So after a minor (major) breakdown on the first day of classes last week, I've dropped all but one of the classes I originally had and replaced them with classes that I should actually be taking and all seems to be better once again. So now I'm taking magazine publishing, media analysis, 2D, Media 1, and creative and critical thinking. So far all is going well with the new classes and I think I'll manage to not meltdown at any other point in the semester from now on.
Besides that, life is good. I made Libby a birthday cake this weekend and it was delicious. We've been having oodles of fun and what not.
For one of my classes my assignment is to do something I've never done before. So far my options are:
Go ice skating: I've technically done this, but never successfully or for any amount of time or recently.
Donate blood: But then I'll pass out. I guess that would make it two things I've never done before?
Get something pierced: Again I might pass out or throw up. I don't know.
Well Hey There Crippling Fear
So the last few days have been going along nicely. Libby moved back in so we've had someone else to be bored with. We've explored Nicollet Avenue a bit and walked all the way downtown on Sunday after the Vikings won. We went grocery shopping yesterday with my mom and grandma, so we've all got some good eats. Alyssa and I met a new friend at the gym on Sunday night who has made us all kinds of other new friends who we met on Monday night. So basically MCAD life is going along swimmingly.
Enter actual classes. Officially class starts today, but I didn't have any. I was super worried about them all starting because I just don't think I'm prepared for the kind of classes I've been put in, but I kind of ignored it and/or forgot about it for the past few days as I settled into the apartment and have been busy with Alyssa making friends. So last night I had a dream that I was taking a test in one of my new classes out of a magazine, but pages of the magazine were missing, so I obviously couldn't do very well on this test. So that was terrible and I woke up this in a total panic. Like the kind of panic that makes it kind of hard to breathe and makes you want to cry when you think about it. So that made my morning funsies. And my mom is all "you'll be fine, you're smart." Which I guess is nice, but it's so empty and unhelpful. Like I've been good at everything I've ever done before, but this is completely different and I don't think it really matters how smart I am. So I had to go complete some tasks about campus and then I stopped into student affairs to panic at the lady who registered me and she was mostly unhelpful too and told me I should talk to the chair of my department tomorrow before my class with him. So I'm going to do that and hopefully he'll somehow make it all better with some kind of magic or something. Then I spent the rest of my afternoon sitting on the beach continuing to freak out and questioning why I even decided to come here. Like what was I thinking? I took 3 art classes in high school and now I think I can make it into a career? I'm clearly all kinds of crazy.
Anyway, I panicked most of the day, then Alyssa and I went to the apartment of one of our new friends to eat our dinner and have some cheesecake. We watched American Idol because she has a functioning TV and then Melrose Place, which is a hilariously bad show. Then we went to the gym and wandered about the gallery. Now I'm in bed and the panic is kind of creeping back into my mind, so I'm going to watch a funny movie. MCAD officially starts tomorrow at 9:30. Yikes. I feel like I haven't really gone to school in a long time because I didn't go to the majority of my classes last semester and when I did it was just like a quick hour long kind of thing. The whole day of school thing is going to take some getting used to again.
Enter actual classes. Officially class starts today, but I didn't have any. I was super worried about them all starting because I just don't think I'm prepared for the kind of classes I've been put in, but I kind of ignored it and/or forgot about it for the past few days as I settled into the apartment and have been busy with Alyssa making friends. So last night I had a dream that I was taking a test in one of my new classes out of a magazine, but pages of the magazine were missing, so I obviously couldn't do very well on this test. So that was terrible and I woke up this in a total panic. Like the kind of panic that makes it kind of hard to breathe and makes you want to cry when you think about it. So that made my morning funsies. And my mom is all "you'll be fine, you're smart." Which I guess is nice, but it's so empty and unhelpful. Like I've been good at everything I've ever done before, but this is completely different and I don't think it really matters how smart I am. So I had to go complete some tasks about campus and then I stopped into student affairs to panic at the lady who registered me and she was mostly unhelpful too and told me I should talk to the chair of my department tomorrow before my class with him. So I'm going to do that and hopefully he'll somehow make it all better with some kind of magic or something. Then I spent the rest of my afternoon sitting on the beach continuing to freak out and questioning why I even decided to come here. Like what was I thinking? I took 3 art classes in high school and now I think I can make it into a career? I'm clearly all kinds of crazy.
