Sarah has a new LiveJournal.

It's paid. It's arty. It's swanky.
It's art_tastic.
Chances are, I've already friended you, but if I missed ya, lemme know. This LJ is going to be much more art-centered. Click now to add me and see my Cooper Union stuff!

I'm beginning to realize that when you're in a financial situation like mine, you don't get to persue your education; you have to fight for it.

I don't think anything could have really prepared me for this.

Being with my friends last night reminded me how beautiful they are :D

We watched You, Me, and Everyone We Know and The Royal Tenenbaums and Donnie Darko. We made ourselves sick on pasta (New Years Noodles!), bagels and vegan chocolatey goodness (that were supposed to be cookies but fell apart). We painted and drew in our sketchbooks and felt ( Read more... )

It's human nature to dream, and to at least try to make those dreams come true before we're done with our time here on Planet Number Three. Your chance to turn one of your dreams into a goal and to tackle that goal with your usual meticulous attention has now officially arrived -- and if you're dealing with the department of long-distance travel, ( Read more... )

The Art Institute is offering one full ride scholarship in the All-City Art Competition ( Read more... )

Got my Cooper Union home test in the mail today.

The heat is on, baby.

Today. Was. Awful.

I went to Lincoln Park High School to get my records from freshman and sophomore year. Wow, do I ever feel fantastic for deciding to leave the Chicago Public School system and slam the door behind me. It took them two. And a half. Hours. To find a few papers and put them in an envelope. (This probably shouldn't surprise me, ( Read more... )

I got a letter from Cooper Union. All it said was that they recieved my application and fee, but just seeing their über-impressive letter head gave me waves of nausea. Oh boy.

So stressed.

This is my last week for applications.

Applying for the Davis Textbooks grant.
Applying for the Scholastic Arts Scholarship (although I doubt I'll get anything, considering I didn't even get an honorable mention for NatARTS).
Applying to the School of Representational Art.I'm going to apply to their Chicago school first, then think ( Read more... )

I'm so stressed out these days that all I can eat is oatmeal and toast because anything else will make me throw up. Between class, work, applying for college, and the home situation, I'm beginning to feel like I might explode. I'm glad that Clara, Ann, and Julia are around, because I am definitely starting to lose a solid and sane perspective. They ( Read more... )