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i just got rained on hardcore out of nowhere (lame, florida, real lame) and now im sitting in utermohlens class. so this means im wet and cold AND still sick from whatever it is that i have. and im hungry to top it off. thank god for joanna bringing us chinese food.
after this class we have to go to the helvetica movie, which I am indifferent about. im actually feeling indifferent about everything. i dont really wanna sleep, i dont really wanna stay out tonight, i dont really wanna do much of anything. meh. i hope this weather picks up so that i can not be such a grump :/
its raining a CRAPLOAD right now but its ok because now iPods are $299! AHHHH I'm friggin pumped! And as weird as it sounds, I kinda wanna wait and see if it will get better by February aka my bday. We'll see.
my mom got me this movie called the secret. ive been avoiding having to watch it for over a year now and honestly she lectures me every time i had to tell her i hadn't gotten to it yet. she said she honestly has thought about it everyday since she read the book for the first time. it just so happened that today was the first day of school when she reminded me once again. its been the longest day ever and it finally sunk in that i have one year left of being a 'kid' in school, one year away from my family and boyfriend and pets, one year closer to being forced into a career i wasnt sure i really loved. you could imagine that at this point, id try anything. so i gave 'the secret' a watch.
i have to tell you, it was awesome. i feel incredibly motivated right now. sure, i started off in complete doubt and disbelief in this corny movie and the exaggerated positivity that all of these 'secret believers' displayed. if you know me at all im no bouncy peppy person for the most part. but really, after finishing the movie, i really really understood that these negative feelings i have had about sarasota, about my future in this career, about not being able to wake up in the mornings, about not being able to get my diet and weight under control, and about not getting the best work i can get for my portfolio are all me thinking and even focusing on all of the things I dont want. and all of these little self prescriptions i give myself as punishments are not helping at all. i learned that i really need to sit down and really think of what i am really thankful for, and stop focusing on what i dont want to happen or what deadlines im convinced i wont be able to make on time i have to really sit down and create a list of the things i want, i have to really look at what makes me happy, either to achieve or have. i have to really close my eyes and visualize how bad i want these things, or better yet, that theyve already happened to me. the universe/god/whatever you believe always has ways of making things happen, even if its not right away. i realized how important our mental energy really was. i dont want to ruin it for you, i just really encourage that everyone watch or read this, no matter how big or how small your problems are. i really think anyone could benefit from it. its gotten me excited to start the year, thats for sure.
zizander
im out
wait
did you see my internet story?
smashuri
i didnt
zizander
OH MAn
long story short
this lady came in and wanted a book about zip codes
like a listing of every zip code and its location
so after some tribulations we told her to try the library or the interet
and she goes "i know where the library is, but where is the internet?:
AND SHE WAS SERIOUS
smashuri
whatttttttttttttt
zizander
I KNOW
we just todl her we cant's really help you with that one miss
and sent her packing
smashuri
jesusssssssssss
zizander
i wouldve said it's surrounds us, binds the world together
smashuri
her brain wouldve exploded
zizander
i would say she jnust went home and googled it
BUT SHE CANT
i think she's a time traveler from 1992
which is why she needed a zip code book
she needed up to date ones
to track down somehow, possible sarah connor
smashuri
haha i told my friend andrew
AFK4E : what a precious lamb that woman
zizander
lol
she's like a child
so innoncent and sweet
smashuri
jesus
zizander
well
i thought you would appreciate that tale
like sometihng out of are you afraid of the dark
now to bed
peace
well im officially done with printmaking. its a good feeling. but i still have 5 more classes to freak out about.
let me re-assess my to-do list:
PRINTMAKNG: in the words of joanna misiti.... 'done and done'
LITERATURE: at the very LEAST, write 9 more reviews
GIC: go to that sign place and get more plastic, finish my book, and finish the poster animation
NEW MEDIA: get wikipedia site working and figure out my portfolio site
CHINA: 15 more damn reflections and essays. holy lord.
