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If you're in Northern California and need background music for a function, please hire me! Need moneyz! I'm here through New Year's!

]]> ~mjOboe http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/28553709/ http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/28553709/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:40:34 PST I am happy. For you 'Merican folks, I wish you a happy Thanksgiving later this week. I have many things I am grateful for and exceedingly thankful for. I hope never to forget how fortunate I am.

On that note, I thank you all for your support of my works and sharing little bits of my life. I am thankful that some of you seem to care, even a little, about what I do and how I am and where my art comes from. My soul needs contact with others in order to thrive, and in my darkest hours I was able to find it here with my art, seeing other's art, and sharing it with you guys. Thank you so very much.

-Molly

]]> ~mjOboe http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/28209343/ http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/28209343/ Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:57:11 PST
11/10: OH MY GOD. Got some "real life" experience with the concert I did last night. Due to a tragic loss of a family member for our English horn player, I got a second oboe part for Mahler's Totenfeier at 2pm yesterday, had half an hour to look at it before the dress rehearsal, and then played it on the concert at 8pm. It was a HIGH STRESS SITUATION. Good news was that I got a helluva lot more right notes in the concert than I did in the dress rehearsal.

Apparently the fear was all over my face, visible from the audience, lol. I must say though, the guy who originally had the part who was then switched to English horn... SOOO MANY KUDOS. Much harder parts, much more exposed solo passages, and he *nailed* it.

We were both sweating A LOT.

]]> ~mjOboe http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/28069391/ http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/28069391/ Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:28:11 PDT
lol. Everyone have a crazy awesome Halloween and be safe. Masquerades serve and important de-stressing valve in society, and I think we should MILK THIS ONE. IT'S MY FAVORITE.

-molly



]]> ~mjOboe http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/27537801/ http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/27537801/ Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:39:38 PDT
As I admire a great deal of you as artists, and from what little I know of you as internet inhabitants, I know you are human. I know you have morals. I know that many of you would never claim your art as a means of escape from a heinous crime. Please sign this petition and send it to as many people as you can fathom. Art Does Not Excuse Rape: Polanski Must Face Justice

]]> ~mjOboe http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/27112292/ http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/27112292/ Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:36:47 PDT
Because I listen to internet radio in the evenings, and that's when I determine whether or not I have anything more pressing to do than a quick drawing, that's probably what will happen for a while yet. That is, song illustrations.

However, if you have suggestions of things you'd like to see me draw--not commissions although friggin' shoot I could use the money--I would be more than happy to take such suggestions and give it my best shot.

Pittsburgh is already overcast and some of the trees are anticipating autumn. I am excited!

]]> ~mjOboe http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/26699830/ http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/26699830/ Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:23:31 PDT
I'll draw when I can.

]]> ~mjOboe http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/26299619/ http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/26299619/ Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:14:34 PDT -themed movie "Bride and Prejudice" (bollywood-style), they say that when you sneeze, someone's thinking about you.

If that's the case, friggin' shoot, I better be asked out on a date soon otherwise I'll start using the claritin!

]]> ~mjOboe http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/26161011/ http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/26161011/ Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:28:33 PDT
From the bottom of such a hole the light looks brightest, though, because today was probably the most beautiful day God could ever conjure for me at my half-way point in Santa Cruz. I am not even very religious, but the splendor that shone in the sky (which was the sun) turned the sky a magical color (which was blue, but of the sapphire sort) and the wind picked the scent off the ocean--mostly salty, sometimes awful of fish and poop, but at the best of times was of wild rosemary and eucalyptus--and sent me into ecstatic fits. (Which was a cause of concern for my parents, as I was the one driving the car.) In the morning we went to the lighthouse by Cowell Beach, and what would grace us but podS-PLURAL-of dolphins, jumping seals and otters, all amongst the agog surfers who showed up for the BEST WAVES I have EVER SEEN at Cowell Beach. They were VERY LARGE. And the surfers were all good mannered and having fun with each other, all to the sound of the seals like frat boys playing beer-pong on a Friday night. It was awesome. We had eaten lunch and left by the time the morning cover had burned off, and as you pass little beaches on Highway 1, the waves continued in their VERY LARGE size, but with the addition of the splendor that shone in the sky (the sun) they were like... the most seductive waves... of... man, friggin' shoot I can't even describe the color because "green-blue" doesn't do the *luminescence* of it any justice... I just kept saying "I WANT TO BE A MERMAID I WANT TO BE A MERMAID" if that gives you any idea of how well I was seduced. I will admit, I am an easy target for any sea siren. I would glady throw myself into the icy cold black waters if it meant that I became a mermaid. Like... seriously. Except for the high likelihood of hypothermia, sharks, exhaustion from actually swimming, getting pommeled against rocks, among other things. We stopped at one of the beaches because there were probably fifty or more kite-surfers in this little bay where the wind was whipping up good and fast. It was so strange and beautiful with all these people skimming across the water and shifting, whipping rainbows overhead.

So yeah. Beautiful! Until I hit SF traffic... what the hell, Furlough Friday, why you gotta do that?! Now I'm pooped and going crazy inside my own head.

]]> ~mjOboe http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/25915094/ http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/25915094/ Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:10:44 PDT my birthday's coming up,
hi ho the derry-o,
my birthday's coming up!

I need to take a bath
My shower's aren't too fast
hi ho the derry-o
coworkers at me laugh.

(okay that last bit was depressing.)
My birthday's on Wednesday--the SAME DAY AS THE HARRY POTTER MOVIE. I r teh excitedx0r (???)
Hey does anyone remember Homestarrunner and Strong Bad? Are those guys still around? They were hilarious! My computer's getting a make-over because it was running slower and slower and making me reeeel nervous, so all I can do it *traditional* art, oh god. That means staying up late with pencil and paper... craaaap. Already tired. Thus the lackness of shower... hopefully will be fixed soon. (both computer and shower situation) Just thought I should highlight the fact that my birthday's on Wednesday. I hope I can have a party in the line for the movie... because that's what I'm gonna do. And I'll be on an island of 20+ yr-old HP fans, in an ocean of 16- year-olds who think they're so cool just because they have a damn crush on Daniel Radcliff. And I'll be like, "OH SNAP, i was waiting for the 4th book to come out while you were learning how to sing the ALPHABET." Yeah.

