Present Joys

Earlier today in jewelry class: it’s every kid’s dream to have a teacher who spontaneously dances along with him.

• Went to my package design class monday at 8am. (It was the second time the class met, but I wasn’t there the first week.) I felt very out of the loop. Thankfully I’ve got this nut in there with me to help figure things out.
• Had our second friendship lunch of the year. Dana (who is taking a semester off) joined us! It was a lovely lovely time.
• Talked about Maus and Understanding Comics in my graphic novels class.
• Had my first-ever independent study meeting with Mr. Lutz. He gave me “something cold to drink” from his secret mini-fridge and we went overtime talking about my project.
• Hung out with Audrey K. in the library before marketing on monday night. I have a feeling this will be a regular thing, which is great.
• Went to Marketing. I remain antipathetic.
• Tuesday morning class with Burleigh. This project is moving slo-o-o-o-ow.
• Had a funny conversation in my lunchtime copywriting class about buying habits that somehow turned into an almost-argument about free ownership of firearms.
• Watched a soldering demonstration in my tuesday afternoon jewelry class. I had a lot of fun soldering and apparently I did a pretty good job!
• Went on jewelry-class break with Amanda. Mr. Burleigh sat on the quad with us and talked for a few minutes. A very sweet memory.
• Did some one-on-one peer crits in thursday morning’s ad class. Got some very incongruent advice from various people.
• Had some small-group meetings in thursday’s copywriting class and did most of the talking.
• Made a chipboard model of a ring I designed. Managed to get a ring-size gauge stuck on my finger and it wouldn’t come off for what felt like eternity.

• Had Labor Day off. Spent the day on homework and knitting.
• Spent most of tuesday morning’s ad class brainstorming words.
• Had very laid-back time in Felton’s copywriting class during lunch. Watched tv ads by Levi’s, P&G, Apple, and Volvo.
• Cut a little keychain out of brass in my jewelry class. Broke a lot of saw blades in the process.
• Got to school late on thursday because of a nearby stabbing which I only learned about later. It was a pretty good excuse for being tardy, I guess.
• Spent all of thursday’s ad class talking with my table and loafing around and knitting. Burleigh was doing individual meetings with the whole class and didn’t get around to me. That’s the way the cookie crumbles.
• Ran into Ann Shifflet, my old art history teacher, and got a chance to chat! That was lots of fun.
• Cut a bunch of little squares of copper. We’re going to weld next tuesday.
• Got to visit a top-secret closet in Battelle Hall where my teacher demonstrated the polishing machine to us.

legodick:

Some doodles of people and things in my Graphic Novel Lit class.

Also, I got coffee at Cafe Brioso and saw John Malta. I kept seeing that dude all weekend. He came to our school and talked a bit about the work he’s doing. He was berated a few times by a couple CCAD professors, urging him to change his style. He never did, he just kept working hard, and now he works for the New York Times and Vice magazine. Awesome.

Also, yes. That is Nigel.

Dorian was sketching me and I had no idea he was doing it! I think the adequately emphasized the pointiness of my chin. Also: the drawing directly below mine is of our Graphic Novel Lit teacher and it is an uncannily good depiction.

Sometimes Jason thinks I need help with my ball of yarn. I don’t really, ever.