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I should make an attempt to do more with Dreamwidth, I think. At least check in once a month or so.

Jewelry class started last night. And I'm taking Drawing II with Dan Stepp. I'm enjoying it big time so far. We won't get a model in for the first month-ish, but that's good. He had us taking measurements and drawing a skull, lifesize. Mine was far from the worst of the bunch. I'm not quite sure what most of them were looking at and/or trying to draw. I saw something that looked like a Transformer skull. Very creative (not!) but not to the point.

Bought a Nook on black Friday. Putting way too much fanfic on it. And discovered that I could put PDFs of my sketches on it (only one so far, and it's upside down but still...). It's a fun little gadget and very convenient.

Oh, well, need to get going. I'll check email one more time, maybe Stepp has sent our homework assignments. I'm so jonesing for it.

Current Location: the new Coffee Culture
Current Mood: tired

I never spend any time here. Was just searching through communities and there aren't many that interest me (short search but of pertinent categories, pertinent to me that is). Or there are communities but never updated but updated more than six months ago.

Of course, they do say, them's that say it, that slow growth is good growth.

Haven't heard from Bob yet today and never heard from him yesterday. I wonder what that means. He should have known yesterday evening something about his Odyssey and when it could be repaired, if it had already been repaired and so on. So what does it means? Does it mean that I'll get a phone call on Friday, the three of them back in Philly and oh gee whiz what could we do after all (and seeing as you're actually on our way back home and it wouldn't be out of our way to stop for an hour and see you). But really, love you lots.

I guess I am cynical and bitter.

But then I know my family and their talk talk talk.

Made a couple of neat bracelets last night. Took the one chased wedge t-fold I made last term and formed it on the horn of the anvil and wasn't that fun? I plan to attach it to something. And I plan to make more. And I need to take pictures.

Current Mood: thoughtful

Enameling is, sort of, coming along. I've tried a number of techniques--I try one and then flit over to another and then another. I played with some sgraffito earlier in term and got one little test to be sem-successful and haven't been back to it to try it again. Arrgh.

I've come up with some cute earring ideas and think they will work out for sale on Etsy or the like, eventually. I was hoping that the "Pit of Hell" would have ear wire jigs but apparently not. I did see Trude (sp) briefly, just to nod, just as I was heading to the door and didn't ask her. The help was clueless and I saw nothing amongst the various tools that looked useful.

I'll be taking Screen Printing as well as Jewelry next term. I will be attempting to make my own decals (Malinowski has no idea what I intend to do in his classroom) as well as making screens to push siftable enamel through. I foresee many hours in one studio or the other. And the ideas for the silk screened projects have led me to ideas for silverplating projects--at last.

Looks like we're going to get some cold next week. We've touched freezing the last couple nights, will be there again tonight, close to it, maybe not all the way there. Looks like we'll be getting down to the mid to upper 20s. Brrr. I really will have to close up the house now. The cats will be happier, I know that.

And the Fairy Princess is already looking quite fetching in her leopard print hoodie (and her pink coat). She was a bit chilly yesterday. Now she's cozy.

Hmmmm, working on getting over the most lackluster cold of all time. I'm not complaining, really. The thing couldn't commit. Sure I cut back on a few activities, didn't get in the studio on Monday night and skipped the SCA meeting (yeah, I'm back to them again, hope springs eternal) but managed to get to Sketchers and class on Wednesday. Arrgh. And next week is potluck/final.

I'm taking tahari, I think. No crockpot brie this time. Tahari, and I don't care if Sandi won't try it. I thought of setting aside a little batch without red chillie in it for her but am not sure if I want to go to that effort and get sneered at for my trouble. I have another email out to her and wonder when, if ever, I'll hear from her. Ready to cut my ties with her, almost. She's working through, or not, something and it's really annoying. Why, I ask you, does someone (Sandi) go with a friend to my usual BAM, knowing that I'm likely to be there and then make sure that I see her, come up to me and tell me she's not ignoring me. Making a point, isn't she.

Oh, well, time for another hot beverage.

Current Location: the other BAM
Current Mood: artistic

This is supposed to be the next great thing. Oh, to hell with next, it is the great thing, now and forevermore. It's just one more example of my lack of cooth and insight. I guess I'm not artistic enough, visionary enough, creative enough but dreamwidth remains pretty bare bones and uninspiring visually and I feel like I'm rattling around in an empty store, pushing a cart with a wobbly wheel, feeling a little lonely, more than a bit foolish and very much all by myself. Not lonely, but definitely alone. There's an echo in here.

The cool kids are probably off someplace being...cool.

God, it's sad. I'm too big a loser/nerd for the interwebz.

Quote of the day:

Dieu! La voix sépulcrale
Des Djinns!... - Quel bruit ils font!
Fuyons sous la spirale
De l'escalier profond!
Déjà s'éteint ma lampe,
Et l'ombre de la rampe..
Qui le long du mur rampe,
Monte jusqu'au plafond.

(Les Djinns, Victor Hugo)

I just couldn't get motivated to go in to class. Hormones are doing their thing, I'm replete with extra fluid, feeling like crying, and blah blah blah. I also have yet to order the reticulation silver, sterling sheet and wire and the copper that I want to work with.

( La rumeur approche... )

Current Location: B-A-M by the Haunted Walmart
Current Mood: moody

My first post here at Dreamwidth, don't have anything to say. The rain has decided to come down in earnest; Pye is sitting on my lap, kneading; my sinuses are not happy.

Sandi and I are planning a play date for this coming Tuesday. I know we're going to hit the Sewing Studio. I hope we can swing by FDJ. That drill press is calling my name.

What would they do there if they didn't see me every month or so.

Pat had some excellent suggestions for the bracelet I'm making. Or at least suggestions for another piece made with the heavy copper wire. If I can motivate myself enough, I'll go into the studio tomorrow and get some work done. I could play with some fusing. If I get the kiln up to copper annealing temp range and put copper wire with strips of sterling wrapped around it and take pieces out when they get to temp, I could try fusing/heat scarring the sterling with very little fuel/oxygen. It's worth a try.

I need to see about uploading userpics and such. Arrgh.

Current Location: rainy hoggetowne
Current Mood: blah

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