I was considering writing something of worth, but really, why write something of worth when Pawlentypants won (sad) and I found this rockin way to fix wikipedia (good):

http://www.everytopicintheuniverseexceptchickens.com/

I just got my course catalogue today, so I huddled up on the futon, pull out my Tony Sunder trail mix (candy corn and peanuts, of course) and went through it. Last year I was kind of dissapointed by the choices I was presented, especially liberal arts-wise. I ended up only taking one this semester (MCADets usually take two) and then a one hour website making class in order to make up for the lack of credits. So I was kind of worried that next semester the choices would be worser and the one hour cop-out would be non-existant.

However, the gods must love me because (1) they’re bringing back Personality Theories, which is a Ruth Voights class that I wanted so badly to get into Sophy year, but it was full. I have now taken a vow to take at least one voights class a year because her teaching style is pretty much my nirvana.

And (2) there is a Music in Film class which is all about musicals. Guys. I love musicals. I burp and I like beer and zombie movies and hot ladies, but I also like musicals because I am a girl and I’m allowed to. Musicals are pretty, they have pretty music and good dancing and when they are in technicolor the color is glorious. Here is my only problem which is going to get a huge groan from the peanut section: a certain Mr. Pope is teaching it. Alli already tried to tell me how much I would regret it and I’m sure Katie will try to get me to stop as well BUT here’s the thing: I may regret it more if I don’t take it. I guess there is also a Children’s Theatre class on the same day that might make life really easy for me…. but… but… Top Hat! Meet Me in St. Louis! gosh. Oh the descisions.

Also, today Evan and I are having doughnuts and coffee. CUTE.

also I just found my old MXPX cd (seriously guys they were like my favorite band freshman year of high school) and I am so excited because I’m LISTENING TO IT. Oh god. Evan, however, is not so excited and actually dissapointed in me because he’s never had bad taste his entire life. So besides him, I want to know one (or more!) of your embarassing favorite bands from the past.

So I really want to submit something to Comic Heads (mcad’s annual comic anthology) this year, since Elder Joel is putting it together and he’s trying really hard to get a big variety of submissions (i.e. less anime).

For awhile I had this story brewing in my head that invovled biking to the beach and a diagram, but that story might be scrapped because I just had an epiphany: six word stories. Hemingway, I guess, started it all with “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.” To be honest, that is the only thing I will ever like from Hemingway. Ever. Anywho, they are always either funny or beautiful, so maybe I will do one or two or illustrate them as comics. Sigh.

OR I will get someone else to write me one or two. Does anyone have a good 6 word story they’d like to collaborate on with me? I know there’s one just brewing inside your head. Don’t even deny it. Six little words floating around like dead fish in a pond. Mm.
Oh man, I can’t wait for Halloween and the weekend after. I am excited to go to Iowa for the firstest time ever you guys. I am also excited to pet cats and dress up like Hermione. I’m excited about everything! I’m excited about life! I’m excited about the fact that I passed my junior review! I’m excited that it’s the weekend! I’m excited about .. um.. here’s some art! It’s a potential sketch for next year’s SES T-shirt! rock on.

Dear Lost,

You know your hold over me will only last so long. The day will come, and then POOF, I will no longer succumb to your evil ways. My love will run out for you one day, one day I will realize that you are just using me. You never really loved me, I know, and one day I promise I will just stop watching you.

Until then WHY ARE THERE ONLY TWO MORE EPISODES LEFT?!?!? IT IS SO. SO. NOT FAIR. At least there was a really effing cute bunny in this episode.

I certainly don’t. I kinda forgot about it, to be honest, and then was pleased when I found all that free bandwith wanting to be used. So here are some pictures, all of which have been uploaded on facebook already.

Junior reviews came and went. I had Linda (illustration) and Barb (comic) and a woman who didn’t even work at MCAD at my table, which was nice. Since I love Linda and Barb with all my heart and all. Anywho, I don’t remember most of it since I was insanely nervous, but I think it went okay.

Did I mention that I am going to be Hermione Granger for Halloween? I know I did, but TOO BAD. I’m mentioning it again because I am excited and also I found a good Gryffindor scarf at Ragstock for CHEAP. Also I found a good sweater and tie. I was quite excited. Going to Iowa and partying it up Hermione style sounds perfect to me.
In a half hour I am going to take a jaunt over to the “Old Arizona Studio” (never been) and volunteer usher for a fellow CTC employee’s other theatre company. I hope it’s good – I read the script since when I volunteered for them before (tried to find the entry where i wrote about that to no avail).

so yeah. this is my weekend. tomorrow we will watch america’s next top model.

(p.s. thanks to bill for forcing me to post this. GOSH. loljkomgbbqasap)

hey guys! I can finally say it! I HAVE A WEBSITE. right now the URL is http://students.mcad.edu/~etrithart but I really really want to buy how-wonderful.com, but I’m kind of scared at the same time to buy it. And possibly only because I don’t like spending money on things that aren’t food or clothing. Making rollovers is hard work, but somebody’s gotta do it. I did it while we watched Legend of the Drunken Master last night.

