life updates
first of all, the good news: i have an interview! it's for a part time gig with a jewelry studio in tiverton. the ad said that they will teach me how to make this stuff, so i'm really excited. fingers crossed!
apparently RISD has this certificate program where u just pay to take the courses and get a non-degree. the last couple of days my mom won't shut up about it. i know it's a good idea if i'm going to pursue jewelry, but the thing is, there's a reason i never wanted to be an art major in the first place - i hate the idea of being graded on my art and having to be creative on demand and do projects i don't want to do... it makes art stressful and WORK and not fun and inspiring like it should be. and i was never cut out for college, that's why i failed out. multiple times. i don't want to waste even more money on this (and it is a considerable amount of money) if i don't think i can even pull through it.
but, fuck, we'll see. i'll either find an excuse not to do it or just go along with it. i dunno.
the bad news is ginger is really sick. she used to be a big fatass, like me, but she's lost almost a quarter of her body weight in the last couple months and the other day she puked up bloody guck, so i rushed her to the vet. turns out she is some kind of medical mystery with all these weird ass things wrong that can't be explained. like, her stomach was swollen, her liver was too small, her blood work had conflicting levels of shit going on... the bottom line is her kidneys are failing and it's either lymphoma or a blood parasite thinggy to blame. until we know for sure, we can just treat the kidney stuff. i went in today and got our very own fluid drip! yay fun! so i don't have to bring her back to the vet and get charged for it every time. it's already cost over 400 fucking dollars. i get to stick her with a needle and inject fluid into her body twice a week. it's not so bad cuz ginger is a very cool kitty and just sits there without flinching. i just hope it works and that i don't hurt her. my poor babe. she's the best kitten ever and i want her to stick around for a long time.
apparently RISD has this certificate program where u just pay to take the courses and get a non-degree. the last couple of days my mom won't shut up about it. i know it's a good idea if i'm going to pursue jewelry, but the thing is, there's a reason i never wanted to be an art major in the first place - i hate the idea of being graded on my art and having to be creative on demand and do projects i don't want to do... it makes art stressful and WORK and not fun and inspiring like it should be. and i was never cut out for college, that's why i failed out. multiple times. i don't want to waste even more money on this (and it is a considerable amount of money) if i don't think i can even pull through it.
but, fuck, we'll see. i'll either find an excuse not to do it or just go along with it. i dunno.
the bad news is ginger is really sick. she used to be a big fatass, like me, but she's lost almost a quarter of her body weight in the last couple months and the other day she puked up bloody guck, so i rushed her to the vet. turns out she is some kind of medical mystery with all these weird ass things wrong that can't be explained. like, her stomach was swollen, her liver was too small, her blood work had conflicting levels of shit going on... the bottom line is her kidneys are failing and it's either lymphoma or a blood parasite thinggy to blame. until we know for sure, we can just treat the kidney stuff. i went in today and got our very own fluid drip! yay fun! so i don't have to bring her back to the vet and get charged for it every time. it's already cost over 400 fucking dollars. i get to stick her with a needle and inject fluid into her body twice a week. it's not so bad cuz ginger is a very cool kitty and just sits there without flinching. i just hope it works and that i don't hurt her. my poor babe. she's the best kitten ever and i want her to stick around for a long time.