tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76406040797206692212012-01-30T00:25:24.735-04:00"Art is not what you see, but what you make others see."—Edgar DegasAnnapurna Moffatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01060992202173544666noreply@blogger.comBlogger1211100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640604079720669221.post-81720931915578460752012-01-23T18:41:00.002-04:002012-01-23T19:09:21.049-04:00

I'm applying to NSCAD University! More on that later. Monday: That day I had two meetings: one with Karen in the morning, one with Jane in the afternoon. The meeting with Karen was to discuss my ArtsNB application, as she's one of my references (Drew's the other one). I met with Jane to discuss stuff for my independent project. I'd intended to talk with her about creative techniques, but I

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I think I'm going to enjoy this semester. For one thing, Mondays are more relaxed, as I only have one class, and it's in the afternoon. And I think I'm going to really enjoy it. Monday: The class in question is Imagery: Sources and Development. Although we're starting with observational drawing, the course goes beyond that form of drawing, using different sources, techniques and media. "Emphasis

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Tomorrow, I start my final semester at NBCCD. **sniffle** I thoroughly enjoyed my break. I photographed, stayed up late, slept in, danced (including celebrating twenty years of dancing), got high on music (who needs illegal drugs when music and other art will do just fine, and maybe even better?), hung out with my parents, cooked, cuddled the cats, watched movies, listened to opera, wrote, took

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Welcome to the final post of the semester. Today is Day 3 of Christmas Break, though I've been on break since about 10:40 or so on Thursday. Monday: All I had that day was an assessment for Preparing for Professional Life, otherwise I was free! And I couldn't have been happier. I liked all my classes, but having three of 'em in one day was way too much, and every faculty and staff member to whom

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This week was the last week of classes. I spent today doing the last bit of homework--though I still have to arrange my independent study prints in the portfolio that I got for the project. Hello, homework withdrawal... Monday: Most of Output was devoted to looking at everyone's website designs. This assignment was mostly a trial-run for me, and I now know that when I put together my

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Dear FVAs: I intended to write this over the weekend, but I was too busy dealing with final assignments. You know how it is: you're living it right now. Mostly, I want to encourage you--I remember how brutal finals were when I was an FVA. I want you to know that even though it feels like it will never end, it will. You will come out the other end (known as Christmas Break). And you'll have

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NBCCD has officially entered Finals Season. But for the first time ever, I'm not stressed. Usually by this point I'm stressed about final assignments, and (in the case of FVA) exams. But not this time. I know what I'm doing. And I don't have much homework. Monday: This week, the overall feeling from the teachers was, "you've learned all I have to teach you for this course," and it was especially

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Welcome to the homestretch. As of today, I only have SIX CLASS DAYS until Assessment Week, for a grand total of twelve school days when A. Week is included. Say whaaaa?! As I always end up asking at the end of every semester: where the heck did the time go?? I demand to know what you've done with it, NBCCD! Monday: This week, two of my classes were cancelled due to teachers being sick, starting

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I can't believe how productive I've been since Thursday afternoon. It's to the point that I'm actually ahead on most things, and I've been able to start a blog post on Saturday night, rather than dashing one off on Sunday night. Monday: We finally had a class where we went through the business plan section-by-section with Trudy--which should've been done in the first class. Output was more of

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The Passamaquoddy Bay Symphony Orchestra performed in St. Andrews this afternoon. And once again, I had to miss the concert. That's one of the things that I don't like about having class on Mondays: I have to miss concerts by one of my favourite orchestras. But I'm sure the PBSO understands--when you're a college or university student, classes and homework are your life. Monday: In Output, we're

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Yay, Trudy's back! Monday: We spent most of the morning class getting caught up, and sorting out what had and hadn't been done, and where everyone was in the course. Output was the shortest it's ever been: "here's your next assignment, please hand in almost everything that's due today (minus the draft website because Drew forgot that it was due this week. I told him, and he decided to let it go

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I meant to publish this last night, but by the time I got to the proofreading stage, it was too late and I had to get to bed. ------------- I'm officially a little Beethoven-crazy right now, thanks to the Bangor Symphony. I can never get enough Beethoven, but the BSO has me overdosing on his music (if that's even possible). Thanks, guys... Monday: For the last couple weeks, we've had other

