My very last final of the semester: submitted. I’m free. Free as a bird. This is a self portrait from my Corel Painter class. Yeah, yeah. Coffee on the brain…24/7.

Last night my eye mysteriously started twitching. Probably because I bought a plane ticket and I’m a nervous flier. The nightmares have already started. Last night I had a dream that I only had one minute to catch my flight but I didn’t know where the terminal was and my backpack was so heavy all I could do was shuffle like an old woman. I dream in clichés.

But that’s right folks. I will be living it up over New Year’s in LA. I owe my good friend Nem a visit. There will probably be a lot of partying (watching “Bones”), drinking (Starbucks) and general merriment (shopping).

I’m going to celebrate my new-found freedom with a guilt-free romp through Hulu.

for my current mental state, see below…

I am so treating myself to two (or more) hours of nearly-guilt-free-time starting…NOW.

Feeling Harvesty

SMMMMUUUHHHH….

Fall? Is that you? It must be. My mom is starting to pull out her dried corn and walnuts decorations from 1999, a definite sign that fall is around the corner. My FAVorite time of year. I cannot wait to scarf down criminal amounts of pumpkin pie and stomp on crunchy leaves.

Well, speak of the devil. Here’s a digital watercolor I did for an assignment in my online class. It’s fallish! Can I just say, it was by the GRACE OF GOD that I happened to paint this in what could pass (with a little imagination) as a primary triad color scheme. Miss I’m-Too-Cool-To-Read-Important-PDF-Files missed the memo. I realized it after I had already turned in the assignment. PHEW. Bullet = practically dodged.

Corel Painter is definitely still a mystery to me. Much to learn…