Even if it is only 2 weeks…..

Here’s whats cool:

1. Did the photo/film shoot on Wednesday for the ODU video. I can’t wait to see it!

2. Snapped these at the bookstore, I might have to get them…

See the text on the heel? It says FREUDIAN SLIPPERS! lololol~

3. Trip to DC is postponed until uh…I have gil, lol. I know, it sucks. I’m waiting for my reimbursement check from my financial aid extras, which won’t be a lot, but who knows. I’m definitely going back to NYC in late Sep/early Oct. Depends on when I’ll be at work/have a big test at school. More on that closer to the day.

4. Yesterday was the opening ceremonies at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. It was monstrously cool! I’ve never seen anything like it, and even though I like the winter Olympics more, I was wholly impressed with the pomp. I’ll be watching all of the aquatic events (in that badass cube thing), equestrian, fencing, gymnastics, judo, and table tennis. I’m kinda upse that Joey Cheek got the banstick, but I’m excited to see Mike mc-hotty-hot-pants Phelps compete. Ruarrr.

5. Yesterday was ALSO the 8/8/08 event on Flickr. This was my submission:

I saw that in P-town on uh…… yeah Thursday night when I went to go see Batman with my Dad and Jane. Strange. Good thing I don’t go to school there any more.

6. I finished FFTA2! Now to buy FFIV. I think I’ll get a PS3 soon, and FFXIII will be out sometime this holiday season *crosses fingers* but I dunno…I’m still kinda wanting an XBOX360. Who knows…

7. Last but not least: grades! They’re not out yet, but I know I kicked ass. I really enjoyed Heather’s painting class, and Carla’s communication class. Clay’s 2D design class, even though I knew everything going into that class, was still fun. I’m still enrolled in Eva’s PSYC323 until the week after next, but I’m pretty sure I’ll score at least a B. Only need a C for finishing up my Psyc minor. Yeehaw! If you ever get the chance to have classes in the art dept. with Heather Bryant and James (Clay) Mcglamory, go for it. Same for Carla Harrell in communications. My PSYC323 is online, so I can’t really say much for Eva Clarke, but I know that Misty Hixon who is an adjunct for the psychology department kicks ASS, so take her Theories of Personality and/or Abnormal Psychology classes. You’ll learn a ton and have fun too.

Anyway, happy summer to all you crazy people. I’m off to do some back to school window shopping…Did you know American Eagle now sells their *ubercomfy* jeans in size extra-long on their website? That’s right…longer than size long. MY DAY OF JOY HAS COME. NO LONGER WILL I HAVE TOO-SHORT JEANS BECAUSE I’M PART AMAZON! Yeeeeeeaaaa! You’ll see me baby, shakin that ass.

xoxo

Jini

A few of the many on ODU’s campus:

“Artipotimus” on a shutter in the painting studio at the VAB.

“Dog in a sink! Wow!” next to “Artipotimus” on a shutter in the painting studio in VAB.

“You just lost the game” on a bench in the womens upstairs north bathroom at Webb.

Pics or it didn’t happen, right? Check it out:

Detail of text:

Silliness. I added the grammatical correction and the purple. I don’t even watch Stargate: Atlantis, but I’m pretty sure a squid couldn’t use one.

Here’s a shot of the underpainting for the next still life in my painting class. It won’t dry, so I’m threatening it with my little fan.

Oh oil paint, I hate you so… Sure you’re fun to mix but you dessicate my fingers and then have the audacity to take forever to dry! See you in hell, oil paint.

Still working on that Vitamin Water Essential from earlier, so again, cheers.
Jini

P.S.: I’ve decided to critique Philip Ayers’ “Plant Mister” for art crit. It’s at the Chrysler.

The air conditioned hallways in the VAB…such a tease. Have a seat in the painting studio for a few hours one afternoon. Go on, have a seat in there and try to focus on mixing your colors and then ask someone to pour more water on the rocks and pass you a towel because that room is a bloody sauna.

Man, if I didn’t like the professor so much (Heather Bryant, she’s such a peach!) I’d complain a lot more. Anyway, after heat exhaustion on Friday, I came back in today to work on my underpainting for our third still life. Here’s a shot at my painting for #2 (about 90% completed in this shot) and the crazy still life for #3:

I’m pretty happy with the bags, actually. I’ll go back in and add some highlights when I’m not you know…sweltering.

Have you seen my cat, Mac? He’s addicted to dried apples now. Kinda..makes sense…right?

Silly cat. Mac’s got his own set on my Flickr.

Stay cool kids.

Ahh, Hampton Roads in July.

Hot, humid and hazy.

Webb center central is FUH-REEZING, but over here in Webb right it’s perfect…except for the constant PSSSSSSSS from the HVAC unit. You can see the clouds coming in too… Right now Hampton Roads is under weather advisory, so pack your umbrellas and galoshes, the lawn is going to be a swamp.

Despite the ominous green blob of precipitation heading our way, some crazies will make it out to the beach today (coughcanadianscough). The conditions in our part of the Atlantic are good for rip currents to occur. You can thank that fizzling disappointment of a hurricane, Bertha, for that. In case you’re not from a beach area, if you’re out in the ocean and you become trapped by a rip current, swim parallel to the shore, NOT towards the shore.

And finally a couple of photos from last week.

I call them…CACTUS FINGERS!!

Still life #2 set up in the painting studio. I hate bags but my colors are actually coming out quite well

Stay dry kids.