Show them who's boss.
(I'm the boss.)



p.s EVERYONE SHOULD SEE THIS WHOLE DARN THING IT'S AMAZING: [link] "TOTALLY AWESOME!"

]]> ~mjOboe http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/25283212/ http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/25283212/ Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:54:17 PDT
HOLYCRAP JUST SAW STAR TREK AM FREAKIN' STOKED. It was...

A-FUCKING-MAZING!

I don't really have any star trek background, which I think I benefited from, because then nothing in the movie could throw me off or whatever. OH MY GOD. SO HOT. SO MANY HOT SPACE MEN. YES. All of them. Mine.

Zachary Quinto is an alum of my grad school, and Randy Pausch, a late professor of my school, whom some of you may of heard of had a cameo in the beginning. It's full of CMUey goodness... and hotness... and yummy.

OH MY GOD--YOU KNOW WHAT'S YUMMY?! THE SOUNDTRACK! That was one fucking good soundtrack. No seriously. If you didn't notice, that's also part of the awesomeness... it wasn't distracting, it's just something that I listen for, and when there's big shiney brass sounds I jizz my pants, so I couldn't help but notice. No, really, IT'S AWESOME BELIEVE ME. I'm gonna by the soundtrack and no one can stop me. Not even my high anxiety for my career path will hinder my haste to the nearest supplier of recordings for that CD!!!

...
SPACE CADET!

*BRAIN SPLAT*

]]> ~mjOboe http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/25139204/ http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/25139204/ Fri, 05 Jun 2009 08:09:19 PDT Ireland was AWESOME. The trip from Pittsburgh to Philly to D.C. was not quite as awesome--but that was because the motivation for the trip was quite a bit more somber. It was lovely to see so many new places though, needless to say Ireland but also the historic sights of Philadelphia and the place of my too-early-to-remember youth. The weather was AMAZING.

Of course, now that the two-week adrenaline rush is over and I started working, my body goes, oh yeah, now you're SICK. I had a fever of over 100 last night, and am considering myself out of commission for a couple of days. Which probably inadvertently means that I'll have some time to upload good pictures of my trip plus drawings. So... good for you. haha.

Hang loose,
molly

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]]> ~mjOboe http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/24485494/ http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/24485494/ Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:57:25 PDT
IRELAND!

It's only for a week, but damn... I am gonna make the most of it. It'll be a tour of basically the perimeter of the Republic of Ireland, so I'll hit all the hot spots. I hope this won't be my only trip the land of my ancestors. lol, EVERYONE'S Irish, and EVERYONE goes to Ireland to find their roots... I'm just another lame-o. BUT I'M SO EXCITED! I'm totally going to go to the one surf shop that I know of, and I'm going to ask if Richie Fitzgerald is there and I'm gonna be like, "HAI I had an email correspondence with you about six years ago for an English paper--DO U REMEMBAAAR?! I also know you from the movie 'Step into Liquid.'" And then fangirl and splooge all over their shop.

Yeah. This seems like a pretty typical reaction. My poor friend who's traveling with me is going to be like, "whut. I don't know this girl... she's a crazy."

holycrapholycrapholycrap....

UPDATE 5/13: T-4 Days!!! I also looked up Richie Fitzgerald and now I'm all intimidated to seek him out--he's like a pro big-wave surfer and like a top surf instructor... dude. I mean, I don't even know what I'll say to him... maybe I'll just say I got the highest marks on that paper and to date it's probably the best thing I've written. *nervous* but still really really excited. The packing is already finished, with some minor adjustments still needed... I'm like, peeing myself I'm so excited.

]]> ~mjOboe http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/24278080/ http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/24278080/ Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:11:42 PDT

The Cal Aggie marching Band-Uh usually is the star of the show with the parade, their most epic battle of bands which, if I remember correctly from my parental accounts includes the likes of UC Berkeley's marching band, Stanford, and in the past Humbolt State, and sometimes as far away as UCLA? Each school comes with their band, maybe their cheerleaders, and a theme and perhaps a strange huge contraption wrapped in lights or set on fire. Needless to say, it *kills* me that I haven't been able to enjoy the festivities for the past five or six years. Especially because I remember that no matter how the day started or ended, there was rain at some point--but ever since I've been off to college, it's been nothing but beautiful sunshine. (Global warming?)

I'm particularly sad to miss it this year as a good friend of mine is the student director of the Band-Uh and has been working on this show for months. It would be very cool to see all his hard work pay off. Especially since the band-uh is kind of the definition of school spirit in my mind, and ever since I was little wanted to be a member of their crazy antics. (Alas, I am too late).

These spring college festivals I find interesting, as my undergrad school used to have the Drake Relays at the same time as UCD's Picnic Day. This was a track and field event that lasted all week, and apparently the population of Des Moines DOUBLED during that week. It was kind of a big deal--midwestern people usually have heard of it, even if they don't know the school. It was a week-long party! There was a parade, a Beautiful Bulldog contest, and epic Street Painting which was essentially 70 people painting large 6x6' squares on this one street with their student organization, and 300 people painting EACH OTHER. It was brilliant. There was carnival food and greek parties (I saw PARENTS going down to greek street... I mean, wtf), and the Opera production and theory projects... lol. In other words, I often was busy during relays. But it was the one time that Drake had that similar school spirit. I even saw some California schools representin' at the Drake Relays and always cheered for them.

