so...a wonderful decision was made today, a sad occurrence, and a creeptastic adventure.
So...first off, I know that I am scared of going out in public and all that jazz, but today I just let myself down...extremely. I was looking forward to going to this print demonstration at this gallery for about a week or so, I even had a post-it stuck on my wall to remind me. So...an hour before, I start getting really nervous about going, because I don't know who will be there, or how many people, etc...so, I decide that to ease my freak-out, I'll take my camera with me, and go take pictures first...
Little to be said, I sat a few car spaces down from the entrance to the gallery for about an hour, and failed to get up the courage to go inside. I went home.
I hate constantly letting myself down. I just don't have the courage to go do things with other people around, and I don't have any friends that can be like "oh, get over it, and come on." ...so...I don't know what to do. All I know is that I am bummed now.
besides that...the creeptastic adventure...here is my story, and you can think that I am lying, or whatever you would like...but holy crap, this is true.
so...I am driving around, taking pictures before trying to go to the gallery demonstration, and I fall upon this decrepit complex. Of course, for a silly photo-geek I am like "awesome! old buildings!!!" so, I get out of my car and start walking around...and I swear, I don't really know how to explain this, so I will try my best, but I started hearing un-humanly human noises, but I knew that they were only in my head, but that I was not making them, and there was nothing physical around me that was making the noises either...so...that started freaking me out a little...and then this emotion, which I can only describe as "heavy" started coming over me, like, making it hard to breathe, but I was breathing fine.
ack. I know, it sounds so silly, but at the time, I thought that this whole thing was an old school, and it had been condemned. But after getting all these weird feelings (which at the moment I was chalking up to me being crazy and just thinking that things were awkward) I had to leave. I just got scared. I couldn't find the way that I had come in, so I left a different way, and on my way out, I looked back and saw the sign "Department of Mental Health, Psychiatric Institute"...
yeah...odd. I know, it all sounds so silly, and I really don't believe in ghosts, and I still don't. I now just think that emotions can stick to a place, and you can still feel them, even after the people are gone. Maybe I am crazy too...hehe

A side view of the main building..

One of the random out buildings that was near the main fenced in complex. Do you see the face?

looking inside the complex...a little off to the left is a red swing set...everything was fenced in

The welcome sign when you enter off of Bull street
Okay, and the best news for last! I finally signed up for a cake decorating class. I know, I am a loser, but come on! What else is a girl who is too scared to even go into a gallery going to do with her life? haha, so I am really excited. My dream in life is to own my own wedding cake business, and just create awesome cakes all day, and paint in my free time. Yeah...silly, but it sounds perfect to me. hehe...
