Present Joys

Monday afternoon, I recorded two oral history interviews for my thesis project, which is coming along albeit slowly. We had a work day in motion graphics. Our teacher spent most of the time talking about Taco Bell’s new breakfast menu, leading me to believe he is in fact a paid representative for Yum! Brands.

After a frazzling tuesday morning commute, I worked in silence in jewelry all morning. After friendship lunch at the Hills, I went to Senior Ad where we sat through a few hours of presentations and worked in class. I left early to record yet another thesis interview, which lasted a good long time.

By the time my interview meeting was finished, I was 40 minutes late for History of 2-d Design—and it was snowing hard! I ran across campus to make the rest of class. We had a study session for an upcoming test. By this point, it was practically time There was a reception beforehand, where odd hors d’oeuvres were served. Lots of friends. After Draplin’s very enjoyable and entertaining presentation, I checked into the afterparty at the MindMarket. I didn’t stay long; 14 hours on campus is long enough for one day.

The fun continued on wednesday. Back in the MindMarket, I had lunch with Aaron Draplin and about 20 other kids, where I served as official question-asker and conversation-starter. We enjoyed a very pleasant repartee! After lunch, I did homework in the school library for a few hours (a cozy place), turned in my motion graphics project in class, and headed home.

I had lunch with Marcia Tabler on thursday. We mostly talked about thesis, and she was tremendously reassuring. It’s nice to have lunch with people who can calm you down. Senior Ad was its usual dysfunctional, fun self—after some presentations, we played tunes and worked on projects and had good conversations and enjoyed each other’s company. After that, I took a test in History of 2d; then the week was over! Graduation will be here before I know it.