“Nostalgia is denial — denial of the painful present. The name for this denial is golden age thinking, the erroneous notion that a different time period is better than the one ones living in. It’s a flaw in the romantic imagination of those people who find it difficult to cope with the present.” —Midnight in …
Did you know that I love books? If I could, I would spend all my money on books. But that would be irrational of me. I don’t have a bookshelf to keep them safe! What type of books do I like? Simple. The classics. If you look to the picture at the right, you will …
I draw instead! I procrastinate. But don’t look negatively upon me! I procrastinate days before the assignment is due. I procrastinate ahead of time. Does that make sense? And what is it that I do when I procrastinate? Oh, lots of stuff. Usually planning classes I want to take, making lists of things to do, …
Here’s another tidbit about me: I am an intended Art History Major. Sometimes, I fear that my love for art and its history isn’t passionate enough for me to survive such a huge commitment as declaring a major in Art History. But, these two artworks that I learned in my CORC Intro to Art Class …
On Mondays, from 4-7, and Fridays, from 12-4, I volunteer at Housing Works Thrift Shop at Gramercy. Partly for school requirements, partly for experience, and partly for the satisfaction of doing a good deed. Today, or should I say yesterday (because it is 12:30 AM), I volunteered at Housing Works, helping prepare the store for …
