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May 15, 2005 21:22

I haven't updated this thing in so long. I am still here. I have just been really busy with school in past weeks. And then after school was out I made up ample distractions and just didn't get to writing anything. So, to catch up, school was over last week. The last week wasn't really so bad. The second from last week was a little much, but in the end I got everything done and it was all very un-stressful. I've just been working at my office job at school dealing with all the graduation stuff, which was Saturday. Now that graduation is over things should clam down a lot. Hopefully all the packing up of stuff will be done before I get back to work on Tuesday.

I went to the baccalaureate exhibition and the MFA show. I have to say that I was pretty disappointed with the MFA show. I didn't really expect to be wowed by the undergrad show, but there was some good stuff there. The MFA painting was especially lackluster. It seemed to be a lot of sloppy vaguely representational or color/pattern abstract work. There was also some decent but not really provocative Robert Bechtel style paintings. There was this abstract color/wood panel painting that was really nice. i was less impressed when I looked at it closely and realized that it was partially preprinted wood grain contact paper and not cut out wood veneer. It was still cute though. It felt like there was a whole lot less work that there was last year. And the grad studios were so cramped and packed full that it wasn't really all that enjoyable. I'm turning into such a cranky old man, complaining that things just aren't the way they used to be.

I've been reading a book about the Enlightenment recently. Its been my new micro obsession. Its such a contrast to todays world in terms of outlook and mentality. Why is it that America is slipping back into the dark ages? Sad, sad, sad. Other than reading and keeping busy with various projects, I've mostly just been cleaning and rearranging things in my apartment. I am turning into such a housewife, and not a bitter housewife. Cleaning can be a mindless kind of meditation if you let it. That will be all for now of my idle prattle.
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