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One independent study project is on the way out, another is about to begin... Monday: That day I finally bought a portfolio (13" x 19") for my project, after planning to get one on Friday. When I walked into the drawing studio, I took one look at the things that we were to draw, and made a face. This week, we were drawing cloth that was draped over chairs and stools, and it brought back

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Dear FVAs: It's that time of year again: the first panel assessment of the year is this Friday. Whoopee! ...or not. If things are anything like they were in '09, when I did my first panel assessment, the teachers are telling you over and over that you don't have to be nervous--but you're still nervous as heck. So although I'm no longer nervous about panel assessments (we diploma students have

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Brace yourself: this is a long post. It seems like the stress comes in waves this year: I think I'm doing okay, getting stuff done, handing it in--and then all of a sudden I realize that this, this, and this are due on this day and this day, and there's still work to be done on the majority of those assignments. And all of a sudden I feel like I'm hydroplaning, spinning out of control. That's

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Happy Canadian Thanksgiving, everyone! I'm home for the first time this year, and I cannot begin to tell you how wonderful it feels. Monday: This Monday was the first time that I was reasonably well-rested at the beginning of the week, which was nothing short of amazing. We spent a fair amount of time going over our websites in Output (the final sites are due on December fifth). We also

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After the non-weekend that was last weekend, this week I made a point of getting as much work as possible done between Tuesday and Thursday. I knew I'd have stuff that I needed to work on over the weekend (for example, my drawing assignment, which isn't due until the Monday after Thanksgiving weekend), but I didn't want to be doing homework all day for three days straight, crashing into bed every

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I'm still adjusting to this year, which surprises me: I'm normally fairly well-adjusted by Week Three, but the last few weeks have been incredibly intense. And I need to work on my time management. Monday: Although I was tired and could've done with an hour more of sleep, I was able to finish the day with more energy than the week before. Drawing class was also less intense than the week before,

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I finally feel ready to publish it. Enjoy. -------- August 27, 2011 Jack: As I promised in the wee hours of the 26th, I would write you. So here I am. I may repeat what I said, but writing will give me a way to expand on it. I still can't believe you're gone. And I cannot begin to describe my sadness: I'm crying as I write this. I was looking forward to you keeping Harper in check. I was

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Tom took this photo at my first student recital, in June '97. That's Lynn at the piano, and I'm the kid with the violin. Yesterday was the fifteenth anniversary of my first violin lesson. Every time one of those big anniversaries (first violin lesson, seeing The Nutcracker at the Maine Center for the Arts--with the BSO in the pit--other important concerts) comes around, part of me looks at the

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I'll admit it: it feels so good to be back in Fredericton and the photo studio. My god--I'm a senior! I'm in my final year of art school (or at least, this art school). And I feel like I've been thrown into the semester. Whammo. This weekend I've been brainstorming ideas for my first independent project (because I don't have class on Fridays, yesterday felt like the weekend had already started

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As I said in my last post (which was #100, by the way--for comparison, at the two-year mark when I was writing my previous blog, by this time I'd written over three hundred posts), this year will be my last year at NBCCD. **sniffle** So I'm starting to piece together what I might want to do post-college. I remember when I "graduated" from homeschooling in '06. Back then, I had no idea what I

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I start my final **sniffle** year at NBCCD a week from tomorrow (I don't have class on Tuesdays), and once again it's time to restart the blog. Or at least redirect it towards school because I've written a lot this summer. I've written about everything, from the artists who inspire me (thank you for the inspiration) and the tenth anniversary of September 11, 2001 (memories of 9/11), to the

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Canada lost a great politician Monday morning. Jack Layton was one of the few politicians that I admired (well, there was Obama, but he has yet to make good on some of the major things that he promised, such as closing Guantanamo, and increasing taxes on the wealthy while decreasing taxes on the not-so-wealthy--in fact, he extended the Bush tax cuts this year. Ahem.). Jack was one of those

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The south-east corner of NBCCD as photographed by me in the Fall of '09, and processed today (yay for selective colour!) Dear FVA Class of 2012: Orientation Day is nine days away. If you're starting to freak out right about now, I understand--I've been there. Two years ago (Class of '10, yep!). But you will get through this year, and you'll survive to tell the tale. Some of you will drop

