spring 2010 grades

YES YES YES!!!



















I was really worried that I would get below a 93% on the arth final; if I got below, then I would have gotten an A- or lower. I'm proud of myself, I have to say! All those long, long hours in the library and money spent at the printshop making/printing/writing/studying notecards or the books. I think this calls for a little treat! A shopping treat ;D


Really relieved.


Freaking rep drawing!!! I guess I shouldn't have forgotten to do that one stupid shoelace drawing :( If I had done it, I probably would have gotten an A. Sigh. Killed my chances for getting on the President's List (for like, getting a 4.0 for two consecutive semesters). -__-


DsGD83 - Barabar, when will you post up the grades? :( I'm a little worried that I'll get a B+/A- because my animation didn't work in my PowerPoint.


Nutrition - yay! I didn't study as hard for Nutrition as I did for arth, so I was worried that I was underestimating the test. No matter.


All in all, I guess I'm proud of my effort in this semester. I'm grateful for Franny (for taking notes for me in arth when i fell asleep hehehehe... and telling me the assignments if i missed dsgd83) and the fact that I only had four classes.



Next semester... aiming for a 4.0 in five classes (four studio classes, one GE). I'll try my best!!!!

the shopping bug

The shopping bug bit me REALLY badly this time!! Months have passed since I've actually added some lovely pieces to my wardrobe.

I've been drooling over vintage 50's-style dresses for a while now, but never found the perfect one. Modcloth has such beautiful dresses, but from what I've read, they're of low quality.

BUT THEY'RE SO PRETTY!!!!

SOOO PRETTY! but $50.

so cruel that they have to be out of my price range...

or sold out.

actually that's a good thing, hahaha.

okay, BACK TO STUDYING. -__-

last stretch

Nothing like a few minutes online as a nice refreshing break away from art history. And nutrition; I got in one good chapter of reading during dinner. What a productive day! Seven hours at the library just studying pure art history. I feel a little bit elated and satisfied that I slashed into so much of the work that I needed to do.

Tomorrow I need to get in at least 3-4 chapters of nutrition. Study guides for every chapter should do it; one hour for each chapter, tops. Shouldn't be too bad; the first 2/3 of the class should be a breeze because the questions are pulled from our earlier tests, which Franny and Eric and I reviewed last week during office hours. I won't concentrate too much on those. I also want to go over the questions and discussions on Blackboard, just to make sure I've covered everything important.

Tomorrow I also need to finish writing out the rest of my study guides for Art History--I'm still stuck in the last dredges of Art Nouveau--but I only have Germany and Japonisme left and they're fairly shorter than Art Nouveau. Then I just need to memorize the rest of the notecards and I'm set. Almost there. It's so relaxing on the 8th floor with a whole table to myself, handwritten pages fanned around me, and piano music tinkling away in the background. Or rather, in my ears. Now if only they let me pull my snacks out ... lol.

Now, I plan for Sunday to be much of the same, except more Nutrition-oriented since the final is, after all, on Monday. I'll throw in a little bit of Art History studying, as well--why not?

I like chocolate.

mind dump - finals and yogurtland

I got the job at Yogurtland!!

So I walked in today at 11am to fill out forms, and immediately I see a bunch of really pretty girls and ONE guy sitting at the tables and filling out the work forms. There are about 8-9 of us in all, and I just can't shake the feeling that I'm at a modeling agency or something. It was so ANTM. Short-shorts, long shiny hair, slender legs, pretty faces, lots of makeup, etc. Well, this is just my first impression and everyone probably dressed up, anyway, so we'll see how it goes. And everyone was so shy!! I was really the only one asking questions, etc. But it will be fun, I think, once we all start. And no one has any advantage over the other in terms of experience at Yogurtland--we're all new to the business. I find that refreshing because there tended to be some elitism ranking at Tommy Hilfiger depending on how long you had worked there.

Anyhoo, my summer is set! Can't wait.

As for finals...

ART HISTORY is my major stressor. With about 200+ slides (NOT 169 as I had previously assumed; I hadn't factored in like the pictures from thebooks and two more sections) to memorize, I have my work cut out for me. It's tedious making the notecards and writing/typing out review sheets or study sheets. It's honestly a lot of work. Don't get me wrong, really. I don't mind helping my friends out. But with so many slides to go over and only about a week before the finals, I'll be needing as much time as I can get with the notecards. I don't want people to blame me for their not doing well on the test, if I couldn't give them the notecards for a certain number of days.

