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What I did this week (2 may 2014)

Well, here we are: my last week of college. Monday, all I had was motion graphics, as usual. Our teacher used my narwhal logo as a demonstration of puppet warp. Barely anyone showed up, but that was okay, because the people who did were lots of fun. We had critiques in jewelry all week. On tuesday, the crit focused solely on intermediate-level students, so it was very uninteresting—and it lasted the entire period. Thankfully, I had a lot of extra free time to spend on jewelry; the ad faculty were dealing with thesis stuff on tuesday afternoon and had instructed me not to come to class. I used all my free time to finish the jewelry stuff I also picked up stuff from Jason, who I told I’d help out with pillows.

I worked really late in the jewelry lab, taking a bit of time off to visit the Grass Skirt before rushing off to Circle Hall to take my final exam for History of 2-d Design. Since I am a graduating senior, I was taking the test a week earlier than everyone else, in an empty classroom. I got done very quickly. And that was the end of that!

I worked at home wednesday morning, only getting to campus around 3pm, in time for motion graphics. We did a comically simple in-class project, then a bunch of us headed over to the Grass Skirt with my teacher, where we had a fantastic time and generally caused a ruckus. After that, I parked my car in the alley next to Crane and unloaded all my thesis stuff. I spent about three hours setting up my exhibition and hanging out with my everybody else who was setting up on the third floor of Crane. It was a total blast—I just wish we’d planned ahead and had a pyjama party.

And then it was thursday! Oh my, what a big day. I had another jewelry crit. As usual, it took up the full three-hour class period. After jewelry, I drove off-campus for a top-secret job interview at noon, but came straight back in time for one more bit of thesis work with Mr. Mohr. I had lunch at home, but came back to campus for a bit more thesis setup. Theresa, Karl, and I had a drink at Wolf’s Ridge and raced back to school for the Senior Thesis exhibition, which lasted from 7–9pm. I stood around and talked to a bunch of people and had a lovely time sharing my work and taking email signups!. With the completion of the thesis show, this project has crossed a major milestone, but is by no means finished. Stay tuned for more updates on that.

And then it was friday! I had a string of job meetings in the morning, but was back on campus by 1pm. I had to make a few extra take-away things for thesis, so I did all that, then I headed back to Crane for the second day of the thesis exhibition. Thursday night was bustling and lively, but friday afternoon was mostly dead. There were a few interesting guests, but mostly I just hung out with all my classmates for a few hours. And we took some absolutely perfect group photos! After the thesis show officially ended at 7pm, we cleaned everything up and a bunch of us met to celebrate at Plank’s Bier Garten. We had drinks and pizza and scintillating conversation., and it was just right. I made it home just before midnight and fell asleep instantly.

So there it is—the end of my time at CCAD. Quite honestly, I was expecting more turmoil and frustration during this last week. It was smooth and pleasant. Next week, I’ll travel to New York City with my senior ad teacher and a handful of friends. Next saturday, I graduate. Then it’ll really all be over—then the sadness will really set in. For now, I’m content to rest in the afterglow of a fantastic final week.

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4 May 2014

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After the senior thesis show finished up yesterday—after we’d torn everything down and put everything back—a bunch of us headed to Plank’s Bier Garten in German Village to celebrate. The feeling of relief and exhaustion and elation and camaraderie was inexpressible. It was a good thing.

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3 May 2014

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