Anabellster

I'm bad!

2008-06-29T14:02:00.001-04:00

I'm so bad. I haven't been keeping up with this at all. I'm just so busy with everything else that I have no motivation to do anything with this. I'm sorry. I may get back into it at some point. :(

Neglecting This

2008-06-19T19:26:00.001-04:00

I've seriously been neglecting this blog. I've just been doing other things. I've been much more interested lately in keeping up my deviant art account. I signed my teaching contract yesterday, and today I've been writing lesson plans. I'm a busy gal...so sorry for the neglect. <3

Yay

2008-06-13T21:36:00.003-04:00

I'm so excited that my last post had five comments! Thank you all so much for commenting. I promise I will get back to you soon! My tire is now fixed, thanks to my boyfriend. He had to buy a new one because there was no fixing my old one. I have AC now as well, so its all good!

I went with some friends today and watched The Happening. I was so excited and pumped to see it, but I was so let down. I won't give anything away, but I will say that it was a major disappointment! My friend loved it though, so who knows, maybe you will too!

That's all for now. Like I said, thanks to all who have been commenting! I will get back to you soon!

Damn It!!!

2008-06-12T13:42:00.004-04:00

*BANGS HEAD AGAINST WALL* *BANGS HEAD AGAINST WALL* *BANGS HEAD AGAINST WALL*

I was supposed to get a physical today as part of the hiring process into the school system. I got in my car, drove about 20 feet, and then the person in front of me stopped, got out of their car, walked over to mine, and said "Honey, you've got a flat tire. You're going to mess your wheel up."

*BANGS HEAD AGAINST WALL* *BANGS HEAD AGAINST WALL* *BANGS HEAD AGAINST WALL*

So, I turned around, and drove the 20 feet back to my apartment. I had to reschedule my physical for Monday. I've sat here and cried because I'm a whine-sack. My boyfriend told me he would see if he could get off work early to come and fix it. My dad said he would drive up here if he had to, but I'm so annoyed. I hate when my plans are screwed over things I can't control!

I don't even know how I drove as far as I did without knowing I had a flat tire!

Now, not only do I have NO AIR, but I can't go anywhere because of my tire!!!

UPDATE! I'M GETTING A NEW AIR CONDITIONER INSTALLED AS I TYPE! WOOHOO!!!!

Still No Air

2008-06-10T16:15:00.003-04:00

I've been home with the parents for the last few days. My air conditioning quit working again at my apartment Friday morning, don't remember if I already posted about that. So I went and reported it again to maintenance on Friday. My boyfriend has the extra key to my apartment and he stopped by yesterday to see if it was fixed. NO!!! The entire front of it had froze over with ice, yet again. So, I have to go back to the office tomorrow and report it yet again. I will keep reporting it until it is fixed! I don't pay rent out my butt for nothing!

I should also have more time tomorrow to devote to this. We shall see.

Good, Bad, or Am I Just Plain Crazy?

2008-06-07T16:44:00.011-04:00

I don't know where to begin or how to organize my thoughts. Yesterday I uploaded some recent photographs I took onto my computer. Upon first glance, I love them. But...I wonder...will I love them this time next week? This happens to me all the time, and I wonder if I am the only one, or if we all do this?

Another example, I was going through some of my photographs and art on my deviant art site yesterday. When I uploaded most of the items months ago, I loved them, but upon looking at them yesterday...I thought to myself, "What was I thinking???"

So, I ended up taking a lot of things off, revising them and re-uploading. The question is, this time tomorrow, will I still like my revisions, or will I hate them? I don't know, and it drives me nuts! I didn't even do anything digital to most of the photographs I took Friday. I will probably do that in the next few days.

I guess I will post of a few of my older photos. (Feel free to buy prints on deviant, unless I am completely unaware of their suckyness!)

My cousin and a little boy she babysits

One of my newer photos. I angled it on purpose. I thought it was boring without it.

I feel like blogger makes the quality of the photos look bad. They do look better on my deviant...I promise.

Heat and No Sleep

2008-06-06T11:56:00.002-04:00

The gracious maintenance man came and attempted to fix my ancient broken air conditioner yesterday evening. He thought he had fixed it, and so did I. The problem was, the filter in the front of the AC was dirty which was causing the entire front of the AC to freeze over with ice, not allowing any air out. He cleaned my filter and scraped off the ice, and it seemed to work. That is, it seemed to work until this morning when I woke up in the heat. I took the cover off of the AC and found an entire solid sheet of ice over the front of my AC. So apparently my air filter is not the problem. I had to go all the way back to my landlords office and fill out yet another maintenance request, because you can't call them in, it has to be done in writing. What a drag!

I woke up so early in the heat, and it made me so upset, that I could not go back to sleep. So here I sit, half asleep and hungry. Poor, poor pitiful me. I'm annoyed with myself for complaining so much.

I'm not lazy, no, really.

2008-06-05T12:29:00.005-04:00

It has been a while since I posted, I know, I know. I haven't had much to talk about. Such a sad excuse. This great blog is actually what provoked me to get off my lazy butt and post something. I found that blog quite interesting and intend on visiting it often! I really do wish more people visited here. It would mean so much to me. The fact is, I don't know how to successfully get people to come here, and it has pondered across my mind of abandoning my blog altogether. Sigh.

I'm itching to go out to the local cemetary and take some photos. There are some pretty old, monumental tombstones there. I want to go, but I'm kind of afraid to go by myself.

My AC at my apartment quit working yesterday. Of course it was perfect timing, since the temperature outside has now reached the 90s! AAAH! My landlord's maitenance people are supposed to come and fix it. Who knows when? I do not.

I'm really pleased that Barack Obama has the nomination for the presidency. He is really captivating and inspiring. I think he is just what this country needs. I can't wait to see him become the next president.

Buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

2008-05-27T21:08:00.004-04:00

Finished painting this one today.

Bumblebee
Acrylic on 16" x 20" panel

Ladybug

2008-05-26T18:18:00.003-04:00

This is a painting I did today, Ladybug.

It's very textured, that's how I like it. It also looks better in person.

Acrylic on 16" x 20" panel.

NEVERMIND!!!

2008-05-22T17:17:00.001-04:00

FORGET MY LAST POST. . .

I GOT THE JOB!!!!!!!!

PRAISE GOD!!!!

