let's get crackin'

First week down. Nothing of interest happened. My first class passed pleasantly, and without fuss. Ironically, I began my scholastic year with Lessons from The Holocaust. My morbid sense of humor prevented me from seeing it as a bad omen.

Now things should begin to pick up. This will be my first full week of classes. Print 3, Math, Senior Studio, and my Holocaust class. I feel at ease, comfortable, and relaxed. Isn't that the way it should be? Confidence is defined in one way as "a feeling of self-assurance rising from one's appreciation of one's own abilities or qualities". I am learning to appreciate my own abilities and my qualities, and so I suppose it really makes this entire year about gaining confidence. Confidence that, after leaving my alma mater, that I will be able to go out into the world and not only appreciate my own abilities and qualities, but be able to convince someone else to appreciate (hopefully in the form of payment) my abilities and qualities. But for now, I will be content with letting my creativity brew and steep until the fruits of my labors burst forth and I create art. Or at least try to!

let it settle

First day back on campus, and already it's been a roller coaster of emotions. But it's good to have great room mates to help relieve the tension. It's like we never left, and that's a great feeling. It will come in handy when things start to get really crazy. But for now, I'll accept the peace of knowing that I have great friends. To a new year with old friends!!

bein' crafty

4 days. I think all I have left to do is pack my clothes. For me, that's practically a miracle. I've decided to take the liberty to put off packing my clothing and be a little crafty. I've been playing with tee shirts and making all sorts of stuff. Thursday I'll be tie-dying some white ones. So far I've made a tote bag, some flowers, and a reconstructed shirt. There will be more reconstructed tees coming, I just haven't found the right tees yet.

I keep going back and forth from being super stressed out to so chill, it's scary. But what else can I do? Here goes!!

let the count down begin

11 days today until I move back on campus for the beginning of my senior year. The insanity has already begun, but fear not Reader, for I have... a plan? Nope, not really. Courage? Ha! I'm not the Cowardly Lion, but I'm far from William Wallace. No, dear Reader, I have unfaltering determination. I will finish what I have begun. But I need to get there first, which means I need to pack. Ugh.