today has been a wonderful day. last night was my birthday and i had a wonderful time, and today i finally made up my mind about my fall term course load. i am taking history of photography, topics in latin american art, topics in gender and sexuality in art, art survey I, and us history. so, i will be busy, but i have cut my course load from 18 to 15 hours which i think will make my life a little more manageable. also, as a member of the honors college i am converting one of my 4000 level art history courses into a contract honors course, which mean that i will have an additional project that constitutes a minimum of 25 hours of work to fulfil the contract. so that gives me one more thing.
yesterday was so great, not only my birthday, but i found out that i was selected to be an Ambassador for the honors college! i am so excited about this, not only will it be a great experience, and be a wonderful addition to my resume, it enables me to apply for the Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship for Study Abroad, which, if granted allows the scholar $23,000 for foreign study.
i am so thrilled, so far this semester is shaping up even better then i had hoped for!
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
what to do?
today i went to two more classes; history of photography, and metals and jewelry making. they were both awesome and i have really have high hopes for the semester. however, now i am tyring to decide if i want to keep jewelry making or if i want to keep topics in latin american art, which i added today. i mean, i really long for the creative outlet that jewelry making can give me this semester, but i also feel drawn to the latin american topics class. they don't meet at the same time, but i am at my maximum course load right now, and i have to drop something now that i have added history of photography. i haven't been to a class meeting for the topics class yet, it meets tomorrow at 11am, so i will go and see how i feel about it after that.
Monday, August 27, 2007
its a mad, mad, mad, mad world.
just when i thought that things were going well, that my schedule was flowing nicely and not feel frantic about the rest of this week, i learn that the foreign language department has canceled the accelerated french class i am enrolled in, and then changed their mind, back and forth, back and forth. i do not know what my schedule is now...i will have to see how things pan out in the morning. so...i hope that life as a college student is going better than mine as of late.
i know, you walk
i walk so often, late, along the streets, lower my gaze, and hurry, full of dread, suddenly, silently, you still might rise and i would have to gaze on all your grief with my own eyes, while you demand your happiness, that's dead. i know, you walk beyond me, every night, with a coy footfall, in a wretched dress and walk for money, looking miserable! your shoes gather God knows what ugly mess, the wind plays in your hair with lewd delight---you walk, and walk, and find no home at all.
-hermann hesse
i know, you walk
i walk so often, late, along the streets, lower my gaze, and hurry, full of dread, suddenly, silently, you still might rise and i would have to gaze on all your grief with my own eyes, while you demand your happiness, that's dead. i know, you walk beyond me, every night, with a coy footfall, in a wretched dress and walk for money, looking miserable! your shoes gather God knows what ugly mess, the wind plays in your hair with lewd delight---you walk, and walk, and find no home at all.
-hermann hesse
day one
well, first day of fall classes is officially over for me...and so far so good. i am so excited about the classes i am taking, both art and non. yes, i will be running around like a chicken with its head cut off as soon as homework commences and i realize just how much work i am in for with a 19 hour course load, but it is worth it. i dislike waisting time, and i find that the busier i am the more productive and high quality my work is. it is like my momentum starts and then i can keep in perpetual state of motion.
everyone in my house has bronchitis and i am hoping that i remain unaffected...i have been popping vitamins and drinking extra green tea to build up my immune system to ensure that i don't get sick, that is the last thing i need right now. what with classes, work and my birthday this week i would greatly prefer not to come down with the viral plague!
i have been researching graduate programs in art history and the ones that peak my intrest as of now are University of Washington, Sotheby's Institute of Art, Parsons: The New School for Design and Yale. bassically the program is the most important factor to me, but the location of said program plays a roll in my descion making. i mean i do miss living on the east coast, however i love the pacific northwest, and seattle is such a wonderful town. well, i have time to think about it, we'll see what happens.
everyone in my house has bronchitis and i am hoping that i remain unaffected...i have been popping vitamins and drinking extra green tea to build up my immune system to ensure that i don't get sick, that is the last thing i need right now. what with classes, work and my birthday this week i would greatly prefer not to come down with the viral plague!
i have been researching graduate programs in art history and the ones that peak my intrest as of now are University of Washington, Sotheby's Institute of Art, Parsons: The New School for Design and Yale. bassically the program is the most important factor to me, but the location of said program plays a roll in my descion making. i mean i do miss living on the east coast, however i love the pacific northwest, and seattle is such a wonderful town. well, i have time to think about it, we'll see what happens.
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
academic state of mind
only four more days until classes start, and i am so excited! yes, the summer break from academia has been nice, but i am completely ready for it to resume. i think i have always been this way, been a person who preferred school and work to free time...i just hate the feeling of having nothing to do, i like to keep busy and moving on projects. stagnation drives me insane! true, there are those moments where i enjoy sitting down and mindlessly surf the internet or read a book, or try to find something on television to rot my mind with...but for the most part i would rather be doing something more worthwhile.
i am looking forward to the autumn weathers arrival as well. i think that the autumn is my favorite season. the cool air that just seems to have that crisp magic about it, the way the light changes and the days grow a little bit shorter. the leaves that fall from their branches and dance in the air on their way toward the earth until a fast traveling school bus makes them kick up their heels and fly about again. i don't know, it just all seems to hold very special meaning in my life.
well, good luck with the commencement of fall course work on monday!
i am looking forward to the autumn weathers arrival as well. i think that the autumn is my favorite season. the cool air that just seems to have that crisp magic about it, the way the light changes and the days grow a little bit shorter. the leaves that fall from their branches and dance in the air on their way toward the earth until a fast traveling school bus makes them kick up their heels and fly about again. i don't know, it just all seems to hold very special meaning in my life.
well, good luck with the commencement of fall course work on monday!
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
once upon a time : again
summer is almost over, and the start of classes grows ever closer. i am looking forward to fall term. the courses i am taking are all subjects that i find interesting. the art history classes that COVAD is offering this fall are all stellar. oh, and that is something new as well, SOVA has now officially changed it's name to COVAD - the College of Visual Arts and Design...i know, it is a mouthful, but i feel it better represents what the school, college, can offer.
the art gallery will be opening the new faculty and staff exhibition on the 27th of august. the show will be up in the main gallery through the 29th of september. i am greatly anticipating its opening, the faculty and staff at COVAD are luminous, and filled with talent.
the art gallery will be opening the new faculty and staff exhibition on the 27th of august. the show will be up in the main gallery through the 29th of september. i am greatly anticipating its opening, the faculty and staff at COVAD are luminous, and filled with talent.
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