Anyway, I panicked most of the day, then Alyssa and I went to the apartment of one of our new friends to eat our dinner and have some cheesecake. We watched American Idol because she has a functioning TV and then Melrose Place, which is a hilariously bad show. Then we went to the gym and wandered about the gallery. Now I'm in bed and the panic is kind of creeping back into my mind, so I'm going to watch a funny movie. MCAD officially starts tomorrow at 9:30. Yikes. I feel like I haven't really gone to school in a long time because I didn't go to the majority of my classes last semester and when I did it was just like a quick hour long kind of thing. The whole day of school thing is going to take some getting used to again.
Now Entering Planet ALJ
Orientation was swell today. Lots of handy dandy information, and also bowling. Mostly I enjoyed bowling. Met some good peoples, learned some sweet new bowling techniques, like the lie on your back and kick the ball down the lane one. Also lots of tasty foods have been provided all day, which is nice because then I don't have to cook anything. Since orientation stuff ended, Alyssa and I have pretty much been sitting in our living room all night playing with our new computers save for a brief fail-adventure to the main gallery. We also watched Mean Girls and 10 Things I Hate About You in between the computing. Then we decided to make a sweet sign for our door that says Now Entering Planet ALJ, because that's what we've deemed our apartment. It's collagey and totally badass. Err'one gonna love it. Also I don't know how to use my computer because I've never really used a Mac besides the computers in the Mac Lab in like middle school. So that's funsies. But clearly I've managed to navigate my way to here and facebook, so that's all I really need in life. Super tired and in for another 4 days of absolutely nothing to do. We'll see how it goes.
Swimming in the Ocean
So here I am at MCAD. So far, so good. We got here around 2 and realized the bedroom I'm supposed to be sharing was super small, so we decided to turn half of the living room into my new bedroom. So we moved all of my stuff in as did one of my roommates, Alyssa. So far I seem to not want to hurt her. We went to Target to eat and get some stuff to construct the walls of my bedroom. So I'm kind of chilling in the corner with 2 walls made of light blue sheets. And the light sort of filters in and makes everything in here blue, like the ocean. It's nice and calming. So then we named everything else in the apartment accordingly. The living room is the beach, the kitchen is farm land, the hall way is the river, the bathroom is a lake, the other bedrooms are Asia and the jungle. It's quite nice. Tomorrow's orientation time, which also means new computer time. I'm excited. Though I don't know what I'm going to do all weekend long after orientation since class doesn't start until Wednesday. There's not that much to do, so we'll see what up.
PANIC! PANIC PANIC PANIC!!
So I'm pretty much freaking out. I'm good with the whole moving in thing tomorrow, pretty much ready and packed and shwatnot, but I'm wholly not ready to start classes on Wednesday. My classes were pretty much handpicked for me by the head of the department and the descriptions of half of them say they're for juniors and seniors. And I was not a junior or senior at Hamline. And I definitely am not a junior now that less than a third of my credits transferred. So that's disconcerting.
Today was good, though. I finished frosting Harrington's cake and she came over to get it. Pretty much delicious. Then Carlie, Erik, and Cameron came over to ambush her and we visited the kiddums at one act practice. I'm pretty sure that nothing makes you feel better about yourself than visiting the high school kiddies because they're always so excited to see you. Super ego boost. Anyway, then I came home, went to Subway, watched the Wild game, and now I'm having cuddles time with my kitty before I leave tomorrow. He was sleeping and having a dream until I just woke him up and he hissed at me and tried to bite me. Cuddles time is such a sweet time.
So yeah, tomorrow is move in day. My grandma is supposed to come with, but she's having another one of her stupid medical issues, so that's in doubt. She went to the doctor today and they were like "Oh you might have a bone infection, take these pain pills and if it doesn't get better, go to the ER tomorrow." And she's being all "I'm not going to the hospital tomorrow, I'm helping you move in!" And I'm like "Ok Grandma, it took you 10 minutes to get from your car in the driveway to my dining room table, I don't think you'll be able to go up an entire flight of stairs." So yeah, I'm betting she'll be in the hospital tomorrow putting a damper on move in day and I'll be making my 3rd trip to good old Regions Hospital in the last month. Luckily, their cafeteria does have the best food of all the Twin Cities area hospitals I've visited. So this is good. Anyway, I'm going to finish cuddles time with my kitty, probably watch Up In The Air, and enjoy my last night in my bed for awhile. Peace out girl scouts. (And also boy scouts, but peace out boy scout doesn't sound as good.)
