A return, I am The Revenant!

desiderata

[dih-sid-uh-rey-tuh, -rah-, -zid-]

plural noun, singular desideratum.

1.

things wanted or needed; the plural of desideratum : 

“Happily-ever after” and “eternal love” appear to be the desiderata of the current generation; to whom “fat chance” say those of us who are older, wiser, and more curmudgeonly.

Synonyms: essentials, necessities, requisites, sine qua nons.

(respectfully stolenborrowed from Dictionary.com)

So I'm back. It has been a while. 2 years? 1 and a half? Today is the fourth of February. Yesterday was the 3rd, my Grandmother's 85th birthday. That isn't immediately relevant to the subject at hand, but how often does someone get an 85th birthday? It's a once in a lifetime opportunity. Just thought I'd honor it. 

I posted the definition of desiderata, up top. I've taken to getting updates for the dictionary.com word of the day on my phone (recently it started sending me two, one at 8:07 in the morning, the next at 8:12. Everyday. Duplicates, though; they still only have a single word per day) and I have been heard at least once to joke that I'd like to use these words to name my artwork due to a lack of perceived ability at naming them myself. So I get these updates! Twice a day, but only one word. And that is today's. I felt it was pretty appropriate. 

I am nearing the Friday at end of the second week of my second semester of my first year of Graduate school. Yea. Exactly. What, you might ask? How? I am in Grad school. And so far I am going just fine(slight understatement: modesty). This guy, who completed his undergrad after 12(13?) years and a 2.7 overall GPA. Yep. 

To refocus a bit. I received the Word of the Day on my phone this morning and felt it an apt expression of my surroundings. Not too long ago I was trying to get a degree in Psychology after giving up on art. Now I am working on a Graduate degree in Studio art with a Graduate minor in Adulting. It is a legitimate degree, don't look it up, I promise it is real. Not too long ago I tried to exist without art. I found myself depressed and adrift in life. I ended up thriving at Sac State, of course I would come back and continue my prolific education here. It's what I needed to do.