Summer Post

Since it seems I never post anymore, I might as well go ahead and name this one Summer Post, because it might be all you get for the summer. I was cleaning off my dining room table and found a postcard from Wednesday's opening at Baton Rouge Gallery, showing works from 3 new artist members, Dawn Black, Mary McBride, and Sarah Wiseman. I wanted to go, because I went to middle school with Dawn back in the old days, but usually when I meet Amy J. at openings I finish looking at everything and then stand around feeling really dumb while Amy mingles with the art crowd, so I was going to skip it and go another time. But I wound up going, and seeing Dawn for the first time in a while and her awesome work. All of the work was really good, and each artist showed pieces that intrigued me artistically and aesthetically. Sarah Wiseman incorporates stitching in her work, which was truly interesting. Dawn's work was pretty amazing. Small portraits that seemed almost impossibly real and at the same time painted. They really struck me. Mary McBride showed some really nice pieces that I really loved. I'll try to snag one off BR Gallery's page and post it with this post. Not sure how to describe them-- sculptures, but not really sculptures? Mixed-media work? I don't know. Anyone? I'm posting pictures of all 3 artists work, courtesy of Baton Rouge Gallery

Oh well, maybe I'll post more now that I'M FINISHED WITH SCHOOL!

Tootin' My Horn

Just checking in real quick to announce that I passed my comprehensive exam! Woohoo! Now I just have to endure 4 months of class and I'm ready to work. Amen! No picture for this post, though searching images for pass and toot reveals interesting results.

Hellooooooooooooooooooo!

If I could, I would make the title of this post be all wavy-like as though it were a ghost saying "booooooooooooooooooo!" Came very close to giving up the vroooooooom.com domain this year when it came time to renew, but then figured I should go ahead and keep it for the measly 20.00 it requires. Life is interesting here at the homestead. Camelia went into heat just prior to her scheduled heart worm treatment, which has that on hold until she is spayed. Annie gets into trouble on a daily basis, eating pumpkins, chips, and underwear. Weekly dinners with Amy J. have been reinstated (yea!), and I haven't been heading to New Orleans much at all. It's been a very busy semester, and I'm looking forward to May, when I will be able to focus my attention in one general direction rather than 50 different directions each day. Tomorrow is Carey's birthday, and also Dana's. Happy Birthday ladies! Otherwise, there is a new season of The Real Housewives of OC, and I'm going to focus on that for now. Amen!

Getting Settled

So this was the 2nd week of classes, and I'm trying to figure out how my days will go. I had a moment of brilliance last week and decided that I should try to run during one of my breaks. We often get a 20 minute break in the middle of class at least once a day. I figured I could squeeze in a quick run one of those breaks. So today I brought all of my extra crap with me. I decided to not rush myself on one of the 20 minute breaks and instead wait for lunch. I ran for the first 20 minutes of lunch, and had 40 whole minutes to eat lunch and relax. And you know what? It was really nice! There are like 300 different routes I can take each day, I didn't loaf around all through lunch, and when I left for the day, I had already exercised. I will have to see if it works at the internship too. I hope so.

So since I got that out of the way early, I was able to run a few errands after school. I went and picked up the comprehensive exam study guide to begin reviewing for comps in early spring. Yowza! That's one huge stack of papers! Then I went and picked up the most essential part of the dictation machine that I completely left behind Sunday evening when I went to pick it up. Then I did doggie duty, completed dictation, and then showered, fixed lunch, ate dinner, and watched Greek. I am pooped. Now I'm watching a few minutes of Flipping Out before I go to bed. I am also hoping that I'll have a chance to keep blogging on a more regular basis. The end.

Urban Dictionary

1. VROOOOOOOOM 5 up, 1 down


The sound a car often makes when going a speed faster then 2 mph
Vroooooooom *silence of clutch* Vroooooooom *clutch again* Vroooooooom.

by Car enthusiast Oct 2, 2006

Year 2, Day 1

Well, today was the first day of my last year of this program in school (I was recently told by a friend to NEVER, NEVER say it's your last year of school.) It's going to be a year of changes. For my internship this year, I will be working with animals and learning about pet-assisted therapy and the human-animal bond. I think it's a great opportunity to learn about an area that isn't really the first thing that comes to mind when you say Social Work. I'm looking forward to it. On a disappointing note, long distance and a lack of time has led Mystery Guest and myself to the dreaded discussion and ultimate decision that perhaps our situation is not the best situation for either of us right now. It was all very mature and adult. Which makes it smart even more! (By the way, I picked up "smart" from Archie comics) I still have the utmost respect and adoration for Mystery Guest, and am of course sad to go in separate directions. So. That's enough for now. That was hard enough for me to unleash.

Weekend Edition

This past weekend has been a pretty good weekend as far as weekends go. Friday night the Osbornes and I cooked up some swordfish and veggies (okay, the Osbornes cooked up some swordfish and veggies... I managed to coerce Mr. O. to do the cooking by telling him that I had found a great recipe online... a microwave oriental swordfish recipe involving ketchup. Mr. O. was thoroughly disturbed and took over. Mission accomplished!) So we had dinner and wine and just good company with old friends makes for a really nice evening. Saturday I went to NOLA for a visit with the Mr. Federline and other assorted friends. First we went to a party for the people he works with. A lot of it was boring for me, but everyone was genuinely kind and welcoming. And besides, I bored him later on. After that we went to Dick and Jenny's and I had the Salmon “Osso Bucco” with Haricots Vert, Garlic mashed potatos & Tarragon Butter. What it actually is, is salmon surrounding a scallop, so that the scallop takes on the character of the bone in osso bucco. Interesting, and quite tasty! After that we went to the Rendezvous to meet up with some other old friends and close the evening. Good times!

Today when I got home, I picked the dogs up at my house and went over to my parents' house because my sister is in town (dearest sister stayed here with my dogs last night-- thanks!). We swam until the thunder and lightening sent us running for our towels. Eventually, the rain got so heavy that it was coming up onto the porch and the dogs were scratching at the door to get in, so I rounded them up to go home. When we got in and I turned on the windshield wipers, Camelia went nuts! First time seeing windshield wipers-- it made me laugh really hard! So that was my weekend. I leave for vacation in just a few days, and I'm very excited about it! Yeaaaaaa!