Friday, January 22nd, 2010
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7:12 pm - The City of Sarasota does not want me to see The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus
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Monday, January 11th, 2010
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9:11 am
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In memory of family and friends who have lost the battle with cancer; and in support of the ones who continue to conquer it! Post this on your LJ if you know someone who has or had cancer. 93% won't copy and paste this. Will you?
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Saturday, January 2nd, 2010
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12:26 am - Here's a song for the kid who aimed so high....
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...I wonder if James Cameron cringes anytime someone compares Avatar to Fern Gully.
So. My first post of 2010. I never do New Years Resolutions, but as I'm graduating from Ringling in May - and it very much feels like I'm starting a new life - I think this year it's rather appropriate. And if I'm smart, throughout the year I'll check this list out to make sure I'm following through.
( 2010 Resolutions )
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Monday, October 26th, 2009
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10:26 pm - Que sera, sera....
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As senior year wheels along, the topic of what we all want to do when we leave Ringling often pops up.
A recent excursion to see (hear) the Sarasota Orchestra has rekindled memories of my eight years as a flute player in band.
I called home last night and dropped the idea of applying to The Juilliard School to my mother - who is petrified that I'll just stay in school for the rest of my life.
I was only joking, of course. Well... half-joking. There was a time when we all - even me - thought that I would pursue a life of music. There was a time when Carnegie Mellon was at the top of my college application list, so that I could be a part of their music department. I didn't know about Juilliard when I was a teenager, but if I had, I might have seriously considered applying. I would sit in band practice and imagine myself in the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, dressed elegantly in black, under the golden glow of stage lights.
Remembering it all leaves a taste of bitter nostalgia in my mouth. I gave it all up because I couldn't stand the politics, the ego, and the competitiveness. As it turns out visual arts is pretty much the same, but I'm a little better equipped to deal with it now.
I wouldn't give up animation for anything. But sometimes I think it'd be nice if I could have a second life. Just to see how I'd do walking down another path.
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Tuesday, August 4th, 2009
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6:44 pm - Her diamonds bring me down....
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X-posted to le blog.
Wow. Don’t listen to Rob Thomas when you’re depressed.
So my internship is through and I returned home on Saturday, now to focus on my return to Ringling. And boy did I just get the shock of my life.
My student loan application was declined.
I’d applied for the same loan since my enrollment at Ringling without a problem. The school had been telling us since last year that the economy had taken a dive and students were having trouble getting their loans, but so far I had lucked out, so I didn’t think much of it.
I applied for two more private loans, with no luck. Two lenders said they’d consider my application with a cosigner… which I hate to do, as my parents are both retired. But if I want to go back to Ringling, I have no choice.
If that doesn’t work, well… so long senior year.
Strangely it makes me mad. I’m mad at the economy. I’m mad at the government for turning a blind eye to higher education. I’m mad at Ringling for being so damn expensive, because in all truth, I could never afford to go there anyway. I’m mad that I put myself through hell last year, working myself into the ground and enduring all manner of criticism to keep up my grades and get through the year with a working thesis… only to find out I’ll probably have to turn my back on it all.
And what am I supposed to do now? The economy sucks right now, we’ve established. And I’m supposed to find a job?
Well, we’ll see how the week goes. But if I don’t get approval by Friday, I’ll be contacting the Registrar to announce my withdrawal.
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Monday, July 13th, 2009
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11:42 pm - A public apology
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Wow.
Guys?
I can be such a BITCH.
No, nothing recent has inspired this revelation. I'm actually laid up in bed, sick with the phantom cold from hell, causing no harm to anyone.
Which is why I've found myself reading over past e-mails and LJ comments from the past three years.
If ever I've said something snide, short, or just all-out offensive and hurtful to you - or even worse, when I should have said something failed to say anything at all - and basically, done something that you believe was undeserved - I'm so, SO sorry.
I try to be a good person. I really do. I just fall short, sometimes.
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Thursday, July 9th, 2009
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8:49 am - Ahahahah
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Sunday, June 14th, 2009
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3:47 am - Dude.
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P.S. Why the hell can I hear some songbird chirping away like it's twitterpated in the middle of the night? Omg stfu plz.
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Thursday, May 28th, 2009
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1:27 am - WTF brain...
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I've been dreaming about being in school every night since I got home from Ringling.
( It's been quite a strange phenomenon. )
Anyhoo. Here I leave for LA in a week, and how am I spending my time? I started digging through some files on my hard drive that I haven't opened in years, and look what I dig up.
Ahhhh, this takes me back. I've been having fun going through my old art - ideas I developed while I was in high school. Art I conjured up during my many adventures roleplaying, reading comics and fantasy novels, and watching hours and hours of anime. The big ideas I'd work on with my friends, and think about wistfully when I'm tired of looking at my storyboards and 3D work.
Stuff I look at now and cringe with embarrassment or laugh at the sheer absurdity. XD A lot of this stuff I wanted to burn soon after it was drawn. But now that I'm older, I'm thankful that I did as my mother said and held onto it. A lot of it I have lost, unfortunately, due to many computer switches and back-up CDs that are no longer functional.
But what I do have, I'd like to post. Will let you know how that goes. There's still quite a bit of digging that I have to do.
In the meantime, I've lost a ton of art over the years. If you happen to have any of my art saved in your own files, anything at all, I would LOVE to know about it, and get it from you. :) Do let me know!
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Monday, April 20th, 2009
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7:46 pm
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Ugh.
If I'm ever negative ever, ever again... please just smack me in the back of the head.
Thank you.
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Saturday, January 31st, 2009
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9:43 pm - HAHAHA
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And I celebrated my uber-productivity of yesterday by.... doing absolutely nothing today.
I so win.
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Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
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8:12 am - It's the most wonderful time of the year....
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It's that time of year again. Today is junior registration for spring semester classes.
New on the line-up: Preproduction for senior thesis.
Seventy students will be scurrying to register within a three-hour allotted time-span to select instructors for arguably the most important semester of the program. A C or lower in any one class can mean the difference between moving on to thesis or repeating junior year.
Blood will be shed.
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Monday, July 21st, 2008
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2:38 am - I see myself change as the days change over....
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Hahaha I just took a brief little jaunt through some old LJ posts and recalled to myself how much I used to whine and bitch over any little thing (especially while I was at Hood).
Now I can hardly find anything to say at all.
current music: "We've Been Had" ~ The Walkmen
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Sunday, July 6th, 2008
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2:12 am - Need to stop listening to the radio....
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
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3:47 pm - Grabbed from ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) phoenyxraine
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Thursday, June 5th, 2008
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8:55 pm - I'm so tired. Snatched quiz thing from kreugan
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Monday, April 21st, 2008
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4:10 pm
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Saturday, March 29th, 2008
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2:10 am - One day I'll post something resembling an actual update
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Thursday, March 20th, 2008
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11:45 pm - There Will Be Blood.
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Sunday, February 10th, 2008
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2:08 pm - Go Speed Racer....
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gleeful