tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396226836483140641.post5027820440075512013..comments2023-11-02T01:29:11.575-07:00Comments on The MFA Chronicles: On ObsessionsJayTeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02923700657540655227noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396226836483140641.post-18366955068002903402009-08-12T17:14:43.656-07:002009-08-12T17:14:43.656-07:00Ah, yes, hobbies and obsessions... I dabble in pa...Ah, yes, hobbies and obsessions... I dabble in painting and collage, and I took belly dancing for a year, I run, and I cook. When I have money, I like to try all sorts of exotic recipes and buy cool kitchen gadgets. I have dreams of someday hiking the Appalachian Trail. <br /><br />I do like that paragraph from the Hollins website; it's just very encouraging and nice!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02608421232179032744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396226836483140641.post-74777748366051190372009-08-12T03:00:16.418-07:002009-08-12T03:00:16.418-07:00I feel bad now, because I don't have any hobbi...I feel bad now, because I don't have any hobbies. But that FAQ PDF on the Hollins' website (which is hard to find by the way) gave me a lot of hope as to the type of program it is, and gave me confidence to apply.yurchiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11293268186955787890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396226836483140641.post-45029963456329703732009-08-12T01:21:13.687-07:002009-08-12T01:21:13.687-07:00Ahhhh! This is wonderful, Brianna. And it's gr...Ahhhh! This is wonderful, Brianna. And it's great to see everyone talk about their own mini-obsessions. <br /><br />I've been loving all of your posts, and feel bad that I haven't had time to comment more. I've just been crazy busy---I just moved into my new apartment here in Minneapolis (and I mean to post about it soon.) I'll be more present when I'm more caught up. But I'm reading!<br /><br />I have a keyboard coming with me, too. I took a piano class my freshman year, and I really loved it. But within three weeks of finishing the class my music-reading ability completely disappeared, and I'm not even sure I could find middle C now. I want to try to start again. <br /><br />I love collage, love cooking, love travel books, I've been known to scrapbook (don't tell!), used to like beading/making earrings, pressing flowers, sewing. And then of course there's blogging...wahidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08294461043637390168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396226836483140641.post-66548335046531835232009-08-10T20:54:48.585-07:002009-08-10T20:54:48.585-07:00Yeah, henna kit!
I love hobbies. My new thing i...Yeah, henna kit! <br /><br />I love hobbies. My new thing is having psuedo-hobbies, which are hobbies that I envision undertaking, but that I haven't in fact, er, undertaken. These include (but are not limited to) growing an herb garden, opening an Etsy shop, calligraphy, oil painting, and anything aquatic. <br /><br />Anyway, I really liked Hollins' blurb on obsessions. Great stuff.bethanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03702299414126175870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396226836483140641.post-21285621896118105292009-08-10T17:55:48.218-07:002009-08-10T17:55:48.218-07:00I have a little bit of a problem with hobbies too,...I have a little bit of a problem with hobbies too, especially as they pertain to books about those hobbies....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396226836483140641.post-41354014503408414252009-08-10T17:09:36.312-07:002009-08-10T17:09:36.312-07:00What a great post. I call myself a hobby-slut :) ...What a great post. I call myself a hobby-slut :) I always have a new one that I want to try out. Unfortunately, most only last a few weeks, but I still enjoy that I have tried so many things. I think that it makes it easier to talk to new people because often I have at least passing experience, or enough to be conversational about something they are interested in.Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11795668965659926769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396226836483140641.post-60470368215850517612009-08-10T13:43:18.687-07:002009-08-10T13:43:18.687-07:00This was excellent, Briana.
I can relate to the e...This was excellent, Briana.<br /><br />I can relate to the ever shifting carousel of interests too. I was into dinosaurs when I was a kid, and drawing on the magnadoodle, I still draw little comic books now. <br /><br />Lately, beyond singing (which is always on the back burner) I have been wanting to get into dance...ballroom, hip hop, ballet, I want it all! Yoga appeals to me too Jennifer. And gardening. And cooking. You get the idea :-Pinsertbracketshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07980404937296101384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396226836483140641.post-65425381592785715372009-08-10T07:26:39.522-07:002009-08-10T07:26:39.522-07:00Lovely post, Brianna. What a lovely writer you are...Lovely post, Brianna. What a lovely writer you are.<br /><br />I can definitely relate. My obsession of the moment is Bikram Yoga. Between the class fees and all the cute outfits I had to buy in order to get motivated to go to said classes it has cost me a fortune! But I feel that with my program about to start I need to be forcing myself to do something physical regularly.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08887749173643713230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396226836483140641.post-11587479449363993842009-08-10T03:44:21.845-07:002009-08-10T03:44:21.845-07:00I know the feeling...
I am currently debating whe...I know the feeling...<br /><br />I am currently debating whether I want to bring an electric keyboard I inherited from a family member to San Francisco. I bought a beginning piano book for it and every thing, but that was before I got into the MFA program!<br /><br />I've also toyed with the idea of working on my photography, make rejection letter jewelry, learning French, learning belly dancing, and taking an intuitive painting class. Lord knows when I'm going to find time to do these things, but that won't stop me from trying. :-)<br /><br />I like to think that creativity is a muscle and no matter how you're working that muscle it is getting stronger over time. *Meanwhile, the unfinished poem in my notebook glares at me in disgust.*Keely H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15623559076577587725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396226836483140641.post-54250260591526315842009-08-09T23:47:04.145-07:002009-08-09T23:47:04.145-07:00Sounds like you're really obsessed with creati...Sounds like you're really obsessed with creativity in general, at least that's how I explain my varied interests to myself. In the last few years I've taken guitar lessons, vocal lessons, took up knitting (but only for Christmas), songwriting, recording, screenwriting, became obsessed with addictions and the people who have them, and of course there's always poetry. It's cool your program actually gives a shoutout to obsessions.JayTeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923700657540655227noreply@blogger.com