Monday, November 28, 2005

Bitality, Really

I'm tiard and I'm not even close to done. This makes me sad. Very sad.

-- UPDATE:

It is now 7:15 in the AM. I've been working since I got here at six yesterday. I can see the light at the end. Unfortunately, I'm ready to pass out.

Sunday, November 27, 2005

Reality Bites

So now I'm back in studio and though I'm not scared, the scale of the task before me and the limited time I have to do it is hitting me. So it goes.

Back to Reality

I'm sitting in my mom's house getting ready to catch my train back down to Eugene. The train will be the final leg on a three leg journey that's taken me from Maui to San Francisco and finally to Portland. It is taking a long time and frankly, I wouldn't mind if I never got there. See, I'm still not done with my final project for architecture and time is fast running out. I'll figure something out, I know this. But it isn't going to be easy, I know this too. But I won't worry about that right now.

Hawaii was really pretty and I got used to walking around in shorts and flip flops quite quickly. We stayed in this condo building that was basically right on the beach. We were so close that I could take close up videos of people walking along the beach. Video cameras are the best tool for stalking...anyway, so it was warm, and hot even. It was mostly sunny. The ocean was warm. People were dressed in very little. But where we were staying is more of an old person place. It wasn't like how you imagine with all these hot young people glistening in the sun. Don't get me wrong, there were lots of people glistening in the sun but they tended to be either OLD or YOUNG. So in other words, it was a family kind of a place, which was perfect for our family. There were nine of us on the trip (there are still eight there) and two older people, three medium people, two people my age, and two little little kids. The little little kids were probably the highlight of my trip. They are my cousins, both born this side of the year 2000. They are products of the new millenium, the world of the future. My smaller cousin (she's two) likes to talk about the time they went to the zoo and that the "elephant go poopoo!" She says it with evident delight and when people laugh she keeps saying it louder. It was the best thing I heard on the day that I heard it. First of all, I get much delight from seeing a happy two year old, add onto that the hilariousness of the word "poopoo" and you get a memorable moment.

Unfortunately, though, due to my school schedule, I had to take a short trip. When I got there, everyone else had been there for days, and when I left, they still had days. That's ok, I guess. I got a taste of life without the pressures of school and I loved it. It wasn't enough to make me question my place in school but it certainly was enough to make me really antsy for this term to be over and the three weeks of break that follow.

And now, time to get ready for round three of travel.

Thursday, November 24, 2005

Me in Hawaii from cell phone. So pretty.

Friday, November 18, 2005

Maywa Denki!!!!!

Tonight I'm going to a show by Maywa Denki. I've seen some of their nonsense machines in the art museum here on campus but now I'm going to see a performance with them. I have absolutely no idea what to expect but how could anyone not want to see a show put on whose promotional picture is this:



Thursday, November 10, 2005

Here's Another One


Here's the outside!

Gah!


I'm in studio right now preparing for my midterm review tomorrow. Here's a small taste of my design, more to come in the future.

Tuesday, November 01, 2005

Three Weeks

I just realized something today, I'm going to Hawaii on Wednesday the 26th. That means I'm going to Portland on Tuesday. That means I have to be done with my project on Monday. That is only three weeks from now. I can't fathom that. This term is fucked.