mangosteen

i'm not entirely sure why i'm updating; just thought i'd recap the past semester/year and my plans for the summer. over the school year i didn't do much traditional drawing and absolutely no painting but i did a LOT of printmaking and that's probably going to end up being what i concentrate in; i feel like i can really get into the metal and the materials that you're using can have a mind of their own, and i love that. i'll probably also double in either painting or sculpture, and right now it looks more like painting because i have a looonnng way to go on that front. for the summer i'll be doing a lot of lino and wood cut pieces as well as

sooo.... i haven't updated in a while. pretty much, i'm at college now, doing art and science. it's good fun all around. my days pretty much consist of going to class, talking and being madly in love with Rush, daydreaming, doing homework, stressing, juggling, awkwardly attempting one-handed handstands in hallways, being awkward in general, climbing rock walls or going to the gym, going to matt's house and watching coupling or him playing bayonetta, and hanging out in my friends' dorm room. and that pretty much sums it up. ... .... this is a pretty pointless entry.

it's funny how many deadlines you make for yourself in the course of a few months: after this happens, then i'll have free time. now this. now this. now this. it's beginning to be pretty clear that free time is something that you either have to create yourself, or to take advantage of every little moment of it that you can get. working in a lab is both interesting and rewarding. sure, the western blots didn't work, over and over and over again. four days of work go down the drain with each go; but what does that mean? try something new. learn something new. just keep going, and going, until eventually you find something that works. and somet