mind fleek

Another day, another deadline dealt with.
My thoughts for this segment of classes? Drop or reschedule something. I feel like with the 3 major projects in that short time frame, my mind was not fully in anything, just rushing rushing rushing! I'm leaning towards adjusting the number of reflexive writing assignments to 2, allowing more time to work on each part, and of course requiring more work. I really do feel that would decrease the pressure immensely, and also simultaneously increase the quality on the group presentations and the professional presentation, in addition to the quality of the reflexive writing assignments itself. But I finally finished everything, so that's a relief.
...uhh, that's...all I have to say this time! See you in a weeeekkk, mind fleek.

I'm dyyiiinnggg.
This stylebook project is heavy. Very heavy.
This whole couple WEEKS has been heavy. Not exactly sure why everything decides to happen at once- when it rains it pours I guess!
Just a short plea for the next semester this class is taught- maybe split up the work/due dates for the reflexive assignment and the professional presentation of self. Even if you've got a good time management schedule going on, it's really distracting from each if they're happening simultaneously. I personally feel like the professional presentation of self could take the place of one of the reflexive writing assignments, but that's just my opinion. Now, back to work!


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So presentations are done. Everything that could have gone wrong, did. BUT. For the first time...I wasn't nervous at all! I felt confident; relaxed, even.

Oh. Um...remember that job interview I posted about earlier this week that I thought I totally bombed? Incoherently rambled the entire length of it? Threw me into a dark pit of business despair in which I lamented my fate of eternal unemployment?


I got the job.

As the deadline for part one of our reflexive writing assignments approaches (today), I decided to share some of my feelings about class so far. Also, to say that I think I will be continuing MIND FLEEK for the next assignment, and possibly the third.
Anyways, onwards!

ASSIGNMENTS: These range from manageable to a bit difficult. I find that sometimes it's a little hard to understand the assignments fully, like the revising of those official guidelines or whatever. To me, that was frustrating and not particularly rewarding. I didn't get much out of it, and felt with the time limit, it would be hard to do so unless something was further explained, but I'm not sure once. I find the actual assignments are also a little hard to discern- sometimes I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do until a good amount of work time has passed.

READING: I'd like to see some more discussion about the reading we've been assigned, because right now, I'm doing the reading but find I could have skipped it and not have a problem in class. That can be a good thing, but sometimes I like to have some reinforcement in speaking form, since I'm an auditory learner primarily.

CLASS TIME: I like the different approaches to class each time, and the variety of activities we do. My least favorite classes are the ones where we go off and work on our own, and my favorites are the ones split with some discussion and demonstrations, but that's just because I'm a loser who can't interact with people properly. ...Um, moving on, I appreciate the casualness of class, and the fact that the demeanor is fairly relaxed. I can check my email for a few minutes or type my ideas down during class without the teacher biting off my head, and I can eat a snack in case my stomach is trying to digest itself.

OVERALL: It's good, but at the risk of sounding like a slave to the machine, I want to see some more structure? Maybe that's not what I mean. More like, I want clearer purposes. I'm fine with free reign, but I think it's surprising how much creativity can thrive with a few guidelines.

On the topic of MIND FLEEK, I'm a little paranoid about the reception of this project, but I feel like I did a fair amount of posts and presented enough ideas. Heading forward, I want to try focusing a little more on subjects related to class, but it just seems really...broad. Well, this is the first thing I've ever done like this, so I'm learning, slowly but surely.

The teacher said if we made a rubric he would consider using.

SO. I. DID.


The first is the boring official one. The second one is something I'd actually look at if it landed on my desk. It's very open ended. You could use a simple but classic numbering system, or write paragraphs of loosely related rambling to make your point! It's all up to you. I feel that paperwork should be exciting. It should reflect your company's aesthetic. Even in black and white, that second one? Classy. Not to say I'm against bare bones. I love simplicity. I mean, look at the layout of this blog. Sharp, clean, dark, and pretty. Just the way I like it. Yes, it's hard reconciling the love of cute with the love of brooding blackness, but I'll figure it out.

...Also my finance teacher told me that printing in amaranth colored ink will drive costs up into the stratosphere.

Well, I read the rest of "Orbiting the Giant Hairball", and thankfully it has a happy ending. Sometime between last night and this morning I got over myself. Actually I'm not sure why I was such a whirlwind of thoughts yesterday. It might have been the fact that in an attempt to save some money, I'm trying to hold out on grocery shopping until the weekend. Yay fluctuating blood sugar! So...apparently I'm extremely perturbed by hairballs. I do live with three cats, so it's not all that out there. I'm not sure if my reaction to the book is positive or negative, but it IS a reaction, which is A+ in my opinion. I'm still working out the issues with this blog, but I think it's starting to feel a little more like what it should be, which...according to me, is a collection of observances on class, communication, business-y concepts, my much awaited magical all of a sudden transformation into a beautiful business butterfly, professionalism, blah blah blah all that good stuff. So...I'm learning. Slowly but surely. I WILL MAKE THIS WORK!

First posts are so unnerving. You always want to post something memorable, but you can't just dive into the content straight away with no fanfare. There's no difference with written journals. FIRST PAGE HAS TO SAY "MY JOURNAL". (Optional: "read and die!" or "Brent Luhguhuu is so dreamy~")
So...this is the first post.


There's no turning back.