One Week Until Christmas Eve!
Mood:  cool
Sorry it's been a while.  The end of the semester sure was busy and I'm still tired from everything.

My classes all ended well.  I had my presentation in Life Drawing for Motion and everyone liked my self portraits.  Someone said that the drawings seemed to portray me as a bit rebellious and as if I did not care what others thought about me.  That may be a bit true.  The other projects were good as well.  One student made characters from rock, paper, and scissors.  She made up the world they live in, government type structures, and warriors for each.  It was cool.

My number theory test went a lot better then I expected.  I studied so much that I had practically every definition memorized.  The good thing was that the definitions I was iffy about, weren't on the test!  I really lucked out.  The calculations went well too.  I knew hat I was doing.  I think I got an A.  The final grade isn't online yet.

Pre-capstone class also ended well.  We got free bagels with cream cheese!  I was so happy to eat a delicious bagel.  It made my jaw hurt though, silly TMJ disorder.  But anyway, I presented my animatic, people liked my story, and that was it.  Now I have to work on the backgrounds and finish the introduction sequence before next semester begins.

Next semester I have only three classes.  They are capstone, integrated science, and statistics.  I also have Monday and Fridays off.  More time to do capstone!  I have so much work to do for capstone :(

I have to add the descriptions of my art work to my site.  Maybe I'll do that this weekend.

Christmas is soon!  I can't wait.  I decorated the other house with my sister a bit today.

I'm going to the city tomorrow to see my boyfriend!  I haven't seen him for a few weeks because of school.  I was so busy.  I hope it's not too crowded trying to get there.

Today's Fortune Cooke:
In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.  Lucky Numbers:  55, 15, 52, 10, 51, 38.

I guess as long as you do your best and try as hard as you can, even if you fail you still did good?  i don't know.  Just do the best you can.  The lucky numbers contain three numbers in the fifties.  Wow.

Stressssssssss
Mood:  down
Ah, it's been a while. I finished my flash project, so I'm officially done with that class.  You may have noticed my site.  It's all flashy now!  Let me know what you think!  All comments and critiques are gladly accepted.  I will be adding descriptions to my artwork soon as well as a downloadable version of my resume.  If anyone else as any other ideas of what I might need to add let me know.  I've already had one suggestion on the size.  That person didn't like the fact that he had to scroll for a flash site.   Personally, I like scrolling.  For me, I think the header may be too big, I don't know. 

Well only one week of school left.  Well, not a whole week.  Monday I have Number Theory, it's just basically a review class before the final on Wednesday.  I hope I do well.  I've been studying a bit here and there.  I have a lot left to memorize and learn, though.

Tuesday is my life drawing for motion final class.  I have to present my paper on identity and show some self portraits I drew.  They came out scary, I may do more, but it all depends on how my other work goes.

No more sociology!  I am officially done with that class, since I'm exempt from the final.  Yay!

Pre-capstone final is Thursday.  I have a presentation for this class as well.  I'm trying to get together a decent animatic with nice backgrounds.  The backgrounds have been a lot of trouble for me.  They still are.  Hopefully I can get this done.  It's really been stressing me out.  But at least Thursday the professor is bringing in bagels for everyone!  I can't wait for a bagel. I just don't want to present.

Speaking of capstone, I have a lot of work to do over break.  I have to finish the backgrounds and the introduction animation.  That's my goal.  I've set up a production schedule of what I have to do in order to be finished by the end of class next semester.  It's a lot of work and I hope I can keep to my schedule.  Maybe I can even get ahead of schedule.  That would be nice. I have to work my ass off to make it happen though.

Lots of work to do tomorrow!  I want a nap.

Last Week of Classes...Then Finals...
Mood:  not sure
I finished my essay!  I also got together 10 drawings for my final critique tomorrow.  I hope it goes well.  All I have left is the self portrait assignment for next Tuesday.
Flash class was a bit boring today.  I couldn't work on my project because I forgot to save it for CS4.  I have CS5, so it automatically saves for that version.  So I couldn't open my file in class.  Four hours of getting no work done was not fun for me.  I ended up helping another student finish his portfolio and put it on a cd to hand it.  I then attempted to study for number theory, but I didn't get through the whole stack of flash cards.
Speaking of Number Theory, I have one and a half assignments left to do.  I plan on doing them tomorrow.  My professor put the study guide for the final up.  We have 30 definitions/theorems to memorize and 5 problems to know how to compute.  The problems should be ok after I practice a few, but I have a hard time with the memorization.  She wants us to write the exact wording she gives us.  I have a hard time doing this.  I usually learn the material, and write definitions based on what I know.  This way it is less memorizing and more learning.  Unfortunately, I can't do that here.  So I have lots of studying to do.
I guess I'll start working on my capstone as soon as I finish everything else.  Hopefully I force myself to work on it soon.

