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Awesome week has been awesome.
1) Monday was my first Valentines day with a girlfriend. I bought her gourmet chocolates and a rose, and made her a card out of fine arts paper. She drew me a fantastic drawing. We went to the conservatory and looked at flowers. I also received a PS2 for free from one of my co-workers.
2) Tuesday I watched a bunch of Winsor McCay animated shorts in my class, and he's one of my favorite people ever. Then I got confirmation by mail that I was awarded a Senior RA position for next year. It's like being an RA for the other RA's, and instead of having a floor to take care of, I get office hours of work to do weekly. Which I get a paycheck for, in addition to the other RA benefits of free housing and a stipend.
3) Started an awesome animated short in class Wednesday and it's going to be way better than any of my peers.
4) Had an awesome class today (Friday), and I ran in to one of my old teachers, Stanford, who has confirmed for me that my paper submissions to him have been accepted. Which means nothing out of context, but in context, it means I'll be giving lectures at C2E2 (Chicago Comics & Entertainment Expo) and Wondercon (San Francisco). Like... professional lectures. I'm officially a GUEST to these comic cons and my name will be on their websites and stuff, and I'll be given a lecture hall at both cons to give a presentation to a crowd.
5) Going to put out another issue of No. 6's Information (my comic anthology) this weekend. Also going to get $100 from Todd the weekend. Also will be getting $100 in the mail sometime this week because I participated in this SAIC training thing.
And the weather doesn't suck this week.
Boosh. And or Ka-kow.
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Sym-Bionic Titan seriously is a good show. And it's awesome because it LOL's at doing stuff like this.
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WHAT WAS YOUR:
1. Last Beverage: Water.
2. Last Phone Call: My parents, I think.
3. Last Text Message: Telling my sister that I've already bought our parents' christmas gifts.
4. Last song you listened to: "Like a Friend" - Pulp
5. Last time you cried: Today, a little bit, while watching Toy Story 3.
HAVE YOU EVER:
6. Dated someone twice? No.
7. Been Cheated On? I certainly hope not.
8. Kissed Someone and regretted it? No.
9. Lost Someone Special? Maybe. Depends.
10. Been depressed? Yeah. I'm prone to it, cyclically.
11. Been drunk and threw up? No. Never been drunk. Consumed alcohol, some, but never more than a glass at a gallery opening or New Years party.
LIST THREE FAVORITE COLORS
12. Yellow
13. Burgundy
14. Warm, dark grey
THIS YEAR HAVE YOU: (2010)
15. Made a new friend? Sure.
16. Fallen out of love? No.
17. Laughed until you cried? Probably.
18. Met someone who changed you? Had people change me, but I met them before this year.
19. Found out who your true friends were? Not in the sense that I also found out who fake friends were.
20. Found someone was talking about you? If you mean "behind my back" or something, no.
21. Kissed anyone on your fb friend's list? wat
22. How many people on your fb friends list do you know in real life? 100%.
24. Do you have pets? No. Well, a basil plant now.
26. What did you do for your last birthday? RA training.
27. What time did you wake up today? 8AM-ish
28. What were you doing at midnight last night? In bed, watching cartoons, about to sleep.
29. Name something you CANNOT wait for: Being done with what I have to do.
30. Last time you saw your mother? This past weekend.
31. What is one thing you wish you could change about your life? That's too broad and too hypothetical to give any proper answer to.
32. What are you listening to right now? Nothing.
33. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom? Probably.
34. Whats getting on your nerves right now? All the work I have to do, still. Ellis being clingy.
35. Most visited websites: Top 5, says Google Chrome- Google Image Search, Wikipedia, Facebook, Youtube, my e-mail,
37. Nicknames: People have tried, but none latch on.
38. Siblings? One older sister.
39. Zodiac sign: Leo.
40. Boys vs. girls? Girls.
41. Elementary: Loongoocre.
42. Middle School: Poower.
43. High School?: Foormingtoon.
44. Hair Color? Brown, light.
45. Long or short? Longer on top, shorter on the sides and back.
46. Height: 5'10"
47. Do you have a crush on someone? Not really a crush per se.
48. What do you like about yourself? I don't want to get into this discussion.
49. Piercings? None, but I've thought about it.
50. Tattoos? None, but I'm thinking about it.
51. Righty or lefty? Righty.
52. First surgery? None. I am unbreakable.
53. First piercing: ...you already asked this, kind of.
54. First best friend? Hard to say. There were a lot of "children of my mom's friends" who could fit the bill, but I'll always think of Alex Jones as my first best friend I think.
55. First Sport you joined? Well, the first I participated it was either tee-ball or soccer, not sure which precisely came first.
