Comments | annwfyn: Camberwell College of Art

annwfyn

Camberwell College of Art

Jan 30, 2007 20:29

First of all, for those of you who have never been down to Camberwell, here is a picture of the place I work for three days per week.

( Camberwell College of Art and the South London Gallery )

university, my life in pictures, in depth & emotions

Comments 10

puddingcat January 30 2007, 21:22:01 UTC

You *get up* at 9am three days a week? Bloody arts student! ;)

annwfyn January 30 2007, 21:28:15 UTC

My college day starts at 10 am.

The technicians don't open up the building til 9.30 am.

The technicians also start closing down buildings facilities pointedly at 5 pm, and kick everyone out at 6 pm.

Art schools don't seem to expect long hours from anyone. I also kinda benefit from being a 15 minute drive away. If I had anything like a normal London commute I'd need to be out of the house by 9 am.

windzswept January 31 2007, 22:13:18 UTC

oh for 10am days again!

I start at 7.30am after mooching around in school for 20 mins then if I'm lucky I leave at half 4, if I'm unlucky we get kicked out by a bell at quarter to 6.

Except this coming Tuesday... then I don't get to leave until 8pm if I'm lucky - damn parents.

portilis January 30 2007, 21:23:27 UTC

Sounds like there are some very cool people where you spend your days :D

In other news, *hugs* If you feel the need to randomly wibble at someone, feel free to phone, etc.

kittyboo_tastic January 30 2007, 21:26:37 UTC

hahahaha your college seems awesome!!!

on the stress side: you probably need holidays, get out of london for a few days and try to think about something else. you'll come back with a fresher mind a lots of energy to do great at school.

btw, how's your step-mum now?

annwfyn January 30 2007, 21:30:53 UTC

It's this incredibly surreal place! Art school is really different from normal university.

You can also tell the conservators apart from all the actual artists. The conservators wander around in woolly jumpers, and jeans, and occasional long skirts (if they are girls). The artists dye their hair, and wear clothes that hover somewhere between 'creative' and 'clown' and somehow pull it off. It's quite amusing.

Stepmother is doing better - she's out of intensive care and is in a normal ward which is good, although I am told she probably isn't coming home any time soon. Hopefully they will be able to start talking about rehab and muscle exercises sometime this week.

sea_cucumber January 30 2007, 21:27:33 UTC

Surrealness is good :) I think people need to see at least one random thing per day!

Hope things calm down soon!

adze January 31 2007, 00:23:56 UTC

Look at it this way - if you're panicked, and stressed that you're behind, it's an infinitely better thing than being behind and not wanting to make it up.

Life will calm down soon, I'm sure, and you'll be back on track before you know it.

By the way, I'm in London again for another appointment late tomorrow afternoon - mind if I pop round and hang out until the rush hour goes away, and I can get home without a million and one screaming commuters trying to get on the same train as me?

annwfyn January 31 2007, 01:04:11 UTC

I'd love to see you, but am in college til 6 pm tomorrow evening, and I don't know if anyone else is going to be in til around the same time.

Which is a shame.

adze January 31 2007, 11:47:48 UTC

Well, my appointment isn't till 4 and will be at least an hour, I'd expect.

If you want, give me a call when you're home and I'll come round if I'm still in the area...

Of course, I'm tempting fate by even suggesting this, as the last few times I've been round, I've not got home till 2 at the earliest!