This was a short week thanks to a conference that I'm flying to Texas to attend tomorrow, but it was still plenty stressful. Right now I can't help but think of grad school as a period of voluntary suffering, of course, I'm hoping to come out better for it at the end...if I survive it. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, right?   Monday Work: Faculty Commons - worked on web stuff and homework Alumni Chapter Meeting with Seth, Kaci, and Alan - we finalized our game plan about what we plan to do this year. Now it's time [...]

Today started out great, then bombed, then got a little better. Right now this whole week feels like a haze. I shot and developed 35mm film for my film class, did web work at Faculty Commons, worked on branding for my design studio class, had several meetings, worked on a cue sheet and sound plan for Sound Design, and taught/guest critiqued for the senior show class. It was filled with so much stuff it's kind of a blur, plus I didn't get much sleep. I think I'm going to just hibernate during my break in December. It'll take me the [...]

Relatively speaking this week was a pretty good week. I felt mostly caught up on homework before the week began. On Monday my neurologist approved me for a lumbar which gives me hope that some of my health issues will soon dramatically improve. I got a decent amount of work done, including a crap ton of work for the Photo Club and [Enclosed] (a photography show I am working on). Attended my first Kappa Pi meeting -- I really enjoyed it. Attended the JSU Art Faculty Show which was filled with gorgeous work. Met with Kacie and Alan from Alumni [...]

I feel like I barely held onto my sanity most of this week. There were at least three days I was so tired I wanted to lie down on the floor and cry. I want to be proud of myself for pushing through the week but I'm too concerned about the stress my mind and body are under to pat myself on the back. I've been working hard to feel caught up in my classes, but I've been feeling particularly bad for the past two weeks. Last week I noticed I was feeling unusually light-headed, dizzy, short of breath, and [...]

We got some new blood in the house, five new students to be exact. Three grads are graduating this semester so it was about to get a little lonely. I'm super excited about our new people. Everyone is cool and has a different background so it's a nice mix. Plus everyone revealed Introductions: Jamie, Me, James, Charissa, Megan, Stefanie, Laura, Bethany, Annabelle, Patrice, Brandon Goodies! Talked about our role in the art department, being professional, and mentoring the undergrads. Added newbies to FB and Slack MFA groups Discussed new equipment, FERPA, Title IX, MFA Handbook, Visiting Artists, and upcoming events [...]

Graduate Darkroom Photography with Sarah Miles I've always considered Sarah Miles one of my professors because of how much I interacted with her and because of how much she inspired me during my time as an undergrad student but I never had the honor of having an actual class with her. Finally, six years later, I can officially refer to her as one of my professors. Hooray for returning to school! My photographic education had essentially been entirely digital up till now and I have been itching to learn about film and work in a darkroom for several years now. Needless [...]