Present Joys

• Took an in-person test for my online Anthropology class. Missed monday’s friendship lunch, which was a bummer.
• Spent a bunch of time on the phone with Colleen, working on ad stuff.
• Took part in a legendary crit in my team ad class and, in the words of a friend, “ripped some kids’ work apart”. Kindly.
• Went to another concert.
• Had some cool conversations about the Bible, prompted by an unsavory protester on campus.
• Spent pretty much every waking hour working on my team ad project.
• Took a bunch of weird routes to and from school, trying unsuccessfully to avoid road work.
• Got angry about student government and the biodegradable soup containers they are forcing upon me. Still angry.
• Got a chance to catch up with my art history teacher, which was great.
• Spent extra time at school on friday morning printing, mounting, and wrapping with my team.
• Worked really hard to get my “12-hour drawing” finished for my figure drawing class.

Like a fine puerh, the ’Chunk has only gotten better and better with age.

Earl Grey Supreme. I always like to have an Earl Grey in my cabinet, but lately I’ve just been buying Upton’s perpetually-on-sale “Earl Grey Crème Caramel” blend. I’m kinda tired of it, so this time around I just got a normal blend.

Samovar OP-A Blend. This is some kind of new Upton blend. They claim it “can be infused for a long period without becoming bitter”, which intrigued me. It smells like a Keemun, and I’m thinking it’ll replace the Keemun in my weekly routine. At least for a while.

Singalila Estate SFTGFOP1. I always like to drink Nepal/Darjeeling-style tea on tuesday and thursday mornings! This is something new that should fit into that category nicely.

China Oolong Se Chung. I haven’t had oolong tea in my cabinet for a while! I’ll probably start taking this to school on monday and wednesday mornings, in place of the flavored green teas I’ve been drinking.

China Lapsang Souchong. I always like to have a lapsang souchong around for saturday mornings. I haven’t had a good China souchong for quite some time! I’ve been drinking the Formosa variant for the past few months, which has a much smokier flavor, so the China stuff will be an interesting change.

Organic Pai Mu Tan. I like drinking a plain white tea on friday mornings, since I don’t have to go into school that day and can usually spend more time on delicate brewing. I don’t think I’ve had any white tea since the spring, though, so this will be nice. Can’t go wrong with a pai mu tan.

chagalov:

James Joyce with Augustus John, London, 1925-1930 [at the time of John portrait] -nd

from beinecke

James Joyce is a huge mustache inspiration to me. And he is killing it with those round sunglasses, which can look slightly effeminate on men with less stunning facial hair. Well done, sirs.

• Saw Jeremy for the first time since spring and did an ink-wash of him. (The man has lost weight!)
• Went on a field trip with my science class to look at/smell/touch cadavers.
• Stuck my ad team’s semi-comps onto foam core boards for presentation; was derided as a kiss-up.
• Spent a good hour and a half during a lull in my ad class taking an exhaustive “Which Hogwarts house are you?” quiz, but still can’t decide whether I’m Ravenclaw or Slytherin.
• Went to a stellar concert and still managed to get my homework done.
• Painted a watercolor self-portrait in illustration class and felt ashamed for having cheapo paper.
• Shot an entire roll of film in the span of three hours, and recorded boring details about each shot.
• Processed the negatives and discovered that they actually look pretty good.
• Took my first science test and seemed to do pretty well on it.