Squilly Wonka
June 30th, 2008
I spent a lot of time watching Spongebob Squarepants today, and I am not at all ashamed to say that I enjoy that show to no end. Admittedly, there aren’t many TV shows I’m willing to sit down and watch (like the horror industry, TV sucks), but I love Spongebob so much that I visit Nickelodeon’s slow, JavaScript riddled, pitiful-excuse-for-an-official-website just to see when Spongebob will be on. This way I can go in my room, watch it and laugh at it while Chip chews on his cage and squeals loudly in an effort to receive attention that is simply not available while the annoying yellow sponge is on.
The characters are adorable. I love Squidward and Plankton. Even Patrick gets on my good side, though I often find myself wanting to throw rocks (or maybe dodge balls) at his head in a good attempt to get it working. I get the feeling Patrick has a deep, dark secret he’s hiding that just hasn’t been revealed yet, or maybe he forgot about it. If I had any idea as to why, I’d elaborate on it. Everything he does just seems all too convenient for an axe murderer persona!
Anyway. The reason I am writing is because I also saw the version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with Johnny Depp in it yesterday and that movie has some sort of magical hold on me because it constantly inspires me to do things like simply no other movie has ever done. Combine it with Spongebob Squarepants and you get Squilly Wonka, the newest addition to my art gallery, and I present it with an indescribable feeling of amusement. Now, if only I could include the fifth child…
Now and Then
June 28th, 2008
Mom used to keep a book full of school information, including photos, favorite subjects and the things I wanted to be when I grew up. Of course art was always listed as my favorite subject, and my dream career? To be a police woman or a nurse. Yeah, I don’t know why. Back then the jobs seemed so glorious. And I didn’t want to go to college either because I hated school so much that I felt 13 years was enough, so it’s a wonder how I expected to get those jobs.
While my interest in art has remained, my past self would be surprised to know that I’m not touching my past goals with a ten foot pole. Not because they’re awful or anything, but I’m not at all interested. My dream job as of right this moment happens to be several things at once. I’d love to be a web designer, web developer, artist and animator all in one, which is hilarious because I never gave the slighest thought to any of those as occupations. I wanted something that paid enough money for me to be able to afford a large mansion with a giant fountain, lots of rooms and servants (Thank you for building up my expectations of life, Disney! XD ). I’m not so concerned with those things now, though I do want a few nice things, just nothing too big or fancy.
Actually, sometimes I can’t help but wonder how my younger self would react to me if we had the opportunity to meet. I think we’d get along alright, because I honestly haven’t changed that much. I’m still innocent, my head is still in outer space and I still can’t whistle to save my life! I think we’d have fun playing games together, though my younger self would get on my nerves because of the fact that she’d be around the age of six, and I hate everybody six year olds. :p Meanwhile, I think my younger self would be more… well, she’d probably think of me as a bit of a loser actually, to be quite honest. She’d think I was a bit unfortunate looking, though I think my grades and art would make up for that. I’d also have to explain why college is so important, and I think we would just avoid the topic of boys altogether (no offense, dear).
In the end, I think I’d try and persuade my younger self to get more involved with activities, music and people, and generally be more outgoing, to put more effort into life. I have my regrets, but in the end I can’t contact myself fourteen years prior to say “HEY! Work harder on that Math, missy!” or anything similar. And you know what? I’m happy to say I’m rather okay with that. Things will get better. I know what I have to do now.
A few changes
June 28th, 2008
dark-rose.org has a new theme and some new art uploaded. If you see any errors around the site, please let me know!
