UArts Student Journals

a fax machine?
I have received my first summons to serve in jury duty, and I'm actually interested in doing it, but they summoned me for graduation day. Nooot gonna work.

But I can't mail in an extra, "excuse"... I have to fax it. Who faxes things these days? Hah, big huge machines that send things via the phone line? I wonder what I'm going to do now that my children someday will laugh at me for. Technology is so fast it freaks me out.

this is Joanna here, reporting live from her front stoop.

Its been sunny for the past two days. Its a strange fluke. A very welcome strange fluke :)
The crocus in my backyard are blooming. I filmed a short piece about them.

The only issue with sunshine is that its difficult to edit in.
Think about it- glorious fresh air, the sun drying the rain soaked earth out enough to sit and picnic on, flowers are blooming, people are generally happier. So of COURSE I want to shut myself up in a dark room and stare at a computer screen for hours upon hours and hours.

Yea, exactly. But it must be done, because these next three weekends are booked solid with other peers' film shoots. Being on set is exciting, but it completely eats the day. You can't do anything on a film set apart from obsess over the film you're working on at that instant. Its not like when you go grocery shopping you let the dishwasher and laundry run while you go, and when you get back you can write a paper while waiting for your newly bought chicken tenders to bake.

Doesn't work that way, ha. So if I dont work now, I'll miss my chances. And I'm not that fond of last minute all-nighters.

Sigh. Working hard now will make summer that much more delicious I suppose.

Thats all for now. Smile <3

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Thesis production is over. Now on to editing, adr, color correction, and sound design. The next four weekends are booked solid with other people's shoots. It seems as though we've got all the time to finish, have to ourselves, but I dont. We dont.

Just watched "The Reader" for the first time, I wish I could've written/shot something this magnificent. Granted, they're seasoned professionals, twenty or thirty years older than I am and with twenty times the budget. Even so, jealousy is jealousy.

Its been raining for a day and a half straight, I feel entitled to be gloomy. I cant wait for the green chutes of flowers to start coming up again. I want to smell dirt. Is that strange?

has been a doozie, and its only been two days.
First day was fine, I had intro to Aesthetics with Jay Baker. Future students or current who are looking for a good Lib Arts teacher- look into taking a class with Mr. Baker. He's excellent.

So that class was a relief. It was in the same classroom as the Vienna class I took with him last year. Kind of neat.

Then I had wednesday off and did a bit of post Christmas shopping which felt fantastic.

Thursday (today) I knew I'd have to prepare myself for... Today was my first day back to Senior Cinema class, and I had to face the kids I brought to upstate New York to shoot my thesis with. They were not happy with me, to say the least, so it was extremely rough. But its sunny here... I'm fed and like my classes otherwise, got neat new clothes and made some headway with my film so I'm trying to stay as optimistic as possible and not let haters bring down my spirits. Its a battle. Let me tell you, after being called out in front of the entire class and being called "a disgrace"... its challenging to stay inspired enough to set foot in class again.

I'll have to write an update to let you know how next week's Senior Cinema class goes. For what its worth, my professor was good, she played it cool and tried to settle the situation. I dont know how well it worked but I'm glad she was there and aware of the goings on.

I'll do my best to post happier blogs soon. With pictures!

Adios