riding twenty inches of man-made powder

got my first ride of the season in today! blue mountain just opened with twenty inches of man-made snow. i mean, not the real thing, but just had the snowboarding itch. it's been two seasons for me, and a trip from oakville to collingwood is nothing. first day on the new board was amazing, i could definitely notice the difference from the old one. best investment of the year! ... well, australia was pretty cool too.

noel chez notre grand-pere

it's been a super busy couple of weeks. last minute christmas shopping, exams, driving back and forth from leamington to oakville for christmases, having no money for any of these things. but seeing jordan and my father act like boyfriend and boyfriend is always worth it.

face off

casted kelsey's face today. now i've got a guinea pig to experiment on. i meannnnn ... practice on. i don't think she's as excited about it as i am. it's weird now that i have a cast of her face, i can finally see how people think we look alike. she thinks it looks nothing like her. it's really strange to see a replica of your own face. i was finally made aware of how lopsided my face is. so grateful for that, not.



i've also been watching this reality show called 'face off,' a contest to find the next best special effects makeup artist and it's getting me more and more excited to try out new things. PLUS, word is on MTV, mrs. doubtfire is being remade. that better not be a lie.

it's beginning to look a lot like christmas

now all we need is a bit of snow ...

aliens, creeps & prosthetics, oh my!

working with foam latex has been difficult. with noses, there was moisture in my mold which left me with bubbles and a wrinkly extra skin on the outside. with vampire foreheads, my edges were too thick. finally, with this custom prosthetic, i think i have a better idea of how to do it. now just try to find the edges!







i thought i'd put up presley's work on me too. i'm thinking about having plastic surgery to permanently become a glamorous alien. thoughts? comments? concerns?

them janglin' bells

i'm so glad to be back in canada for christmas '11! still a struggling student though, i don't even have a tree, let alone any sort of decoration, so it's been hard to get into the spirit. so i wrapped some presents today, listened to some holiday tunes, and unsuccessfully prevented my cat from trying to help.