I’ve been working on getting my new web site design up since last night. I’m having a few kinks with getting my blog to repost, since I changed some file folders. Argh. Hopefully I can fix it after this post. I can’t exactly say that Spring Break has flown by, because a lot of things did happen, and I did get things done. Hopefully, I can stay on this productive streak.

Unfortunately, I didn’t get any school-related work done. I totally should have chosen painting as a minor rather than photography, but it’s kind of too late to change it now. Oh well.

Well, today was an emotional whirlwind.

God, I don’t feel like recounting every detail. Once again, I didn’t go on the photo hunt, as planned. Let’s sum up things from there.

• I didn’t get to sleep in because a certain sibling needed me to accompany her out in early morning field service.

• After getting home, I only had an hour to prepare for my outing, so I couldn’t really catch up on the lost sleep.

• Someone didn’t show up, causing me much worry and frustration, resulting in memories of past scenarios of abandonment.

• I gave a gift, and was reminded of what a great friend I am.

• I signed a cast.

Though the day was somewhat redeemed, I’m still feeling quite blah. I don’t know why. I need an escape. Sleep seems like the ticket, but whenever I lay down I’m overwhelmed by my own racing thoughts.

Comfort food might do the trick though. . .I just want to replace whatever it is I’m feeling right now.

Well, these pictures make smile.

So I’m not going be able to go on the photo hunt today. However, it’s for a reason completely different than I anticipated. The weather is fine. Unfortunately, one of the parties involved in the proposed trip decided to take impulsive and ill thought out actions that resulted in a trip to the emergency room in the wee hours of the morning. I was informed of the situation via a call at 6:41 this morning.

Upon hearing this, I could only sigh and shake my head, once I got over the initial shock, of course.

When I got off the phone, I was overcome by a feeling of utter anger and frustration. Then, after trying to rationalized why I felt that way, because I didn’t think I should having that level of intense feelings over the situations, I had an epiphany, and then the anger subsided.

At first I actually lay in the bed trying to think of how I could relay my emotions in my blog, but only a string of expletives came to mind. Consequently, I decided to find a more “enlightened” way to articulate my feelings. So, now I’m itching to share my thoughts with the aforementioned friend, but he’s currently unavailable as a side effect of the massive dose of pain medication he was given at the ER.

I did, however, get drawing done like I said I would. I’m happy about that. I actuall managed to get a comic page mostly done. I still have some things to tweak, but it’s progress, which is what I was aiming for in the first place. Wanna see?

I hope it doesn’t rain tomorrow. I’m supposed to go photo hunting outdoors, and a thunderstorm doesn’t make for ideal shooting conditions. However, it’s only a 30% chance of rain, with scattered showers predicted for tomorrow. Considering Mobile weather, it may not rain at all. It was quite forboding today actually, but the clouds cleared up by the afternoon. I’m not too hopeful for tomorrow, though.

I think link pages are awesome. If it wasn’t for them, I never would have discovered the “secret” blog of a friend of mine. Muahaha. I put the link to it on my sidebar, but I’m not saying which one it is.

I seem to be surrounded by people trying to make their own distinct mark in the art world. Which reminds me, I probably should be drawing right now. . .

Lates.

+ listening to: “Tear You Apart” by She Wants Revenge
+ reading: The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown; The Portrait of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

So this week is Spring Break and I have no real exciting plans. Well, at least, I didn’t until today. I talked to my friend Kevin and he proposed that we go on a photo hunt in this park in front of a hospital in town. It’s called University of South Alabama Women & Children’s Center, where woman birth babies, so in the park features statues of kids playing and such. It should be fun.

+ listening to: “Wishing Heart” by Lisa Loeb

Also, Thursday I have plans to accompany my sister to Pensacola to see a mutual friend compete in a dance competition.

However, back to the thing with Kevin. . . I’m really looking forward to it. I was surprised that he asked me to come along. Well, actually I’m not really surprised that he asked me, since I am a photography minor, so, it would be naturally to assume that I’d be interested in going. I had been considering going to that very place and taking pictures, but I felt awkward at the prospect of going alone because I had never been there before. So now, I have someone to go with, to share the experience, so I’m expecting it to be lots of fun. I guess I was surprised the Kevin asked me to do something like that. Though, that shouldn’t surprise me either, since he is into film (he’s production manager at the campus TV station), and that’s a form of photography.

Okay, so I’ve just established that I have no real basis to be surprised the he asked me. I guess it was just unexpected. But I’m happy he did, because, of the, you know, anticipated fun and such.

I’m so lame.

Anyway. I need to make this Spring Break as productive as possible. I have lots of work that I need to catch up on, schoolwise. I’ve got 2 photography assignments to get done, one of them late—as usual. I’m still going in for my internship on Tuesday to make up a day I missed the week before last. I also talked to my boss, Paula, about coming in more than one day so that I could learn more things and not miss so much between days.

I’m also scheduled to finally get my hair done on Tuesday after I leave my internship. You have no idea how much I’m looking forward to that. I need to remember to talk about getting some highlights in my hair, because, though I like the cut, I want something to spice it up. I had to hold off on getting them til my hair was healthy enough. Now it pretty much is. My sisters keep telling me how blah my hair is for someone who’s supposed to be an artist, so I hope to remedy that soon.

Lastly, I hope to get some artwork done. I have more than enough time to generate a comic or two. I could get some character drawings done in the least. And I really need to work on a commission from my Uncle. I could finish it this week, or at least get halfway done.

It looks like I have a lot to do after all. Not much of a break now, is it? ;)