CURRENTLY I am experiencing CMU's spring festival tradition. This seems pretty effing hardcore. UCD's was a day... probably merging into a weekend. Drake's was basically the weekend on either end of the week of t&f events, but this... this is ... a FOUR DAY WEEKEND. Legit. School is canceled. It's called Carnival: a whole parking lot of the school has these huge elaborate 2-story booths set up by the greeks and other student organizations, as well as carnival food and RIDES. FAIR RIDES. Holy moly! There's like this street luge relay race that seems pretty secretive and intense, and a concert with the New Pornographers--who I've even heard of so I'm pretty impressed. Too bad it's project and prep-for-jury time. FOUR DAYS. I don't even know what to do with myself. It's finally sunshiney and beautiful here, so I busted out the tidy-whiteys (my legs), and look forward to near-70-degree weather tomorrow!

Does your school have a spring event? What sorts of things do they do? How long does it last? And on a scale from 1 to 10 (being the highest) how ... "party-ied out" *wink wink* do people get?

]]> ~mjOboe http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/23840858/ http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/23840858/ Sun, 22 Mar 2009 22:02:49 PDT
Let is never be contested that Gradschool is definitely for people who are willing to work even harder than they did for four or more previous years. Seriously. It's going to challenge you in ways you didn't think possible, and it's going to make you question yourself and your choices, and you hafta just... keep... swimming, I guess, ha.

I'm going to, at least. I'll see that damn Masters of Music diploma if it's the LAST THING I DOOOoooooo! I start measuring my gain in minute itty bitty successes. Musical ones, that is. And for the first time in my whole academic career, I'm letting my academics slide. I honestly don't have the time to analyze a piece of 20th Century music and write a paper about it every week--because firstly, if I was going to do as well as I could on it, it would require two hours out of my day to hash through all sorts of possible... puzzles, essentially. And secondly, the SHEER AMOUNT OF MUSIC I HAVE TO PLAY, let alone PREPARE, let alone REEDS TO MAKE in order to play!

I know you guys don't care about music rants. But man, I wish I could at least show you my progress in my main art form. I guess there are ways if you're interested in hearing what sort of work I actually do, but otherwise you'll just have to wait until I post the fan art of my new-found love of Alice/Reginald, property of *bri-chan. It makes me all gooey inside.

]]> ~mjOboe http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/23606971/ http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/23606971/ Mon, 09 Mar 2009 10:36:08 PDT

Thanks for the 14,000 views!!!

I'm home in CA for spring break (it's so *early* this year!) and i really miss this state, but i have to practice my butt off, so again, you won't see too much of me. *sad* I miss DeviantArt. It makes me feel pretty.

I have no idea what I'm doing for St. Patrick's Day, I'm gonna need some.... SUGGESTIONS! Go!

See ya around,
Molly

]]> ~mjOboe http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/23206294/ http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/23206294/ Sat, 14 Feb 2009 22:27:00 PST My feet hurt so much. In an attempt to keep my spirits up for Valentine's day, I consented to having dinner at some friends' house (free meal = awesome!) and then went to a formal dance hosted by my university's ballroom dance club (of which I am a member).

I was anxious, afraid it might bring back painful memories of the one who left me behind, but ... IT DIDN'T! I danced all 4 and a half hours! HOLY CRAP I CAN'T FEEL MY LEGS! I can feel my feet though, because i'm pretty sure my foot bones are on fire and are pushing through the flesh on the balls of my feet. tee hee. It was so fun I kind of felt like the village bicycle of the dance floor. A dance whore. Even if I didn't know a dance, I'd pick it up quickly, people kept asking me to dance, I've never felt so wanted when it came to ballroom! Och! So much fun! And even some salsa thrown in! So exciting!

Still no numbers in my pockets or particular faces to swoon over, but that's okay, because I'm in love with Dance. Damn I missed it.

Tomorrow is a day trip to Cleveland to hear the orchestra play ... wait for it... TCHAIK 4 OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG.

Update:
Okay guyz, I'm really super busy, and I'm afraid that I probably won't be able to reply personally to the favorites.... Know that I would, though, if I could. But for the time being, just know that I definitely acknowledge them, I always ALWAYS read comments, and reply when I can. Thanks for understanding!
-Molly

]]> ~mjOboe http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/23050088/ http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/23050088/ Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:46:21 PST
Yay Carnegie Hall is over.

Yay parents were here this week, i loves me some free groceries.

Yay-wait-er... urrrghhh.... Valentine's Day... who knows about that one.... *grumblegrumbleshitasticgrumble*

I promise I draw still. I just haven't had the time to upload and edit things. But they exist, and many of them are super poopey. Some of them will be good.

god I'm so random.

]]> ~mjOboe http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/22876474/ http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/22876474/ Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:35:29 PST DDDD The orchestra leaves tomorrow! w00t!

So if any of you people are in the area and want to hear some pretty okay music, tickets are reasonable (*I* think), somewhere between $15 and $30 I think. For a concert in Carnegie Hall, I think that's pretty darn good. We're being conducted by the Boston Pops dude who is an Alumni of CMU. I'll be playing principle on the first half of the concert (a show piece and then a Lalo violin piece), and 4th oboe on Mahler's Symphony no. 1. LOL, ob. 4!!! I sit for the first three movements. NOTHING. And then I really only play in the loud parts of the last movement. But the post-grad who's playing first on that is rockin' the shit out of it. The brass section WILL GIVE YOU A HORNGASM. NO EXCEPTIONS. ECSTASY GUARANTEED! *nom nom nom nom*

so yeah.
I'm debuting at Carnegie Hall in something like 30 hours. Plz come.

