lazy

Yeah, Yeah, I know this is way over due, and it's not due to lazyness as the title might make you think so. This post has been a work in progress sitting on my desktop for a while now. School and finding a job and new friends have been taking over my life.

Anyway, school...YAY SCHOOL OMGOMGOMGOMG!!! I love school. I love my classes. I don't care that I have to be up at 7:30 for my Topics for Comp. class. It's basically Greek Mythology all over again (which I took a class in back in Valencia Comm College). Well, how about we start off with a list, yes?

Color Application: 1-5 pm on Wednesdays.

Basic color theory stuff like that. Using a color wheel for different combinations of paints, how to mix paints for certain hue's and tints, etc.

Computer Science: 6-10 Wednesdays

Though this may change as I might have to take the MAC version of this class because I'm an illustration student. Currently I'm enrolled in the PC version of this class, with that said. I'M GOING TO DIE IN THIS CLASS. I'm serious. I want to test out of this class. "This is the start button. This gives you your main menu. This is Microsoft word. If you hit the letter A, an A will appear on the screen."

...

I'VE BEEN USING THESE PROGRAMS SINCE I WAS 8, I DON'T NEED THIS!!!!
that being said, I'm surprised how many people in my class don't know how to use these things. We are gonna be taught Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. I already know Word and PowerPoint (I know more about them than what she plans on teaching us in class.) Excel, I know the basics of making a spreadsheet which is also apparently all she is gong to teach us in it (so says the class syllabus). BUT, even though I know everything, It will be an easy A. I just have to take the tests. Though testing out of it seems like a good idea to me. I'll have to look into that more later(the school is closed for easter weekend).

Topics for Composition: 9-12 Thursdays

Okay, this class is in the same room as my Sociology class, so it already had good vibes when i walked in. Then the teacher walked in. Little short indian woman named Mrs. Choksi. What is it with this room having awesome classes taught by short immigrated women? First Sociology with Ruedger (Came from Germany) and now Mrs. Choksi! Not to mention this isn't a normal English class. Rather than just writing and writing and writing like the other topics for comp classes do, we will be studying Greek mythology (which if you know me, you know I LOVE ancient civilizations, Greek and Egyptian being my favorites) and writing about our favorite myth (YAY Persephone and Hades!). So we will be studying the human emotion through the myths, writing about the myths, talking about the myths, see where I'm going now? MYTHBUSTERS TIME. Only not really. I wish it were.

Concept Development: 1-5 Thursdays

Haha, this class makes me laugh.
First day of class

"You all will be drawing everyday for my class."

Pfft, i do that everyday! We have to have a small object with us and do a drawing of it everyday, different angles, asking "what if..." and drawing that (Ex: What if it were burnt? What if it were made of water? What if it were president? Just think of silly things) I think I will be using the little wolverine bobble head PJ gave me for my birthday a while back. It's simple in shapes and colors and easy to draw and distort. Again, an easy A class.

Other than that, FRIENDS.

Oh
my
Lord...
I didn't think there were other loud, obnoxious, cursing-like-a-sailor internet junkies out there. Apparently they all go to THIS SCHOOL. They are awesome, simply no words. There are few people I have clicked with right away in orlando, the people who I felt like I had known them my whole life after five minutes. Jeni and Joe being the only people from orlando I can think of who fit that bill. Here, there's Randy, Sarina, Ray, Jorge (pronounced Georgie), The Beetle, Lily, Amanda, Lisa and Leah. I could go on. These people, while not all close friends (not yet at least) I was joking around with within 10 minutes of knowing them, being myself and not being given weird looks for it. That is an amazing feeling, to just click with someone, instantly. I've never had it happen on such a large scale before. Again, very cool. I'm also part of the Anime club (who didn't see THAT coming?) and the GSA (Gay Straight Alliance). Lots of fun school stuff to do with those clubs. I want to be an RA. SO BAD. 300+ every two weeks (more than what I was making at the bowling alley), no rent (free dorms), fun activities (get to plan them, I love doing that) among other things. It seems fun and hey, it's a job!