Sigh

2008-05-22T16:52:00.002-04:00

I had my final interview with that school today. I don't feel like it went well at all. When I was leaving, I was in my car, and who do I seen walking in? This girl I graduated with. I just know she went in there and knocked me out of the water. The principal is supposed to let me know something today, really soon. Honestly...I'm just sitting here waiting for the bad news. I guess I'll be a substitue teacher the following school year. That's how bad I feel about my job interview.

I should probably just get used to things going this way for me. I mean, it's not like anything ever turns out the way I want it to, right?

And even more, for the people that doubted me, this is just going to be proof for them, and they are going to love it. I really thought I could get this job, but now, I don't know. I just want to lay in my bed and cry all evening. I don't know what else to do. I don't want to work in another county. I want to work here, in this town.

I don't know what I'm going to do to make money. All I know, is that I wish the principal would call me and let me know something!

I just know the other girl knocked me out of the water. :|

I'm a Finalist

2008-05-17T19:20:00.003-04:00

I got a voicemail from the principal of the school I am interested in. I am one of two finalists for the teaching position, and I have to go in for yet ANOTHER interview on Thursday, the 22nd, that 4:00. Wish me luck!!! I am determined to get this job. This is MY job. If I don't get it, I think I might slip into a deep depression . . . and I'm only half joking!

I survived the Dream Theater shindig with the boys last night. It was pretty fun, even though I didn't really know any of the songs. An experience . . . none the less . . . !

I'm going to go work on a painting. Hopefully, it will be good, and I will be able to take a photo of it and show it the interview committee.....

Relaxation

2008-05-15T12:41:00.002-04:00

My job interview is over with! Now I have to wait another week or so before I will find out if I got it. I HOPE I DID. I'm trying to be positive, but I'm just so afraid that I won't get it. My luck . . . I won't. There goes the negativity again.

I don't have anything at all to do today. WOOHOO. I'm going to sit here and watch Night of the Living Dead and check my email.

I don't have any artwork to post today. Mainly because I'm too lazy to post it. This is a pitiful post, huh?

I'm going to see Dream Theater in Columbus, Ohio tomorrow. So maybe I'll get a good post in on Saturday or Sunday?

College is Over

2008-05-11T10:42:00.003-04:00

I'm officially a college graduate! To be honest, I really don't feel any different. My mom asked me if I felt like I was as free as a bird now. I told her no, because I don't. I told her I didn't think I would ever feel that way.

I have a committee interview on Wednesday for a job, and I'm really nervous. I hope I do well. We shall see.

I spray painted my found object and pantyhose sculpture gold. I LOVE it. Here's a photo. I need to take a better one with a white or black background, but this is as good as it gets for now.

I'm getting ready to start on a massive painting. Well, massive for me anyway. I have two huge panels of plywood that I gesso-ed yesterday. I'm not completely sure what the painting is going to be of yet, but I have an idea.

I Want It

2008-05-08T17:16:00.005-04:00

I want to be more productive when it comes to my artwork. I want to be amazing. I want to be one of those people that successfully sells their work on Etsy, and on DeviantArt. Why can't I? I think it might all come down to time, and a little bit of money. I graduate on Saturday. Hopefully after then I will have more time to devote to my art. I don't have a lot of funds to go out and buy wonderful supplies, but hopefully that will change soon. I want to be amazing!!!

Student teaching is OVER. Can we all give a big yell of HURRAY!!!!!!!!!! ? My friend is having a party tonight to celebrate. I'm not going. I never was one for beerpong. . . although I would enjoy of a game of cornhole. . . nope...not going. I'll just hang out with my boyfriend and play the new Gran Turismo Prologue that he foolishly bought for PS3. Does this make me a bit antisocial? Maybe. I don't care!

I have an interview in the morning. I'm excited, scared, nervous, happy, anxious, and scared some more. I want it to go well, and it will as long as I don't go blank on the questions. Wish me luck!!!

My advisor wrote me a wonderful letter of recommendation. I've got to go the library to print it out tonight.

Woo.

I'm still not over it.

2008-05-04T12:52:00.004-04:00

I'm still not over the fact that I met Ben McKenzie. It's rather pathetic I suppose.

Anywho, it's official. I graduate from college in less than a week! It's a bit surreal. I have a job interview on Friday. I hope I get the job. I want it more than anything.

I don't have much art news going on. Just that I've got that interview for an art teacher position, that I've already mentioned.

I'm going to post some artwork by the artist, Red Grooms? Why Red Grooms you might ask? One of my students during my student teaching had to do research on him. He constantly complained that he couldn't find any information on him, and well, the name just stuck in my head.

Red Grooms is an American multi-media artist, best known for his pop art. Thanks wikipedia!

Would anyone like to rate my blog, here? It would mean oh so much to me! Thanks.

I met Benjamin McKenzie. :O

2008-05-01T20:18:00.005-04:00

This blog has absolutely nothing to do with art, education, or anything such as that. I have had a very exciting afternoon!

Benjamin McKenzie, who played Ryan Atwood on The O.C. visited my college campus today to talk about Barack Obama......I MET HIM. I couldn't be more excited.

Sorry for the random-ness, but he was always my favorite on the show. Here's a pic, and I look DISGUSTING in it, but I don't care!

Coolest thing EVER

2008-04-25T19:06:00.003-04:00

I suppose this will be my first proper post in who knows when. The weekend is really the only time I have to myself to be able to sit down and do this honestly. I'm very busy, but it's all almost over. I have a week and a half of student teaching left. WOO-HOO!!!

Anywho, take a look at this!

Isn't is the coolest thing you have ever seen??? This is a work sample I created for one of my eighth grade class I'm teaching. It's loosely based on the architecture of Frank Gehry.

Basically, all you do is:

Find a base, such as a wooden block, matte board, possibly even foam core can be used.
Use hot glue to put together an arrangement of found objects to create an original, dynamic form.
Once all your pieces are glued, and the glue is dry, take pantyhose and carefully stretch it over your model. This for me was the hardest part!
Once the pantyhose is completely stretched over your form take a mixture of 75% Elmer's glue, 25% white tempera paint and paint it! This will harden the pantyhose.
Wait 24 hours, then spray paint it. I haven't spray painted mine yet.

I would strongly recommend taking a look at Frank Gehry's architecture. It's some of the most interesting I've seen. I may come back here later and post some photos of it.

Also, I want to credit Scholastic Arts Magazine for this idea. :)

Not On the Test

2008-04-23T17:18:00.002-04:00

For all you fabulous teachers out there, watch this video! :)

http://www.notonthetest.com/

Morandi with Color

2008-04-20T13:25:00.006-04:00

This painting was inspired by the work of Morandi. His paintings often consisted of still lifes containing very dull color. I thought it would be interesting to do this with some intense colors. Hope you like it.