]]> ~mjOboe http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/22495462/ http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/22495462/ Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:39:01 PST
Yeah, I love what I do, right? RIGHT? ... *whimper*

]]> ~mjOboe http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/22202818/ http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/22202818/ Fri, 26 Dec 2008 01:49:27 PST
And I hope you all had a lovely Christmas, are enjoying Hanukkah, and winter solstice or whatevs. Play hard. Next up, New Years. ROBOPARTY HERE I COME! *robot noises*

]]> ~mjOboe http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/22147973/ http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/22147973/ Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:13:57 PST
It's funny I say this, because I would call myself a native Californian. But as much as I go away all the time, I love coming back. Not even just to my home, but to the state. I love it. The only other places I feel similarly are Chicago, slightly related Madison, WI, and Europe. These are the only places I can see making my home, granted if I can find a well-paying music-related job (Germany, here I come).

I just came back from a short weekend trip to Santa Cruz (which we Northern Californians claim for our half of the state), and it was the first time my family had been during winter. It was kind of surreal because there were no tourists, it was significantly less inhabited (students gone for break plus tourists), and was neat to see a majority of locals in the holiday spirit. The special thing about Santa Cruz is how it serves as a virtual bubble of 1960's liberal thought. It was a revolutionary decade, and the University there and the laid-back surf culture kept these ideals and concerns alive, though the city still progresses forward with the rest of us.

They still care passionately about respect for the earth and natural habitat, for water waste and usage, for living off the land, buying locally, environmentally friendly energy usage, clothes, food, transportation, and policy. It means a lot to me to see a beautiful city that can still function and progress while executing their policies in juncture with environmental concerns. That is why Santa Cruz is so special and so beautiful.

I also just straight-up love the ocean.

]]> ~mjOboe http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/21949533/ http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/21949533/ Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:23:32 PST
I recieved A's and B's on my jury from principle players of the PSO! Hurrah! Even while sick as a very sick dog! I think that means that I'm okay at music! *insert huge-ass grin* Lots of exclamation points!!!1!1!!one!!

]]> ~mjOboe http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/21897332/ http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/21897332/ Tue, 09 Dec 2008 12:02:14 PST
so close and yet, so sick.

I do my first ever grad jury today. I'm not nervous... maybe I should be? I'm more concerned with this MASSIVE EFFING COLD that has basically hijacked everything to do with my functions. You know, simple ones... LIKE BREATHING.

And, oh, I don't know... SLEEPING. Eating, too, is no fun. Everything tastes like snot. How would I know? BECAUSE IT'S DRAINING DOWN THE BACK OF MY THROAT.

I'm not used to colds. In Iowa I don't think I got them very much... but I *did* get flus and lung infections! And those are kind of nice, cuz you know where you stand with those. You're basically out of commission. Although playing a jury with a lung infection is like killmenowplz. You really can't get around juries--ha! like jury duty! Although I *have* gotten out of jury duty... ANYWAYS, I think the only way they'd pardon you was if like, for hourS-plural previous you were throwing-up. Or in the hospital. Or dead. But if you only threw up once, say, in the morning, *hours* before your jury, then you'd still probably have to go do it.

I had a final today at 8:30... but wait! It was like reliving an undergraduate nightmare! 6 short papers Sunday night, 2 larger papers last night! And studying for that final. Aha! Ha! Ha! HAHAHA! *falls over* I didn't get to sleep until 4:30.

THIS, my friends, is what PAIN feels like. Although, having dry socket when your wisdom teeth are removed hurts *pretty* badly. But there are massive drugs with sort of help you... forget that it happened. Oh yeah, and 2nd degree burns. Those hurt A LOT.
It's almost like a meme! What are some of the most painful physical experiences you've had? (appropriate, please, I don't want to hear about your penis being bitten off by Vagina Dentata.) <---if you know what I'm am talking about, you get an internet cookie.

]]> ~mjOboe http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/21850241/ http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/21850241/ Sat, 06 Dec 2008 15:18:18 PST
...
AVOID AT ALL COSTS.

]]> ~mjOboe http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/21697864/ http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/21697864/ Thu, 27 Nov 2008 11:20:39 PST
It's my first one "on my own"--so I'm having a bunch of similar straglers over for dinner. Makin' a turkey! Pies! Stuffin'!

I like the holiday, because... I don't know... it's very "American" in the ways that *aren't* bad--except I totally know the holiday is basically born out of stealing from the native Americans (for that I am very ashamed). But *now* it's like... a day where... you appreciate what you have... the people you have... the opportunities you get and the ones you take... the life you have... To gather those you love around you at the start of a chilly and difficult season to share the "wealth," if you will... It doesn't have to have religious connotations, it doesn't have *cultural* connotations... it's a holiday that celebrates the American *ideal.*

I'm all about ideals whether or not they're true... doesn't keep me for striving for them. Ideals like fairness, truth, freedom of speech, freedom of expression, love for your fellow human. And these are ideals, I think or like to believe, that are shared by every one of us. So to you, in all corners of the world, I give thanks, and to whatever deity that lives in the stars or waters or earth, and to my parents for instilling in me a strength of moral character and personality.

I cherish every one of you out there. Happy Thanksgiving.

]]> ~mjOboe http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/21445680/ http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/21445680/ Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:52:12 PST
I did the La Valse concert, and it was alright (I'm listening to it right now! If anyone else wants to hear it, I can give you the directions to the site--I'm all about promoting my oboe-ness ) but after that concert, I was COMPLETELY burned out. No idea why. I thought it was because i wasn't making reeds that worked, I thought it was because I was homesick, or missing my bf, or I don't know. I even started questioning my choice of career pursuit, which has never happened to me before. Sorry, a bit deep and emo. But the point is, I think after those two, two and half-weeks of perpetuating dispair, I think I'm okay.

