What's the biggest problem or concern artists have with commissioners ( Read more... )

I'm writing this for several reasons. One is I'm hoping that by getting it all out there, I'll feel better. Two, when I talk to people I get the same answers that I've already tried so I want to counter that ahead of time. Three, I just want to explain what the hell is going on, demonstrate all I've done and what's working against me. Finally, I've ( Read more... )

I went to my primary care doctor today. I hate going. Why ( Read more... )

I have reached the point where I really don't want to talk to anyone about anything where we disagere ( Read more... )

First let me explain a few things. (Notice how this LJ has become me explaining all the horrors in infodumps for twitter friends ( Read more... )

This week has been very crazy and stressful and so full of drama that I could just disown my family and I don't think anyone would blame me.

The reader's digest versionMy parents had a physical fight, were arrested, got out of jail, and since then my mother has been an absolute selfish unreasonable child. All while my grandmother is on her death ( Read more... )

So I'm flying home for a week ( Read more... )

In Portal 2, there's a lovely quote about when life hands you lemons, you make flammable lemons and burn down life's house with them ( Read more... )

After I wrote that big "I hate this shit" post, I came to realization that I did have options. That teachers likely didn't read that email that the Coordinator sent to everyone. That I could still ask other teachers, even those outside of the department. I was going to Fight this thing.

Initially I contacted the Old graduate Coordinator for advice ( Read more... )

I've previously documented the asinine Odyssey of this thesis situation and I'm already at the point that I just resent this whole thing.

The problem is that I have to learn a whole entire field, with all its terminology and meaning. A field I don't care about. And not only do I have to come up with an idea, but it has to reinforce existing ( Read more... )