Today was good, though. I finished frosting Harrington's cake and she came over to get it. Pretty much delicious. Then Carlie, Erik, and Cameron came over to ambush her and we visited the kiddums at one act practice. I'm pretty sure that nothing makes you feel better about yourself than visiting the high school kiddies because they're always so excited to see you. Super ego boost. Anyway, then I came home, went to Subway, watched the Wild game, and now I'm having cuddles time with my kitty before I leave tomorrow. He was sleeping and having a dream until I just woke him up and he hissed at me and tried to bite me. Cuddles time is such a sweet time.
So yeah, tomorrow is move in day. My grandma is supposed to come with, but she's having another one of her stupid medical issues, so that's in doubt. She went to the doctor today and they were like "Oh you might have a bone infection, take these pain pills and if it doesn't get better, go to the ER tomorrow." And she's being all "I'm not going to the hospital tomorrow, I'm helping you move in!" And I'm like "Ok Grandma, it took you 10 minutes to get from your car in the driveway to my dining room table, I don't think you'll be able to go up an entire flight of stairs." So yeah, I'm betting she'll be in the hospital tomorrow putting a damper on move in day and I'll be making my 3rd trip to good old Regions Hospital in the last month. Luckily, their cafeteria does have the best food of all the Twin Cities area hospitals I've visited. So this is good. Anyway, I'm going to finish cuddles time with my kitty, probably watch Up In The Air, and enjoy my last night in my bed for awhile. Peace out girl scouts. (And also boy scouts, but peace out boy scout doesn't sound as good.)
You're Even Sassier In Person Than You Are On TV
I'm watching American Idol. Simon is sassy. I just don't know why some people go on this show. How can they possibly think they're good? Well, shwatevs.
Today I have somehow managed to keep the panic of MCAD time at bay. Who's to say how I've managed this because I didn't really do anything today. I did make spaghetti with veggieballs which was delicious. And a chocolate peanut butter cake as reward for Harrington for writing my MCAD letter of recommendation in a day. But I'm sure tomorrow will be a full on day of nervous breakdown. So that'll be funsies y'all.
Today I have somehow managed to keep the panic of MCAD time at bay. Who's to say how I've managed this because I didn't really do anything today. I did make spaghetti with veggieballs which was delicious. And a chocolate peanut butter cake as reward for Harrington for writing my MCAD letter of recommendation in a day. But I'm sure tomorrow will be a full on day of nervous breakdown. So that'll be funsies y'all.
What Am I Doing?
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So after a year and a half of bumbling about at Hamline trying to figure out my life and being generally an unpleasant person, I've finally decided that MCAD's where it's at. And now I'm going to tell you about it because I have no idea what I'm getting myself into, and it's sure to be comical. Also, someone (Brittany) told me that I should just write down everything that happens in my life because it would be funny. So I'm going to do that too. Probably nobody will read though and I'll get bored and quit writing. But for now, I'm on a new blog high.
Anyway, today I packed for Thursday's move. And when I say packed, I mostly mean I sat on the bed and said yes or no while my mom pointed at boxes that were already packed from Hamline. I also made soup today, put dishes away, and emailed Quinlan about judging speech this year. In case you're wondering, today was a super productive day by my standards. Hmm... what else. Entertainment Weekly had a list of the 25 movies you should see before Oscar Night, so I decided I would attempt to see them all. So I've been illegally downloading 6 of those movies all night which makes my internet slow and unbearable. Also it's 2:37 AM, and I'm probably going to stay up for another 2 hours reading The Lovely Bones. Which is also illegally downloaded in ebook form, just so you know. So I'm probably going to go do that since today was boring and I have nothing else to say.
Anyway, today I packed for Thursday's move. And when I say packed, I mostly mean I sat on the bed and said yes or no while my mom pointed at boxes that were already packed from Hamline. I also made soup today, put dishes away, and emailed Quinlan about judging speech this year. In case you're wondering, today was a super productive day by my standards. Hmm... what else. Entertainment Weekly had a list of the 25 movies you should see before Oscar Night, so I decided I would attempt to see them all. So I've been illegally downloading 6 of those movies all night which makes my internet slow and unbearable. Also it's 2:37 AM, and I'm probably going to stay up for another 2 hours reading The Lovely Bones. Which is also illegally downloaded in ebook form, just so you know. So I'm probably going to go do that since today was boring and I have nothing else to say.
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