Acrylic on 16x20 inch panel

This is also similar to my Joy painting, which was inspired by Morandi as well.

Joy, Oil on canvas

If you would like to buy (not the Joy!), I'm open to offers. I would also be interested in commissions similar to this. Thanks!

Here are some works by Morandi, if you want to know where my inspiration came from:

Color Theory

2008-04-19T16:29:00.001-04:00

I was looking through my resource notebook and found some things on color theory. Definitions...and a quiz. If you would like it, feel free to take.

Color Theory Vocabulary

1. Analogous colors: colors that are closely related; They are usually next to each other on the color wheel, as in blue and blue-green

2. Color: response of vision to the wavelength of light reflected from that surface

3. Color triad: a group of three colors spaced an equal distance apart on the color wheel

4. Complementary colors: two colors that are directly opposite each other on the color wheel

5. Cool colors: blues, greens, purples

6. Hue: another name for color; it is determined by the specific wavelength of the color in a ray of light.

7. Intensity: the saturation or strength of a color; a vivid color is of high intensity; a dull color is of low intensity

8. Local color: the naturalistic color of an object as seen by the eye (green grass, blue sky, red fire, etc.)

9. Monochromatic color: one color plus black and white

10. Neutralized color: color that has been grayed or reduced in intensity by adding neutral colors or a complementary color.

11. Neutrals: surface colors that do not reflect any single wavelength of light, but rather all of them at once. Neutral colors are white, black, brown, and gray.

12. Primary colors: the three colors that cannot be mixed or created. They create all other colors; Red, Yellow, Blue.

13. Secondary Colors: colors that are made by mixing two primary colors together: orange, green, and purple

14. Shades: a color plus black

15. Spectrum: the band of individual colors that result when a beam of light is broken into its different wavelength of colors.

16. Split-complement: a color and the two colors on either side of its complement

17. Subjective colors: colors chosen by the artist without regard to the natural appearance of the object portrayed. Subjective colors have nothing to do with the objective reality and they represent the expression of the individual artist.

18. Tertiary colors: a color made by mixing one primary color with one secondary color; blue-violet, blue-green, red-orange, red-violet, etc.

19. Tints: a color plus white

20. Warm colors: reds, oranges, yellows

21. Values: refers to the lightness or darkness of a color; it indicates the quantity of light reflected.

Color Theory Quiz

Name: __________________________________________________________

Directions: Please fill in the blanks below to answer each question.

A landscape of hot temperatures or emotions might use a __________________ color scheme.
Using two colors which are opposite each other on the color wheel is called a ______________________________ color scheme.
Another word for color is _______________________.
The lightness or darkness of a color is called _________________________.
The compliment of red is __________________.
The compliment of blue is ________________________.
The compliment of yellow is _____________________________.
Most earth tones are considered _____________________ colors.
The peacefulness of a waterscape would very likely use a ________________ color scheme.
The primary colors are _________________, ___________________, and __________________.
The secondary colors are ______________________, ____________________, and ___________________________.
Name three tertiary colors: ____________________, ___________________, _______________
When you add white to a color, you create a __________ of that color.
When you add black to a color, you create a ________________ of that color.

Enjoy :)

Everything seems to be falling into place

2008-04-18T18:52:00.002-04:00

I got my PRAXIS scores back today. I PASSED!!! I will basically be a certified teacher now!!! It's so exciting for me. I also have some other exciting news that I want to share, but I don't think I should post it on here just yet. But, my college career is coming to an end, and I think my professional career may be starting soon. :)

I may post more later. I'm too hungry to think right now.

Nobody

2008-04-15T16:05:00.001-04:00

I had a total of five visitors yesterday. That makes me sad.

What can I do that I'm not already doing?

Contemporary Art Interests

2008-04-13T15:44:00.008-04:00

Have you seen The Cremaster Cycle? I have seen bits and pieces of it. I haven't had the opportunity to see it all, but I would LOVE TO. If you don't know what The Cremaster Cycle is, it's a sequence of five films by Matthew Barney. Wikipedia describes it as being: "The conceptual departure point for the cycle is the male cremaster muscle, and the films are filled with anatomical allusions to reproductive organs and the process of sexual differentiation." I think the visuals of these films are stunning. Here are some photos. Thanks to Wikipedia as well.

Another artist I've been reading about today is Ronnie Landfield. He is an American Abstract Painter. Here are some of his works (they are so colorful!):

Garden of Delight , acrylic on canvas, 1971

Rite of Spring, acrylic on canvas, 1985

The Deluge, acrylic on canvas, 1999

Love Factory

2008-04-12T15:33:00.004-04:00

Below is a photo of a painting I've been working on. It's called Love Factory. I have no idea where this idea came from. It just kind of popped into my brain somewhere. Basically, what you see is somewhat of an abstracted smokestack. Instead of nasty smoke coming out of it, you see hearts forming, meaning love is forming and being born.

The photo is not so great, and I'm not sure that I'm finished with it. I think it needs something else. I think maybe I need to add some kind of defined background, so it doesn't look so much like it's just floating in space. I do love all its texture though.

Love Factory
acrylic on 16 x 20 inch panel

Lately, I think I've been trying to figure out exactly what my style is. Not that I have to have my own distinct style or anything. It's just that... I know I'm definitely not one of those artists who paint everything very realistically. For me, trying to get something to look exactly how it looks in real life confines me, and I have no patience for it.

I've not disappeared

2008-04-10T16:08:00.003-04:00

I'm still here. I've been working on a painting. I'm super tired right now, so this will probably be short.

I'm rather pissed at American Idol. My hometown was featured on Idol Gives Back. They basically portrayed my hometown as a poverty-sticken area where no one has anything. They showed probably the worst areas in my hometown that they could have possibly shown. What they didn't show was the beautiful mountain scenery, and yes, there are some actual nice neighborhoods, and not everyone is stricken with poverty. Every place you go will have an area full of poverty.

I know it's a good thing that the people who do need the help will get it. I'm all for that. I just wish American Idol wouldn't have shown such a one-sided story. They could have focused on the positive aspects as well.

Anywho, I'm working on a painting. Not sure when it will be finished.

Me and my boyfriend are going to dance theatre tonight. It should be fun!

