23 February 2010

I Am Amazing


Saturday I received my acceptance package from The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. I also received a Merit Scholarship from The Academy. I am so happy :)

Monday I ran my first 5K. I unintentionally completed 2.1 miles, took a 4 minute break, and continued to finish an additional mile without a problem. Thus, my first 5K at the gym on Monday. I did it in 42 minutes... a little longer than most people, but I am excited... it will just get better from here. Oh, also, I started running for the first time in my life about 3 - 4 weeks ago. I didn't even complete the mile in high school gym.
I feel that my running process is similar to my art process. When I started running the other day, I got a cramp after not too long.... but my legs didn't hurt, they weren't tired, and I wasn't out of breath, so I told myself to keep going. And I did. Time didn't drag like it normally does. It was the most out-of-body experience I have encountered since I've been painting.


Let's just say I am amazing and leave it at that.

3 comments:

Curious Designs said...

congrats you little buttercup. i always knew you'd be a little art teacher. "and the shading.. offff... the treeeeeeeees"

Rachel said...

Congratulations, that's fabulous!

(For school and running, I'm quite impressed!)

Katherine Van Ness said...

Congratulations on all of your accomplishments!