BFA

January 12, I finally got it in the mail. Yay for finality.

I was working on this submission for the "Other Heroes" show that's coming up. I missed the deadline, though I still want to finish the pages. Monday is a weird deadline, anyway.



The story I'm illustrated is based on a short story I wrote a few years ago, called Cappuccino. It's some romance/drama/coming-of-age stuff.

And finally. . .

Last Friday I went to see Stomp the Yard with some friends, and became enamoured of this charismatic young actor (heh, we're the same age). He is soooooo cute. OMG. Columbus Short.

So, I go home and look him up on IMBD and see that he was in Save the Last Dance 2, a straight-to-dvd release I hadn't seen because I figured it'd be lame. However, yesterday, I see that the movie is on MTV, so I decided to watch it. I was really surprised that it didn't suck. I mean, it wasn't a cinematic gem or anything, but it was definitely entertaining, and he and Izabella Miko had good chemistry. I remember seeing her in The Killers' "Mr. Brightside" music video.

*So I went to Movie Gallery and purchased the dvd, because I'm so lame.* ^_^

sunrise/sunset

Fairhope, AL

Just felt like posting this photo here. I took it on Thursday, and I really like it. I'm really intrigued by the silhouetted landscapes created at sunrise and sunset. Beautiful stuff.

And, it's now official. I'm a college graduate. I got my diploma in the mail yesterday. I didn't think I'd be that phased, but I was really excited. All this time I'd been saying that I wouldn't feel like I was really done with school until I had the diploma in my hand. When I got it, I ran around the house sqee-ing. No joke.

Now it's time for Sharon to stop being lazy and get a steady job. I don't think I'll survive on this freelance thing for long.

Oh, and I'm working on some sequential art for this TOP SECRET (not really) art show. Hopefully I'll get it done in time. I'll post the work-in-progress later today.

G-Day

So, Saturday I graduated from college. Through an unforseen turn of events I ended up taking my camera with me during the ceremony. So, here's the graduation in words and photos:


Notice my B.F.A is listed under "All Other Degrees."

The thing about the graduation procession was that there was no practice. We graduates candidates just got a notice in the mail telling us to show up an hour before the ceremony in order th line up. We came to the meeting place and got a card with our name that told our place in line. I was in group 3 and #3 in the line. When we marched up to receive our empty diploma holder thingie, we handed the reader our name card. It was a pretty cool system, in order to insure that names were read correctly and in order.

That's my dad, taking pictures of me.

I was fortunate that my family happened to be sitting in my line of sight.

After I got outside, Kendall was the first person I saw.

Kendall's on vacation this weekend. He came over from Hattiesburg just to attend my graduation. He had some gems in the form of words of advice: GET A JOB!

Thanks, Ken.

I had to take this little girl because she was so cute.


Getting love from my daddy. :)


Grandfather Walter was really proud. He's all about getting that degree.


The Samples Family: Crystal, Laura, Granfather Walter, Me, Dad, Grandmother Bessie Ruth, Nicole, and Mommy.


Funny that my cap & gown was manufactured in Jackson, MS, where Ken lives.


The Mitchell Center.


After Graduation we headed over to Romano's Macaroni Grill to get out grub on. This is me and my maternal grandmother, Pauline. This photos is extra special because I hardly have any photos of me with my grandmother. She's going to be 70 next year and still looks amazing (like, that's her natural hair color, for example. Hardly any gray).


Nicole drew this awesome portrait of me.


Our handsome waiters for the night, Adam and Pierre. Pierre is from the Cote D'Ivoire (the Ivory Coast). Crystal conversed with him in French, because she's cool like that.

Well, that's pretty much it. Thanks to Ken for taking the photos of me and my family at graduation. Now, to get that ever-important JOB.

The thing is, school isn't done for me. I still have to go back tomorrow for lab clean-up, and then the next day to pick up my portfolio. Then I wait to see what my grade is in Photography. Hopefully I passed.