Turkey Day Aftermath

Hello! I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving break. I took a week off from posting for the holiday, so I have a lot to catch up on! Last week, my mom flew into Boston on Tuesday from my hometown of Chicago. We spent a couple of days hanging out (and shopping!), then on Thanksgiving day we rented a car and drove to see family in New Hampshire. We ate ourselves into a stupor and spent the night there. Then, on Friday morning, we drove to Vermont, where my cousin has an awesome off-the-grid house on a mountain, complete with beautiful scenery, a garden, and chickens! We drove back to Boston, had some awesome Oaxacan food in East Boston, and I said goodbye to my mom on Saturday morning. The rest of the weekend, I did some apartment organizing and logged a lot of Netflix time.

The school week has been in full force- I’ve been finishing up my study abroad preparations and applying for a student visa, plus my classes are picking up pace as they come to a close. There are less than three weeks left in the semester, so it is definitely crunch time! December 7th is the last day of classes. Portfolio week, this year from December 9-14, is an extra week for NESAD students in which some professors schedule finals and single or group Portfolio reviews. Here is my To-Do list to finish by December 7th!

Drawing:
Do 1 or 2 more homework assignments of your choice (should have 4 or 5 in total)
Separate all drawings from 1st and 2nd halves of semester
Assemble 2nd half of semester drawing portfolio for review

Printmaking:
Decide on an image to print for Print Exchange (final project)
Develop a plan and create prints

Ethics:
Aristotle/Plato Homework Assignment
Final Project: 3 parts (biography, analysis, oral presentation)

Ideas of Western Art I:
Define vocabulary terms
Study for the final exam! (Dec. 4th)

Painting:
Finish self portrait painting
Assemble entire semester portfolio

It feels like I won’t have enough time to do all of this, but all of the tasks seem much more manageable to me if I can see them all written down. An added stressor, however, is my computer situation. You may have noticed a lack of photos from this week’s post: I’m sad to report that my MacBook Pro-which I’ve had for a little over a year- has crashed and is in the Apple hospital. There’s a chance I’ll lose all of my files, because it seems to be a hard drive issue and I never backed up my computer. If you don’t already, please take my advice: if you care about your files, back up your computer, especially if you have a lot of irreplaceable things. I have (or had) over 3,000 photos, and I am learning that lesson the hard way. Hopefully I can resolve the issue though, wish me luck!