I’m sure that I passed the test, but I know that I blew one big slide ID. I hope that the professora is kindly and will note that I at least got the point about the importance of the symbolism in the mosaic. I hate memorizing dates and locations. I can’t remember musicians and titles…

I’ve spent too much time daydreaming about traveling and art retreats and such and did not get the kind of studying done that I should have for my exam tomorrow. I glanced at the study guide earlier this week and have been rereading the textbook. Now I look at the study guide and I’m supposed…

The Italy trip is off again. I’m not totally surprised because I knew that Susanne would have some major hospital bills from this summer. To tell the truth, I was stressing a little bit about spending the money. What is ironic about it is that I found out just after I decided to try to…

Work potluck tonight – fun, good food. I bound one book that I really like and I hope to bind a few more by Sunday afternoon, when I’ll post photos. The fabulous Zha K and I are going to the Green Bean tomorrow morning to a yoga session. It will be the first real sustained…

Still not much to say. Not feeling terrible. Not feeling great. I’m hitting one of my busy periods at work so at least the days are going quickly. Here’s a little teaser: I should have several new books by Sunday and will post photos and put them on Etsy. Made potato salad tonight for a…

Ahh, the last two days have been perfect. Mother Nature was nice enough to give me two wonderful days of art-making and fun before my day of FEAR tomorrow. Susanne just brought by the batch of paper that I made yesterday with her help. Weekend after next we plan to make some iris/cattail paper. We’re…

Mixed bag today. A little work, pain, a little work, pain, class, home, nap, a little clean-up, a visit from Charlie. Whose website is in need of updating, and I’ve convinced him to let me update it, revamp it, and he’s going to blog the current stuff. In exchange for honey and a few items…

On August 28 at 5:30 p.m., if everything goes as planned, I will declare independence from AT&T. At least, until they decide to buy up Sprint. I finally gave in to the Credo ads and I’m replacing the landline with a cell phone. This will cut my phone bill more than half. We spend so…

Trying not to dread tomorrow – first day of classes, lots of phone calls and confused students, and a major problem that will have to be dealt with first thing. I began working on an altered book about our Alaska trip today. I have a thick 1939 high school self-education book that I cut out…

Killian died today. I didn’t know him – I knew his mother and grandmother pretty well at one time. He was much too young, but from what I’ve learned about him he sure lived his life to the max with an incredible spirit. He inspired a lot of people, including me. I received a couple…