If alchohol is liquid courage, coffee is liquid motivation.

The portfolio review went well. I think all my hard work actually showed. Not to sound arrogant, but the other students' stuff didn't look as good as mine. The faculty all complimented my choice of pictures, my layout, and the photos themselves. Other people didn't crop out useless black space, or print them big enough. I'm glad I put all the effort into it. I also got compliments on my figure drawing, scene painting, and Lower Depths project. So! Now that that's all done, I have to re-do it for the clambake in NYC, where I will have MUCH less space. (Don't ask me why it's called that, I have no idea.) Victor and I talked some today about stuff to do to get ready, and he kept telling me to bring this and this and this- but if it's anything like last year, there really isn't that much space. I guess I can take however much, and not put it up if there isn't enough room.

Here I am setting up in my corner. I got there first, so I picked the best spot. It's the first thing you see when you walk in the door.


Here's the finished setup, and visitors. (Click for very big)


I had my laptop with a slideshow on the table, and my small portfolio laid out for people to flip through. On Sunday, I sent an email to pretty much everyone "important" in KC that I could think of. So hopefully people will come by and take a look. The stuff will be set up until Friday, when there is a reception, and the scenic and costume portfolios will be on display as well, down the hall. The Person Of Some Importance dropped by yesterday for a bit, I think he was suitably impressed. I chatted him up a bit. So the whole thing went well. Then Victor bought me a very tasty steak dinner. Mmmmm.... filet...

Here's a pic of Anna cuteness. She was enjoying the view from the window as I sewed silver stuff. I put the chair there for her so she could see over the bushes and better view the feathered snacks, which she of course couldn't get at.