Look at the stars, look how they shine for you

The past 24 hours have been crazy. crazy in a really good way.

I got my thesis mini-exhibit up in the honors house last night (I call it a mini-exhibit cause there are only 9 pieces). This includes doing an entire painting yesterday. Got to love Acrylic paint and a simple arabesque design. I was able to print out my remaining digital prints in the art building, on a day it was supposed to be closed, because there was some sort of special event going on. Probably saved me $100 and I got to use my own paper.

So it's up. 9 pieces that I created hanging in a space for people to see. Each responding to how three religious traditions (Hinduism, Greek Orthodoxy and Islam) use images in their sacred spaces. It's pretty exciting. The only other times I have shown art have been in Teen Art Shows at the arts guild. But this one is all me, baby.

Here's a glimpse:
Last night I put the finishing touches on the written thesis. It is 60 pages long. 51 pages of actual researched text, and 9 pages of bibligraphy, figure table, and appendix. Longest thing I have ever written. Last thing I will ever write for school.

This morning I picked up 3 copies of it from Kinko's (which I ordered online last night! how cool is that!) and dropped them off with the members of my committe. I also returned all my library books.

My oral defense is Friday. Hopefully there won't be anything too drastic to change. I don't think there will be. I trust Dr. Gwaltney, and he seems to think it's good.


so what does that mean, folks?


That means I am 98% DONE with my thesis. Which means I'm 99.9% DONE with school.


I don't know if there is a smile big enough to express how happy I am.


Last night as I was driving home I was listening to Parachutes. "Yellow" came on...and all of a sudden it was for me. I've heard that song a million times. I've sang along to it millions of times. But last night it was for me.