So, as of two hours ago, I just finished my first week as a sophomore in the graphic design department. I've been having a really good time, learning a lot, and working. A lot. To break this down as easily as I can, I have 3 different studio classes, and I have 2 each even (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday) day. (Tuesdays and Thursdays are for lib. art classes.)
Mon: Class A, then Class B
Wed: Class B, then Class C
Fri: Class C, then Class A
I've been pretty much living in studio, working on intense projects. I'm not going to waste a lot of time trying to sound modest, I spend so much time in studio, I really expect it to pay off. But, as if it were my "welcome to the real world" memo, when I got back to my studio space after going to class there was a returned assignment on my desk.
5/10.
That's all it said, on a pale yellow sticky note. Now, I don't really mind how impersonal it was, since I had talked with the teacher after class about my work, in an attempt to get some sort of personal, one-on-one feedback. Her critique was serious and made it sound like there was improvement to be made, but overall made it sound like I did a pretty good job. So 5/10.
50%
Really?
Other people in the class all seem to have better grades than me. And honestly, I feel like certain people definitely did worse than I did--but it seems that their grades don't reflect it.
Welcome to graphic design, 5 days in and you're already failing.
Ginger.
Friday, August 28, 2009
Monday, August 24, 2009
Okay. So.
Even though it took 3 hours I finally found a reasonable portable hard drive. I named it Garfield given it's orange and black colors. I'm pretty excited since my last one crapped out on me.
School is coming up! Since I never really unpacked, I don't have much to worry about. Just laundry whenever the machine is available. I can't leave soon enough, haha.
I wish I had more stuff to talk about.
My English teacher for next semester emailed our class and told us to watch District 9. That's pretty cool, right?!
Alex
School is coming up! Since I never really unpacked, I don't have much to worry about. Just laundry whenever the machine is available. I can't leave soon enough, haha.
I wish I had more stuff to talk about.
My English teacher for next semester emailed our class and told us to watch District 9. That's pretty cool, right?!
Alex
Friday, August 21, 2009
ThisMuch Has Happened
So this is my first update in a while so I may be a little (way) rusty. Nothing has really happened to me in the past few weeks. I decided (again) that I don't like B's girlfriend K. She has this condescending way of speaking that really pisses me off. I want to avoid her and all of her "I'm taking B away from you" bitch-ness. And I have a feeling something is up with him. I could be formulating this entire situation in my head but I feel like something is different with him - our relationship is changing.
Tonight my family and I got tickets to the first Cowboys game in the new stadium. The stadium is beautiful. Can't wait to see Muse/U2 there. Gonna be epic.
I am really excited for school to start next Tuesday too. I need to be busy again so I can feel important with all of my books and errands and things. And I am in need of a crush. I am just a ton of mixed emotions. I would like a boyfriend but I know a lot of drama would come from that (thanks family). I don't know, I'll deal.
Welcome to the club Ginger!!!!!! Looking forward to your sassy posts.
Thatcher
Tonight my family and I got tickets to the first Cowboys game in the new stadium. The stadium is beautiful. Can't wait to see Muse/U2 there. Gonna be epic.
I am really excited for school to start next Tuesday too. I need to be busy again so I can feel important with all of my books and errands and things. And I am in need of a crush. I am just a ton of mixed emotions. I would like a boyfriend but I know a lot of drama would come from that (thanks family). I don't know, I'll deal.
Welcome to the club Ginger!!!!!! Looking forward to your sassy posts.
Thatcher
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Oooooh my gawd!
Now my great uncle has gone and set himself on fire.
I love all the stability all my family has to offer.
Alex
I love all the stability all my family has to offer.
Alex
Better Days
It's really starting to annoy me how much my brother makes the effort to make me look/feel bad in front of my entire family...and he totally does it on purpose. Tonight, as everyone is sitting in the living room watching tv or eating he walks in, stands in front of the whole house and announces that he is taking my little sister and cousins out to buy new school clothes. My grandparents and uncle can't stop exclaiming how nice that is of him and how much the kids will appreciate it, when it wasn't even acknowledged that I bought their school supplies...that wasn't, you know....MY money.
My mom came over tonight and gave me the "I'm sorry about your dad" spiel. Secretly, I think she was doing a victory dance in her head, haha. "Woooo, I'm the 'good' parent this week!"
On a better note, I got a ton of new music tonight. Mostly taken from my uncles computer. I wish I could get my computer to recognize my mass storage unit so I could transfer my music to it instead on constantly worrying about my computer crashing, haha. Maybe I'll just buy a new one.
I straighten my hair today because I was a.) bored and b.) conducting a social experiment. I should have planned it out better. I think I look like a soccer mom when my hair is straight.
My last day working at the 7787 store is tomorrow. Don't get me wrong, I hate the store, but it was fun working with Shane and all. can you blame me? The man is gorgeous!
I need to get a packing plan in order. Everything is already packed up (never really unpacked) but I need to figure out if I can fit everything in my car or if I need to make multiple trips. Hmmm.
