Wuzzup with Harrisburg?

I feel as though I need to explain Harrisburg to those people who may have been ever-so-slightly mislead by my rants about suburbia. Harrisburg is actually a city, a small city, but still a city (about the size of Portland, ME- which is a very cool city, by the way). Harrisburg proper is located on the banks of the Susquehanna River. On the opposite side of the river there are an assortment of towns that all run together (Mechanicsburg, Camp Hill, New Cumberland, Lemoyne and Wormleysburg). This area is collectively referred to as the West Shore and it makes up part of the greater Harrisburg area.

For all my ranting, you would think this place is a total suburban nightmare, but it's really not. But since I'm more of a coast or big city person, small cities make me feel like I'm in suburbia. Although, if I was in actual suburbia, I'd probably be much crazier than I am now.

So, for all those who I may have mislead slightly, here's some Harrisburg info- Harrisburg Hello

Summer, coding, and craftiness

I'm taking Hypermedia this semester and I'm not sure what to do with myself since I'm not drowning in projects and homework. Not that I'm complaining. This is a welcome change from the insanity of Words & Images. But really, code is boring. I understand why I need to know it, but actually going through the process of learning it kind of makes my eyeballs roll back in my head. At least the instructor is amusing and makes an effort to make it interesting.

So, since I have all this free time, despite taking a 3-credit summer class, I'm making some major efforts to get my etsy sites up and running.

~(Tangent: I'm obsessed with etsy. It's a problem. I waste large amounts of time perusing that site. It's fabulous and it never gets old because there is a constant stream of new, fun things to buy. I justify the large quantities of cash spent on etsy by reminding myself that I'm supporting fellow artists, artisans and crafters. Kind of a "you buy mine, I'll buy yours" thing.)~

So, anyway, back to my etsy sites. I have two- one for paintings and digital art and another for jewelry designs. Right now, it's looking like the jewelry design one will have items first. I took inventory of my supplies last weekend, made a list of what I need and made a few pair of earrings. Sometime in the next week or so, I'll order the missing supplies and make a bunch more earrings and a few necklaces. Time to start making some money.

Another summer endeavor of mine is to get my other (personal) blog back up and running because, let's face it, there are some things you just don't want to put on a blog that professional colleagues are reading.

Lastly, because I constantly have to be learning something new and stretching myself as a crafter and as an artist, I'm going to learn to make soap. Luscious, smell-good soap. This will probably warrant pictures as it will most likely be somewhat akin to a 2-year-old attempting to paint.