When Dr. Bergman first told us about Camera Lucida, I was terrified. She told us she had read the book in graduate school and distinctly remembered having thrown it across the room in anger and frustration. I thought to myself, if this brilliant woman could not get through this book in graduate school, then how in the world am I? I was apprehensive, but once I actually started to read this book, I was a little relieved. After a few pages, not so much, but it wasn't as bad as I expected.

 This weekend I embarked on a trip, however involuntary that it was, with my parents to Orlando, Florida to tend to some business. Friday night my mother decided that we would go see La Nouba, Cirque Du Soleil's spectacular in Downtown Disney. And yes, I know, its not New York, however, Cirque Du Soleil performs nationwide and has actually had shows in Randall's Island in our very own city. This is the third Cirque De Soleil show I have seen, and it is nothing short of brilliant art, if any of you have been able to bathe in Soleil glory, I dare you to disagree.

As I entered the International center of photography on Wednesday afternoon with some of my IDC classmates, I felt a bit out of the loop. As I roamed around the facility trying to find John Woods' exhibit on "Quiet Protest", I felt somewhat artistically uneducated. I looked and stared at many photographs on display, perplexed about what exactly the photographer was trying to convey. I thought to myself that maybe I didn't have the ability to appreciate photography like others did, until I caught a glimpse of certain Avadon fashion photography, which absolutely took my breath away.