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i love my skeleton keys.

Originally uploaded by thefacelesskid

it's been a long time since i've really posted. now i've only got two weeks yet and once again, i feel myself dragging my heels into the next bout of change. this semester has been... really indescribable.
the chance to be able to experiment wholeheartedly with my work has been a huge gift. the chance to "fail flamboyantly", as dominique nahas told us at the beginning of the semester. i've gotten to know my work so much better, as well as be able to trust the decisions i make. i don't feel like i need to question the things i'm doing as often, at least, not in a negative way. i feel more confident, brave, calm, and happier. i am so grateful for the new amazing friends i've made, for my newfound ability to navigate the new york subways, and the incredible opportunities i've had. i'm thankful for all the support my family has given me even though times are tough, for the friends and family who have visited (and will still be visiting!), and the professors from corcoran who helped me to get here, and the amazing faculty at the new york studio program. i'm appreciative of the more difficult parts of this experience, and how they helped me grow.

i already know i'm going to miss living in new york. i'm already starting to think about moving back, which does seem to be a trend with some nysp students. despite how bittersweet it feels for the semester to be ending, i'm still really excited for upcoming opportunities.

like i said, things are bittersweet, but still really, really good.

my friend took a few photos of my room, i wanted to share them. they seem to fit how i'm feeling lately.

a new home

since i have a few minutes i thought i'd post some pictures of my new apartment in bushwick.

this is from my last ride on the Q train, which annoyingly, included a long ride on a packed shuttle bus, too. track maintenance is so annoying. the view from the bridge is beautiful though. you can just barely see the statue of liberty off in the distance. it's been rainy and windy and cold the last few days. i like rainy weather but it's been miserable walking around in it.

this is my new neighborhood. my building is the pale yellowish one on the left, in between the other two.

this is my new room.

hung my skeleton key collection on the wall already...

the view from my windows/fire escape. i don't think i have access to that big garden, but it's pretty nonetheless.

as you can see it's pretty bare. i'm going to put my polaroids on the wall, and i put that school desk in the closet. i got a ten dollar floor lamp from target, too, and boy was that a hassle. remind me to never go to target on a weekend ever again. i kind of like how simple it is though. it'll be a lot harder to get it all messy. i actually have a lot of space! it's almost a shame i don't have more furniture.

the kitchen. we don't really have a living room, but that's okay, i won't be here that often and i don't watch a lot of tv.

i'm pretty content. it's loud here, the neighborhood is popping and i can hear the trains pretty easily. i'll get used to it though, and for the nights that i'm not- i brought ear plugs. :) i bought vanilla candles, which add a certain little something. and my bed's pretty comfortable for being just a mattress on the floor. it's not much, but it's enough.