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I gave my "Close Inspections Talk: Bernardo Strozzi's "David with the Head of Goliath": An Oedipus Complex" . Surprisingly it went really smoothly. There were about 10 people there including my two Art History professors and a museum rep. I spoke for about 25 minutes about the painting, then opened it up for questions. Everyone had really good questions and afterwards everyone was really complimenting, so I was thrilled. I thought it was going to be horrible. Yay for that being overwith though. Oh and did I mention that I spend $177 on color copies for little packets to hand out at my talk. Gag me. But I was at Office Max and I kinda had to pay for the copies i had already made....grr. I wish I had known they were 69 cents PER PAGE. ACK. After my talk, my mom and I went to El Coyote for yummy food that we took the majority of home cuz we were sooo full. It was nice though.
In other news, I've been rushing around trying to get all the stuff i need for Italy. Its been hectic. And stressful. And I'm starting to panic because I'm not sure how I'm going to function with out seeing certain faces every day. Its going to be a tough transition, but I think I need it and I'm excited. I know I am extremely tired of immaturity. It is amazing how certain situations come about and things dissolve over the stupidest things. I love how people dont talk anymore. And I love how certain people used to criticize others for acting a certain way and now they have become the beast. I think my past has made me appreciate my present more though. I am so grateful for meeting Patty and Marcia (not marsha, but marseeeyah). They've been through all this. I love when I explain situations to them from my life and they can say "yeah, we've been there, we handled it this way and it didnt work....so try the opposite". I guess its weird to be 21 and have friends older than your mom, but I really value they're friendship and they are so positive about life, its infectious. Marcia is a vegetarian and would kill a fly. She has traveled the world and intends to do so as long as she is mobile. Patty is the only old person that I ever met that is still as insecure as a middle schooler. She is a people-pleaser and has been all her life. Shes flighty and easily distracted, but she is the warmest person you could ever meet. Its weird that I really dont have too many friends at school that are my age. Cyndi is in her 30s. And then theres Nancy Tiepe, Katie, and Liz. They're my age, but I dont spend much time with them. Its just funny how the most unexpected people fit into your life.
This evening was a good one. Brandt and Brian came over for an evening of pool-playing, Scrabble, and LaRosas. It was fun times. I won Scrabble, of course, and even a few times at pool. It was just a nice light-hearted fun evening. I enjoy those. I work till 3 tomorrow, so yeah...fun stuff. Brandt and Brian are going to meet up with Jen, so I'll be flying solo for a bit and prolly starting to pack a little. Brandt's leaving for Minnesota on Sunday, so hopefully we'll be able to squeeze in RenFest on Saturday. Its funny how possessive I'm getting over my Brandt-time now that my date of departure is nearing. I'm just kinda freaking out over not having the luxury of hanging out with Brandt every free evening. Summer has kinda spoiled me. Going with out Brandt/Emily-Time for more than 2 days causes great stress and sadness on both sides. Argh. What am I going to do in Italy without my best friend for 3 months... I guess I better start to like talking on the phone. Heh.
Okay gotta work early. So gotta sleep now.
In other news, I've been rushing around trying to get all the stuff i need for Italy. Its been hectic. And stressful. And I'm starting to panic because I'm not sure how I'm going to function with out seeing certain faces every day. Its going to be a tough transition, but I think I need it and I'm excited. I know I am extremely tired of immaturity. It is amazing how certain situations come about and things dissolve over the stupidest things. I love how people dont talk anymore. And I love how certain people used to criticize others for acting a certain way and now they have become the beast. I think my past has made me appreciate my present more though. I am so grateful for meeting Patty and Marcia (not marsha, but marseeeyah). They've been through all this. I love when I explain situations to them from my life and they can say "yeah, we've been there, we handled it this way and it didnt work....so try the opposite". I guess its weird to be 21 and have friends older than your mom, but I really value they're friendship and they are so positive about life, its infectious. Marcia is a vegetarian and would kill a fly. She has traveled the world and intends to do so as long as she is mobile. Patty is the only old person that I ever met that is still as insecure as a middle schooler. She is a people-pleaser and has been all her life. Shes flighty and easily distracted, but she is the warmest person you could ever meet. Its weird that I really dont have too many friends at school that are my age. Cyndi is in her 30s. And then theres Nancy Tiepe, Katie, and Liz. They're my age, but I dont spend much time with them. Its just funny how the most unexpected people fit into your life.
This evening was a good one. Brandt and Brian came over for an evening of pool-playing, Scrabble, and LaRosas. It was fun times. I won Scrabble, of course, and even a few times at pool. It was just a nice light-hearted fun evening. I enjoy those. I work till 3 tomorrow, so yeah...fun stuff. Brandt and Brian are going to meet up with Jen, so I'll be flying solo for a bit and prolly starting to pack a little. Brandt's leaving for Minnesota on Sunday, so hopefully we'll be able to squeeze in RenFest on Saturday. Its funny how possessive I'm getting over my Brandt-time now that my date of departure is nearing. I'm just kinda freaking out over not having the luxury of hanging out with Brandt every free evening. Summer has kinda spoiled me. Going with out Brandt/Emily-Time for more than 2 days causes great stress and sadness on both sides. Argh. What am I going to do in Italy without my best friend for 3 months... I guess I better start to like talking on the phone. Heh.
Okay gotta work early. So gotta sleep now.