I played another concert in that bout, where I played principle on Mozart's Magic Flute Overture and Sibelius' Violin Concerto, on which a new freshman! FRESHMAN! rocked the fuck out and was just amazing. All the undergrad boys (and some of the girls--we are, after all, a music school ) were like, totally in love with her. The bassoonist in my quintet was like, "she stole my heart. I'm going to propose to her after the concert." D-aww. I had a good reed for that concert, I was so happy. That on Halloween! Which brings me to my next item:

HALLOWEEN! My first Halloween in Pittsburgh was a success. I went as Mary Poppins in her nanny garb. At school on friday, I ran into *another* Mary Poppins, but she was in the "jolly holiday" outfit. We shared a moment. It was a nice break. (And when a musician says "break" they mean "DRUNK-TIME.") (fyi) (in most cases)

So now. Now it's onto juries, and trying again AGAIN to make another reed that works, and also to keep on practicing my quintet music, and blah blah blah music. Music musickity, muse muse. I promise there are a bunch of drawings in my class notes--most of which have to do with historical costuming, because when I listen to music, I tend to think about the era it was written in, or the era or scenes its trying to portray (or that I think of). I'm like a visual musician! :B

Anyways. Sorry to bore you. Carry on.

EDIT: OOO! They posted the Halloween concert! The one with the rock-out Violin soloist! (I rocked out hard, too). If you want to listen, leave me a note.

]]> ~mjOboe http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/21067047/ http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/21067047/ Sun, 19 Oct 2008 16:35:22 PDT I just flew back from a two-day trip to up-state NY, where I autumn-gasmed. Straight up. The leaves were AMAZING; we don't get that in California. It's summer, then it rains on Halloween, and three weeks later the trees are like, "oh yeah, it's cold... I guess I'll drop my leaves *poot*." In Iowa I got a hint of it, and it was quite beautiful there, but here in Pittsburgh, and there in NY, OH MY GAWD. Just... wow. I am... a HUGE freak for autumn, holy crap. Expect amateur photos about brightly-colored trees, haha.

Tuesday is the La Valse concert, so I'm making reeds like a fiend, but unfortunately, as mentioned above, I am POOPED. My brain is a shriveled mushy mess that's kind of flaking off in chunks in my skull. That's a pretty accurate description for those of you know extreme jet-lag.

So, uh, yeah. Sorry I've been busy again, whadayaknow, so the drawings have been sparse. The composer John Adams spoke at my school on Thursday which was awesome. I drew a portrait of him while he talked because my camera was dead--and I got him to sign it. *Music Geekage* DOOOOD.

Okay. I just had to get that out of my system. I hope that this winter break I can get my mom to help me in my first historical sewing project EVAR--a super simple regency dress, lol. Just to get started into this under-world of historical costumes. Any advice about sewing things would be greatly appreciated. ALSO--Thanks so much everyone for the 11,000 views! O_o !!!
I'll try to make time to post things that I've done, but you'll have to be patient. If anyone has Harry Potter ideas they'd like to see, tell me cuz I'm itching to doodle me some HP fanart, but my brain really only revolves around the marauders.
Okay rambling CEASAGE!

]]> ~mjOboe http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/20660682/ http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/20660682/ Sun, 28 Sep 2008 23:07:52 PDT But it's okay, because I've been getting compliments about my playing in the concert and from playing in classes, and I'm already scheduled for another round of ball-busters. I'M VERY HAPPY ABOUT THIS.

w00t, I can achieve both things! Drawing and music! Although, i've been on a favoriting binge, but it's for learning. I want to learn how to digitally paint better, etc etc. I have Corel Paintshop Pro, which is missing some elements (or they're just cleverly hidden from me) that would make painting interesting... new techniques and such. It's funny because every thing I do, I do a different way. Especially if I'm trying to color over the line art. I can has a learning plz?

Meanwhile Harrison Ford as Han Solo and Indiana Jones is... TOTAL WIN ALL THE TIME. Go go gadget hotness.

EDIT: the concert is online now! If you want to hear it, message me and I'll give you directions.

]]> ~mjOboe http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/20342704/ http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/20342704/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:42:27 PDT Because--EEEEeeee!--I actually am playing principle Oboe on a piece for the first orchestra concert! Which is in like, two weeks! *happy dance*

That's how I try to make myself feel better for not doing tablet work, colored pencils, or uploading sketches. Nuffin'. I bet at break there'll be a posting explosion. And all your eyes will bleed, and you'll be like, "NOOoooo, I though she stopped existing! *gurgle gurgle*" -death-

In Culinary News: Molly is eating, but is now in her burning-stuff phase. lol

]]> ~mjOboe http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/20046197/ http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/20046197/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:25:54 PDT
oh, and P.S. I will probably be quite absent from DeviantArt in the future. It's against my will! But my MM Degree program might demand it out of my time. Which I suppose is legitimate.
P.P.S THANKS FOR THE 10,000 PAGEVIEWS!!!!

]]> ~mjOboe http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/19924820/ http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/19924820/ Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:05:43 PDT
I'm still not quite brave enough to explore much beyond the immediately surrounding neighborhoods, but I'll get there, I'm sure. The closest grocery store is a--SHOULD BE--a 5 minute bus ride away. But, aha, in actuality can be a 2 and a half hour wait on both ends at the stops, turning a 45 minute outing into an afternoon sun-burning adventure. (wtf)

Also... as much as I like soup, and as much as I like brothy things, cabbage just doesn't fair well. Nope. Definitely not when it serves as the main article in the dish. Those poor potatoes and chorizo never had a chance. *sigh* Now my itty-bitty kitchen smells like the fabled vegetable. AND I have enough of the soup to deny any poor little English-novel boys seconds or even thirds. Although I don't understand how they'd get to thirds if I deny them seconds. They can be crafty little beasts, those grimy kids...

wow, I'm sure you can tell I'm tired. OKBYE

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]]> ~mjOboe http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/19404405/ http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/19404405/ Tue, 15 Jul 2008 06:59:41 PDT
22 years today, which is supposedly one of the most boring numbers to turn. And I agree--though I don't think that makes it any less awesome. It's a freakin' birthday! But I'm not having a party, and our restaurant plans might change because my poor dad is sick. For the awesomeness of my dad, see [link] panal 6.

