Wednesday, December 13, 2006

Edward Gorey is my favorite artist right now. He's evicted Edgar Degas (because of me, we have a print of his painting "Dancers at the Bar" in the hall upstairs). I'm doing my "project in the style of a famous artist" after Gorey. I get to all these panels in pen and ink of our subject, my teacher's green chair, in different scenes from Edward Gorey illustrations.

I'm so happy.

I've also started reading a book of his interviews. He's a genius! He doesn't even answer the right question, mainly because he hates interviews, but his responses are gold!

That is why I dedicate today's post to Edward St. James Gorey.

-Susan

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Tuesday, December 12, 2006

   Don Hertzfield.

Don Hertzfield's Rjected is on youtube... and there wasn't ONE SINGLE MENTION of his name ANYWHERE!

That's plagerism, if you ask me.

Makes artists everywhere cry. Including me.

This is why I can't put my art out there.

-Susan

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Cafe Coco. Then I could get an Italian Soda (Strawberry-kiwi is bliee). I got one there when I went with my sister and her friend. Her friend smoked black cigarettes across from me on the deck.

My throat feels like it's closing up. I'm getting a bad cold I feel.

Tuberculosis, Beck. Do you remember my constant Tuberculosis?

-Susan

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Monday, December 11, 2006

Open Post to Becca: Yes, this song is the shit, as are the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. I'm going to buy this CD probably next week. I only have their new one right now.

And, Caleb said he's coming home on the 20th and he'll be here for a week, so sometime around there.

And no. I hate coffee, but I figured I'd tell him that once I was in his car. lol. I wonder if he still drives that van...

Now to the rest of my post: I'm mailing four Christmas cards internationally to Burkina Faso, Belgium, Taiwan, and Germany, and two letters to Germany and Belgium today. The postal service lives for people like me. lol. I doubt it.

I'm outta 84 cent stamps, so I have to go to the post office. I only had enough for the letters.

I'm getting my wisdom teeth out on Friday. It's going to suck. I can't eat or drink anything at all that day, so it'll be like I'm going on a fast.

Then I'll be on pain pills all weekend, the kind that'll make me act like a druggy, and through Monday. Then, by Wednesday, when Caleb gets home, I'll be good, I'm hoping.

Anyway, what I have to worry about now is the base of my spine. It went out again last night when I went to pick up a piece of paper. That's the fourth time this has happened since school started.

Well, that's all for now.

Much luff,
Susan

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Friday, December 8, 2006

Sending my love down the well,
(Sorry about that reference to an episode of the Simpsons featuring Sting.)

It snowed yesterday. It was that light fluffy snow that is blown away when the wind touches it, but it was still snow. I’m a very symbolic person, so, yesterday’s snow happened during first block, which was after I sent my email to Caleb, telling him to tell me before he gets here (which is after his reply) symbolizes that something good is going to come out of this situation. This is because I love snow and every time it snows, I’m always happy (whether we have school or not). So, as plans are underway, the snow yesterday morning tell me that I’m going to have a good/happy time when I see Caleb.

When I got to art (second block), I went out into the courtyard with Angela, Collin, and Sean. I was only wearing my t-shirt and thin hoodie, so I was a bit chilled (actually f’n freezing!), but it was so much fun. We were standing there, acting like little kids, catching snowflakes on our tongues (everyone but Angela), and I was hopping up and down.

And I’m drawing a picture of Mr. Donnelly’s (the art teacher) chair in pink chalk. That makes me ecstatic. I got the chalk and I said, “Look, Angela. It’s pink. You know how I feel about pink, right?” She said, “Yes. I know what my wife’s favorite color is… and what color her eyes are.” Because I was talking when we first got to be good friends about how I convinced all those customers that I was from Germany (because I have claims to German ancestry), and she said, “You should have done Scandinavian, because you have blond hair and blue eyes.” I looked at her. “Green.” “What?” “My eyes are green.” And she laughed. “Oh. Right. Sorry about that.”

See “Snatch” now. If you haven’t, what excuses have you for not seeing one of the greatest diamond heist movies of our time?

Approximate number of times I’ve watched that movie: Gazillion. No, more like 15.

-Pink, bitches… PINK!

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Thursday, December 7, 2006

I deleted a bunch of people off my friend list, mainly because they haven't updated since May (or in a long time) and I can't remember who the hell they are and why they are on my list.

But don't worry. My dedicated ones will never be deleted.

Unless you piss me off.
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   Caleb: "great, i'll see you in a couple of weeks!" (his reply to His reply to "Yeah. Sure. I'd love to.")

The miracle in the white van is happening.

I can’t help but think how nice it’d be to be sitting across from Caleb at one of those little round tables at a coffee house, sipping a coffee when I’d rather be drinking a coke (I don’t necessarily care for coffee), and just talking to him. I mean, yeah, we’ve kept in touch over the years through emails, but it’s different when you’re actually talking to the person. If it weren’t for technology (i.e. email), I don’t think he’d even remember me (or possibly he would, for obvious reasons).

But at the same time, it’s hard to see myself acting like my normally cool and collected self around him. I’ll probably be too nervous to speak, or, if I do, I’ll say something incredibly stupid and, therefore, dig myself back into the hole I’ve been filling for years.

Maybe this is it. Maybe this is the test to say, “Do you still feel the same now as you did then?” Maybe what Alex has been saying will happen will finally happen.

“When you’re far away, oh god, you are so far away.” –Franz Ferdinand

People who are negative and roll their eyes a lot really piss me off. I hope you’re not one of them.

God, I love seeing Nick Zinner everytime I go to my site.

-Susan

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   Becca and Heather: I just talked to Heather last night, but, chicas, I don't think Friday night'll work because my mom will be like "But you have the ACT!" She's cool about letting me go now, so it's not her fault. And I understand her reasons. So, maybe Sunday, or next week when I'm not doing shit? lol.
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Wednesday, December 6, 2006

   And, just like that, my efforts are not in vain.
Caleb just emailed me: "i'll be in nashville for about a week around christmas. would you like to get together for coffee?"

Thanks God. I really appreciate it. I owe you one big time. Maybe I'll save a baby kitten on the way home, or give a dollar to a homeless man.

*cries, from happiness*

If this is proof of anything, it's proof that prayer works. Prayer is a powerful thing. It's going to let me see Caleb again.

-Susan

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Becca. I can't go Saturday. I keep forgetting I'm taking the ACT again, and that it's this Saturday. But it's not ALL DAY if you wanted to do something in the afternoon.
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