Draw Something!

Like most of the world's population, I've started playing Draw Something.  I held off from joining because I already play Charadium but by comparison, Charadium isn't as fun....Sorry!  I like Charadium's layout better but Draw Something is more accessible, I guess because of the FB Connect feature.  And on the Ping Pong feature on Charadium, I've been getting a lot of creeps lately.  Not good.  With Draw Something at least I know I'm playing with my friends.  And because I'm playing on my iPad, I feel like I have quite the advantage.  I don't think I could ever play on my phone!  That's way too small for my fat fingers!  And I have an extra advantage of playing using my stylus.  Double win.
I'm not the greatest artist.  I left that to my brother (who I would LOVE to play with but he doesn't have the app).  But over the course of playing, I feel as though I'm getting a little better each time!  That depends on the word of course.  Sometimes I get shitty words and have to settle.  Other times I luck out and get great words.  Here are some of my "best" works:

               

My Twilight section, apparently
  

Not gonna lie, this is where I started feeling a little more confident with my abilities.  I mean, my Aladdin and Jasmine are pretty on point < sarcasm / >
          
I was really proud of the Woody I drew for my old man (yeah, that sounds terrible) but he guessed it before I even started drawing the details of the hat!  Lame.  But it is kind of boring to sit through the whole process if you already know what it is, right?  I guess.  I'm definitely not as good as the people featured here but I'm not as terrible as I was!

Are you on Draw Something?  Send me your username!

Fun with Incredibooth

Ah yes.  Spring is in the air and it's finally warm enough to wear my Jean-Paul Gaultier for Target dress!  You can read about how much I love it here.  I also wore my flowers again. And because I'm doing a million things at work - including exporting and converting, that freed me up do something very important: play with Incredibooth.  My favourite booth?  Haus O'Haunt.  My favourite lens in Haus O'Haunt?  Markup!

This app was one of my first purchases for my iPad2 since it only works with the front facing camera. After I bought it, I kinda forgot about it since I don't grab my iPad for photos. Every once in a while, I'd check for updates and buy extra cameras and stuff but I'd never really use it all that much. I remember using it during my Thanksgiving trip with my very camera-ready niece and we played around with settings and stuff

But again, I forgot about it.
Until now.
I used it to capture my crazy, can't sleep moment of lyric writing one time

And now, I'm playing with the Haus O'Haunt crossed out eyes feature. I could make a Thursday joke here but I'll spare you.  Anybody remember that song?

I love the randomness of it - the X's, the line through the eyes and the straight up crossed out face.  They have normal-ish settings as well. If you're into that kind of thing, I guess *winkwink*  

There's no such thing as "normal" with Synthetic's apps - only ENHANCED.
Personally, I LOVE everything Synthetic does. I love the Hipstamatic (obvs), I love Swanko Lab (haven't used that one in a while...), the camera sharing with the Hipstamatic Disposable and I'm falling in love with Incredibooth all over again!

Fun Times with Tim

To honour Tim, I have decided to post this video I made of him beatboxing into my iPad.  It was right when I first downloaded the Garage Band app and I discovered the sample recorder.  While we were transferring work-related files, we recorded some tracks.  Technically, I didn't do anything except record Tim having fun with my iPad and it was hilarious!



I kept all the tracks with the hope that one day we might've finished them but I guess they'll stay the way they are...

I miss you Tim.

Katzi
S.L.Y.A.S.D.I.

The Killing and Twin Peaks

I have recently been caught up in a little show on AMC called The Killing. It first came to my attention during an extended re-viewing even for the first episode and I noticed that one of my favorite sister wives from Big Love is the main star: Mireille Enos. It's weird to watch her outside of the compound in normal clothes and as a cop because I'm so used to her as Kathy and Jodeen from Big Love but I have to say - The Killing is pretty great. It also features my favorite maenad from True Blood: Maryanne, played by Michelle Forbes.
The story starts with a murder. There's a pretty straight-laced detective (Enos) and a thugged out beat cop (played very convincingly by Joel Kinneman) investigating this girls' life and what led up to her untimely death. Nothing is what it seems in rainy Seattle and more strange things keep turning up as the story of this poor girl keeps unfolding. Who was she, really? Who did she hang out with? Why was she involved in this brutal killing? Sound familiar? It should - it sounds like another crime drama known as Twin Peaks.
The reason why the comparison is so fresh in my mind is because I've recently begun re-watching Twin Peaks thanks to my trusty Netflix Instant queue. While I was watching, I couldn't help but think some of the same things I saw on The Killing mirrored what I was seeing on Twin Peaks. Granted, there are very distinct differences between the two shows, but I can't help to point out similarities between the two.
They both start with the peculiar murder of a young girl. They both have a good cop, weird cop happening - Kyle MacLachlans's eccentric Agent Copper VS Joel Kinneman's thugged out Stephen Holder. They both have the slain girl mixing with the wrong crowd...but I've just finished episode 4 of Twin Peaks and so far, they're on the hunt for a one-armed man. If Sarah Linden starts talking about dreams she has with backwards-talking little people, we have a problem. So far, though, I think we're okay.
Both shows are very well-done and I can definitely see why my Mom didn't want us watching Twin Peaks while we were growing up but times have changed and I hate to say it but, compared to what's on TV now, Twin Peaks is a little tame. Granted, it was very ahead of its time and had a more soap opera feel but I'd say it was definitely a "gateway show" for many other TV shows on right now.
I'm pretty sure the similarities stop with the murder of a high school girl mixing with the wrong crowd in the Pacific Northwest but I can't help thinking about one show while watching the other. I'm sure that will end soon, though. Agent Cooper has been introduced to the Bookhouse Boys and I think things will start to get supernatural...
Either way, I love both shows. I'm a sucker for Mr. MacLachlan AND I really like the chemistry between Enos and Kinneman. I'll try to be a little more discerning while watching both shows...
Love and kisses,
Katzi
S.L.Y.A.S.D.I

PS - This is my first post using the Blogsy App for the iPad.  It took a little time for the app and my account to sync up but other than that, it's a pretty nice app.  We'll see how it handles photos and videos in future posts...