uncomfortable

Did this one on the plane. It was one of those tiny ones, with only two thin seats and almost zero space in any direction; not very comfortable at all.

fluffy animal

I am so incredibly proud of this dog sketch. I mean, I had an image that I was looking off of, but I didn't trace or anything like that and IT'S JUST SO CUTE.
Still no scanner, so I have resorted to taking pictures, like most everyone else.
(See, this did have a point!)

Love is an Arrow- Aberfeldy

So, this video is adorable.



"Love is a fire that you can't control; it burns in the middle, and it leaves a hole."

♥ ♥ ♥


Also,
VISITING LANCE ON WEDNESDAY!
Looking forward to that trip, so so SO much. He is a darling, and I trust his judgement in friends so I'm positive that we're going to have a blast together.

In other news-

1) I have the choice of possibly going to either Brazil or Italy. Brazil would be a mission trip and would cost slightly less, and Italy would be a sightseeing kind of thing. Money is going to be an issue in both cases.
2) My family has no idea how to handle my younger sister, and I can't do anything to help. Rage.
3) Officially okay with being single. One of the students was suggesting that I should start "talking" to one of the other staff members, and all I could think was, "No no, not for me." Is that actually a bad thing? Whatever.
4) Loved learning this little fact- staff look forward to breaks even more than the students do. For serious. I include myself in that statement, which is why visiting Lance is going to be fun.
5) On the way back from Walla Walla, I have a layover long enough to where I can go to Pike's Place Marketplace! Exciting!
6) I miss people.
7) It's not just that. I miss my friends, but I know that I'll see them or talk to them again someday and that's good enough most of the time. But then these random silly moments I'll just get crushed by this giant ball of something, and no one will be there and all I can do is suck it up and make myself some tea.
8) I've been drinking a lot of tea.
9) I feel the need to reassure you that I just really like tea. I love it, in fact. Tea is amazing. My current favorite is this chamomile tea that Hayde gave me. She bought it thinking it was chai, and was very disappointed to discover that it said "calm", not "chai". Common misunderstanding.

Not dead, I promise.

So a few weeks back, I found out that "educators" get a discount at Barnes & Noble. THEN I saw that there was a sale on Moleskin sketchbooks & journals, THEN I remembered that my mother has a B&N membership.
So I bought one.
I'M SO EXCITED.
My old sketchbook still has empty pages, though, so I won't really start in on this one until the old one is all filled up.

Also-
I'm fine.
I love my job.
There are these moments where I just get so tired or frustrated, but underneath of everything is this amazing ocean of calm content and joy...
So yeah.

three tone

More messing around in ms paint while I was subbing.
Except this probably could've stayed as a duo-tone kind of thing...
Eh. Oh well.
I miss my dad's tablet. T_T

Ocean?

So the computers in the lab here have MS Paint, right? That generic paint program? Well this time it has a few different brush settings, like water color and oil paint. No blending tool, though.

The point is-
this is me having fun with it while I was subbing a class.

Mumford & Sons - The Cave

SO MUCH LOVE for these guys.
I finally have their album Sigh No More, and it was on repeat for a good portion of the day yesterday. I'm a little behind the times with these things, but still. I need something to cheer me up after missing the Ludo concert in Columbus last week. T_T

So, I figure that I'll give an update on life thus far? Since I'm here already.

Just worked a week without Dean Kristy. Mrs Warren was fantastic enough to find a sort of substitute dean willing to put in a few hours, and I'm pretty sure I would've been a complete zombie by now if it hadn't been for that. I learned that I am a strong person, and I know for sure that I can handle a lot more than I think I can. Needless to say, I never want to be put in a situation where I HAVE to handle anything like that again, but still. Working long hours plus being exposed to sick girls equals an immune system on vacation and strep throat. It came just in time for homeleave, thank God, so I have time to recuperate in peace. After this I plan on going poolside and letting the sun soak it out of me. Other than that I've been eating grapefruit & honey like it's my job, because it's a lot tastier than apple cider vinegar & honey and works almost as well on sore throats.