Out

I've been going out with YMS (my second family) a lot lately. On Thursday we had a picnic event which only about 5 people went to, but that's okay - there was more food for the rest of us haha. It was fun. We ate at a friend's apartment rooftop and the view of Boston from there was absolutely gorgeous. It only got more beautiful as night fell too!
Anyway, it was really nice of him to offer his home to us like that. Too bad the next day when we went to go see Brave, he couldn't go with us. By the time he go to the theater the tickets were already sold out. Still, Brave was a really good movie. Very cute. It got me a little misty eyed actually - but no worries, it's a Disney movie so you know it ends happily.
Since we didn't want to end the evening so early on a Friday we went out to a 24 hour restaurant where we ate breakfast. Overall, I had a pleasant past couple of days. Except for the fact that Honey Bee left for some place across the country on the west coast and I won't see or talk to her for a month. :(

The Boston skyline at sunset. (I actually had to put two pictures together for this one, can you guess where the pictures meet?)

Boston at night.

One of three wind chimes in my friend's apartment. Pretty peacocks!!

And he has turtles! AHH! <3

My buddies from YMS haha.

A chair from that restaurant we went to. Actually, it was called Victoria's... what a coincidink... :)

Breathe.

I think we all just need to take a second to go to our happy places, wherever those may be, and just breathe.

 Relax and breathe.

All is not lost. You are not broken. Things can change. Have hope.

It's not over.

FUCK FRAMINGHAM.

They can't even get my damn classes right. What the fuck are my parents paying for? Grumblesweargrumblegrumble...

Welcome Summer!

 Funny how on the first day of summer the weather suddenly spikes up to 100 or so degrees, huh?

I hate it.

It's too hot to go outside or even do anything! That's why I went to the beach yesterday instead haha.
I biked with my friend Lexy all the way to Malibu Beach, then Carson Beach, the Boston Public Library in Copley, and finally back home in like 5 hours. I played on some swings, laid on the beach, desperately tried to fly a kite to cross off my bucket list - to no avail (I stupidly assembled it the wrong way), and returned a "lost" book to the library saving me $26 on my bill. It was a very fun, active day in my opinion. We biked an average of 20 miles (without helmets - yes, we're rebels). And we even saw a few friends along the way :) By the last leg of the trip our asses were sore and we were sweaty and tired, but we felt very accomplished in the end - we didn't give up and just take the train or bus back home. Plus we got a great workout from it!
It may still be uncomfortable sitting down and my legs may be a bit tired but it was a day well spent.

Today on the other hand, was disgusting. I had an interview with the manager of a bakery/restaurant I applied to at the worst possible time of day: noon. I was sweating in my professional wear mere minutes after stepping outside. Luckily by the time I got there the manager was still talking to another interviewee so I got the chance to cool down near the A.C. I don't feel too confident about how it went. I hesitated when answering some questions and I have no professional experience whatsoever, but he said I have a good chance of getting a job working at the counter. I just have to do a second interview with the head baker. If I'm lucky and if he sees some potential in me, he may even teach me a few things in the back in the actual bakery. I really hope so...

Sigh, it was so nerve-wracking today. I don't know if I can do that again.. with the person who actually might be able to take me in and teach me a few things about the bakery business. And if I don't get the job I'll have to keep looking...

I'm sweating already. Then again that may just be because it's still 87 degrees here.

Morning Parade - Headlights

James Jean

I was looking at Audrey Kawasaki's art blog one day and she mentioned another artist James Jean. I looked him up and oh my goodness, I'm so glad I did. His work is crazy! I'm in complete awe. See for yourself...

Nervosa
 Ink on paper, 2012.

Lily Aldridge
Oil on wood panel, 2012.

Big Five
Oil on two canvases, 2011.

Escape
Graphite & digital, 2011.

Jaime
Acrylic on wood panel, 2011.

Wave II
Acrylic on paper, 2009.

Beauty Kill
Digital, 2011.

Swan
Acrylic, oil, & pastel on linen, 2008.

Maze
Mixed media on paper, 2008.
All works by James Jean.

And not only does he do graphite, ink, acrylic, oil, pastel, and media, but he also designs jewelry and figurines and other objects like that. He has some bound work and just the way they're put together is amazing. One book, XOXO, is just full of postcards and I'd love to get that.

A collage of pictures of some of Jean's bound works including: Rebus, Kindling, RIFT, XOXO, Process Recess (Volumes I, II, and III).

From left to right: Weep (a set of three rings designed to weep over the adjacent fingers; cast in sterling silver with three diamonds available in either light or black rhodium - $675.00) and Gravity followed by its closeup (a crescent opens beneath the collar bone, issuing forth a cascade of liquid accented by six diamonds; cast in sterling silver available in either light or black rhodium - $2,000.00).

The jewelry is gorgeous also, but of course it's really expensive haha. There's no way I'd get any one of those. But I'm okay with just admiring the work.
James Jean. Genius.