Well sweet readers, I want to thank you for all the well wishes that have helped me plug along.  I have to say, as of yesterday, I began to feel better but this evening am dragging about again.  I’m taking a break at Arts Lehigh for now so that I may update you on my progress (and maybe plead for a delivery of waffles and ice cream…. a girl can dream, can’t she?)

After my bout with iMovie the other day at the media center, I was expecting today to be a battle with much bloodshed.  I’m thrilled to report that it went better than expected with the help of online tutorials.  It certainly was not easy and i have plenty to complete tomorrow but I am feeling better about my video component.  I will be camping out  there during the morning so if there are waffles coming, that is where you should send them.

I also am enclosing last night’s shot of the state of the room.  Believe me, I have progressed from there and in fact my prayers for an arid Arts Lehigh seem to have been answered because this massive piece is drying quite nicely.  I will be preparing to get it on the wall tomorrow afternoon and I will be so thrilled since this is the last piece of sugar to go up on the wall.  I am nearing the next phase of work and none too soon… there is plenty yet to go.

This is me about 5 minutes ago (look below- you haven’t seen me in a while, right?) after spending 2 hours making “onion paper.”  Arts Lehigh after hours becomes my full domain!  It’s actually kinda fun.  The Arts Lehigh house is just that- a house where the offices for Arts Lehigh are but also the hotel facility for the campus’s visiting artists.  I happen to be staying here tonight and for the weekend…. much to Marigold’s dismay.  The fun thing about it is that I am set up in the living room (which is next to the installation if you can tell) and I have been sewing away making onion paper and watching movies.  Tonight for a little bit of energetic encouragement, I watched “what the bleep do we know”-twice, because I feel like it didn’t seep in enough the first time.  I think next up on the agenda is my old stand by, “Pride and Prejudice (Ang Lee version).”  I just can’t get enough of that movie and think am approaching seeing it in the multiple dozens.

But I guess no time to dilly dally… I wanted to assure you all that I am certainly still alive and kicking although at times, really feeling the “ick” in sick.  There has been sooooo much going on that I am dying to also report so stay tuned- it’s pretty cool stuff.  I mean I didn’t even get to report on my trip to Philly two weeks ago where I got the inside tour of the Fabric Workshop and Cao Qiang’s exhibit AND I have an awesome project I participated in that you should check out.  Now aren’t you in suspense!!!???