For at least an A in the class, I NEED above a 93%. I'm currently sitting at 92 or 93--an A-. I already have an A- in Representational Drawing. I don't want another A- to bring down my GPA. That's why I'm going to crack down on myself.


Nutrition--I'm not really that worried because I'm pretty sure I have a 97 or 98% in the class. If I want an A+, I'll try really hard for the final by reading the entire book. However, if I only want an A, an A- should be fine.

Graphic Design--Just need to work on my portfolio and everything should be okay. Not a big deal.


Note: As of now, I'm only aware of a few close friends reading my blog. Think of this as my online diary/rant dump instead of a public open-mike session. My posts tend to be truly honest and I only write what I'm really feeling. I won't let anyone tell me to keep my feelings to myself. I understand if I'm cursing out somebody or just plain insulting someone--that's WAY out of line--but I believe that talking about my feelings is perfectly justifiable. If you don't like what I write, then don't read it. It's not like it's the end of the world; just my own humble opinion.

can't wait for summer!!!

Just waiting for summer to come!! I can't wait.

- web design class at SJCC. I really need to learn this stuff to get ahead.
- maybe a job at Yogurtland?? I have to get there at 11am tomorrow to meet the assistant manager. I think this is the second round of interviews or something.
- Six Flags!!! For Franny's bday.
- Perhaps a road trip to socal?? I know I keep saying this, but it never seems to happen. IT WILL HAPPEN!! Photoshooting, Highway 1, visiting Thannie, San Diego Zoo!
- MAYBE a week alone at home???? My parents might take a cruise ship up to Alaska or something!
- The summer dresses, the skirts!! :D
- Fashion photoshooting! So excited for this, STILL.
- I still want to bike across the Golden Gate bridge. ahaha -__-
- Summer badminton tournaments!!

So looking forward to summer!!!!


If I'm getting the Yogurtland job, I have a bunch of things in mind that I've been meaning to get, for various reasons.

1) FAST LENS. $150!! I feel like I could really use this for fashion photography, portraits, etc.--the parts of photography in which I'm really interested.
2) If I get the dough for this: Nikon d90 camera. Not getting my hopes up too high though--it's really expensive! But it would be so worth it for sports photography...
3) iPod cover. It's so banged up...
4) I've been really wanting to get black Gaston boots, for like half a year!! I'm so lame.
5) Brown/ivory flats. My trusty black flats don't go with everything. And while I'm at it, a new pair of black flats, because my one cherished pair is wheezing its last breath.

If I had to rank these by priority, I would say: fast lens, black flats, brown/ivory flats, black Gaston boots, iPod cover, the d90.

Brain fart!

productivity!

I'm feeling sooo accomplished! for once ahaha.

Checked out summer classes, applied for two internships, fixed up my resume, cleaned up some examples of my design work, looked up volunteer opportunities, and applied for two jobs. whew. This summer I want to keep myself busy and productive.

I definitely want to take web design. I'm not sure if I'm going to take web design at SJSU for my major (I probably will) but I want to get ahead of the game by taking it at SJCC. I can't take any more GEs from SJCC, though. sad :(

I then applied to a design internship in Milpitas and to a graphic design internship online for LIVE Magazine. I really really wanted the magazine internship one really badly!! Unfortunately they never even got my e-mail; the provided e-mail address was totally full and my e-mail was rerouted. Ugh. I guess everyone else really wanted it too -__- I will settle for the Milpitas one--it's better than nothing, but not really what I want to do I think. They're focusing on signs and I really want to do magazine layout work. It's $12 an hour which is decent.

Then in case the internship falls out, I applied for two jobs: guest services at Great America and a spot at the new Yogurtland in Milpitas. I REALLY WANT TO WORK AT YOGURTLAND!!! :D:D:D:D It won't give me as much experience as the guest services one at Great America, but it would probably be a lot of fun! The Great America one is a backup plan and should improve my customer service skills.

Then if ALL OF THEM fall out, I will settle for a volunteering position at Happy Hollow Park or a tutoring position somewhere. Ugh.

New productive me, here I come!!!!!!!!!!!!