27. Faced Failure

Yesterday I helped with a Habitat for Humanity house build. We were framing and roofing the house. Somehow the man in change Dave decided that my friend and I would be good at nailing the beam supports for the roof. (I later was told that this was the hardest job.) I had to stand up high on a latter and nail a metal support into the wood. One support required ten nails. I had to nail it straight on, from the left at an awkward angle, and from the right at an awkward angle, all while balancing on the latter. I greatly failed in this assignment. I could not for the life of me get at least two of the ten nails securely hammered all the way in. They would end up going at a diagonal and i would eventually have to just nail it down sideways and find another nail and try again. At one point one support took me thirty minutes.

26. Thriving Trends

Fashion Trends for Spring 2015

Based on hundreds of shows in London, Paris, Milan, and New York, I believe that these trends will be heavily featured this Spring. I don't necessarily love all of these trends, particularly the Kimonos, but I love the idea of the designers trying to stand out and influence and inspire modern day consumers.

Shirt-Dresses

Blue & White

Kimonos

Head-to-Toe White

Boyfriend Jeans

Mixing Patterns

Bohemian

Bare Midriff

Fringe

Floral

Minimalism

25. Astonishing Amalfi

This past summer I went to the Amalfi Coast in Italy with my family. We stayed at the coolest hotel with a beautiful view. These are some picture I took of the hotel.

24. Innovative Instagram

I love Instagram. It's such a fun and creative way to express yourself. Almost anything is an acceptable Instagram post. You can post a selfie, a quote, a landscape, videos, throwback pictures, food, literally anything.

Here are some of my favorite Instagrams that I have posted on my Instagram account @lily_flowerrrr so far.

23. Lengthy List

Corndogs make me think of....
Food
Fair
Greasy
Taste
Bread
Junk
Yummy
Ketchup
Mustard
Salt
Pepper
Mouth
Napkin
Hot
Steamy
Pig
Corn
Quantity
Unhealthy
Bad
Golden
Hotdog
Barbecue
Messy
Sauce
Calories
Ashley
Dog
Smelly
Gross
(30)

22. Appropriate Aspirations

3 things I want to do before I die:

1. Traveling the world staying no Longer than 5 days in one place (Greece, Cape Cod, Russia, Vietnam, India, Austria, Morocco, Brazil, New Zealand, etc.)

2. Falling in love for the first time.

3. Donating all the money I have left before I die after traveling the world to Breast Cancer research.

21. Glorious Gratefulness

50 Things I'm Grateful For:

Mom
Dad
Brother
Cats
Beyoncé
Health
Heaven
Grandma
Grandpa (Gramps)
Patrice
Glenna
Doug
Love
Happiness
Passion
Fashion
Food
Water
Roof
Bed
Clothes
Tampons
Face wash
Education
Money
Confidence
Best friends
Support
In n out
Pictures
Internet
Computers
Cell phones
Shoes
Concealer
Glasses
Contacts
Surgery
Insurance
Doctors
Lawyers
Chips
Sprinkles
Pi Phi
SMU
Bras
Leggings
Slippers
Facebook
Pinterest

20. F**k Fear

A Haiku About Fear:

Shadows frighten me.
They often creep behind me.
Fear is always near.

19. Deceptive Depth

 All Sharp

 Foreground Sharp

Background Sharp











Depth of Field:
For my photography class, we had to create 3 images one where the focus was on the close up object, one where the focus was on the background, and one where everything in the frame was focused on.

18. Magical Movement

Motion Not Stopped

Motion Stopped











Shutter Speed:
For my Photography class, we had to created two images that defy gravity displaying the motion still with a still background and the motion blurry with a still background.

17. Switching Shades

 Auto White Balance

 Cloudy White Balance

 Incandescent White Balance

 Fluorescent White Balance

Custom White Balance











White Balance:
For my photography class, we had to create 5 images applying 5 different white balance filters.

16. Enabled Exposure

+2 Underexposed

+1 Underexposed

Normal

+1 Overexposed

+2 Overexposed











For my photography class, I had to create 5 images that were overexposed, underexposed, and normal.

15. Bedazzled Bin

I had to decorate, paint, glitter, and bedazzle the lid and sides of this bin. I also bought all the Pi Phi accessories and arranged them to be visually pleasing. I also crafted all of the canvases in the bin like the "Fly With Us," "Whatsoever Things Are True," "You May Always Have An Angel By Your Side," the picture frame that says "Pi Phi Makes My Heart Go BOOM BOOM," the arrow canvas made out of yarn, and the mini arrow painting.

14. Token Trashcan

For Pi Phi Big Little I had to decorate a trashcan to give to my future little. I also had to creatively display all the goodies I bought for my little in the trashcan to be aesthetically pleasing.