School starts next week for everyone else. Suckas! Oh, who am I kidding? I wanna go back so bad!
Alex
My mom came over tonight and gave me the "I'm sorry about your dad" spiel. Secretly, I think she was doing a victory dance in her head, haha. "Woooo, I'm the 'good' parent this week!"
On a better note, I got a ton of new music tonight. Mostly taken from my uncles computer. I wish I could get my computer to recognize my mass storage unit so I could transfer my music to it instead on constantly worrying about my computer crashing, haha. Maybe I'll just buy a new one.
I straighten my hair today because I was a.) bored and b.) conducting a social experiment. I should have planned it out better. I think I look like a soccer mom when my hair is straight.
My last day working at the 7787 store is tomorrow. Don't get me wrong, I hate the store, but it was fun working with Shane and all. can you blame me? The man is gorgeous!
I need to get a packing plan in order. Everything is already packed up (never really unpacked) but I need to figure out if I can fit everything in my car or if I need to make multiple trips. Hmmm.
School starts next week for everyone else. Suckas! Oh, who am I kidding? I wanna go back so bad!
Alex
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Lacunar amnesia shouldn't be too hard to accomplish, right?
So I've had better days.
This morning, I thought I try giving my dad a call since I hadn't heard from him in about a week and a half and when I failed to reach him by cell phone for the 20th time, I thought I'd call my grandmother on my dad's side to see if everything is okay. When she answered, she seemed befuddled it was me calling and when I asked "Hey! Is everything okay? I've been trying to reach dad for about a week now." She simply went "You're not going to reach him."
Me, usually assuming the worst automatically thought he had died. Given my grandmothers sobbing, you can't blame me for assuming.
He's not dead. Yet. He's in jail. Again.
He overdosed on his medication and broke into one of the insurance firms behind his really nice house in the middle of the night. He was caught, obviously. Bail is set at $75,000. Looks like he's staying in there.
I'll be honest, I'm not upset by the fact that my father is in jail because it's frankly what I've come to expect from him. And not just him, but my mother as well. You would think a 40 year old woman and a 50 year old man would be able to maintain stability in their lives. So, I ended up sitting around the house crying because I'm so very very frustrated with my parents lack of influence in my life. I don't mean to push the psychological shit that my "parents let me down so I'll suffer." I just really wish I could be rid of them. They're dead weight and I feel nothing for them.
I think I was also upset just because I want to leave. I would leave right now if I could.
I'm feeling way too Holden Caufield-e today.
On a brighter note, I saw The Time Travelers Wife today in order to get my mind off things. I enjoyed it. I wish I had a time traveling husband.
I wish Lacuna were a real company. I'd be in there quicker than Kate Winslet.
My memory foam mattress also came in today. All the more reason to leave to put it on my bed at school!
Also, a big Horrible welcome to Ginger as our new contributor!
Alex
This morning, I thought I try giving my dad a call since I hadn't heard from him in about a week and a half and when I failed to reach him by cell phone for the 20th time, I thought I'd call my grandmother on my dad's side to see if everything is okay. When she answered, she seemed befuddled it was me calling and when I asked "Hey! Is everything okay? I've been trying to reach dad for about a week now." She simply went "You're not going to reach him."
Me, usually assuming the worst automatically thought he had died. Given my grandmothers sobbing, you can't blame me for assuming.
He's not dead. Yet. He's in jail. Again.
He overdosed on his medication and broke into one of the insurance firms behind his really nice house in the middle of the night. He was caught, obviously. Bail is set at $75,000. Looks like he's staying in there.
I'll be honest, I'm not upset by the fact that my father is in jail because it's frankly what I've come to expect from him. And not just him, but my mother as well. You would think a 40 year old woman and a 50 year old man would be able to maintain stability in their lives. So, I ended up sitting around the house crying because I'm so very very frustrated with my parents lack of influence in my life. I don't mean to push the psychological shit that my "parents let me down so I'll suffer." I just really wish I could be rid of them. They're dead weight and I feel nothing for them.
I think I was also upset just because I want to leave. I would leave right now if I could.
I'm feeling way too Holden Caufield-e today.
On a brighter note, I saw The Time Travelers Wife today in order to get my mind off things. I enjoyed it. I wish I had a time traveling husband.
I wish Lacuna were a real company. I'd be in there quicker than Kate Winslet.
My memory foam mattress also came in today. All the more reason to leave to put it on my bed at school!
Also, a big Horrible welcome to Ginger as our new contributor!
Alex
Horrible Person #4
Ginger speaking. I'm a new kid on the block! I'm a sophomore at Kansas City Art Institute, just starting out in the graphic design department. Loving school, but missing home, I'm still a Texas girl at heart-it's funny how I only have Texas pride when I'm NOT living there. I just moved into my first apartment, complete with noisy neighbors and a crazy roommate. I love to rant and complain, and I've got enough to work with here, so expect long-winded, nit-picky posts about nothing in particular. Or, if I'm in a good mood, who knows; I guess I can make pleasant conversation if I have to. Let's breathe some liiiife into this blog! :)
Ginger
Ginger