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Hi girls! I hope your all happy about my new lok! It only cost $27,482,395,320,320 dollars! LOL jk:) Before we begin I have some news. Aubry had to drop out because of some personal issues.We hope to see you next cycle and keep modeling! But, I would also like to say that someone will replace her. I believe everyone remembers Tori right? Well, I've talked to her and she would like to re-join. She will be doing each theme up to this point to catch up. Also, if you would like to know who did which photo everyone is tagged in the order of the judging. So, with that, let's see how much plastic surgery you girls got :)
In no order:
Emma: I like this! But, I really don't see much plastic surgery here. I wish I could have seen the boob job. Though, I like the faceup. It looks like you ran right of a surgens office!
Melody: I like the different approach to this! I really love all the surgen lines on you. But, I wish I did see at least a tan.
Violet: Hmm..Well, this is ok. I do see the big butt, which made me giggle, but, I didn't really like the story that went along with it. You should have went over the top, like some of the other girls.
Rina: Holy crap. If you fell you would bounce right back up! I love this photo, and I like the way you didn't tan your face. The only complaint I have is that the quality is pretty grainy.
Coco: BWAHAHAHHA XD You went over the top and that's what I love about this photo. Yes, the quality could have been better, but other than that I love this! You went for the duck face, which made me laugh :)
Makayla: Holy bad tan. I like this photo! Your tan is horrific, which is what I wanted. The only thing I hoped for is that you had more plastic surgery.
Shizuko- Wow. You got some big boobs girl! xD The only problem is I wish you did something more with your hair and background.
So, that is everyone! Now, time for the call-out order:
2. Rina
3. Makayla
4. Violet
5. Shizuko
6. Melody
7. Emma
And that means first place goes to..Coco! Congratz!
Now for elemination.
BOTTOM TWO:
Madison and Ebony
Madison- You haven't done a photo since the audition. I have nothing to judge.
Ebony- You've only done one photo! Step it up!
So, the girl that's going home is...Madison. I'm sorry, please pack your bags and go home. Don't stop modeling girl! You have a lot of potential!
Now, onto the next theme! Your next theme will be.......................Runaway!
I want you to portray a girl running away, or in hiding.
Requirments:
~ Must have a story
~ Messy hair
~ Messy clothing
~ Make sure you have emotion in your face
~ Still look like a model!
PHOTOS DUE This Monday
Now, this theme will be very special. We will be having a guest judge! And that is Mayvella, our winner from Cycle 1! So, make sure you tag me and BratzBabee in your photo. Good luck girls!!
- Brooke <33
27 Blythe a Day July 2022
"Marriage, fun? Fiddle-dee-dee. Fun for men you mean."
-Scarlett O'Hara, 'Gone With The Wind'.
13 December 2024
Scarlett shows off her indoor/outdoor decorations for 'Deck the Halls'.
{This is an archival photo from 2017. I realized that I've had Blythe in my life since before my daughter was born & she is now 14!!}
25 Blythe a Day July 2022
I once worked with a man who instead of swearing would say "My Hat!" It became a running joke in our household.
I am the Storm
60 x 90 cm
Glass, beads, tiles, amethyst, stoneware, mirror, nuggets, TG, crockery and paper
Wedi backing
Grouted in dark lilac
The Great Goddess is not only the giver of life, she also takes it away. She is warmth, sustenance, shelter... she is storms, earthquakes, destruction. Mother Nature is not always gentle and kind - once unleashed, her rage is both awe inspiring and terrifying.
This mosaic shows one of her less peaceful aspects. Here, she is the storm. She is driving the storm, the storm is driving her. But she is also spinning out of control - no one can control the power of the storm, not even she herself. No one knows where its going or where the pieces will fall once it has blown itself out.
The swirls of the storm incorporate pictures of some of the scary, crazy, amazing, wonderful, terrible influences currently pulling our world in different directions. Whether the influences are for good or bad is a matter of opinion, where it will end a matter of speculation, but I know I'm not alone in feeling frightened. The storm however isn't frightened, she just is. Her face is an island of calm in the centre of all the surrounding chaos, she looks serene and joyous - who doesn't love a good storm?
