"Owing to the extensive use of machinery and to division of labour, the work of the proletarians has lost all individual character, and consequently, all charm for the workman. He becomes an appendage of the machine, and it is only the most simple, most monotonous, and most easily acquired knack, that is required of him. " -Karl Marx; The ( Read more... )

So, just when I'm convinced that I'll be a starving artist forever, and that my BA would only be worthwhile in the event that I'm stranded in a cabin without heat for the entirity of my life, the amazingly unthinkable happens...

I GOT A JOB!I drove three hours from Houston to Austin last Thursday to complete a job interview with Lone Star Designs ( Read more... )

wow. a lot of shit has happened ( Read more... )

revision of final kant paper.
portfolio/job search/cover letters.
packing.
DRINKING
and then
GRADUATING!

my summer reading list:
(after i find a job. and money...)

The Art Lover Carol Masso
Eros the Bittersweet Anne Carson
The Beauty of the Husband Anne Carson
On Beauty Zadie Smith
Foucault's Pendulum Umberto Eco
New Art Up Close Gary Hume
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Senior Stuff

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My horoscope for yesterday: As Mars enters Cancer tonight, your ambitions will be stimulated. Prepare yourself for additional responsibility--and lots of praise.

My horoscope for today: Take advantage of every opportunity, and show people you're ready to do the work.

Go to Wikipedia (http://www.wikipedia.org) and look up your birth day (excluding the year). List three neat facts, two births and one death in your journal, including the year.

October 22,

Events
1836 - Sam Houston is inaugurated as the first President of the Republic of Texas.

1962 - ( Read more... )