April started with a great trip to San Francisco, and ended with getting my wisdom teeth removed. Quite an interesting set of bookends.
April was definitely a very interesting month for me. I was sick multiple times, ended up finally making something happen with a girl I've been interested in for a while, began what is sure to be the quarter of hell, started a new job, started a very exciting (and stressful) filming project at school, and of course, ended with my wisdom teeth removed. All in all, a good month for blogging.
However, now that April is over and done with, now we can move on to my favorite month: May. This, of course, is partially due to my birthday, but May is also great because it is when all the great summer blockbusters kick off. I'm sure I'll have a lot more to say about this in later posts.
Four months down, eight more to go.
Days Completed: 120
Days to Go: 245
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4.04.2010
365 in 2010: March Completed
March was by by far the most difficult month so far in which to continuously post. A lot of things contributed to making it not only difficult to physically be able to post, but also to find the desire to even want to. However, March saw not only the one year anniversary of my blog, but also a variety of decent posts that I think contributed to it somewhat being a success. Hopefully, April will be even better.
Three months down, nine more to go.
Days Completed: 90
Days to Go: 275
Three months down, nine more to go.
Days Completed: 90
Days to Go: 275
3.18.2010
Blog Update
As I'm sure most of you know, I am current in the middle of my goal to post in my blog once a day for an entire year. Although I've managed a post per day, these posts aren't always during that actual day; sometimes I don't get to post until after midnight the next morning. This has been especially true for many of my last few posts.
Just to clarify: my goal isn't to post an entry everyday during the hours of 12:00 AM and 12:00 PM. My goal is to post an entry that represent a day in my life for an entire year. Sometimes, my days don't actually end until the next morning, so although I will try my best to post entries during the actual calendar they represent, some of my posts will be posted early the next morning.
Ultimately, when 2010 is over, I want to look back and see at least 365 entries; sort of an online journal of the year, if you will. So far, I'm right on schedule.
Just to clarify: my goal isn't to post an entry everyday during the hours of 12:00 AM and 12:00 PM. My goal is to post an entry that represent a day in my life for an entire year. Sometimes, my days don't actually end until the next morning, so although I will try my best to post entries during the actual calendar they represent, some of my posts will be posted early the next morning.
Ultimately, when 2010 is over, I want to look back and see at least 365 entries; sort of an online journal of the year, if you will. So far, I'm right on schedule.
3.01.2010
365 in 2010: February Completed
February always seems to go by quicker than most months, no doubt due to the fact that there are only 28 days. As such, I actually forgot that yesterday was the last day in February, which means that with yesterday's post, I have successfully completed 1/6th of my goal to post an entry for everyday of the year.
This has definitely been no easy task, as everyday it seems like it gets more difficult to find something interesting to post. Not to mention my days are so busy sometimes that I don't really have the time to sit on my computer and type. Oh well, I made this goal and I have to stick with it for as long as I can.
Two months down, just ten more to go...
Days Completed: 59
Days to Go: 306
This has definitely been no easy task, as everyday it seems like it gets more difficult to find something interesting to post. Not to mention my days are so busy sometimes that I don't really have the time to sit on my computer and type. Oh well, I made this goal and I have to stick with it for as long as I can.
Two months down, just ten more to go...
Days Completed: 59
Days to Go: 306
1.31.2010
365 in 2010: January Completed
30 days ago, I set out to post in this blog everyday for a year, and with this entry, I have successfully completed 1/12th of that goal. 31 days in January; 31 days down.
I have to to say, about seven days into it, I was already regretting my decision. I would sit down and have nothing to type; nothing to share. It occurred to me that there are going to be some days I have absolutely nothing worthwhile to post, yet I soldiered on and made it.
Now I just have 11 months to go. Piece of cake.
Days Completed: 31
Days to Go: 334
I have to to say, about seven days into it, I was already regretting my decision. I would sit down and have nothing to type; nothing to share. It occurred to me that there are going to be some days I have absolutely nothing worthwhile to post, yet I soldiered on and made it.
Now I just have 11 months to go. Piece of cake.
Days Completed: 31
Days to Go: 334
1.05.2010
Fed Up with School
Let me start off by clarifying: I am not fed up with schooling, rather fed up with the institute itself.
When I first decided to go into animation, I knew I wanted to focus on the writing/story development side rather than the drawing/art side. I've always considered myself more of a storyteller than an artist, so although I would be majoring in animation, I would make sure I took as many creative writing classes as possible, including scriptwriting. If I want to write scripts for animation, then of course I'd need to know how. Unfortunately, my program of study doesn't include any scriptwriting courses, but that's OK; that's why I have electives. Quarter after quarter I asked if there were any scriptwriting classes available to take, and the answer was always no. Well, my prayers were finally answered, because next quarter I will be taking Introduction to Scriptwriting.
Today I went in to speak with my academic director about switching one of my other classes next quarter, and he informed me that he didn't think I would be able to take Intro to Scriptwriting because the rules say that only one of the four electives I have are allowed to be lower division; the rest have to be upper division. He spoke to the dean to make sure, and sure enough, since I already had a lower division elective, I would be unable to take Intro to Scriptwriting.
I felt like my dreams had been crushed. The ONE class I had wanted to take since I started school was unavailable to me. This rule about the one lower division elective/three upper division electives wasn't even around when I started school, so I felt like blindsided.
