The Tin Man and Being Mark Zuckerberg

I wish that I cared less. I know my teachers like teaching to faces and not names so every week I am filled with the urge to turn my camera on, only to have this urge stifled by the fear of 78 pairs of eyes on me at all times. Turn my camera on, and I feel like the town fool— everyone can watch me drink water out of my sippy-cup-like hydro flask, every move I make is a monumental distraction. At least, that’s how I feel. 

With my camera on, it feels like I’m the Tin Man at an Adele concert with extreme VIP tickets, sitting right on the stage next to her. She’s singing a very heartfelt song— you know, one of those songs where the instruments and the backing track are floating underneath her voice— and the crowd is still, mesmerized. I adjust my sitting position ever so slightly, and my metal limbs squeak and everyone’s eyes snap towards me.  

So there I am in class, and I want to brush the hair out of my face. But it feels like if I do, the whole world, all 78 of my classmates, will be watching me instead of learning about the wonders of solar energy.

Anyways, I am starting a handmade earring business this next week! Starting a business during college? I know, that reminds you of a certain someone who also started a business in college. You don’t have to if you don’t want to, but I’d really appreciate it if you addressed me as “Mark Zuckerberg.” Thanks. 

I wanted to start selling earrings because this year I’ve been blessed with an extremely light workload. It wouldn’t be so light if I didn’t miss orchestra auditions in September, but I did (lol) and have found myself with lots of extra time! Throughout the summer I painted almost every day, but lately I just haven’t been reaching for the ol’ paints. Even though the painting has stopped, the creative energy is still building up inside me and I decided to make Among Us Earrings. Here is my shameless plug (Zuckerberg would have done the same): They are all hand drawn, cut, painted, and assembled and I’m launching my Etsy store to sell them on November 1 : D If you want to check them out my Instagram is linked ; )

https://www.instagram.com/charlo.to.art/

That’s all for this week! 

Xoxo,

Mark Zuckerberg