Parking today was a little difficult because of the event. I picked up Taylor from the gym as usual and headed over. I ended up parking near a vacant lot between two abandoned mattresses and half of a truck (yes, half of one) and accidentally stumbled into a bush filled with those prickly seeds when I got out of the car. I didn’t have time to pick them off then, so when I walked the block or two back to the center, they got even more tangled in my skirt.
Fun times. When we came inside, we discovered that the air conditioner in the center was broken, yet again. What a day to wear sleeves. Unlike our other air-condition-less days, we don’t have a box fan this time. That box fan and I became fine friends during last week’s air conditioner crisis. Oops! Take that back. Kurt, one of the maintenance guys, just brought us up a fan. Hooray!The heat here is a little overwhelming. It gets hotter by the day, and it’s only the end of June. The heat index yesterday made it up to 110. One thing is for sure: whatever weight I gain in red beans and rice intake (which is substantial), I lose in sweating.
As far as work goes, we’re working on a lot of odd projects. They expect you to work almost entirely independently here at Ashe, which is a good atmosphere for me. I dislike a lot of structure. We also have to make a lot of projects for ourselves, which I also don’t mind. Right now, I’ve convinced Carol to allow me to work on a series of art pieces that are going to serve as sort of commercial pieces for the center. They involve interpretations of andinkra symbols and incorporate things that have to do with the center, such as names of sponsors and partners, the center’s core values, etc. A bigger project I’m working on is a graphical representation of the “Ideal Central City” after it is redeveloped and businesses and housing options return to the area. Needless to say, I’m drawing a lot of buildings.
So, a work day starts and 10 and ends at 5 with an hour for lunch, and usually consists of Taylor and I sitting at a round kitchenette table in the middle of a bunch of desks where we plug away at our computers.
Taylor usually does research or related pursuits, and I usually hunker down over a sketch pad and draw adinkras and buildings whilst listening to an audiobook. It’s amazing the speed at which I can read and work at the same time. I <3 multitasking. Right now, I’m finishing up “Into the Wild” by Jon Krakauer. I recommend it. If you have any recommendations of good books I should read, please, let me know!
Alright, enough procrastinating for now. Back to drawing things. Too bad I forgot headphones. Muh. More blogging to come!
So happy about this fan,
Jess
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