AHHH....I'm done...I'm done I tells ya...the semester is over, and I've OFFICIALLY...on SUMMER VACATION!!! Well, till summer school rolls around anywayz=)
Things are purdy good right now. Just finished up my speech class...final class of the semester. The final was to give a five minute wild card speech on whatever topic you happened to draw out of a paper bag. Nothing big...although I did biff it up..heh. But hell, I did well overall in that class...it was really my "token easy class" for the semester. Y'kno how you've got to kinda gauge things, so that you've got hard classes and easy ones mixed in...
Now my storyboarding class yesterday...we got our finals back. I tell ya, I whooped that class's ass! Muhaha...whooped it good, then picked it up and whooped it again. *ahem* So yeah, I did well.
All in all, a great academic semester. In terms of overall, it had it's ups and downs...y'kno what I mean. Sometimes a little tough...but its over, and on to bigger and better things, carrying along those experiences with me.
After I chill here at the library for a about an hour, I'll head over to a clothed figure workshop till 9..then see my prospective new housemates to hopefully settle things. Again, don't wanna go sayin' too much before the deal is sealed...and to be honest, if it didn't work out, things would still be on the good...=) Which I like...I like the feeling of being in control of my overall attitude.
So take it easy, we'll talk some more later...
5/17/2001 04:28:50 PM
Wednesday, May 16, 2001
I'm tired man...I actually pulled off my final for animation...was recording it right up till the last minutes before class....and I'm tired=) Oye. She dug...class dug. Its cool...I'm on break from class right now...and I'm really tempted to mosey on over to the couch and nod off...*looks over at couch*
But alas, I can't...I've still got the remainder of the class...and THEN after that, I've got storyboarding class till 10...but when I go home today, its gonna be sweet...just passing out, knowing I'm pretty much done for the semester. Sure, I've got speech class tomorrow, but the final is just a "on the spot" speech, where we draw a topic out of a hat and have to make a 5 minute speech on it...with 5 minutes of prep time. Now, I'm not speech-giver-extrordinaire...its just that I'm sure that other people will mess up worse than me=P So It shouldn't be too bad.
Last night I went to check out my prospective new digs...
The weather has been really nice lately. Sunny, with a cool breeze...y'kno, real summer weather. As a matter of fact.....what? OH...you wanna know more about the new place...nah, not right now. Y'kno how these things go...and my luck with accomodations...so there's no need to go and build things up yet. Ey? Whats that? Thats exactly what I'm doing, you say? ahh.......is it..=)
I've got one more big final...my intro to animation final. It calls for an animated short recorded to video and an X sheet to accompany it. I got home last night intending to work on it...but uh....I didn't.=X I woke up early this morning with an intention to work on it.....but I didn't=X Heh...dude, I'm bad huh? shiiiiet...heh. Nah, I think I'm puttin' it off...I'm ready for a break already...and I guess I've been rationalizing that its easy, and most of it is done...and its gonna be a cinch. And although thats not entirely correct, I'm sure I'll pull it off.=)
I haven't talked about the cute chics at school much recently have I? Hmm...I'll try to make ammends. Well, to my right, on the computer is a cute chic....and her friend just walked up to talk to her...and she just HAPPENS to be cute too....hmm...could it be? I say, could it be that cute chics flock toggether? Y'kno..like geese. Oooh...Next to the cute chic and her cute friend, is another cute chic on the computer...y'see what I have to deal with here? Y'kno, sometimes, I ask myself how I stand all the distractions...how do I put up with it all? I'm gifted I suppose...well, at least thats the conclusion I've come to...I've got a will power of steel...unbendable. Unbreakable....hmm....or it could be that they're all foreign girls and don't speak english...=T
Well, I'd better get crackin' on my school type stuff. Tomorrow, same bat time, same bat url.
BTW, Hey Willy, are you in the city? Check your e-mail, and gimme a call man...
5/15/2001 05:33:19 PM
Monday, May 14, 2001
Ha...2 down, 3 to go...but those two were biggies. I'm talkin' finals yo.=)
*note to self...to be discarded later* Do NOT wait till the last minute to do computer work. *end note* So there I was...yesterday...after getting home from school (refer to previous entry)...sitting in front of my computer. Unconsciously doing things to put off my Computer Animation Production(CAP) final. Played my sax for a good hour...ate an ice cream float (by all estimations, I eat enough of these things to be on par with Fat Albert...guess these "skinny" genes are workin' overtime), talked on the phone briefly....I finally got around to starting that puppy around 11ish...stayed up till 5, doing my project and refering to the tutorials I downloaded online at school earlier. Left it to render while I OVER slept till 9:30am.
Y'see, I've got class at 12pm...and I still needed to output my scene to video...on something called a "Speed Razor"...and seeing as how its finals week, it must've been the lack of sleep, the diet of ravioli and ice cream floats, and my naivete to think I could just waltz into the computer lab, hop on one of these "Speed Razors", output my video in a little under 5 minutes, and happily go off to class, maybe even with a little time for a sandwich. HA! I say again, HA-HA!
Here's what really happened:
I got to school at about 10:30...and the Speed Razors were signed out till 11:30pm....yeah...EVERY single slot was full. Not like I was tripping, cuz I'd figure something out...but what...I waited till one of the machines was free, and just hopped on...so there was a sign up sheet...sign up sheets are for suckers...bwhahah (note to kids: Sign Up sheets are good...it keeps things orderly and civil) The first time I got a machine, I forgot my zip, in my backpack, which I'd dropped off in class...the SECOND time I got on a machine, that particular machine didn't have a zip drive...you can imagine I was kicking myself by now. Before I knew it, 12pm rolled around and I went to class. The instructor alotted an hour and a half for the final...I finished in about a third of that...ran out to the speed razor to do some more waiting. (how the hell do I get myself into these long drawn out explanations of my antics? I need to simplify) Just my luck that there was a senior student making a demo reel, and another pair of guys that didn't know what the hell they were doing.
an hour and a half passes:
I'm finally on the speed razor...got my files all prepped...everything is gravy. Press the render button....it plays...how beautiful. Suddenly "Speed Razor was could not play clip at video speed due to space constraints". it stops....
another half hour passes:
I'm FINALLY good to go...got my video on tape, and it looks cool...go back to class...show it...people dig it...I'm cool...yay me.
*whew*
Okay, so I simplified...=) Sometimes I find myself in the middle of describing a chain of events, and I think to msyelf, "I really don't need to do this...how the hell did I get myself into this?" But usually, its too late because I typed out about half of it already...oye.
I think I'm doing pretty good with the "online withdrawl". I haven't had internet access at home for about 6 days now. I wouldn't go so far as to say I'm over it, its just I've been so busy with finals and all...you can bet when summer rolls around, I'll be whining like a wee babe for my internet.
No news yet on the move, but I'll keep you guys updated.
All I have to worry about now is my Intro to Animation final...I'll be working on that for the next two days. Well, wish me luck...
5/14/2001 03:58:14 PM
Sunday, May 13, 2001
I'm SERIOUSLY contemplating whether I should put my foot through this computer screen....and because I realize that the screen only interprets what the CPU puts out, I'm debating on whether putting my other foot through the CPU would make me feel any better. Y'see, I've typed out a FAT update...TWICE, but this computer ate it. I'm at school in the e-mail zone right now, so that probably explains things. Anywayz.........*thinking* I believe I WOULD feel better if I buried my foot into the screen....I should log out before I do though...Well, don't think I don't love you, because I updated THRICE for you guys=)
