Hard Times to Look Forward to....

Well, as this month draws to a close, we have July to look forward to.....we should be able to barely make ends meet. Then Student Teaching begins at the end of August, without the workstudy money it'll be pretty rough......we have all our money planned out for the next five months and its going to be a tight run. No extra activities, or going out to eat, such is the price we pay for trying to make sure we have something for once I graduate. Looking forward to spring semester and starting Grad school, we might be able to get the rest of my studio gear through these two years, then even if I can't get a teaching job right away. I will also be sending all my paperwork to the BC Teachers College to get approved for a license in BC, a mere expense of around 600 cdn. I think if we can get through these next five months, even though Christmas will be a little sad, we aren't going to be able to do as much as we'd like for Sandy's Mom and Dad or Rhi.....I think if we can do this, we can accomplish virtually anything....especially if I get off my butt and start working on learning as much as I can about the stuff I've been putting off, and get more confidence in my own drawings and such......I think my mediums of choice have drifted into graphite, ink and marker. With the occassional painting.....which I do rarely because I have started doing partially sculptural paintings, which take four times the effort to prepare, before I even get paint on them.

Summer 2009

I have decided that i will continue to use this arena to voice my ideas and thoughts, Mosaic globe doesn't get terribly much traffic and is linked here anyway. I also spend more time writing on on DA than live journal or facebook. I'll make certain I link my Flikr page here as well. So, Behavior and Classroom management are very similar classes in the material covered, should prove to be enlightening classes in the long term, hoping that some of what I am learning I can apply to my daughter in helping her overcome this defiant streak that keeps getting her into hot water. Working with the 50D is interesting, have to figure out why I get a soft focus effect when I use my telephoto extender on my telephoto lens. hoping to connect with some people here on campus who would like pictures shot of themselves, especially as I'd like to try out the new toys I have for the flash. More to come later....