56. First pair of trainers? ...how the fuck should I remember that? Damn.
RIGHT NOW
59. Eating: Nothing immediately. I ate SO MUCH FOOD at the SAIC Thanksgiving Dinner today.
60. Drinking: Water.
61. I'm about to: Have dinner and start on one of the last dog drawings.
62. Listening to: Didn't you already ask this?
63. Waiting for: Godot and/or Guffman.
64. Want kids?: Eventually, I could see myself having kids.
65. Get married?: Maybe. Most people think "kids" means married, but I'm not sure if the ritual and social aspects of marriage really appeal to me. I could imagine myself with a partner, a woman I'd spend my life with, but not a wife.
66. Career?: Hopefully something in animation or comics, though, dualing one or both of those up with professorship would be awesome.
WHICH IS BETTER
67. lips or eyes: On me? On someone else?
68. hugs or kisses: I like both. I'm a big fan of hugs though... so I'll say hugs.
69. shorter or taller: In what context?
70. older or younger: In what context?
71. romantic or spontaneous: Me, or her?
72. nice stomach or nice arms: Me, or her?
73. sensitive or loud: Seriously, be more specific.
74. hook-up or relationship: Relationship.
75. trouble maker or hesitant: Me, or her?
HAVE YOU EVER:
76. Kissed a stranger: No.
77. Drank hard liquor: No, and I don't really care. $40 for a bottle of Jack? Fuck that. And people say I'm wasting money by owning a Mac.
78. Lost glasses/contacts: Lost some sunglasses.
79. Sex on first date: No.
80. Broken someone's heart: Possibly.
81. Had you own heart broken: No.
83. Turned someone down: Sort of?
84. Cried when someone died: Yep.
85. Fallen for a friend: Nope, thankfully.
DO YOU BELIEVE IN:
86. yourself: Cyclically.
87. miracles: In the sense that miraculous things can happen, not in the sense that those things happen BECAUSE of a miracle.
88. love at first sight: No. I believe that there can be a spark of connection though. Je ne sais quoi... A psychic twinge of common minds connecting.
89. heaven: Metaphorically.
90. santa clause: that Tim Allen movie?
91. Kiss on the first date: Do I believe in it? As in "Do I believe it exists"?
92. angels: Metaphorically.
ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:
93. Had more than one bf/gf: No.
94. Is there one person you want to be with right now? Yeah.
95. Did you sing today: I always sing.
96. Ever cheated on somebody: No. Never will.
97. If you could go back in time, how far would you go, and why? I would re-do a lot of high-school, and in turn, college if I could. Do more AP classes. Work more on art, less time on video-games, eat better, etc.
98. If you could pick a day from last year and relieve it, what would it be? From 2009? I don't remember.
99. Are you afraid of falling in love: No.
100. Posting this as 100 Truths: Done.
Also...
Mari and Kat! Help me remember popular songs that you really tie to middle school and high school. I'm making a mix just for myself. So far I have Pain (Jimmy Eats World), Girls Not Grey (AFI), Somebody Told Me and Mr. Brightside (The Killers), Take Me Out (Franz Ferdinand), and some others I can't remember right now (and am too lazy to open iTunes for).
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I apologize for the lack of updates.
Things have been crazy busy, and I don't often have time to spend online anymore other than just a few seconds here and there to post on Facebook or whatever. Crazy busy is a good way to describe how I've been, I guess. My week goes something like this...
Monday I have class from 9-4, 415-545, and 6-9. So in 12 hours from 9-9, I have only two fifteen minute breaks between classes. I get home around 930 usually, make dinner, read a little, and then go to bed without having done anything else. Tuesday I have class 9-4 at the Field Museum, meaning I have to get up extra early and I get back later than usual. After class, I usually have about 4 hours until a staff meeting at 930; I use this time to have dinner, prep for the staff meeting, and get work done that will be due the following day. Not much free time otherwise, because the staff meeting takes me to my bedtime. Wednesday I don't have morning classes, but I get up early anyway to prep for meetings. I meet with my hall director for a 1-on-1 every Wednesday at 11AM, and then with Todd Pavlisko (for whom I'm doing an unofficial internship) at 12. After that, I have about 3 hours before class begins- 415-545 and 6-9. I use most of those three hours to finish homework for the former, and get material prep for the latter. By the time I get home (930 again), I can only have dinner, read a little, and then sleep. Thursday I have class only from 1-4, so I have some free time, however, Thursday through Sunday is sort of amorphous work time. These hours of have to be divided between-
- Reading/writing for my VCS class (Thursday afternoon)
- Animation homework (for Monday)
- Math homework (for Monday)
- My internship (usually a 2-hour meeting in his studio Saturday or Sunday, plus a half-hour commute each way)
- My artist collective projects (short films, etc.)
