[23 Sep 2008|09:10pm] I'm really disappointed in myself. 1comment

[14 Sep 2008|05:14pm] This weekend my mother and I took a spontaneous trip to New York City. It was spectacular to say the least. We went in early Saturday morning after staying with family in Connecticut on Friday night. We rushed from our train to the TKTS booth in Time Square to try and see a matinee that day. My number one choice was Spring Awakening and my second choice was Gypsy. The line seemed long but went by really quick and we ended up getting tickets to Spring Awakening! I was so surprised and excited. So after that weight lifted off our shoulders we got some Starbucks then walked around to try and find the theatre/somewhere to eat lunch. Wow, New York City is so confusing sometimes. We knew what we were doing for the most part but if we asked someone on the street for help we would get a different reply every time so that was a little confusing. But, we found the theatre and then right near it we found a nice Thai restaurant. We were nervous it wasn't going to be good because there was no one else in there but us but it ended up being great! After that, we walked over to the theatre a little early. It turns out there was a line to get in that took a while, so it was good we got there early. Spring Awakening was everything and more than what I expected. It is definitely my favorite musical. ever. Hunter Parrish was in it too and Weeds is one of my favorite shows! He surprised me, he was a very good Melchior. After the show, my mother and I walked over to the Ave. of Americas area where we went to a little street fair. It was alright but it kind of annoyed me that we weren't going to a museum. In our original plan we were going to go to a museum but my mom said that we wouldn't have enough time. After some complaining, I finally convinced my mom to go. We walked (yes, all the way) from Time Square to Madison Ave. There, we went to the Whitney! They had some great exhibitions including a polaroid show of Robbert Mapplethorpe's and also a few Raushenberg pieces. In the end, my mom and I were both satisfied. We even got in for free because it was the last hour it was open! We ran around to try to see everything (my mom and I are huge art dorks). So then it started to rain so we took a cab to the lovely Grand Central Station and took our train back to Connecticut where we spent another night. This weekend was so fun and I really enjoyed getting to spend time with my mom because usually we're both so busy. I hope I can visit NYC again soon! comment

[07 Sep 2008|06:38pm] Today was the Open House at the Danforth Museum of Art. Currently, I'm an intern there and this was my first experience as one. It was a great one I must say! I wish I could be there all day. Being surrounded by art and being payed and for it to be your job to look at art, talk to people about art, or even sit at a desk in front of it makes me happy. Overall, the event went pretty well. The day had a slow start and unfortunately that was when I was giving a tour with Siobhan but it turned out being nice with only 3 people ... It was intimate I guess. For the rest of the day I got to help kids with the several art activities going on throughout the museum along with the museum school. That was probably one of the highlights. I'm still convinced that most of the world's creativity lies within children. It must be because they don't have much boundaries, which calls for great creativity. The downside to today would have to be 1. Missing Carolyn Evans speak about the exhibition there and 2. I'm kind of sick. I don't know if it was the heat or it was something up with my throat. All I know is that my tea right now is getting me through the day, almost. Oh! It's my sister's birthday today. I feel bad I couldn't be home for most of it because of my internship but it's okay because she had a soccer tournament! I'm sure we'll have some birthday cake later tonight. She's 13, it's so weird! Okay, back to dying in the largest pile of homework ever and wishing I was asleep. comment

[02 Sep 2008|04:16pm] Recently I started school and summer has ended. If I were to look at this statement a week ago I would be deeply saddened but now I feel completely different. I am actually enjoying this school year so far, and not just because I'm able to see all my friends I missed over the summer, but also the actual school work. I am really happy with my schedule and I finally feel comfortable in school. Taking two photography courses can be somewhat stressful but it does force me to go out and shoot and I'm thankful for that because I really didn't shoot enough photos as I wanted to, before. As other classes go, I have a feeling I might actually enjoy Chemistry, maybe not as much as Biology but Science has always interested me. World History should be good (I'm just thankful I don't have to learn about all the Acts and Bills involved with US History, bleh). Chorus is pretty different. I'm not sure if I'm disappointed or just confused, either way I'm feeling a mix of emotions and it just doesn't feel the same. But, I do love the music that Dr. Bob has given us so far, so. Algebra II is probably the only class on my schedule that I can say I can't stand and I can't wait for it to be over. I thoroughly do not like Math in any form. Maybe that will change; probably not. My last class of the day is American Literature. I love literature and my teacher (I had her last year) but the class will probably be a challenge. But, I'm sure I'll do well because I love the English and my teacher so much. School has now given me a distraction and a reason to stop thinking about some things and I think it will help. I'm one of those people who is best in stressful, over-planned, and chaotic situations. Ironically, it calms me down and makes me feel better. comment

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