Project number one done!

Today I showed up at school and it turned out we didn't have class.  I vaguely remember the professor saying last week that we wouldn't meet today, but I forgot.  Anyway, it turned out to be great because I was able to finish and scan the drawings for City Light, and I got them all sent off to Joey!  So my first project is completed--and not a moment too soon!  School is about to fill up my schedule again . . .

Marni cooking up a storm!

Today was a nice day of a different kind: cool and cloudy with a chilly breeze that felt really great to walk in.  I walked to school and back and it was so nice to feel the cold air on my face and in my hair.  I would have loved to walk more, but sadly I didn't have time today.

I saw Marni at school and she asked asked if I wanted to go somewhere, but I had to go home and finish up a couple of things before my Amsterdam trip.  So we decided to cook dinner together instead. I had a mango I had bought a few days before, and I wanted to make something with curry.  I suggested making mango curry rice or something, and Marni said she would find a chicken mango curry recipe.  So she came over at 6, and we made dinner for ourselves, Indra, and Petra: chicken and bell peppers in a coconut-mango-curry sauce, with coconut-milk rice on the side.  Petra contributed Haribo candy for dessert, and Indra made one of her signature smoothies.  It was delicious!

After that Petra's friend Dave, who is from England, came by for a few minutes, and then he and Petra left to go somewhere with other friends.  Indra, Marni, and I finished cleaning up the kitchen and then sat down to draw for an hour or so.  We listened to some of Indra's music--first '80s stuff like Genesis, Queen, and Survivor and then a German musical called Tanz der Vampire or Dance of the Vampires (sounds weird, I know, but it had really good vocals).  It was a fun night.

Tomorrow I leave for Amsterdam!  Got to get up at 4 because my train leaves at 5:25 am, so I have to sign off!  I'll probably post on Facebook, but I usually can't get good enough Internet access while I'm traveling to do blog posts.  So expect lots of pictures (and stories) when I get back on Tuesday!

More pictures of our evening:

Marni and Petra digging in

MANGO CURRY CHICKEN!!!!  YUM!

Petra, Indra, me, and Marni with our smoothies

Indra and Marni drawing (and chatting)