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Over the past few weeks I've been so frustrated that I wasted a year in grad school stressing out about things that really didn't matter. Soon I'm going to be receiving my first E, more commonly referred to as an F, in school. While that's a bummer and all, I'm really glad I didn't complete those two term papers because if I had I might still be stuck in grad school with those same girls that complain incessantly. Not to mention I would still have to be around Clyde Carpenter.
But I think I've gotten myself in a shit situation again. I'm at UofL taking a class I could be teaching and working towards a degree that I'm not sure I want. (It also means I will have to take a lot of humanities requirements that I really don't want to endure.) I would like to take a year off at a design firm of some sort, but I have no idea how to go about finding a job like that in Louisville.
I've been looking into graduate programs in graphic design for two reasons, one-by their nature, master's programs don't require humanities requirements and two-I feel like the undergraduate study in graphic design will be mostly remedial for me. Of course, I've found two really interesting programs and two of the most prestigious schools. But, I burned my recommendations bridges last year when I fucked up in the HP program so, I'm not so sure how easy it will be to get in.
On top of that, working for my dad is a nightmare. He is the most unorganized person ever and is incredibly adversarial. I think he is just really bad at language comprehension and communication on top of instantly assuming the negative. But, I am learning things and I am putting to use things I learned over the past year. So, it's not all bad.
As you probably know, I am a bit of a control freak and right now I feel less in control than I ever have before. Sometimes I wish I didn't have Henry and Evelyn, so I could just pack up and move out west for the winter and swing chair lifts at Vail or something. But, I love them a lot.
But I think I've gotten myself in a shit situation again. I'm at UofL taking a class I could be teaching and working towards a degree that I'm not sure I want. (It also means I will have to take a lot of humanities requirements that I really don't want to endure.) I would like to take a year off at a design firm of some sort, but I have no idea how to go about finding a job like that in Louisville.
I've been looking into graduate programs in graphic design for two reasons, one-by their nature, master's programs don't require humanities requirements and two-I feel like the undergraduate study in graphic design will be mostly remedial for me. Of course, I've found two really interesting programs and two of the most prestigious schools. But, I burned my recommendations bridges last year when I fucked up in the HP program so, I'm not so sure how easy it will be to get in.
On top of that, working for my dad is a nightmare. He is the most unorganized person ever and is incredibly adversarial. I think he is just really bad at language comprehension and communication on top of instantly assuming the negative. But, I am learning things and I am putting to use things I learned over the past year. So, it's not all bad.
As you probably know, I am a bit of a control freak and right now I feel less in control than I ever have before. Sometimes I wish I didn't have Henry and Evelyn, so I could just pack up and move out west for the winter and swing chair lifts at Vail or something. But, I love them a lot.