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Tag what I did this week

85 posts between September 2011 and May 2014

What I did this week (17 nov 2011)

  • Tried to plan a fun friendship lunch outing to Dirty Frank’s which, despite serious logistical problems, was still great fun.
  • Got to go home early on monday afternoon because my Worst Class of the Week was cancelled.
  • Totally bombed a science quiz covering chemical hazards of art materials.
  • Had extremely positive team interactions. (Perhaps I can do this after all.)
  • Had an advising appointment in the hopes of trying to get out of my Worst Class of the Week. A futile attempt.
  • Went to the art museum with my Illustration class, spent about 50% of the time looking at paintings and the other 50% lounging on giant beanbags in the museum lobby.
  • Served as a portrait model for Amanda.
  • Mounted finals for Burleigh on cheapo chipboard instead of black mount board, which was a risky move. Received equal parts criticism and praise from my peers.
  • Overlooked printing issues and therefore ended up mounting half of my stuff for Burleigh thursday morning in the school parking lot. Cut myself, bled on work, had to mount again. An altogether formative experience.
  • Did pretty well on my science test covering chemical hazards of art materials.
  • During a knit-n-crit in Burleigh’s class, made Japanese short rows to shape the shoulders on Ian’s sweater without directions OR stitch markers. Proud of myself.
  • Had a generally amazing, delightful week.
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What I did this week (10 nov 2011)

  • Stayed up till 2am monday morning to register online for spring classes, which ended up being an almost complete waste of time. I got into most of my classes with no problems.
  • Arrived late to my monday morning class because I had to finish scheduling in person. (See above.)
  • Saw Simonetta Moro talk about her work. Though not the most captivating public speaker, her work and creative process were intriguing and I left feeling very enriched.
  • Got out of my photo class early and ended up talking to Mr. Burleigh, which was wonderful.
  • Watched the documentary Ghost in your Genes in my science class, which was very interesting. And I can get extra credit for writing a few pages on it—huzzah?
  • Didn’t go to school at all on wednesday, because my illustration teacher was in Italy for a show opening. Had a nice day of working at home.
  • Got out of my photo class (should I say non-class?) two hours early and took a drive to the Scioto Audubon Metro Park with Jason and Amanda. Took lots and lots of pictures.
  • Had surprisingly positive personal interactions with my teammates. Now! to only keep this up for the next six weeks, while creating lots and lots of great work. Is it to much to ask for?
  • Bought an 85¢ muffin from the Crane Café, which was delicious but definitely not worth 85¢. At least now I know how it feels when Colleen buys 85¢ muffins.
  • Worked really hard on a 5-page research paper for science and a 3-page essay for anthropology, and mourned the fact that, even in art school, I cannot escape dull paper-writing.
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What I did this week (4 nov 2011)

  • Took another anthropology test which seemed to go ok.
  • Squeezed into the Canzani auditorium with at least 500 of my peers to watch James Gurney speak. Great stuff.
  • Was sorted into new ad teams for the entire rest of the semester and got kind of a bum deal.
  • Ran into M Stillion while walking on Grant Street and got really excited about that.
  • Did really bad acrylic painting of myself in illustration class.
  • Had to put away the raw celery I was trying to eat in science class because it was too loud and crunchy.
  • Let about half my ad class use my stapler, which added greatly to my self-esteem.
  • Made some headway with my new, underwhelming ad team. (Perhaps?)
  • Went to the drinking fountain during my team class and got distracted talking to Mrs. Tabler and missed the homework brief.
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What I did this week (29 oct 2011)

  • Did virtually nothing in my photo class; spent a lot of time hanging out in Crane with Amanda and trying unsuccessfully to read my computer screen amid the blinding morning sunlight.
  • Failed miserably at inventing characters for my illustration class (but so did everyone else).
  • Wore a full-body spandex greenman costume at lunch with my friends so Jack could take my picture and pretend I was an autistic child.
  • Worked my brains out on team stuff. Did not practice my accordion nearly enough.
  • Just barely remembered to do a crossword puzzle for my anthropology class (which is still a pointless time suck).
  • Worked on my second ink wash piece for my figure drawing class, which is turning out even better than my first one.
  • Visited the art museum with my SMAC class of 6th and 7th graders, Derrick dressed as Darth Vader the whole time.
  • Spent 4.5 hours printing and mounting team stuff with Theresa and Colleen. And we are still friends.
  • Enjoyed some delicious pierogi that my dear friend Ian picked up for me from the North Market while I was stuck printing and mounting.
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What I did this week (21 oct 2011)

  • Drew Kelly on blue paper with colored pencils.
  • Used a film scanner to digitize my negatives, which worked really well and pretty cool.
  • Went to the art museum with my photo class to “look at photography” but did not really see any.
  • Realized our latest team project is due in only two weeks and consequently went into high-gear.
  • Experimented with dip pens in illustration class. Used brown india ink for the first time.
  • Took a quiz on famous photographers and did very well. (It was easy.)
  • Did poorly on a chemistry quiz but pretty well on a chemistry test.
  • Met with Mr. Burleigh wednesday and thursday to talk about my ads and am still confused.
  • Drove downtown on friday for a special team meeting, where I sat in the Crane café and had a pot of pai mu tan and chatted about containers for several hours.
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