Holiday

I love holidays. I think everyone does. (At least, I would hope so...) However, holidays do have their downsides. There are things that one enjoys about a regular day that one misses when the holidays come around. Yes, I realize it sounds as though I am focusing on the negatives and am being ungrateful for the positives. I don't mean to. I really do love the holidays. However, I do miss being around some people that I'm used to being around every day... ... but perhaps I'm being ridiculous. Time off from school is great. =) I get to paint and draw more often. My projects, however, have ground to a standstill. I need to get those going again. Can't afford to lose time!

Vacation...

Yay! Tomorrow is a half-day, and then it's Thanksgiving Vacation! x) I am happy... Not that this will mean any less work, of course. At least, it shouldn't. It probably will, but it shouldn't. I have projects to complete. But it will be nice to catch up on things and relax for a bit. (Though it feels a little bit too soon because I just returned from a pseudo-vacation from California, but I only missed a day of school so it wasn't a "real" vacation. x)
I've taken up drawing again. Well, to be more precise: I've taken up drawing regularly again. Every evening, before bed. Draw something. Anything. Last night I was quite happy with my results. It wasn't anything amazing, just a little cartoon robot, but it looked better than a lot of drawings I had done lately. I find that it helps to look through various artists' blogs before drawing. It helps me get ideas. I really wish I had a faster internet connection so I could start posting my art... but alas.
I've been rethinking my List. My Priorities List. Rather: my "what-i-want-to-learn/hobbies/skills-i-want-to-keep" list. I love music. I love art. I play the piano and the French horn and the guitar. I want to play the duduk, the cello, the uilleann pipes, and the Irish flute. I draw and model in 3d. I want to both improve those skills, and learn to paint. So many things. I can't do them all. Which will I pursue? Which will I leave?

Another Proverb...

Some things cannot be taught... only learned.

(I think I'm going to start separating my content into labels... Art (when I get some posted), Proverbs, and.... what should the last one be? the one where I put everything else... anyone got any ideas? post your ideas in the comments...)

Proverbs...

Well! This blog is called Proverbs & Jellybeans and so I thought it ought to have some proverbs.

The depth of modern knowledge did not come about by every man inventing a wheel.

Strongest is love learned.

The future is a mystery. Is it an ominous, looming shadow, or a great secret waiting to be told? It is as we make it.

I don't particularly like the detached, unrelated nature of this collection of proverbs, but considering the fact that I only have three, I can't exactly complain. Perhaps I shall find others...

Tail...

So many questions for heaven... today's question is: why did You make me without a tail?

Late...

Staying up late is only half the time intentional for me. The other half of the time, I'm doing something that I am completely focused on and totally lose track of time. Art is something that will do this to me. I think it has to do with what side of my brain I am primarily using. I read about it one time. The left side of the brain is thought to be the logical and calculating side, while the right side is the expressive and artistic side. So when an artist gets "in the zone," he or she literally goes into that side of their mind and that's where the majority of the brain activity is. But guess what side of the brain keeps track of time... yes, the left side. So when I switch to right-brain mode, I have no consciousness of the passage of time. Wonderful the details and quirks of God's creation, aren't they? Now I shall utilize another of His wonderful gifts: sleep. Goodnight!

Comments...

I just realized that I had "comments" turned off on this blog... =P rather: I just realized that I have 97 views on the blog so someone must actually be reading it, therefore I checked to make sure you could comment if you wish and realized that you could not. So! I've now enabled it and now you can tell me what a horrid writer I am! x) I think I'll try and post some art and music here if I can figure out how and then you can tell me what a horrid musician and artist I am too! =D
(For those of you who would give me a lecture of apparently insulting my work, I'm not actually insulting my work, only saying that I expect insults to my work because I set the comment settings to "anyone" so any random idiot can post their rude comments here... =P I may turn it off if I really do get any rude comments... I just don't know who is reading the blog so I didn't want the setting to say "only people with blogger accounts" or whatever just in case they don't have a blogger account and wanted to say something...)
My, my, I am so wordy today. This is probably because I am happy. Why am I happy? Because life is good! Life is hard, but life is good. God has blessed me with so many things and such wonderful friends...