Exploding Deodorant

2008-04-07T15:56:00.001-04:00

My deodorant melted in my backpack in my car which was there all day in the heat. I didn't realize this until I got home, went to put some of it on, opened it, and it exploded all over my backpack. Fun times!

I'm going to be slow w/posts because I'm making art!

Creative Juices Can't Flow

2008-04-05T18:10:00.006-04:00

The past week and a half I have wanted to make art so bad. Why don't I? I don't know. I spend my days at schools, and in the evenings I am tired, with my boyfriend, don't have the resources I need, etc. I went to Wal-Mart some day last week to buy one of those cheap ass canvases. They were out of the big ones so I didn't buy one. I'm going to wait until they get more, then maybe I can paint.

Thursday me and my boyfriend went to Hastings, a book and music store. I found a hardback book about Grandma Moses for $5.99 and a FANTASTIC book about papier-mache for $3.99. Needless to say, I was more than excited. The papier-mache book is my favorite. It has so many different and intricate ideas for papier-mache. You can basically make anything with papier-mache. I haven't got a chance to get to try anything in that book yet, but I really want to soon.

My cooperating teacher informed me of this artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat Art. I will post some of his stuff below. Look Him UP!!!

Credit for these images: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Michel_Basquiat and Google Images

You Got the RIGHT STUFF

2008-04-04T19:53:00.004-04:00

So, if you live under a rock, you probably haven't heard that the friggin' NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK are back together!!! It makes me so excited that I don't even know what to do with myself! I was just a small child when they were popular, but I remember my Joey McIntyre (spelling?) doll, and my NKOTB Raincoat and Umbrella! I still have the doll and the raincoat! All of this buzz makes me feel like a kid again! I'm such a dork. Please forgive me. :)

I want to do something cool with this blog. What could it be? I don't know. I'm kind of spacey right now. It's been a long week! TGIF!

ATTENTION! :)

2008-04-02T16:02:00.003-04:00

I don't have a lot of online time today. I have to go to the park and collect sticks for my cooperating teacher. Yes, sticks. The 8th grade kids are going to be making three dimensional chairs with twigs and such. I also have to go to dinner, and spend time with my boyfriend, and watch my weekly mini marathon of Ghost Hunters on Sci Fi.

I should probably finish up a lesson plan, but I don't think it's going to happen. Eh?

So, short post today! Sorry! Thanks to all my lovely visitors. I <3 you!!!

Bad Smells

2008-04-01T14:51:00.007-04:00

I do not know what the deal is with my car, but it smells BAD. As soon as you open a door the smell hits you in the face! I don't know how to describe it well. It kind of has this weird leafy odor, but it's really strong. I thought maybe I could buy an air freshener and it would go away. No. Now, it smells like Strawberry Weird Leafy Smell. Not good. My car isn't dirty or anything. I mean, I'm sure it needs to occasional vacume, but I don't have any weird stuff in it that shouldn't be there. It's really strange. I think this weekend I'm going to totally clean it. Hopefully that will help.

I had to leave school early today for a doctor's appointment. Oh the joys of that. I've received my usual dose of Cipro, and hopefully my bladder will be on to a full recovery soon. ?

I went shopping last night here in town. My boyfriend surprisingly agreed to go with me ("Sure!"), but of course by the end of the trip he was complaining and pouting. I should have known it wasn't a good idea to take him with me! That won't happen again. Well...it probably will.

I'm going to post some work by Dale Chihuly today. I think his work is very interesting. I've seen a couple of lesson plans for high school that you can use to incorporate his methods. One method deals with heating up small sheets of plexiglass in a toaster oven on 350 degrees (I think) for about two minutes. Once you take the plexiglass out of the toaster oven, it's very pliable and bendable, but it hardens really quickly. Students enjoy doing this because the results resemble that of Chihuly's work. There are also some special transparent glass paints that you can buy at arts and craft stores.

Another lesson plan similar to that one revolves around putting vinyl records in very hot water, and the records are bendable and pliable. It's very similar to the plexiglass idea.

I love blogging - I'm so informal today

2008-03-31T16:30:00.008-04:00

The past few days I have discovered some people with very interesting blogs! I have new links! I'm glad for making new contacts in this whole blog thing that I am new to.

I taught my first lesson today to an 8th grade class. They were awesome, especially with their behavior. It amazes me how a few years can turn a bunch of mean children into pretty good behaved young adults. Wow, my writing sounds horrible today. . . sorry!

I have to leave my school early tomorrow for a doctor's appointment (yay). I have a bladder disorder (Interstitial Cystitis). It honestly causes a lot of misery. I have a bladder infection right now that is about to destroy me. So hopefully tomorrow I can get some medicine to straighten it out!

Lately I have gotten the urge to post some artwork that's not typically seen all the time. I don't know how obscure Jim Dine is, but I'm going to post him anyway.

Making Money Online with SnapBomb.com

2008-03-29T12:54:00.002-04:00

I don't know about you, but I LOVE to make money online. As of late, it has come to be somewhat of a small obsession. I'm a college student, so I'm very poor. I'm currently a student teacher (which I don't get paid for), so I have no time for a full time job. With that said, making money online is AWESOME.

I recently discovered this site, SnapBomb.com. It is yet another one of those great sites on the internet that allows you to make money online. If you're a blogger, this is for you! All you have to do is sign up for a free account. Once you sign up, you are given a list of items or products to write about. You can write about products, services, press releases and more. When you do this, SnapBomb.com pays you for your articles!

If you're an advertiser, instead of a blogger, you can also sign up for SnapBomb.com. Bloggers can write about your products or services! It will increase your buzz and spread the word about your products across the internet.

It's easy, and it's great. I think you should try it out.

Blah Blah Blah

2008-03-28T23:53:00.002-04:00

So here I sit. My first week of student teaching at my high school placement pretty much went off without a hitch. I made some samples today for students to see next week. I did a painting, and also a clay tile for a mural. It was kind of fun.

I'm pissed because Google denied my appeal for my ads to be given back to me. WHAT IS THE DEAL?! Does anyone know of any other ad companies similar to Google ads? I think I may move my blog to VOX. If I do, I will post a referring link, to those few who do read this. :) I haven't made any kind of decision yet though about that.

Sigh

2008-03-25T16:20:00.002-04:00

Google Ads have disabled my account. WHY? I don't need any more irritation. I don't have time for this! I suppose I will have to deal with that later. Not now, that's for sure.

