Pesto, Ferric Chloride, and Smirnoff (But not all at the same time)

So, it's Sunday night, and I'm looking ahead to my last week of school-related stuff for the semester. Huzzah! But first, a look back at the last several days:

So, on Friday there was much rejoicing. I went in to the jewelry studio all afternoon to work on my final project which I just (thank-god) completed, and I popped in to the Harry Wood Gallery in the art building to enter the teapot that I made into the Juried Undergraduate Exhibition. It made it! I'm really proud that it did so- it's a lovely little teapot, but I had my doubts. Tomorrow night I finally will get to go to an opening at the gallery as an artist instead of as a patron! Yay!

The rest of the night was lovely too- I went to see "Rent" with Anika and Eric, and then I went over to Hayden's and hung out with her, Eric, Dan and Neff (and eventually Alison too) until the wee hours.

Saturday I spent largely at the studio, and then I dashed home to wash off the sulfurated ash, blackened pumice, and the ferric chloride that I was convinced that I had splashed on myself. I then hosted the first of the three cocktail parties I'm... uh, well... hosting. Alison, Don, and Anika came (it was a very small crowd, lol) but there was much mayhem and drunken revelry nonetheless.

Then, today was marked by the completion of my copper box for jewelry (YAY!) and by a dinner soiree at Nick's. His mom came down from Prescott and cooked us all real food- pesto portabello burgers, roasted peppers, tortellini, and, of course, dessert. I love her.

In other news, "Why aren't you on my face?"
Ah Ryan, we'll never let him live that one down.