Break Me Off A Piece Of That KitKat Bar...

ugh.  i've spent the bulk of the day's sunshine hours hunched over my computer and i need a break!  the day hasn't been bad...just stressful and tiring (to say the very least).  i spent my morning researching the (il)literacy of immigrants for a paper i'm writing for my literacy in public life course.  then, d, shay and i lunched on indian cuisine with maxine dangerous and her folks to celebrate her 36yrs on this planet.  we got her a lil 3-legged terracotta pig from global gifts on mass ave.  it's from peru (i think?) and it symbolizes love and friendship.  she really dug it...and that made me happy to make her happy.  after hugs, i headed home to continue my quest for information. 

this time, i switched gears and began working on eking out every drop of info i can find on a piece of art for a paper that i'm turning in for both my mythology class and my history class.  (almost had an aneurysm when i figured out a way to write one paper for both classes because i was so happy!)  originally, i was going to write a paper on claude vignon's narcissus but i can't find anything on it...so...i'm switching gears.  i've decided to write on michelangelo caravaggio's sleeping cupid instead.  i found much more information about it and there seems to be even a hint of scandal surrounding caravaggio.  everyone loves a good scandal.

 thankfully, the time for research is drawing to a close for the day.  d should be home soon.  we're going to dave & buster's for a late dinner with serenity and leeann.  they are coming down from frankfort for the night to play with us!  i really miss them.  i've known them both for about 16 years.  they are pretty keen chicks.  we're going to eat dinner and play games.  none of us have ever visited this fine establishment...but the commercials make it look entertaining!  it's fairly new to indy...i think it opened in june or july...but they have them all over the country.  apparently it's like a bar/restaurant with toys and games for adults.  you win tickets and then turn them in for prizes.  i like prizes.

the sun has set and it's brought me one day closer to finals week.  i'm ready to pound the rest of this semester out so i can get started on next semester!  as of the spring 2010 term, i'm a junior.  that leaves me just 2 more years...unless i decide to go for my master's.  (which is a definite possibility)  but, we'll save that for another day.