i.s.o.t.d...

Interesting Sound of the Day: Running over leaves on the sidewalk [with my new pink and grey nike shoes] which have been snowed on, melted, and then refrozen.
The leaves, instead of crunching like normal fall leaves, shatter like glass potato chips.
Lays, I think.

thanksgiving leftovers...

Out of control

The first one was actually the best, Hol.

Holly, Abbie, Emily. [too bad you don't have a y in your name, abbie...]

why i am awesome, part 1...

I might not have gotten a ton of studying done this break, but I have been working on a new talent for my resume. Mostly I'm just grateful to be around people who love me no matter what I spend time doing.

p.s. I can do this over and over again!

thanksgiving break...

[hannah and hp]

'tis the season...

Things I've Done This Afternoon Rather than Work on My Two Papers Due Friday:
-Pilates
-Shower
-Grilled Cheese Sandwich Dinner
-Throw Away Old Papers
-Make Popcorn for my Suitemates
-Work on My Art History Collage
-Watch ANTM
-Clean the Bathroom
-Clean the Mirrors
-Do All the Dishes
-Bake Brownies
-Think about Packing
-Picking out Books to Leave at Home After Thanksgiving
-Blog

from the brink of a ba, to those who are not...

The type of mind that can understand good fiction is not necessarily the educated mind, but it is at all times the kind of mind that is willing to have its sense of mystery deepened by contact with reality, and its sense of reality deepened by contact with mystery.
[flannery o'connor - the nature and aim of fiction]

Let's read a book together.

sunday thoughts for the rest of the week...

The creative action of the Christian's life is to prepare his death in Christ.
It is a continuous action in which this worlds' goods are utilized to the fullest, both positive gifts and what Pere Tielhard de Chardin calls "passive diminishments."
[flannery o'connor - introduction to a memoir of mary ann]

viva varo...

I love my Modern Art History class. We just finished up Dada and Surrealism movements. Hold on... don't judge an art movement by the fact that most of it is insane and Freudian. [cause it's insanely awesome] Or at least, don't judge it until you spend a semester studying it. The more Art History I study, the more I realize that Art [the uppercase one] often relates to the conversations it inspires. Simply because we argue about whether or not it is Good Art has some bearing on whether it is Art. And like it or not, History says this is. You don't have to put it on your wall, but give it a chance.

And before you throw out Surrealism with the bathwater, study it enough to know why the colors are interesting, the figures amusing, and the composition flawless. Learn to laugh at it all. I'm so amazed at the limitless possibilities of art and the passionate discussions of style throughout the ages. No matter what part of the crazy psyche these come from, you have got to appreciate the creativity of these people!

Where else but Surrealism would you find a shadow trading places with the "real" man?

A woman draped in the forest floor and playing sunbeams like a cello?

A hilarious piece titled "Vampiros Vegetarianos" [complete with rooster-dogs, naturally]

Or the most active still life you've ever met? [this one is going on my dining room wall someday]

Find something new and crazy to love and study and share. These delightful and interesting paintings are all by my new favorite Surrealist, Remedios Varo. Viva!

freak out...

Oh my gosh, what does one actually do with a Liberal Arts education? And why does everyone who is anyone at Hillsdale act like that's a blasphemous question and then smile and say "oh, you can get any job." What can one actually do with a BA in English?
Help!
I don't want much, really. I just want a job that I don't hate that maybe is working as the office manager/organizer/hard worker/occasional creative input girl for a small business in the portland area where I can read books over lunch and go home in the evenings to a little bedroom and stove and maybe a cat or a friend and make just enough money not to have to live on my mom's couch from now til grad school.
Somehow, Monster.com isn't really computing that into any viable options.