hey everyone
Well, Minneapolis and much of MN had its first real snowfall 2 days ago. The grass is still white w/o mess of slush just yet, but there is ice here and there, and the tree are sprinkled w/that icy brown and white. It looks nice, but it sure as hell is cold- and it happened overnight! We flirted with 70's last week and now we're feeling the 2 and 3 degrees with windchill. That's MN weather in one of it's finest examples.
I quit my nannying job recently, which has proved to be a very good choice, despite the difficulty of making the decision and then carrying it out. I am much happier now and doing precisely what i want to be doing, and progressing with my personal goals, for which i had little to no time while nannying. I thought the job was perfect, but i guess you just never know until you actually are doing it and give it some time.
Now, i have multiple projects, and am also seeking PT paid work so that i can manage my projects and pay the bills until next August, at which time i hope to be leaving for graduate school. I have a few job prospects, 3 to be precise, but one doesnt want to pay me enough nor hire more than temporary (already had the interview), and the other 2 i've yet to hear from, but will be in contact over the next week or so. Here's hoping. If none of the 3 work out, i will just keep truckin until i find something.
My current projects are: studying for the GRE (Graduate Record Exam, entrance exam for grad schools, like the SAT or ACT, only for college grads) which i take next Wed, or the day before Thanksgiving; finishing my last, lonely 1 credit paper to officially graduate from the U; keeping up my Latin and French by continuing to read and translate (I will need these in grad school, call it post-bac or grad-prep work); volunteer interning at the Golden Valley Historical Society Museum; soon-to-be volunteering (potential intern for spring) for the Minnesota Center for Photography here in Mpls; and of course, managing my slow healing process for my hand, for which i have finally finished 2 rounds of physical therapy and have the doc's ok to continue on my own. Yes, it seems that i have alot on my plate without the a job, but i need that too, and believe me, i do have the time and like to keep busy. Besides, it's even better to keep busy, if not busier during the winter because everyone gets so lazy and depressed in the cold weather! Gotta keep moving to avoid the winter blues and chill in your spine!
My current internship for at the Golden Valley Historical Society Museum (GVHSM, henceforth) is going well. I started it a few weeks ago and i really like it alot. I spend about 4-6 hrs/week at the museum going through historical documents and artifacts relating to Golden Valley, sorting them, labeling if necessary, writing archival data in a log (which I will eventually put into a computer database), and then when all of the, what are now boxes of stuff are sorted, labeled, and archived, i will help choose and setup display pieces in the museum! Essentially, i am helping this fairly new museum get on its feet, get organized, and get set up so that the public can eventually visit. I think that this might be exactly what i want to do after i get my grad degree, only at a bigger museum and in a dept which i will specialize in. Right now my interests are ancient western art (which i have studied much of already as an undergrad) or photography (but not sure what specialty). Perhaps i could do a bit of both, but concentrate on one. This is one opportunity for which i am very grateful to have been given a chance to participate and to have found.
An update on my grad school search and application process is this: I have finally narrowed down my choices, after much research and consideration, to 4 schools. I have chosen to apply to the Art History programs of 1) Bryn Mawr College (just outside Philidelphia), 2) Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, 3) Brown Univ. (Providence, RI), and 4) Ohio St @ Columbus. All are reputable schools, so im nervous, especially about Brown. I would gladly attend the top 3, and ohio is kinda my fall-back; i have had a hard time deciding my top pick or order of choice because my impressions of them all thus far are very good. They all have the key elements i am seeking, and each have their own special attributes which make them stand out against one another. So we'll see. I think 3 or 4 choices is good to have. Also, i have spoken w/3 of my professors from undergrad and all have happily agreed to write letters of recommendation for me- which makes me soo happy! All 3 were my top pick for those letters, which is even better, becase often times if the prof is on leave or sebatical they refrain, but i got lucky! Plus, one of those professors is one which i had while overseas in Athens. Because i became close w/her and keep in touch w/her often, she agreed as well; i think this will help my impression on the grad schools because it highlights my abroad studies, my ambition, and so many other things. Right now, im working on puttin together all that i need for those 4 applications; next on my list is all the essays, specifically the statements of purpose/letters of intent, i.e. why i want to attend that school and why i am pursuing what i am. Plus, i am trying to study enough for the GRE so that i am well-prepared for the exam and do better. I have a great undergrad GPA, but schools also often look at the GRE scores at a parallel level, so i am pretty stressed about doing well.
Tomorrow night I am going to the opening of the 4th Harry Potter movie- The Goblet of Fire! I have read all 6 books in the series and thereafter seen all 3 previous movies and absolutely loved them. I am going to the film w/Nate, Steven (my bro), his friend Jeff, Adam (Nate's older bro), and Adam's girlfriend Ildico (yes, weird German name). It's always more fun to go to these big releases in groups! I have to buy advance tickets though, otherwise it will probably sell out- so wish my luck tomorrow morning! haha...
On Saturday night is my cousin Eric's band, The Alarmists' show in dinkytown at the Kitty Kat Klub. Im planning to go to that w/Nate, and possibly my cousins Lisa and Julie if they can make it up from Mankato. Eric's band is kinda loud live, so i'm remembering to bring tissue for my ears that i can actually hear the music properly (thanks for the tip uncle Jon - no offense Eric! i just wear 'em to enjoy better! hehe..) If i can remember the website for the band, sometime i'll put it up as a link on my blog.
That's the low-down for the moment! :)
Happy Thanksgiving next week! Gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble........
chris
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