she's back...

I'm sorry dear friends and followers,

I realize that checking up on this blog (which I KNOW is a part of all of your daily regimens) has gone to waste over the past few months, but that will all change soon!

I have successfully finished my 4 research papers. (I have written 61 pages in the past 3 weeks)!!!!! I can not believe I did it, but I did, and I could not be prouder of myself. I have never been that proud of a person. I do what I need to do, but often it is last minute and not to the best of my capabilities, so it feels excellent to be especially proud of something I poured my heart into. So yes, for once, I AM PROUD, and I am shouting it from the roof tops.

I wont bore any of you to tears with posting my papers, but if for whatever reason, you are especially interested or you are my mother, I will send you my papers.

*The Face of Humanity: Gottfried Helnwein's Treatment of The Child
*Peter Paul Ruben's The Raising of The Cross
*Creating in the Absence of the Artist: The Posthumous Retrospectives of Robert Smithson
*Museum Critique, Post Studio Sculptors, Politics and Performance

Summer is almost here (the papers are done but I have 4 finals this week)!!!!! I could not be more excited. I got a taste of whats to come on Wednesday (CINCO DE MAYO!). We went swimming at Highland Vista (my first swim time in MONTHS, and i realized my first time swimming in that pool with a bathing suit). We started the night off right with margaritas, tequila soaked strawberries, dos equis, and some greens. Then we went to Nile's house for more friends, fun and laughter and of course, MORE BEER. I had a great time and was glad to just relax and not worry for the first time in months. But then I woke up Thursday with the realization that I am not done. boo hooooooo.

It is a damn good thing I love my classes and everything I am learning otherwise I would be such a Negative Nancy.

I love you all and i will see you in a week, when I can really come out of the school shell!

Margaritas and pool time is going to be standard practice this summer!

~manders

lazy lazy monday

it is monday.
i am super lazy.
i went to class, ate a burrito, and tried watching lost.
i am so bored that i couldn't even get through lost.
so here are some obligitory, "i'm frickin' bored" pics.
a look into my boring life today...

this is what school looks like...

i spend a lot of time here.

and here...

best gift ever, from the best friend ever.

mask collection... and a drawing by Tina (former Bentley's regular)

also, i have been extremely bored with attempting to listen to new music lately. I def. go through phases with this. i am totally in a dry spell right now. I honestly don't have the energy and i just don't really care. I am sooooooo content with right now with abba, CASH, Diamond and Parton.

i DO however love going to live shows. And there is honestly nothing more i love than going to see a band i have heard very little of and falling in love with them during their live set. This is why i love Andy. It took very little convincing for him to get me to see THEE OH SEES with him last week. I had heard at least one song of this band but was willing to hear more.

THE SHOW WAS AMAZING. I love when bands choose to play on the floor of solar culture instead of the stage. their energy is unmatchable. I can not imagine listening to them through a zip file i ripped offline and falling even close to as hard as i did for them live. tru tru love. (also the drummer was sooooooo dreamy, so, yes, luv on many levels)

of course, i needed to seal the deal with this gem. thats also the beauty of finding love at a live show, when you want to buy an album you get to look for the prettiest one! cause, hell if you know which one is best! naturally, i bought this beauty (which andy reassured was great) and... it is!

its frickin' pink! iminLOVE.

so please dear friends, take me to shows!

alright, nighty night friends. Ima go play some pool and sip on a brew with the roomie and pretend like i did something useful with my life today.

TTFN,
MANDERS

a few things:

I started a tumblr.

its fun. its easy. its where i will post stuff that i love and think you will too, but don't have the energy to make a REAL blog post about. so CHECK it out, for sure. (there is a link on the side)

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If you haven't done so already you should check out PAINT SHIT

a new blog I am posting on with the amazing Ms. Smog, Janel and Boz

if you like art, you will like this.

