Today was pretty.

I'm a bit fatigued (isn't this always the case when I finally have time to sit down and write?). Apologies in advance for incoherence and random stream of conciousness writing.

Well I "forgot" to write yesterday. Oops. For class we went to the Map Library at Hatcher, a place I'd been meaning to go for a long time. Of course, I fell in love with it, but was unfortunately not feeling well. So after our introduction, I ducked out early and vowed to return this weekend for more serious research.

I did find a book I'd been looking for, Ellen Dissanayake's "What is Art For?", as referenced in my winter break reading: John Carey's "What Good are the Arts?" (notice a theme?). I'm surprised at how much I'm enjoying art theory, especially now that I have a somewhat solid grasp of basic art philosophy. Dissanayake looks at the role of art in society from the perspective of anthropology, evolution, and biology and it's really resonating with my own personal beliefs about my art making. It also looks cross-culturally, not just the western art history we've all been indoctrined with since grade school. I've just finished the introduction, so I'm sure I'll be bringing it up in future posts.

Good news: I got hired today at Sweetwater's Cafe, off of Main St! I'm somewhat nervous about balancing my time (and my parents are especially apprehensive), but I think it will help add more structure to my weekends (and make me more efficient?). The shifts are only 5-6 hrs, so it's managable. And I needed the money.

My list of things to do this weekend is rather long and I'm sacrificing my Friday night to get a head start. 'Til tomorrow!