Fabulous Renaissance Nudes!

I just learned something hilarious!  You know all those Renaissance paintings of gorgeous nude women that are supposed to be examples of high art and a celebration of the human form and so on?  Most of them were in fact, and I quote, "painted to meet a vigorous demand for bedroom paintings depicting erotic nudes in salacious poses." (Jardine, Lisa: Worldly Goods, London, W.W. Norton & Company; 1996)  That's right.  It was Renaissance porn.  They have letters from people boasting about them.  "My nude is better than yours!" Or rather, "My Venus surpasses thine in excellence and grace...and in the breadth of her...thou knowest..."

Yup.  This is no longer fine art, guys.  Sorry.

Nikole at Bar!?

Well...somebody seems to be having a good time.... :) I've never heard of an ice bar, but it looks fantastic!  But also cold....

I got to hold babies all morning! They were adorable! And I brought Shan (TA Shan, not Shan Shan) with me.  She loves babies too, but was a little freaked out whenever they started to cry or something.  I had to calm her down as well. :)  

I has a paper to write! I should not be on the Internets!

Weekendses

hey girls! good luck on the game shan shan. and elenor you need to get better. no more crazy parties. sorry. so today is then end of a long but fun weekend. above (and to the side) is me at an ice bar...where they keep the temp below freezing and everything is made of ice. next is a veiw of stockholm...then a cute bunny that i took a picture of...and of course we have clem. i am actually supposed to be doing swedish right now...oops. anywho, i miss you both bunches and bunches. kisses and hugs! puss och kram (i svenska)

Yayness!

Shweet! Everybody here! Good luck at your game, Shan! Well, I guess blogs are supposed to be about news from where you are, so here's mine:

I am sick with some kind of flu--you know, gallons of snot and your throat feels like its being cleaned with barbed wire.  So that stinks.  In about half an hour I'm going to go meet my International TA buddy and show her around my dorm.  We might have lunch or something, too.  She's really cool--her name is Shan, actually.  Your nickname is Chinese, Shannon!

Abby is coming to see me this weekend with Jackie and Mrs. Mullen! I haven't seen her since the hospital, and she was pretty drugged up and sleepy then.  I gave her the first two books in the Twilight series, and she loved them.  Unfortunately, she now cannot find the last two, and is very aggravated.  :)  

Thought for the Day:  Love can sweep you off your feet and take you places you've never seen before.  But the ride always ends, and you end up feeling lonely and bitter. Wait.  Its not love.  I'm thinking of a monorail.

Blog Away!

Hi! My computer is good to go and now I know how to blog...so everything's ok now. I will be gone until Sunday because we have a game at Stevens (somewhere far away from Ithaca) on Saturday and are leaving today before 6pm. Glad the baton made it. Hope Sweden and Lansing are treating you good. Oh -- and is Jackie doing this too? -- Shannon

Im HEEEREEE

Elenora! do not be scared! lol. i have been a busy one this week. but i shall write something better later. i have a fortune though....great accompishments take time (on the toilet) hahahaha. i email shannon but her internets down. so we shall see. if you call her let her know. xoxo

Hello?

Hellos? Is there anybody else in this blog? Nikooolllle....Shaaaaanooonnn.... Write something! Argh! Oh, I GOT THE BATON! Is make my day glorious! 

I Has a Post

Ni hao! Wo ai nimen! (Hello! I love you all!) This blog is going to be muy fun! I don't know exactly what to write at the moment, but I like our name.  

Thought for the Day:  Sometimes life seems like a dream, especially when I look down and find that I have forgotten to put on my pants.

Last days of summer

A Rainy Day

just some paintings