AMERICAN CREATIVITY: one movie review to write and one more test to study for, which is my last day of class
yes, this is all due next week for the most part. i wish i could get at least one more class out of the way before friday so i can actually enjoy myself for best of and all those other shows.
for the most part, im feeling like absolute shit. ive come to the conclusion that eating tbell and other unhealthy shit is just making me feel 10x worse. and starting tomorrow, no bread, no pop, and im running my typical 3 miles again.
and wow, sam just came and molested me. i feel so much better :/
on a lighter note, im sad that discovered mosoto this late in the game, and right during finals. what a bad choice.
today has been nothing short of amazing.
first of all, i was actually productive last night, and got everything done for pollys class today and even some of jeffs stuff for tomorrow, leaving only china hw to worry about. and i only got an hour of sleep and i feel awake and i actually dont need a nap for once. secondly, pollys class was cancelled so i got to run the errands i thought id only be able to run on friday oh and i got the classes i originally wanted for next semester, AND i got my woodcuts sealed which means i can start printing today and be done tomorrow! AND i just laid out by the pool and read for literature, thats like a quintuple whammy right there ladies and gents. its awesome cause in the print labs lex and i were just talking about how we finally feel motivated and man it couldnt have come at a better time. seriously, last night i was just wild with thoughts about getting shit done and doing stuff this summer, so much so that i couldnt sleep hardly. but it was a good kind of insomnia for once. the kind where im really excited to get started on actually finishing my projects and really being done with school. man, intenase.
and as for now, im gonna go get my oil changed and start printing, then maybe go run, shower, and hit up the labs again. man... if only everyday was this nice and productive.
oh and ps i finally found that song that ive been trying to find for at least 2 years... for the longest time i thought it was called '45' by alex party. but no, its by cornershop and its called 'brimful of asha' if you get on mosoto (which i highly reccoment you do... http://login.mosoto.com you can listen to it on my shared musicsss!)
yeah... it is. i wish i could have someone hypnotize me like in office space so i can just chill out. but im so wired up about all the shit i have to do. it seriously stressing me out beyond all reason. i feel like it will never end.
1) get summer classes figured out... which is proving to be a pain in the ass since a lot of them arent being offered anymore and Parkland is semi-retarded
2) i have to get all my shit together for best of ringling AND design each poster. yes, there are three
3) i have to get bleitzs site all up and running
4) i need to do 10 summaries and 6 reflections for china class (each one taking about 2 hours) before the month is over
5) i have about 10 books to read and 10 reports due on them plus some movies too... those are due by the end of the month
6) i have another test at the end of the month along with a paper comparing two movies due april 30th
7) i have to get everything packed up during this time too... and as soon as seth gets here i need to be ready to leave the next day
8) i have a 5 layer woodblock print due by the end of the month too
god will this ever end :(
im getting more and more depressed by the second. polly just LOADED us with homework on top of finishing the project we already have due in that class. and then i still have printmaking, china class, and effing literature to worry about. i feel like im going to be neglecting the fran more than id like. but this also makes me realize that im kind of crazy for wanting a dog. on top of that, i just read an email from katie sholem who is traveling the world (shes in south africa right now) and im jealous beyond all reason. that and the fact that i havent gone running in over a week is starting to make me feel like shit too.
im really starting to deeply despise art school. im actually starting to think im in the wrong place and that maybe i really dont enjoy this line of work. im also realizing that i dont enjoy seeing things through the eyes of a graphic designer, it frustrates me. this is horrifying to me since i always thought i was going to go into art so that i could enjoy my job. im hoping this is a phase eventhough its hitting me kind of hard. oh geeze and the fact that i dont have my portfolio even started while people around me are already getting interviews with Target and Hallmark is also really depressing. but then again, i know i dont want to work at any of those places, so why even bother. i dont know, i feel like its senior year already and im already rushing to get my life figured out at the last minute. its not a good feeling. its a feeling that might involve puke. we'll see.
thursday started off as me being so excited to use this weekend productively and get all my homework out of the way so i wouldnt die during the last week before break aka midterm week. so of course, i dont do ANY. and now im sitting here extremely screwed and its Sunday.
So here's my schedule now... that im making myself follow
SUNDAY
-3 Good layouts for Polly
-3 China Summaries and 1 Reflection
-Start redesigning the websites for Jeff
-1 Book Review for Lit
MONDAY
-Jeffs Site
-2 China Summaries and 1 Reflection
-Read 50 pgs in Golden Compass
-1 Book Review for Lit
TUESDAY
-Read 50 pgs in Golden Compass
-Finish Bleitz's Site
-Do whatever we have for Polly
-1 Book Review for Lit
WEDNESDAY
-Stay in printmaking class till I'm caught up
-Start woodblock print
-FINISH BLEITZ'S SITE!
-Finish Polly's stuff
-1 Book Review for Lit
THURSDAY
-DO NOT LEAVE THE LABS UNTIL IM DONE WITH EVERYTHING
I DONT EFFING WANT HOMEWORK OVER SPRING BREAK!
FRIDAY
-Pick up Katie and Jenny in Tampa at 9pm ish!
