Sunny California

It's gorgeous and sunny outside, with blue skies and white clouds, and little breezes ruffling the treetops.  I did go swimming for an hour, and I'm feeling a little burned despite the layers of sunscreen I sprayed on.  I'm glad I'm getting into the habit of doing laps, exercise is good for you, and I like getting away from my goddamn desk every now and then. 
Although, a TERRIBLE calamity has happened - I now have LEG FRECKLES!!!  Can you imagine a worse fate to befall a girl?  (Yes, of course I can think of plenty.  But leg freckles are here and now, and grating on my soul!)

Anyway, I've done a little more sightseeing.  Went to the Orange County Museum of Art on Sunday, and it was interesting, although only a few of the paintings (all of the stuff was done by Jack Goldstein) really interested me.  I'm incredibly fascinated how he got his layers of color so precisely edged - I'd SWEAR he used tape, but the edges are all so organic, unless he cut the tape and then put it down, I don't see how he could do it!

I've spent more time chained to my desk, trying to sort out my thesis proposal.  Today I started going through one of my old textbooks - Evolutionary Archaeology: Theory and Application - which is edited by Michael J. O'Brien, although the collected essays are by several people, including Robert C. Dunnell.  I think I've almost got what Dr. Lipo wants now.  I hope so.  I really want to gather my data, analyze it (see wonderful numbers again!! haha) and go home to my family to write it up in peace and quiet.

Of course, I'll need a job so I can buy some essentials, including my own copy of Dr. Lipo's dissertation, which I simply can't afford right now, but hopefully whatever job I end up getting won't interfere with my thesis or helping my parents fix up the house.

I'm horribly sleepy right now.  I was up until 4 am, alternately reading and writing, and although I got 7 hours of sleep, I immediately went swimming when I got up, so I'm kinda tired out.  Still, it'll cool down in an hour or so and I can make dinner and hopefully I'll be able to concentrate better once it's cool and I'm full.  I wish I'd gone through Evolutionary Archaeology before, I've kind of pushed it aside for the Prudence Rice textbook, but whatever.  I'll get this done someway, somehow, even if not in the timeframe I so desperately want.  I've come WAY too far to flop on my back and give up.

Although, I have to admit...if Christian Louboutin offered me a full-time job photographing their merchandise and blogging for them, as well as providing a little flat in Milan or London or New York for me to live in...I'd be all kinds of tempted!  Ha!