I <3 art
Whooo . . . thank goodness this semester is over. As overwhelming as the stress to get things done can be, it just can't compare to the overwhelming sense of freedom that kicks in when everything's done. I felt totally blah about my three academic classes . . . but photography and computer animation were a blast. In fact, animation was such a blast that I'm taking it again next semester for an elective credit ! I'm also quite pleased with myself in terms of battling social anxiety. It still overwhelms me when there's massive amounts of people everywhere, but I am getting better with one-on-one social situations. I think that's in part to becoming an art history tutor - usually when we're done studying the material we still have lots of time in between classes, so she usually starts talking and venting about her problems. I just can't put my finger on why people feel so comfortable unloading on the quiet guys, but it's given me practice at a little thing called "conversation", which up until now has been something quite strange and alien to me.
As for more college-related topics, I feel like I've fully achieved the mind-set of a freaky art major ! WHEEE !!!!!! There's just one more side of this I need to work on - my appearance. Living with social anxiety, my wardrobe is quite bland thanks to the dire need to conceal my true self. However, I think I'm ready for my appearance to start reflecting me. It all started with a picture I took of myself in photography - after taking two pictures revolving around my social anxiety (which my professor happened to think were the best) for the mid-term, he wanted me to make all of my photos for the final reflect social anxiety. So, I took a picture of myself as soon as I woke up in the morning (the only time of day when I don't have a trace of social anxiety so that I could juxtapose it with another image). Of course, since it was the first thing in the morning, my hair was wild and I didn't have my glasses on. So during the final critique, a lot of people didn't realize that the picture was of myself (further evidence to support the Clark Kent theory). When people did realize that it was me, everyone especially the professor thought that I could definitely pull off that look everyday. Now, I honestly don't give a flying fudge-pop about my appearance, but I feel that changing it would indeed benefit my fight against social anxiety. I must admit I'm too hesitant to change so drastically right away, but eventually I just might look like the feral bohemian that is my true self. I am a freaky art major - and it's about time to let the world know !
As for more college-related topics, I feel like I've fully achieved the mind-set of a freaky art major ! WHEEE !!!!!! There's just one more side of this I need to work on - my appearance. Living with social anxiety, my wardrobe is quite bland thanks to the dire need to conceal my true self. However, I think I'm ready for my appearance to start reflecting me. It all started with a picture I took of myself in photography - after taking two pictures revolving around my social anxiety (which my professor happened to think were the best) for the mid-term, he wanted me to make all of my photos for the final reflect social anxiety. So, I took a picture of myself as soon as I woke up in the morning (the only time of day when I don't have a trace of social anxiety so that I could juxtapose it with another image). Of course, since it was the first thing in the morning, my hair was wild and I didn't have my glasses on. So during the final critique, a lot of people didn't realize that the picture was of myself (further evidence to support the Clark Kent theory). When people did realize that it was me, everyone especially the professor thought that I could definitely pull off that look everyday. Now, I honestly don't give a flying fudge-pop about my appearance, but I feel that changing it would indeed benefit my fight against social anxiety. I must admit I'm too hesitant to change so drastically right away, but eventually I just might look like the feral bohemian that is my true self. I am a freaky art major - and it's about time to let the world know !