Brrr...

It's finally starting to feel like fall. It's about time too, eh? We're supposed to only get into the mid-40's for a high today and it's going to be this way for the rest of the week. I was starting to get a bit worried that I would show up to Thanksgiving dinner in shorts. LOL.

Speaking of which, we finally decided to spend Thanksgiving at the in-laws. I had been hoping to visit my brother up in Providence but it looks like he's going to his in-laws for the holiday. Oh well. We'll just have to visit them sometime before Christmas. I really want to see my niece again.

Yesterday's Life Drawing class went well. I was incredibly tired but I got into a good rhythm after a bit. Paul loves to put on classical music when we draw but it was starting to put me to sleep. Finally one of the students convinced him to change to a classic rock station. It's so much easier to draw listening to the Doors and Floyd, though Paul couldn't understand why. LOL.

I also managed to stay for his next class to make up for one of the classes I missed. The evening class actually gets a nude model which makes things so much better. Our model in the earlier class wasn't bad, but the guy wore swimtrunks that went down to his knees. If you're going to wear a bathing suit, at least wear Speedos or something like that. Having a nude model is so much better to draw. I should start showing up to the evening class instead.

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