Today, I got my VERY LAST project grades for the semester for art. I was incredibly nervous, but ended up with an A- and and A for my last two projects! You have no idea how happy this makes me. When I read my project sheet... I can't even describe it.

I had almost killed myself over one of them in particular -- a relief printing project with oil based inks. I essentially did three 4-layered prints in a frame of 48 hours, at least 15-16 of which were spent working my ass off in the studio. And trust me. There were plenty of crises that could not possibly have been forseen. I averaged 3 hours of sleep that week.

Now I don't even care what I make on my finals. Well... I do. But my major specific classes are most important to me. So Christmas has essentially come early for me, even with two finals still to come. I didn't make a single B on a project this year. I proved to myself I can hack it. And I couldn't be happier.

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Thanks for reading my happy-rant. Hopefully I'll be able to post some personal art again soon.

Laura