lazy(ish) thursday

Although I didn’t have any classes on Thursday, it turned out to be a very busy day. I got lots of much needed sleep, waking up around 11 or so, but once  I was up it was go, go, go all day long! Kaylie and Debbie headed to the bookstore and Ashley and Tara had class, so I did a little bit of yoga and meditation then headed out. Plan for the day: work on some homework, finish my first layer of the wall for fresco painting, and (hopefully) make it an exhibit of one of Leonardo da Vinci’s paintings before it closes Sunday.

lime + sand mixing = sore arm/hand

I walked to school listening to my “Goodbye Happy” playlist that Page made for me at Jada and my goodbye party...it put me in the best mood ever! (thanks pagiee). Got to school and somehow found my way to the library. I had my Honors Art History syllabus with me to photocopy the mandatory reading for the week. I didn’t realize it was SO MUCH READING AH. It took me about 30 minutes to copy everything I needed, and I didn’t even have enough money on my card to get the last page and a half - goodness me! Oh well, it seems like interesting reading at least. And I have a 7 hour bus ride Friday to work through it.

the finished wall!

After I finished up my copies I headed to the art studio to finish up my wall. I didn’t have any time before class other than Thursday to do it because I’m heading to Veneto - a northern section of Italy where Venice, Verona, and Padova are located - and I’m pretty booked up Monday with yoga and Tuesday and Wednesday with class. So I figured I’d get it done nice and early!

I was the only one in the studio, so I opened the doors to air out the dust, turned on my ipod to the “goodbye happy” playlist once again, and started working. It took about two hours to finish, but I got it done! My hand and arms are going to be soo sore from mixing the lime and sand together (“it’s like mixing hard butter and sugar” my professor explained) and flinging it onto the wall. It’s really fun though! I love it because it’s hands-on art like ceramics and sculpture, which are my favorites:)

working hard

By the time I was finishing up it was about 5:30, so I headed home and decided to stop in a new bar to get a little pick-me-up treat. It was a bar we pass every day on the way to school and it’s always full of locals, so I figured it was worth a try. I got a capuccino and a baby pastry - so yummy! They were super nice, too. Uaxupe, you have competition now..

Got some pizza from across the street for dinner. It was sooo yummy BUT once again there was a little miscommunication. Kaylie and Debbie ordered a cheese pizza, and when asked “only cheese?” they said YES. So, we got a cheese pizza. No sauce, no tomatoes, no seasoning. Just  bread with cheese. It was really good though - like the ultimate cheesy bread (not quite as good as the one we got that one night in cville with feta, though...haha). The rest of the night consisted of some skype-age and booking a flight to France with Jada for February!