The lower division elective I already took was Intro to Photography, way back from my first quarter, when I was registered as a Graphic Design major. My school was one quarter away from offering Media Arts & Animation, so I decided to start off as a GD major since it had same first quarter fundamental courses as my current major - save for Intro to Photography. That was OK, though, because I had four electives to take and I didn't mind making one of them Photography.
Well, not with this new rule. If I wanted to take Intro to Scriptwriting, I would have to make Intro to Photography not count towards graduation. And that's exactly what I did. I will have to take one extra class just so I could take the class I actually wanted. In the grand scheme of things, one extra class isn't a big deal. The big deal is that my school changes policies without notifying students; policies that are often unfair to students. And when these new policies are found out, do they offer any explanation? No, they don't.
Like I said, I'm fed up with the school. If I care about my education, I'm going to have to take it into my own hands and stop assuming my school actually cares.
When I first decided to go into animation, I knew I wanted to focus on the writing/story development side rather than the drawing/art side. I've always considered myself more of a storyteller than an artist, so although I would be majoring in animation, I would make sure I took as many creative writing classes as possible, including scriptwriting. If I want to write scripts for animation, then of course I'd need to know how. Unfortunately, my program of study doesn't include any scriptwriting courses, but that's OK; that's why I have electives. Quarter after quarter I asked if there were any scriptwriting classes available to take, and the answer was always no. Well, my prayers were finally answered, because next quarter I will be taking Introduction to Scriptwriting.
Today I went in to speak with my academic director about switching one of my other classes next quarter, and he informed me that he didn't think I would be able to take Intro to Scriptwriting because the rules say that only one of the four electives I have are allowed to be lower division; the rest have to be upper division. He spoke to the dean to make sure, and sure enough, since I already had a lower division elective, I would be unable to take Intro to Scriptwriting.
I felt like my dreams had been crushed. The ONE class I had wanted to take since I started school was unavailable to me. This rule about the one lower division elective/three upper division electives wasn't even around when I started school, so I felt like blindsided.
The lower division elective I already took was Intro to Photography, way back from my first quarter, when I was registered as a Graphic Design major. My school was one quarter away from offering Media Arts & Animation, so I decided to start off as a GD major since it had same first quarter fundamental courses as my current major - save for Intro to Photography. That was OK, though, because I had four electives to take and I didn't mind making one of them Photography.
Well, not with this new rule. If I wanted to take Intro to Scriptwriting, I would have to make Intro to Photography not count towards graduation. And that's exactly what I did. I will have to take one extra class just so I could take the class I actually wanted. In the grand scheme of things, one extra class isn't a big deal. The big deal is that my school changes policies without notifying students; policies that are often unfair to students. And when these new policies are found out, do they offer any explanation? No, they don't.
Like I said, I'm fed up with the school. If I care about my education, I'm going to have to take it into my own hands and stop assuming my school actually cares.
1.03.2010
Dreams
Unless you're an android, you have dreams. We all do. We may not be able to remember most, but we know they're there. I don't know about any of you, but of the few dreams I can actually recall, most typically make no sense. The best way I can describe them is as 1) a mash-up of cheesy movies from different genres, or 2) a teenage boy's repressed sexual fantasies.
Some nights, however, my dreams actually manage to form themselves into semi-coherent visions. During the last few days, my dreams, albeit still a bit random, have been really interesting and I've been realizing that they might make for good stories. Granted, I'd have a lot of work to do to turn random collections of memories and thoughts into actual engaging stories, but I never would've thought I could turn to my dreams for inspiration. I guess inspiration really does come from anywhere.
Oh, and if you are an android, let's be friends. I'd love to have an android on my side when the human-robot war breaks out.
Some nights, however, my dreams actually manage to form themselves into semi-coherent visions. During the last few days, my dreams, albeit still a bit random, have been really interesting and I've been realizing that they might make for good stories. Granted, I'd have a lot of work to do to turn random collections of memories and thoughts into actual engaging stories, but I never would've thought I could turn to my dreams for inspiration. I guess inspiration really does come from anywhere.
Oh, and if you are an android, let's be friends. I'd love to have an android on my side when the human-robot war breaks out.
1.01.2010
365 in 2010
When I first started this blog, way back in March of 2009, I intended it to be an outlet to share whatever interests were currently on my mind. If I just saw a funny video on YouTube, I'd post a blog entry. If I fell in love with a particular song, I'd post a blog entry. If there was an upcoming art show, I'd post a blog entry. Simply put, if I found anything I'd want to share with a friend, I'd post a blog entry.
However, as the year came to an end, I realized that my blog was a perfect outlet to really write. Whether it's summarizing how an academic quarter went, sharing the events of a memorable night, or simply sharing a piece of poetry I've written, my blog gives me the excuse to write; something of which I need to do a lot more.
So, I've decided to take my blog to the next level and post everyday. It's time I use my blog to its fullest potential by posting 365 posts in 2010, starting with this one.
365 in 2010. This is going to be a busy year.
However, as the year came to an end, I realized that my blog was a perfect outlet to really write. Whether it's summarizing how an academic quarter went, sharing the events of a memorable night, or simply sharing a piece of poetry I've written, my blog gives me the excuse to write; something of which I need to do a lot more.
So, I've decided to take my blog to the next level and post everyday. It's time I use my blog to its fullest potential by posting 365 posts in 2010, starting with this one.
365 in 2010. This is going to be a busy year.
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