Go Green Knight!!!
Mood:  happy
This morning was ok.  I got up at around 10ish and I played a few facebook games.  Then I opened up my portfolio site on flash.  And you know what I did?  I fixed my scripting issues!  All on my own!  I am very happy about that.
However, as 1pm came around...my tummy was in a lot of pain.  I ended up in a cold sweat and feeling very sick.  I tried to lay down and rest, but I couldn't because of the pain.  I ended up vomiting.  It was horrible.  I felt like crap.  I was eventually able to get some rest.  I woke back up at 4pm and felt better, but not 100%.
I still ended up going to Medieval Times.  Once i got some food in me I felt much better.  I was in the Green Knight's section.  He was the evil knight.  He ended up losing.  It was sad :(.  I was waving my flag for him and cheering, but he still lost.  He was cute, too.  Oh well.  But at least I got assigned to the evil knight.  I like rooting for the bad side sometimes.  It's fun.
The food there was good too.  They gave me half a chicken!  I couldn't finish it, but they gave me a container so I could take it home.  My first experience at Medieval Times was a lot of fun.  Maybe one day I'll get to go back.

Well I didn't get to work on my essay like I wanted to.  At least I figured out my flash issue though before I got sick.  I have a lot of work to do tomorrow and Monday.  Hopefully, I don't get sick again!

End of another week
Mood:  not sure
Yesterday was kind of a bad day for me.  I just didn't feel up to much.  Right when I got to my precapstone class, I just wanted to go home.  I think stress is getting to me.  I have so much to do in so little time.  I have hardly touched my capstone project.  I tried coloring in the backgrounds and i hate how it's turning out.  I wish I could do backgrounds, but I'm just not good at it.

I had Number Theory class today.  We learned abot Riemann and zeta and xi and I'm all confused.  But, that's ok, I'll understand it eventually.  I have one more problem on the homework I have to do for Monday.  The professor is also putting up the study guide this weekend for the final.  I have to make flash cards as soon as it goes up.  I really need to study.

On good news, in Sociology class on Thursday I learned that I was exempt from the final.  Since my scores were over 90 for both my previous tests, I don't have to take the final.  So that means I'm done with sociology.  I just have the two classes left to attend, but no more work to do and no more studying!  One less class to worry about!  Hopefully this will alleviate my stress a bit.

My portfolio is coming along nicely.  I've added a lot of content to it and it really looks nice.  I can't wait to be finished so I can upload it.  I have to work on what to say for my bio page though.  I have no idea what to put.  I also still need to find out how to fix the scripting issue I'm having with the bird.  I really need to talk with my professor on Monday about it.  I also have to make more content buttons because I found a bunch of art I want to add.  Lots of work left to do!

I'm going to start my drawing essay tomorrow.  I want to get it at least half way done, and then I can do the rest Sunday and edit anything I need to on Monday.

Tomorrow I'm also going to Medieval Times for the first time!  My sister has gotten to go a lot.  She had a lot of friends who have had birthday parties there, and she goes with her fiancée once in a while as well.  I'm excited!  I hope it will be fun!

The First of December
Mood:  hungry
On Saturday, my sister, our boyfriends, my friend, and I got together to make so cards for veterans, service members, and their families.  We made 62 cards, just the 5 of us.  We had a higher goal, but more people were supposed to come.  A lot of them canceled on the last minute.  I don't understand why people say they are coming, and then don't come.  Or why people just can't say no in the first place if they don't want to come.  Anyway, the cards turned out really nice and I hope the recipients will like them too.

My sister, friends, and I adopted a 2 year old for the Holidays.  We basically just get her presents, since her parents cannot afford them.  A few of us got together on Sunday to do some shopping.  In total, everyone spent $140 in total and got her really cool gifts that I would want.  Such as coloring books, story books, a stuffed animal, an animal pillow/sleeping bag, toy food, games, a winter jacket, gloves, hat, and some other clothes.  It was really nice of everyone to pitch in and donate money or buy gifts for her.  We are dropping the gifts off this week.

Tonight I am going to a NSLS speaker event and then it's my SNT meeting.  It's raining really bad out so I hope I will be alright driving back and forth.  It's going to be a late night, but it should be fun and informative.

School:
Today I had number theory.  We are learning a lot of extra neat things, and my professor is going to be putting a study guide for our final up this weekend.  I have to make flash cards as soon as it goes up so I can study.  I need to do well.

