlooking the ocean. woke up to dolphins swimming below and everything. it was crazy. ridiculously picturesque. the next day was spent venturing along the beach, falling asleep in the sand.. i was so heartbroken to return home, but i will return one day, that much i vow..
not much else is new really. been to a few shows since then, seeing TOOOOOOOOOL in a few weeks, can't fucking wait for that. especially so since i missed out on going to bonnaroo because the majority of my friends are douche bags. which i've come to realize and except rather quickly in the last little while.
because of such, i've found myself alone a lot recently. which i'm fine with, that's more or less the way it's always been. it would just be a lovely, refreshing change to have some interesting folk to converse with and such.. maybe one day. except for that whole socially inept thing.. ah well.
solitude has given me a lot of time to start sewing again. haven't really made anything too exciting lately though.. resized a lot of shirts, lol. also learning how to silkscreen prints. and let me tell you. this process is a bitch and should be avoided at all costs! i figured that i'd manage to get it down pat pretty quickly, but i keep fucking everything up and it's overly frustrating.. bah. practice makes perfect i suppose.. lame.
ahh, really didn't intend to make this massive, so let's end this off with some pictures of my newest artwork!
got it done the week i came back from cali, but it wasn't finished until friday, soooo..


voila!


this was really difficult to attempt to document, lol.


detail!

i'm pleased with how it turned out i guess. not as ecstatic as i am with my arm, but that's how it goes. i mean, it's real well done and all. just not exactly what i was going for, looking back.. everyone hates it, ha, which i feel makes me like it that much more. it'll look less massive once i fill in the rest of my shoulder/back area, heh.
anyways..
i think my account is expiring soon. so if anyone feels the need to keep in touch, feel free to email me (umbrella_less@hotmail.com) or harass me on livejournal (eleanor_h), yes, lj is lame, i know. but i'm still an addict, what can i say.
take care kids.