Well, its been a long time! I hope you all missed me, but in all honesty I haven't had time to miss you. My last post was in August of last year, and so much has happened since then. Times change, friends and technologies evolve, but school never ends! Still, my times at Chattanooga State helped me navigate through the halls of even higher learning, and I am now a Senior at UTC. And here it is, summer of '09 and I am back to my beloved Chattanooga State Augusta R. Kolwyck library, working with some of the most talented and entertaining people in the world!
This is going to be a great summer, full of new adventures and stories. I am still addicted to all things Twitter, Facebook and txting, with the new perspectives time brings.
Since we last spoke I have deleted my Myspace (why did that take me so long?) written an article for the UTC Echo on Twitter (http://bit.ly/kTLC9) and worked for the UTC Fine Arts Center/Theater sewing costumes for two semesters of incredible plays and musicals, including Little Shop of Horrors, Recent Tragic Events, Enemy of the People and PEACE by Aristophanes, an adaptation of a classic Greek comedy.
Working in the theater was a great look into a different facet of literature, one that is not only read but vocally and physically expressed. I still enjoy settling down with a good book or three, but the cultural and interactive aspects of theater have enriched my outlook. Working in the quiet and sunny sewing gallery at UTC, sewing anything from victorian-esque Russian woolen morning dresses, to a sock-puppet "Joyce Carol Oates" to silvery pink metallic snakeskin doo-wop dresses kept my hands busy and my mind free to ponder.
Nobody can deny that this last year, these last semesters have been times of extreme change and impact on everyone. November of last year, and the events leading up to the election of our President were exciting times at UTC, demonstrations, campaigning and finally the real feeling of celebration (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxWjZZ5tkx4) on campus, both election and inauguration days. I really felt grateful to be student then, as history was made and dedicated in my own life and the life of my country.
Finals weeks were another great part of my school year, the UTC library keeps it's doors open for 24 hours during finals weeks, as crowds of students packed up their notes, books and red bulls and headed to the library for crunch time. I spent many great nights with my friends, quizzing each other on Shakespeare quotes, slapping together last minute art projects, pooling our change for a huge pepperoni pizza and wasting a lot of time on Facebook.
With finals finally (lol) over and my books sold back to the store so I could pay my parking tickets, my summer stretches out before me. I am working for Convergys here in Chattanooga, on the DirecTV project, changing the world one subscription to HBO at a time, but I really wanted to come back here, to where I am typing this now, my beloved Chatt State Library.
You will hear from me again soon! Less rambling next time I promise :)
so glad to be back....
Hana Grace
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