<p>you are just so cute I wanna eat you up Maurice Sendak style doused in honey maple agape syrup.
no, not at all. whole thing is the self deprecating joke of the author and his cran, who photo-ed himself with all “white things” in the back cover of the book: the bike, artisan baguette, leafy veggies, water bottle, messenger bag, glasses, maybe plaid.
thou like I said, casual take on these things show everyone’s unique personarity somehow, and I loved it.
when people say something and then, go
“just kidding, haha”
often they aren’t, in some degree.</p>
<p>Artsmarts, thanks! Do you know anything about the liberal arts/academic classes at SAIC vs. those at Cooper?</p>
<p>And I finally uploaded my RISD drawings… They’re on my carbonmade under “Boring Stuff”
lol</p>
<p>[Lauren</a> Barnes](<a href=“Lauren Barnes”>http://laurenbarnes.carbonmade.com/)</p>
<p>And in terms of being “white” I am half Korean, and pretty much as stereotypically “white” as can be. Its all about your surroundings and how you classify yourself… I guess that is how I see it.
Although I do find the self depreciating humor quite enjoyable. Its nice to have a good laugh about ourselves sometimes.</p>
<p>Well I missed the whole joke I guess having missed the photo Bears is referring to. And yes, it’s more a statement of your surroundings and background and stereotypes in that regard. And yes, I should laugh more, which is why I made that grinch comment.</p>
<p>As for the liberal arts classes I suspect Cooper’s and SAICs are both pretty strong as they’re drawing from instructors at some fine colleges. One thing a lot of people might not know about SAIC is how strong their writing program is, they’ve produced some outstanding writers including one my personal faves, Sarah Vowell. I don’t know about Cooper but it does appear that the one drawback with these fine art schools is that you’ll get writing, lit, etc. and in the case of SAIC a strong program but I think they do definitely lag on the math and science end. It’s pretty much literature, writing, history, languages and then art, art and more art from what I’ve seen. Anyone else?</p>
<p>artsmarts - I agree it’s not precisely white people, but yuppie mindset white people that the list is aimed at. That being said, those are the types of people who are maybe the least comfortable in their own skin. A redneck will proudly check off his like of “shooting at the deer crossing sign while hanging out the pickup truck window”, and Muffy vonTussle will proudly like “the unique color combinations of Lilly Pulitzer” on lists aimed at different sorts of people. The rest of us cringe a bit, and are happy to ring up low numbers. </p>
<p>I confess I checked things more that I loved rather than just liked. If I had loosened my standards a little I would have gotten a higher number. But probably not as high as Bears!</p>
<p>One of the things D1 told me about her experience at MICA was that she really missed the intellectual stimulation of ‘academic’ classes. I pointed out to her that she could take classes (for free) at the other Baltimore colleges and asked her if she knew anyone that did that. She said she ‘thought’ she did, but that getting around was a hassle. Of course this is the kid that was too overwhelmed with the whole college scene anyway, so you have to take what she says with a teensy grain of salt… but she was a high stats kid, a national merit semi-finalist – and I tend to believe her when she said she wasn’t used to not having academic challenges.<br>
Now she’s sitting here basically not doing a thing… biding her time and my wrath (for not getting her stuff put away - though she seems to have put the risers on her bed) until our trip to Germany and maybe Czech Republic.<br>
It is much more fun to spend her MICA tuition traveling than paying MICA though.</p>
<p>G
don’t you forget you got hi bonus points from "dive bar’ and “gardening” heheheh</p>
<p>Gmom
why is that I adore your D1 while my kid (I do love him, for the record) make me (fill the blank) by his doing -or not doing basically the same thing you say…</p>
<p>Barney
you go girl! I like that little cap for air pump on the wheel is blue, or it just looks blue?
RISD and their bike… do I need say more?
in other words,
what happened to that lovely artmommy with astronomical post counts that was freak accident that never gotten fixed?
let’s forget about the fact I picked on them but I wish those real old-timers would post their/ kids’ experiences hindsight. been there, done that, you know?
say
" after the – eh, what that, shuttle coming back in the what the area called, that action thing after the mission completed?"
^^ here is to you, proof of what happens if a kid throw away science-ing after 7th grade and become art-art school bound. no, I don’t know Japanese word equivalency either, never have, never will…</p>
<p>Barnesy - your RISD drawings are quite precise, almost drafted. I like the blue whatever it’s called too. Your work looks very mature, not what you’d expect from a high schooler.</p>
<p>I think my D had plenty of academic stimulation at Mica, but not in the usual way. She certainly didn’t write as much as she did senior year, or even junior year. Still, I think a foundation year is mostly about using your hands, and the connection from your brain to your hands, rather than words. More of the academic classes are available after 1st year.</p>
<p>It’s tough for Mica kids to cross-register with other schools because their schedules are so different. One class, once a week for three hours at a time, vs. one class, three times a week, for one hour. It must be tricky to arrange.</p>
<p>anyone out there still?
from the WNYCradio, Westminster is up, best of the show will be tomorrow!!
