[smalti-licious]

Tomorrow is the big day. We are flying towards our 5 days of vacation in Milwaukee and Chicago and I cannot wait to relax, drink some beers and enjoy my new summer dresses. In preparation, I have bought a few new things:

• 2 new dresses from Urban
• Burt's Bees champagne hue all natural lip shimmer
• Avalon Organics all natural vitamin C sunscreen/lotion
• Aveeda curl enhancer
• A kickass pair of MIA shoes
• Finally, that pair of chucks (mine are black)
• A Tom's of Maine travel kit, so our all natural product kick won't veer off course while on the road.

Even more important than my recent purchases, my final critique in mosaics was yesterday. It went awesome! Professor loved my work and called it very 'sellable' which is, of course, the highest compliment! Here are some photos of me with my two favorite creations:

And though things must come to an end...classes must quit, smalti put away, studio buddies must go manage digs in foreign countries. Sigh. One thing is certain. There is always more beer to drink. There are always more art projects to create. There are planes to catch. People waiting to explore with you in other cities. There are second interviews a week from today with graphic design program heads to go over your course of study for the next three years. There are acceptance letters that better be in the mail. There are ends and there are beginnings.

And of course, there are always shoes.

Have a great holiday weekend! I will try to post from over yonder...

Countdown: 1 day
until...
The MilChic Summer Gig!!

[out here we is stoned, immaculate]

Today I received a comment from another anonymous on my blog entry [maybe i'm an optimist]. For those of you who didn't realize that comments were still being posted there, please check it out. You'll see a great example of a pissed off Kristen, and let's be honest - all those of you who don't live with me are just dying to see that! I just wanted to mention that post because it's the first example of a post of mine drawing some attention from internet neighbors I do not know. I've been judged, officially. Anonymous suddenly made me feel aware of something - the fact that I am out there in Internetland. I am submitting myself to the whim of anonymous strangers. It's fo' real, yo.

Plus, anonymous actually used the word fan. FAN! Folks, I have a fan.

[it's an illusion...]

I'm sitting here in my office sipping on an excessively expensive Starbuck's tall latte (I forfeited the flavor shot because I only had 3 dollars - and that would not have been enough cash - how terrible is that?!?!). What can I say, my coffee vendor wasn't outside today and I'm super tired.

There's been a lot going on, of course, and it's been great. Geelite is officially out of the country and I miss her already. We hung out with her friend Kara on Friday night to celebrate her departure. Three words. Kara is kool. I'm happy we finally bonded...in Pharmacy Bar of all places.

On Saturday I worked on my pieces in the studio from 2 p.m. until midnight. It was awesome. I was virtually alone the whole time (Mosaic Grad Hillary was present for a while) and got a ton done while rocking out to some classic rock. The Boyfriend stopped up with Thai and we dined on the main studio table - it was so romantic.

On Sunday we were so productive...a little Target shopping (this makes me feel good about shopping there, by the way) to include wifebeaters, new socks for the trip and a cute denim mini (and I mean mini) skirt. We also indulged in some Don Pablo's , made a visit to Petsmart, Vitamin Shopped our way to good health and happy hair, and made the quintessential weekend Shopper's run.

On Monday, I woke up early a.m. and was in the studio by 9. I stayed until 4:15 and was able to grout (and finish) my Lantern Relief Panel (pics to come) . I'm SO happy with it. Carlito dropped by the studio to say hello and that was a lovely treat, as he is one of the studio's favorite fixtures!

Last but not least, The Boyfriend and I began viewing the first cd of Arrested Development and all I can say is Funniest. Show. Ever.

and of course....

Countdown: 3 days
until...
The MilChic Summer Gig

Quote of the day:

"It's an illusion. An illusion. A trick is something a whore does for money... [sees children listening nearby]...or cocaine."

Gob (profession:magician), Arrested Development