New Eyes

I took my big application exam yesterday morning, accompanied by a horrible headache (probably from stress). The exam was scheduled to take four and a half hours and I finished in just over an hour and a half. There were six parts to the exam (reading comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, math, biology, and chemistry). I took the English stuff first, then math, bio, and chem. I was dreading the chem since it was the section I had failed when I took my first, pre-study, practice exam. But! But after a few days of studying (and several Khan Academy videos), I thought I might know enough to get a passing grade (75%).

As it was, I did great on chemistry (98%)--and biology (100%)--and everything else, actually. My composite score was 97%.

(The lowest score, believe it or not, was in reading comprehension because it was all done online. Turns out I have a hard time processing information that I read online. I mean, I read a lot of stuff on the computer, but none of it is stuff that I'm going to be tested on to some degree of detail. If it had been on paper, I would have been just fine.)

Anyway, after I finished the exam, I called Dave to pick me up then I went into the student lounge and thought I'd reward The Brain with some glucose-laded treat from the vending machines. But this was a surprise:
 
I was very happy to see one of the old coffee dispensing machines.

Back in the day--almost 20 years ago?!--there was one of these in the science and engineering library where I used to study. That machine was my lifeline, as Starbucks weren't the ubiquitous entities they are now. (Now there are two Starbucks that I know of on the university campus, one inside the main library, one inside the bookstore.)  Anyway, I decided I would treat myself to a sugary, milky decaf coffee made by machine, so I put 75 cents in and got a cup filled with murky water. Another 55 cents for a different drink netted me one-third of a cup of milky water. So I left both cups on the machine as warning to others and instead I bought a Twix bar (ate a bite, tossed the rest).

Dave picked me up and we went for a banh mi lunch, then I came home. I skipped lecture because of my headache. Did I mention that my headache never went away, all through the test. It was my companion until I got a post-lunch nap in.

After my nap, Dave and I went up to the studio and did a bit of work. I underglazed bones. Dave glazed.

I love the cleavage shadow on her sternum--but I can't decide if her ribs are too narrow. I'm inclined to thicken them up, but I wanted to walk away from it for a bit so I could come back and see with new eyes before I make a decision.