She Walked Away

notreallyLois <3s Keith Olbermann (still and always)

Keith is the shizznit!

weekend whirlwind

First and foremost - Thanks, Hillary. Your speech on Saturday was what I have always anticipated from you. Gracious and dignified. I am pleased that the first real female contender for the presidency was able to put a positive end to such a tremendous contest. Women, and most importantly, girls can now look at their lives so much differently than they did before. I'm sorry about that comment I made. You know, the "I'll believe it when I see it" one.

In other news, the couture show was Saturday night. I didn't win, but I was so pleased with the whole thing. Here is my entry :: A wedding dress constructed of repurposed t-shirts. The flowers were made from a painting I  found in the trash at school. And my model! I think she was simply perfect!

 

As for my 'guest,' I know he won't be reading this, but you're a real piece of work. A different kind of work than this dress - of which I am extremely proud - but a major pain in the arse for which I have no time. Good luck to you.

What a weekend!

 

 

Early start to the weekend.

My weekend starts tonight.

I'm more than just a little excited about Saturday. Check here Monday for results. In the meantime, enjoy:

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Balance

I got myself a little present last night:

 

New ink

Terminated!!

Today I have been officially terminated from my job. My last day is Friday.

I have been hired as a part-time employee at the same job on Monday to allow me to start my newest part-time job. Here's the 4-1-1:

My current job is boring. I'm good at at, though, and I am eternally grateful for the opportunity it has afforded me to come back to school. Because it is a University position, and I have been able to schedule around my classes.

The department in which I work is undergoing many changes and part of those changes include some added responsibilities and fewer hours when I start taking my block studio classes at school this fall.

In the spring and the fall, I teach art classes for my school's Community Learning Program. I can't begin to tell you how much I love that!

Last week I was contracted to direct a gallery show for my school as part of a festival held annually here in th city. This is big news for me. I will be managing the whole thing, which is a little intimidating, but also very exciting. Because this job is part-time and temporary (ends Labor Day), AND for the same University, I have chosen to go to part-time next week. I'll still be working 40 hours a week until the fall, but will split those hours between the two jobs.

Confused?

I know I am.

So my last day is Friday, so I am taking my floating Holiday that day to relax before my big show on Saturday (no, I haven't forgotten that I need to report that here - with pictures). I'm not prone to superstition so much, but it IS a juried show, and I hope to do well.

 

 

anticipation...

There's so much going on at the [nothing like a] ranch for [notreally]Lois this week. I might be a little out of touch.

Fair enough. I am always a little out of touch.

The couture show is Saturday and I am super-excited with my work. I will have photographs soon and I'll say now for the record that my model is the BEST model. Awesome, Super Art School Girl that she is! That's a possible advantage to my more advanced age as a student. Kids help me with requests because they often think I am faculty. That wasn't the case here, but it has come in handy.

I also have some turbo outrageous news that can't be shared yet. As I shared with Gladys, it's not about a boy or a baby, so that whittles the possibilities a bit. I'll be able to share fairly soon.

After this weekend, maybe.