Yesterday, sociology class was normal, just a bunch of notes to take.  I handed in my last essay.  So I'm pretty much set with that class.  Just one more test.
I also had Drawing yesterday.  It was the last class with a model, so we did something silly.  We got costume accessories and dressed her up so we can draw different fabrics and such, instead of just focusing on the figure.  It was fun and I got two really great drawings out of it.  My final essay is due next week.  Hearing my professor say that really threw me off.  I though it was due during finals week.  So now i have to really focus on that and getting it done this weekend.

Monday I had flash class.  My portfolio is coming along well.  I just can't get the coding right for what I want to do.  I want the bird to fly from one button to another.  And it does that, however, I want it to come from the button from the page it is on.  This part is the tricky part.  I'm going to ask my professor to help me with this next Monday.  I'll do all the content this weekend after I do my essay for drawing class.

Turkey and Shopping
Mood:  special
Tangled was amazing.  I love that movie!  I can't wait to buy it on DVD.  It was an expensive movie.  $16 a ticket...for a 3D movie...damn, I'd rather buy the dvd.  But it was worth it.  I went with my sister, my friend, and her sister.  It was a lot of fun even though I was sniffling the whole time.  Flynn Rider is amazingly gorgeous.  I wish he was a real person.  My boyfriend would be mad hearing that...or maybe a bit jealous, I don't know.

Thanksgiving was fun.  My aunt and uncle came over along with some-kind of cousin.  I don't really know how family hierarchy works.  But she's a relative.  We had good food.  And I was sick.

I woke up early this morning to go shopping.  Black Friday sales, yay!  I got new boots, a necklace, and the Flynn Rider doll.  I just had to get the doll.  He's so hot.  The doll even has abs!  I love it!  Oh, and it came with a tiara for me so I can be his princess!  Yay!  Anyway, I love the boots I got.  I wanted them in brown, but the brown was all gone by the time I got there.  I picked up the red ones...thinking....I don't know if I should get red.  Then I noticed they had black.  I was like YES!  So I got the black ones.

I'm tired, and still sick and my tummy and back hurt.  My knees hurt a bit too.  I need a nap.  Maybe I'll go to bed early tonight.  I still have to do my homework.  I've been so busy, and then sick, and then busy.  I really have to get it done before Monday.  I hope I feel a lot better tomorrow!

On the third day of sickness...
Mood:  down

Yep, still sick.  I went to bed at 1pm today.  Woke up at 6pm.  I was just so tired.  I went to my sociologoy class this morning.  We watched a video, and my nose was running away.  I stayed after to help another student with his Flash homework.  I wanted it to be quick but he ended up talking to me for a while.  My class ended at 9:30, so I was with him until 11:30.  We finished the flash work around 10:30, so the rest of the time was just talking.  I finally was too sick to stay, so I had to leave.  He's starting to understand flahs now though.  That's good.
I'm seeing Tangled tonight at 12am.  Pretty late, I know.  I hope I don't sleep through it.  But I'm bringing my box of tissues, a bottle of water, and wrapping myself in warmness.  My sister and I figure this would be the best time to see it.  There shouldn't be kids up that late.  But I dunno, it is the first showing.
I need a nap.

So sick
Mood:  down
Still sick.  My nose is really runny now, but at least my sore throat is gone.  I've been drinking a lot and taking medicine.  I got to flush this sickness out of me.

School
I had Flash and Number Theory today.  I was sick, but I managed to get through.  My nose started to run really bad in Number Theory though.  Good thing I had lots of tissues.
In flash I worked on my portfolio.  It's coming along well.  My professor told me what I need to do to make the birdie fly to each button...it's a lot of work but I'm going to do it.
Number theory was fun today despite my sickness.  We learned how to calculate what day of the week it is and when easter is going to be on a given year.  It was cool.

Today's Fortune Cookie
A smile is the most effective medicine.  Lucky Numbers:  18, 12, 11, 33, 52, 55.  Well I've been smiling all day and I'm still sick.

Ughh
Mood:  down
I am sick.  I have a cold.  Sore throat.  Runny nose.  Earaches.  Full of phlegm.  I can’t stand it.  I had fun in the city this weekend though.  Yesterday I met my boyfriend at the Port Authority as usual and we had lunch at Dallas BBQ.  It was great!  I had delicious honey basted chicken, a baked potato with loads of butter, salt, and sour cream, and some cornbread.  It was so good.  Then we went to his place and played some Kirby.  In the midst of Kirby I came down with a sore throat, and it only got worse from there.  I went to bed at 7 because I was so tired.  I didn’t even get a chance to do any homework.

Today was just as unsuccessful as yesterday.  My cold is getting worse, and I tried doing homework but I just couldn’t concentrate.  That’s two days down the drain.  I hope I can get better soon so I can focus.  My head is full of phlegm.

I hope tomorrow I feel ok at school.  I have class from 10am until 3:10:pm.  I hope I can last.  I want to be better!