Seasons of Cities and Mountains

It is an absolutely gorgeous day outside today and there is no Mountain Day. Very disappointing (for all you non Smithie readers, Mountain Day is an unannounced holiday in which classes are cancelled on a nice fall day. I think originally Smithies did climb mountains, but now we go apple picking, sunbathe or just catch up on homework). Hopefully it will not be next week, as fall break starts on the 8th.

Here we go again!

Yep, school has started back up again, which means lots of work and little time to blog. I currently have no recent costuming or sewing news as I don't have any projects with me (or I can't find them). I swear I packed my embroidery kit (complete with strands and strands of colorful floss and my pink scissors), but have yet to find it. I am currently working on a couple bibs for my little cousins, but I can't do that because I don't think I packed my kit. Hopefully I can get it soon and then my hankering to sew something will stop.

In other news, Reefer Madness auditions are next Thursday and next weekend. I'm definitely excited about the show, but need to get through auditions first (and figure out something to sing!). I'm not really going for any specific part. I'd love to be Mary Lane, but 1) I'm an alto and 2) I don't know if I would be comfortable with her crazy bondage scene at the end. I think if I actually acted and put all my insecurities out of the way, I could handle it.

I'm also taking a bunch of cool but difficult classes - Advertising and Visual Culture, Intermediate Spanish, Methods in American Studies, West African Dance and Intro to Theater History. Sadly non are costuming related, but we will get to watch Mad Men in my Visual Culture class!! I am thrilled beyond belief.

Out with the Old, In with…the Old?

After a nice vacation and a decidedly undecided hurricane (which luckily only left lots of branches and minor power outages in my hometown, but no internet and landlines for my house), I figured it was time to go through my bedroom and purge all of the unnecessary contents. Now at first glance, I don't look like someone who is messy - I try to be quite organized with important things. But, my room and sewing areas are typically disaster zones when I try to keep them clean. Which is why a yearly purge is usually good for me to keep things under control.