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A photo that I took of my violin in '08. Sunday, July 31st, 2011 marks ten years since Tom bought me my full-size violin. To mark the occasion, I thought I'd post some videos of my favourite music featuring either a. a gorgeous violin solo (e.g., a concerto), or b. a strong violin part (Grieg, anyone?). Enjoy. First up, a video that I shot at a Passamaquoddy Bay Symphony Orchestra concert in

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Sometimes I find it interesting, what affects me emotionally, and what doesn't; what I pay close attention to, don't take my eyes off of for weeks, and what I just shrug my shoulders at before getting on with my life. These days I can't stop thinking about Norway, and the attacks in Oslo and Utøya. Especially Utøya: How could anyone murder so many people--and enjoy it? And young people, too:

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Tom and I saw HP7: Part 2 on Sunday, and to mark the end of an era, I thought I'd write a review. Therefore, I should warn you that there could be some SPOILERS--especially if you haven't read the books and/or seen the final movie. Overall, it was the best Potter movie. Ever. The acting was incredible, the special effects were amazing, it was the biggest emotional roller-coaster of any of the

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Yesterday was my birthday (and in case you're wondering, I turned twenty-three), and one of my presents was a Holga 120N camera (I also got a bag of my favourite Starbucks coffee, Ganong chocolates, a magnet for my locker, and a couple of other things). Back in the first semester last year, we did an assignment for Creativity in Photography using Holga cameras. No rules--just go out and shoot a

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The tenth anniversary of 9/11 is this year. Almost nine years ago (as of August), I put together eleven pieces of music as a short (fifty-minute) ballet (for lack of better words--most of the choreography is closer to modern/contemporary/jazz dance than ballet), titled The Day we will Never Forget: September 11th, 2001. The ballet is comprised of eleven pieces of music, including an overture, and

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I am officially done with mainstream Canadian news, at least when it comes to big papers. I've been reading the National Post for about a month, but this past weekend their conservative tone and the endless comments in which readers dissed and bashed the more liberal people in government (Jack Layton, other NDP/Liberal MP's, etc.) ended up getting to me, and I've deleted it from my bookmarks list

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I'm finally getting back in the swing of things, after pretty much taking the last three weeks off except for a few appointments. Within the next week or so, I want to go on a photography excursion to town because I haven't done a lot of urban photography in St. Stephen, and I want to put a local spin on what I learned and discovered this year at NBCCD. As you might've heard, this weekend was

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Tonight, I found out how many times I've clicked the shutter on my camera. And it's a lot: my baby (that's what I call my camera these days--it really is my baby, even though I've started to outgrow it) has taken 10,497 photos in three-and-a-half years. Yes, really. For the first year or so I subscribed to a "more-is-better" philosophy (said philosophy dates from the moment I got my first digital

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My last blog post is officially a hit, especially with the woman whose blog post inspired it: WhiteFeather wrote on Thursday that she "needed that. Really." You can read her full post here. I'm starting to lose track of how many times we've referenced each other in our respective blogs this year (hmm... Maybe I should do a tally.). But I have to admit that I love it: it's almost like a

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To the artists/musicians/dancers/creative types who inspire me: "I am an agent of change. I am here in this life to be change, inspire change and facilitate change, as well as to make change. I'm an influential leader by example, through being/having the courage to change and to live to manifest my visions/dreams. This is my destiny, it's what I do. It's my job to hold space and intention for

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Just when I thought I was done blogging for the summer... Turns out, I still have thoughts and opinions galore that need to be written down. I'll admit it: I'm now about as addicted to writing as I am to the Met Opera (this coming Saturday will be the final radio broadcast of the season--Die Walküre). This past year has really made think about my writing. Until a couple of years ago, I didn't

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Monday: Easter Monday. Meaning, I didn't have class. By this point I'd pretty much adjusted to being the only student left at the residence (the first night was rough: I had no idea how used to the noise I was). That day I went to the college and finished up the surprise that I was making (now that it's been delivered, I can happily say that A. it was a card, and B. it was for my teachers. Since

