Scrubbing the Walls in a Lizard Skirt

All of my roommates are gone...but I AM DONE WITH FINALS!
Now I get to pack and clean. A LOT. 

Suspected Final Grades:
Northern Baroque- I know I got an A, he told me in an email
Post-Impressionism- I got an A on the midterm, and I don't know the paper or final, but I'm hoping it'll be an A or B
Roman-A, I hope. (A on paper and midterm!)
Mosaics-A
Music and Society-A
Intro to Creative Writing-B or A. but I got a B the first half, and though I did better the second half, we will see, because the two teachers meet together and "discuss" the students and "decide" what grade they deserve. Too subjective.

Seems pretty legit.
May 7th (graduation) I'll officially be a Senior.
Summer now!

It's All Coming to a Close

It's finally hitting me that this year is over. I still have one more final, but everyone else seems to be done. Catherine has already left the apartment, and Mary Beth is in the midst of moving out. It's definitely bittersweet. I'm stoked for summer, but I know I'll never live with these girls again, and I'm sure next year will be very different.
But, wow, I am SUPER stoked for the ocean.

I have a major list of things I want to read this summer: The Princess Bride, Les Miserables, My Left Foot, Cold Mountain, and I still need to read the Last Battle to finish my re-read of the Narnia series. Also, the new Harry Potter trailer was released last night at midnight, and it was so intense. So I want to read that again, too.

This blog will probably serve as a reading update as well as a place to post my latest art projects (last mosaic coming soon)
Time to study for Roman Art. 

Don't Worry Baby

Listening to Beach Boys and studying for finals: "Everything will turn out alright." Especially because:

He is Risen!
Happy Easter, everyone! Woo!

We can finally eat again and everything. Cool stuff, I can't believe it's already Easter; this year is flying by, and finals commence tomorrow! Wow--Hellloooo Summer.

In 6 days, I'll be back home, job hunting and basking in the glory of the summer sun. Summer makes me feel alright, as in, all is right.
My skin turns brown, my hair turns white, I never have to shower, I'm always in the ocean and the sand, I make money, I get to read so much, I can wear dresses or shorts everyday, and there's practically no stress. Pure love. I'm stoked.
Just 5 days, one mosaic, and four written exams left until VB freedom.
However, I will miss things. Well, people. My CCM friends, my roommates, Jean Ann Dabb, and Brian. But I'll see them. Except Jean Ann...lame.

But think, this is my last summer as an undergraduate college student. That sounds like fantasy; I don't believe it. Four months of summer approximately, then another 9ish months of college which will FLY by, and then I GRADUATE, on May 12 of 2012, as a 20-year-old.
I'll leave the comments on this one open to people's advice on what I should do with my life...Go!

Craisins are Amazin'z

I love craisins. They've possibly been added to my list of top 10 favorite snack foods. (Stay tuned for the reveal of that list)
I can't wait for the next time I get to eat a fish taco.
I'm already thinking about next Lent, and the things I can do. I know I am probably way jumping the gun.
I have a lot of goals for this summer, and I hope that they come to fruition.
Volleyball tournament this weekend.

here's a completely unfinished poem. about mosaicing. I don't like the state it's in, but I don't want to look at it anymore for now. and it also just chops off at the end, completely with no ending. here you go:

Tessellation

My thumb swells from a hammer’s fall,

Toughened flesh between metal.

The stone crumbled and chipped,

breaking the mold from a desired square.

A pile of cubes strewn across the table

lays recklessly in color groups,

ready for peculiar placement,

lined in consecutive rows,

swirling in a parade of unfinished pattern.

The picture is only half done

And the labor is grueling

but each pixel adds to the puzzle

of the segmented artwork

following ancient traditions with modern

A Need for Distraction

This paper is due friday?! I'll write a relatable poem:

Van Gogh

Stars shine in ethereal globes
as cypress trees reach to touch them.
A wind ripples the sky into circles
while the village goes to sleep.

Somewhere close by, the morning sun
will rise over a peasant in a field
and turn the wheat to a golden fire
as the crows flee to a cooler blue sky.

The people are real; heads down
and bodies heavy after a long day.
They sit in the brown room,
eating their brown food.

And his dreams float around the space
in vortexes of color and light
intruding on their peaceful loneliness
and making visions out of portraiture.

Workin' for the Weekend

Sunday night gear-up for the week.
The week before the week before finals. (Next Sunday is Palm Sunday!)
I still need to write about 8 more pages of a paper and create a whole new mosaic. (ideas for that: a rendition of Our Lady of Guadalupe. follow up.)
I should also study.

I went hiking at Sky Meadows yesterday with some kids from the CCM plus Father. It was nice, I want to hike so much more. Council selection is this Friday!
It's supposed to get up to like 87-89 degrees in Fredericksburg tomorrow! That's bonkers, I'm going to die.

Poem sketch (I'll do this when I feel like it):
Deep breaths,
full surrender.

Like a child in His arms,
no feet on the ground,
I kick for release,
but find no strength on the floor.
It's only when I'm held
that I can stand anymore.

My Mosaic

here's my first tessellated mosaic; it's a wave.
look at it from different angles, and see what you think. there's no set viewing point.

3 L's, straight to the head

Yeah, that's a Lil Wayne quote as my title.

It's beautiful outside today.
I'm Loving this weather
and Longing for summer,
but Loathing this headache.

My stone mosaic is pretty much complete. I just need to go back and fill in the gaps with some thin set tomorrow.

Open Windows

For the breeze's embrace,
open your window.
Let the cool air stain your room
and rustle your sheets.
Let your papers fly to be filed
another time, and
don't fasten the curtains.
The fabric will dance with the blinds
as leaves dance around branches.
The wind will tuck you in,
and tossle your hair from its pins,
ushering you to do a waltz of your own
in time with the chimes.
The melody boasts of color and light,
chuckling tunes of the new season's bloom.

The World

Full fledge into Lent.
Three weeks until exams.
Less than four weeks until Summer.

Where has time gone, and where will it go?

I've applied for an internship for this summer at the library at the Chrysler Museum. So that would be cool. I know I'll be pretty busy this summer, and have less time for the beach, which pains me. But I need to make money, and save money, because at this point I have so little. Next year I'll have an income with the RA job, so that will be great, and hopefully I'll graduate college with at least a petite wealth to my name.
I'm so excited. for everything.

Going to Baltimore with Brian for the baseball game this week (Wednesday) will be fun. Go Orioles. Baseball season has just commenced, this past week, and Brian is super excited. Watching a couple games with him has been cool. I'm already learning. Ask me to recite the teams of the two leagues, American or National, any division. Go ahead, do it.

Artist statement and paper to write today.


listening to: "at the end of the day"-les miserables--(love this musical. want to see it live so badly.)