She Walked Away

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Things are getting better.

There's  .

And in less than two weeks, there will be...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tonight when I get home, I think I'll have myself a little of...

And finally, last night I sat on a friend's sofa next to a fella and wasn't able to breathe properly. I can't find you an actual photograph of this particular guy, but I can give you a visual clue that describes him very well. A little of this:

 with a little of this:  holding one of these: 

 Not my kind of beer, for sure, but at least he wouldn't drink up the good stuff!

 

 

Bad Day

It's a bad day for notreallylois. It actually started over the weekend, I guess, but each time I suffered a setback or problem, I was able to recover.

Friday I bought a few pieces from the ceramics department at school. Two bowls from an artist I love, and a mug without a handle (technically, a goblet). I set out washing said ceramics pieces Saturday morning and the goblet quickly shattered and sliced off a big chunk of my right hand.

Recovered. Fixed leaky toilet (thanks, Dad, for the over the phone diagnostics). Painted. Framed some paintings.

Yesterday, my painting and framing continued. I managed to put a nail under my thumbnail. Blood is difficult to get off of oak lattice. Managed to melt down while talking to my dear friend [notreally] Gladys. Hung up and finished what I needed to finish.

Today, though, I had my arse handed to me on a platter in critique. I am now questioning what the h-e-double-hockey-sticks I am doing spending all this money and time in art school. Okay, I checked my ego at the door, but I am really struggling - and the last days of the semester might be the worst time to have this happen.

I feel as though I might vomit.

 

Everything is Almost

The semester is almost over.

I'm almost ready to start my summer classes.

It's almost tolerable in my makeshift office, into which I moved yesterday - the first of three moves by August.

It is almost possible to get through the day without eating some sort of chips.

It's almost June and I have two wearable art pieces to construct for my juried exhibition.

My BFA Advancement Review is in two weeks. I am almost ready.

I almost didn't wake up this morning (reference homework photos with Black Velveteens).

I think this weekend will be almost enough time to finish my final painting:

     Yesterday, I was worried I had ruined it. Almost.

Happy Earth Day!!!

Free globe

I spied this globe in someone's trash on my way to work yesterday. Imagine! Throwing away the earth the day before Earth Day!! So sad, but an excellent find for me. It's one of those things that's too good to pass up, even though it's not immediately obvious what I will do with it. I have a globe I use for reference, although it seems fairly obvious that globes and maps are pretty much obsolete as soon as they are printed. This National Geographic Globe, for instance, can show me where the USSR is located.

So today, Earth Day, I brought my coffee to work in my OXO tumbler (best thing ever, by the way, never leaks or spills), and my lunch in sustainable bento boxes with a Light My Fire Spork (great to have). I'll think about the entire Earth, yes, but my mind is preoccupied at least a little with Pennsylvania. Yes We Can, PA.

Finally, I actually heard myself saying this to Fnn this morning, "Do NOT walk away from me while I am yelling at you!!"

 

Who, Me?!?

 

Beer Poll

Beer poll

The margin of error on this poll would be crazy in my beer drinking circles. We roll for Obama!

Theremin Cat

Theremin

I [heart] Beer

Yes i do

Thanks, cheekymonkey. I may [heart] beer, but I [heart] you, too.

Closing out the seMESSter

Busy, busy, busy.

Work is busy. School is busy. Second job is busy. Critter Central at home is busy. Thanks, Fnn, your bursts of energy at 2:00 am every morning are so nice.

This week and next week I will finish work, have critiques, meet with instructors, critiques, and also some critiques.

This weekend is Open House for my Saturday School. I'm really excited about seeing everyone's work. It's nice to look at work from the standpoint of instruction for a change. No painting necessary. 

Next week, in addition to the aforementioned critques and work, I am submitting some pieces for a juried exhibition. It's hard to paint with my fingers crossed, so I'll just have to wait and see. I am also waiting to hear about a particular scholarship that will really help me with my next two years of school. Pins and needles about that, actually.

This morning, my car looked like this:

 Wet paint on some, dry paint on others. None of these are really my area of interest, but I am trying to be a good student and give it all a try.

In the next two weeks, I will be moving my office at work for the first of three times before fall. I will also be submitting more scholarship applications. I have a commissioned painting to complete. I will most definitely be voting. Oh, yes, and I will also be going through the advancement review for my BFA program (although that's not until May 15). In addition to that, in my spare time, I will be working on the construction of my submission to a wearable art show the first week of June. As an artist, I cannot go to such an event in something off-the-rack. Therefore, I will be finishing the piece, meeting with the model for alterations, and constructing my own wardrobe for the event. Plenty of time.

 

 

 

Culture QotW: Travel Plans

What are your travel plans for this spring/summer?

This spring and summer, I plan to travel from home to school and work every day. I am not teaching on Saturdays again until fall, so I plan to travel to and from the local farmers market every Saturday that I can. Those trips, and other grocery-getting and library trips will be made on possibly my favorite mode of transportation EVER...

 

The Best Bicycle

Don't let your new kitten watch television

Fnn saw this clip:

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Laser Cats

Aside from the�hernia I acquired from laughing at Christopher Walken, now Fnn wants to enlist in the Laser Cat Army! I am just hopeful there won't ever be a draft.

�Oh, and sure, Andy Samberg is adorable, but how cute is Bill Hader?

�Nerdy goodness!