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Dear FVAs: YOU'VE OFFICIALLY MADE IT! You've survived your first year of college! CONGRATULATIONS! I'm unbelievably proud of the Foundation Visual Arts Class of '11, and that's all I'll say because there are no words in existence that fully express how happy I am for the FVAs. I'll never forget how happy I was to be done with FVA year: that year was so stressful (but rewarding), and half the

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This coming week there are only two days on which I ABSOLUTELY have to be at school. But on those other days I'll probably end up at the college anyway. Monday: My last Photoshop class for the year. :-( That day we finished our pages for the magazine and handed them in. We also chose dates and times for assessments with Drew (mine's on Thursday afternoon). In the morning I asked him to cut

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This weekend is about as different from last weekend as it could get: whereas last weekend was pure stress-induced nonstop work, this weekend I have hardly anything to do: a few things that need tweaking before being handed in, and I need another mat cut (DREWWWWWWW!!!!!!), but other than that, I don't really have anything to work on. I was thinking about taking my camera out for a spin today,

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Due to last week's storm, my plan was to go home this weekend. However, on Tuesday Karen went over everything we had to do for History and the upcoming show at City Hall, and by the end of class I'd decided not to go home until the end of term (the twenty-ninth). Last Sunday I came down with a cold. However, said cold has been unbelievably mild, and I haven't missed a single day of work (which

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This afternoon I listened to Das Rheingold--the same opera that I saw via simulcast last October. I definitely prefer listening to it rather than watching it: the music is absolutely spectacular, but in performance the whole thing has a tendency to drag. And while I'm not much of a Wagner fan, I can never get enough of the Prelude. Those darn French horns (once again, I cried when they started

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This past week was unbelievably intense: I was at the school until some point between seven and eight every night (on Tuesday I didn't get home until around nine--and in addition to the usual shower, that night was my night to do kitchen duty). That meant that just about every day I was pulling a ten- or eleven-hour day. Monday: And so it began... I spent the morning working on my independent

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I can't believe how little homework I have this week: making a Lightroom web gallery of the photos that I shot for my Lighting assignment (due Tuesday--I have the photos picked out, and I've made enough web galleries at this point that I could make one in my sleep), choosing two or three things for a panel assessment (also Tuesday--done), choosing photos for the first year students' show at City

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I spent March Break as I'd planned: being lazy (I spent most of last Saturday and Sunday in bed), doing homework (I just finished off a roll of film this afternoon and will drop it off at Harvey Studios before going to class on Monday afternoon), hanging out my parents, cooking, listening to opera (Rossini's Armida last weekend, with Renée Fleming in the title role--brava!--and Mussorgsky's Boris

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March Break. I'm home--but I've got a to-do list: I have some things that I need to do or finish (depending on which assignment I'm talking about), but still this break's going to be awesome. Here's what I have to do, in the order in which they're due: Finish my Photoshop homework. Technically it's finished, but I need to make some of the embellishments look a little more polished (some swirls,

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Yesterday was the first time I had class this week. As a result, this past week felt like an unofficial break: no alarm (well, okay--I set it twice), no classes, I could go to school whenever I wanted as long as I was there in time for that day's assessment... But it was like when Tom and I were in Italy in January 2006: Venice was supposed to be more laid-back than Rome, the Vatican City,

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This year, March Break is in the most awkward spot possible: this week is assessment week (I had my Photoshop assessment at 1:40 this afternoon), we start the next term next week--AND THEN we're free to go crazy in Cancún or Fort Lauderdale (PASSPORT), or go home, or do whatever. This past weekend, I wrote nonstop: I had to finish two papers for Professional Practice (five hundred words each),

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Oh. My. Gosh. What a week. I'd say that this week was the second most stressful week this semester (the title of "Most Stressful Week" goes to the week of January twenty-sixth, when I was applying for the scholarship). It all boiled down to that wonderful (and important) thing known as TIME MANAGEMENT. And getting enough sleep: from Tuesday until Thursday I was very sleep deprived--and when I get

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I submitted the scholarship application on Tuesday (the deadline). If I apply for a scholarship/grant like that again, I'll start the process two months in advance MINIMUM. One month just wasn't enough for me: yes I submitted the scholarship on time, but it was way too stressful for my liking. I forgot to mention in my last post that the week before last Peter had an info session on life after

