Thing 47 - progress

47. Reach 4000 snarfs on Markeroni

I passed the 1400 mark, but man, 4000 feels so far away.



(And considering just_the_things is in 4th place with over 1600 snarfs, I don't see my rank increasing any time soon.)

Thing 47 - progress

47. Reach 4000 snarfs on Markeroni

I passed the 1400 mark, but man, 4000 feels so far away.



(And considering just_the_things is in 4th place with over 1600 snarfs, I don't see my rank increasing any time soon.)

Thing 55 - update

55. Release 100 books into the wild

Current progress: 78/100

The end is nigh! :D

61. More Sex is Safer Sex in Alexandria, VA
62. Dracula in Boonsboro, MD
63. Songs in Ordinary Time in Wheeling, WV
64. A Woman of Substance in Champaign, IL
65. Naked Empire in Champaign, IL
66. Lowcountry Summer in Saunemin, IL
67. Hollywood Station in Crawfordsville, IN
68. Robin Hood in Crawfordsville, IN
69. Blood of the Fold in Capon Bridge, WV
70. Temple of the Winds in Zanesville, OH
71. Cold Sassy Tree in Alexandria, VA
72. Lord of the Flies in Alexandria, VA
73. Laura in Fairfax, VA
74. Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency in Fairfax Station, VA
75. Shakespeare's Landlord in Alexandria, VA
76. Anguished English in Fairfax, VA
77. Over Sea, Under Stone in Washington, DC
78. Wizard of Earthsea in Washington, DC

Thing 55 - update

55. Release 100 books into the wild

Current progress: 78/100

The end is nigh! :D

61. More Sex is Safer Sex in Alexandria, VA
62. Dracula in Boonsboro, MD
63. Songs in Ordinary Time in Wheeling, WV
64. A Woman of Substance in Champaign, IL
65. Naked Empire in Champaign, IL
66. Lowcountry Summer in Saunemin, IL
67. Hollywood Station in Crawfordsville, IN
68. Robin Hood in Crawfordsville, IN
69. Blood of the Fold in Capon Bridge, WV
70. Temple of the Winds in Zanesville, OH
71. Cold Sassy Tree in Alexandria, VA
72. Lord of the Flies in Alexandria, VA
73. Laura in Fairfax, VA
74. Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency in Fairfax Station, VA
75. Shakespeare's Landlord in Alexandria, VA
76. Anguished English in Fairfax, VA
77. Over Sea, Under Stone in Washington, DC
78. Wizard of Earthsea in Washington, DC

Thing 35 - Complete!

35. Draw at an art museum

Completed 31 July 2010

I participated in Sketching in the Atrium, one of the Free Summer Saturdays program at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. I wasn't entirely sure what to expect, so I grabbed a bunch of pencils and hopped on the Metro.

Basically it was just free life drawing. A (clothed) model posed on a box for ten minutes at a time, and we all drew. Unfortunately, we were sitting in those awful folding chairs where the seat and back are just strips of canvas, and by the break at the halfway point my butt was pretty sore. After about two and a half hours of sketching (with only a half hour to go) I decided I was too tired to continue, snapped a quick photo of the model, and headed out.



My drawings didn't turn out spectacularly, but considering they were each done in ten minutes or less, that's not so bad. (Of course, I probably would have been happier with mine were I not sitting next to Edgar Friggin' Degas, who was making masterpieces with - I kid you not - RoseArt colored pencils.) Here are a couple of my favorites:



Now, I admit that this isn't exactly what I had in mind when I first set this goal; I figured I'd be sketching in front of artwork. But you know, this was better. Free life drawing sessions are extremely rare, and I'm glad I took advantage of this opportunity. There's another session in September I'll probably sign up for.

Thing 35 - Complete!

35. Draw at an art museum

Completed 31 July 2010

I participated in Sketching in the Atrium, one of the Free Summer Saturdays program at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. I wasn't entirely sure what to expect, so I grabbed a bunch of pencils and hopped on the Metro.

Basically it was just free life drawing. A (clothed) model posed on a box for ten minutes at a time, and we all drew. Unfortunately, we were sitting in those awful folding chairs where the seat and back are just strips of canvas, and by the break at the halfway point my butt was pretty sore. After about two and a half hours of sketching (with only a half hour to go) I decided I was too tired to continue, snapped a quick photo of the model, and headed out.



My drawings didn't turn out spectacularly, but considering they were each done in ten minutes or less, that's not so bad. (Of course, I probably would have been happier with mine were I not sitting next to Edgar Friggin' Degas, who was making masterpieces with - I kid you not - RoseArt colored pencils.) Here are a couple of my favorites:



Now, I admit that this isn't exactly what I had in mind when I first set this goal; I figured I'd be sketching in front of artwork. But you know, this was better. Free life drawing sessions are extremely rare, and I'm glad I took advantage of this opportunity. There's another session in September I'll probably sign up for.