<p>smarty, YOU are Owl. stop flapping them wings…
cleaning is something I don’t do.
down to 90% full now. I tried.
now I am gonna read your thesis paper…</p>
<p>sorry famkid. are you sure it is not jealous conspiracy/pranks?
some kids are so, like, kids. top what-numbered college or not.</p>
<p>Okay Bears now you have my finished tail.
It’s all feathers and fluff and you probably won’t give a hoot
but the time just flew by oh sorry all just that sort of day.</p>
<p>maybe you are wise Hedwig, not Owl in Pooh.
wait, he get killed in book 7… forget that.
thanks a ton smarty,
today is the day
and it’s Sunday!
what are we gonna do no school admission is open.
pretty stupid. why’s that they’d shift MLK birthday or labor day as it fit and this UN-reply-the school-or-else! date stays on Sunday?
grrr I have to go home and see what’s up. I am done here, finally.
see ya all later!!</p>
<p>It’s a beautiful day in this neighborhood
A beautiful day for a neighbor…</p>
<p>^ was it “she”? I think it was a girl owl.</p>
<p>hello all
gonna launch to school 3 (long winding story…)
special thank to smarty’s thesis (it’s going to be all your fault!! LOL)</p>
<p>Swit - when I read first dog post, I immediately thought bloat, but when he was fine (or better at least) at vet, then I knew it wasn’t that. Bloat symptoms are the same , pacing, agitated, retching, panting But if it was bloat, chances are slim he’d be alive and certainly not feeling better at vet. We had a 14 year old Irish Setter that died from bloat, my D’s heart dog, and it was a terrible experience.</p>
<p>Now remember I did caution that school choice is subjective and not one school is right for everyone.</p>
<p>Bears - My D does not drive either and we got her a state ID, which she uses for air travel, and other ID purposes. She also has her military dependent ID card that she uses as well. I too still have her passport at home! And congrats on a decision, you must tell the story (or at least what you can 
somewhere along the line. So does that mean no Chicago? I was ready to tell you about the best hot dog place downtown!</p>
<p>FAMM - wow, what a bummer for your S. I doubt it was a prank, someone just wanted a hard drive. When I visited D in April, there was a sign in the comic studio that read F** Y** Brush Thief. So that stuff does go on.</p>
<p>A few thoughts I’ve been having.
One is how difficult it is to pick a school as a good “fit”. This is based on years of NYC school choice tours and beyond. It’s so subjective so for all those choosing right now remember that if it doesn’t work out it just means you’re supposed to move on, it’s not a sign of weakness or bad decision making on your part. This is just a difficult situation not unlike in a better job market having to choose between different job offers. And if you make a choice that turns out to be not for you take from what you can from that, you always learn something, sometimes more from wrong choices, and just move on.</p>
<p>Another thought. Why do so many of the art schools insist on only images done from “real life” when in fact many practicing artists and especially illustrators so often work with and from photo images. It is nearly impossible for a photo-realist to find sitters who can do so for the extended periods of time that such images require. What about Chuck Close who has broken photo/slide imagery down to the extent that he has slides produced in each color field derived from the original photo? Are his works less because of that, I think not. I do get that this requirement can give a better idea of who actually has strong drawing skills as far as capturing an image to some degree but when there are so many working artists who use photo images as source material there seems to be a bit of a confusion around this topic. Just a thought.</p>
<p>And yes, Bears, congratulations on the decision. We’ll all be waiting to hear how it goes, I think it will all be okay and hopefully beyond okay and absolutely perfect.</p>
<p>Chuck Close should be excused from anything for what he had to go thru.
I say, working artists too, have to do what they don’t want for money. teaching or commisioned super ugry sitter’s portrait or house painting, til they could pick and choose.
besides, like that good kid in the other thread who drew Jonas, if you got that much of obsession amd skill, alter your style to fit just so you’d get into schools you want shouldn’t be that hard. like, taking SAT. you can prep and perfect it, or just aim the range to get in your safeties. it’s necesary evil. and give them some sort of equal playing filed, is what I think. sure you can’t all go to art magnet HS, but there are many things you can do if you want that that much, like trin’s poor D.
what scary is Japanese on-site timed no-retake day sick day no-excuse drawing exams. it’s the same f***ing way ever since. and get this, some of them schools still ask HAND WRITEN paper apps and acceptance rates are one digits.</p>
<p>redbug
we did eat Chicago hotdog near Whitesox field.
the one in the loop we eyed on that dubbed as “best in Chicago” was closed on that fateful Sunday.
we did “best in Chigago” deep dish pizza the day before.
question is, how many “the best” in the town and whom to believe?</p>
<p>I agree it’s a necessary evil and people like Jonas girl should just take those skills and do what they have to apply. But I’m wondering if this also shows a little bit of a disconnect between art schools and the real world working artists, especially illustrators. I think it does of course. </p>
<p>I didn’t know that was the requirement for Japanese art schools, sounds pretty overwhelming but then the entire college ap process in Japan is so intense. I suppose those drawings have to fit into that neo-classic realistic post-war Euro thing that the schools there are into. (Or were some, ahemmm, 40 years ago, have they moved on yet?) Anybody who’s feeling overwhelmed here should check out what happens in Japan.</p>
<p>Hi red-</p>
<p>Its not bloat, he had a real seizure last night, it was horrible to watch. We took him to the emergency vet. We had the blood work from the other vet visit, and basically they said its probably a brain tumor, since he is healthy in all other ways. Im not doing the MRI because I wouldnt put him through surgery or radiation at his age, or frankly probably any age. They sent us home with anti-seizure medicine. This will buy us months if we want it. Im mostly just waiting to talk to my S, and to get him home so he can say goodbye. Im sad, but this dog had a king’s life, after we rescued him from a life of neglect and probable abuse. I am grateful for the opportunity for good stewardship. Boy will I miss this one, he is such a charming knucklehead.</p>
<p>Oh Switters, I’m so sorry. It sounds like he’s had a very good life with your family. I love lovable knucklehead dogs, he’s sounds like a wonderful dog. We have an aging rescue dog also and I think they really know when they’ve landed with good people.</p>
<p>Oh Switters, so sorry about your furry love. It is hard to see them suffer. Hopefully the meds will help.</p>
<p>Poor FAMMoM-kid – that stinks! I hope he gets through the added stress and work.</p>
<p>Bears – school 3 – is it the non-art-school-LAC? Congrats on making a decision. Hope it works out for the best!</p>
<p>Gotta get back to work…</p>
<p>switters
tears
the dog is there for when little switters needed.
now the boy is gone his way to the big city, adulthood, manhood, new era of greatness.
I think dogs know and they talk.
I know it is a wrong thing to say at the moment, but we left my H only after our old dog is dead. I couldn’t have done that if she didn’t.</p>
<p>Bears- it’s not wrong to say. I totally get it. </p>
<p>I am really sad. I was going to wait to tell my s until finals were over but after last nights episode and how sad and confused the dog is today I need to let him know in case there is a precipitating event that requires an immediate decision. Poor guy. He is my only dog shaped dog. The other two are ridiculous bat eared corgi shaped and silly fuzz bucket shaped. Well, having been through two very old sick cats I swore to myself that the next one to go was going to make it with no suffering. That’s the payback for years of companionship.</p>
<p>Ps. Sorry for the gloomy content.</p>
<p>It’s okay switters, wish we could make this go away or be easier for you.</p>