I guess I 'm not gonna able to spy.
this poodle flew in on private jet!! its owner said
“she is a fancy dog.”
no doubt!! wagwagwag</p>
<p>speaking of private jet, Mayor Bloomberg’s birthday today, you mean valentines day? awwww he celebrated with ribbon cutting occasion for Brooklyn Brewery (so white!)'s ground expansion ceremony but all the while WSJ published the story that he was away to Bermuda on his private jet on Christmas day before that snow storm hit, flew back in hurry on 26th just in time to attend press strategy show and tell, that’s why the underestimating the situation and slowed response, 'cus he wasn’t here!
Mayor did not say yes or no, but said in this hi-tech time, he is never phone call or message away in his 9year history,and he got freedom to go away like everyone else.
He also did slip racial slur sort, tales from his childhood yesterday about Irish and st. Patrick’s day. his chum, chancellor Black ain’t doing very good either
while ago, told about overcrowding of certain school district, she “joked”
“birth control could be the solution.”
and had to say she was sorry.
I say, NY is basically in peace. if ^^such are reported as a big news that we should be informed with.
O-kay… back to bears dogs skins…</p>
<p>Well phooey, she decided the risers were ‘too high’ and took them off the bed. I feel like we’re back to square one. I suggested blocks of wood that were a little lower then. She was dubious. The issue seems to be that there’s this ledge that runs around two walls of her room and her bed is in the corner where those corners intersect and she uses that ledge as a ‘shelf’ for all sorts of crap – and when she puts the risers on the bed, the bed is even with that ledge and her blankets/comforters disrupt the items on the ledge. Picky, picky, picky.<br>
I discovered her sitting on the floor in a corner of her room painting (a good… no a great thing). The painting she’s working on is from a photo she took in Hong Kong and I must say I was so impressed with this painting, actually just in beginning stages that I wanted her to stop so that I could hang it up. She says she is planning for this painting to be ‘super detailed’ but I was so amazed by how painterly the work was just there in it’s runny early phase. I wish I could sneak a picture of it. Knowing her, she’ll get frustrated and not finish it because at some point she’ll decide it’s not quite ‘perfect’ enough. But oh my gosh I was so impressed. She did some painting in China (water color) that was okay, and I’m glad she did do some art. But this painting is like all the art stuff in her was saved up for a long time and came kind of gushing out all at once. I did feel sorry for her sitting crosslegged on the floor with the gesso board propped up against her desk. She doesn’t actually have space to put up her easel (haha! I say to her. Guess what!!! IF YOU PUT YOUR STUFF AWAY, VOILA, SPACE fOR EASEL!!).<br>
FAMMoM, I’m sticking to my guns and offering help but I’m not putting her stuff away. It is driving me crazy though.</p>
<p>A long time ago, I realized that my D had to arrange her own room the way it worked for her. From time to time she’d get on a clean-rearrange kick and throw out what needed to go. So I pretty much left it alone. We now have animal bones bleaching in the sun and a rotting deer carcass in the side yard that are hers. You learn to roll with it. I’ve always said the artistic kids think different than we do.</p>
<p>I was looking for the old dog show talk posts pages back and noticed something is “shifted” felt funny and looked more carefully.
you know, the mom from norcali, I think , from Chapman elite bake sale thing I met at, 's posts are gone, and my post welcomed and, I think, mentioned about her was, too. maybe your welcome posts as well? Post counts are reset and continuous. weird. I don’t recall anything wrong about what we did???
anyway
as I reading back how often I said that -it takes time -let them(kids) be blah blah.
well
I should not worry then, untouched RD packet and nothing done hometest.
If he doesn’t do it, it’s his problem. it will eventually become my problem but I still got time, at least few more years, then again maybe not.
he had a birthday (two Aquarius in the small apartment… that explains some) and went to annual check up, first time to grown-up doctor.
I did read fammom’s frustration kid not being minor/doctor issue, but
see, the administrator at the reception says, he subscribes his insurance now, that is my job’s and I am paying for, he get billed under his name and address ( same as mine, at least for now) he can hide anything from me if he wants (STD etc…)
I asked the lady,
" Are you a parent? "
she is
" does this make sense to you?"
it doesn’t. so she types in info again, thing spits out the same demand.
