ugly sweaters and santa hats.

christmas roomies 

in class assignments.

We had 6 images to use we could only use the font they picked out and they wanted us to come up with some sort of christmas card. You could use any of the images they had given or just one if you liked. I used these 4 the yule l, presents, xmas lightbulb and the sad santa. enjoy!

mug shot!? :/

I have messed up big time and I know it so no need to preach to me about it. I will now be ringing in the new year with a bang. I went from never having more then a speeding ticket to pretty much everything in the book when it comes to drinking and in my defense the first time I went to court was not my fault and I was doing the right thing but however a judge will overlook the good and focus on all the bad things for round two. I was arrested for a Dui, Mic, Unlawful use of license and lets not forget seatbelt. I need to stop being the person who gives rides and start being a little more selfish at least thats what my good friend phil told me. I also hope the lawyer he recommended lives up to all the good things phil said because 2 grand flat out is not by any means cheap specially when your on your own paying for everything. Its been a rough couple of days for me I'm super stressed about everything which u could probably understand and sleep is hard to come by. I wish I could enjoy my christmas break a little more but all it took was one night of that to ruin the rest of it and then some. Some people will feel bad, maybe if they know the whole story. Some people will say it was a matter of time and that they didn't expect anything less. All I can say is that this will be a huge life changing moment for me. I will keep you posted on my situation, I meet with my lawyer at 9 a.m. 2moro. I can only hope my luck turns around for the court date.

to do list:

go to work. (make that money:])
workout/tan at anytime.
Do most of my xmas shopping!!
shower and get all cute.
Drive to hazen.
dance my butt off at the wedding dance.
perfect! :)

...and the verdict is!?

Dear mr. judge of district court,
thank you for not making me take any not needed/time consuming classes and community service! However, you suck for the 250$ that I will have to pay you starting feb. (you suck)
sincerely
the innocent DD

ugly sweaters and santa hats

Well, i wish i had time like some people do to dedicate to my blog but i don't.. Maybe that can be my new years resolution perhaps.. or maybe not. Well let me catch you up! I am officially finished with my finals my flash website is pretty cool but like usual I could do better. I guess I aced my written final for one my classes so I was pretty pumped about that. Christmas is right around the corner which means great I will be even more broke when its over with. On another note, court 2moro.. I will give you an update on that 2moro if i remember that is..

Dec. 2nd SNOW

I'm not sure if i think this is good or bad as of now. I hate cold weather but I do like snow. bah humbug... I'm working on thumbnails for my icons to my personalized website.. FUN! On another note. I started vball last night and my team is really good. We have it again tonight so hopefully tonight goes as well as yesterday. Well I gotta stay focused and back to work. :)

my first flash animation, created in 10 minutes :)

file:///Volumes/hlandis/500mileHEATHERanimation.html

What mother doesn't know, might hurt her!

The colors didn't show up right but this is the Horror Film Festival Poster I came up with for class.

I had a lot of fun doing this. We had to come up with a tag line for it, t-shirt,tickets and a name tag.

The blue color is actually red and the background is black but you get the idea.

amazing inspiration

 

sniffles, stomach aches, sickness

Right now I am sitting in class and my stomach is killing me and all I can focus on is that. I feel light headed and dizzy from time to time not to mention I will be freezing and then hot 2 secounds later. On another note, I am working on a horror movie poster for one of my classes and for right now im digging it but It needs A LOT of work, then in my other class I am learning the basics of flash which is good since i know nothing about it. I applied for another job so I am hoping I gett it, I'll keep u posted. Well i'm going to keep this short and sweet... enough said

mjf photography

Midterms... enough said.

It has been awhile but yep it is about that time of year for midterms now and I have lots of catching up to do. (story of my life) I go in the lab at 8 a.m. and lately im not out of there till 3 p.m. at the earliest. It's my own fault though and I know I have let some people down in the process. I can only try as hard as I can now to make it up to them and hope that it is enough. I am creating a website which will be linked to my blog, facebook and our GDC website at the school. I am trying to get it done but it is hard when your not getting much help. I can't blame my teachers though like I said. Just hoping for the best I suppose.

