Becky Ray’s Brain

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Go puppets! January 31, 2008

Filed under: Puppets — beckyray @ 4:37 pm

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Here’s the first look at the first puppets I’m making for Pointe North.  They’re pretty simple, but I’ve got to start somewhere.  It’s been a while since I’ve made a puppet. 

Anyway, these and many more will be used for our next series, Zooplosion, when we move into our new, temporary facility.  All the puppets will be two-dimensional.  The different sections will be hinged together, so each puppet with have one to three moving parts.  The outlines of all the animals are on the CD-Rom that came with the curriculum, so all I had to do is print it out on transparent paper and shoot it onto the wall with an overhead projector.  Trace it onto paper that is pinned to the wall and paint.  Pretty easy so far.  Later I’ll show you what’s next for those who are interested. 

Yeah, this is my job.  Aren’t you jealous?

 

Bloggin’ ain’t easy January 30, 2008

Filed under: General — beckyray @ 5:51 pm

So I hope you’ve noticed the snappy new changes I’ve made to this blog.  It is a lot more difficult than I intended it to be, and it still doesn’t look exactly right.  I feel like I had to learn a new language to understand it.  Great, now I sound like somebody’s grandma trying to figure out what a mouse has to do with a typewriter.  Anyway, hopefully I will get the hang of it. 

 

LOST! January 29, 2008

Filed under: General — beckyray @ 7:33 pm

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So it’s finally here! Season 4 of Lost starts this week! I can’t type how excited I am! Despite the fact that I spent most of Season 3 pleading with my TV screen, “Please, don’t kill Charlie! Pleeeeeease, don’t kill Charlie!” I’m still ready to watch what happens! (Just in case you haven’t seen it but may still be interested, I won’t say whether or not they did indeed kill Charlie.) Will they be rescued? Does Kate love Jack or Sawyer? Is Locke good or bad? Who is in the coffin in the season 3 finale? I’m sure all these questions have been discussed at length on various fan sites, but I prefer to enjoy the show untainted by the opinions of the masses. I do however enjoy discussing each episode as it happens with friends. So if you’re hooked like me, let me know!