- My comic anthology (No. 6's Information, with Carlos Enriquez & Andrew Shen, and now getting submissions from others such as Isabella Rotman)
- Designing and Printing flyers/posters for RA stuff
- Being on call as an RA (every Friday, 930PM-230AM usually)
- Doing RA programs and community-building programs
- Working on committee obligations (organizing the Halloween ball, etc.)
- Trying to finish my dog-drawing commission that's taking FOREVER because my commissioner isn't good at getting back to me
- Grocery shopping
- Laundry
In addition, the social obligations of now having a girlfriend, plus trying to get some time in with other friends who I just want to spend time with for the hell of it. Relaxing every once in a while is nice too.
I don't want to complain. I've made my own bed, and I have a lot on my plate, or whatever metaphors you want. I'm tired. Anyway, I'm tired of complaining of my schedule. It's sometimes overwhelming, but I'm never bored, and I feel like most of it will be worth it in the end. I'm almost done with my obligations to the special events committee (being that the Halloween ball is near), and as soon as Cindy gets her ass in gear and sends me more source images, I can finish the commission. Hopefully sooner than later.
//months later…
So I started writing this thing months ago, but it kept deleting what I wrote and it only autosaved up to the point before that “months later” bit right above this.
Anyway, things are going well now. Better. Halloween Ball is over with, so that’s one less thing to do. ¾ of my programs are done, so I only have one left to plan for. I only have a very small number of drawings to go, so long as Cindy doesn’t lead me on with dozens of minor edits. I finally feel like- while still busy- I’m working on a functional schedule with an appropriate and manageable amount of work. I still have classes, RAing, internship, comic anthology, artist collective, girlfriend and friends to juggle, but it’s getting more in line. Next big challenge is going to be prepping for the future. I’ve got to apply to be a Senior RA in the next month or so, and I’ve got to take a hard look at internship possibilities for the coming summer, and apply to such places- Pixar, Williams Street, Fantagraphics, Dark Horse, Calabash, Chicago-based comic artists (Lucy Knisley, Geoff Darrow, Chris Ware, etc.)… Gotta figure something out, and gotta make sure I get some school credit for it.
Things are going well with Corinna. Being in this relationship has been really rewarding, and it’s changing me in ways I can very actively feel. Friendships will often slowly change me, but I can feel myself becoming a different person because of Corinna, and for the better. Not massively different, a lot is shifting. Also, something I’ve wanted to say for a while, but I’ve had no one to say it to in Chicago and I know I can confide in you all, even if you don’t want to hear it, but I need to see it to someone and I can keep it brief enough- sex is great, and while I never thought the physical relationship would matter much, I genuinely feel that it deepens my emotional bond to Corinna.
Classes signed up for next semester. This semester has had my best class line-up ever, and next semester will be better, and if all works out, semester after next will be even better. For the Spring, I’ve lined up the following-
Tuesday – History of Film Animation, 1-4
Wednesday – Animation II (Sound to Image), 9-4
Thursday – Intro to 2D Computer Animation, 9-4
Friday – Lady Drawers: Women & Comics, 9-12
Saturday – Indie Comics, 9-4
It’s a solid, concentrated schedule. Well spaced. Gives me at least a little free time every day, which is good. Looking back at previous semesters, I REALLY wish I had gotten into these sorts of classes earlier. I meandered too much, too just “whatever,” seemed okay at the time. I’m not going to regret anything of my freshman year any more, but my digital print class, watercolor class, and “how to steal,” painting class last year were complete wastes of time, and I should have switched out of them all when I got that “Should I stay or should I go?” doubt in the first weeks. This semester I haven’t wasted a class yet, nor next I hope, nor next after that. I’m already thinking about what to take next Fall, should it be available. Advanced Animation is an obvious one, but there’s also apparently a Poster Illustration class that sounds AWESOME to me. C:
I’ll try to update Scribbld more. I really need to, for my own sake.
Also:
I've listened to the soundtrack for this movie, like, 10 time in the past 2-3 weeks. Haven't seen the movie, but the music is SO good. My figure drawing teacher introduced me to some of the songs, and I really liked them, so I picked up the CD at Borders super cheap with a coupon. Great stuff. Marieke, Jackie, Alone (Seul), My Death (La Mort), Madeleine, Mathilde, Marathon, Amsterdam, The Funeral Tango... large number of great songs. Well, what I bought is actually a recording of the play the the movie is based on, and the play's recordings are WAY better than the movie's, but I digress.
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