"Are you stalking Riley, Sue?"

A friend asked me while pointing to the search box on my screen.

It read, larkolicio.us/blog. (Lark being Rileys last name) My response went something like, "no, not really. I just wanted to see his blog, so that I could blog about his blog." (I imagine, I used the word 'blog' a bit less, but who knows) So, that's how we got here- well, me anyway. It turns out my teacher Riley has been blogging for awhile now. To clarify, his blog is titled 'Point of Inflection: Describing My Path Through Practice and Pedagogy'. - I know, I have no idea either. But aside from his math talk, he writes about his lessons plans and how students have been reacting to them. I just find it so intriguing to read about our classes from a teachers perspective- all I ever hear, is what other students have to say. It's nice to hear the other side.
Click the image here to get to his blog,

Dark Skies

Woke up to dark skies.
nothing but fog laid out across her eyes-
No reason for it,
nothing to justify.

Just her fake face, a
bundle of careless lies.

These words are like all others.
But one things changed-
You didn't cause this,
cause her to cry.

Photo by: Justmakeit

Splat.

This Is How I Feel Right Now.

!Splat! by: TBSteve

- Waiting for things to get better,
Beautifully Broken

Attempted Art Journal

A new fad has emerged called the 'art journal'.

A month or so ago, I began my own. But even as I looked at the classic journal page from other artists, mine never seemed to reach their intensity- their creativity. But, I thought I would give you an insiders look at my favorite pages and favorite details anyway- I haven't made a new page in awhile... I can't seem to articulate the things I want to say.



*the background pages in my journal are taken from SVA's catalog, I pretended to be interested in their school, so I could have my own- its massive and full of student art.

- Beautifully Broken

You've never heard of a Xyron?

Somehow I keep finding myself talking about my Xyron, only to have people look at me like I'm insane.
Well, a Xyron is a mini sticker maker and you don't know it yet, but you want your own. Here are the simple steps of my favorite little machine-

1.) Get an image ready-
2.) Grab the end
that most resembles
the words 'paper' and 'sticky'3.) You're almost there,
all you have to do is peel off the clear sheet...





4.) AND TA-DA, stick your new creation to your friends face!

Want one of your own?
Right click the image below and select 'open link in new tab'
- Beautifully Broken

A Scattergood Tradition as Told by my Camera

Staff Appreciation Day, 2010

Making signs and decorations

Walking the red carpet-

And the award goes to-

- Beautifully Broken

Uh. Hello Firefox...

Clearly, I'm a little behind.
Just today I learned how to personalize my firefox screen. There have been many times in the past (4 years actually) that I've seen my friend Claire's computer screen and think to myself- I wonder how she got such cool images above her tabs. Of course , no one tells me anything. So, it wasn't until this morning that I found out how. Now, I wouldn't want anyone else to go through what I've been through in this make-my-firefox-pretty-struggle. So, I'll be nice and show you how-

1.) Right click the image at the right, select 'open in new tab' -
This will take you to the most popular personas, as they call them.

2.) Choose your preferred category
3.) By rolling your mouse over the images, your smart little computer will give you a taste of whats ahead
4.) Once you've found one that is just right for you- select 'wear it'
5.) Enjoy and pass this glorious knowledge along

--> Check mine out,












- Beautifully Broken

Seurat Painting: Flickr Style

A miraculous photo redo of the famous Seurat painting. Its one of those... WOW images- that makes you wish you were that cool and creative.

Photo by: OldOnliner,
click here to view this image and others from the shoot
-Beautifully Broken

Let down your wall.

Flower drop your petals,
boy let down you wall.
Just let it all fall-
and wait.

Wait for the one with
duct tape and glue
to build you back up-
break again and again,
that's okay.

You see-
my elmers is bottomless,
and my tape roll endless.
Let it all fall-
And wait.

Photo by: Justmakeit
-click here to view image larger-

Space_Out_Face

What do you think of this before and after?

The second image was edited on
www.picnik.com -- a great online photo editor.
-- Beautifully Broken

Going Nowhere-

Photo: "tangerine colored world" by watchmewatchy0u5

The man who talked to himself on the train,
Spoke of dignity and shame.
But those words never left his mouth-
Instead a smile was planted on his face.

Going nowhere-
A swagger in his step
And the faint scent of beeswax that remained-
Long after he had left.

- Beautifully Broken