LaLaLa

I actually woke up on time today
Good Art History class
Hard work all afternoon
Interesting documentary on the man who designed the logos to the left in 2D class
Chats with my best friends in the whole world
Happy Happy day


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Two Weeks

Tomorrow is December
Time to break out the Christmas sweaters
And trudge through these next few weeks of school














Image: I took that of our chandelier back at the Whited homestead.

Finished

I am officially done with homework that is due before the break
What a relief
Now I can focus on getting through that last class tomorrow
Running errands
And
Seeing my beloved again
And being with my family again.
Looking forward to what is to come.




Image:taken by me at a past family reunion. I love it. That's me and my little sister. She's a cool kid.

Two Days

This is going to be a good week

Dinner with sis

Last few classes

New look

And...a date!

Thanksgiving with family

Christmas decorating

Yay!!

Image: I took that in Israel.

Things I have learned when living with others

Not everyone is motivated to clean up their own messes
Not everyone is considerate 
Not everyone knows that it is never a good idea to turn the ac to eighty nine degrees fahrenheit
Not everyone knows not to eat food they didn't buy
Not everyone knows not to bring boys in at three in the morning
Not everyone knows to be a little quieter when you are trying to sleep


But not everyone is a horrible roommate.
I am thankful for the lovely friends I have made this year.
What an adventure rooming together has been!


Image: taken by me. That was my kitty! Presley.

School's Out!

Afternoon class was cancelled so I...
Cleaned
Mopped
Dusted
Organized
Did laundry
Worked on homework
Ate...a lot
And received phone calls from my mother and beloved.


Good day.


Image: mhmm, I took it.

Back Home?

Wonderful weekend
But now I feel like I am torn between three worlds
Family
School
And my beloved.
What a strange stage of life I am in.

Tomorrow

Lovely lunch with my mother
Worked ahead on homework
Tomorrow
I see my beloved


Image: photo taken of the neighbor pony by yours truly.

Struggling

I feel like I am constantly fighting with time
Battling to get things done
Warring with homework
Trying to take my captives to class and survive critiques








But, this weekend, when the battle is over, I get to be with
My beloved and my best twin friend.
Definitely worth fighting for.








Image: taken by me at the colosseum. 

Writing

Well, I've been working on my 2D project all afternoon.

Now, I'm working on my paper.

When will I get to sleep?

Oh, and hello, November. I've been expecting you.

Image: little doodle made while preparing for the daunting 2D project

Party Party

MCA halloween party
Interesting
Amusing
Left early.
Now, relaxing. 
Tomorrow, homework
And a visit from my sister.








Image: Of Lizzie, the family dog, taken on a recent visit back home.

Call Me Crazy

Chatted on the phone with
my beloved
and my twin friend


I would call this day a success.










Image: Just a picture I took of Cash and Preslie.

Monday

Stressfully finished homework

Positive feedback in critique

Now, essay

This week is looking pretty crazy.

Image: Just a little photo I took in Venice. Oh, how I would love to go back.

goodbye again

goodbye again, my beloved
hello another two weeks at least till I see you
hello another four weeks till you are home once again




tonight, distraction: roommate bonding and work work work

Almost

Today will be spent doing the homework I have been putting off all break.

No morning class, so more time to work.

Only one day till I see my beloved.

Almost there.

I really miss my twin as well.

Waiting

Fabulous day with my roomie.
Still, I can't help but miss my beloved.
Waiting.

Here

Bonding with my roomie.
Far from my Beloved.
I am where I am.

Horray

Class got out early.

The day was carefree.
I am still budgeting my time with homework,
But still, I am relaxed
I am at peace with what is to come and content with where I am.










Image: I also took that.

Sigh

Writing class
Lunch with Dad
Blind Contours
Gestures
Project Runway watching with lovely new friends
Undecided about near future plans
Slightly afraid of far away future plans
But, the day is coming to a close and I can honestly say that I am content with how it turned out.
I can breathe a sigh of contentment.


Image: I took that.

Disappointed

Projects unable to finish

Beloved unable to visit

Time unable to slow

Why is it that some days I feel so helpless?

Image: photograph taken by me of the sun dancing on the wall.

Up and Down

Stressful day
But it got better
Drawing has become more enjoyable
I just miss the care-free feeling of the weekend
I still can't easily say goodbye






Image: taken by my lovely little sister at the family reunion.

Today

Visit with my beloved
Homework
Visit with my twin


Pretty good day.
Pretty good day indeed.






Image: found once again in iphoto. Taken on the lovely, awkward Dolphin Island trip.

