Greetings from a hallway in Max’s dorm at Pratt. Max, Mason and I just got here after a very fast and smooth drive down. I’m blogging in the hall as Max gathers the stuff he wants to send back to VT. It’s been sooooo good having him home for a few weeks. I think he had a good break.. and he seems happy about being back here.. I’m happy on both counts.
Lessseeee… pretty uneventful couple of days.. Last night we all just vegged at home soaking up some needed family time. Even Chai was feeling sleepy..
Diane and Elizabeth came hoem around 6:30… then another unplanned dinner party for 11. Gabe had brought soem friends with him from the mountian. Diane whipped up a Thai feast. it was amazing.. and we manged to chug down half a big bottle of Sambal hot sauce int he process.
The evening ended up with another xbox / bad movie marathon…
Last night I stayed up too late fooling wiht the tools I’m hoping I eventually master for my science YouTube video project. Here’s a pretty lame sameple of what I did with the Poser figure animator..and the quarter crusher animation that Seth did for me last week. My aim is to use the animation to get some concepts across quickly… and use an animated figure (eventually of me) to be a minuture ‘host’ Not much yet.. but with practice.. and some artistic help.. I’m hoping to make something that kids will find wierd, funny and interesting… (I just got an unsolicited art school critque that said … “don’t hold your breath” 🙂 )
We woke today to beutiful winter sunshine and bluse skies.. still no snow.. but the temperature was back down in the 30’s.. hopefully we’ll get soem snow back this week.
We packed the car with Max’s stuff, Mason’s stuff (he’s coming down for the week) and my stuff.. .I’m goign to be in Fishkill for a few days of Academy meetings… which I’m really looking forward too. The car was absolutely packed !
We had a goodbye family hug…
Then all crammed into the car
Max took the wheel and we were off… It took me 20 seconds to get bored in the back seet. I’m not made to be a pasenger.. so I passed out..
One cool sight.. we passed the aftermath of an ice storm in Barre.. the trees looked like crystal sculptures.
I took over driving in Springfield MA.. Max took over as DJ. The rest of the drive we just talked and listened to music (Lots of Keller Williams !).. it wan’t bad.. about 5.5 hours wiht traffic.
I must say the scenery goes down hill once you leave Vermont. Don’t you just love those well disguised cell towers.
We got to pratt about 5:30. We moved all of Max’s stuff in….
Turns out Max found out a few days ago that he is goign to have a roommate this term.. He didn’t realize that they were goign to move anyone else in.. so he hadn’t left the room in a ready-to-move-in-state. That called for a little ‘rearrainging’. Noting a few dumpsters out to the trash/recycling couldn’t fix..
And here is said roomate.. meet Adam from Statin Island.. he’s a design major and seems like a nice guy…
OK… Looks like Max is ready to load up the car with the stuff I’m taking home.. so… I’ll finish here. Talk to you tomorrow.. Thinking of you, Sam
-me