Present Joys

I’m having so much fun with this! Here’s Donna, another one of my neighbors. She was extremely obliging. And awesome.

I’m having a lot of fun shooting portraits for my photo class. This is my neighbor, Hollie.

• Tried to plan a fun friendship lunch outing to Dirty Frank’s which, despite serious logistical problems, was still great fun.
• Got to go home early on monday afternoon because my Worst Class of the Week was cancelled.
• Totally bombed a science quiz covering chemical hazards of art materials.
• Had extremely positive team interactions. (Perhaps I can do this after all.)
• Had an advising appointment in the hopes of trying to get out of my Worst Class of the Week. A futile attempt.
• Went to the art museum with my Illustration class, spent about 50% of the time looking at paintings and the other 50% lounging on giant beanbags in the museum lobby.
• Served as a portrait model for Amanda.
• Mounted finals for Burleigh on cheapo chipboard instead of black mount board, which was a risky move. Received equal parts criticism and praise from my peers.
• Overlooked printing issues and therefore ended up mounting half of my stuff for Burleigh thursday morning in the school parking lot. Cut myself, bled on work, had to mount again. An altogether formative experience.
• Did pretty well on my science test covering chemical hazards of art materials.
• During a knit-n-crit in Burleigh’s class, made Japanese short rows to shape the shoulders on Ian’s sweater without directions OR stitch markers. Proud of myself.
• Had a generally amazing, delightful week.

• Stayed up till 2am monday morning to register online for spring classes, which ended up being an almost complete waste of time. I got into most of my classes with no problems.
• Arrived late to my monday morning class because I had to finish scheduling in person. (See above.)
• Saw Simonetta Moro talk about her work. Though not the most captivating public speaker, her work and creative process were intriguing and I left feeling very enriched.
• Got out of my photo class early and ended up talking to Mr. Burleigh, which was wonderful.
• Watched the documentary Ghost in your Genes in my science class, which was very interesting. And I can get extra credit for writing a few pages on it—huzzah?
• Didn’t go to school at all on wednesday, because my illustration teacher was in Italy for a show opening. Had a nice day of working at home.
• Got out of my photo class (should I say non-class?) two hours early and took a drive to the Scioto Audubon Metro Park with Jason and Amanda. Took lots and lots of pictures.
• Had surprisingly positive personal interactions with my teammates. Now! to only keep this up for the next six weeks, while creating lots and lots of great work. Is it to much to ask for?
• Bought an 85¢ muffin from the Crane Café, which was delicious but definitely not worth 85¢. At least now I know how it feels when Colleen buys 85¢ muffins.
• Worked really hard on a 5-page research paper for science and a 3-page essay for anthropology, and mourned the fact that, even in art school, I cannot escape dull paper-writing.

I just drove over to the Scioto Audubon Metro Park with some friends to case the joint and take research pictures.