i live in maryland

i was actually just thinking today about how much i would like to go visit Rockville and Olney, because... im in maryland, so they can't be that far away. BESIDES, there are a couple of cool exhibits at the museum of natural history that i would really like to see (like the bone biographies one about the chesapeake.) AND THEN... (building anticipation) uncle chas commented and said i should come visit. so this needs to happen. i need to do a day in D.C. going museuming and eat lunch at a little cafe or something. i do not have a car but i will look into public transportation. the only for-see-able problem with public transportation is that i do not actually know how to access my bank account. because they never mailed me a visa card after i switched banks. i can write checks though. well see. ill look into it. maybe for two days next weekend or something. definitely sometime in October. also we should stop by the hishorn.

SO IT IS OFFICIAL.

i spent all of yesterday organizing my life.

i declared a double major in English and Studio Art (AHHHH how fabulous?!!)

with a minor in Education. which sets me up for a five year masters program. (in teaching english and art. duh.)

I am going to study abroad for two semesters. one of them HAS to be in Oxford where they focus on art history and shakespearian lit. the other i can choose where i would like to go.

as far as my summer study tour. my advisor said NO INDIA. only London. because London is more centered on english and art. and if i want to graduate on time. then ill spend my summer in london instead of india. this is also smarter financially. im a little disappointed on the inside. but graduation clearly has priority over trecking around the Himalayas and staying in ashrams. besides London can't be that bad. (besides "the india trip will be offered again in the future, where as this will be the last London study tour")

also i will need to take three summer classes in addition to doing a summer study tour. this is not the end of the world because, summer classes are alot cheaper than normal classes. so... your getting more for your money in a smaller amount of time.

also, i started my job in the theatre yesterday. i organized a whole ton of paints. and subsequently had paint all over me. i am working for one credit. instead of money. i think this is an okay deal. plus i love being in the theatre. i was there for three hours.

then, for dinner last night, i met with Raissa who is my peer mentor, from that club i joined by accident a while ago.

she is super nice and having a peer mentor will be alot of help. she is a senior graduating with a major in BioChem, and is also our schools representative from the Higher Education Institution of Maryland. so...wow. haha. i have to meet with her once or twice a month and she basically just asks me questions about how i am adjusting and what classes i need help in. then she tries to either help me, or find someone who can help me, in those classes. the program also holds seminars once a month i am supposed to attend. these seminars are about, time management, or how to deal with stress, or stuff like that. which i think is helpful and a cool idea.

i am supposed to be swimming another mile on Thursday. this time we are supposed to swim "fast." i think this maybe a stupid idea. also Nate entered us in a cardboard boat race. where we have a certain amount of time to make a boat out of cardboard, and then we have to race it. like IN it. like a life size kayak kind of thing.

last night i went to a live model session for an hour. it was pretty awesome because ive never been to one of them before. basically there is a naked person on a platform and everyone sits around in a circle and draws really fast, because the person changes positions like every three minutes. it was fun. and i think it will help me alot with drawing because i usually work off of pictures, but live models are supposed to be better to learn from. they have these sessions every week. this makes me happy.

anyways im going to go do some drawings for my illustration class. maybe grab some lunch.

there has been no wind lately, which is disappointing as far as windsurfing is concerned. ill probably be out tomorrow some.

my abs hurt. from like two nights ago when i went to the gym and did an ab workout with craig. ab workouts are lame. who cares about abs? not me.

happy ramadan. i think its ramadan. i could be wrong. shrug.

cheers