The pictures within the mosaic are not in any particular symbolic order of up/down, right/left, good/bad, dark/light... I placed them where they fitted in best according to the colour of the mosaic.
On the top left hand side there's a picture of a cockroach. Cockroaches are not usually seen as forces for good, but I put it here as a hopeful image. It represents the life force in every living being. You often hear that after a nucular war the only suvivors would be the cockroaches - apparently that is not based on fact, but I do believe, if the worst comes to the worst and we manage to wipe out all of humankind and probably a large number of the other inahbitants of Earth while we're at it... I belive that life will continue in some form or other. And if its the cockroaches who survive, good for them.
Below that is the sun... from which we get warmth, light, vitamin D, solar flares, skin cancer, global warming... it shows us that behind the clouds of even the fiercest storm, the sun will still be shining. Admittedly it might take a while for it to get through after a nucular Winter, but it will be there.
Starting from the centre of the dark upper swirl the first image is of Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany. I see her as an island of sanity and stability in the current political landscape. I think we should have far more women in postions of power, and btw, women are entitled to being just as falible as men are. I also think that a strong and united Europe is a very desirable thing in these times of shifting power balances. The world would probably be a better place if we had more politicians like Angela Merkel running things.
The next picture is of a woman wearing a niqab, standing for equal rights, obviously. But also against Islamophobia - I purposly chose a woman with a slightly challenging expression. I'm amazed at how much agression and fear a picture like this will often provoke. I once had a fascinating conversation with a women who wears a veil in public. She is articulate, intelligent, and has a great sense of humour. She wears a veil by choice because it is part of her culture and part of her belief system. I still object deeply to cultures that force women (or men) to cover up whatever parts of their anatomy - ours too! Free the nipple! But hating and fearing individuals because they are different is not the solution. So the niqab itself and the reactions to it disturb me about equally.
The next one is Malala - no need for explaination, right? A force for good against unbelievable odds, and an inspiration to us all. If she can still stand up fearlessly for what is right, after all she's been through, surely we can persevere and turn these current developments around!
Next up is a bunch of newspapers. They're from the UK in this case, but they stand for the press in general, all over the world. Some people think that journalists need to be controlled and persecuted... some think they should be free to write what they want about whatever they want. Some people think they always lie, some people think they're in the pockets of various interest groups. Its funny, I feel that in the last half year or so, journalists have moved from being shifty blighters who we need to keep a good eye on, to definitely absolutely being the good guys, a major defence against totalitarian regimes everywhere. This is a classic case of only appreciating something once you might loose it... Free press , please oh please lets keep free press!
Putin. What can I say? I do not like what is happening over there one little bit. I'd really rather not find out what he is working towards.
And on the right hand point of the upper swirl we have Trump. I was worried this mosaic would end up centered too much on the US, because the problems and challenges facing us are global. But lets face it, this mosaic was concieved and inspired by his election and his actions ever since. So yes, it is US centric.
Following the swirl, we come to the Pope. I am highly suspicious of organised religion, religious fundamentalism is resonsable for so much intollerance and hate the world over. So its very interesting that I included the heads of two major organised religions on this mosaic as forces for good. This current pope impresses me no end.
Next is a picture of two hands holding onto prison bars, sybolising lack or loss of basic freedoms for far too many people around the world, and fear that this will increase if things continue the way they seem to be headed now. Don't get me started on for profit prisons! How could that ever be a good idea???
To the left of the Goddess' arms we have the Damai Lama, the second religious leader on this mosaic. He was delt a very difficult hand and has against all odds become a figure who is rightfully admired and revered all the world over. I'm taking Tibet to represent anexed or supressed countries and peoples. China has a lot to answer for in this case and is certainly also observing current global developments with great interest.
Left of the Dalai Lama is a pile of books. Knowledge, or rather lack of it, is the root of many of the more sinister current trends. The books here are old, because knowledge and understanding of our past helps us understand the present and may help us shape the future.
The final image on this swirl is a selection of News outlet logos - representing free press again, but also internet comunication. It has never before been easier to get information on any topic whatsoever, it has proabably never been harder to suppress information either, or to spread false information... it has also never been harder to sift through all the information and try to decide what is true and what is fake. For better or worse, this is technology shaping our world today.