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This is the first time that I've fallen behind with my blog this year (breaks don't count). Let's see... First and foremost, the photography studio has decided on the theme and title of it's Spring show, which will be held at Fredericton's City Hall. The name escapes me, though. We're also going to have a show in Saint John next Fall called "Shallow," and we can interpret the word however we

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The Bangor Symphony played Rachmaninoff's second piano concerto this afternoon (as well as his Vocalise and Prokofiev's fifth symphony). I wish I could've somehow zipped down to Bangor to hear it because it's one of my favourite pieces. This past week was even crazier than the first week--I hope this coming week isn't as crazy. Though I think part of it was caused by the fact that I didn't sleep

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Wow, what a week. For a first week back, the past few days have been unbelievably intense and wonderful. Mom and I went back to Fredericton via our usual route on Monday, which was closed due to the flooding when I went home at the end of last term. At NBCCD, the first week of term is mostly an intro to how the rest of the term will go down. So not much happens until the second week. Which is

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Tomorrow is the first day of the second semester. I have to admit I'm excited. I can't wait to see my classmates and teachers again. And I finished last semester strongly: my lowest mark was an eighty--and the highest was a hundred (average mark: ninety). Yes, really. Like last year, I spent the break staying up late, sleeping in, hanging out with my parents, listening to opera (the Met's first

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Another semester in the bag. And what a ride it was! I had my final assessments on Monday and Tuesday, and both went well. I had to do some extra work to finish a couple of assignments in Communications, which Karen made me do right then and there, but I didn't mind--it meant that the work would be over and done with before Christmas break. I won't be able to get the list of marks until January (

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I go home on Tuesday. Yes, really. Last year I went home a whole week early and this year, because things were organized better, I thought I would have to stay in F'ton until the seventeenth. But that's the day when the teachers are supposed to have their marks in, so many of my teachers pushed their assessments for my classes to this past week--and three finished classes the week before. The

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Earlier this week I wrote an open letter to the FVA Class of '11, which you can read here. I can't begin to say how much I sympathize with the FVAs right now: I know what it's like, as I was an FVA last year and will never forget it (and if I ever do, I'll hunt Adam down and beg him to do his worst to me because forgetting the FVA experience is not an option). I'm gradually getting assignments

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Dear FVAs: Congratulations! You've made it this far. No matter who you are--and even if I don't know you--I'm proud of you. I was in your place last year, and this time was really difficult for me, so I sympathize with you if your stress-level is sky-high right now. But it won't last forever. Trust me. It won't. You know what you need to study/prepare, so I won't go into that in detail. However

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Finals, we meet again. Yes, it's that time of year: while the rest of North America shops until it drops for Christmas (hello, Black Friday--Midnight Madness if you're in St. Stephen, NB), the college/art-school/university students are studying like mad for final exams (good luck on the 2D Design test, FVAs! Make sure you study the book well--you'll need that info to get a good grade.), putting

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First and foremost, the book cover. I submitted it on Thursday. I'm super-happy with it and probably could've tweaked it into oblivion. I saw Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 on Friday evening. I managed to avoid the line and the show that I saw (six o'clock) was a bit sparse considering that it was the opening weekend of HP7--and the beginning of the end for us Potter fans (there

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The Ani DiFranco concert was amazing. Though Ani herself didn't come on until after the intermission, which bugged me. However, Melissa Ferrick was very funny and she's a good musician. Ani took tons of requests. I meant to request Little Plastic Castle, but didn't get around to it. The concert went until ten-thirty, which made me really glad that the next day was a holiday. Since the eleventh

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You! Now! Taken at the PBSO's concert in St. Andrews this past May. The Passamaquoddy Bay Symphony Orchestra is playing in St. Andrews this afternoon. I'm not going this time (I need to go back to Fredericton and tomorrow I have to roll out of bed in time for a nine o'clock Communication for Visual Artists class). This will be the first time that I haven't gone to a concert since I started in

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Assessment Week continued this week: because my Communication for Visual Artists class is a week behind the other classes because we're on Monday and missed a class due to Labour Day, we didn't have assessments until this week. Karen lost her list of who had assessments at which time so although mine was at 10:15, I had to wait for about half an hour until I went in. It went really well, though

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Ah, assessment week. This time was nowhere near as nerve-wracking as last year: I knew the drill and didn't have to worry about panel assessments. The whole week went really well--except for the fact that I got sick with a cold on Monday. Now why the heck does this sound familiar (and if I'm sick this time next year I'll scream so loud that my friends in Nova Scotia will be able to hear me)??