Yayayayayayayay! I still have to go to work today! It's so early in the morning right now! There's still plenty of time for my day to end horribly, but for right now, in my headachey drowsiness from surfacing through sleep's glass ceiling, I can still be pretty (well, given an hour), I can still have a good work day, I can still practice oboe, and I can still have cake. YAY CAKE.

From you guys, I just want to see your best stuff. In 30 minutes. NOW....

Thanks for viewing my page 9,000+ times!
Molly

EDIT: OMG OMG OMG my present was a tablet!!! My brain has melted out of sheer AWESOMENESS!

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I saw the season finale of Ugly Betty, though I haven't really been able to keep up with it this semester (I caught up with what I could during breaks). I... err... am now totally a Betty/Gio shipper. Henry was awesome in the beginning, but getting another girl preggers? Lame. Gio's... so... spontaneous, and DETERMINED, and honest. It's great. Aw man. And he's got those Colin Firth-Mr. Darcy eyes. The eyes that express 10 different emotions in a long passing glance. *heavy swooning sigh.*

I, er, just had to get that off my chest. Time to go youtube it some more. Holla?

]]> ~mjOboe http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/18403969/ http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/18403969/ Mon, 19 May 2008 17:53:54 PDT
*sigh*

It feels SO good. DONE! Now onto lots of doodles, practicing, reed making, hopefully experimenting with paints, and lol organizing a Wal-Mart protest not for the near future but hopefully in like 3 years.*

Now onto Steeltown! Now to get my buttkicked! And how about this: 8,000 views and the person who gets it can ask me for a drawing, Not like I don't do that anyways,.. but it'd be special for some reason. Thanks again for your favorites and comments!
OH, and P.S. "Fargo" the thriller movie... is INTENSE. And yet filled with mild-mannered midwesterners. After watching that movie I COULD NOT stop the accent from spilling from my mouth. The preggers cop in that is so hardcore. And mildmannered. Awesome.

*Something huge. Like a week long, world-wide, actually losing huge amounts of money for the company, boycott. It worked with GAP, you just got to get it publicized and let the company know that you have the power to take theirs away if you take your business elsewhere unless they change their business practices.

]]> ~mjOboe http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/17965587/ http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/17965587/ Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:57:27 PDT
OH MAN, I'm almost DONE.

]]> ~mjOboe http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/17591790/ http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/17591790/ Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:51:38 PDT
Well, my senior recital is coming up on April 12th, and I am feeling a bit stressed about its preparation. It's not just my music that I have to learn/re-learn after the intense short bit of catharsis that took over during Spring Break--I also have two new concert sets to learn, a piece for another friend's recital to learn, and I will be reading some pieces that a friend of mine wrote for her friend's wedding next week which we are playing at.

The outcome of my auditions is mostly complete--I've heard back from 4/5, and of those four, I got into Carnegie Mellon! I did try out for a bunch of high-powered schools, which was a gutsy move and I really was afraid I wasn't good enough for any of them. But I got into one! And it's a good one! Another plus from the audition experience is that even though I didn't get into Mannes, I tested out of their graduate music theory classes! Apparently the two years of hell and torture in which more than half of my class failed each theory course once actually meant something. DU's theory program is rigorous and challenging, but man does it prepare you for grad school. I have hope for this fall when I'll have to take placement exams (except when it comes to music history *crap!*).

After the 12th though, it's home free. Sprint to the finish. Relays will be a blast this year, I don't have any commitments for that time--I just need to not have so much "fun" that I end up in the hospital. Then I walk (sadly, not with a lot of my class cuz their in music ed which is a 5-yr program), and then I have a summer to prepare for grad school. Whoa. It all went by so fast. Much faster than high school--and my HS was only three years.

Thank you all so much for your support during these past couple months. Your comments (I read every one of them) and favorites mean a lot to me.

~Molly

]]> ~mjOboe http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/17238860/ http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/17238860/ Sat, 08 Mar 2008 11:11:30 PST
1) Answer the questions below
2) Take each answer and type it into the dA search box
3) Take a deviation from the first page of results (may use ' popular' or 'newest' ) and post thumb (for subscribers) or link (non-subscribers)
4) You can't copy the persons answers who posted this before you

(I'm sorry this won't be as interesting as compared to thumbnails, but I be poor, and monies be hard to come by, especially when laundry is eminent)


1. The age you will be on your next birthday:
[link]

2. A place you'd like to travel:
[link]

3. Your favorite place:
[link]

4. Your favorite object:
[link]

5. Favorite food:
[link]

6. Your favorite animal:
[link]

7. Your favorite color:
[link]

8. The town/state/etc in which you live:
[link]

9. Name of past pet:
[link]
(Lucian-a, but we named her after him)

10. A dream come true:
[link]

11. Your nickname/screename:
[link]
my nickname, which I never started, but people come up with on their own. O_o

12. Middle name:
[link]

13. Favorite Smell:
[link]

14. Bad habit of yours:
[link]

15. Your first job:
[link]
(Registrar's Assistant)

16. Favorite Movie:
[link]

17. What are you doing right now?:
[link]
(sitting in pjs)

18. Whats The Weather Like?:
[link]

19. Favorite Sport:
[link]
yeah, and at that game, Drake won. Bwahahahaa.

20. Favourite Music/Style/Band:
[link]

Wahoo, I'm procrastinating SO HARD. Okay I'm going to go do stuff now. Like that aforementioned Laundros. *cries*

]]> ~mjOboe http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/17176651/ http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/17176651/ Tue, 04 Mar 2008 08:17:17 PST I just did my Juilliard audition and it didn't go badly at all. They kind of just pumped through all the auditionees in my block of time because they were running an hour behind. I hope I made a better impression on Elaine Douvas than the last time I saw her! (eeehhhh!)

