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My Concerns are None of Yours

i hate complaining on the internet when i have no real qualms. gov school didn't count because there were things to back up my disappointment in that so instead of a rant here's a progress pic of the last project i really worked on in my Drawing and Painting class.

also, the new season of true blood starts on sunday and thanks to resubscribing to verizon cable and getting a new TV, i will be watching in HD. when it airs, instead of online. this is something to be happy about. really.

My First Open Letter

I've been told that writing letters can be therapeutic, so i gave it a try. it helped a little, i think.

To LPPAC, Governor Rendell, and whomever else it may concern,

Thanks for giving me the opportunity to spend a few weeks of one of my last youthful summers surrounded by my young artist peers, and the chance to take free classes in art and the many different aspects of it, to learn new things, make friends, and have a ridiculously fun time. I had a lot of fun just preparing, stressing out over the deadline, taking pride in my portfolio and kissing it good-bye before it went off to be judged.

Mr. Rendell, you have a special place in my heart since the moment you ripped the rug out from under my hopeful feet and the funding out from all eight of the governor's school programs. I didn't know it until a week or so later, but all the waiting I'd done, the excitement of simply being judged in this first round, had me floating. All for naught. I'm sorry I didn't get around to writing you this letter until so many months after the fact. I was just too blown away by the fact that my wonderful summer had dissipated, because you couldn't spare 4 million bucks, half for now half for next year. Where else is that money going to go? Standardized testing? Expect another angry letter if my sister has to take more than the current state-mandated tests when she hits my level in high school.

And, oh! Sweet, generous LPPAC. I'm sorry I giggled at your name, but when your share it with that of a pop punk rock band, it's hard not to snicker. Thanks for picking me up and stringing me along another month and a half, for inspiring me to drag my mother and sister to two FedEx Kinko's at nine on a Friday night, in the rain, to rip my precious handiwork out of its comfortable mats, to scan and send for one hundred and thirty something dollars. It was a worthwhile investment. And after my dip in hope over my summer vacation, it was refreshing to be able to leave the store and know that I still had a chance. I even kissed it goodbye again, knowing that this would be the last time I saw those copies. And most of all, thank you very much for waiting to tell me another 3 weeks that my chance was not redeemable; not even store credit.

Now I'm sitting here and all my friends have made other plans, and I'm back to square one. No Otakon ( though I'm not sure how keen I am/was on going again) no free art classes, no 'get-out-of-another-mind-fracturing-family-vacation-free' card, no single thing to do. I'm down to volunteering at my mom's hospital ( again, just a different one) finding a job (as if), and college searching. If I'm lucky my parents will take pity and send me to classes at Moore again.

I don't regret the time and effort put into my art for you; some college may welcome it with arms wide open, someday soon. And the first feelings of accomplishment and excitement I'll always cherish, and maybe even look to replicate. There are scholarships and contests, and as the PSEA show reassured me, the flaws I perceive in my own work are invisible to some others. i guess you weren't some others, but I'll be over you soon enough.

I may not know what I'm going to do now; things can fall into place on their own, but right now I'd like to think I'll be doing something to force them into a shape that is aesthetically pleasing.

Sayonara,

Mische.

Bitten by the Comic Bug

you can say i was a bit bored during my driver's ed class this week.
or you could say i'm being productive. Dood ( the one with the Beret) is (C) Lan-kun. http://lan-kun.deviantart.com



and then the day after i pieced together some newprint and started paneling. it's not meant to make sense yet. Kudos to whomever figure out the scribblings in the first 2 panels.

no promises about finishing though. characters in order of appearance :
Unnamed OC
Lan-kun's Dood Palette
NP Mische
NP Eugene
NP Dan ( currently just a face, pg 2, p1)
Resh and NP.

dream interp blog is not dead yet! just needs a little bit more discussing...

and also, the Gov School replacement program, Summer Arts at Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center ( it's ok to lol, i did too) results sometyime before May 8th. i'm crossing all my crossables.

Spring Break Is The Pits

Spring break is halfway over and the most exciting things i'vedone are knit and underwear shop.
the bright side of that is the a found a pretty good strapless bra type item to wear under equally strapless outwear type items. finally.

other than that i've been college/job searching (WTF indeed) and studying for SATs (taking 'em in June) and AP english language and comp. exam (in May). and a little for the driving. XD.

hopefully i will get the chance to hang out with peeps soon; Possibly going over to Pop's house tomoro, she's possibly coming over here, it depends. also planning on movies Friday.
poll on the side. all for now. gotta finish some gloves.

Nekomimi Ears!

maybe a free pattern?

they clip onto your hair, rather than as a headband. more colros and better pics when i tweak the pattern...

If You're Here to Join the Party

Attention to those who came here looking for the Dream Interp Blog Information!
i see you have uncovered my partially concealed lair. and i'm not finished even moving in yet....

anyways, what you need to know/ do:

• if you plan to join, make your reservations here. i also suggest that if you aren't already, sign up for blogger, so you can officially contribute and whatnot
  

• if you are suggesting a title, or just suggesting comment here.
• if i don't know you or you didn't receive an invite, comment but don't expect to be able to join this exclusive little club. for now anyways.

all for now. name voting starts thursday morning ish and ends 8:00 am-ish saturday