School's going pretty well: I'm working myself to exhaustion as usual, but having friends around makes a huge difference.  I've got a LOT of work to do before the end of the semester, including scanning or photographing the enormous stack of artwork sitting on my table.

I donated blood yesterday - it went very easily this time!  My iron content was ( Read more... )

 Been working hard - I like my animation class.

Donated blood yesterday, or tried.  My iron was high enough and they found the vein, but I bled so slowly it clotted before I filled a whole pint.  I'm finding that donating blood, for me, is a balancing act between 'enough iron' and 'enough water' - usually if my hematocrit is high enough, it means I' ( Read more... )

 Just wanted to say, I had a fun Christmas with my family, and I'm still alive.  I've been working on sewing projects for a bit, got myself new shoes, and promptly walked myself a nasty blister on one ankle - guess that ten-mile hike was a little much in new boots.  Still, they seem like they'll be good boots, once we get accustomed to each other.

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Thursday is experiment night in our kitchen for some reason.  Tonight was our second attempt at curry.

We nailed it!  The first batch wasn't bad, but this is GOOD.

A few days previous: simmer a bunch of chicken thighs, pick the meat off and freeze it, and simmer the bones for a few more hours.  Strain and put the stock in jars, let it cool  bit, and ( Read more... )

 I scanned and put up a lot of artwork just recently in my DA gallery, and I just got back three more assignments that hadn't touched the scanner yet.  I've still got one out with my Painting teacher, five or six out with my Word and Image teacher, and a whole bunch of life drawing that I might or might not scan.  I'm definitely going to scan my ( Read more... )

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 I am in Portland.

My stuff is also in Portland.

My loan is all sorted out, as long as Luka remembers to forward the letter she got the day after I left.  That is very important.

I have been unpacking, cooking, walking, and drawing.  Cass and Dean are delightful.  I haven't figured out how to set up my scanner yet, but Dean got it to work with his ( Read more... )

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( HELLO EVERYONE I AM ALIVE epic post of doom )