Cold and Boredom

I just spent the past two days in Hornell with the goal of taking photos of my undergraduate glass work. Alex and I were so preoccupied with feeding the moth caterpillars for endless hours that I only spent a few hours photographing—then I blew the fuse of the far side of the warehouse. Oh jeez. At least I managed to set up two of my large pieces. (Very profess images will soon be up.)

Then I went to work this morning and after the day was over, I realized that summer was really gone and that the cold weather was settling in. I hate the cold. I can't stand it. I'd rather it be blazing hot than windy, wet, and fucking cold. I'm so glad I work in a hot shop. Rant over. I hate the cold.

On another note, living out here is so incredibly boring. There's really nothing to do, unless you want to go bar hopping on Market Street and watch silly people in their 30's+ mingle and try to dance. Gross. I wish my friends were still around or that I had new friends. Boo.

In tired. I can't wait to photograph the rest of my stuff. Good night. Here are some snapshots.

Visited Alfred, and who did I meet up with? My dear Yumi. Oh friends for life.


Picking driveway tomatoes for delicious spaghetti sauce.


Parents visited Corning...and Me.


Caterpillars need food!!


Collecting Sumac in the deep jungle forests of Hornell, New York.


Alex + Me = Kick ass team


Celebrating the day's victory with raw wheat dough.

Summer...It's "Officially" Over

Yes, Labor Day marks the "end" of Summer. Thinking back on how I spent Summer 2007, I don't think that I spent more than two days outdoors. No beach time. No lake time. No lazy public park time. Wow, the whole season just flew by while busting ass at the Studio Dub-I-Dub. At least I managed to save up a good amount of money for the Fall/Winter season(s) of job/work scarcity.

I start working "part time" tomorrow. We also start our glass pumpkins and apples. I think I can manage the pumpkins after making a grand total of 2, but I'm still unsure of the solid apples, which I've only made 1 of so far. So I don't know how the day will go, but fortunately, today was the LAST day of the late shift! WOOHOO!!

I will post up pictures of the GOOD times I've had this summer soon.

So Goodbye Summer!

Hello Fall!

Corning's Public Buses

I had today off from work and finally went back to the Arnot Mall to return some clothing that I had bought for Alex awhile back. (Too small. I don't know, he's really skinny.) Previous to mall-a-going, I went to check out a potential new apartment and it was a DUMP. The landlady was cleaning out the junk and garbage that the previous tenants left. When I arrived, the place smelled as if the garbage was not thrown out in a month and then occupied by a bunch of squatters. (There was even dried dog poop on the floor.) I don't understand how people can rent an apartment, trash it, and then have to face the property owners, who most of the time don't even care. (Wait, that was like the house I lived in Alfred.) Anyways.

Back to the subject—PUBLIC BUSES. I don't mind the public bus because that's how I get to far places I can't walk to. (Ha, go ahead, laugh.) It's cheap ($1 one way), I'm used to public transportation (NYC MTA), and I believe mass transit is the way to go to reduce traffic/pollution/gas usage.

HOWEVER, the one thing that I REALLY don't like are the men who try to talk to me on or off the bus. The past two times I've taken the bus, I've had some random guy tell me their name, ask if I'm sticking around in Corning, and proceed to give me their info. This makes me not want to take the bus anymore. I NEVER make eye contact with anyone on the bus (except for the driver, who is always friendly.)

End of complaints. So I have to wonder how really attractive girls/women feel or think when this stuff happens to them everyday—Do they get sick of it? Does it just become "normal"? Are they often times flattered or repulsed? I think the bus thing happens because we are all stuck on the bus and there is no where to walk away. I think this is why I don't like to make public eye contact.

One more thing. I really this this video: