Buried

So the past two weeks have been crazy, with projects, work and school. On top of all this, I have had a few people come and visit, and what a breath of fresh air! Having guests has forced me to get out and have fun and disconnect from all the stress in my life.

It is so easy to bog yourself down with school that you don't even realize how stressed out you are, or how burnt out you are.

This week I celebrated Halloween and spent time with non-school friends, including my friend of 23 years that came for a week-long visit. As I sat outside at a tucked away french cafe, and then on the beach for a few hours, I felt myself relax more than I have in months.

Now I am in the last bit of the semester I feel recharged and ready for my last few exams and papers.

Labels: animation, apartment, grad school, having fun, school/life balance, social life, taking a break

Posted by Christina on 11/05/2007 12:41:00 PM
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Crime

On October 31st, (Halloween Night) about two buildings away, a group of girls were held to gun-point and robbed of there belongings.

Never in a million years did I think that in our apartment complex something like this would happen. Fortunately, they were not harmed, but it sent a shock across campus. Now, people are scared to live around here, especially girls.

We are now taking more safety precautions to ensure our protection. It is scary to think, it could have easily been our apartment that was robbed. This incident was in the media which has put a bad reputation next to our apartment complex. A positive thing which has come from this is more strict security however, many students, including myself, are fearful it will occur again.

Labels: animation, apartment, robbery, security

Posted by Kelly on 11/04/2007 06:42:00 PM
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Year-Long Project

The first week of my final year of college is done.

I got very lucky with my schedule considering I have class two days a week. One of the classes that I'm taking is one that will last the entire year and focuses on one short animation. It may seem like a year is a long time for only one project, especially considering that the final length of the animation will probably be no longer than two minutes. It is almost the opposite, however.

Ten seconds of animation could very well take up to a full week to complete. So, with this class I'm sure I'll be staying very busy, which is why I'm happy that my schedule will allow me to have the time to work on it. I'm eager to start the pre-production planning and even more excited to start up on the actual animation of it. It's a good class and project to transition student work to that of the professional world.

Labels: animation, college, flim, transition, work/life balance

Posted by jeff on 9/13/2007 07:21:00 PM
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