Paranoia

I’m hiding from people who live in my building.

Getting back into the swing of classes, homework, and work can be stressful.  There is a game that the entire Bonzel Hall is playing.  This game is called Paranoia.

The basic concept of the game is to “kill” the person you are assigned.  You kill them by throwing a marshmallow at them.  If they are hit, they are “dead”.  The “dead” person gives the person they were going to kill to the person who killed them.  The last person alive is the winner.

This is the second year we are doing this game.  Last year, I died on the first day.  Right now it’s day 3 and I’ve only “killed” one person, but I have not been killed.  I’ve been hiding in my studio and covering my face while out in public.  Hopefully I don’t get hit while giving tours today.

College Time Saving

To quote a friend, “In college you have four options: sleep, eat, friends, and homework. The only problem is that you can only chose three.”

 

Rough draft

I’ve gone through a ton of different styles of how to manage time. This is not one of my most desirable activities of the week, but it needs to be done. I have found what works for me; this does not work for all people.

Budget your money: I know – this sounds odd to place with time management. When I sit down and figure out what I have sent money on in the last week, I run through what is going to happen for the next month. If I have enough money for gifts or personal splurges, I will probably go shopping with friends. I also see if I have been spending money at a particular spot to much.

Open Schedule: This will not always work. I know people who have classes that are six hours apart. The point is to take as much control over your schedule as possible. This semester, most of my open space is in the morning. have class in the afternoon and evening, so I homework in the morning and weekends.

Time for yourself: If you are doing study time for a few hours, take twenty minutes in the middle to unwind. I’ve had some great ideas for lessons, homework, and projects when I’m not totally focused on the assignment at hand. Catch up on some YouTube videos, play minesweeper, read the funnies, something.

Have a time management buddy: Have someone who is good friends with you keep track of what you need to do. I forget things a lot, so my girlfriend will ask me what I’ve done for the day. Yesterday she told me I could not call her to say goodnight until I finished a rough draft of a paper. I figured out a way to get it done, along with other papers I needed to do, and got a rough draft done.

Not all of these are good for everyone, but I do think these are good general rules for everyone when it comes to time management.

YouTube: Fort Wayne

Being from out of Fort Wayne, I decided to look up some footage from Youtube.com on Fort Wayne.  All I typed was “Fort Wayne” and found the following videos:

Fort Wayne Skate park: I’ve gone to this skate park before, but I didn’t realize Tony Hawk donated money to have the park created.  If you are into skateboarding and aggressive inline, check this video out.

My brother stole a chicken: A concert in Austin, Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band sings a song about the Fort Wayne Zoo.

Dance Crew:  A group called Venus Fly Trap performed at Fort Wayne Hip Hop Dance.

Children’s Choir: This video shows off the talents of the Fort Wayne Children’s Choir.  This choir collaborates with other people from around to the world for concerts.  They also have a YouTube channel which shows the diversity of these talented children.

Fort Wayne also has their own channel:  VisitFortWayne.  If you come to Saint Francis for a tour, make sure you check out this channel.  These are all the highlights from the Embassy Theater to Lazer X.

A Combination of Music, Fiber Arts, and Teaching.

I wake up to 2011 see no snow outside of my parents' Indiana home. "Snow must no longer exist in the future."

Balloons

There are a few things I am looking forward to this year. Most of those things are happening within the first few months, but they are things I am looking forward to having in my life.

My father has started a new show with his brother called The Five and Dime show. The show takes local musicians and gives them a stage to show on. The show is an hour long with no commercials. My dad has already showed me the first show, and it looks awesome. It shows every Saturday at 3, so if you want to watch, please do.

My schedule for the next semester is going to be great. I have one class on Monday and Wednesday, and on the other days I don't have a class until noon. I do have a class Saturday morning, but I get to have my own classroom. I get to teach children every Saturday morning about art, which is really cool. I don't know what grade level, but I will enjoy the process either way.

I also am going to have summer classes. Same as the Saturday class, I'm going into it blindfolded, but I am very excited about the experience.

This is going to be a busy year, but hopefully a productive one.

RAMEN!!!

Saint Francis Christmas

How this for a Final Exam?!?

For my EDUC 250 class, a group of use had to create a video on Student Growth Model.  this is an assessment tool used in many different states, including Indiana.  So here is the video that my group made.  The video was put together by me, but the voice overs are all the other people in my group.

Along with this video, I have an interview final, an online final, and a final where I have to reflect on my art.  If this semester has not been difficult, it has been odd.  Can’t wait for next semester with all my other classes.

Here’s a bit of footage that did not make the cut.  But it’s funny!