Six.5

I have to admit, the productivity pact slid into the back of my mind in the past few weeks. However, most of the things I've been up to fall into the realm of productivity....

First, I had a shit ton of business-ish things to take care of and I did them all- I was pretty proud of myself for that because most of them could have easily fallen into a corner and not have been taken care of for a long time.

Second, I made a gift for someone- I never do shit like that, but I thought that part of my effort to be less selfish with my time is to do things like that. I know this person will really appreciate that it meant enough to me to do it, so I'm glad for that too.

Third, a trip to New York has been on my to-do list for FWT, and I finally made it down there- reluctantly. I used to love that place, but anymore it's more of a pain than it's worth. I went, again, to try and not be selfish with my time. My oldest friend- we met when we were 2 and three, which means we can say we've been friends for over 20 years; I like the drama of that- lives there and we ran into each other completely randomly in a grocery store in Brooklyn a year or so ago and because it was such an out of the blue reunion, I keep reminding myself of the importance to not take that for granted and try to see her, however obnoxious it is for me to make the effort.

Four, I salvaged some canvas stretcher bars from VAPA and have been spending a lot of time reassessing how I approach my paintings. I've also sewn a few pieces of fabric that are pretty much ready to be experimented with- my current approach to making what I make: experimenting. I need to get to know the materials a bit better.

Five, I bought a roll of black and white film, put it in my camera and drove around looking. I got up early before work (my schedule doesn't leave me open to doing much besides just hanging out or going to bed after work, so I'm getting pretty good at taking advantage of the mornings. FWT is almost over, though, and I'm in a bit of a pickle- do I spend the last week being lazy while I can and not tiring myself out before school even starts, or do I keep trying to take advantage of every little moment?) took a few pictures, and I want to finish the roll before the term begins. I have a bit of work to do on that.

and Six, just today I did a ton of grad school research. That's one of my big projects for the next six months, or even a year and I'm making myself feel like I can handle it by starting now. I decided in Glasgow that I do want to go straight for grad school- it gave me a plan and I like plans. I've been researching schools for both MFA's and MBA's. I want to eventually get a masters in non-profit organizations and management. I think I might shoot for the MFA first, but I was on a roll for both.

That leads into a kind of Six.5, in researching schools, I found out about a graduate scholarship that I'm hoping to get in the running for via the Dean's office.