Speaking of which, NO ONE is hiring down here! I've been job hunting online, canvassing to different stores, no one. I'm so tempted to just go back to the bowling alley because IT'S A JOB. I need income like nobody's business. I know I'll find one, I just hate this helpless feeling.

Anyway, all in all, I love school, love my friends, need a job and miss all my Orlando/Melbourne people. I'll be back up your guys way eventually. Love you all! ^^

Wow

Didn't forget about this place, just didn't have anything to right. Well now I at least have SOMETHING to write about.

Tonsil surgery went well, not a lot of throat pain, more so the ear pain is what did me in. Yay for hydrocodone, even though it burned all the way down like whiskey. Heading back to school on Friday and I couldn't be happier to head back. I'll be living in the dorms for the next year (YAY) and I should be getting a response from the head of dorm life or whatever telling me what to do on move in day. My friend Leah from down there will be helping me move in. I'm gonna miss my friends from up here but I miss my friends from S. Florida too, so it will be nice to see them again.

Also, my uncle Mike got me hooked on this podcast novel called "House of Grey" which doesn't go into print till later this year I believe. Either that or it's already out and I'm just silly. As a way of focusing myself (because when i like a book that I'm reading my imagination gets a little ahead of me) I draw random stuff from the novel, scenes characters and the like. I'm on the forum boards for the book as well and posted one of the doodles I did (upon their request) and they liked it so much, I think I'll post them there too, for the readers and author to see. Maybe I'll do one picture for every chapter, not a full out picture, just a little doodle or mini comic. I dunno, working on one right now that's actually going to take some time, so they will have to wait for this one, MWAHAHAA!

That's it for now, not much else to say today.

NEW new schedule

Um....there isn't one?

Mono has taken me by storm and said "NO" to school. It also has said no to my tonsils. If this is what happens to EVERYONE who gets mono then I feel sorry for them, though it might just be because I have overly sensitive tonsils anyway, so the mono just made it 10 times worse.

For now I'm focusing on health and healing. I have a job lined up for when I'm better. I won't be in school for this quarter which I'm okay with. I know I'll be back in school before I know it.

The couch is calling me to go back to sleep, night night.

New schedule

Figured I might as well post what my new schedule is for school, seeing as I did it the first time.

Monday 6pm-10pm Concept Development

I'm hoping this class will help me with throughly developing ideas, which in turn means I won't give up on an idea just cause I can't flesh it out more.

Tuesday 1-5 Typography

Not especially looking forward to this because it isn't calligraphy, it's all computer generated wording, which bothers me, but oh well. I need it, so I'll do it with a smile.

Wednesday 1-5 Color Application

AKA Painting techniques apparently. Though I got Rocco which a professor I've heard everyone likes, so I'm looking forward to that.

Friday 8am-12pm Computer Science

No Idea what this is...We'll find out...

MULTIPLES

some people can't, apparently I can. Post twice in one day that is.

anyway, here is what I did in my illustrator class, in order of how we did them.

This was a project using word prompts to illustrate the word. She preferred if we didn't use the actual word in the design, so I strayed from doing so. The prompts in order from left to right:
Scale, Negative and positive space, pattern
Balance, Tension, Playful


Bamboo:
We had to follow a tutorial for this one, just had to make bamboo. Sounds simple enough but it was actually really....involved. And the only reason it looks so rasterized (choppy around the edges) is because this was saved bigger but made smaller to fit here.



