General Life

It's been since October 6th that I've posted so I think it's time I wrote at least a little something.

Life has been pretty busy these last two weeks because of midterm exams and projects. I had two exams, two papers and two projects which sounds like a lot but I really wasn't that bad. Stressing out over school work isn't something I do.

For my midterm I shot this picture of Zach who lives in my house. It turned out excellent once when I printed it out, I am pretty proud of this shot.

My photo class has taught me a lot about lighting but not a ton about the compositional aspect of photography. For that, I must push myself.

Last weekend I visited my family which was wonderful! I certainly missed them all and especially my cats, haha! While there I was reminded that Williamsport will always have a place in my heart even though a lot of the time there isn't a thing to do. You learn to make your own fun there while in Philly you can go to many different places and find something interesting to occupy your time.

What I truly miss are the people that live in Williamsport.  They're the most interesting, odd yet awesome people that I've ever met. It's the locals that make the town, without them it would be dead.

Today my friend, Bo and I got tickets to see the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who in 3D on November 23rd! We are super excited to go! It's going to be the best time ever, possibly, maybe. I am jazzed that Bo gets to come to the city also since I haven't really gotten to spend quality time together since last semester ended.

Coming up in my life is basically nothing other than that. Though I live in the city, that does not mean that my life is anymore exciting.

New friends and art

Another great weekend in the City of Brotherly Love!

I feel like all I ever write about are my weekends but that's because the normal week is incredibly dull. It's going to school, school isn't that exciting. It's what happens after class that is the fun part!

Today a group of us from Messiah went to the Philadelphia Museum of Art and I had such a wonderful time! I have been there once before but did not see as much as I did this time around.

I got to see beautiful pieces (like Vincent van Gogh's "Sunflowers" above) that I had seen in my art history class in real life which was spectacular. I got to see numerous works by Monet, Degas (his "Little Dancer" below), Picasso, Duchamp and Jasper Johns.

Viewing art is something that makes my soul sore! When you see some of the details that an artist will put into a sculpture or painting, it blows my mind. Seeing that each brush stroke has an essential purpose to the overall painting and the complex, beautiful sculptures made of marble that look flawless. Art can say everything without uttering a word.

Also this weekend I went to see the dragon boat races (less exciting than you'd think) but I went with a girl named Skye from my Magazine Editing class and her friends Kayla and Tim. It was great being with new people and doing something different.

After the races we were starving and ate at this place called Sabrina's Cafe which was ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL! I honestly haven't had a meal this good in a really long time. I got their crispy tofu which was HUGE pieces of tofu along with soba noodles, mango salsa and avocado. This is something that my stepdad would want but with chicken instead of tofu.

England update: nothing new.

School update: I'm not failing.