Goals and Such

Fun for you:
   Sneak Peak:

• Abacinate: to blind by putting a hot copper basin near someone's eye
• Jentacular: pertaining to breakfast

Link: http://users.tinyonline.co.uk/gswithenbank/unuwords.htm

Fun for me:
   Step one in accomplishing the goal of mastering violin:

Link: http://www.violinonline.com

Future Goals:

• Make $10,000 from now until the end of summer (I know it's a stretch)
• Figure out where I'm going to school (by July)
• Create a product/business that I can run/make money from while in school (i.e. selling artwork?)
• Organize my goals and create due dates
• Remind myself to be grateful everyday

Wish List:

• The Secret - Rhonda Byrne
• The Magic - Rhonda Byrne

Watercolor Magic

Hello all,

Firstly, I would like to apologize for my absence. I believe I owe a bit of an explanation. Here is where I have been the last few days:

Mon. 16 - Fri. 20: 6,000 point Advanced Anatomy Final Exam -- 5 days, 3 hrs/day plus 2 hrs of work

Fri. 20: My boyfriend, Taylor, came in from Arizona (where he is residing) for the weekend

Sun. 22: My boyfriend and I got into a car accident -- T-boned a cab. Not pretty.

Mon. 23 - Tues. 24: Recovering from accident/ drove Taylor to LAX (lame excuse... I know)

       Anyway, let's get back on track here... in the midst of these crazy adventures here in Southern California, I also became slightly obsessed with watercolor (not that I wasn't already). I am currently planning on purchasing a set of Prismacolor Watercolor Pencils (set of 36) and getting started myself -- much thanks to this incredible artist:

Her devianart: http://agnes-cecile.deviantart.com/

        I was completely blown away by her style and expertise. One day I will be as talented as she... right after I master violin and climb Mt. Everest.

Personal Note -- Bucket List:

• Ride down the Grand Canyon on a donkey
• Go on a meditation retreat in Indonesia

Thank you for your patience and ever-so-loyal love...

Here is a little piece of artwork I like to call my own:

Medium: Sketch and Wash (painted graphite)

Year: 2011

Ta Ta for Now,

-A



Personal Note

Happy Sunday lovely humans!

        Just wanted to let everyone know that there is a new addition to my family here in California... A beautiful vintage Stradivarius replica violin.

         Isn't she spectacular? I'm so excited... even though I don't know how to play violin (yet).

         Officially, she is a 4/4 Full Size Violin from the 70s... the best birthday present ever -- props to my mother and her boyfriend. It was purchased from Johnny Vintage on www.etsy.com. The link to the shop will be posted below.

        I suppose this magnificant instrument should have some goals associated with it right? Here are some off the top of my head:

   - By August 2012, be somewhat competant at playing and be able to handle the instument with poise.

   - Within 5 years, master the art of the violin and/or fiddle (they say you can master anything in 5 years... I will be 23 years old)

   - Be completely dedicated to the violin and practice at least one hour everyday, following the steps to success outlined in Take the Stairs.

        And that's all for now, folks! I appoligize ahead of time if I slack on posting this coming week. The great and horrible Neuro Anatomy Exam is to be completed -- all 6,000 points, 2,400 questions, and 15 hours worth of it. I am so looking forward to it.

Link: http://www.etsy.com/shop/johnnyvintage?ref=seller_info

Ta Ta,

-A

 

Can Pigeons Poop Soap?

Happy Tuesday,
I came across this article while browsing one of my favorite sites, www.treehugger.com, and thought I would share...

Pigeon d'Or

Run Down:
     Basically, this designer-turned-scientist, Tuur Van Balen, came up with the idea of altering a pigeon's diet so that the pigeon defecates a soapy substance. Theoretically, a specifically developed bacteria added to the diets of pigeons could do this, turning the pest into a "free flying cleaner." His plan was to "1. make pigeons poop soap" and "2. build specially designed coops to house the pigeons where they can be fed, and direct their feces onto car windshields."

Details:
     Amazingly, Balen managed to score a grant to fund his project, yet ethical dilemmas are arising. Will the intention of cleaning up our cities (and windshields!) overpower the animal rights activists? Only time will tell...

Link:
http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/tuur-van-balen-pigeons-poop-soap.html