Well, as you can see, I purchased a subscription. It's just for 3 months, but so far so good. Maybe once it's up, I'll buy a longer one. I'm liking it.

I have a new project in 2D Design. It's similar to my Chuck Close piece, except more complicated. I can't use solid colors to shade, each one has to be a pattern or design. It's a picture of me as a baby, and I have until the Thursday after Thanksgiving to complete it. I've got some shit to do for Color Theory, too, but I doubt it'll make it into my gallery.

I've gotta start doing more personal work, all I've been doing lately are class assignments. Granted, I don't have much time to do my own work, but I'm going to try to do a little more.

I'll be home soon, and I'm really excited.

Kurt Halsey
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Matthew Woodson
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Audrey Kawasaki

http://coulrophobiaa.deviantart.com/journal/21570359/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:27:18 PST

Things have been piling up lately. I have 30 squares (yes, squares) to paint for Color Theory. I have a landscape to complete in full value by Thursday for drawing. Joel hasn't told us the full extent of the next project we're doing, but I'm pretty sure it involves me recreating a Caravaggio piece. (This one.) That's due Thursday, too.

My only means of transportation home (that isn't my dad driving up to get me) is closing at the end of the month. That's right, the Manchester bus station is closing down. Why they're doing this, I have no clue. All I know is the only other feasible way of me getting home is by plane. This however, is highly unlikely. Bus tickets alone cost me $80 for a one way trip, $100 for a round trip. I can only imagine how much a fucking plane would cost me. My dad can't come and get me every time I want to come home, because he drives trucks, which results in him having a hectic schedule. My friend Molly told her mom about this, and her mom called the school. The school is pissed now, because I know we're not the only ones who need transportation home.

The buses are running until the end of November, so luckily I will be able to make it home twice this month. My dad is coming to get me on the 14th, and I will be taking the bus back from Schenectady to Manchester on the 16th. (I'm coming home to see the Scotia-Glenville fall show, to see friends, and to visit Alex.) I'll be back again around 9pm on Wednesday, November 26th, for Thanksgiving. My parents want me home a day early, rather than arriving in Schenectady on Thanksgiving. My dad will thankfully be driving me back, so hopefully I'll be able to bring some food up here. I'm running out of money quickly, and that makes buying food difficult. I'll definitely be working at Price Chopper over Christmas break.

Concerning November 4th: Obama is the 44th president. I am ridiculously happy about this. I've liked him ever since I found out he was one of the possible Democratic nominees. What I don't like, however, is the McCain supporters being unnecessarily hateful towards Obama, his family, and his supporters. Now, I know this behavior is inevitable, just because of how America is.. but come on. There's not really much you can do about it now. He was rightfully elected, and he is our new president. That's that. Complaining about it won't change anything, neither will being bitter. I've heard complaints about things he hasn't even done yet. I've heard people calling him the Antichrist. I've heard people saying that they want him murdered, and his wife and children raped. (No, I am not kidding. That is not an exaggeration.) That's just completely ludicrous. I'm glad that America took a giant step concerning progressing as an accepting nation, but all this hate is just wrong.

Completely unrelated: I've decided what my next tattoo will be. I'm getting "I now walk into the wild" tattooed somewhere on my person. It's from the book Into the Wild. I cannot wait to get this.

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