On the right hand side of the Goddess' hair there is a picture of some demonstrators in pussy hats from the women's marches in the US. It is inspiring to see people going out and standing up peacefully for what they believe to be right. Not only in the US, I had pictures of peaceful demonstrations from all over the place, but picked this one because... well: pussy hats, they are cool. Lets hope there are enough people who will continue to do so, that people will be legally allowed to do so... and that it will make a difference.
The blue streak at the hight of her naval, from left to right: First off a LGBT rainbow fist. Equal rights for all... lets hope these rights will not be eroded in the US and that more people all over the world will be able to live and love freely the way they want. Although right now, in too many places, it seems to be going in the other direction.
The next picture is one of the boats in the Mediterranean full of refugees from Syria. It was very hard to choose some of these pictures, and this one, while I was sticking glass to it, then grouting and polishing the tess, I was aware that every little dot on that picture is a human being who has been through horrors I don't even want to imagine. These here are the "lucky" ones, the ones who made it to the Mediterranean and who were sighted before their boat capsized - if anyone who has to flee their country can ever be considered lucky.
The third picture in this row is a group of test tubes/flacons - science, knowledge, research, a blessing or a curse? On the one hand I am deeply in favour of scientific peer reviewed studies as a mothod for gaining knowledge on any subject you care to name. Research should be as independant as possible, but at the same time it is very expensive and can also lead to enormous profits. Letting the free market decide on prices for drugs - for instance - is evidently not a good idea. And don't get me started on for profit health care. That is rather a lot for a couple of test tubes to stand in for though, isn't it?
To the right of her navel there is a puddle of water covered by a film of oil. The colours are beautiful... oil-contaminated water not so much. Renewable energy sources, anyone?
Next is a picture of a whale, just because. These creatures are so fascinating, we know so little about them, and who knows if they'll even last long enough for us to learn more.
The final image in this row is Brexit - another shocking and unexpected vote, another "where on earth is this all going to end?" moment. Buckle up, because like it or not, we're going to find out.
The light strip of clouds from left to right: The first picture is of a bundle of banknotes, because so much nowadays comes down to money - lack of it, wanting more of it, having too much of it. Plenty of studies show that higher income inequality reduces the quality of life for both the haves and the have nots, but at the same time income inequality is increasing at an alarming rate all over. Go figure.
To the left of her knees is a "coexist" sign. I have nothing against any religions or beliefs, so long as they also respect mine. For goodness' sake just live an let live, why is this so hard?
Too much of religion seems to be about hating, suppressing and controling others.
To the right of her knees there's an image of five interlinking hands with five different skin colours. What goes for religion also goes for skin colour... live and let live, we're all in this together. Unfortunatey racism isn't just going to dissapper anytime soon.
The next one is more of the same: The black power sign, another inspiring instance of people standing up for their rights. Its nowhere near where it should be, work in progress... And like so much else here, in the current political climate, things will likely get worse before they get better.
Finally, an archve picture of an atomic mushroom cloud. Too many atomic bombs are in the hands of people who are too trigger happy by far. I don't even want to think about it. But unfortunately I do.
The last Swirl by her feet, starting from the right and working inwards: The first image is one of the most chilling to me. It is of a perfectly nice US family posing with their guns. Seriously, I just don't get the thing Americans have for guns. I live in a country where many housholds have a gun - but locked away for use in the case of war, not paraded around on a Sunday afternoon picknick!
The next is a Polar bear... who may soon become extinct because of global warming and the melting of the ice caps.
To the right of her feet is a lovely picture representing another whole mixture of politics and
religion, a conflict with no end in sight, which can stand for many more similar situations all over the world.
To the left of her feet: A wolf. Wolves are coming back to Switzerland after having been extinct here for many years, which is very cool. Then there are people who don't want them to make a comeback and keep shooting them. The kind of story that is playing out in many places around the world..
The picture right on the left of this swirl is one of the protestors of Standing Rock, a man on a horse facing a line of tanks. The outcome was sadly expected and disapointing, but what a heartwarming show of solidarity and pride in their heritage. People all over the world were rooting for them. Renewable energy sources, anyone?
Going on down: The Chinese Wall - standing in for all kinds of walls built between all kinds of boundries. History doesn't seem to show this to be a particularly successful way of going about things, but hey, people keep on trying.
