I think I'm going to print out that picture and tack it onto my bulletin board, it's so cute and awesome! I've also found this song to help (both in terms of school-related nonsense and personal nonsense). Coffee is my choice of poison as well; it's becoming an addiction again. I'm glad you at least have time for fun, self-improvement activities! We're planning on running a half-marathon next September in Fort Wayne, IN, Esthur. You should come join us! We'll make a reunion of it :) I recently joined the University Orchestra and Choir. Well, if you could call it an orchestra- there's only 4 violins, 6 violas, 2 cellos, 1 bass, 5 flutes, a clarinet and a horn player. But it's low-key and relaxing. We're singing a Russian piece by Rachmaninov, and Rita, I think we need your Russian expertise. It's nice to feel a bit more 3-dimensional this semester. Now for something completely different: Enjoy these hilarious photoshopped movie posters featuring Mitt Romney. I MISS YOU GUYS. XOXOXO

Just Keep Swimming

LOL Leslie that's a great animation! I remember the days of the three major/two minor insanity... I feel like you didn't really sleep.  I'm trying to keep afloat over here, but its getting pretty hectic.  It turns out in order to get a phd, you need to have 36-hour days instead of the usual 24.  That's something they should inform you of during the application process!  I think I feel about coffee the same way rock stars feel about heroin.  Esthur, I'm sending you good vibes on the job front!  I'm also saving up some money to visit you all sometime in the next year, provided I'm alive and not just a husk of my former self.  This has helped me so far:

Simply, I love you guys. I miss you guys! I need my girls!

Sorry for not updating sooner, school caught up with me. It's strange that school's been in session for about a month, I have barely any work to show for it, and midterm critiques are in about three weeks. MUST.NOT.PANIC. I'm sorry to hear that the job search isn't really going according to plan. You could find a job with Kumon again...or there's something called "elance." There are jobs for every field, so theoretically, you and B could move out West and then do freelance/contract work for companies while searching for a more permanent job. Or you two could be professional backwoods(wo)men. That's a thing, right? Not much has been happening here. Painting, drawing, thinking. Trying a 7 day cleanse. My beautiful Macbook Pro should be arriving sometime this week :) I did happen to find a short animation I made during my second semester of freshman year. Short background: We had to incorporate the image of a barcode somewhere in our animation. Just a fair warning, I made this during the time I thought I was invincible and could have a billion major and minors while staying sane, so at this point I was disgustingly sleep-deprived and apathetic during the making process. Enjoy it here! Rita, I hope you're still indulging in self-preservation agendas. XOXOXO

Life. Full of unexpected treasures.

Once life settles down, I'll be around more than you care for. I know I have been bad at being around and honestly there's no excuse. Something is always happening and I'm just trying to catch up to life.

I am super jealous that tata's dad is/was in France. I wish I was there. I miss being not in the USA. I still have a whole bunch of postcards I kept buying while I was there...don't be surprised if you get a card showcasing France postmarked St. Louis or Boise. Muahaha!

I hope I can find a job out there...no luck yet. Ack!

I love the timeline of pictures! Good times. I do age, I just hide it or have lack of different styles in hair and clothes that show it. Haha. I don't have any pictures to post really. Here's this just because...It's cute.

PUJ got into our bathroom cabinet and shredded a bag of cotton balls. He wa getting yelled at by Brian but Leila thought she did something an jut sat there concerned. Hehe.