Diane’s World

MY My my. I’m gonna have to admit that I LIED when I said my next post would be from IOWA…Two posts in One week? Especially since my summer average has been… one or two per month? Dude, I’m spoiling you. This song you hear is one I randomly found on a friend’s MySpace. I like it. So I’m making you listen to it. Hee hee!
Anyways, I decided to play a fun game: find out exactly how PRODUCTIVE I was this summer! (Woot woot!)This is my first summer with a job rather than going to somewhere cool - like Germany or New York City. I posted this to-do list at the very beginning of summer Let’s see how many things on my to-do list I accomplished:

1) Work hard at the Museum of Glass: I worked there every weekend for 1.5 months… I say that’s good enough

2) Brush up on my German: Uh… woops. I did teach a few Target co-workers how to swear in German, though. Does that count?

Darn.

3) Paint at least 4 quality paintings:
Ok… so I started painting 3 crappy paintings. Want to see them? (yes, I know they aren’t good… or even finished. I don’t even know why I am posting them)

And I designed 6, yes S-I-X, paintings for next semester! That means the hardest part of painting class is over! Woopie! I’m very excited to do these too… I’m returning to SUBJECT MATTER (meaning… I’m laying off of complete abstract for a little while. Don’t worry, it’ll be back.

4) Create a website for the Dordt Pro-Life club: with the help of this lovely program:

I have done this! Woopie! It will be online within a week’s time!

Yay for Dordt Defenders for Life!

Here is a screen shot example of the front page:

5) Find a paying job : Well… if you can consider this a paying job… just kidding. T-World!

6) Go Backpacking with my dad and brother a few times: So I went backpacking with Dad once, and hiking with Jonny and Laura once. I think that’s good enough.

7) Assure that I am both of my nephew’s favorite Aunt: Duh! Who doesn’t love an aunt that gives you your first Cheeto?

Research graduate schools - and visit UW and Portland State: ok… so I visited Portland State. I didn’t get to see too much, but I think a pair of really cool cousins have convinced me that I need to get my master’s there. (sorry that I am recycling so many pictures… I don’t have any other ones.)

9) Relax. Turn 21. Get sunburnt. Ya’know… the usual summer things to do.: So… I may have overdone this one. I definitely wasn’t planning to meet a bunch of crazy co-workers that I’d fall in love with. God must’ve decided to give my usually stunted social life a break. Thanks! OH WAIT - I DIDN’T GET MY YEARLY SUNBURN! Well… I guess I still have a little time in Iowa for all that, eh?

Ok… well. I’m pretty sure I can guarantee that my next post will be from my lovely dorm room in Iowa. I’m so psyched to live with my Laura again… this is our Two-Year anniversary! How sweet!

God has definitely been good to me. I’m not allowed to complain ever again. Slap me if I do.

Have a good week, everybody! Let me know what you are up to!

Love, Deeds