RL post re: art class

I think.... I think, I think, I think... I think I may have finally made a friend at college.

Yeah, I know, a whole year already and I'm only making a real friend now? Well, hear me out. For starters, I've already got a number of friends from High School at college. Not really a lot of close friends, but friends nonetheless. People I know and can talk to. That sort of thing. And I'm a desperately shy person, and I don't usually 'click' with a lot of people easily, so that kinda limits how well I get to know my peers.

Last Tuesday, though, was my first Drawing class. I already knew someone in class (Kally--and forgive me if I've spelled her name wrong), so I didn't expect to connect much with other people. And then the teacher mentioned technical pens, and how people who wanted to go into graphic novels might want to ask for a set for Christmas/equivalent holiday/something. I perked up immediately, as did a girl sitting not too far from me. ...We kinda spent the rest of class occasionally exchanging grins, and I at least was laughing inside.

Turns out her name is Joan. She can knit but not crochet (I'm the opposite), and she likes blending a lot, while I don't have a lot of experience with shading due to usually prefering lineart ^^a She seems really nice and cool, and we chatted together for a while before class yesterday. We compared what scraps of art we had on us, and talked about the price of materials and a few other things. She is indeed an awesome artist. Here's hoping I get to know her better. *crosses fingers in hopes of a new 'real' friend*


( As for the class itself... )

A couple of random jokes, and a bit of plunny food

Dropped my brother and his friend Nick off at Friday Night Magic (a Magic: The Gathering weekly tournament at a gaming store in Coralville), then proceeded to the library to veg out in front of a computer screen for a while. Decided, while I was here, to mention that the deck he's playing with is called (and based on the concept of) Snakes on a Plains. Which he somehow managed to make work, though apparently it doesn't do very well.

And now, an equally obscure joke (that I should make into an icon to go with my physics ones):
Etymology: It's all fun and games until somebody loses an 'i'.
...Pretty sure etymology is the study of words and their origins and not of insects/bugs/other creepy-crawlies. Too lazy to look it up on Google at the moment.

Finally, I have learned why it is a bad idea to get in trouble with the law in Japan, and I'll be looking at Detective Conan/Magic Kaito in a whole new way now. Not to mention it's feeding this pastfic bunny I got way back when... (I'll dig up a link later, I promise.) Plus, Eiri is now that much cooler for managing to become a lawyer in the first place.

And... yeah. That's all I've got right now.