Oh god, if there is one thing I want it is to not go to Drawing 2 today. EFF I do not want to go at all. I just don’t like how any drawing class drags on and on. PLUS I have cramps. If only all my drawing experiences could be like they were on Monday, when I watched Die Hard and painted my closet. That’s what I want all the time. By the way, I am writing this because I really don’t want to work on my Junior Review Artist Statement. But I still love you, Shamby.

I think it’s raining on one side of my apartment and snowing on the other.

also check this out: I DO INSTALLATIONS BECAUSE I AM AN ARTEEST.

OKAY GUYS. My mood just amazingly and darastically improved because (1) the Apple Store at the Mall of America found my cellphone (big kudos to Brendan, who found it) that I left there while playing Kidpix and (2) I just completed the most complicated website I’ve made to date in the portfolio website class Alli and I are taking. I kind of like making websites. It’s almost like printmaking – you do a lot of work beforehand and then in the end it turns out somethign kinda neat.

Today (after retrieving my eepoad) I am going to work on illustration 3 homework and then maybe start on monstercards. Should I make them individually, or should they be digital printouts that I affix to other paper? What do we think?

so i guess i just had a major crisis (my digital illustration homework decided it was corrupted and would not open) that was minorly solved (brought in an awful pixely .png version and traced over it in illustrator)? I mean, it looks pretty much the same, but when something that took you over an hour takes you a half hour to recreate, it’s kind of disconcerting. Also I am tired and still upset about file corruption, EVEN THOUGH TECHNICALLY I STILL HAVE THE HOMEWORK I NEED TO TURN IN TOMORROW? Why am I so lame.
I’m thinking for the art sale: monster cards! Monsters saying get well, monsters saying happy birthday, monsters holding a sandwich saying “for you”. The latter was the inspiration for this idea. Maybe it would be better if all the cards were celebrating random events? MAYBE. And I’ll sell the original prints, too. And they will sell just as well as all my junk did last year, which is not very good. Once I have marketable skills (like sewing or bookmaking) maybe I will make the doughs. Here is a monster I drew once (it’s supposed to be me drinking red berry iced tea, which is my one true lurv):

Today I watched Brick and I liked it. Siggggh Joseph Gorden Levitt. SIiigghghghgh.

I’m still upset! I don’t even know WHY I am upset! It’s just upsetting. Files being corrupted are like ice creams being dropped. Maybe you get a new cone, but you still dropped the other one.
This week marks the beginning of Emma Works Less But Maybe Gets Paid More (Maybe). I like this plan. I also get a name tag that (GASP) has my own name, rather than “Usher” on it. This is a new thing and now maybe smarmy fathers who think they are so funny won’t go “Usher? Wow, what a coincidence that your mom named you that!” or “I love your music.” You are. so. funny, sir. No one has ever told me that.

well hello, internats. With my newfound knowledge of html and whatnot, I thought I would try my hand at flushing an image to the side, rather than letting flickr (who I am currently having a falling-out with) do it for me. Hopefully it works, and if it doesn’t I’ll just go back into the editor before anyone (hopefully) sees it. This is a wierd page of my old sketchbook I found last night whilst scanning homework at school. I like it, and I haven’t done anything else like it. I think it’s colored pencil, too, which is even wierder. Colored pencils at MCAD are like using an abacus at MIT.

In other parts of life things are constricting and loosening AT THE SAME TIME. I work as an usher/”concessions supervisor” (which is just a super-usher) at the Children’s Theatre here in Minneapolis, which isn’t a big deal BUT the ushers are paid, which is different than a lot of smaller theatres. Recently almost all of the old ushers and CSes who were working when I started last year either quit or got a better job inside, so they’ve been hiring a horde of newbies and Allison and I have been stuck working a BUNCH to pick up the supposed slack. This is not always a bad thing, as now we have new actor friends who usher on the side. However I have been tireder than EVER with school getting more “important” and the internship stuff that Bill spoke with us about. I’ve just got one more week of my hell-schedule, and then it’s 2 shifts a week most of the time. Supposedly we will be making the same amount of money. Supposedly.

There is a LOT of candy in our apartment, considering a week ago there was none. Evan bought some Swedish Fish and my mommy sent me some candy corn and really disgusting tasting vampire teeth gummies. It’s really wierd, I am not really one to buy candy ever, I like it a lot but for some reason I never think to buy it. We just don’t buy desserts in general, partly because we’re trying to save money, but also because I don’t really think it’s so important anymore.

Although it’s not like I didn’t eat two cookies and a good serving of cookie dough at the dooples last night.

so I know I JUST posted, I know that last post is mine, BUT this is too exciting for me to wait.

I MADE A WEBSITE oh my god with my own hands. Coded it all. Stop laughing at me Joel, I can hear you all the way over the interweb. I know it’s a little dinkydoodle, but I am a proud proud parent. WEBSITES.