A Tale of Three Citi-Slickers: a·pol·o·gy - a written or spoken expression of one's regret, remorse, or sorrow for having insulted, failed, injured, or wronged another

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

a·pol·o·gy - a written or spoken expression of one's regret, remorse, or sorrow for having insulted, failed, injured, or wronged another

Dear two or three people who read my blog,

I apologize for my webomeltdownventingsessionmania yesterday...I am better now. :) I figured out a plan, I'm taking German 202 at BYU during summer semester, kind of messes with some summer plans but at least I will get my degree. I'm excited to have the madness of school behind me, however I do want to say how grat

eful I am to be receiving the education I am. I love BYU and I'm grateful for everything I've learned here. I know that everything is working out how it's supposed to be, and for that I'm also grateful. I'm sorry for not being grateful yesterday, but I am better now. :)

And this is how I feel today...

It's a much better feeling.

1 comment:

KalishaApril 13, 2010 at 9:01 PM
Siri, I'm glad that you got that figured out. We all have meltdowns. . Can't wait for you to be done! What a good feeling it is :)
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Artwork of the Week

The Entombment of Atala (aka The Funeral of Atala) by Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson, 1808. The first place I wanted to go when I was in the Louvre was the 19th century Romantic Era Painting Hall. If you’ve been there then you’ll know the room by its gorgeous red walls and giant oil paintings. It was there that I first encountered this image, and it was standing in front of it that I fell madly, deeply, and forever in love with it. It’s characteristically part of the Romantic Movement filled with passion, and drama, eroticism and of course completed on a grand scale. It’s based on the tale of forbidden love by Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand, which was published in 1801 and extremely popular. It tells the Romeo/Juliet-esque story of Atala a Christian maiden who’s sworn herself to God, service and a life of chastity, and Chactas an Indian brave whom she frees from his enemies and hides in the cave of a religious recluse, Father Aubry. When Atala realizes she’s falling in love with Chactas and breaking her vow she takes poison and commits suicide. After her suicide Chactas vows from then on to be a Christian. The pure grief on Chactas face in this work is what originally drew me in, his love for Atala so great that he can’t bear to let her be buried and taken away forever. If you get really close to the work you can see a tiny tear trailing down his face. The bold colors, subdued brushstrokes, and ephemeral light bring a peace to the scene that is intensified by the illuminated cross in the background, a confirmation of heaven's acceptance of Atala.