Transient Dreams

I think everybody should get rich and famous and do everything he ever dreamed of, so he can see that it’s not the answer.

~Unknown

This entry is overdue… I’m so sorry! I’ve been so lethargic lately. I keep falling asleep.

I’m supposed to be working on my fanlisting collective but I’ve spent most of last night on it already and I just need a break. My mom, my sister and my cousin went out to drive my dad to his friend so I’m basically home alone with our helpers and the dogs. I’m bored. Sam (our Pom-Spitz – I named him after Samwise Gamgee) is sleeping under my chair. I suppose I could drag Sammy downstairs to watch a movie in our home theater but to tell you the truth, I get a bit creeped out when I watch there alone. And Sammy’s a bit of a coward so I can’t rely on him. *sweatdrop*

I think I pulled a muscle. I was stretching and then there was this excruciating pain on the left side of my neck. Ouch! I put some ointment on it but it still hurts like….well, you know what I mean. I hope I don’t get a stiff neck.

I bought a new blouse! I don’t like shopping very much (unless I’m shopping for books) but clothes are a necessity AND I’ve lost quite a lot of blouses in the past year (in the laundry? I dunno. I get the feeling someone must have stolen most of them). Clothes/shoes/bags and other related items rarely catch my eye but when they do, I just have to buy them (provided I have the means to do so – I have excellent self-control).

My first two weeks in school was stressful. My moods kept fluctuating… There were times when I felt really good about my skills and then suddenly I’d feel incompetent. I don’t know. Maybe I’m just rusty. I haven’t drawn or painted in years. I just hope I’ll get better. I got a 94/100 on my last plate for COLREND (Color Theory and Rendering) – my professor would have given me a higher grade but she had to take points off because I’d smudged some paint all over it (my hands were shaking because I was so tired). I’ll just have to do better on the next one. I’m aiming for at least a 3.5 in all of my Design Foundation Courses. Business Mathematics wasn’t as bad as I thought it was. I’m actually enjoying it except the lectures can get a bit tiresome. And my scientific calculator finally gave up on me. I had to buy a new one (I accidentally left my old one at home – see, it still works but you have to shake it or slam it down really hard. It might be the batteries or something just came loose but I couldn’t be bothered to check it. LOL)..bye-bye allowance! I’m so grateful to my mom because she’s been so generous.

My NATSCA1 (Human Factors in Design) professor had us draw our left hand (if you’re right-handed; right hand if you’re left-handed) holding a complex object (a cellphone) to check our skill level with organic and mechanical objects. I think mine was okay. If he returns it, I’ll scan it then upload it to the MH Gallery. Then I built a pyramid model for HARTDS1 (History of Art and Design 1). I completely forgot that it needed to have a corbelled ceiling so I glued the ceiling together. Ack. Got points taken off again. *sigh… And I worked really hard on it too. I was even planning to glaze it over with sand but I couldn’t find any so I settled for paint. We drew one of Fernando Amorsolo’s pen-and-ink drawings (untitled) upside-down in FREHAND (Freehand Drawing). The woman in my drawing looked like a hunchback. eep! But I guess it’s pretty understandable because most of my other classmates had the same problem. Still, I’m really frustrated about my work for the past two weeks.

I still have two plates to work on… for FREHAND – it’s more of a drawing exercise – and for DESPRIN (Principles of Art and Design) – we’re working on the different elements of design; the first plate is on spots. I’ll scan them when I’m done.

Long-Distance Relationships. This is a popular topic in one of the message boards I frequent.

Half my days I cannot bear not to touch you, the rest of the time I feel it doesn’t matter if I ever see you again. It isn’t the mortality, it is how much you can bear…

~The English Patient

What do you guys think about it? Have you ever been in a LDR? If yes, did it work out? If it didn’t, why did it fail?

I watched Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End with my sister last 01 June 2007, Friday. hehe. ♥ Johnny Depp ♥ Enough said. Did you guys see the easter egg (the ten years later bit)? I’m frustrated with what happened to Will Turner. But I still think it was a great ending.

I keep wanting to sing, ♪ Yo Ho (A Pirate’s Life for Me) ♪ – nyahaha!

We’re rascals, scoundrels, villans and knaves. Drink up me ‘earties, yo ho! We’re devils and black sheep, really bad eggs! Drink up me ‘earties, yo ho! Yo ho, yo ho! A pirate’s life for me.

I want to thank Simply Precious, Pat, Anna, Raymond, Monica, Denise, Ashley, Lily, Eja, Teelia, Kiritsubo, Matt, Carrie Szczepanski, Wattle, fruityoaty, Niki, Ramsha, Chette, Fer, Trixie, Kimberly, Amy, Lil, Frutee, Nan, Sami, Lucy, Renee, Marsha, and Sarah for commenting on Four Walls, Two Windows. Sadly, I don’t have the time (or energy) to respond to all of the previous comments individually… I’ve picked out a few to respond to (I’ll probably do that from now on because my plates for my art/design courses – as well as sleep – take up most of my time now).

First, about surgery/physical therapy – I’ll have to get back to you on that. I don’t have therapy sessions yet but I’ll ask my doctor about it.

About the books I just bought (Anna) – I don’t think I’ll be able to finish them in the near future. *sigh… I never seem to have time to read these days… I miss spending the day curled up on my couch or my bed with a good book.

Teelia, oh! I’m not married! I doubt I’d get married anytime soon… I feel like I’m too young… haha. But if I find the right person for me, then why not?

fruityoaty, gaaah! I know what you mean. It’s probably why I have scoliosis in the first place. My bag was always HEAVY. I’m trying to bring less stuff to school but with all the art materials I need for my drawing/sketching/painting, I can’t leave most of them behind.

Niki!!! I miss you dearie…

So, that’s it for today! I’ll leave you guys with another quote:

People need trouble — a little frustration to sharpen the spirit on, toughen it. Artists do; I don’t mean you need to live in a rat hole or gutter, but you have to learn fortitude, endurance. Only vegetables are happy.

~William Faulkner

Oh, and before I forget – I’ve posted a new entry in my private blog. Updates on The Foreigner so check it out if you have access to Everywhen.