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I meant to write an entry after the simulcast, but I was having so much fun hanging out with my parents and cats that it didn't get done. The simulcast was wonderful, though I don't think I'll go to another Wagner opera: it was a bit much for me. Give me my Bizet/Puccini/Donizetti/etc., NOW!! There were no intermissions, which also intensified it. This simulcast was less hiccuppy than Turandot (

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NBCCD NBCCD photography studio NBCCD photography teachers The fact that this year isn't as difficult as last year Met Opera Met Opera Orchestra F'ton's art scene All the different kinds of art and ways of creating Music Dance Creativity The freedom that I have at NBCCD to do (almost) whatever I want creatively My parents The people who've influenced my art (visual and performing) over the years

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First of all, SIX DAYS TO THE SIMULCAST!! Last Monday was the Met's opening night. They played Das Rheingold and it was streamed online. I listened for a couple of hours (the first hour was pre-show red-carpet stuff). During the prelude the horn part was so overwhelmingly beautiful that I had to sit down. Here's the NY Times' review. The photo that I took of Adam has officially taken on a life

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First and foremost, Week Three is done--without any mental/emotional scratches, bumps, bruises, scrapes, breakdowns, etc. YIPPEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!! What has happened: I've fallen even more in love with photography and the NBCCD photography studio; I'm now super-comfortable in the darkroom; I've developed two rolls of negatives (one roll of standard 35 mm film, the other a roll of 120 film, which

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I can't believe how slow this week's been. Though my classes are all really cool and I'm more in love with photography and my school than ever, I still felt as though every day just drrrrraaaaaaaggged. So far I love all my courses, especially Creativity in Photography (which is on Wednesday mornings and is taught by the head of the Photography studio, Peter Gross--who's a really cool, funny guy.

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This is it: I start my second year at college on Tuesday (I'm moving up tomorrow) and I'm really excited. A little stressed (packing--though I'm almost done, and I'm going to have to buy a few things in F'ton or get them from the free-for-all at the residence) and nervous, but excited. Mom and I went island-hopping on Monday. We visited Deer Island and Campobello (we didn't go anywhere near the

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Here we go: another year. First, the most important news: I was accepted into the Photography program at NBCCD, and I can't wait to set foot in that studio again. My first class is the day after Labour Day, but I'm moving to F'ton a week from today which will give me a day to get my bearings before launching into a new year. And I am gonna rock this year!!!!! I hope you guys have all had a

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Yesterday was the last day of classes. Yes, I can finally say it: I MADE IT THROUGH MY FIRST YEAR AT ART SCHOOL!!Since it was the last day I decided to treat myself and have breakfast out, so that meant that I could leave MJC later.I got my passport photos taken during lunch. And after Photography (my last class) I finally submitted my portfolio! Yay!Okay, let's back up a bit: last Sunday I came

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Things are finally winding down after one heck of a whirlwind year. In most of my classes we're currently in the middle of final projects. I finally started putting my portfolio together yesterday (a portfolio is required to get into second year). I was surprised at how much I already had--meaning, less to print from the school computers.Part of the portfolio shows which studios you are applying

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It's been about two weeks since I last wrote, but although I feel as though I must write an update, it feels as though nothing's changed. Oh, yeah: I had that meeting with Adam. The day before St. Patrick's Day, no less (to me St. Pat's is all about tradition--tradition that I'm happy with, that is--and yes, I'm part Irish). However, also on St. Pat's Day, I felt freer artistically: like all (or

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Construction, ReflectedCirque Éloize came to the Fredericton Playhouse Thursday evening. As I was walking to school that afternoon (I had a history class) I had a look at the billboard above the entrance and decided that after school I'd go to the box office and see if they had Student Rush Tickets (not all events are eligible). They did, but I still had about fifteen minutes until they went on

