Obligatory birthday post so I remember what I did today. Hm, so far ... Jay and I have spent the entire day playing Borderlands (we're addicts, well, maybe I am) and we had some lunch. We're going to just celebrate this weekend instead since it coincides with Halloween.
But, Happy 24th Birthday to myself!
Now, we're bummed the L4D2 demo got pushed back to tomorrow so we're going to take a break, play with Frankie, get some food, maybe shower, and then back to Borderlands :)
- I moved to California in August after landing a job on my vacation here in July
- On the way here, we made a stop in Vegas and lived it up!
- I live in a 2-story, 2-bedroom, 2-car garage, and 2-bathroom condo on the outskirts of Los Angeles, CA
- Oh, Jay moved out here with me :) We drove here together!
Those are the most important updates for now :) I'll post pictures and write a more detailed entry later. Just letting you guys know I'm alive and kicking.
I will update with pictures, but I know officially have a Bachelor's of Fine Arts degree!
I cried during my portfolio review because I was so nervous. I was shaking the entire time as well which probably made me look psychotic. I also had like a major meltdown the night before and just laid in bed and hated myself. I hate being so stressed out.
But I believe I passed! I mean, I'm sure if I didn't, they would be like "You fail" and apparently they didn't really tell anyone else if they passed either. A few students had to wait and be like, "So does this mean I pass ... ?" I didn't go back because I don't know if I could take it if they told me I had failed. I'd probably jump off the new building.
Yesterday was the Senior Portfolio Review where all the seniors present their portfolios to studio heads and creative directors in order to score a job. I got a nice lead yesterday, albeit my only one, but it's a lead nonetheless. I need to fix a few things on my portfolio website tonight and upload the new Flash design as well. The AIGA Portfolio Feedback event is tomorrow and I have to pick maybe 3-4 studios that I want to present to. For this event, we go to the studio heads/creative directors instead of setting up at a table ourselves.
I definitely want to choose:
- Blue Cadet - This would be my ultimate dream job. I love their non-profit work and they are one of the best Interactive studios around here. I love their passion. I did send my resume to them and my portfolio last semester and they said I had potential for an internship. Maybe now that I've graduated, I can has a job?
- King Design, LLC - I was supposed to intern here but they were in the middle of moving and couldn't afford much, I suppose. I think I'm going to try and give it another shot because they are very close and I love what they do and since they are a faily young and new company, I have a chance to be part of something that grows.
I don't know who the other two will be. I'm thinking 160over90 and maybe somebody else ... I want to do more Interactive then Print but I would love to do both. There is just something about design being tangible that I am fascinated with. I guess I like the ability to touch and feel and get a sense of something I've created.
As for the rest of my week, it's fairly and relatively easy. I don't give a shit about top portfolio or top interactive portfolio. I know I didn't try as hard as I should have but, oh well. Graduation is on the 14th and the BFA show is on the 15th, omg exhausting.
I'm grateful that I went to school, now that I think about it. I definitely would not have learned a lot and seeing as how Tyler has one of the best design programs (top 5 in the nation) I can safely say my (and our, my fellow students) work is far beyond those who didn't go to school (and those who go to horrible schools).
That is one of my biggest pet peeves. People who call themselves designers that do not know the first thing about designing by a grid, setting correct type, or developing for browser compatibility. It's just so pathetic. This is like me saying I'm a make-up artist if all I've done is practice on myself. It's insulting.
Once this weekend rolls around, I'm going to finally post up all my work for you guys to see. I know some of you ladies and gents have been asking me for years now. I'll finally have the time :)
Don't worry about anything. Things will fall into place and something will come up, something always does.
Jay had a Saturday off so we decided to make the most out of it. I wanted to go visit the Franklin Institute or the Academy of Natural Sciences but Jay wanted to get a haircut and visit his mom, so off to Atlantic City we went! I really don't feel like typing out a really long entry, so I'll just make a list of the highlights of my day:
I love spending time with them because there is never a dull moment.
- Jay and I had "special time" ... tee-hee-hee >:)
- We visited his brother + wife + kids and he made us some Thai food. Chicken larb and jasmine rice, mmm!