I have very little time to be online, or else I would get more done. Today was my second day at my high school placement. I learned how to load the kiln. I completed a clay tile for the mural. It was a decent day.

I'm really sad that I don't have more time for this. Now I have to figure out what's going on with my dang ads.

Change of Routine

2008-03-24T16:24:00.002-04:00

I'm still pissed at Microsoft/Windows. Anything Bill Gates related.

My dad is buying an anti-virus whatever today to see if he can fix our crappy PC. I'm quite content with my MAC thank you very much.

I began my high school placement today. It was really different than elementary. My schedule is SO MUCH easier, and the kids are a lot better behaved.

I got all my hair chopped off. I'm loving.

I'm actually kind of depressed about this blog at the moment. I don't think anyone reads this. I don't care in one aspect, but in another, I do. I wish I could devote more time to pimping this thing out and making it "popular". I just don't have the time right now. So if you're one of the few people that DO read this, thank you!

RANT: MICROSOFT SUCKS!

2008-03-21T12:57:00.002-04:00

I've had it up to my ears dealing with Windows-based PCs and Internet Explorer! Yesterday my dad and I had to reboot this entire computer. Meaning, that we had to erase every single thing on it, and now it's empty. While it should act like a brand new computer, it's still acting like a piece of garbage. The windows website will not let me update to a newer version of Internet Explorer, it won't let me install Office 2007 because it says I need a newer version of Windows, and when I try to update my Windows, it won't do that either! Word to Bill Gates, YOU SUCK. I will never again by a Windows Based PC.

MAC ALL THE WAY BABY.

I have an Apple Powerbook G4 that I've had for about three years, and I have NEVER, NOT ONCE, had any problems with it. It still acts like a brand new computer. So yes, I'm FED up. How am I supposed to do my homework without Office on my computer??? *Throws computer out the window!*

Aches and Nerves

2008-03-18T16:38:00.002-04:00

I went to the dentist today to try to get this horrible chipped tooth in the back of my mouth pulled out of my head. Unfortunately, after they took the XRAY, it was determined that it is too infected touch! My aunt is a dental assistant there. She said that if they tried to pull it when it's infected that it would hurt really bad. So, I received a prescription for Penicillin 500 MG to take four times a day! I'm going back on Thursday and they are going to see if they can deal with it then. Cross your fingers, because I can't deal with this pain for much longer!

So, I'm looking into a prospective job offer. Well it's not really been offered, but I'm trying to get it anyway. I don't think I already posted about this, but if I did, it's going to be posted again. My cooperating teacher I worked with for the past seven weeks told me that there is going to be a job opening for an art teaching position at an elementary school in our area. She told me to email the principal and to drop my portfolio off for them to look at. I emailed the principal my resume and a powerpoint featuring photos of me teaching. I also finished my portoflio yesterday. The principal has not emailed me back yet, and I don't like that at all. I'm still going to visit the school tomorrow and try to drop my portfolio off. I hope they are nice to me and it goes well. I'm really nervous about it. Yikes!!!

Edward Hopper is Hoppin'

2008-03-17T18:46:00.005-04:00

I am aware that I still need to post some photos from my school and such, but I would rather post some Edward Hopper artwork at the moment. I love how fresh and clean his work looks!

Night Hawks

Morning Sun

Lighthouse Hill

Biiizzzyyynesss

2008-03-16T23:16:00.002-04:00

I've had such a busy week and weekend! I've not had a single day off this week. It was a full seven day week. I spent Monday through Friday at my elementary placement. It was my last week there. Yesterday I took the PRAXIS exam to determine whether or not I'm certified to teach. It was probably the hardest test I've ever taken. I hope I passed! I do NOT want to pay to take that test again.

Today I helped at a high school art award show that was displayed at my college. I helped give out awards to the winners! It was fun, but tiring.

I get to start my spring break now. I am glad to have a break! Yay!

I have a lot of pics I want to post on here, but at the moment I am too lazy to post them!

The differences in teachers

2008-03-13T16:12:00.003-04:00

My college supervisor requires me to visit at least one other art teacher during each placement I am at. So today I visited another elementary art teacher. It was definitely an experience. I wouldn't at all say that she was the best art teacher that I have ever observed. I have a problem with allowing grades 1-5 to do the exact same project. I have a problem with having everything precut for them and telling them exactly where to glue them. That is NOT art in any way, shape, or form. She was a very nice lady and everything she did was not bad, but I would most definitely do things different! I think it was a good experience for me. It's not always necesary to see the best thing. Seeing things you don't agree with allows you to see what you would do differently in your own room.

I am sick! I have a sore throat. I feel like I have needles poking my throat. I have been ill in the past couple of weeks, and every time I feel like I am getting better, I end up feeling bad again. I don't know what I'm going to do with myself! I'm falling apart!!!

Dirty Clay

2008-03-11T16:49:00.003-04:00

Today was a busy day! We had a guest artist come to our school to do a clay project with the fifth grade. They loved it! I wish I had a picture of it at this time, but I don't! Basically what the kids did was weave baskets with CLAY! It's pretty nifty. I've never been one to love doing clay projects simply because I suck at it, but today went really well.

My supervising teacher gave me a lot of photos today of me teaching during the past few weeks. I cannot wait to post some of them here! It makes me excited!

This is random, but anyone a fan of the show Big Brother . . . or Ghost Hunters?

This is a stressful time!

2008-03-09T17:04:00.004-04:00

I did finish my solo week of teaching last week for my elementary placement. So, in regards to teaching this week, I am not stressed. I do not have to individually teach at all this week! BUT, this coming Saturday, I am going to be taking the Praxis exam. I have already passed one part of it before, but now I have two more parts of it to pass. This test determines whether or not I am certified to be a teacher in the state of Kentucky. I've been trying to studying a little bit over the weekend, but I cannot seem to get focused!!! I'm a little bit freaked out and I think I need all the luck I can get to pass this test. It is kind of scary to think that I have went to college all this time, and this exam can STIL stop me from getting a job that I want.

I'm leaving in an hour or so to go back to my apartment. I need to clean my apartment, but I don't see that happening. My boyfriend and I are supposed to go to the grocery store tonight, AKA Walmart Supercenter. I want to get there before 8:00 because I am supposed to print out some photos of my artwork to use on the Praxis. I think they stop letting customers print out photos after eight. I don't know if I am going to get there in time though. I may have to put that off until tomorrow evening.

Here are two more photos from Art's Night of my students creating a paper mache bowl.

