Sunday Nov. 7
Today I stayed in bed way to late. Even with the extra hour I had. I got up around 10:00 and started working on homework. I got a lot done before it was time for church. Giving another ward a try. We liked the University one that we went to with my friend but it is just to far. There is one much closer and would work much better for visiting teaching and what not. We will see. Anyway it was a nice ward and I look forward to going again. The rest of the night was spent on homework, making yummy meatloaf and twice baked potatoes for dinner and Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies that have just hit my top 3 list. They were amazing and so worth the calories I had two. The night came to early and by 9:00pm my body was letting me know it was bedtime. I HATE Daylight savings. Everyone gets tricked into believing they have this special extra hour. Did you forget that the hour is taken away in 6 months. I know its for farmers and all but when was the last time someone interviewed a farmer to see if it is what they really want? hhummm and if they have and that is what the farmers do want then I will stop complaining.
Monday Nov. 8
Tony is currently out of the country in Cyprius which means no class. But I have a big Tony project due next Monday when he gets back along with a huge studio review so the plan is to take what would have been Tony’s class time to work on Tony’s project. Hope that all works out. As soon as the wood shop was open Dugan and I went down to work on our fabric and wood form work that we will be using when we mix and pour 3 different types of concrete in the morning. The fun and frustration of problem solving on how exactly the form work would be built came to an end when I had to go to my Japanese Architecture class. Today’s lesson was SwEeT. I swear design ascetics comes more naturally to people in Japan or maybe they just have been thought and learned how to appreciate it more then here in the US. I left the class with plenty to think about. Studio how I loth thee. (At least right now) ok I take that back. I have had major break throughs over the past few days which I will accredit as blessings from the prayers of my wonderful parents. None the less the week will be consumed by studio. We had a few women come into class today to go over the IBC code with each of us. I was grateful to have a building and was able to understand many of the basic codes but that book is fat and there are a lot of codes. Anyway after studio I headed back down to the wood shop. The air pressured staple gun was so handy. I was so proud of myself for finishing all the forms before Dugan made it back from work. He came to get me and we headed home. I made Swiss Chicken and Cheesy mashed potatoes for dinner. I went and picked up my Vita Mixer that I had lent out to a neighbor last week and was beginning to deeply miss. I tried to stay focused and work on studio but my mind was getting a little distracted. I just came up with the best idea. But it is a secret for now so I can’t tell anyone but I am exited. Now that I have taken notes about the idea back to studio.
Tuesday Nov. 9
Good Tuesday Morning
Dugan and I headed out early to meet at the concrete shop to began hours of pouring. I have to say that I really LOVE concrete. It is like a magic material. I haven’t got it to disappear or anything but I am defiantly getting good at manipulating it. It was fun to play with but I was feeling a little stressed about everything else that is waiting to be done with the rest of the day. But all forms where poured. Headed back to the school worked on Studio. Took Dugan to work went with my classmate to buy sheets of acrylic, plotter paper and hobby shop super glue. Headed back to the school for yep you guessed it Studio. Just you wait pretty soon the this whole week will be truly summed up in one word...... yep, you guessed it “Studio”. Dugan had a meeting with his group for his theories of an argument class tomorrow they have a debate. It is about the Fat Tax, pretty interesting. Dugan and I came home and I made Spinach, goat cheese, tomato pizza for dinner.
Wednesday Nov. 10
Thank goodness I don’t have tony’s class this week. We slept in a whole half hour and then headed to the school to plan out our project for Tony’s. I won’t give to many details now. (In case there is a spy, reading this) jk. But I will let you know about that later. Then I got focused and worked hard on studio. I knew it was one of my friends from schools birthday today but really didn’t have time to bake or anything so at lunch time I asked her what she wanted to do for lunch she said she brought her lunch. I said nope we are taking a 20 minute break and I am buying you lunch. We went the 500ft walk to the Art Museums Cafe. There food is pretty good. She got a grilled cheese and I had apple and brie on a baguette. Yummy! Then we headed back to studio. It was awkward as usual. I swear I don’t understand most sarcasm. Which often leads to me feeling bad. Oh well the semester will be over soon. That night I made Bruschetta Chicken Skewers and Cheesy Mashed potatoes for dinner. I had a friend from my old ward come over to chat. I love opportunities to bare my testimony.