Just one more to go, and then I'm FINISHED!!!!!! YES! Goodness Gracious I hope I get accepted into one place at least, though having choices for school this time around would be fantastic!

Thank you all for the comments and favorites... and collections, whatever those are! And thanks for the 6K!!!
Vielen Lieben,
Molly

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Do you think they can HANDLE it? The face-melting?! That's not a threat--that's a promise!
(oh good god, I want to get in *somewhere*).

It becomes audition crazy after this one.
~Molly

Edit 2/19: The Carnegie Mellon audition went really well! I really like the school and the teacher, so I hope I get in!

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USC, here I come. PREPARE!
Wish me luck!

P.S. (1/27) thanks for the 5K!!!! OMG! And the audition went well enough. Not perfect, but I'm not upset about it. (Soooo warm in L.A.)

]]> ~mjOboe http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/16330697/ http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/16330697/ Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:05:28 PST And before I have to leave my drawing to the classroom and REALLY FREAKING FOCUS ON GRAD AUDITIONS *cue freakout!*

First one's at USC on Jan 26th. MEEEAAAAHHH!!! *dies*
Thanks again for all the favorites, drawing is happening, I have some things that I will post soon.

Oh, and I didn't get to go snowboarding. I LOSE SO HARDCORE because of those FREAKING storms. 32 hours without power. Fun times.

~Molly

]]> ~mjOboe http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/16086582/ http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/16086582/ Tue, 25 Dec 2007 00:40:21 PST Hopefully we can all work together towards a more peaceful and respectful time.
Much love,

Molly

]]> ~mjOboe http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/15884172/ http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/15884172/ Mon, 10 Dec 2007 21:46:23 PST So, um, has anyone else kinda noticed the parallel between Lily/Snape and Heathcliff/Kathleen? I'm sure, there are differences. Lily's not a bitch, for instance.
But Heathcliff kinda became the warden for her kids... and Snape looks after Harry, though dispising him at the same time *like heathcliff!*

whoa.
Okay, back to my attempt to be all productive AND MAYBE even finish this paper before, oh, I don't know, 3am.

LOTS OF SNOWY LOVE!
~Molly

P.S. I have come up with a sort of comic strip for a sequence after Snape tries to apologize to Lily. This will happen sometime. I am still also working on your lovely requests from last journal.

*BS meaning bullshit

EDIT: CLASS CANCELLED! OMG YES!!111!1!!!1!

]]> ~mjOboe http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/15482446/ http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/15482446/ Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:07:05 PST So go! Think! Tell me what's in your brain!

~Molly

EDIT 11/27:
just wanted to let you guys know that I'm still drawing, I just don't have any time to put anything up. I'm in the last-minute hustle for graduate applications. GARGH. *and* school work. What is that. Honestly.

]]> ~mjOboe http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/15278214/ http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/15278214/ Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:08:10 PDT no homework.
no reeds.
no practicing.
no knitting.
Just veg on the internetz.

Also, I'm scared about my oboe section this year. It's all on me now. And they're people I've not played with before... not impressed with what I've been hearing so far. I'll have to whip them into shape. Another thing I would usually look forward too, but as patient as I am, I can see this getting really frustrating.

NARGHLEPURRRRrrrrr!

]]> ~mjOboe http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/15016448/ http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/15016448/ Thu, 11 Oct 2007 14:42:46 PDT sorry.

]]> ~mjOboe http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/14721497/ http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/14721497/ Thu, 20 Sep 2007 21:15:43 PDT
I've got some boring shape drawings and landscapes from my drawing class that I'll probably post sometime. *yawn*

Don't worry, I'm still slowly but surely working on coloring that "DL wedding my way."

Yeah... Music is fun sometimes. College is hard the rest of the time. *dies.*

THE END.

-------------~*
10/2: Mkay, I'm gonna submit all my drawing-class drawings, like a montage! Montage music and everything!

]]> ~mjOboe http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/14349967/ http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/14349967/ Sun, 26 Aug 2007 13:38:55 PDT No scanner now.
Wuh-oh, wuddam I gon' DO?!

There probably won't be too many new sketches and doodles for a while yet, because I'm still moving in and unpacking and the like. My dorm smells funny. Coooool.....

thanks again everyone for all your support of my, well, silly fanart. *shrug* I'm not so good at the surreal and ambient sorts of drawings.
BUT OH! I am taking a drawing class! They're FINALLY letting me take an art class! In my senior year! AAAaaaah! I hope I don't lose! (lots of exclamation points!!!1111!!1!)

ciao...

]]> ~mjOboe http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/14139200/ http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/14139200/ Sun, 12 Aug 2007 20:14:24 PDT
Yeah. I think that probably shows something of my inability to sit still during concerts and masterclasses, as well as my lack of enthusiasm for the instrument at this point. Not that I don't like it, I just need more oboe time. As proven by my oboe masterclass doodles, versus the amount that will soon be put up.

Because I'm not a subscriber, I can't paste icons, but I belong to A Discworld Guild club, and Harry Potter Art... I think...
yessshhh....


mkaybye.

]]> ~mjOboe http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/13866686/ http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/13866686/ Tue, 24 Jul 2007 21:54:44 PDT
GAH OMG. I am so. emotionally. drained.
Put through the wringer, spat out on the other side.

These books have been with me for ten years. 10 YEARS I SAY! I started reading them right on the cusp of their big break. Book 4 was the first one that I coveted the release of.

But what now? What now for the avid Potter fan?! I wonder what the numbers will be like for therapists in the coming months--I can see the headlines now... "Numbers in youth and young adult depression have skyrocketed this month, most psychiatrists say due to the release of the 7th and final Harry Potter book..."