Happy

Barely survived my extremely tedious morning class
Nap
Finished homework
Afternoon class, Midterm Drawing completed
No homework
Reunited with my beloved

Yes, I would say it has been a pretty good day
Image: taken by me, in Arkansas, where I will be once again on saturday

Crazy Daze

What a crazy day it has been!  At 7:30am I awoke to the echoes of a violent pounding on the front door.  The Security Guard apologized and asked with a sympathetic smile, "Mam, will you please make sure your door is locked?"
After this reassuring encounter, I stumbled back to bed and fell asleep.  Then, Art History class at 10:40.  Chat with the ECS AP Art Class at 1:00, lunch with the family, rushing to get my Art History book (finally, now that we are at mid-terms), and then 2D Design class.  Now, chatting with a few high school friends and bonding with my new roommates.
Lovely, lovely crazy days.

Image: taken by my lovely roomie, Kelli, at her birthday dinner

Nerves

           Waking up late
           Wanting to return to my 
           dreams
           Endless Writing lecture
           Nap
           Visit from Parents
           The September Issue
           Drawing Assignment
           Class
           Critique
           Already dark outside
          Birthday celebration
          Home again

Now, the nerves are settling in.
Tomorrow,  

I am returning to my high school art class 

to tell tales of art school experiences and, hopefully, 

motivate them to actually care about senior high art.  

Can I? Will they? We shall soon see.

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Being

An ideal blazer, black with grey trim, perfectly fitted, unique crest detail, made from the same material as my favorite pair of sweatpants, while maintaining a polished appearace. Yes, please.  Why have we not met before? How did I not know of the existence of such a thing?  

Also, only a few days remain until the arrival of both my beloved and my best twin friend.  Lovely weekend ahead, and I cannot wait.  Though, I am sure I will be torn between the two. It is so difficult, wresting with the fact that there is only one of me. Then again, I am glad I am the only one of me there is.  Only I can be me.  And I am finally in the place that I am content with just being me.  Mark has always encouraged me to just "be" -- stop wearing myself out trying to please others or accomplish every single possible task set before me-- and just sit for a while in the essence of myself.  Just be. Am I perfect? Am I exactly what I strive to be? Not by any means.  But, becoming who I am going to be -- that is a journey I am eager to travel.  So, I continue the adventure.

Cake

I have just arrived home, to the chaos that is our apartment.  I am bombarded by tales of weekend drama and stressful amounts of assignments when Splat! There goes the birthday cake.
Sometimes, when we're surrounded and overwhelmed by life, things just go splat on the floor.  So, just pick yourself up; you are still what you were before you fell, just a little changed.  With change comes growth.  Maybe not for that cake, but I know I'm growing and learning and loving.

Times like these

I truly am thankful for the education I received at my small, private high school. Though there were many things I thought were less than perfect, one thing they definitely did have was the sense of family that included the entire school population, felt especially during times of loss. Times like these.

Flannel/Floral Friday!

Well, today is another day.  I woke up to the usual shuffling footsteps of my roomies, opening and closing of doors, and the whiny sound our air-conditioner makes. 
I struggled to find an outfit to wear, for today is Flannel/Floral Friday. I finally chose a floral top, gifted by my roomie. I've tried on a thousand sweaters; I am dying for fall weather! When will I get to wear scarves and boots again?

Powerless

This morning I awoke to silence.  Silence is something I have not experienced for quite some time. True silence, the kind that makes your eyes open wider and your skin crawl.  What is so unnerving about the absence of noise? Maybe it is the amplification of our own noises that frightens us. The thought of being heard, with nothing to distract from the sound we make.  
I awoke to darkness. Flipping the switch produced no light. The break in my routine bothered me, not like an annoying tick of a clock can for a moment.  Being alone in the dark silence bothers me like nothing else can. What is more frightening than being in the dark, wishing to see but not seeing, believing you are alone but not knowing, wanting to scream but praying not to be heard.

Lord Byron

Sun of the sleepless! melancholy star!
Whose tearful beam glows tremulously far,
That show'st the darkness thou canst not dispel,
How like art thou to joy remember'd well!
So gleams the past, the light of other days,
Which shines, but warms not with its powerless rays;
A night-beam Sorrow watcheth to behold,
Distinct, but distant -- clear -- but, oh how cold!


Life at college has brought with it many late nights. The moon is the sun of the sleepless, and quite sleepless am I.  This little blog has the potential to contribute to that sleeplessness, but I am eager to begin this attempt at sharing my thoughts with whoever is willing to listen. So, now begins the adventure.


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