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Things are starting to wind down in preparation for mid-term assessment week next week and MARCH BREAK the week after. Yes, I'm excited--but I'll fill the week not by going to Mexico, but by going home and gorging myself on my favourite music on a good sound system (hello, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra French horn section **swoons**). Maybe a few other things (like hanging out with Mom and Tom),

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This weekend is MJC's House Weekend, which started on Thursday with Virgin Drink Night. As we all know, tomorrow night is Super Bowl Sunday (I'm cheering for the New Orleans Saints), so we're having a Super Bowl party. Usually just Tom and I watch the Super Bowl together, so this will be my first time watching the Big Game with a whole bunch of people.For several years one of my goals in life has

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Tom and I went to see Avatar yesterday afternoon. This was his first 3D movie and he was just as amazed by it as I was the first time I saw it. This was my first time seeing a movie more than once at the theatre, and it was just as magical as it was the first time around.I've been keeping up with my homework--this was the second week in a row in which I had everything finished by the

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I don't even know where to begin. I guess I'll start with going to Chapters (I took a taxi to the mall because the buses don't run on Sundays), which I did first thing: a book that I'd been waiting for had just been released (after having the publication date pushed back several times), so I bought it and a DVD of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. However, I was so caught up in the moment

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My creation in Textiles (before I trimmed the loose threads). Get the full effect of the textures and colours.What We do in Art School (I have no idea who drew that, but this was for an assignment about camera obscuras last semester)Both of the above photos were taken at NBCCD this afternoon.Once again I'm waaaay behind. But not a whole lot happened over Christmas break: I slept in; listened to

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As I'm three weeks behind, I'll do my best to get caught up, but I don't know if I'll include everything simply because once again my life's been a whirlwind (college can do that to ya).On the sixth the PBSO played a concert in St. Andrews and I went home specifically for that. As usual the concert was wonderful (though I wasn't a fan of the Lumberjack Song), but there was a surprise: I came away

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To celebrate two weeks until the Met's first radio broadcast of the season, here are some videos of pieces from the operas that will be broadcast (including seven that were recorded at the Met). Enjoy!O mio babbino caro from Gianni Schicchi from Il Trittico. I remember asking Tom about this when I heard it for the first time in '99 and at the time I really wanted to hear it in context. I forgot

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The Olympic flame came to Fredericton on Wednesday night. Several people from MJC went--some as early as 4:30 that afternoon--two and a half hours before the start of the Community Celebration.I went just after six and as I walked I could hear the festivities (I sang along with Ordinary Day by Great Big Sea as I walked along Queen St.). Even though I'm not the biggest fan of the Olympics (more

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I can't believe how long it's been since I sat down and wrote an entry--almost two weeks! YEESH! Well, let's just say that life has definitely kept me on my toes for the last little bit. This past week flew by so fast that I haven't quite figured out where the heck it went: one second I'm logging into one of the school computers at the beginning of Communication and Student Success (my first

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I am ridiculously tired this morning since I was up past one last night celebrating the simulcast and music in general. But I still want to write this (though parts of it are lifted directly from an email that I wrote to Lynn last night, since there are some things that I can't imagine saying any other way).Yesterday was one of the busiest Saturdays that I've had in a while. I woke up at about

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This week passed in such a blur that my memories of it are a bit hazy. It was one of those that started out badly but then got better as it went along.Last weekend was Halloween and MJC had their annual haunted house, which was a lot of fun. Since I live there I got to see the behind-the-scenes stuff. Thankfully, it didn't spoil any of the fun. This was my first haunted house.It wasn't all that

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I can't believe I'm saying this, but I'm excited about Halloween. Like, really excited about Halloween. I've always seen the holiday as something for little kids--where I live, all the trick-or-treaters are well under five feet tall, and starting at about age twelve I felt like a giant (I'm 5'4").Here in Fredericton, everyone gets dressed up: not just five-year-olds, but teens and people who are

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Today was the panel assessment. I was up at six-thirty because I didn't take a shower last night.I had to be there by nine to set up (I was on the fourth floor), but I left about ten minutes earlier then I'd planned so I arrived at school really early. That was okay because I ended up rushing around like crazy, bringing up my pottery from the basement and trying to find a drawing that I'd handed

