Two more drawing classes, two more 2-D classes, three more 3-D classes, five more art history classes (we’re required to show up during crit week), three more writing classes… and one more graphic design class.

OH MY GOD.

Where did the time go? Kaitlin and I were discussing our first days at UArts. How we can’t put a finger on why Ms. Johnson looked different when we met with her and Mr. Rossman on the day before the first day of classes. How a lot of the kids thought Mr. Shaver was going to be one of those asshole teachers on the first day of his class, but the next week everyone’s mind changed.

Actually, while we’re on the subject of Mr. Shaver… I didn’t think he was going to be one of those asshole teachers. I was pretty deceived, though, when he walked into the room. That’s not a bad thing! That summer, when I registered for classes, I thought to myself, “What a fun name… But he sounds like an old guy with no hair, but a really amazing personality.” I sat in my seat the first day of class and was like, “I have no good looking teachers. What in the world is going on.” And then? Mr. Shaver walks in. (No, there is no crush involved, I’m getting to the point so chill!) I look up and was like O______O WHOA.

He wasn’t old. Nor was he short. And he certainly was NOT bald. Here he was, a tall, kind of lanky, full head of hair, middle-aged man with the straightest look on his face. I could tell that I was going to have fun with this man.

He started talking (couldn’t tell you what he was talking about), and then he looked at me. “You’re excited aren’t you?” I continued to stare at him and I said, “Yes.”

Because you know what? I WAS. I was excited to be in college, to be sitting in a studio room. EXCITED!

And here we are, just weeks away from the semester’s close. WHAT HAPPENED?

Next thing you know, we’ll be graduating. Scary.

Anyway, back to what I was originally talking about: Ally said earlier that it was like last week we were at orientation. I can remember a lot of what happened during orientation…

We’ve come a long way~~ And now teachers are shoving final projects down our throats and running around like their heads were chopped off with a machete. Believe it or not, I’m feelin’ kind of mellow. No rushing here, as most of my big projects are out of the way, so to speak… Okay, not really: photo-manipulation project in 2-D, city drawing/cereal box drawing for drawing, plaster cubes/mobiles/extra credit frieze for 3-D, timeline for art history, Darjeeing Ltd. paper/artist statement for writing, musical instrument composition/cd cover for graphic design…

It sounds like a lot, but it’s really not.

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I also learned that UArts, although probably the happiest place on Earth, has a staff that doesn’t play~ If they feel like something’s serious, they crack down on it. They care more about your education than you do in some aspects. They’re not afraid to boot people out for reasons that may seem bogus, but in the big picture, may be the right thing to do.

A kid in my section got thrown out of our drawing class on Tuesday because he missed class too many times. Sounds stupid at first, but if you think about it, why not? If he’s not going to bother showing up, why have him on the roster? He said that he’s still going to continue coming to that class, regardless of whether or not he’s on the roster. Hm.

I’m jumping around, but this is how my thoughts are atm.

Crit schedule as of 11/28:

Monday (11/10) — No crits; art hist. @ 5:30 PM
Tuesday (11/11) — Drawing crit @ 9:30 AM; 2-D portfolio drop-off @ 1:00 PM
Wednesday (11/12) — Graphic design crit @ 4:30 PM
Thursday (11/13) — No crits; art hist. @ 5:30 (but I’m sitting in Ben’s/Ally’s/Kait’s class to see Ben’s presentation)
Friday (11/14) — No crits; grades appear on Sakai

YAY. :3

I hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving! I did, despite getting stuck in that accident traffic. In fact, let’s do a picture post of my Black Friday!

I was ready by this time. After flopping around on the floor, then my bed for a while, I just had to get up.

This is the face of someone who had been up since seven AM the morning before and is ready to SHOP!

This is what helped me stay awake all morning. Dim sum bo nay! :D

After we left Kohl’s, we hit the Deptford Mall… Amanda wanted to go into Claire’s, but since Jamie Lauren and I all just bought drinks from The Coffee Beanery, we couldn’t go in. :\

Instead, we sat outside of the store where we made fun of different things including the scribbles on the table.

Um. I’m not sure. XD

YAY! Amanda and me on the way home. I love that girl.

:P to you, too, Lauren.

Okee, bye Amanda! :D

LOOKIT MAH GREEN HAIRRRR~!!

And… I’m almost done my AH timeline! :D

And on a serious note…

This is when the fire trucks had to get by to get to the accident scene on the bridge.

This is the view I had of the accident scene.

I’ve been awake since 7 AM yesterday morning.

I meant to get SOME sleep before going shopping today, but because of this (word linked), my sleep schedule was sabotaged.

Happy Thanksgiving!

I will be spending the morning working on homework (after Daddy leaves for work), and then I’ll be running to the store Daddy works at to pick up a few things for the Thanksgiving dinner at Lan’s. It’ll just be Mom and me going since Daddy’s tired.

Mom wants me to drive. Maybe I’ll change my mind and agree to drive there, but I’m going to sleep on the way home. I need as much sleep as I can get before tomorrow. :)

Tomorrow a bunch of us from high school are getting together to do some Black Friday shopping! I’m so excited! I forgot that I was also picking up Lauren.

Crap. So I’m picking up Lauren and Amanda, and if my cousins come, um XD AHH.

We’ll figure it out.

x-posted from my LJ.

I came home to an empty house. I thought Mom was done work at 3. She probably went shopping or something. Figures. Jamie had to come back to Lindenwold to get me, and I’m grateful for that. She’s lucky she got to go home after her first class…but I’m lucky, too — 2-D was pretty much the highlight of the day today. I love that class every day we have it, but today was the class that rocked the boat. We held discussions on topics ranging form FFX/Kingdom Hearts to boyfriends to Camden to…just everything! <3 I was going to use the time after 2-D to take pictures underground, but I had so much crap to carry I only took a few. Actually, it wasn’t that it was SO MUCH, it was more that it was SO HEAVY. I had things with me that I ended up NOT using… *coughARTTHROUGHTHEAGEScough*

I took pictures while ON the train, too. I got some pretty nice shots, so I think my series is coming together. I hope I do this 2-D homework right. Final project = torture for my slow brain. Hmmm~Tomorrow = Thanksgiving at Lan’s. I have to stop at the Shop Rite my dad works at to pick up something like two boxes of clementines and ten French baguette loaves. x__x I hate buying things in that quantity…it’s so..blerg. I think Michaels is closed tomorrow so I can’t stop to get my mobile supplies…

Things to do over Thanksgiving holiday break:
* 2-D collage. (Knowing me, I’ll have at least three done by Tuesday.)
* Take photographs for the final project in 2-D.
* Sand down my plaster cubes.
* Take photographs of the plaster cubes.
* Buy supplies for final mobile.
* Construct said mobile using said supplies.
* Prepare a circle, 8-in. in diameter, using black construction paper for drawing.
* Get 95% of my Christmas shopping done so I don’t have to stress later.
* Clean room. (This should be at the top of my list.)
Okay, I have a pizza in the oven… I should throw my cubes in there, too…they need to hurry up and dry!

Oh yes.. the floor of the PATCO.