This school year so far has been ridiculously busy for me. I am not so much here to complain about that because I wouldn't want it any other way even when sometimes I feel it is too much and I become overwhelmed with it all. I am only taking 16 credit hours but 4 of my 6 classes are time intensive and I find myself completing various bits of homework throughout the day and well into the night during most of my typical week. This homework usually places me in the Art & Design building until the wee hours of the morning. Either I am painting or working on my computer graphics homework. I much prefer the homework I am receiving from my computer graphics class well over my painting class because it is something I can do well and in a considerably faster period of time while also not messing up my clothes and getting paint on them! Good thing I have stain remover ;) haha Painting has been a struggle for me and has presented me with a lot of various issues. Mostly it has been about finding the time and being willing to complete the painting even though I do not enjoy painting. It is not my particular area of art and I get it all over myself. I will say though I can now build a canvas on my own. That is pretty neat. Also, I am really excited for this next painting. We are working with indirect painting methods and glazing techniques. This style of painting actually interests me and I cannot wait to see how my cow skull turns out. In my computer graphics class, we are working on a false reality. I finally get to learn how to make places like they do on film sets! It is great to be able to see this process and work on a place that I can call my very own.
I, also, am working double time in Admissions this year as a telecounselor and ambassador! So far both have been going great. I have had great conversations with some people interested in Sterling and that is somewhat surprising for it being this early in the school year. On top of my jobs in Admissions, I am working in the Costume Shop at the theatre to complete my Costume/Makeup Lab. That has been interesting and has led to many interesting surprises. Not all of them pleasant as I have stumbled upon many boxes full of pretty much mold. There have been about 7 or 8 loads of "hats" already taken out of the Closet to Nowhere and there is still about two-thirds of that floor to complete. It has been a time consuming task but I am seeing results and it is comforting to know I am helping my theatre becoming what it needs to be - professional not just a hoard. As Megan always says, "if it isn't functional, get rid of it." We obviously cannot keep everything ever! That is just absurd. So it is nice to finally see change coming all around in that theatre.
While I received a lot of rejection at the beginning of this year and am still dealing with some of it on my own, I am very happy with the way that this school year is going so far and I cannot wait to see what my future holds. Maybe someday soon I can find the alusive "best friend" and even more so alusive "girlfriend" that have been just out of my reach for so long. Only time can tell.
