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My other 5 siblings majored in a STEM discipline at uni. I fought to major in English lit...my father with good intentions wanted me to get a job by pushing STEM at me. But parents knew deep down, that wasn't me. He settled for my decision, since I have an older cousin who did major in English lit, then got her teaching degree and became an elementary school teacher. Of course, parents were happy I chose my 2nd degree/Master's in library info. science. In the business world, I found writing became very utilitarian and somewhat dull, but always plain language. However I did learn in order to work with clients well and handle change management scenarios is to learn how to tell a useful, preferably arresting business story. Or how to help client articulate their common stories/problems with examples. Then they realize ...more cascading problems. WHich is the whole point of improving things later. Then when I was 50, I learned my father played a Chinese instrument in his teens at boarding school. But he never told us. Then last year we learned and was shown original manuscript of love story (novel) my father wrote in Chinese. He took that secret to his grave. So my artsy leanings inherited a bit.... from father, the guy who didn't want me to major in arts and humanities. Mother is clearly technical: enjoys and does math calculations in her head, drafting sewing patterns from scratch. Last yr. she told me, if she had further education, she would have been an accountant.

Not sure how other people are like, but here is my tendency: *True zoning out for me, is literally becoming so absorbed in executing colours/shapes properly that I have actually spelled a word wrong, while doing hand calligraphy because I fell in love with letter shapes. If that makes any sense. OR my paintbrush with couple flicks of paint strokes, I've executed the perfect shadow-light combination in a corner of a painting. It's thrilling when latter happens. *For blogging, usually a vague idea or a couple words floats around back of brain for wks. or months. Or I get inspired after looking at a few photos I've taken and will write after some brain incubation. Then I start to write lst few sentences OR I start off with a draft blog title. Usually title gets modified near end. But it's to get some word concepts pulled out and shaped like a weaver's yarn for spinning the entire post. Sometimes I jockey between selecting photos and writing the post. Or I have all my selected photos ready..and then write. It depends which river flow direction I choose. 1 post may be edited 10 or 25 times for wordsmithing. Wordpress software tracks the version. (though doesn't keep version 2 out of ie. 15). As a teen I did write poetry..and won some teen contests. I don't crash. I just finish eventually and satisfied or if done really well, happy the piece is done. I suspect I will struggle a bit with painting because am awfully rusty now.

I hope u find a way to gear down so it’s not a hard landing. I do get into a short mental high zone for a few hrs. Mentally which can be great high. Not always. Sometimes I just do it.

That’s why I take art courses sometimes. Plus learn more skills. I need the rigour of instruction and assignments, plus critiquing by instructor to progress.

So to do faces 3D for a painting, is layering light vs. shade colours, which is not that simple. Especially for finer details of a face, even if it isn't super fine detail. It's not like painting a rock cliff face.

Wouldn't there be a 2nd cut on selection process after lst cut?

Funny. Of course not. This is a class of 25 people in studio with glaring room light. True, classic art class....the hard way, and walking around, seeing how your own colleagues are progressing. There may be a group critique of one's works near end. I have gone through this sort of thing several times in some other courses. But not much of it yet. Just getting the instructor's critique is good enough for me.

What were they good at?

But that doesn't help for some of us who have natural gifts..it develops parts of our brain or otherwise.....we are mentally affected. Or at least it feels like a lower grade of living. I know for myself if I suppress my Muse for several yrs., I do know then, I feel I'm "lacking" brain nourishment. This is why I feel sorry for those, who don't even know they had a natural talent and instead that potential translates in something quite negative and damaging to themselves.

I think I would be able to handle mentally...in silence with sporadic communication for others and reading stuff a blend of what was mandatory and then whatever I wanted to read during time off.... for up to 5-7 consecutive days. I don't need entertainment of social medial platforms. Except maybe I should return to knitting or learn to crochet or draw (can't paint since paint will fly around inside shuttle and create a mess). I can't doing everything digitally, since it would drive me nuts. Well, yes I could blog more..about the journey.

They really are heavily vetted, etc.

I read Chris Hadfield's biography of his life prior, during and after his time in space. Certainly I would worry and methinks it's very real, effect on muscloskeletal structure, eyesight, other organs, etc. when in space in microgravity environments for a long time. It terms of mental health, I know that I can/do without even being aware, go for entire 1-4 days at home in silence, except for talking with others occasionally ... no music playing at all. That would be 1 test for self and then ramp it up even longer with of course, communication with others throughout the day. **However I know some people are not like me. Especially noticeable when working in open office and seeing how some others needed to talk to someone. I didn't quite need that and then had my lunch at my desk. I often was in my own little world.... until I switched to another dept./job where I was more in a defined team. Living solo, means I do pass through my days in silence for several days, except for audio/video calls. I actually would forget to turn on music. It was like this during covid lockdown.

One always wonders about such folks. If a gift/good part of them was unleashed to capitalize on that incredible manic energy in good way. Visual arts/music/writing / performing drama or certain sport, are incredible outlets to demonstrate better self. NEVER we should put STEM out as the best. Other people need opposite solutions to discover and exercise their hidden gifts!

Yesterday - 4 kms. walking & 3 kms- cycling

Creative Alchemy of Making Unfettered Art. Part 1 – Visual Art – Cycle Write Blog (wordpress.com) Some other artwork buried in posts: my art – Cycle Write Blog (wordpress.com) Painting, drawing, etc. is totally different creativity than blogging. I enjoy both. But the former demands more set-up, potentially many hrs. of more work and clean-up for each home session. True-- sometimes I just dream away words or now, colour strokes. When I was 16 below with long hair.

For sure, we can/will have to draw from a photo. So was there any completed art work that Mr. liked that he did? I would find his course difficult. Part of my problem is lacking a recent drawing course (vs. what I took in high school ). It's just life, sometimes I'm not ready to take any art course at certain times. Or just take that particular art course before it disappears for next 12 months.

Fantastic idea. I have this feeling she wants some realism...she talked about skin tone. Oiye.

For now, just treat 2 like a mini-retreat. Hope you find a good place...which is a side stress.

Last night was lst class for my acrylic art painting course. 1 of the assignments: a self-portrait painting. Pray for some miracle....I am NOT a painter/drawer of people, much less my own face. Last time I drew any people, was in high school @16 yrs. old -- ballerinas and later my own self-portrait. Which I did post here a few days ago. Good heavens: absolutely no way could have taken this 10 wk. course and do all assignments after working full-time daily. Yes, yes. For sure, this kicking brain-hand action ways unlike other art courses I've taken. And we're being graded.

So that would be for arson in a forest...

No, there's no need. I have all that I need. Their clothing is fast fashion. So forget about that anyway. There's probably exploitative labour for such low cost products. I can/have gone done to a Dollar World store. Just fine since I found a sketchbook. I don't buy online. I like to see/touch physical stuff in a store and it's worked so well for me.

Let it pour for the lushness of Vancouver Island. Maybe it won't rain (much) when I visit friends on island in late May. Flight booked. I chose that time of year...in case wildfire smoke should descend later in the area in summer.

U can tell that to Chrisl , not just me. We just sucked it up.

It's a good question to ask re tik tok. We need to be reminded not to have others we care about, get all caught up with a video clip distribution platform. That's all that it is. Just strip off its hip/cool factor.

Quite honestly I never freaked out to eat a few days past expiry for yogurt. If one eats yogurt daily, one can immediately taste long expired / foul yogurt.