hellziggy

As I'm sure you all know, I'm in my final year of school for my Graphic Design degree. The graduating students put together the end-of-year portfolio show and are responsible for all the planning and work.

Well today we got the bad news that the school pulled the $4000 they had agreed to give us. This is a large part of our already tight budget. In addition to cutting printing costs as much as possible, we will be looking for other ways to save money.

One of these ways is food. This is where y'all come in.

Do any of you work at a restaurant or a food provider who would be willing to donate food? We're looking for finger food types of things for the guests to snack on after viewing the show. If any of you can help, or if you have ideas of companies known to donate such things, could you please let me know?

chebutykin, does GM like to donate to schools?

OK, time to tap the LJ Hive Mind.

We're doing product design right now and I'm going to do wine for my project. It's going to have a mad scientist Jekyll/Hyde theme. The inspiration was my dad's cranberry wine.

In the mad scientist vein, there won't be any grape wine, it will be wine made from other things. Maybe dandelion wine, strawberry wine, blackberry wine, etc.

Have any of you had a non-grape wine? What was it? Was it good?

Oh hell yeah!!!!!!!

I just found out that that next semester's Graphic Design Problems 2 class will now be taught by my absolute favorite teacher, Will, instead of my absolute least favorite teacher, Dianne!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This fills me so much glee, you wouldn't believe it!!!!!

Something I actually hadn't posted about yet.
I'm back in school! I'm taking the two classes offered this fall that I NEED! Then in the spring I'll be taking my LAST THREE CLASSES!!!!!
Yay! Back on track!

I hadn't been able to register for them last spring because they filled up wicked fast, and even though I checked fairly regularly over the summer, there hadn't been any openings. So I went to the first day of Graphic Design Problems 1 (at 8:00 am. UGH!) and asked the teacher what the chances were. She said they were slim, but that there was some chance. Then I talked to the other teacher who is teaching the other class I need and she was pretty sure she'd be able to get me in.

When I was at the second class on Wednesday the first teacher told me there was a spot for me, and then the 2nd teacher told me the same thing. I got registered for both classes!!!! w00t! There was actually one guy who had contacted the first teacher about trying to get into that class before the semester started, but since I showed up for the first class and he didn't I got bumped up the list before him. :)

So, I'm in Graphic Design Problems 1 on Tuesdays, 8:00am to 12:00pm, and Print Production 2 on Wednesdays, 1:00pm to 4:00ish pm. Also, mle292 has a 1:00 class in the same building on the same floor as me on Wednesdays. I ran into her this week. mle292, now that I'm registered for class I'll be much less stressed & hurried next time I see you. :)



Work: The other lab girl, R, put in her notice because she's moving back to Iowa. This means that if I wasn't in school I'd be able to get full time hours. As it is, I think I'll still be able to get all the processing work done while working 3 full days and two half days.

I have no big plans for the holiday weekend. hellbob & I are both dog-sitting, but different dogs in different houses. He's going to be staying with LJ-less Jeanines gorgeous greyhound, Zoe. I'll be staying at the MonkeyHouse with genevra & akdar's dog, Kyanna (or however the f**k you spell it. Pronounced key-on-na.) We may meet somewhere over the weekend for the dogs to go on a playdate together.

Then on Monday when I'm off work, I'll be going to the Minnesota Zoo. At the end of the summer if it's been a while since I've been there I like to go on Labor Day. It's the last day the butterfly house is open, and it's also less crowded than your average summer weekend day. Everyone is at the State Fair or the Rennaissance Festival instead! And I haven't really gone much this summer because the awesome success of the Russia's Grizzly Coast exhibit has meant that it's more crowded than I like. I'm thrilled for the zoo about the success and huge increase in attendance, but I selfishly want all those people to be there when I'm not!

Oooh! State Fair! Did I mention the State Fair yet? We went last Saturday. I had deep-fried pickles, and cheese on a stick, and all kinds of other wonderfully bad for me things! The kaldeth & kalfoley family and lucky13charm went with us. It was a very fun time.

OK, bed time now. At least I can set my alarm tonight since we have power... The power in our neighborhood was knocked out at about 11:00 last night, and was out for about 4 or 5 hours. Cool thunder and lightning though!

OK, I knew I was out of shape. Didn't realize just how bad it was until I actually *gasp* exercised.

Last week I joined Snap Fitness with J. from work. They had a special going where there was no enrollment fee, and they have month to month contracts, so I figure if I end up not using it I'll only be out a few months fees.

I went to work out yesterday for the first time and barely made my 15 minutes on the elliptical machine.

but wow! am I ever achy today. Mostly my thighs. It's that sort of feels good ache you get from exercise, but it is definitely something I'm not used to!

In other news, I did horrible on my Spanish test. I got a B- which doesn't seem that bad except that I'd been getting A's on everything 'til now.

It was raining when I left school. When I got home the raindrops were looking a little white and solid. It was also windy as all fuck out there. Right now it looks like we've got about an inch out there and it's still coming down.

I expect that it will be absolutely GORGEOUS out by the time I get up tomorrow. And I can leisurely enjoy it & take some pictures before snowblowing because I'm working the afternoon shift instead of morning. Yay! Sleeping in *and* pretty snow!

JavaScript makes my brain hurt!!!!!!!!!!!

Not focusing really well in class tonight...

Got rollovers figured out though! Also have a plan for slicing and building my web pages from photoshop. And I have a Google Map started for the site.

If any of you wanna say 'hi' I'm on AIM right now. I assume y'all can figure out my username.

I got a Vosges Mo's Bacon Bar today!! It was yummy! mle292 is right, Surdyk's really is The Happiest Place On EarthTM!

Zombie music tomorrow! And there will be Sharon x 2! Be afraid, be very afraid!

Oooh. look. shiny....

Yeah, ADD girl is in the house tonight. :)

Here's my painting that's due tonight. I'm really happy with how it turned out!