If you missed my post from yesterday, there are some more photos from Art's Night, and my bulletin board as well.

Pics Galore

2008-03-08T16:42:00.009-05:00

Here are a few photos from the paper mache room at Art's Night. Don't they look so happy to be there!

Here is a photo of my bulletin board I put up on Wednesday. It features some of the projects from some of my students. The only colors on the board are the secondary colors, except for some of the construction paper the kids used to put their collage on.

That's all for today. I will post some more tomorrow possibly!

Frustration!

2008-03-07T16:19:00.002-05:00

Today was SUCH a frustrating day. My supervising teacher was gone to conference, so I spent the day with the substitute, and I pretty much ran the class. The sub was delightful, but you would think that some of the kids were demons sent straight from hell. Notice that I said SOME of the kids. Some are really sweet, but the many that aren't sweet!

I have literally yelled at kids all day trying to get them to listen to me. I'm almost hoarse. It's not fun. On top of this, we are under a winter storm warning. I was worried all day that I would get stuck in town and wouldn't be able to go back home this weekend. I made it home thankfully, but it was so frustrating today being at that school with kids who were acting horrible, afraid that I wasn't going to get to come home.

I have no inspiration to post any kind of art right now. Maybe later I will post a picture of the bulletin board I put up Wednesday. <3

Good Day!

2008-03-03T17:05:00.009-05:00

My supervisor from my college came and evaluated my teaching today. She stayed for two 50 minute classes. In my first fifth grade class, they were creating African masks out of clay. In my fourth grade, they were creating papier-mache' bowls. It went really well!!! When she left she told me that I did a wonderful job. Needless to say, it was a big relief, and I am happy!

Tomorrow is Art's night. I'm hosting two papier-mache sessions for the kids and their families, so that should be fun. I hope it goes well. I don't see any reason why it wouldn't.

For some reason I feel like posting works by Magritte today. Here ya go:

Time Transfixed

Golconde

The Son of Man

"This is not a pipe" (It's a painting of one!)

Lazy Sunday

2008-03-02T15:33:00.006-05:00

I feel SO lazy today. So lazy that I'm in a bad mood. I'm not sure that statement entirely makes sense, but it does to me, a little bit. I have a dull, nagging toothache. The fact that I know I am not going to be able to see a dentist for at least another two weeks does not help that situation. The fact that I know I am going to have to deal with this dull, nagging pain while I work for the next two weeks does not help either.

My boyfriend has been busy doing this and that since Friday, and I have spoke to him for a total of about five minutes this weekend. It really is not a good thing. I don't like it, but whatever. Maybe I will see him tonight.

I'm going to post some Picasso, and I'm not posting the names of the work. Like I said, I'm LAZY today.

African Masks

2008-03-01T19:29:00.007-05:00

West African art is often a big deal on elementary art curriculums. At least it is here. So, I thought I would post some few photos of African masks that I looked up through Google. I figure any type of exposure helps.

So, that's that.

I have spent my day watching Ghost Hunters, still (from yesterday!) with my mom, and doing some homework. It's been rather relaxing in a way. My voice is coming back, thank goodness! I'm feeling a lot better. So, maybe I can get back into the swing of things!!!

SILENCE!!!

2008-02-29T15:37:00.002-05:00

The past two weeks have caused a great wave of burnout on me. So, obviously, I have taken a break from all the art posts. I've been working so hard. I've been working so hard that now I have gotten sick. I have almost completely lost my voice (hence the silence title), I have a sore throat and cough, among other things! I left school early today because I was about to fall over. It was incredibly hard teaching children when you've lost most of your voice. I'm SO glad that it's Friday! I do need a break more than anything right now.

I'm off to watch my tivo-ed Ghosthunters episodes now.

Still here!

2008-02-27T18:55:00.001-05:00

I officially have internet at my apartment now. I'm still busy student teaching, and I have been a bit sick, but nothing serious. Don't give up hope in me. I will try to have a post that is actually GOOD and worth reading sometime in the next few days. :)

Rough Week

2008-02-22T19:39:00.002-05:00

It has been a rough week for me. It's not easy being an Art Teacher. So forgive me for the lack of posts. I need to take a breather and relax for the evening... after such a long week.

Just have to say...

2008-02-18T15:16:00.003-05:00

I know I have already made a post since Valentine's day, but I just felt the need to write about what a wonderful one I had. I usually don't make too big of a deal about Valentine's day, but this year my boyfriend went all out!

I had finished my day of teaching and went over to his apartment around 5:00 PM. We had talked on the phone before that about where we wanted to go out to eat. When I got to his apartment, we continued to have this conversation. So, I was sitting at the computer, when he got up and went to the stove, and pulled some barbeque chicken out of the oven! He had cooked me dinner. We had barbeque chicken, steak fries, and biscuits, and it was great. He totally surprised me.

That's not all!!!

So after dinner we were watching television and he was saying things to me such as, "That's all I got you for Valentine's day" . . ."You're not getting anything else"; Things of that nature....and then a few minutes later he told me that he was going to take me to the mall and let me pick out an outfit, and then next week he's going to take me to a fancy place to eat (lol). So, we went to the mall, I got a super awesome outfit, and I was perfectly content with my Valentine's day.

That's not all!!!

After we got back from the mall, I went back to my apartment to take a shower, so I wouldn't have to get up so early the next morning to take one. So, after my shower, I went back to my boyfriend's apartment because I was going to stay the night. When I got there, he was in the shower, so I took my things to his bedroom. When I entered his bedroom, all of the lights were off and he had lit candles all over the room! I didn't notice at first because it was dark, but he also had this big kettle with water in it, sitting in the floor, with flowers, and beside the flowers were two big boxes of my favorite Nestle Turtle candy!

I was just so shocked and amazed and still am. No one has ever did anything like that for me before, and I don't think he knows how appreciative I am of him. I know this post would have been much more appropriate on Valentine's day, but hey, this is the best I can do!

This painting by Marc Chagall is titled Birthday, but I still think it's very appropriate for this post considering it's subject matter.

Edvard Munch

2008-02-16T20:51:00.008-05:00

Edvard Munch was a Norwegian painter and printmaker. His art was primarily Expressionistic in style. His best known painting is The Scream (below), which was painted in 1893. Much of Munch's art revolves around the themes of life, love, fear, death and melancholy.
This is thought to be because he experienced a great amount of death and loss in his life.

