So I’ve officially crossed skydiving off of “the list” (…of things to do before I die)!

I bought the certificate to go a while back and finally used it this past Friday. It was probably one of the most brilliant things I’ve ever done. The place was down in Eloy, so at 14,000 feet you can pretty much see everything. When you’re that high, it’s really quiet and as terrifying as some may think, it’s really serene. It makes you really see and appreciate the beauty God’s created!

I went tandem, which basically means I was firmly attached to a knowledgeable person on the way, which was rather comforting. His name was Sam. Here’s Sam hugging me upon a safe landing.

Even though I crossed that off, I’ve decided to add getting my skydiving license to the list. Which is pretty expensive, but I’m thinking it would be totally worth it. How awesome would it be to be able to jump out of a plane anytime you want? Pretty epic, I’ll say.

I carved myself a geeky little pumpkin in honour of fall.  One side was a TARDIS and one was a Dalek (both from Doctor Who, of which I am too addicted!). Happy fall to everyone!

Also, I finally got my portfolio/photography/design website up!

It’s www.livelaughdesign.com.

I’m really happy with how it turned out, so take a gander if you’d like. I also made some fun little business cards that are like miniature Polaroids, with different pictures.  These are two of my favourites -

My birthday was a couple weeks ago (thanks again to everyone for the lovely birthday wishes!).  My parents got me a Wacom tablet, which is a really cool thing for graphic design and such, basically whatever you write on it shows up in the computer (touch-screen-esque).  So it’s great for drawing and designing and such.  While I still completely fail at using it (hand/eye coordination seems to lack?), I’m pretty excited about that.  Also, I used the money from grandparents and such to buy a ticket to Vancouver later this month, so I’m really looking forward to that as well!

Oh, and I also got a pretty sweet pair of boots, which will be tres handy in Ireland.  It’s funny, because I’ve applied, been accepted, paid the fees, etc. for Ireland, but it seems even more “official” now that I have a pair of boots.  I mean, how practical are these boots in Arizona?  It seems so final now, haha.

Midterms have been happening over the last week or so, which seems sort of crazy.  The semester is half way over?  Really??  It seems like it just started!  Not that I’m complaining, just saying.  I guess that means only 2.5ish months until Ireland!

Speaking of midterm-ish stuff, this was my project for my 3ds max class.  I’m actually quite proud of it, mostly because I wasn’t entirely sure what I was doing.

I spent most of class last week making 3d llamas, which was largely impractical but suprisingly unendlessly entertaining.  Which is actually a completely irrelevant fact… Oh, the joys of wasting time in class!

In other news, a friend of mine got married this past Saturday (er… two Saturdays ago?), and I photographed her wedding, which was pretty exciting.  Both because she’s getting married… and also because I’ve never shot a wedding before, so that was pretty fun. I took a ridiculous amount of photos, but I think these are my favourites.