but their illustrations are AWESOME.
I went to ACAD again for a portfolio review so I could get into extended studies. Turns out the dude doing the reviewing was the same dude who waived my portfolio requirement earlier. Gee whiz, what are the odds? He said that because of my waived portfolio, I have the power to take any class I want. The world is my oyster, and I'm not afraid of food poisoning. Walking around campus, I realised how beautiful art students are. Ordinarily, I don't make a habit of staring at people, but everyone there was so mind-bogglingly lovely that it was hard to resist. It was like walking through a field of the world's most strange and wonderful flowers, only instead of flowers, they're models and okay wait this analogy's no good.
Today was the day of transit mothers. I must have seen at least 5 on my way home. They make me glad because they remind me of being small (and by small I mean 7) and getting my first taste of downtown independence. I would stand on buses and sit backwards on the C-Train because for me, it was magical. A rare opportunity to do everything you could never do in the car. I loved walking around and smelling the smoke of used cigarettes and broken-down cars. I loved looking up at the high-rise buildings and watching people commute between them on glass bridges. I loved downtown coffee shops that only lasted a year, where they cooled down your cappuccino with soft ice cream. And the library. Oh, the library with its rows and rows of "Young Adult" books that I could only dream of reading. The library, with its stacks of wonderful videos and computers that knew where everything was. I miss loving downtown.
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AAAAH! I just can't stop being ridiculously proud of you about ACAD. Just so you know. And also, for a split second, everytime you mention ACAD it reminds me of rehab, and I think, what has Rita gotten into? But then I remember what ACAD is. Yay me. Not to say that i think you would be a likely addict...its just the name. Of ACAD. It would be a likely rehab clinic. I am going to shut up now.
WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY didn't I go to ACAD? Gah.
have a great time there Rita, You are a star!
Hang on a second, I dont know something!?? Poo to being out of touch. Okay, you got your portfolio waived? How come, was it because said fellow to one look at a smidge of yon artwork and said 'come on in!' I think so. Okay, sounds good and that is spiff, so are you heading there in January or next fall?
Hermit (whos school skills are quickly declining)
Oh Joelle... the poor Haney twins and their dangerously low IQ.
Rita, you forgot the sound of screaming and rape downtown, I know you love that too.
Kylian
Hermit: yeah, pretty much. I brought my portfolio in for the ACAD open house and they were supposed to just look at it and give suggestions but the lad I saw said there were no problems and waived the requirement. I'm sorry you were out of the loop; I'd kind of assumed I'd told everybody. I'm going to be starting next fall.
And Kylian: we get enough of that in our neighbourhood.
now now Kylian, why bring both of us in this one. I for one knew what she was tlaking about!
Kes...and you know my IQ...so HA
Rita, you have an amazing blog! I love reading it!
Nomad and Kylian: you make me laugh when I don't want to :). Reminds me of High School.
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