#32 - "Paint Something in Only Shades of Blue"

Check, and Check..kinda
I had an incredibly artistically influenced day this past Sunday and among many other things I painted something in ONLY shades of blue. I imagine that mightve been one i would've sent to Jessie as i felt that it meant a lot to me, and i had built a story around the concept of the painting and why i had painted it that way. I will be posting photos on here later, but the basic description is that its very circular, and cyclic. I feel like water is life. It moves simliarly to lives and it is often conceptualized as purifying our lives. I think that knowing this creating a painting with all different shades of blue (most of which were created right on the canvas) in a circular fashion represents the very nature of life, each new color a different path for a different person, and different journey to choose from. The beginning and ending in the same place are the very concept that is life, it begins and ends over, and over in a never-truly ending format. So when the painting is submitted it will make a lot more sense than my small description here. Jeremy is dying for me to add a yellow to the corners, but i'm leaving them white, the paniting must remain in all shades of blue. I also think the white is an important part of the composition of the painting itself.

#36- "Take a Painting Class"- This is technically in motion, heres why: I needed one more class to remain full-time because it is cheaper to be full time than to take only 3 classes. So - then I looked and looked and struggled to really find a class - well - sure enough, there is an Intro to painting class that is offered MW when i need it! :o) couldn't be happier, so I can't really cross it off until January when i'm actually in the class painting and learning everything i can about painting! :o) which by the way is one of my all time favorite mediums for getting a message across artiscially, only second to photography and my love for them both is infinite.

So! Thats all to cross off / almost cross off for this week, everything thats in perpetual motion is always in perpetual motion, i am always working on 10 different projects at once - story of my life - but so great! With christmas coming up i've been planning a Fancy Christmas Party i plan to hold, and creating the invites for that, and getting gifts and little projects in line so that i can give them as gifts. I've been knitting like crrrraaazy! which is also VERY exciting :o) Great skill to hone in on and really know how to do. Anyways, thats all for now friends, Have a fantastically ferocious day!

#19 Learn How To Do An Oil Change On My Car

#19 - Learn How To Do An Oil Change On My Car -
I did it! Jeremy helped me/ taught me! but I can do it! I also rotated my tires, I'm so proud of myself, i got right in there and all dirty and covered in car dirt, it was great! I love learning about the inner workings of my car - its just always good to know!
Here are the steps: (I also have photos too, but they'll come later)
1) Make sure you have all the necessary tools ( I needed an assortment of wrenches and socket wrenches) Then jack the car up so that you can slide under it and check things out
2) Find the oil pan on your car
3) Unscrew the pin on the oil pan but keep applying pressure as you do it so that oil doesnt drip all the way down your arm to your elbow (i was a pro at this part!)
4) Let all the oil drain out of your car (its five quarts for me which is One Gallon and one quart! learned that today too :o) )
5) Locate the oil filter (this can be difficult if you have a 2004 chevy cavalier and there were two engines made for your year and despite googling it you still have trouble finding it)
6) once its located, remove the air intake tube in order to get to the oil filter, and pull it out, and click the new one into place
7) Slide back under the car (the oil will be done draining) put the pin back into place, tighten it then have the closest guy around give it an extra tighten (i have jeremy for these things)
8) Lower your car off the jacks
9) open the oil cap - pour in the oil DONT SPILL IT otherwise your car could catch fire
10) clean up all your tools - put the cap back on - double check your work - fill your windshield wiper fluid
11) start your car - make sure everything works
12) check the dip stick - make sure its full to the MAX
13) close your hood and youre all done! YAY!

It was awesome, i feel so accomplished :o) !!!!

#6 - Volunteer at least six times

#6 - Volunteer at least six times - 4/6
yaay! i picked up a second volunteer-basis internship, and yes, these definitely count as volunteering especially because they're on-going! I will be interning doing PR at Bread and Water Theatre! they're a small, young theatre that does non-traditional plays - AWESOME! :-) I'm really excited about the whole opportunity, I think it'll be great! only two more volunteering opportunities!

# 6 - Volunteer at least six times

#6 - Volunteer At Least Six Times (3/6) - This is perpetual and hopefully permanent, I want to volunteer at least six times per year, and increase that if at all possible! But anyways, the new news, is that today, i landed a semi-permanent gig doing PR and a little advertising for an organization called Better Days Ahead. It is an organization that helps parents who have children suffering from mental illnesses or disease set up support groups. I am working for them strictly on a volunteer basis and my first meeting / proposal to them is on 11/2/2009! Yay!
I may have more news as well, since I also have signed up recently to also intern/volunteer for Bread and Water Theatre...i have an interview at six..here's hoping!