The Scream

Puberty

Vampire

Death in the Sickroom

Http://wikipedia.com

Let's Try This Again... Pierre-Auguste Renoir!!!

2008-02-13T14:42:00.006-05:00

The snow and ice has been falling, and I can only say, that I am absolutely loving being a student teacher right now. I could get used to these snow days. Anywho, I suppose I should get to the point...

Renoir was a French artist who was born on February 25, 1841 and died on December 3, 1919. He was one of the main artists in the Impressionist movement. Below are some of his works.

Girls at the Piano

The Swing

The Theater Box

Dance at the Moulin Galette

Girl with a Cat

ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-02-12T16:07:00.000-05:00

I was working on this post about Renoir. I've been sitting here for the past 15 minutes to get it to work, but blogger just doesn't want to work with me today. I cannot get anything to work right, so maybe tomorrow!!!! What's the deal blogger?

One Line Only

2008-02-10T14:06:00.000-05:00

Credits for this lesson go to the Art Curriculum Activities Kit by Barbara McNally Reuther and Diane Enemark Fogler.

Materials needed:

Pencils
Erasers
White paper
Assorted think and thin markers

Directions:

This is a lesson in creative problem solving. The goal is to create a picture using only one type of line - a straight one.
Begin by lightly sketching your idea in pencil on the white paper.
Next, beging to fill in your picture with lines. You will have to alternate the length, the width, and the direction of your lines in order to make your drawing visible.
Keep in mind that you can use think and thin lines, lines that are close together or far apart, lines that alternate in directions, and lines that create curves!

Henri Matisse

2008-02-09T01:54:00.000-05:00

Henri Matisse (1869 - 1954) was a French artist. He briefly studied impressionism before settling into his own movement, known as Fauvism. Fauvism is known for its painterly qualities and strong, bold color values. Fauvism was a short-lived style, beginning around 1900 and ending around 1910.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fauvism

Here are some works by Henri Matisse:

Portrait of Madame Matisse

Woman with a Hat

Soon

2008-02-08T17:55:00.000-05:00

New post coming soon!

Jackson Pollock's "Action Painting"

2008-02-03T15:44:00.000-05:00

Today I feel like posting some Jackson Pollock art. Small children love to look at Jackson Pollock art.

Don't forget to take a look at my post from yesterday, which includes a lesson plan for Secondary Colors.

Now onto Jackson Pollock:

Galaxy, 1947

Lavender Mist, 1950

Blue Poles No. 2

And lastly...

JACKSON IN ACTION!!!

Secondary Colors

2008-02-02T16:17:00.000-05:00

For next week, I am going to be teaching Kindergarten and Second Grade classes a lesson about Secondary Colors.

The students will create a collage using tissue paper that resembles Mains Aux Fleurs by Pablo Picasso. This tissue paper they use will only be that of the secondary colors.

Materials needed:

Reproduction of Mains Aux Fleurs by Pablo Picasso
Green, Violet and Orange Tissue Paper
White Paper
Crayons/Oil Pastels
Scissors
Glue

IN ADDITION FOR SECOND GRADE:
Watercolor paint
Brushes
Watercups

Process:
1. Briefly review what primary colors are with students.
2. Tell students what the secondary colors are and show them on screen.
3. Show students an example of a collage they are going to create during this project, and show how it is similar to Picasso’s painting.
4. Give students white paper and crayons/oil pastels.
5. The first thing students are going to do is trace their hand, wrist and part of forearm on white paper. Then, they are to use oil pastels or crayons to color it with the color of their skin.
6. Next, give them scissors and instruct them to cut their hand/arm out.
7. After this step, show students how to take their cutout hand shape and fold the knuckle joint on all fingers and thumb. Give them glue, and have them glue their hand down so it looks like their hand is going to hold flowers.
8. Next, give students green tissue paper and have them cut out stems for their flower. When they get the stems cut out, instruct them to glue them on their cutout hand so it looks like their hand is holding the stems.
9. For the next step for Kindergarten, give them green, violet and orange tissue paper. Have them cut or tear several shapes to make petals for their flowers, They will then glue the petals and create a flower.
10. For the next step for Second grade, give them white paper, watercolor paints and brushes. Before giving them tissue paper, have them make their own paper using the secondary colors of the paint, by painting on their white paper. Have them cut their petals shapes out from their painted paper, and then give them the secondary colors of tissue paper and have them cut their shapes out from that. Allow them to glue all their shapes down to create a flower.
11. At the end of the lesson, review with students what the secondary colors are and what a collage is.

Teacher sample:

Week One is Done!

2008-02-01T18:13:00.001-05:00

I survived my first week of student teaching. I think I have already decided that I do not want to teach elementary!!! Thank goodness for P-12 certification! I hope I find a high school job. I guess I shouldn't base all of that just on one week thouh.

I taught Kindergarten today. They were little devils, but still cute. I'm so sleepy right now I can't even type. I will probably post a lesson plan that I'm doing next week either tonight or tomorrow. We'll see!!!

No Time

2008-01-29T16:34:00.001-05:00

I'm currently at the public library and i only have 5 minutes remaining to use this computer. Just wanted to let anyone who might happen to read this know that I'm still alive. I've had a very hectic past few days. I'm currently looking for lesson plans to teach secondary colors to second graders. Wish me luck. I hope I do a good job!!!

No lesson plan or artwork post today. Not enough time!

Native American Weaving!

2008-01-27T12:02:00.000-05:00

I went and seen Troy yesterday at his house. I was hoping we would go to the movies or something, but the poor thing has done something to his back. When I got to his house, he was visibly in pain. So, we hung out at his house all evening and watched Batman Begins on FX. I had never seen it, and really enjoyed it. When I left his home late last night, his back seemed to be feeling a lot better. :)

Today I'm going to post an activity on Native American Weaving. I found this activity in a book called Art Projects by Design.

Materials need:

6" x 9" practice paper
6" x 9" cardboard
scissors
string
various colors of yarn
visual references of Native American weavings, especially patterns and symbols
pencil

Terms you might want to know:

Warp and weft

Directions for students:

One 6" x 9" practice paper, choose a Native American symbol to draw. Make it large, but not so large that it touches the edges.
Shade the back of the practice paper (this works the same as carbon paper) to transfer it to 6" x 9 " cardbaord.
On 6" x 9" cardboard, mark off every 1/2 inch on two opposite sides and cut in on those marks 1/2 inch.
To create warp, start with one corner cut with white string and go across the opposite cut, then to it's neighboring cut, then back across to the opposite cut. Continue until the string is in the last cut. The strings should go across the frong of the design and not the back.
Use color yarn to weave into the design first. Tie onto white string, then weave over, under, over, under, and so on. (Note: I found that you don't always have to tie the string to the warp. You can simply tuck it under and if your weaving is tight enough, it will not come undone!) If weaving a line pattern, start at the top.
To weave the background, use the same process but remember to weave around the last string of the design (if not, a hole will remain).
Slip weaving off cardboard and tie tassels onto the loops where the white string used to be hooked on the cardboard.