he signs off without reading any fine prints, go back to sleep. (the waiting room is packed, what else to do? no picture books or Ranger Rick to read in here)
“launching” is on. like it or not, ready or not, clock is ticking…</p>
<p>Gmom, I share your frustration. Talking to my D3 is like talking to a wall these days. A surly wall! She thinks I’m nagging her all the time, and no matter how I phrase anything it doesn’t seem to make an impression. Her room has been a disaster for months and I can’t get in there to vacuum or clean up. She has allergies and asthma and she knows that all those dust bunnies are not good for her. But it still goes on! </p>
<p>Logic just doesn’t seem to work too well on teenagers. So I resort to ultimatums, and that doesn’t work too well either. We have a long weekend coming so I think I’ll embark on a major spree of de-crapping one of my own rooms and see if that encourages her. At least it should fix one room a bit!</p>
<p>“We now have animal bones bleaching in the sun and a rotting deer carcass in the side yard”
Wow that’s some real impressive rolling with it!</p>
<p>No ranger rick…I never realized how much I am going to miss that at the pediatrician and when will I get my people magazine fix if not at the orthodontist? Last real visit there is next week…braces are off, retainers are on and launching is looming.</p>
<p>OK…same problem with how much to let go… S has not been to physical therapy once since he went back to school. His legs must be like twigs. You can lead a horse to water (and send money for the copays) but… need to ask for copay money back!</p>
<p>I see that S is getting threatening emails about outstanding balance at CMU so he won’t be able to register for next semester, etc…I called over 10 days ago to tell him what he needs to do to solve that…he was busy, “call you back”. and then 10 days of silence…I did not call or text to remind him until the weekend when I sent a text to ask for a call…nothing…if he wants a cheap flight home for spring break he has until Friday to get one…no word on his plans…so I am thinking to keep strong and send one reminder about the flight via email but no texts or phone calls and then let him work it out… can I do it? ideas?</p>
<p>Yeah the clean up the room ultimatums are not terribly successful. H owever, I poked my head in room this morning as I was leaving for work and said (as she lay in bed) if she didn’t feel the energy to do a pickup this morning, she could do it in the afternoon instead of hanging out with friends (last week of freedom between gymnastics season ending and soccer beginning and daily practice starting up again) …H called and says there was a small/short whirlwind of activity but at least wet towels were hung, and he could see some carpet.</p>
<p>I have to agree that that is really ‘rolling with it’ with the deer carcass in the yard. Then again, my mother put up with my fetal-pig-dissection-in-progress in her refrigerator when I was in high school…</p>
<p>I wouldn’t have an issue if all the MICA stuff were in HER room, but it spills out all over most of the downstairs… it feels like a scene from hoarders where we have to carefully pick our way through the jumble of boxes, freezer, kitchen gear and what not to actually reach the final destination. Eventually this all needs to go somewhere. I was in the middle of stripping the walls to do some much needed painting/sprucing up and that is all at a dead halt because of D1’s stuff.</p>
<p>Now that the carport has collapsed from the snow, perhaps I should push forward with making DH follow through and get some sheds out where the car port was and then we’d have more storage space and could put the MICA stuff there. Or maybe I should bite the bullet and rent a storage unit somewhere. I’ll have to see what the job situation will look like in June. I’m hoping another company that’s interested in me will actually follow through and hire me in June (or better yet, July or August – or even September). It would be a work-from-home job which is even better.</p>
<p>In the meantime, I’m trying to keep expectations for D1 LOW and get her to do SOMETHING. Apparently her therapist has been insisting that she do some art based on inspirations from her China trip. We’ll see.</p>
<p>fammom
to bad if you are in the neigborhood, we can have “cheesy magazine date” at local B&N where I spend many evenings when the job is slow.
what’s your relative/friend’s take on princess Kate?</p>
<p>Gmom, how would it work if you insisted she put all the stuff in her own room? Is that too mean? Or might it make her finally deal with storage?</p>
<p>I like the shed idea. Get H on it now because sometimes you have to wait a few weeks for delivery (or snow melt). We have a very expensive bicycle in our basement that belongs to a German girl who may or may not come back here and work as an au pair. Ugh. Do I sell it on Craig’s List this spring before D1 and D2 come back with all their stuff? Our basement space is precious!</p>
<p>Fammom - I have a friend who brought her tuition money to college for spring semester way back when and she was a day or two late. There was a $50 charge and she was too embarrassed to tell her parents or older sister (who was also a student there) and she figured she could scrounge up the money in a few days. Well, she didn’t. And then she proceeded to slowly spend all that tuition money! It took years to unravel, pay back, and appease the parents. The good news was that she met her future H after she had “graduated” (went through ceremony but still owed money) while she was working at the university to pay back her debt. </p>
<p>She is now a student counselor at a large university! A good job for her since she was a very bright kid who made many of the usual mistakes and a couple of unusual ones too.</p>
<p>^she must have been very popular for the semester…</p>
<p>Bite my tongue! or at least my post…my launchee called! yes he saw the text last week but going crazy with work. He says all is well except…lost the keys to the welding room…why is he surprised? story of his life. He never got over when he left his Magic cards on a bench in the playground and they disappeared but he also never learned to be careful with things either. He has lost so many important things…keys to car, cell phones, etc…and several retainers. We really tried hard to make him pay for most of these items or other types of consequences (had to use his sister’s old, magenta pink cell phone for a year after the cell phone was lost). Perhaps, perhaps, this experience will help slowly change his habits since this will cost $300 to replace (two to three weeks of work since he doesn’t have a lot of hours and pay is just above min wage). He is managing to get to welding room before someone leaves so having keys not essential …I pointed out the security issue (I do work in washington dc so I think like that). </p>
<p>I gave him the number to call about the tuition/scholarship issue and he says he will take care of it but a few reminder texts may be in order…ha! Also says he will email with his plans for spring break and if he wants the credit on Southwest. we will see… he did ask to talk with sis to find out the truth about valentines day…he said her story that no one gave her a valentine or was attentive at the dance has to be bull****…now I need to find out what he finds out…</p>