13. Mind Maps

Mind maps are a great creative technique because it allows your ideas to flow without a filter. You start with one main word, then think if five or so words relating to the one main words. From there, you come up with words that relate to one of the five ideas. Mind maps give other people an invite to see the way your brain works and the way that your thoughts are processed.

  

12. Riveting Reveal

As this coming Thursday rapidly approaches (the night of Big Little Reveal), I have been racking my brain for a cute/funny costume for me and my soon-to-be little. At first I thought about being Sully and Boo from Monster Inc. (I would be Boo of course in hope of embarrassing my little as sully). Then I thought about being Cruella Deville and a Dalmatian but then I realized that to be Cruella i would have to wear a wig all night and I do not want to do that. Then I thought about being a Lion and a ringleader but sadly someone had already claimed that costume. Then I thought about being Little Red Riding Hood and my little being the Big Bag Wolf but I remember someone did that last year and I wanted to do something original. Then it came down to my two final ideas: lifeguard and shark or magician and bunny. In the end I chose magician and bunny because at big little reveal we go rollerskating and I figure that a onesie bunny costume would be easier for my little to skate in that a full body shark costume.

11. Discovering Dallas

Dallas Bucket List...

When I finally get a car at SMU, I am going to explore Dallas like crazy. I will drive anywhere from Uptown to Downtown and even to Forth Worth and Austin. I already have a bucket list of places I want to go in Dallas. I want to go to the Aquarium. I heard it is fantastic. I want to go to the Arboretum in the fall and see the carriage and walls made out of pumpkins. I want to explore the art museums and art district. I want to play ping pong and mini golf and eat at the restaurant and food trucks in Klyde Warren Park. I want to spend more afternoons at the Rustic and stick around for live musical performances. I want to go to Katy Trail Ice House. I want to find and try new restaurants because there are millions of good restaurants in Dallas. I also want to do one of those booze bikes where a group of friends can sit in a circle at a table and pedal and one person steers and you are on a huge bike and you can drink beer while pedaling. Last but not least, I want to go to the Pet Store that every girl and their mom has been to that lets you play with their puppies for hours on hours. Undoubtedly this list will grow and grow and i cannot wait to explore it all.

10. Love Limitations

I found the Embrace the Shake video truly inspiring. A similar scenario happened to my best friend's mom. She was a cartoon artist for a magazine. One day she decided to get a back massage because she was hunched over all the time while drawing. During her massage somehow a nerve got damaged, leaving her hands permanently shaky. I sent this video to my best friend to show her mom because her mom stopped drawing all together. I hope this video inspires her as much as it inspired me, and that she will start looking for ways around her limitations and start to draw again.

9. Bubbly Blake

If I could be one person, it would be... Blake Lively:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjePVorYoHQ

Not only is she beautiful, but she is intelligent.
Not only is she a famous actress, but she is a new mother.
Not only does she have amazing style, but she never bought maturity clothes (except maturity jeans) and continued to were stilettos.
Not only is she a great cook, but she has a signature Sprinkles cupcake, S'more.
Not only does she have a smokin' hot husband Ryan Reynolds, but now she has a beautiful baby daughter.
Not only does she have an amazing Vogue interview, but every girl wants to be her because she is perfection and we are taught that perfection does not exist.

8. Obvious Obsessions

My 5 Current Obsessions:

1. Beyoncé, because she rules the world
2. CATS (I do not understand people who don't like cats.)
3. French Bull Dogs, so ugly that they're adorable
4. leather jackets (give me the badass vibe that I sadly cannot portray on my own)
5. sunglasses (help with the aftermath of going out last night)

7. Best Bud(weiser)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAsjRRMMg_Q

2015 Budweiser Super Bowl Commercial "Lost Dog"

This ad works. This commercial appeals to both men and women. Beer is mainly advertised for the men, who are the Super Bowl's largest audience. The hot man in the ad appeals to the women being forced to watch the Super Bowl. And finally the puppy appeals to everyone, and if for some strange reason the puppy does not appeal to you, than there is something definitely wrong with you. Who doesn't love little golden clumsy puppies. 

It was effective because dogs are a man's best friend and the ad is portraying that Budweiser beer should also be mans best friend. This ad also used the #BestBuds which is a creative way to get more attention and advertising for the Budweiser campaign. This is i believe the second year that they have done the #BestBuds campaign. 

The music is also really effective is setting the mood. The music picks up when the story goes from sad to hopeful and happy. This ad tells a compelling story that stirs up several strong emotions, happiness from seeing an adorable puppy, fear and suspense when the puppy is faced by the wolf, sadness when the puppy is lost, and last but not least joy and love when the horses support and save the puppy and the puppy is reunited with its owner.