In other busy-ass week news: I made a wedding dress, arranged flowers for the same wedding yesterday and my mom flies into Portland tomorrow afternoon. I'm going a little crazy.
I need my friends.
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Leaving
Greg is getting into his car Tuesday morning and driving away from me and Portland and all that has been glorious for the last 7 months. I will really miss him. I haven't cried yet, but I have a feeling it will happen when I least expect it.
In other busy-ass week news: I made a wedding dress, arranged flowers for the same wedding yesterday and my mom flies into Portland tomorrow afternoon. I'm going a little crazy.
I need my friends.
In other busy-ass week news: I made a wedding dress, arranged flowers for the same wedding yesterday and my mom flies into Portland tomorrow afternoon. I'm going a little crazy.
I need my friends.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Eleanor : An Update
Right! Updates! I am lying on the tile floor in an attempt to “beat the heat” and the pollen that litters Madrid has blown in the window and tickles my legs. I have no allergies but it finds a way to annoy each and every person. So, to follow Sydney’s style:
Reading: I have just finished "El coronel no tiene nadie quien le escriba" by Marquez which was lovely and am now reading "The Railway Children" by Nesbit which is a short and sweet read! Her writing is delightful and I find myself caught up in the adult-like minds of the children.
Work:
The school year is coming to a close and I am grading grading and grading. I have learned so much about myself and about developing patience, creativity and improvisation working with these 13 and 16 year olds. I have decided to stay here another year, same apartment and same school but working with different teachers and continuing to pay off them student loans! I like what I am doing but after one more year I will be ready for a change and am starting now to look at small drawing studios at least to be taking classes if not teaching them.
The Other Kind of "Work": My studio table is littered with sketches and unfinished drawings. I know that my entire life will be a struggle against myself, a fight to finish things and to find the motivation in the middle of the so called “long-haul”. Spain, at least Madrid, might not be the right place for me as getting things done simply is not their strong suit. So the "unfinished" and I are having a duel and I will come out of it a more decided person. The question is,"How do I want and need art to fit into my life? And what kind of person do I want to be in that regard?"
Listening: To crap...Spanish and American contemporary pop. I need suggestions, help
and to be home for the summer to download Popcasts.
Family: They are doing great I believe. My father will be in Costa Rica for a month, my mom is coming here for 10 days, L is graduating high school and staring at PLNU, O is going to start a medical program up at SDSU and S will start her junior year in high school. I miss them but recognize that I am beginning to form something outside that probably began when I moved out for college.
Me: I am doing well, processing a lot of things and really looking deeply at my character. There are a lot of things about me that need concentration and remodeling but that's nothing new! I have had an incredible year, a good deal of traveling and I thought of you the whole time...here's the proof.
love, Eleanor
PS: I DO have dating news and we'll just have to get together to find that out :)
Reading: I have just finished "El coronel no tiene nadie quien le escriba" by Marquez which was lovely and am now reading "The Railway Children" by Nesbit which is a short and sweet read! Her writing is delightful and I find myself caught up in the adult-like minds of the children.
Work:
The school year is coming to a close and I am grading grading and grading. I have learned so much about myself and about developing patience, creativity and improvisation working with these 13 and 16 year olds. I have decided to stay here another year, same apartment and same school but working with different teachers and continuing to pay off them student loans! I like what I am doing but after one more year I will be ready for a change and am starting now to look at small drawing studios at least to be taking classes if not teaching them.
The Other Kind of "Work": My studio table is littered with sketches and unfinished drawings. I know that my entire life will be a struggle against myself, a fight to finish things and to find the motivation in the middle of the so called “long-haul”. Spain, at least Madrid, might not be the right place for me as getting things done simply is not their strong suit. So the "unfinished" and I are having a duel and I will come out of it a more decided person. The question is,"How do I want and need art to fit into my life? And what kind of person do I want to be in that regard?"
Listening: To crap...Spanish and American contemporary pop. I need suggestions, help
and to be home for the summer to download Popcasts.
Family: They are doing great I believe. My father will be in Costa Rica for a month, my mom is coming here for 10 days, L is graduating high school and staring at PLNU, O is going to start a medical program up at SDSU and S will start her junior year in high school. I miss them but recognize that I am beginning to form something outside that probably began when I moved out for college.
Me: I am doing well, processing a lot of things and really looking deeply at my character. There are a lot of things about me that need concentration and remodeling but that's nothing new! I have had an incredible year, a good deal of traveling and I thought of you the whole time...here's the proof.
love, Eleanor
PS: I DO have dating news and we'll just have to get together to find that out :)
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