Just messin’ around… I don’t think this is great, by any stretch of the imagination, but there’s something about it that I like.

I’ve got killer heart burn again.

I picked up one of the most horrid, trashy books at the recommendation of a bookstore clerk: Bedlam, Bath and Beyond. I can’t put it down.

Every time I get angry at Lost and vow to never watch it again, they drag me back in.

I hope to never give Hewlett Packard another dime again.

I’m sooo ready for spring!

Remember how I said that my new USB drink chiller/warmer is the suck? The cooling part doesn’t work very well, but the warmer warms, and it means it.

When it comes to the presidential election, my only wish is that Huckabee goes down in flames.

And that’s all I got…

Have a great weekend!!!

Since there was a gas leak at one of the FVCC buildings on Thursday, and it happened to be the building I had class in, my drawing class’s mid-term critique was today. I don’t know if there will be an actual grade handed out, but my drawings were well received by classmates and teacher alike. I had been feeling like I shouldn’t have taken the class — I couldn’t finish anything within the class period, and it seemed that my classmates’ work was so much better than my own. After looking at the collections of work by the other students I realized that my method of comparison was based solely on my lack of confidence and not based on the overall quality of my body of work.

Another drawing bonus is that Dan got me this cool easel. It’s fully adjustable so you can change the angle of your canvas or paper, and it even has legs. I started working on the bird skull tonight. It’s far from finished, and I’d like to tweak a few measurements and lines, but I think it’s off to a good start.

In other class notes, I have an English Comp. mid-term exam tomorrow. I’m not terribly nervous about it. While my grammar may lapse here, I actually do know what most of the rules are, and that’s all the test is on — basic grammar. And we can use our notes.

I also have another quiz in Philosophy and my third test in Math coming up. Dr. Scott’s Philosophy quizzes are easy, I know the information well, and he’s a generous grader with plenty of ‘bonus-point’ opportunities. I’m a little more worried about my math test, I know the information (solving systems of equations in two variables), but that didn’t help me on the second test. I got an ‘A’ on my first, and bombed the second with a ‘C’. I was so certain I was going to get an ‘A’ on the second test, but I lost a lot of points on “little things”. Meaning that I didn’t show all of my work properly. There were also a few problems that I didn’t complete quite to the satisfaction of my teacher.

For a little Mathematics fun I thought I’d give you one of my math problems. I’ve already figured out the answer, so don’t think I’m trying to get anyone to do my homework for me. It’s the type of question you might see in a trivia type game, I know I’ve seen it before. Here it is:

Suppose there are a number of rabbits and pheasants confined in a cage. In all, there are 35 heads and 94 feet. How many rabbits and how many pheasants are there?

Alright, so the photos are less than stellar, but this is the first real still life I’ve done in my drawing class. The white tone isn’t quite as bright as it looks in the photo. This is charcoal and conté crayon on a brown paper that I don’t remember the name of.

This is the dragon I coloured for a swap. It’s from the Dover colouring book: Dragons by Christy Shaffer. Click it to see the larger version.

I took a photo of this because it’s in a spiral and won’t scan well. It’s not done, but it’s mostly practice anyway. It’s been years since I’ve drawn anything, and I’m finding it daunting to begin again. After so many years of not drawing and insults from a family member, I’ve lost all confidence, and that doesn’t help the drawing itself. So, yes, I am posting this to fish for compliments, and I’m not ashamed.