I mean... what ... how... people like you and me... it's been such a major part of who I am, how I described myself for almost half of my LIFE... having to put down the book, read the final paragraph, was like watching a loved slowly slip from life--you know you can't stop it, you know it's for the best, you know it's silly to want it to go on forever.
But jesus, imagine how J.K. Rowling much feel! Wow. She's such a trooper. Please JKR--don't get too depressed. You're like... like... I dunno, GREAT. friggin shoot. (I was going to draw all these paralelles, but none of them were good enough).
I mean, SHE'S had it in her brain for 27 YEARS! GAH!

All I can say, with tears in my eyes, a gaping yet silver-lined hole in my heart, and paper-cuts on my fingers (oh how I will cherish them), is Thank You. Thank you J.K. Rowling for giving a youth with so much turmoil, not merely because of their raging hormones, but because of the time we live in, a reason for smiling, for caring, for standing up for what we believe in, and above all--loving.

Molly

EDIT: Why does everyone have to be AWESOME at computer coloring, and I suck?! I can't do any of my doodles justice anymore! I'm scared of ruining them with colored pencil! Waaaah!

]]> ~mjOboe http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/13570478/ http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/13570478/ Sun, 01 Jul 2007 22:28:28 PDT
Livin' on the Edge - Aerosmith (obviously, *discworld*)
Time is Running out - Muse (Death, Theif of Time)
I'm Only Happy when it Rains - Garbage (Susan)
Greatest Song in the World - Tenacious D (Soul Music)
Serious Matter - ? (The Patrician)
Misty Morning, Albert Bridge - Pogues (Ankh-Morpork)
Penny Lane - Beatles (Ankh-Morpork, Carrot's view on)
Closing Time - Semisonic (The Bucket, or whatever that pub is)
Happy Valentines' Day - Outkast (embodyment of gods)
Tangerine Speedo - ? (Metaphore for Carrot)
Just a Girl - No Doubt (the feminist movement in Ankh-Morpork)
Thriller - Micheal Jackson (the Undead)
Vampire Girl - Johnathan Richman (pretty self-explanatory)
Dracula's Wedding - Outkast (again, self-explanatory)
All these Things that I've Done - Killers (the Watch)
Tonight She Comes - the Cars (Carrot and Angua, lol)
I Think I Love You - cover by Less than Jake (Angua's apprehension on Carrot)
Warning Sign - Coldplay (Again, Angua on Carrot) (I could make a whole playlist on that, couldn't I?!)
Hit me With Your Best Shot - Blondie (Men at Arms-- the Gone)
Land Down Under - Men at Work (Counterweight Continent)
East Indian Love Affair - Corky and the Juice Pigs (Klatch/Jingo)
Sit on My Face - Monty Python (baudy witches song)
Wild Honey - U2 (young witches)
Wonder Boy - Tenacious D (wizards)
Magic Works - Weird Sisters/HP soundtrack (Wizards)
She Doesn't Laugh at My Jokes - Johnathan Richman (Fools Guild)

I'm sure I'll improve on this playlist. I like it so far. I realized I have more songs for the Watch, and probably some of the guilds, like the Assassin's Guild.
Any suggestions?
:-P Stay cool,
Molly ]]> ~mjOboe http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/13204188/ http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/13204188/ Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:51:44 PDT
Does anyone know a good tutorial for how to color scanned drawings in Corel photo shop? I know, I know, Adobe's soooo much better... but I'm at the mercy of the money-makers here, and that's what they were so good enough to give me.

Basically, I FAIL AT COMPUTER COLORING MY ARTWORK.
I'll keep trying and put anything that's remotely good in Scraps. Until I get better. (aah! help me use layers!)

Molly

]]> ~mjOboe http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/13090111/ http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/13090111/ Fri, 25 May 2007 14:53:14 PDT
I have much stuff to scan, much stuff to draw, much stuff to color, much stuff to practice--and by the way: they're letting me into an art class at school! Even though it's restricted to art majors! Yay!

Thanks for all the comments and stuff. I read all of them, I really do.

Hooray, I am happy.
~ Molly

]]> ~mjOboe http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/12367710/ http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/12367710/ Wed, 28 Mar 2007 19:27:21 PDT
not it. wasn't me!

Um so yeah, I'm terribly sorry about my lack of scanning over spring break. In order to pack light I didn't bring any sketchbooks (but I DID bring one back--bwahahaha!!! Brand new!)
And you know what I started that one with?
Terry Pratchett. Aww yeah.
I started rereading "Going Postal" and, though I didn't finish while I was home, was very inspired to try and standardize Moist von Lipwig. It's getting there. It kinda has flavors of Tealin's (I've been looking at her drawings for AGES and AGES) Moist. And that made me try to standardize other characters, like Adora, and then for fun, Crispin, who ended up reminescent of my oboe teacher back home. And that's no good.

Well lets look at the camera to see what's there... ah. A bunch of doodles from notebooks. Well, that shall be uploaded, and you guys will just have to deal. :-/
Any suggestions for Harry Potter art? I just feel so dead about it, maybe because the end is near... *SAD*

]]> ~mjOboe http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/12171337/ http://mjOboe.deviantart.com/journal/12171337/ Tue, 13 Mar 2007 16:38:09 PDT
AND OMG the weather in Iowa is SO BLISSFULLY wonderful. At the same time, I'm WAY excited about going back to California. BLAAH!
... SCANNER!
Swimming! (actually, they probably haven't opened the pools yet) --OCEAN!

Oh man. So many things.
Thanks for stopping by everyone! Tell your friends! give me suggestions! Constructive cirticism--which the knowledge that I don't study art and don't have computer editing programs. But I'd like advice as to things like consitency, clean lines, color usage, watercolor... yeah. It'd be welcome.

Well, I hope that spring doesn't plague you with allergies, and gives you lots of sunshine and flowers and loving hugs.
~Molly

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