Friday, November 21, 2003

This is Karl.

video games until 5am

doritos at 2am

stephen/lance all the time

a great girlfriend

amazing friends

life = good

Sunday, November 2, 2003

Three months...

Sorry there are no pictures from Halloween. I wish I had a camera with me though Karl was the fattest, and cutest pink bunny you could ever see! He passed out candy, and we stayed in. We're boring.

I drove to Grand Rapids, for the first time, by myself. I was so nervous, but it wasnt that bad, and totally worth it.

Saturday was 3 months for Karlface and I. We drove back to Indiana, got family pictures, went to my little brothers 3rd birthday party, and went to a show. How romantic... anytime is a good time with him though. Yah, that's sappy for ya, eat it up!

Today I had tofu TWICE! and took a 2 hour nap, good stuff. Then Karl went home.

School tomorrow. Bummer.

Monday, October 27, 2003

With Karl again...

I had a lovely weekend in Grand Rapids primarily with Karl and Tina, as expected! Sunday afternoon I had a lovely time at Karl's for his mother's birthday, but Sunday night was "quite the night" persay. Thank You for bringing me all the way home Karl.

Sunday, October 12, 2003

This is Karl.

i had a great weekend.

i got to see ashley

i got a couple of cds

i got a couple of new shirts

i got some new underwear

and i got some sunglasses.

lots of neat stuff.

but my favorite was seeing ashley

she has some cool pics of us.

i think im going to joels house tonight.

have a good night

karl

Sunday, October 5, 2003

Surprise

This morning I surprised Karl with a little visit (seems I've been doing this often!) and we spent the day together.
We went on this little "nature walk" of sorts, and it was quite lovely..
Later on we hung out with Lance for a bit, bought Karl some shoes, and watched a movie before Jason and Brent picked me up to come home..

Sunday, September 28, 2003

This is Karl.

ahh, what a great weekend. miss ash b. came up for a visit. and on thursday i got to go on the road down to ohio and indiana with some of my best of friends... the joust boys. mmmmhhmmmm what a freaking good weekend.

Monday, September 22, 2003

High School News Paper

"I'm my biggest critic," says senior
Ashley Brown in regards to her artwork. A student in several art classes, including painting and photography II, Brown says that she enjoys the freedom she has in Mrs. Hanson's Advanced Placement art class.

She says her favorite thing about being in the AP art class is the constructive criticism she receives from other students in the class, because she feels she could really use their evaluations.

Although she enjoys the freedom of using her own ideas for her artwork, she is not able to exercise that freedom just yet, and that is one of the things she doesn't enjoy. Right now, the class is working on still lifes set up in the art room. Brown says she also wished the class period was longer.

Discovering a hobby in drawing at a young age, it was around 8th or 9th grade when Brown decided she wanted to pursue a career in art. She plans to go to Kendall in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She says she heard it was a good school, that wasnt too expensive, and it doesnt hurt that her boyfriend lives in Michigan. Even though Brown knows where she wants to go to college, she is still undecided between two loves. Aside from art, Brown works with special education kids in the highschool. "I love doing that," she says. With a love of both art and special education, she plans to have a double major in both fields. If after that she still unable to decide, she says she will probably go into art therapy because it is a mixture of both of the things she enjoys.

Brown says ever since the joined the AP Art class, she draws everyday, as she is quite busy with the class. Outside of school, Brown waits for the mood to strike before she draws. Her inspiration comes from magazines and other artwork that she finds online. She says the competitive side of her arises when she sees other people with good artwork. It inspires her and she wants her artwork to be good as well.

Artists of the past dont really inspire her, but she likes some of the work of Degas. "I think his ballerinas are beautiful," she says.

"I feel that the besides being very picky, she has a smooth flowing style that allows her to unify colors and textures," says fellow art student and good friend, senior Tim Lozny. "She has a knack for blending and she can take the roughest images and make them interesting. She has a unique outlook on objects, and the world as a whole."

Brown's favorite subject matter to draw is the female figure. She doesn't like to plan out her drawings. She says she likes to just draw and what ever the picture turns into is what is turns into.

"I think Ashley dares to be different and unique, she is colorful in her personality and her artwork," says Hanson. "She comes in during her lunch time and her study hall to work on her portfolio. I think one of her biggest improvements this year is the fact that she is determined to finish each artwork, which wasnt the case in past years."