Okay so here's what's cracking on my end of the spectrum:

I'm going to school full time at my college. Said college is a 40 minute drive from home and it's a community college so I have to commute. Not complaining, it's a lovely drive. But I spend most of my days when I am going to school either driving, in class or doing homework.

I'm working part time as a barista in a local coffee shop. I close every Tuesday and Thursday and because it's a small coffee shop, its just me. I've gotten used to it more or less but I'm cripplingly shy. We all have weaknesses. Mine happen to be mint chocolate and being shy. I love my job. I just need to get over myself and just WORK.

I am going to school part time to get basic training to become a chef. Mind you it's only once a week and it's a four hour class but I love it. I adore it. But it also pushes me way out of my comfort zone. I have to be able to translate the written recipe into something that is edible for people other then myself. I haven't really "cooked" before. I've baked and I've messed around in the kitchen, but never anything like this. But I love the feeling I get after a day in class. And the being pushed beyond my limits and the adrenaline rush I get when the orders are flying and the food is cooking and I have to chop something quickly is something I crave.

My figure drawing class is coming along nicely. I have settled into it and I have found my prior thoughts about it were wrong. I love the class. Again it pushes me into a situation where I am not on even ground and I have to learn from that uncertainty. Yes drawing a complete and utter stranger who is naked is awkward, but after the first fifteen minutes, I find the model becomes more of an object to capture on paper then a reason to feel awkward. Also the models are all interesting people. I've chatted with them after class and I find that they are fearless and undaunted by most things (you would have to have that certain mind set I suppose, to pose naked for a room full of people). I kind of admire them. They seem completely comfortable with who they are and what skin they are in, literally. So I retract my prior thoughts. The human form is an interesting and challenging thing to draw and I enjoy the challenge whenever I go to class.

My first week of getting back into a constant routine was a little hectic. Because I'm a full time college student, a side time culinary student, a part time barista and a full time human, I'm constantly on the go. I don't mind, but having a FULL weekend to myself wouldn't be so bad. But the paycheck at the end of the week is nice and the constant state of interesting firsts is another nice thing. I just hope I don't crash and burn. Though working at a coffee shop, I should have plenty of caffeine to keep me going until the Winter Holiday.

Until then you probably won't hear much from me. I'll be either crunching numbers, writing papers, listening to lectures, translating a recipe, doling out caffeine doses, drawing nudes or sleeping. Kind of sad. Most of my free time is spent sleeping, doing homework or having deeply intelligent or utterly random conversations with my dear Kiwi. The latter of which I look forward to every morning and evening. THANK YOU, you are helping keep me sane. <3