Back in Dayton from the mini "vacation" back home. Good to be back to my apartment where I can sleep in and not wear socks (for some reason my mom likes to get on my about not wearing socks around the house. She thinks my toes are going to fall off due to hypotherma or something). Don't get me wrong, I love my mama and she worries way too much about her kids but distance can be good.
I went and saw 300 last night and it was freaking AMAZING!!!! It really got me thinking about the idea of an ethical code and how I tend to build up beliefs in how to treat myself and others. How to go about my job and my painting. How to be a student, friend and lover. How I should be behaving in order to live up to these ideals that I have deemed righteous in my life. Sometimes it is easy to turn your back on these ideals and other times you need to examine why you are holding onto them. I guess that is where i am right now. Trying to figure out if I have out grown and need to build onto this code I have carved out for myself, or if I should just stand beside it.
Anyone else feeling like this?
I did a mini portrait today, it's the first from life painting I have done in a long time. I'm stuck, I need some outside opinion. I may post it on here for some input. I may also get my undergrad profs to come in and crit me but every time they come in they end up finding a painting in the corner that they pull it out, blow the dust off of it and tell me how "amazing" this color is to that. They are sitting there talking about one square inch of canvas while I'm standing beside a 8 by 10 ft painting thinking, "jesus christ, just end it now."
Once again, I have to ask, anyone have any input on pros and cons of a mac? Hope everyone has a rockin' weekend and feel free to leave me stories of craziness and debauchery (or of kitties.....OH or pictures of cats.....i love a good, funny cat picture) so that I can be amused when I get off of work this weekend.
I went and saw 300 last night and it was freaking AMAZING!!!! It really got me thinking about the idea of an ethical code and how I tend to build up beliefs in how to treat myself and others. How to go about my job and my painting. How to be a student, friend and lover. How I should be behaving in order to live up to these ideals that I have deemed righteous in my life. Sometimes it is easy to turn your back on these ideals and other times you need to examine why you are holding onto them. I guess that is where i am right now. Trying to figure out if I have out grown and need to build onto this code I have carved out for myself, or if I should just stand beside it.
Anyone else feeling like this?
I did a mini portrait today, it's the first from life painting I have done in a long time. I'm stuck, I need some outside opinion. I may post it on here for some input. I may also get my undergrad profs to come in and crit me but every time they come in they end up finding a painting in the corner that they pull it out, blow the dust off of it and tell me how "amazing" this color is to that. They are sitting there talking about one square inch of canvas while I'm standing beside a 8 by 10 ft painting thinking, "jesus christ, just end it now."
Once again, I have to ask, anyone have any input on pros and cons of a mac? Hope everyone has a rockin' weekend and feel free to leave me stories of craziness and debauchery (or of kitties.....OH or pictures of cats.....i love a good, funny cat picture) so that I can be amused when I get off of work this weekend.
they never get old.
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i studied english literature at university, because whilst i love all things drama-y at 18 the people around me were getting a bit too diva for my liking, and it was hard to find somewhere that would let me focus solely on the technicial side. and reading/ writing is what i do with my time so it made good sense to do english. i'm glad it's over though!!
i can't wait to see 300, it's out later this month. i wasn't sure at first but since reading reviews and listening to the general hype i'm all excited now
how you felt after seeing it was really interesting to read too. i'm definately reassessing some beliefs at the minute, even those i didn't realise i had, in terms of how to be the person i want to be, and how i attempt to get there. hmmm.
hope you have a great weekend. i'll helping my parents sell this house and going to see the new one by the beach