Gonna bust out some Livestream action for about an hour here, if anyone wants to yak: [link] (7/30 2:21 E.S.T)


Still working on portfolio stuff, and I'm happy to say that it's made me pull out my oil paints for the first time in forever. I purchased some fiber-board last week and have since started a self portrait in oil, and am pleased with the current likeness from working through a hand held mirror... It's just been too damn hot in the apartment to make me want to finish it yet. Once we get the AC working and it's not literally 90 degrees at my art desk anymore, I'll have less of a problem sitting still for myself LOL. I'm also planning on using some of the old mat boards and such that I gleaned from my job at the framing place, along with my prisma markers and pencils, to come up with something. Still trying to decide what exactly though.

Art Things (a local art store where I've worked before, and where I'm friendly with the staff and owners) called me earlier today and it's looking like I'll have a couple days out of the week to work there for the coming up semester, which is a huge relief to me. Not only do I already know that I love everybody there, but it's nice to know that I'll be able to pay for things like gas, and write checks for the rent to help out my boyfriend. AND it won't collide in any way with my evening hours working at the Mathlab (methlab LOL) at the community college, so I can keep doing that if they'll have me YAY.

Finally, despite the LARGE stressout I had within the last month about classes and majors and feeling that I didn't have enough time to sign up for things before they were all taken... school is working out. I've spoken to the director of the Engineering department and gotten some things clarified and talked through that were causing me angst, and it turns out that all of the classes that I needed/wanted I have been able to get into, and to make work with my schej. WHEW. People tell me I'm laid back but DAMMIT I just need to calm down sometimes LOL . Seriously.