Summertime is coming!!

I'm so ready for it!! I'm trying to make sure that I will still look decent in my swimsuits (mostly bc I can't afford to buy new ones this summer and partly bc I want to look nice.) I'm walking about 3 miles a day now...hopefully the weather will permit me to keep doing this at the trail near my house...because I really dislike treadmills.

Annnnd I started tanning yesterday. I don't know how you feel about tanning....most people disapprove. I, however, don't approve or disapprove. I do it right before summer for probably 2 hrs total when you add it all up and then I don't get burnt in the summertime and I don't look pasty in my sundresses! So I wouldn't consider myself to be tanorexic...

All this pre-summer activity is making me feel awesome!! I live for the summer.

P.s. I submitted Danger Jones (work in progress) to a film festival last Friday. I'm excited to hear back from them!!


Happy Wednesday
Krackle

Friday progress :-)

I've been slowly making flowers...I don't know why I'm making all of these for my frankenstein when I have a rubbermaid tub full of odd  mismatched flowers. I'll probably end up using some of them anyways...but I really wanted to make some super cute flowers. Here are a few of the ones I've already finished :-)

Sorry for the kinda poor quality of the photos...but I think you get the idea. I've got plans for embellishments as well. It's going to be super fun I think! :-) 

p.s. Is anyone else super relieved that it's Friday??! I would have posted the Rebecca Black - Friday song...but I love you all so I wouldn't want to subject you to that.

xoxo

K

Accidental Inspiration

OK, I accidentally came across some bouquets on Etsy while I was searching for a bridesmaid's dress bc my roomie is getting married soon. I know what you're thinking, "Bridesmaid dress lead you to bouquets....how did that happen?" Honestly, I don't know...I think it was fate, because it inspired me to try out a new idea -- crocheted flower bouqets! I hope my Frankenstein will be cute...we'll see I'm going to start crocheting flowers now!

p.s. here are some of the items that inspired me!

You can find these in RBK Creations Etsy shop!

And you can find these in muscariwhitesflorist's Etsy shope :-)

I hope you're having a good week!

xoxo - Krackle

...making a comeback

I've been gone for so long! This semester has really taken over my life. I started filling out my graduation application over Spring Break and it was nice to realize I only have 7 classes left....and one of them is an internship :-)! <----WHICH I am really excited about! My friend had some connections at Dempsey and got me an interview and they gave me an internship...now I just have to get everything straight with the university. I am so excited about it and hopefully it will turn into a job eventually.

Yesterday was the first day back from Spring Break...and it was ROUGH! I think I did everything wrong. It was pretty bad. I didn't even get home from the lab until 1:30AM...I was so frustrated and tired. The boyfriend called and chatted with me a bit. haha he reminded me I only have 7 classes left to take. He knows just what to say, right? Today will be better...I'm officially out of Spring Break mode now.

I just wanted to check in. I'm getting back in the blogging groove this week I promise. :-)

xoxo
krackle

Danger Jones Recap

First tip for things you need to bring to a set...like a thousand pens/pencils. Because inevitably no one will bring their own and everybody will need one.

We had an awesome first couple of days. I mean unbelievable - as in almost nothing went wrong. It was incredible.

(There were so many people in my tiny house!!)

THEN...we started shooting exteriors. Which, let me tell you, are never easy no matter how prepared you think you are. The important thing is to power through and get the shots.

The best thing to do is try and keep everyone happy on long grueling days so that even if you're way behind schedule at least you're not way behind schedule on a really tense or moody set.

Lucky for us Team Danger was fantastic and devoted. We got 100% out of everybody and did a great job. It was so much fun!

We just finished our first rough cut of the film and the trailer. We're meeting with composers next week! I am so excited to get an epic spy theme composed...

-Krystle

Wednesday Stress Relief

I need a break. Like desperately. I want to cry when I look at my schedule. I have something due every week from now until finals week. (With the exception of Spring Break...thank the Lord!) I don't even know how to deal with this much stress...I'm not usually this bogged down. I mean typically I get busy but I can still see the light at the end of the tunnel, this semester is one big endless tunnel.

I don't mean to complain so much. I'm still enjoying myself. I deal with the stress in a few ways:

1. carmel macchiato with hazelnut
2. A bit of bible reading.
3. pandora - temper trap station or adele station (although yesterday is was a rod stewart station haha)
4. netflix on the iPad in bed with Roxy keeping my feet warm. That is the best part of the day I think :-)

Today, I took two tests, finished a rough cut for a friend's film, am waiting to pick up the rough cut of Team Danger's film, and have an essay to write by Friday. So since I have a lull because I'm at the halfway point I'm going to do some major unwinding tonight. I might even venture over to CYC for a trip through their magical froyo buffet!

How do you handle your everyday stress?

xoxo
krackle

Oh, hello Society...I remember you.

Goodness gracious, has it been a CRRRRAZY couple of weeks or what?!
Yesterday we wrapped our last day of shooting my senior film.  :-) and what a relief it is. I can finally rejoin society.

I've mentioned it a few times: Danger Jones. His name is Edwin and he thinks he's a spy but he's really just a nerdy kid. On his journey with his best friend Jeeves (Gennie) to defeat the Evil Maximus (the school jock - Max) and win over the Gorgeous Lucille (Max's girlfriend Lucy) he finds that maybe what he was looking for was right beside him all the time.

I was definitely prepared for the stress because I had planned ahead and organized everything out the wazoo...but man! It was still pretty crazy. For the next couple days I'll post some recaps of what happened and for those of you who may or may not be interested in filmmaking I'll share some tips from my experience on the set. I am prepared now and know what I will change to be better prepared for the next movie.

Post production is so much better for my health. Not nearly as much anxiety, the circumstances are a lot more controlled...so my blood pressure should stay at a healthy level haha. If we make it into the UCA festival, Danger Jones should premiere on April 29. If we don't it will definitely premiere on May 6th. I'm so excited.

Also, since the last time I posted, I got a producing internship with Dempsey Film Group. I can't wait til summer so I can get started I have a feeling I'm going to love it there!! So many awesome things are happening all at once it's a lot to take in. I am loving life right now.

So what's new with you?

Love,
Krys