The next image is of parched earth. Global warming, floods, draught... Is access to clean drinking water a right or a privelege? Will the earth be able to sustain an ever growing population?
The next is another very nasty picture: a sea turtle caught in piece of plastic. The amount of plasic in our oceans in horrendous, and that is another thing that is likely to get worse before it might one day hopefully get better.
The last image on this swirl is a tank. Because war. I don't want to live through one if at all possible. I'm sure a great many other people don't want to either. I expect people living in a war zone would really like it to stop. There are absolutley things worth fighting for... but lets try to work towards less wars, yeah?
The very last picture on the bottom left hand side is a small dandelion working its way through asphalt. Isn't it amazing how you can have six feet of concrete, and somewhere underneath there is a little seed just patiently waiting to work its way through? Life cannot be contained.
21 December 2024
Rosie Posie was first in line this morn to see Santa Claus at his grotto in Ivy-Chelsea Gardens, London
19 & 20 December 2024
The Gingerbread Man finally makes an appearance... but what do the sisters' think??
17 December 2024
Meanwhile, over in Blythe apartments, our pouty princess Jellybean plays with her puppy Filo while Emy kitty curls up beside.
See Mouldy Scans Folder
Scanned by Bill on the Polaroid scanner.
Found slides in plasic folder under bed labelled "to Scan"
Now labelled Mouldy Scans and kept away from mine//
A few were lost slides of mine!
Posted to Rick's Flickr account.
11 December 2024
"Mother thought these Christmas flowers & the Krunk pot was ever so 'sweet' & he was the last one there so she couldn't leave him." says Andy Pandy half-heartedly
Today I sold my soul to the 365 game.
I have decided to undertake the challenge of taking at least one new photo every day and uploading it on Flickr. The intention is to make myself more prolific. To test myself and to attempt to be more creative. To take photos I've never thought of taking before and to get better at what I already do. To mercilessly rip off other peoples ideas on flickr and pass them off as my own.... scchhush ok I promise to credit.
Those of you with full time jobs know that taking at least one photo every day can be difficult. Time is of the essence indeed. You get up at 6:45am or in my case a small child climbs onto your head sometime after 6:00 am. You spend 1.5 hours getting to work, spend all day in front of a pc. Spend 1.5 hours getting home. You eat. You start to unwind. Its 8pm and you're already looking forward to going to bed. Rock n Roll.
For me this isnt about adding a new upload daily. This is about actually taking new photos every day. Getting better at my hobby.
I am working towards my LRPS still. I showed an initial panel last weekend at a viewing day where they peruse your potential and I walked out with half a set ready to go. I also learnt that I can be repetitive, and do not challenge myself enough. There is not enough photographer on view in my photographs. Not enough intelligence.
So for those of you who bother to read my comments as well as looking at my photos please encourage me. Obviously my postings might be a day late every now and again and those who know me probably dont expect me to get past the first week but Im going to give it a shot. Oh and I suspect my kids may feature a lot!
Day 1. March 18th 2009
Mia the DeeJay!
Finally those more attentive amongst you will have noticed that I am no longer Short Sharp Shot. Im Gregory Warran. I dont know why I've had a psudonym for so long. I mean I cant even spell the bloody word. So Gregory Warran it shall now remain.... at least until I get bored and change it again!
16 Blythe a Day August 2022
"The Catholic Church took the leading role in the early history of the pretzel. In the 7th C, the church dictated stricter rules governing fasting & abstinence during Lent. Pretzels, made of a simple mixture of water, flour & salt, were an ideal food to consume during Lent, when all types of meat, dairy & eggs were prohibited.
The first pretzels were baked as a soft, squishy bread, like the soft pretzels of today. Some say they were originally called “bracellae,” the Latin term for “little arms,” from which Germans later derived the word “bretzel.” According to others, the earliest pretzels were dubbed “pretiolas,” meaning “little rewards,” & handed out by the monks when their young pupils recited their prayers correctly. Whatever they were called, the popularity of these twisty treats spread across Europe during the Middle Ages. Seen as a symbol of good luck, prosperity & spiritual fulfillment, pretzels were also distributed to the poor, as a way of providing them with both spiritual & literal sustenance."