But I'm still getting educated

I thought that when school ended last week I'd have lots of time to blog and do things, but strangely, I feel sort of empty inside. I am trying to keep my depression at bay and focus on positive things. I am undecided now whether to continue on to University of New Mexico or University of Phoenix for a Bachelor's degree in business or just concentrate on work for a while. I could get a degree quicker with Phoenix but it's very expensive. UNM is going to take me years and, if I consider all the time and money spent on books and classes, will be very costly too. Either way, do I really want a student loan?

I sort of feel like these guys, tired.

Here's Simba looking kind of comical and cute


and Terra, with her beautiful, expressive eyes.

I noticed in the photo of Terra that in the background you can see a stack of movies and a book called The Daily Book of Art: 365 pages that Teach, Inspire, and Entertain. I am really enjoying it. The book has an interesting format. Each page focuses on one particular thing: art history, a famous painter, an art technique, a museum, a painting, "step by step how to draw" lesson, etc. and these repeat all through the book so you can read just a page or an entire series at one sitting. There are 365 pages with photos generously scattered throughout. The pages are short and easy to read, about 4-5 paragraphs with references for more information if you want to research further. Each page of this book falls into one of the following categories:

Art 101 with Elizabeth T Gilbert
Philosophy of Art with Colin Gilbert
Art Through the Ages with Amy Runyen
Profiles in ARt with Rebecca J. Razo
A pictures worth 200 words with Dylan Gilbert
Art From the inside out with Sharon Robinson
Art Around the World with Sharon Robinson
Unexpected Art Forms with David J Schmidt
Artistic Oddities with Gabriel Guzman
Step by Step Exercises

For example, this book covers Van Gogh, tattooing, Faberge eggs, the Louvre, how to draw a goldfish in a bowl, cave paintings, Rococo art, the Sistene Chapel, etc. etc. etc. It's an easy way to learn more about the fascinating world of art and I highly recommend it to everybody. The only complaint I could have is that the photos are small and there can never be enough although the book would become a tome and very, very weighty with lots of additional pages. There is even a ribbon to keep your place.

I guess I cannot give up on learning- there is too much I just don't know yet. However, I don't know whether to continue with classes or just do it on a personal basis.

But I'm still getting educated - song: Fantastic Voyage, artist: David Bowie, album: Lodger