I'm already posting more!

But don't expect too much of an update.  I have a sore on my jaw that is being obnoxious, but besides that, all I'm doing is work for school.  I have a presentation and a paper due on Thursday, and (an easy) five questions to do for my class on Wednesday.  But I'm currently more interested in sleep and the Olympics than diehard studying.  I have three more days before class again, though, so I have time.  Theoretically.

However, at the moment, I have a song stuck in my head.  It's been stuck in my head since the middle of the month, since that is when I heard the song a lot with the upcoming Valentine's day and all.  I love the sound and the rhythm of the music, and I've been humming it before I catch myself.  I've not heard it in years until it was on the radio a lot this month.  So here it is, and enjoy.

She's Always A Woman

Billy Joel

She can kill with a smile

She can wound with her eyes

She can ruin your faith with her casual lies

And she only reveals what she wants you to see

She hides like a child,

But she's always a woman to me

She can lead you to love

She can take you or leave you

She can ask for the truth

But she'll never believe you

And she'll take what you give her, as long as it's free

Yeah, she steals like a thief

But she's always a woman to me

CHORUS:

Oh--she takes care of herself

She can wait if she wants

She's ahead of her time

Oh--and she never gives out

And she never gives in

She just changes her mind

And she'll promise you more

Than the Garden of Eden

Then she'll carelessly cut you

And laugh while you're bleedin'

But she'll bring out the best

And the worst you can be

Blame it all on yourself

Cause she's always a woman to me

--Mhmm--

Bridge

CHORUS:

Oh--she takes care of herself

She can wait if she wants

She's ahead of her time

Oh--and she never gives out

And she never gives in

She just changes her mind

She is frequently kind

And she's suddenly cruel

She can do as she pleases

She's nobody's fool

And she can't be convicted

She's earned her degree

And the most she will do

Is throw shadows at you

But she's always a woman to me

--Mhmm--

Beth will understand...

Wednesday I was on campus.  A good thing, since I had classes all day.  But regardless.

Something amazing and wondrous and dangerous, all at once, and all rolled into one, happened to me.

When I told my parents this Wednesday night, my dad asked, "Did you find 'the one'?"  I looked at him, and went, "Psh, no.  Way better."  My mom asked, "Did you find an amazing restaurant."  Again, "What care do I have for food, when I have found heaven, dangerous though it may be?"

Perhaps I was dramatic.  But oohhhhh ohohoh it was horrible and spectacular.

I found.... an art store.  On campus.  Close.  Closer than my favorite food places even.

And there rows and rows of art supplies!  I know, this is an obvious thing, but after 6 years of no art classes, and now having been commissioned for a few hand-drawn pictures for this summer already, it was glorious.  They have also changed some art things to make them less messy and easier to use.  New toys, new things.  Some of my art stuff is too old to use, and it was so dangerous to let me in there with a credit card in my pocket.

I somehow restrained myself from buying too much stuff.  I only got an eraser that was too cool to not get, and a drafting tool that I can shape-erase with.

But ohhh it was hard not to walk out with sooo much more.

So lovely.

*purrrr*

Updatedness and Klutziness

For those of you that have noticed, sorry for not being around!  Been *super* busy this year - omigosh, time has just flown by!  It seems like I just started my masters a few weeks ago, and I'm almost about to wrap up my second of three quarters!  Can you believe it?  I still have four papers to do and probably 100-120 more things to grade before I can call it a quarter, and a presentation to give as well, and while it's keeping me busy I've not felt so... prepared and efficient in a very long time.

For those of you who knew me in high school, you know how necessary it is for me to be almost to the point of overwhelmed before I am really.... efficient at school work.  I need the constant stress of work.  Like in high school, I had lacrosse, academic team, AP and Honors classes, and so forth.  And while I'm worked hard, I have great professors this quarter that are working with me to make sure I'm doing the best work I can muster.

I have found that I commonly have the dissenting opinion on topics which we debate within classes.  While it is stressful and upsetting many times, I am happy to have the support of my professors and mentors within the program to reassure me that, while I have an opinion opposite of many of my peers, with my ability to reason and back up my points I am not interpreting facts and information incorrectly - merely differently than my peers.

Emma and Kyrie are both doing well.  They are as silly and endearing as ever.  Kyrie has a general dislike of men, but Emma at least has a lukewarm reaction to my father now instead of offering him a cold shoulder.  Both are my snuggle kitties, and rarely let me leave their sight when I am home.

My photo site is coming together.  You can see it here: www.septemberskiesphotography.com    It's still under construction, but I have already gotten a couple of requests to do some shoots, which is great.  I love taking photos, and it's nice when people think I do a good enough job they'd be willing to pay me.

My uncle is currently down in Daytona area, but he has moved into a hospice.  He wants to go back to the beach house, but we think it is unlikely.  However, he is in denial about his state and condition.  He is surviving, basically, on a morphine drip.  They're not going to let him really 'leave' the hospice if they can't get the pain controlled.  The entire situation is nasty, and it is even worse with the denial going on within the family.  Not that I can particularly blame them for being in denial, but I prefer to be more practical.  I would rather have my affairs in order and expect the worst, and hope for the best.  They're assuming the best and ignoring the worst case scenario.  The entire situation has been a mess though.

However, the act of carrying four jobs (count em, 1, Grad school; 2, TAing; 3, Subbing; 4, Getting a freelance job put together) is both challenging and invigorating.  It's keeping me out of trouble, theoretically.  It's keeping me on my toes for sure.

I have changed the setup of the blog a bit so that I could get a new outlook on it and perhaps post more.  We shall see how that works.

Until next time, whenever that may be...