once again the stress has returned. it's coming up on midterm and i have almost nothing to show for this semester photography-wise. i am doing my bfa review in april and need to have a substantial amount of work to show for that, but we haven't even started our projects in color. i just need to get my butt in gear i guess. 

i am glad this week is over, though. got an 'a' on my contemporary exam and i think i did well on my AOA essay test today. i also got my annotated bib turned in for contemporary and just need to figure out my paper now. agh...it's just neverending sometimes. 

i get so frustrated that i don't ever have time to work on stuff for myself--projects that i want to do. i like the work i do in school but sometimes i just want to spend a few hours working on something thats not going to be graded. or even catch up on some reading. or watch a good movie. i guess that's what summers are for..

gonna go drink some tea and finish a comic.

oscars

i have a 5 reference annotated bibliography due in contemporary art history on tuesday and at this point, i don't really even have a clear idea of what i am writing about/researching. i checked out a ton of books on the beat era and was planning on writing about art of this time, but i can't specify the direction or focus on my research. needless to say...i'll be up for a while tonite and tomorrow. ugh. any suggestions welcome...(distractions also welcome.....)

titled this blog "oscars" only because i'm watching them and writing this instead of doing the damn bib. i don't really have anything to say about them except i am glad slumdog is winning a lot, and i'm really happy that heath ledger won best supporting actor. 

i guess i'll go do some freaking research now.

i finally caved and let people convince me to check out some comics/graphic novels. luke bought me sandman, and i think i'm going to get y: the last man as well... i haven't started any of them yet, but i'm secretly excited. shhh. ;-)

nothing too exciting today. just did a few things on campus, had lunch at kaldi's, had a good workout at the gym, and ran around target, barnes and noble, and walmart (bought nothing) this evening with dan and julie. we drove to rendezvous and they were so busy there were no tables, so we just went back to dan's and watched supersize me. that was a pretty entertaining/disgusting/amusing etc. film. ironically i ate carrots and peanut butter, a clementine, and fresh apple/carrot juice while watching it. 

my house is looking slightly bare and in disarray right now. amanda moved out taking some of our decorations and things with her, so i guess i'll either have to make some things to decorate or take a little trip to the flea market. either sound fun to me. :-)

and lastly, today is my four-year anniversary with luke. he makes me happy and i can't wait to see him wednesday. we're gonna get massages (of course) and then i think we'll go somewhere fun for dinner and see coraline.

he will also finally be bringing rylee home to me. her surgery went well but my mom has been watching her for the past week. it's kind of tough to go without your dog for a while when she's constantly there. don't judge me.  

(i'm kind of bored if you couldn't tell..)

i am procrastinating big time...

i have a test in my AOA art history class tomorrow and i have not studied. at all. i've attempted to about 12 times now, but have gotten distracted by something every time. imagine that.

example: book shopping today at book castle-bought 6 new (used) books consisting of palahniuk, vonnegut, and a couple others. 

i should probably finish "on the road" (kerouac) and "the historian" (kostova) before i start any of them, but i just love opening a new book. 

alright...i should study and drink coffee. here's a parting gift. it's an oceanic wood carving. you just learned something new. you're welcome.

audios!