The Next-To-Last Thing

So, yet again, you suffer and go days without any word from us, hanging on the edge of your seats, waiting for an update. And now, it's almost over. It's too soon. But, before I get into all this sad stuff I'm gonna give you a run down of what's been happening since November 9th.

I explored one of the only parts of Uptown I haven't really been to, Clark Street. It's filled with all these crazy import stores where stuff is just insanely cheap.

They carry all kinds of things--mind blowing variety, I'd say. Bet you can't guess where my fam's getting Christmas presents from~

I also ran into the Puppet Bike downtown and had a great time! It was super duper adorable!

Totally precious. Only minimally creepy (but maybe that's just me and my own issues with puppets). There's always two characters and they dance with each other. It looks totally real, and it blows my mind how much expression there can be in the body language of a doll.

Plus my BFF from college came home from her studying abroad in Australia at the University of Wollongong, and we did some cool site-seeing type stuff I haven't had the time to do yet. We went ice skating, which I'd never done before, and it was really fly. I managed to not fall and embarrass myself, but I probably did get hypothermia or something.

waiting in line for skates for 45 minutes, getting pumped

(I probably didn't need that double shot of espresso)

causing accidents and trying not to freeze to death

(wind speeds of 30mph+personal velocity=nope)

And, while all this was happening, I was busy trying to wrap up my ISP (reference my last post) and my Core Course assignments and my Arts Seminar and my Internship. Wowza. I can tell you now that I'm extremely satisfied with the end products, but there were a few super long nights and some near melt downs.

a practice portrait for my ISP

And here's all of us, all the now alumnus of 2013--with all our assignments behind us and accomplishments to bear with us into the next thing.

Later,

Sara