#6 - Volunteer at least 6 times, and #72 - Participate in the Breast Cancer Walk

#6 - Volunteer at least 6 times (2/6) / #72 - Participate in the Breast Cancer Walk- I walked in the breast cancer walk yesterday (10/04/2009), it was an exhilirating experience very emotional and the amount of people that were there supporting was amazing.

I walked for my gram, with my Mom and My Sister, Kelly, and her roommate Kristin. It was an amazing experience, this has become a yearly tradition from here on out, it was wonderful and I'm so glad I got to experience that with people i love so much! I'm all smiles!

So thats two down in one weekend! :o)

821 DAYS TO GO.

Just wanted to remind myself of the time schedule.

It has been far too long, and for that I apologize...

A few drastic changes have occured in my life, the passing of a very close friend of mine brought this list back into my list of priorities, she and I made lists about making lists, we connected on a level i'm not sure i've connected with many other people on. She had a really amazing way of teaching me to look within myself for creativity and inspiration, and for this, I thank her each day. I have been especially thinking of her recently since her birthday was this past friday. I told her happy birthday. Anyways, I haven't forgotten entirely about the list, in fact i completed a few things almost by accident, which is great. This list has to be completed now more than ever in leu of the circumstances, and my reasoning for beginning it. I will be making a few changes to keep it practical and obtainable. I still have quite a ways to go, so I have decided I will like- Jessie begin documenting more with Photographs within the blog, they give it life. So, then there are a few things perpetually in progress, a few things completed and a few things can never be completed.

I'll start here:

Perpetually In Progress:
#4 - Read All of Anything Vonnegut has ever written - I know that last i wrote i was reading hocus pocus, but i actually switched over to Welcome to The Monkey House - i know its strange, but this is what I do, i will get around to finishing Hocus Pocus, but right now i'm working on Welcome To the Monkey House. hoping to finish it mid-october

#6 - I have volunteered once already - I walked in the Alzheimer's walk, and also fundraised - thanks to all my friends who helped out :-) Having had a grandmother suffer this was the most motivation anyone could ask for, so why then you ask? why is it perpetually in progress - because thats 1/6, and it will be 2/6 soon! Next weekend i'm walking in the breast cancer walk and raising money for that right now :-)

For Nonna, Always Volare. <3

#9 - Join a club that meets regularly - to be honest, Jessie inspired me with this one :o) I have actually decided to join the PRSSA, its the Public Relations Club on Buffalo State's campus and is a good idea to be a part of, for numerous reasons. So that is perpetually in progress because I will have to continue to participate for at least three months to consider this accomplished.

#13 - Follow the Entire Sabres Season - well! the official season starts on Saturday of this coming week! I have already begun following the preseason, and we're looking good this season...lets go sabres!! (we are in the process of getting tickets, and gear to also attend a game! :o))

#16 - CHANGE - I am changing # 16 to "Collect All of Dr. Seuss's Books" - So far, I have collected "The Cat in the Hat," "How Lucky You Are" and "How The Grinch Stole Christmas." I am taking all donations, especially for my two favorites - "The Butter Battle Book" and "The Lorax" <-- I'm hoping for the original copy that states that "I hear things there are as bad as Lake Erie" they have since removed the Lake Erie reference, I'm hoping to have it with the statement of Lake Erie. #47 - Learn How To Screen Print - Another inspiration from Jessie - I am going to start this project with Jimmy too, we're really going to go at it, putting our own personalized art work on to T-Shirts and things, The plan is to pick up a few library books today to really learn how this works! :o) #60 - Try 25 New-to-me restaurants- While visiting our Nation's Capital, on a family vacation I ofcourse, tried two new restaurants One was called "America" and the other was a blues bar that we went to to celebrate my little brother's 21st birthday! yaay! #76 - Try 7 new kinds of fruit - well i've tried 1/7! while paroosing the market we tried the "cactus fruit" unfortunately we were not impressed..but it was fun to try something new! only 6 more to go! and now, on to those that have been Accomplished:
# 86 - Get on top of a city buildling - This has been accomplished! I was on the rooftop of boulder coffee yaay! It was exciting, thrilling, and scary as hell! but i climbed all the way to the top with Kristin, Brad and Jeremy :o)


To Never Be Completed:
# 81 - Create 6 new mixed media art pieces - mail one to Jessie

This one can never be completed as intended, i will create 6 mixed media art pieces, and i will hang one especially for Jessie as a result of all of her inspiration for creativity.


Thats all for now, but this list will be in the back of my mind always.


RIP Jessie, I miss you so much.