Whew! It's been a while since I posted here. I was planning on doing some major revamping this summer but picked up some work that kept me busy. I also spent three weeks studying abroad in South Korea, and only recently returned home. It was a fantastic experience. I was enrolled in Kookmin University's Short Term Summer Language & Culture program. I lived in a dormitory in northern Seoul with three other girls, made a ton of friends, and explored Seoul almost every day. A fellow graduate student and I also went on a weekend trip to the beautiful city [...]

Year 3, Week 5: September 17th – 23rd My busy weekend left me feeling exhausted all week. Tuesday-Thursday were a real struggle. My back hurt all week thanks to me overexerting myself at the Photo Club photoshoot on the 15th. I was chronically tired and had trouble waking and getting going each more. On Wednesday I suffered a really bad migraine attack. I felt it coming on before I left my house but was in such a hurry I forgot to take something for it. I was rubbing my right temple and covering my right eye for most of my [...]

Year 3, Week 4: September 10th – 16th What a crazy busy week. I was sick all week, but on the mend after seeing a doctor on the 9th. The Photo Club had its first officers meeting, and it's second meeting of the semester, and a big photo shoot with APO on Saturday. For my classes, I worked on video projects and 3d modeling in SketchUp. I had an hour-long lecture/demo/presentation in the Senior Projects class on Thursday. It was fun and went well but was a lot of work. And then there were other meetings, projects, and activities. I [...]

Year 3, Week 3: August 3rd - 9th My husband and I attended our 10th DragonCon over the weekend and it was a blast. However, despite taking various precautions I still managed to catch the con crud and have been sick with a cold all week. Boo! Monday Labor Day Holiday: No Class Tuesday ART 488: Senior Projects GA Day - reviewed projects in grad lab DR 581: Design Technology Discussed upcoming Vectorworks project Sanded and cleaned face casts in preparation of Half Mask project Wednesday ART 676: Video for Photographers Reviewed Lynda.com homework assignment Reviewed Eye Candy video homework ART [...]

Year 3, Week 2: Sept. 27th - August 2nd The alumni event over the weekend left me feeling drained and sore all over, but there was no time for rest between a busy second week at school and packing for DragonCon. Highlights of the week included meeting new Art History Professor Tray Ridlen and discussing game design, and Tuesday's Photo Club meeting. Monday Meeting with new Art History Professor Tray Ridlen ART 676: Video for Photographers Reviewed camera mechanics One Second a Day video project Watched and discussed Breaking Bad scene (diagramed the scene) ART 690: Adv. Contemporary Media Brainstormed instructional [...]