1800…well at least 1800 if not a lil more. Thats the amount of miles I have driven in the 3 weeks school has been in session. That's also at least 24 hours of drive time. When I last posted I was having troubles getting my third and final loan for school. If you haven't figured it out by now. I am back living at my mom's house in San Diego. I have class twice a week for a total of 3 classes, my first lite term. Even with taking a lite term I am still scheduled to graduate in 8 terms. Thank god for all the transfer credits I was able to get when I entered Art Center. I am just thankful that I am still able to attend AC.
Its going to be a rough term, due to the driving. So far it hasn't been that bad. I am pretty tired on the drive home. I did hit something coming back from school on Thursday night/Friday morning. I don't know what it is. Whatever it was it didn't mess up my car.
Anyways its week 3. I have classes on Tuesday's and Thursday's. I have Type and Authorship on Tuesday and then Identity and The Entrepreneurial Spirit on Thursdays.
It's weird being back in SD. I have had a couple of occasions to hang out with some friends. I feel like I went on vacation and changed, a lot. However my friends all stayed the same. Today when I was thinking about going out for food I was thinking about how my options would be different if I were in LA, wishing I was still there. I still have an LA life, its just lived before a 2 hour drive south.
I don't know if this term I will be making regular posts like I was the past couple of terms. You will have to wait and see. I wanted to let my blog know I was alive and get a post in.
AGS final.
This term is all about it.
Kanye may be a douche but at least he's passionate.
Pre grad show set up.
AC in a box
The man, the myth, the legend.
Book binding madness.
Caught!
Post grad show grubbin.
The Amazing Tsz.
Tj during break.
OG Ceasar Salad. If you don't know it was created in Tijuana.
These last couple of weeks have been really tough. I wrote a blog for week 10. I started to write one for week 11 but I just couldn't finish. It's not like anything really happened, more same old same. Any ways I will post what I wrote and peper in some photos but thats about it. I don't know if I will blog for the rest of the term.
Week 10
Monday in AGS I came to a point where I have something that is somewhat successful enough to take and apply to different mediums. I struggled with this class all term. I am not happy with my work from this class. However failure or what I deem is a failure for this class only leads to set up future success. I will take my experience from this class and grow. After class I took a nap before going to AIGA Mentorship Night. Business as usual nothing to really report.
Tuesday I got a lot done for Font Design. I can't wait for class to be over and have a somewhat complete typeface. After class I went home and took a nap. When I woke up I started on my Business 101 homework.
Wednesday I woke up bright and early to get started on my Info Design homework. My project is based on the statistic that there a drunk driving related fatality every 45 minutes. I am basically doing a package design that is done on the fact that a tablet can clear up signs of intoxication enough to be able to drive home. After class I went to the cafeteria before going to Business 101.
Thursday I didn't do to much work. I did go look at a place that had a room for rent. The place was nice but too many people lived there, 5 and the room was way small. It would only fit my bed, king sized and not much else. I have pretty much come to the conclusion that I need to move as my place is too expensive to keep staying there. That night I got the urge to work and busted out my Editorial Design homework. My 2nd feature is pretty much done now and I am happy with how my magazine is looking. Definitely my best project of this term.
Friday I woke up and finished up editorial before going to class. After class I went to check out a room in South Pas. This place is definitely at the top of my list. Not only is it cheaper but the room is at least double the size of my room right now and my room right now isn't small either.
Saturday I woke up and tried to do some work but didn't get too much done. Saturday was a pretty lazy day which is always nice.
Sunday I worked on AGS all day.
I have to get something off my chest. I already told someone about this but I wanted to also post it here so that I would have a record of it. If you go to Art Center chances are you may feel the way I do. Art Center has this aura about it. All nighters, tough teachers, endless homework etc. Friends of mine ask when I sleep. On an average night I don't get more than 4 hours of sleep. I take lots of naps to make up for that. Having said all of that, the hardest part of Art Center is paying for it. I can't afford to go to school here yet some how I manage. I always run of out money at the end of term. The last month or so is a struggle, but a struggle that in the end is all worth it. If I am able to graduate from Art Center it will all have been worth it. No matter what happens they can never take knowledge away from you.
Before I started Art Center I told my mom that even if I was only able to go for a couple semesters that I would be ahead of the game from where I was at that point. Now that's not good enough. I want that piece of paper. Hopefully things work out. They usually do. The bad news only puts me in a funk for a couple of hours. Then the fight in me comes out.
Week 11
Monday nothing really to report. AGS and then AIGA Mentorship Night.
Tuesday I made some good progress in Font Design. Really liking my font. Can't wait until it is finished.
Wednesday
Vaccum forming some pill covers
Late night in the lab
Camel and a zeebra at school? Just another day at Art Center.
Crit in Editorial
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dog days of Summer
AIGA Mentorship Night
Eric droppin some knowledge
...one last thing I wanted to get in this post. The difference between impossible and hard. While at Art Center I learned the difference. There were lots of things before AC that I thought were impossible. Things that I now think would be hard to do but very easily done with a little hard work. Things that most other people would not even attempt. Often times I would find people telling me that's impossible to do, when I knew it would just be harder than normal. I now know I can do the hard things and sometimes even the impossible.
Born and raised in San Diego, Ca. I now find myself by luck and perseverance attending the prestigious Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, Ca. Following me on this three year journey.
