End of Term 4 (Smoke & Mirrors)
Smoke & mirrors. Or to be more exact, a hazy future & reflections on the past. However, smoke & mirrors sounds better, even if it is not the actual metaphor I'm going by.
Term 4 finally done as of my last exam at 10:30 this morning. I'll know my grades by sometime Monday, however so far things seem to be going as expected. for the first time ever, I'm glad to be finished a term. Though this was far from my busiest term, I had a dislike for most of my classes (accounting, A&D2 mostly) due to boredom. With me being finished with A&D2, I will not have to take it next year with all my classmates, so yay for less work load.
I'm not sure how many people are going to make it through this term. D, so far, has done well. She'll be transfering into Web Design next term, and though she has to re-take advanced java, I don't see her doing bad. As for the others... I think one will make it through fine. some seem to have done bad due to not being able to understand / keep up, while others are due to burn out and just not wanting to do the work. However, with my college, you don't do anything and get it in, you fail.
Either way, I made it. Made it into networking as I mentioned before. And I'm sure D did fine. She's always been too hard on herself, plus taking this course and being a single mom != easy. I'm glad for her when she passes something, let alone get a B.
And the future?
The future is hazy. I will not be returning to work next week. I got my income tax (fucking finally) so I have some money. Plan on spending next week job hunting. The gods willing, I'll be able to find something and not have to return to a kitchen. If nothing comes up, I'll go back, but I'll make sure my boss knows I'll be actively looking all summer long.
As for not working?
I dunno if I'm going to bother with raiding on WoW or not. It'd be nice, but it's not something I must do. Though I do want to get my ass into Naxx. That bitch at the end of the spider wing still owes me a few 100g in repairs I wish to collect on. But Naxx is puggable. Uldar sounds sweet, and I'd like to see it. However, something else has been pulling my attention. What could it be that's distracting this person, who's spent years in MMOs doing nothing but healing and enjoying it to be distracted?
Simply? Art. I used to be pretty damn good at drawing. I haven't picked up a pancil in years though, and I recall someone once saying "Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. If you don't use it, it'll turn to rust."
Take the above two pics. Years ago, I could do almost that good. These days I can draw a 4w3s0m3 stick man and that's about it. I want those skills back. Why? Two reasons.
First off, as anyone reading this knows, I've been watching a lot of anime and reading some manga because I don't have much free time thanks to school. Also, as I think you all know, it's been rather girly (lately I've been on a yuri kick. No idea why). I want to be able to draw that good again. Well, better then before (hands always gave me issues). Plus, with all these computer courses I'm taking my love for technology and information has grown and I want more knowledge. I want l33t photoshop skills. I want a Mac (after school, like I'd be able to afford one now). I want to produce art that with a single image I can grab someone attention and make them drawn to it. I mean, take a look at the first pic in this post. I don't know who did it, but I wish I did. It's fucking amazing. The lighting and color play a huge part in making it as good as it is. Also, I have no idea how tablets work, and I've been curious for months as to it all.
Secondly, remember that story I wanna work on? I don't think I'm going to do it with Sims. Frankly, I find it too restrictive for what I want to be able to do. I've been toying with the idea of doing a comic instead. Granted, this means Broken Homes will, again, be put on hold for a long time until my art gets half decent. However I think it will be worth it if I stick with it.
I'll post more on this decision tomorrow. I'm drained, glad to be done with this term, and in need of a nap. Or at least some mindless movie. and dozing on the couch. Maybe I'll toss in a random season of Buffy.