On another note, the weather is terrible, I am officially BROKE again which means I get to go back to being a workaholic and then some. I finally started working out which is probably the only highlight of this post. My abs haven't hurt like this is SO LONG. In a way it feels great though. Lets me know that I am accomplishing something after a hard workout. Well thats about all for now gotta get back to this website masterpiece of mine.

Oh October

To these nights that turned into mornings

they leave me thinking about a lot

A new page flipped, A chapter turned over

A lesson learned, A lesson taught 

Hope for more but expect less

Try and figure everything out without losing my mind

Not giving up but letting go of the stress

No holding back, but I'm scared what I will find

Sometimes feeling trapped with no way out

Confidence is a must, just gotta stay positive 

However, lonely but in company, filled with doubt

Just let go of the negative, taking some initiative  

As seasons go by, and the leaves begin to change

Now I start to pick up the pieces , that I somehow let fall apart 

Then you take an outside look, and everything seems so strange

However, just like when leaves change color, you begin a new start

- you gotta kiss a few frogs before you find your prince.. right? -

My week recap. It was a fun week a little intense but definitely not enough effort in to the school portion. I'm gonna work on that for next week. Fargo was AMAZING by the way, i had a really great time. Intramural flag football was really intense this week. We played the defending champs from last year and they were huge guys who were all way older then us, not to mention they looked like they were on roids and they were really cocky and mean. However, we beat them in double overtime and I was so happy. We put them in there place thats for sure. There was even a fight, it was not a good scene. The paper gave me a ton of stuff to do that i really need to start working on. I am already feeling a little overwhelmed. I need to get a new job even if its only a couple days a week, just to switch it up from the O.G. once in awhile. The days are going by so fast its crazy. My birthday is right around the corner and I am super excited to celebrate with my twin sister. If we can out do last years I would be impressed. Either way  I know it will be a good time. Matt finally finished some pictures but there are more to come. If your wondering why the title is what it is well, my best friend christi is trying to set me up right now so we will see how that goes and matt took the frog picture we found this toy while we were shooting pictures by the river, I just had to pose with it. Well its 2:30 and I have to get up at 8. enough said...
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on the road again, just can't wait to be on the road again :)

It's finally friday! I don't have any homework I have to worry about or deadlines to reach for the paper or work which is probably my favorite one. I am going to head to fargo to see a bunch of my closest friends. They are all awesome and I can't wait its been a long time since we have all gotten together. I also just get to escape some of the ongoing drama in my life lately so it really can't get much better.

On a second note, I am really having trouble understanding some people I am very close with in my life. They are there for me but there not. I really don't know how to take it and it is constantly on my mind.

And last but not least, Matt let me know that he will probably be finishing up the pictures tonight and then I will get to see them, and so will everyone else. :) Hopefully they turned out good. Well I'll probably let everyone know how my weekend went. - the one and only

She's got the look...

My week has so far been not that great but today was a lot of fun. My good friend Matt Friez asked me to be one of his models to take pictures of for his portfolio and we both had a great time. We went down by the river around Seratoma and the Capital and I'm really excited to see how they all turned out. I'm sure i'll post a few on here as well if I really like them. I can't wait to get my camera so I can go take pictures. I'm so excited. :) Well I have flag football tonight with the boys so I better get going. I'll keep you updated.. yours truly 

My very own.

I've decided I need my own little space. To let out my creative thoughts. I am a Graphic Design and Communications Major, and I LOVE what I do. I really couldn't see myself doing anything different. I work on the BSC paper called the Mystician as a graphic designer and I do some photography for it as well. I try and stay as busy as possible, keeps me out of trouble I suppose.

I'm a sports lover and always will be. I love to sing and I really don't care if you don't like to listen. I can be very shy at times when I feel out of my element so to speak. I am a workaholic, but I find time to have fun. I am a very laid back, easy going person. I tend to speak my mind very honestly. I have figured out now that you really can't get along with everyone, even if you try and avoid confrontation it will find you because with some people you can't do anything right or anything to please them. I have let go of a lot of friendships and for the most part my life has been a lot better. I trust very few, but the few I do trust I love them to death and wouldn't be here today without them. My father and twin sister mean the world to me. I respect everyones opinions and judgements even if I don't agree with them. I've been through more them most people should have to go through, but it only makes me stronger. I do have trouble forgiving people but I'm trying to work on it. I am chasing dreams that someday I hope to reach.