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today was supposed to include:

-studying

instead it has included:

-sleeping in
-ginger ale
-lindy's with mermer and andy (burgers..... mmmmm.....)
-COFFEE
-creepy van in front of my house
-mopping my floor
-bathtime
-hours of Sushi Cat
-scrubbin' the tub and moppin' the bathroom
-dizzy from chemicals
-thai soup
-bloggin'
-minimal studying

plans for the rest of the night:

-groceries
-ganja
-zach galifianakis on SNL
-more ganja
-TV time with Miles and JQ


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SMOG!!!! you were in my dream last night!!!!

I realize this is very odd and kinda creepy considering we have never actually met, but hey, dreams are crazay like that.

anyways, it was a good one.

you were married and had a baby (one of the last things i read before going to sleep was your "domestic bliss" post) and you let me and a few friends stay at your house. You had made a piece of art that you were giving to me to put in my museum, but you had deconstructed it and made me put it back together (which was extremely difficult!!!!) then you said you would take us to sea world because you can get in for free since you lived in the neighborhood, so we go but than you tell us that only you can get in because you live there, and we would have to pay (damn!). but still, i had a great time, thank you for being a great "dream hostess".

ART BOMB #1 Anne Brigman

so the stress of the semester is already getting to me. i am absolutely in love with all of my classes, but it is sure to be a dangerous, dare i say it, BAD romance.

if you see me aimlessly roaming the streets with my eyes off in a gaze, please help me find my way home. k, thanks.

alas, i am going to need some sort of outlet. thank god for blogs right?

this will be my 1st "art bomb" of quite possibly, MANY. be prepared. and please share with me what your eyes have been making love to lately.

love,
manders

ps. i can't decide if i will be expanding these "art bombs" with my own dialogue, but for right now my mind just can't handle it, so i will let the images speak for themselves.


Anne Brigman
1869-1950

the amanda manifesto.

I can't seem to focus on studying for Latin (what else is new).

I just finished my ONLY paper of the semester. Can you fucking believe it! ONE PAPER, for an Art History major, none the less. As always, I was pretty late in the game with starting, but after about 2 days straight of reading/analyzing/writing I was able to create something quasi-interesting and intelligent sounding. If anything it got me totally stoked for my schedule next semester which will include 4 Art History courses, 3 of which have writing emphasis. Be ready for the nerd to emerge, because so far I have been VERY reserved.

I am still not sure where my main interest in the field lies, but it really isn't too important for me since I most likely won't be continuing my education to stay in a University/academic setting. While my grandpa is adamant about me getting my Ph.D, I just nod my head and smile (ha.).

This winter break my main focus will be to read ALL the things on me "READ THIS SHIT" list and sleep. seriously, I need to eat for 2 days straight and find a cave to nestle in for about a month. After a full semester of close to no work and very little inspiration, I am scared to death of the thought of actually being a "real" student again. I need to start a new, and drop all the awful habits I acquired these past few months. Unfortunately, that might mean ending my netflix subscription ( the HORROR!).

ANYWAYS, who wants to start a new movement with me?

after a week of reading and writing about 20th century manifestos I really want to make one of my/our own. so friends, peers, artists/scientists/writers alike (you know who you are) lets brainstorm and start a revolution.

for some inspiration:


read it here, seriously, Marrinetti is insane.


dada, DaDa, DAAADAAA!

who's in?

John wayne was a fag.

haven't blogged in awhile.
i have been overwhelmingly uninspired as of late.
school is easy, so easy its hard. ya know...
after registering for classes, i realize that i will have NO life next semester, because, guess what...
i'm actually a fucking sophomore (thanks UA for changing the credit specifications...)
so now i am doubling up my schedule.
it's a good/scary thing. i need to get off my ass.

anyways, I need something to distract me from studying right now.

this ridiculous movie moment made me laugh for about 8 hours straight, and thanks to youtube i can relive that moment whenever.

thats all, back to studying...

primitivism, die brucke, gauguin, madonnas and olympias, yada, Yada, YADA...

no, but really, I love this stuff.