Website design(Mid Term):
We had to do a front page for a website about ourselves. I kinda just threw this together because the teacher wasn't specific enough. The image is a picture of myself that I traced in Illustrator. Full vector image. Everything on the page I did on the computer. Click the link for this one, it's too big for the page.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b333/Ninjaotakumaster/MYOWNWEBPAGE-1.jpg

Fruit Bowl Extra Credit:

This was where we learned how to use the Make 3D tool in Illustrator. Probably took me 30-45 minutes to finish XD



Resturant Logo(Final):

We had to come up with a restaurant name, logo design and concept. I made up a sushi restaurant which was retro-modern, a place where locals and tourists alike would go. The Koi fish S was drawn on the computer with a tablet using the brush tool, then filled with gradients for the color version and solid black for the B&W version. Click the link for this one too.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b333/Ninjaotakumaster/Resturant_Logo_by_Vermilion_pt2.jpg

UPDATING IS FOR DUMMIES

Thank goodness class doesn't start until the 12th. Though I just got my grades;

Layout: A
Film Appreciation: B
Illustrator program: A
Design Basics 3D: A
Sociology: A

GO ME! :3

Anyway, I should have some art up soon, some secret santa stuff, stuff I'm working on for fun, etc. That is IF my mom's scanner decides to stop being a bitch.

"Post up three memories. One of your oldest, one of your fondest, and one of your scariest (or if you don't really have a scary memory, something random'll do just fine!). Then tag a few people."

#1. sticking my money bank key in my bank...Didn't open it up for about 2 years

#2. Disney Weekend with Jeni

#3. Spider the size of my hand crawling in my helmet (which was on my head at the time)during a horseback riding lesson

What I got:
~200 bucks spending (pronounced: savings) Money
~Flat iron for straightening my hair
~Iron Man DVD
~Hulk DVD
~Hand made Necklace from friend
~Alphonse Mucha art book
~"Steve and Me" by Terry Irwin
~Ancient civilizations and cultures book (YAY reference material....700 pages worth!)
~16 GB I-pod
~Special Edition Mystery Science Theatre 3000 disc set
~Crystal angel in treasure chest with my name on it
~Watercolor pencils
~Wooden travel set of paints, pencils, etc
~4 pairs of comfy socks
~2 pairs of sock-shoes (also comfy)
~2 pairs of bed time slippers (one is pink butterflies, the other are sock monkeys. The sock monkeys currently reign supreme in my footwear)

and finally, the top 2:
~Sister-in-laws old I-Mac with OS X on it. Now I just gotta bug Leah into DLing Adobe suite for me onto my discs :P
(this next one(s) made me cry)
~One ticket to see WICKED at the Gershwin Theatre in New York City and dinner for 2 at an expesive steakhouse on Broadway.
~ Round trip plane ticket to NYC and Back.

My mom bought the ticket for me and the dinner for two. My Tia Devi (thats Aunt Debbie for you white folks)bought the plane ticket for me. She's totally who I wanna take to dinner with me before I go to the show.

My Dad, mom, grandparents, my whole family(family includes friends!) made this Christmas unforgettable. Times like this make me miss living at home and seeing my family as often as I wanted. I was truly spoiled in that aspect, living in Ft. Lauderdale has shown that to me. I miss everyone dearly whenever I leave. But, I'm doing great in school which is why I'm there. I know I'm going to do great things, just gotta get through school first...


SO! holy shitake mushrooms, this was an awesome christmas! Hope everyone else had a great Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa or whatever it is you celebrate!

MERRY CHRISMAHANUKWANZUKKAH!

first night closing at work

long story short

Leann+grill that has seltzer water on it=hot water burns on right hand (drawing hand for those of you that don't know).

Grill cleaning is the first thing you do in closing shift, I still had to finish everything else. An hour worth of cleaning. Best part? I close again on Thursday. I think I'll sell tickets.

LEANN vs. GRILL AT BOWLING ALLEY with his partner SELTZER WATER. THURSDAY THURSDAY THURSDAY! BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW.

In all seriousness, it really does hurt (thank god it isn't blistering) but thankfully, because of my first aid training from lifeguarding, I knew exactly what I needed to do. Also, typing all this out with my left hand is hard. I have to keep my right hand in cool water to keep the burning sensation away. Doing nearly 100 panel tomorrow for lauout class is going to be fun....holding a pencil is going to be fun... :D I took a couph pill that SHOULD put me to sleep so I can ignore this pain, at least till tomorrow, which by then it will have subsided I believe.

I'm going to spread rumors about the Grill at school so no one will play with him anymore.