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I've been thinking about writing this for a couple of days and I think I'm finally ready to rehash it all.Last Friday: Media Explorations--Ceramics (which is code for clay):This was one of the best. I'm not surprised: in Media Explorations you're just trying out whatever it is (fashion, ceramics, photography, whatev). So if I made a mistake or something didn't turn out quite the way I wanted it

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This week is assessment week and I've been feeling off-kilter since yesterday. I don't even have any real classes today: just come in to pick up my grade for history (not bad--probably has something to do with the fact that I love history of almost any kind: I just get so into it) and meet with Denise, my Creative Process teacher, at one. And that's it for today. I caught a cold somewhere in the

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"The world is so full of a number of things, I'm sure we should all be as happy as kings."—Robert Louis StevensonEvery year around Thanksgiving I write a list of what I'm thankful for and here's this year's list:Maggie Jean Chestnut Residencethe fact that MJC is so inclusivehomethe friends I've metNBCCDmy teachers at NBCCDthe level of support at MJC and NBCCDBaxterthe Metropolitan Operathe

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Fall ColoursAn oldie from last yearI'M HOME!!!! Mom picked me up at school yesterday afternoon and I gave her a quick tour (she's been there before but she didn't know which classrooms I used), and showed her the old elevator with a ghost story (which currently doesn't work because one or other of the doors isn't closed all the way).I didn't check the news until after I got here so I was in for a

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Two DoorsAs usual it looks better on FlickrThe weeks go by so fast....NBCCD had a coffee house on Friday night in the drawing room and I was one of the few people who went. I didn't get it: it was well advertised, with posters on just about every door and bulletin board. But maybe that was the problem: because there were so many it became a sensory overload.Nonetheless it was good. There were

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Beaverbrook FelineI hadn't realized how long it's been since I updated.My college work-load has increased: last Tuesday I got three assignments (two major) in Communications and Student Success alone.That night as I was working feverishly on one of them (the mock-up for a poster) I started thinking about all that I had to do and the stress started to overwhelm me to the point that I was doing

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Bill Thorpe Walking Bridge (St. John River)I handed in my first college paper (a one page, double-spaced reaction paper for Communication and Student Success) on Tuesday. No comments from Adam except to include a cover page next time (oops).I'm still trying to get situated: I don't have my NBCCD student ID yet (which I need to check out books from the school's library) and I couldn't buy print

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Truth and BeautyIt says: "it is random, and in this it's truth and beauty lies." It looks way better on Flickr.Ahhhhh, the weekend!I went to the farmers' market this morning and loaded up on veggies. I just managed to fit everything in my crate in the fridge (congratulations are in order). The market was packed by the time I arrived at about ten.Last night the residents of MJC had supper at

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So--my first college update. Where to start?Yesterday (my first day of classes) was incredibly long, overwhelming, stressful........ Somehow I managed to get through it (though not without freaking out and making the serious mistake of thinking too far into the future--I must remember to not do that).So far everyone in my classes (pretty much the same group of people in every one) and everyone at

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OrchestraDedicated to the Passamaquoddy Bay Symphony OrchestraSunday was the PBSO concert, which was everything I'd dreamed of and more.My excitement had been growing and becoming more powerful over the past two months and by Friday I felt like I was about to burst. On Sunday I was dancing all over the place.I started getting ready midmorning (putting on my outfit and makeup).Mom and I drove down

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**WARNING: this is a very long post.**Wow, what a wonderful trip!Mom and I left on Thursday morning and drove about six and a half hours to Portland, ME (I drove part of the way).After we got to our hotel (Comfort Inn Airport) we found the Shop 'n' Save, did some shopping and ended up eating our supper there (I was so tired that I accedentally trashed our plans to eat at Olive Garden by agreeing

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This'll be my last post as a twenty-year-old--I turn twenty-one tomorrow.The next day I'm going to see Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (which I'm really looking forward to). Tom might go with me--he has until tomorrow to decide.I dyed my hair purple yesterday--though it looks more red on me. Hello, independence! This is my first time colouring my hair myself (I had highlights a few years

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