Diane’s World

In honor of the occasion, here is a scary poem my dad used to always read to me:

 The Cremation of Sam McGee!
My energy levels took a jump upwards again, but life is still dragging. I’m just glad to be awake more than half of the day.

Now it’s time to catch up on homework. Boo.

Diane

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Iron-deficiency SUCKS. This is the worst I’ve ever had it.
All I’ve been doing the past three days is sleeping… or wishing I could be sleeping.
Everyday tasks such as climbing out of bed and walking up a flight of stairs takes about 20x’s the effort.

Oh, and if only those headaches would GO AWAY.
It’s times like these when you realize who really matters in your life. I’m currently questioning what it means for someone to be a true friend.

I find that it means people who truly care even though it may be an inconvienience to themselves.
The people that actually realize that you aren’t acting normal.
The people who go out of their way to see you happy again.

Rachel and her roommates are the biggest blessing ever. One person in her room also gets anemia. She could relate to me and has been helping out a lot.

Rachel went grocery shopping for me today getting all the iron-rich foods that I can’t afford right now.

And as always, Eric never fails to be there when I need him most.
I’m hoping to recover this week (thank goodness it’s an easy week for me.) I’m on a very iron-rich diet (that I could never have had without Rachel’s help)
Enough about that though.

The highlight of this weekend was seeing my good friend and PLIA team member, Tracy, again.

She, Chris, Travis and I had the most wonderful night of playing cards in the old raquetball court, playing around in the greenhouse, making coffeecake and eating it with coffee cake ice cream, then drinking chai tea and playing Donkey Konga until late. I miss Tracy.

Here is us eating our coffee-cake yumness:

So my head is about to hit the keyboard in exhaustion. Good night everybody

Deeds

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1. Have you ever thought about how difficult it is to REALLY give your ENTIRE self to God?

I always feel somewhat ashamed when I sing “Take My Life.” Sometimes I question how willing I am to give everything to God - especially my future. I’m a control freak with my future.

During RA training last year, Sam G. had us hold out our hands as though we were holding our hearts, and then visualize offering our heart to God.

I found it hard to do - there were parts of my heart that I wanted to keep. I’m pitiful.

2. Can a human being do a truly altruistic deed?

I try very hard to be an altruistic person.

However, I always find that there is some alterior motive behind what I do - anything from trying to get that person to like me in return, or even just trying to get the satisfaction of being able to say I did something atruistic.

Are we capable of COMPLETELY forgetting ourselves for just one act of kindness?

3. Trying to practice humility is extremely difficult.

I find I usually think of humility as admitting that I’m totally worthless -downplaying my talents and pretending I have nothing special to offer.

WRONG! As Sandi Altena says it, “I am an CRUCIAL member of the body of christ.”

I think what true humility is, is when you fully admit that all you are is only because of a gracious and giving creator. Soli Deo Gloria.

I have trouble signing my artwork. It seems kind of arrogant - putting a name on something that is only accomplished by the goodness of God. I think that is why I sign with a symbol rather than a name.

Ok anyways, I have lots of good pictures to share. But it’s art. And potentially boring for 99% of my readers.

But it’s definitive aspect of me.
Art has infiltrated my life.

My purse now has a touch of Jackson Pollock:

And my spice rack is slightly reminescent of Andy Warhol:

And HALLELUJAH! My landscape painting is finished, my art professor is pleased, and my class slightly pissed at me for making them look bad (I spent an insane amount of time in the painting room this past week. It’s my escape)

If one more person calls me a brown-noser or attempts to paint my nose brown, they are going down.

Here are the last two paintings together:

My workspace is hilarious. You can tell that it’s been used… a lot. And I haven’t cleaned my color palette off for a while, so it’s quite interesting:

Yup. Did I mention how much I love that class?

The people in the class are amazing. I’m making some rather unexpected friendships - a few with some people I never thought I would get along with. Our similar ideas in art are a strong enough bond to make us rather interesting friends.

When you see someone’s thought process to thier artwork, you get to know them in a completely deeper, more interesting, and (I believe) a much more fulfilling way. It’s kind of creepy.

Either that or it’s the paint fumes.

Ok. Well I have work to do before I get to sleep. I hope you are all having a wonderful week.

-The Deeds-

(Parents - I know you don’t get home until Sunday, but I’m out of phone card minutes, and I don’t have much money to spend on getting more. Call me when you get back! I love you both and hope you had a good trip!)

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I quoted CHER! HAHA!

Ok I worked forever on my painting today.

Just to remember, this is what it used to look like:

After tonight, it looks like this:

(yes it is improving)

Anyways, there is a strong message I’m trying to say. I don’t know how many of you understand it. I’m becoming very attached to this painting.

(PS>>> THIS IS UNFINISHED STILL  - basically the little canvas is nowhere being done… but you still should get the jist of  my idea)

Also, I started doing wrap-around framing (continue the painting on the sides). I love the depth it gives the piece, and I feel like it makes the viewer more involved:

If you look carefully, you can see the extreme thickness of the paint on this canvas. yes, it has been worked like crazy.

Liking wrap-around framing, I went back to my last painting and did it as well. Here is is:

Yeah, I like it.

Ok have a good night y’all.

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Oh my.

I just planned out the rest of my years at Dordt.

The italicized classes are just for fun… the bold are mandatory:

Spring 2007:

Sculpture I
Aesthetics
Painting II
Non-Western Art
Graphics IV

Fall 2007:

Drawing II
Senior Seminar
Gen 300
Ceramics I
Painting III
Independent Study - Art History?

And with this I can already graduate (technically) with an Art: Graphic Design, Fine Arts Studio with a painting emphasis, AND Art History major.

I wouldn’t even know what to add my second semester of Senior year.

Hmm. I can travel!!! Where to? Germany? Australia? Egypt? Chicago? New York? Greece?
I have a lot of research to do this week.

(parents I need your opinions when you get back from your trip)

Deeds

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