Class ramblings

Well I haven't been perfect with posting every week but I have been getting better so I don't think I'll complain yet. :P

While nothing really amazing happened last week I will say it was one of the first times in a while that despite nothing happening I was still quite happy. As much as I love the winter and snow after months of it my situational depression doesn't. I mean it hasn't been really sunny on a consistent basis yet but the snow is 90% gone in most areas, so being able to actually go outside more often has been a slight mood lifter in itself.

I've been asking my boss about the probability of a promotion. I'd get a pay raise and slightly better hours...about 30ish on a good week. But if one came up I'd likely have to be transfered and I really, really like working for my current manager and ASM. I haven't had this kind of luck with jobs ever, and I've had a job every year since I was 13. So I figure until one comes up at my store, which might be this Christmas, I'm going to stick with looking for a second job. I'd rather not take my chances and lose one job I actually like for one that I'll hate just because the second one might be full-time over having 2 part-time jobs.

Class has really been the source of my doodles lately. I have this pair in front of me that constantly flirt the whole class period. It's got to be the most annoying thing ever. I mean really, I thought this stuff was for high school...in the movies, not real life. This is a more advanced psychology class we're in. Do the little brats in the US these days really care that little for their education now? I guess the pretty boy next to her who will obviously cheat on her with the blonde bimbo a few seats over, or the sickly-thin girly girl who clearly cares more about her image and how much make-up is on her face is more important now than their education. No wonder the professor said most of the first exams were below a 60/100. I feel sorry for the teachers like mine who actually care that their students learn something.
Anyways, here are some fun drawings I did from class last week and yesterday. The one below the doodle of the two kids flirting is that one girl I mentioned, who sat behind me before I moved, who repeated literally everything the teacher said in mumbles that I could still hear. Damn, that was more distracting than the flirty ones.

So anyways the rest here are just quick things I drew to remember a few things I thought were more important. For most of my class I listen in while I doodle. I record everything with my computer and listen to it more intently later, far from the distractions of the class setting. :)

Edit: So at the time I wrote this all up it was before I went to work. When I got out I realized the rain had become so cold it became ice and now there's ice everywhere. :/  Man, Spring can't come soon enough.

The quickest way to his heart....

So I know that last post was just was Thus, but it only covered the week before and I am still trying to make every post consecutively on the weekends anyways. So!
Earlier in the week I was stumped for ideas on what to draw. At about 11pm I finally grabbed my sketchbook and left sleeping Hubby for a small place 2 blocks from me called Comet Cafe. It's a nice cozy place and is usually packed during food serving hours. They close at 2am normally...like every other bar in this city, so I was happy to sit in the corner with a few beers and draw. I ended up getting a little more than I expected. It was pretty empty save for me, the bartender, a couple and 3 loud friends...one of which was super loud and apparently loved bacon a lot.

Yeah this guy was totally gone. I eventually learned his name was Nick, also known as "Moustache" because he had a Captain Hook style 'stach...the really curly kind from the live action movie with Robbin Williams. My drawings above don't show it because at the time he had his back to me and all I saw were bits of beard.
Just in case you can't read my drunk hand writing, it says "The loud drunk guy came and talked to me. His name is Nick. I learned he used to do underground stuff and was also in prison after. I also learned all the names or nicknames he was called during those times and I learned that his friend used to be a jerk to women and has finally changed and his new girl might be 'the one'. "

So...it was interesting to say the least. And I was definitely happy to only be living 2 blocks away. It made the trip back quick and easy. Here's a few more doodles I did while there.

Of course the week wasn't over yet. Unfortunately Hubby and I got in a bad argument on Thurs. Both of us were at fault really but he ended up saying some really hurtful comments. I know he doesn't mean them but he's the type that when he gets upset he tends to just spout anything without thinking. I usually hear an apology later and reasons why he knew it was wrong. He's very prideful though, so it doesn't usually happen immediately.
In any case, after I got over my upset-ness of what he said, I decided I would continue to be mad until I received the apology. I should learn that this really never works with men. I should know since I've got so much pride and ego too. Even if he wants to apologize it's really hard to just come out and say it.
It wasn't until tonight (3 days later) that I realized barely talking for that long was just depressing me further. So I decided to take action and hope he'd say sorry along the way. After thinking about it I decided the best plan of action would be to make all of his super favorite dishes for dinner. My brain concocted that if I did this he would see what a nice and amazing wife I am, and thus apologize. To my surprise, it actually worked. That old saying turned out to be more true than I realized. :P

I have concluded that this shall be the plan of action every time we have an argument now. I've never been hugged and apologized to so fast. XD

Freezin for a reason

So this last week has been really busy. I finally learned how to take the bus to my job, which was totally awesome getting to listen to music and draw the whole way. I even got to nibble on a sweet roll, which I shared with my boss when I arrived. :)

He was really hungry...  :P

Mid way through the week Hubby had to leave for 5 days on a business trip, so I attempted to spend as much time out of the apartment as possible, to keep away from BIL. I spent most of my time studying, but I got to start and finish this awesome old school game called Policenauts. It only came out in Japan so I had to find this fan made patch that translated it. It was a very cool game and definitely one of the best 'point and click' games.

On Friday I spent the night with the in-laws and had dinner with a friend of the family. She's such a sweet old woman and she was totally bent on getting on scoop of ice cream with all 20 of their toppings, with me. Luckily that changed after she had dinner. :P

I went home and drew a chicken and also a sketch of myself with an Aeris style hair-do, from Final Fantasy VII. I'd had it up in an Asian style with a chopstick, and after pulling it out it looked all cool and curly.

Saturday was the big day. I had signed up to participate in the Polar Bear Plunge, where I pledge a certain amount in donation to a cause (this was the Special Olympics) and then get to leap into freezing winter waters. XD I was so nervous the few days before. When I pre-registered the guy was trying to tell me it was totally just mind over matter. I was far from convinced...

Turns out though, they were right. It really wasn't that bad! It not only wasn't terrible but I loved it so much I wanted to do it again! So I'm definitely going to sign up next year too!