Design element: Area -- color shapes
Art History: Navajo weaving for color shapes
Grade level: Intermediate

I hope you find this helpful or useful. I found that while typing it I got rather confused. Weaving is a rather simple process though, so have fun!

I officially begin student teaching tomorrow, so forgive me if I don't post as often as I should.

Monochromatic Paintings!

2008-01-26T13:22:00.000-05:00

Nothing too exciting is happening in my life today (although I wouldn't mind going to see a movie, but I don't that that is going to happen), so why not talk about Monochromatic Paintings, and give a lesson about it???!!!

First of all, what is a monochromatic painting? It is a painting in which the color scheme is created from using shades and tints of only one color.

Here are a few examples of some monochromatic works:

Student Example

Blue Landscape #1 by Maria Bales; Shades of blue!

The Guitar Player by Pablo Picasso; Muddy browns and other muddy colors!

Now, here is something you can do with students regarding Monochromatic colors and paintings! I found this activity in a book called the Art Curriculum Activities Kit Grades 1-8 . You can buy it on Amazon here.

Materials needed:

12" x 18" manila paper
white heavy paper, 12" x 18"
pencil and eraser
4 baby food jars (or any other container)
popsicle sticks
tempera paint
masking tape
paintbrushes, various sizes

Directions for students:

Draw a sketch of a landscape for your painting. It could be underwater, outerspace, or anywhere that you want it to be.
Copy it onto your white paper. Any easy way to copy your sketch is to tape your first drawing under the white paper, tape this to a window, and trace the drawing.
A monochromatic painting uses dark and light shades or values of only one color.
Begin preparing your paints by filling two baby food jars each about one-third of the way with the ONE basic color you have chosen. To one jar, add nothing. To the other jar, add a small amount of black paint.
Begin your third color jar by filling it about one-third of the way with white paint. To this jar add a very small amount of your chosen color.
Make your fourth color jar by by filling it about one-third of the way with black paint. To this jar, add a small amount of your chosen color.
Mix each color with a popsicle stick. You should now have four very different shades or values of the color you have chosen.
You can now see that adding white always lightens a color, and that adding black always darkens a color.
Using the correct sized paintbrush for each area, being to paint in the landscape.
Try to use high contrast colors (colors that are light next to colors that are dark) to make the objects and shapes stand out clearly.
If you run into the problem of an object or shape not showing up, you can outline that shape with a darker or lighter color.
Remember never to paint next to a "wet" area. Paint in another part of the paper and come back to that area when it is dry.
When working this small, it is best to hold your hand as far down the brush next to the bristles as you can because you will have better control.

Enjoy!!!

Home Sweet Home

2008-01-25T12:54:00.001-05:00

So, I'm home for the weekend. It's so great to be able to sit here and watch Ghost Hunters on Tivo and actually have internet access. I am going to try to enjoy my last "free" weekend I have before I begin student teaching on Monday. I am having so many mixed feelings right now. At times I am excited to go, and at other times I'm completely terrified!!! What if I'm horrible?! I don't want to fail!!! *Sigh*

The weather is SO COLD. It was 16 degrees last night. I cannot stand this cold weather. If it's going to be this cold, it could at least snow enough for classes or something to be cancelled. Geez!!!

Here is Poppies by Vincent Van Gogh. He is one of my favorite artists. I love his brushstrokes and painterly effects. I also love his use of color.

Study Study Study Move Move Move

2008-01-23T17:17:00.000-05:00

I feel so rushed right now. I am at the campus library. I've been in the process of doing homework for some two hours now. There are some stupid annoying people sitting next to me listening to music. DON'T THEY KNOW THEIR IN THE LIBRARY?! I have an exam tomorrow, and the next day, in the same class! Student teaching begins Monday . . .no more tests!

I am officially moved into my new apartment. Everything I own is in it, it's just kind of scattered. I probably won't get a chance to post on here until Friday night. I can't wait for the weekend. I am SO exhausted from all the moving and studying and homework.

So, yeah... bye. I will have more exciting posts soon, I promise!

New Beginnings

2008-01-21T19:34:00.000-05:00

I got a new apartment today! Not much time to type anything. On a friend's computer for now. I just wanted to say that I'm super tired and super exhausted from all the moving!!! Time for dinner!

Shop Til I Drop

2008-01-20T16:21:00.000-05:00

My mom and dad took me shopping today to buy some "professional" clothes to student teach in. Money is tight, so I wasn't completely looking forward to the trip, as I normally would. To my wonderful surprise, we RACKED UP. I got four pair of dress pants and two shirts for not a lot of money at all!!! I love clearance!!!

I'm semi-looking forward to my new apartment search tomorrow. If anyone happens to read this . . . pray that I will find a good place to live. If I can't find anything, I really don't know what I will do.

I've been thinking about different ways I could make this thing here interesting. I know my writing is very informal, but that's the way I like it. I think since I'm all "artsy", if you will, I could post a daily artwork from a favorite artist of mine, or some days even lesson plans. I think it would be a good reflection of who I am!!!

Andy Warhol had some very interesting ideas on what good art was. What can you get away with?

Confusion and Anxiety

2008-01-19T20:02:00.000-05:00

Losing a friend is hard, but it's not that hard when you realize that for the past eight years that friend has manipulated, diceived, and basically just treated you bad. A person can only take so much, and I have reached my level.

Now, I am placed in a new predicament. I've got to find a new roommate, or get my own apartment. This is a lot of stress placed upon me, especially when in the matter of a week, I will become a student teacher. I already have enough on my plate, and now I have even more. I have some choices to make. I can move in with two strangers with affordable rent, or I can move into my own one bedroom apartment with rent that is a little bit high, but I think I can make it.

I'm leaning toward the one bedroom because I am so over the roommate thing. I won't have internet or cable, but I suppose I can always go to the library, right?

I just really need to do well this semester in order to graduate in May, so having a good place to live is definitely needed.