- There were these glasses at IKEA that Jay wouldn't let me buy because he thought they were too girly but it turns out his brother bought the same ones and never used them. So he gave them us along w/matching napkins. Jay is thrilled ;p
- The entire family played Mario Kart, Wii Sports, and Wii Fit. It was awesome and I love Jay's family.
- As we were leaving, Jay's niece (Sara) held onto one of my legs and said "Bye Tia!" and wouldn't let go. She is so freaking precious and I just melted on the spot. She kept yelling "Bye Tia!" as I was walking out the door.
I went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC today for my Art History class. I just wanted to share a picture of one of my favorite Greek sculptures, I'll write a real post later.
... but I am 23. Granted I turned 23 at the end of October but it is pretty much hitting me now. I don't know why but when people ask how old I am, I usually have to think about it because saying "I'm 23" just doesn't sound right to me. I think that admitting and accepting that I am 23 means I am accepting the transition into "adulthood" which makes me want to hurl :(
Then I keep thinking about in five short months Jay will be 24 and how I've known him since we were 12. Time really does fly and so many things are changing. I keep seeing pictures of my friends getting married, engaged, or having babies on FaceBook and I'm just totally weirded out by it!
I mean we're 23 ... slow down!
So, enough about my insecurities and oddities about growing up. I'll get over it eventually when I graduate and am forced to pay for the entirety of my rent (my parents help out).
Jay bought a new car, a 2005 Acura RSX Type-S, last month and so now we're selling his 1998 Honda Civic EX Coupe. We have some potential buyers so I'm going back down to Atlantic City today to show the car and make sure his mom shows up with the car. She has it for the time being but somehow we think she's reluctant to make these appointments because she thinks she can keep the car for herself.
Now, usually we wouldn't have a problem with this but we just found out our lease ends April 30th instead of June 30th thanks to Lynnewood Gardens (the place we live at) making a huge boo-boo. I knew it was April 30th and they insisted it was June until I looked over our lease and renewal forms from last year and pointed it out. So now we're looking at other apartments and housing rentals and we want to move mid-April.
I don't want to jinx it and talk about it a whole lot, but we did find two places we absolutely love. One is another apartment community like we are in now, except it is much nicer and with amazing amenities. The other is a twin-house rental that is beautiful. That is the one we want the most and we handed in our applications for a credit check and should hear back from the landlord tomorrow. I really hope we get it! Things have been going pretty well for us in terms of paying our bills and having enough money so we're hoping the luck keeps spreading.
Things are getting better between us, slowly and surely. We do have our shakey days but what couple doesn't? It's just growing and learning from your mistakes that solidifies a relationship.
My spring break ends today. I've had a pretty relaxing one and it's the first spring break I've spent with Jay in a while. We had two days off together so it was nice to just be around each other and not want to kill each other. With that being said, I leave you with a picture of Frankie that Jay took :)
You know you are really sick and should be in bed when you drink rancid milk and can't even taste it.
Jay, being the responsible male that he is, bought new milk but forgot to throw the old one out (although I don't know how you can forget because you have to go in the fridge to put the new one in). I went to pour milk into my Thai Iced tea and noticed there were two cartons. I didn't know which one to pick and I remembered we bought the Giant brand milk a couple of days ago and noticed the 365 brand. I figured the 365 brand was newer since I didn't recall it being there and grabbed that. I did text Jay in the middle of my decision to ask why we had two milks but he didn't answer.
I poured it and mixed it with the tea and took a sip. I am so congested that I can't taste anything so it didn't hit me right away. I stopped and started questioning as to why we had two cartons of milk and then I remembered one had gone bad and then I started to wonder if Jay threw it out - which he didn't!
The 365 brand had an expiration date of 1.29.09 -- GAG! The thing is, if I didn't stop and think about it, I would have never noticed since I can't taste a damn thing. I just got a text from Jay a few minutes ago saying, "One is bad, I hope you didn't drink it!"
Oh, he is SO going to die when he gets home.
