Mid semester; or when group projects become the death of me

     A study of when I avoid doing what I should be doing. By the way, I graduate in a little less than a month! I still have two group projects, two exams and a lab practical left; not to mention editing and finishing my honors thesis (Which my advisor really likes so far so that probably won't take long), but then I'm free. Which will no doubt mean looking for jobs and hoping I get an interview down in Virginia, but I don't care because it will be better than school. :)

     In the mean time, I've been making linoleum prints for the Love Bags my mom and some other ladies have been making. Think I went through almost 60 this afternoon- my arms are sore and I lost count. 

 

 

     And here are some more of my October Challenge paintings. Still haven't gotten around to photographing all of them yet. That might be a project for after graduation... (I'm good at procrastinating... or more accurately, really bad at procrastinating)

Challenge progress

It got darker than I expected in my room, oops! These are some of my works in progress, the others are hanging in the darkest corner, so I'll photograph those in a few days :) Also yay figure studies!

Updates

Expect one tomorrow night! I promise. Sorry, had three projects to finish this week and one of them was writing my honor's thesis that I found out was technically due the 15th from scratch because nothing saved from the last time I worked on it... My challenge focus shifted a little but it's chugging along :)

October challenge update

Hehehe, only a week in and a I'm few days behind. The homemade pasta and apple cheese cake I had while visiting my parents were totally worth it though, and if all goes as planned I will be able to get ahead this weekend- wish me luck!

3/30, this is the most done of the started pieces I have

      My first two (and as of today) completed pieces. They're currently in the corner of the largest white spot in my room. My goal is to have that papered, and the rest of my room to boot, covered in drawings and paintings. Also, medical tape is your friend for hanging paper on the walls- it's strong enough to hold them in place, but won't leave (at least so far for me, it may not have gotten hot enough to cause this) a residue or tear off the paint.

Close up of 1/30. She's actually one of the characters for the nanowrimo novel I might do. Still haven't decided.

     I'm still only considering doing Nanowrimo because I am graduating this December (set up senior portraits and ordered my cap and gown yesterday, turning in my "intent to graduate" form today- it's really starting to sink in), and still have to finish my honors thesis and I'm not sure I'll have the tie to commit to it as much as I'd like. Have any of you ever done this? If so, any recommendations or bits of advice?

      Also, because I am trying to avoid doing just work all the time (stress doesn't help my already present sleeping problems, ability to eat or socialize properly) I made a little, well... not terrarium but something like it with an old Werther's pastilles (BEST treat ever) box from my grosi. The lichen (and ascomycete beauties) were collected in Pennsylvania and the moss from a mycology lab field trip to Labrador hollow.

Three of my children tetris-ed on my dresser. (L to R) George, Phyllis, Baxter.

     Also warning: ahead there is a dead thing because it's pretty. So stop reading here if it makes you comfortable :) 

     And sorry for the gore if it's not your cup of tea but you must let me fawn over my camera. *fawns* It takes the best outdoor photographs. And in the case of my Forensic Entomology class, the larger zoom allows me to stand further away from our "victim" Lindsay the pig than my old camera would have allowed.
     Time to go for me I think... I leave for class in an hour and I'd like to round up all of my mycology photos, finish an application essay and breakfast needs to be eaten before then. Friday flashback is still on for Friday (unless I continue to forget), and either Sunday or Monday I should have a bunch of new October challenge pieces! Woot!