Thursday Nov.11
I woke up way to early and all I could think about was Studio sssooo I decided to get up and work on it instead of just thinking about it. I got a good start on my laser cut files for the pieces I will need to build my model. It was a good work session but soon I had to get ready for work. I love work. Sometimes it stresses me out when I am at work because I feel like I should be doing school stuff but I love that it is so different then school. We had a big visit from the Corporate office but it was okay my store is awesome. Work went fast and I was back home working on studio less then a half hour after work. I did not let myself be tempted to go and try on boats even though I really wanted to. My current everyday shoes are fabric you see and all this wet that has been happening in the weather is no good. Maybe I can find a good deal on boats after Thanksgiving. That is if they fit with my high arched feet and muscle calfs. Any who back to the school. At 5:30 I went to hear Taira Nishizawa give a lecture. He is a well known Architect in Japan. It was good but with all the technology that is used now during lectures they always turn off the lights. I can say I don’t ever fall asleep but I get very tired. Plus I take notes and sketch what they are talking about to help keep me awake. The lecture got out around 7:30pm. I could swear it felt like it was after Midnight. Oh so sleepy. Dugan and I headed home where I made. Sweet meatballs with Jasmine Rice and worked on STUDIO! Goodnight. Maybe I will get up again early. Oh I love the mornings it is the nights I don’t do so well.
Friday Nov.12
So the getting up early showed to be successful ssssooo I did it again this morning. Today I was up just before 6:00. I got two hours of good focused hours of work done before needing to get ready for school. The morning went wonderful. I got to school the shop tech got there early. I was able to Laser Cut my model pieces before my concrete class. I was so glad to see that the concrete didn’t stick to the fabric that we had used. Given we did use Pam cooking spray and petroleum jelly hoping it would prevent the wet concrete from sticking to the fabric. It left a pretty cool texture but I am not looking forward to the final in this class. It is going to be Big and when I say Big what I think I mean is that it will be very heavy. After class I got myself pretty much glued to my chair and started to figure out how the puzzle that is my model is all going to go together. I got board while holding all the pieces together long enough for them to dry sssooo I decided to watch Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs to help give me patience. That movie is so GOOD. I LOVED IT!!! Well the model wasn’t done by the time studio started which I knew it wouldn’t be. Models take so long. But anyway for studio we got to go on a tour of the new Natural History Museum that is being built. It should be done in a year or so. Oh it is so beautiful. The board-form concrete is amazing and the copper is Pika Pika. I had been on a tour 6 months ago but so much had changed. Its going to be amazing. I hope to take my future kids there someday. Anyway after a nice visit it was back to school. I pretty much finished my model. I have a few things I would like to add if I have time. Then Dugan came and picked me up and we came home where I made Chicken Parmesan and Garlic French bread for dinner. We then worked on homework. I hope I come up with something for Tony’s. I have to put studio on hold for a few hours to work on Tony’s. Hope I come up with something good that wont take to long. I might have to watch Cloudy with a chance of meatballs again because it was so funny.
Saturday Nov. 13
Up at 6:00am to do some homework before heading to work. Made it to work at 8:30am. Enjoyed work and helping people out. The day went fast and I had fun. After work I headed home and sat in the chair at my computer in the office for hours. Eventually I made Crispy French Onion Chicken with Garlic Mashed Potatoes for dinner and took a 15 minute break and then back to work. My back was so sore. I tried to at last stand up every hour and stretch for a minute. I worked till after 2:00am.
Sunday Nov. 14
With lots of stuff to get done. I got up at 6:00am 4 hours of sleep was not enough but I had to get up. I worked till about 10:00am when I realized I really needed some breakfast. I am usually the type that eats with in the first 15 minutes of being awake. I deiced on a quick protein bar and back to work. Just after noon I had to get ready to go to church. I was starting to feel really tired. We went to our friends ward to see there little boy Jimmy in the Primary Program. I was super emotional. I just kept think (Why don’t I have kids yet) Even though that is not what I really want right now but I was still thinking about it. After church we headed home and I went right back to my computer and got back to work. Dugan had to go to work because they have a crazy project due. He got home late and I heated up some leftovers and took a 15 minute break. Dugan got home and worked on stuff till 4:00am. Then he went to bed. I was hoping to be able to sleep for two hours but it just wasn’t possible. I worked till 7:00am when it was time to get ready to go to school.
