New Portrait of Shakespeare

There is a new portrait of Shakespeare that has recently been authorized as the only portrait painted during Shakespeare's lifetime. The portrait was painted in 1610, when Shakespeare was 46. A man, Stanley Wells, has spent 3 years researching and testing the painting to make sure it was authentic. It was apparently discovered by the "Cobbe family, which inherited it when an ancestor married England's Earl of Southampton -- a friend of Shakespeare who likely commissioned its painting." You can read more about it here or here.

Update

School
*I really am enjoying my classes and my homework this semester. I actually feel that I am learning. And not only learning, but gaining knowlege that I know I will use in my (almost) daily life.
*I want to read more plays

Work
*The ticket printer at work freaked out on me today and began printing only every other ticket. It was quite frusterating and took a good 15 minutes to fix!
*I gave plasma agian today and got lightheaded three different times! (I think it was because I didn't drink enough water yesterday) My first experience was much better. I'm not sure how long this "second job" is going to last....

Internship
*I'm waiting back for some letters of recomendation to send out my resume and applications. I'm starting to get really nervous about not being accepted into an intership. Also, even if I get accepted to a couple of them that are unpaid, I probably won't be able to go because housing alone costs $3000!
*There is an intership at the Manhattan Theater Club that I desperatley want! It looks absolutley fabulous.

Fun
* Shawn and Shawn are out of town for a week 1/2 so Kathleen and I are taking care of Lincoln over weekend! I'm going to spend the weekend in Salt Lake: playing ball with Lincoln, taking him to the zoo, and showing him off to Andrew's family. I'm so excited. He's getting so big, so fast.

No such thing as a boring night...

When it comes to Andrew and me, all we need to have a good time is a little lipstick and a camera. (And our imaginations, of course!)

I know, I know...

As you can tell, I'm somewhat obsessed with changing my blog background...I wish I could make my own!

My first time donating plasma!

For the first time, I donated my plasma! Andrew's brother, Matthew went with me to donate. We both needed money, and I didn't want to go alone. Although, after the waiting, Matthew wasn't even able to donate because he was dehydrated! 

So, yesterday I spent a good 3 1/2 hours in a Plasma donating center. I sat and waited for about 3 hours, while they let all the more experienced people go in front of me. Over the course of time I was there I watched Tommy Boy, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and Zoolander. They would call me up every so often to poke my finger, give me a physical, ask me medical questions, etc. 

Finally I was hooked up to the machine! At that point I was so annoyed that I had been there for so long, I wasn't very scared at all. I just looked away as he slid the needle right into my vein. (I pride myself on my large veins-I never have to be poked twice!) The first part of the "cycle" felt normal. I'm used to giving blood so this part was not at all different. However, the second part was a little strange. The second part of the cycle is when the red blood cells are being returned to you. It was so much blood going in my arm so fast, it made my fingers and hand numb. I, feeling a little anxious about this feeling, asked if it was normal. It was. 

So I was finished in about 40 minutes and was then given my $30! So in all, even though I spent 3 1/2 hours there, i was paid $8.50 an hour - which is more than I make at my job!

 Yippee!