So honours goes on. Drawing has finally come back to me though, which is exciting. It is now what gets me through tedious classes and when I run out of work to do when I'm in the middle of experimenting on the little first year students.

So my latest little sketches and practices are online now, and hopefully they will be followed up with much better stuff as I get more practice under my belt. The aim is to perfect little manga character sketches. Then once I have enough of those, then it's time to pull out the pretty. The wonderful graphics tablet for some colourful fun!

So much for concentrating on thesis.

Whatever, in the meantime, if you're reading this and you're a photographer I have done work with, well get ready, because I want to shoot with people over semester break in July, because I haven't done anything in a million years! Seriously, that long.

Thesis actually is going rather well. Should have first experiment done in 2-3 weeks, then after some tedious stats, should know what to do with second experiment. It's the coursework that is getting under my skin. There are two big papers, two exams and a seminar presentation coming up (already done one) which we're supposed to co-ordinate with thesis research, experimenting and writing, all while trying to not go mad. I think just going to have to scrap that last clause there. Madness it is!

Honours coursework has begun and goodness have I felt it. Am staying on top of it all, but it does also mean that I have had no time to work on anything dA related

On the more exciting side of things, the concert for the choir is quickly approaching, and while that is also contributing to the lack of spare time, it is way worth it. We are looking at having two concerts within the week in a week where we also have a wedding to sing at. That week is going to be interesting to say the least, and will probably contain episodes somewhat removed from reality due to lack of sleep.

Am hoping that after a few weeks however will have settled into honours better and have a bit of a rhythm going so that I can get back into the drawing etc. Have also been talking to a few photographers about potential shoots, so expect things to be happening beyond the complaint of busyness soon!

So we had the orientation day for honours yesterday. It essentially consisted of them not having a timetable ready for us, and constantly reminding us what a stressful and full-on year it is. Thanks guys! Right now the plan is to run away to the Carribean.

Just got back to Sydney and I want to run away again. The Cameratta choir went away for a few days so we could get a heap of rehearsals done since we have a wedding and a few shows coming up soon. All very exciting.

Hurrah for the world of rehearsals and research!

OK time for coffee. Adios.

OK so I just had the fright of a lifetime.

I thought I wasn't going to get into honours so had to resign to trying to find a proper job that would last in the midst of financial crisis....



Then I got a second round offer!!!

So here I am, happy about getting to be tortured and driven insane by what everyone says is the hardest possible year of uni life. Huzzah!

OK so my family is buying me a graphics tablet for Christmas. I am teh happiness! I've never used one before, but have been getting back into the drawing lately (I know, I know, it's time I actually scanned some of these hey) so it sounds like the start of a very anti-social summer break.

In other news, am awaiting to find out whether I am doing honours or not next year, so thumb twiddling has begun and hopefully will result in positive news.

Finally have gotten fitness to a decent level again since I was allowed to start exercising again, and the samba music is callllllling. Doubt that I will try to join another dance troupe since I won't have the time with studies, however teaching a fitness samba class is a nagging thought that won't go away. Here's hoping. If the graphics tablet let's me

In the arts side, have been teaching myself to draw simple manga faces lately, have always wanted to get better at it and have had a few positive results so far ^^ so will be putting those up in the next couple of days, and will hopefully not completely fall on my face once start doing bodies and other angles etc. one step at a time!!!

Now to go put up that silly tree hehehe