Basking SPT #10

basking
Originally uploaded by flamingo703.

It is B-E-A-UTIFUL today. So I am celebrating by sleeping in the warm sunlight.

Where's Ashton?

A homeless man just laughed at me. I was walking to class and he was walking past me. He began to wave and throw a single smile at me so I said "Good Morning" and he busted out laughing at me as though I had just been punk'd. Like I just fell for his Homeless joke. Ass Hole.

anyone have a map to Hell?

hell
Originally uploaded by flamingo703.

I don't understand why people who I wait on feel like I need the "Eternal Life" pamphlet. At least once a week I get one. Is there something about my personality that screams "I AM GOING TO LIVE IN ETERNAL DAMNATION"? Or is this just something that you are allowed to leave as a tip and its supposed to be just as good as money?

Third time is a charm.

officer 1
Originally uploaded by flamingo703.

An interesting way to start the day... with a police report. We get into CJs car to go get something to eat and his cdplayer is not exactly there and his dash is all broken and busted up. This is the THIRD time his car has been broken into. Nobody else has this kind of problem with parking their cars on the street. After his car got broken into for the second time he started parking in the alley behind out house so it would at least be off of the street and out of sight for the crackheads who wanna trade it for their next fix. The cop was really cool about everything... i guess the last one that came to file a report was real rediculious about everything. but needless to say I figured out how to turn the sounds on my camera off so I could take pictures without looking like a total ass. More pics of it on my flickr account #2.

SPT #nine

SPT #nine
Originally uploaded by flamingo703.

Happy STP for everybody... week nine of course.

Rosie Posie

Randomly looking through flickr photos I ram across Rosie O'Donnell's Flickr Photos... you would think that she would want to use a nick name or something else a little less Profile maybe.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rosie/

SPT #8

SPT #8
Originally uploaded by flamingo703.

This is part of today's SPT#8....I want to personally give a shout out to my Photoshop buddy, John. Power to the programmer for participating in Self Portrait Tuesdays. Ha, say that five times fast. My classes at the moment are relatively boring and unfulfilling so I have time to blog, knit, Photoshop, and paint to my little hearts content. I had to open another Flickr accountbeausee I guess I used all of my allowed uploads already and its only the 17th... so back and forth I go.

I added this next photo as a contribution to what some people think of my field. I found it humorous and sad all at the same time. I used a painting to prop open my bedroom window. Some people appreciate paintings and the concepts behind them and some people don't. I do, I just needed something strong enough to hold open my window. I think its fitting for my lifestyle at the moment.

Apple Smashple

I hate corporate customer service. I hate the Jackasses (representatives) they put on the phones to tell you that "there is nothing we can do for you unless you would like to buy another one at this time for ANOTHER $256 American dollars". I hate the fact that they are held together by not so sticky glue. I hate the fact that they treat me like just another number instead of a person. So I destroyed it. And I loved every minute of it. **F.Y.I.They best tool a girl can have is a paint can opener. **

I call apple today with the intentions of getting an address and sending them my broke ass product and I was prepared to pay up to $80. For them to fix it. After sitting on my daytime with an answering machine that says "are you still there?" every 2 minutes, I patiently wait for a real person to say that. Someone picks up. He asks for my information and I politely give it to him. I explain to the Rep. What is happening.


Me: ok... So what my iPod mini is doing is not normal. It is stuck in the "hold" position internally. You know... I can move the hold switch back and forth and it does nothing but stay on hold.

Apple Ass Man: Oh well it looks to me like you don't have a warranty with Apple anymore.

Me: yea, it ended a little less than 3 weeks ago.

Apple Ass Man: Well ma'am, have you tried restoring the iPod?

Me: Yes I did try restoring the iPod and it did nothing because I can't get it off of the hold position on the INSIDE of the iPod.

Apple Ass Man: Ma'am are you sure you tried to restore it correctly?

Me: Yes. (getting irritated) I have restored before and it worked perfectly.

Apple Ass Man: Well you can send it to us for technical support for another $256 dollars but you might be better off just getting a brand new one.

Me: So there's nothing you can do.

Apple Ass Man: yes, that's correct. If you like we can order you another one right now...

Me: No, F*ck you. (Then I hung up)

I never use a sharp tongue but I am so tired of being treated like a cow in a herd. I pay money to use your product and I would like to think that they cared about their customers and thought of them as more than just a dollar sign.

The tools that I used you will find are on the right side of the cutting matt. I found out that the "high tech touch wheel" is nothing more than four sensors GLUED to the back of the wheel.... they aren't even made as one piece. I am unimpressed. I was having a good day until 1:33pm... what should I do with the rest of the pieces? I was thinking about sending them back to apple with a thank you note.

bio isues

ok... so I am supposed to have an artist bio written by tomorrow morning for my web design class. I wrote one but not sure how I feel about it. your thoughts? anything I should add/ remove?





Heidi Zimmerman Bio 2006

I am an artist. As I was growing up I would come home from grade school with pages and pages of pictures instead of notes. After a few years of this kind of behavior I started taking art classes in my high school and it turns out I have a bit of artistic talent, and my parents began to see it. The encouragement that I received from my family has helped me through some tough decisions and hard times. I undoubtedly thank them for supporting me and sustaining in me to follow my heart, freely express myself, and become who I am. They have been a major factor in shaping me as a person and as an artist.


I work mostly with digital medias, charcoal, ink and oil paints. I love working with my hands and creating something real and tangible. My second love is digital work and mastering the technical aspects of design. While working on a piece I start to develop a relationship with what I have created. I love the feeling of being close to and becoming my art. I hope that I never lose that connection with my work, even if it is in the possession of/or designed for someone else. I want my art to always express the quality and ability of which I strive for.

What is my style? The style that I have is unknown to me. I am still growing, learning, and aging along with my craft. I sometimes use qualities from others work and incorporate them into my art to help nurture my “style”. The artists that have greatly influenced my work are Todd White, Josh Agle, Jordi Labandi, Matt Busch, Crissy McMain, Rene Magritte, and Edward Hopper.

I am a modern artist but my style is ever changing. That is who I am.

SPT7... i think is #7

SPT7... i think is #7
Originally uploaded by heidi703.

So this is my early contribution to Self Portrait Tuesdays. A new Year, a new camera, a new quarter and a new schedule to get used to. I HIGHLY encourage everybody to do their own SPT's. I know you have digital cameras... I have seen them. Be creative and fun with me.

She Died.

Today is indeed a sad day....

she died.

My iPod is no longer. She can turn on but her "hold" switch is stuck internally. Meaning that I can move the switch back and forth and it just always stays on Hold. Nobody but Apple can even attempt to fix her because (what I have been told) iPods are designed so that Apple are the only people that we pod carriers can turn to for help. There are no screws to unscrew, no hinges to unhinge, and no seams to unstitch leaving me to look like the cat trying to open the tuna can with a giant rock. That is if I try to open the damn thing myself. I wanted to go running yesterday but I have become so spoiled by my Pod that I would rather not go running than go running and have to listen to myself gasp for air and my clunky feet pummel the ground as if I had a 300 lb back pac strapped around my chest.... Not to mention that I have to go back to CD's for my car and listen to the air conditioner kick on and the pencils tap and the coughing and scratching and other irritating everyday noises in my studio classes. Its enough to make a girl go insane. I don't want to go back... I want to go forward never backwards. But I have no choice. I have no money, rent is due soon, I have a shitty college job, and no room for luxury's right now.