A new drawing

One of my most recent drawings I've finished is a symbolic drawing. I've decided to represent my family (the siblings, anyway) with birds that parallel our personalities!
For Krista I have chosen a peacock. 

   Even the fact that a 'peacock' is the male version of the bird goes along with Krista... (for those of you who understand me.) Now, these birds are sought after for beauty in the vibrancy of color their feathers have and posses a certain level of self admiration, I guess I could say. 
For Charlotte I have chosen a Laughing Kookaburra.It's known to throw it's prey from tall trees in order to stun them (as a sort of game before killing them), and it's call sounds like a side-splitting laugh. That is so like Charlotte to laugh at other people's pain.

For Jay I have chosen a Tropical Parrot. 

There are many different kinds of tropical parrots, some of 

which are classified as 'talking.' This type is no exception. I also aimed to give this parrot an expression I believe Jay could make. "She touched my pepe, Steve."

And last, ME. Charlotte had to help me on this one. We decided on a Dodo bird. 

Her reasoning behind it is that people used to think that Dodos were rather stupid birds, but came to realize they were rather smart! I don't know how true that is, but they are now associated with being dumb, even though they have been extinct for over 100 years! I thought the connection fit because Dodos are short, wide, and look a little funny (maybe the looks could represent how I am inside sometimes).

Trying to keep on going...

It's this time in the school year that just gets to me. I'm almost finished, but I just want to quit right now! I think it's especially hard because I'm driving by myself. I moved back on campus this semester, but I come home on weekends and sometimes have to come home during the week and then back up to school to finish up the week (mostly for the doctor or whatever). It all gets very tiring! I think I need some words of encouragement! Only..... 6 weeks left? After 6 weeks I'll be home-free in Alaska!

I have, however, found some rather amusing things to keep me going. One of which is a book (a movie as well), North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell. I am addicted to anything related to England in the 1800's! Particularly it's love stories! Especially the stories where the girl gets swept off her feet by a handsome stranger after a couple of juicy fistfights and a terrible misunderstanding!! I first found the movie, loved it so much I just HAD to read the book! (I think it's funny that most of the books I read, I watch the movie version first.) But, ya! I'm also still reading Jane Eyre (I'm almost to the end). It's amazing, I think I'm turning into a book-liker! Who would have guessed!