Monday Nov. 15
It is such a weird feeling to leave for school and realize that you never went to bed. We had a little presentation in Tony’s class. Then I needed to Plot. This process usually takes somewhere between 15-30 minutes. It had been over an hour and I still couldn’t get my file to Print it was to large. I was frustrated but due to the lack of sleep and I hadn’t had anything to eat since dinner the night before. I had tears streaming down my face. I had lost all control of my emotions. I really didn’t need to cry but I couldn’t help it. After 4 HOURS yes something that should take 30 minutes took 4 hours. I missed the special lecture in my Japanese class which I was bummed about but I had no choice. I had to have my board printed. Dugan came and helped me and it finally worked. I had 15 minutes to spear. I knew that if I didn’t eat anything I wouldn’t make it. I got a muffin (which I would normally never eat) so that I had something in my stomach. Then I spent the next 2 hours listening to my classmates present. I presented just after 4. I thought it went ok but after being up for 34 hours straight it was hard to put my thoughts together to present. I lived through it but it wasn’t long before the uncontrollable tears came. I was just so tired. After all the presentations were over. Dugan and I went to The Dodo for dinner. I really love the place but I felt that it was hard to enjoy because I was tired. I had Salmon and Veggies and then we shared a slice of Coconut Caramel Coffee Cake. On the 10 minute drive home I could hardly keep my eyes open. I entered the house took off my shoes. dropped my stuff by the door and went to sit on the couch. I was gone in less then a minute. Dugan woke me up at 7:30pm to go to the bedroom. I was asleep before my head hit the pillow.
Tuesday Nov. 16
Because I had fallen asleep so early the night before Dugan had to wake me up at 6:00am. So I could prepare my presentation for Marco’s Concrete class that was at 9:00am. I tried to keep my swollen eyes open and think through what I wanted to say. I changed my clothes and was ready to go to the school. Which doesn’t usually happen. I presented first and was so glad it went well. Then Dugan presented 4th. After class we went back home and back to bed. Till 2:30pm when I had to go to an appointment. I ran a few errands and Dugan went to work. We both made it home around 6:00. I made Creamy Chicken Risotto for dinner and I did nothing productive for the rest of the night.
Wednesday Nov. 17
I am hoping Life maybe back to normal for a week. I was inspired in Tony’s this morning. He is Amazing. Architecture is so much more then most people realize. There are so many different directions to go with an Architecture degree. Then Dugan and I went and built our form work for our next concrete pour. I love it because I am using my favorite fabric again. The building went well. Sometimes I still laugh a little when I really think about myself in the wood shop. We got done with time to spear before my Japanese class. It was an interesting presentation. I have to say I have really been avoiding any food that comes with a label except eggs and dairy and they have to be organic. My friend Chi yow and I LOVE the Asian Market. When I really want something (naughty) I have these little cookies called Hello Panda. I like the chocolate and strawberry ones. I love that they have few ingredients and less then 4g of sugar. They also have these little waffle cookies that are ok too. Anyway those are when I have a weak moment. In our Japanese class today we tried these Japanese candies and fruit snacks. They we natural and not full of what I like to call Fake stuff. I will have to look into those too. In Studio we talked about what would be required for the Final Presentation. I think I better start now. Then we had one on ones with our professor. Talk about anxiety. There are a few professors at the school that totally intimidate me. I think that it is because I think so highly of them that I never want to say anything wrong around them or disappoint them, One of these professors is my Studio professor. It has made the semester harder because I put so much added pressure on myself, which has turned out to be very bad. I am like a hamster on an a wheel. Working really hard but not really going anywhere fast. Thats ok I have 3 weeks to get it all figured out. After studio Dugan came to pick me up. I cam home and made. Steak with Garlic and Herb Butter and Veggies. Yummy. Taking care of some paperwork then off to bed.
