FINALS WEEK

Pictures of the Day] Final review renderings
Mood] Tired
Weather] Cold and rainy. High 39
Currently] At my apartment
Quote of the Day] "However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results."

SO MUCH EDITTING. My studio final was fantastic. I'll talk about that more in the next post. For now the rant will be about finals in general. This will be my final finals week!!! For a while anyway. Ha ha ha. I had IPRO Day on Friday, which was very tiring. It was an all day ordeal and I'm sad that my video didn't make the top 3 but oh well. Now I've just got a crap ton of editting to do for my team's final project report. Then we need to get it printed and bound. The issue is that we have like...200 pages of appendices. @.@ Probably more than 200 pages in fact. I hope that the file won't be too large! UGH! If anything I might have to get the appendices bound separately. >.o

This week I have my psych final on Wednesday (which I still need to study for tonight and review the powerpoints and actually read the textbook. I have neglected it so much!). Thursday the IPRO revisions are due. Then Friday is when I am going to meet with my professor and studio one more time to take photographs of our models in the big 1/8" site we built. I'll be showing pics up here for sure. ^-^ For now though, enjoy some renderings. :P

Woo~
~Jaye

Revised Timeline 3

Tues 22

• work on final model
• revise the lasercut drawings (figure out what cut I need for the 3/16" model, double check with prof)
• bought & lasercut most of the acrylic
• LASERCUTTER ISSUES! Must lasercut more on Monday after break!
  (RAILINGS??!??!?!?!?!?)

Wed 23

• finalize elevation
• finalize section drawings
• do a very rough mock-up of final boards
• PSYCH TAKE HOME EXAM + WRITE-UP & PRESENTATION
  

Thur 24

• finalize plan drawings
• review and finalize the elevation and section drawings again
• set up final boards
• work on scale plantings
  

Fri 25

• touch up all drawings
• revise final boards
• work on scale plantings
  

Sat 26

• revise final drawings and boards *north arrows, labels, colouring etc...
• work on scale plantings
• IPRO PRESENTATION LAYOUT 8:00 PM meeting @ Lower Core
  

Sun 27

• revise final boards
• finish final model & take photos for making renderings
• build 3/16" cutaway model
• DO RENDERINGS
  

Mon 28

• LASERCUT REST OF PIECES
• INSERT SCALE PLANTINGS
• FINISH MODEL AND TAKE PHOTOS
  
• DO RENDERINGS
• PLOT FINAL BOARDS
  
• build 3/16" cutaway model
• touch up models
  

Tues 29

• finish 3/16" cutaway model
• write up final review speech
• freak out and touch everything up (I will be behind on something, more than likely the models and renderings)
  

Wed 30 - FINAL REVIEW

• prepare for the review - sleep and eat

P.S. I promise after all this craziness is over I'm going back to the regular form of my blog entries and there will be pics of my models!!!! Wooo.

Revised Timeline 2

Tues 22

• work on final model
• revise the lasercut drawings (figure out what cut I need for the 3/16" model, double check with prof)
• buy the materials, lasercut the acrylic
• finish the lasercut on the model
• take pictures of model in site for rendering purposes

Wed 23

• finalize elevation
• finalize section drawings
• do a very rough mock-up of final boards
• PSYCH TAKE HOME EXAM + WRITE-UP & PRESENTATION

Thur 24

• finalize plan drawings
• review and finalize the elevation and section drawings again
• set up final boards
• work on interior and exterior renderings
• work on scale plantings

Fri 25

• work on interior and exterior renderings
• touch up all drawings
• revise final boards
• work on scale plantings

Sat 26

• work on interior and exterior renderings
• revise final drawings and boards *north arrows, labels, colouring etc...*
• work on scale plantings
• IPRO PRESENTATION
  

Sun 27

• revise final boards
• finish final model
• build 3/16" cutaway model

Mon 28

• plot final boards
• build 3/16" cutaway model
• touch up models

Tues 29

• finish 3/16" cutaway model
• write up final review speech
• freak out and touch everything up

Wed 30

• prepare for the review - sleep and eat

Last Concert

Picture of the Day] Our concert poster. We are the 99%...of people who sing at IIT. XD Just kidding.
Mood] Sad
Weather] High 45. Overcast.
Currently] In the cube.
Quote of the Day] "Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value."

My final acappella concert was last night. It was definitely sad and there was a little tearing up beforehand, ok, well a lot of tearing up, but I am glad now. I am proud that I have helped shape an all-female singing group at this school, that the name of the group is one that I came up with as a joke which caught on, and of course #1 --I got to spend my time with an amazing set of ever growing absolutely beautiful and loving women. They are fantastic and have made my time at IIT even better than I could have imagined. I will miss them terribly, but I hope to visit in the spring and continue arranging music for them to sing.

:)
~Jaye

Revised Timeline 1

Revised Timeline 1. This will change again, I am sure.

Mon 14

1. finalize glazing design
2. create glazing lasercut CAD DWG
3. finalize col support (elevation/plan)
4. finalize wall section detail
5. plans for the exhibition areas
6. 1/8" model mock-up
   

Tues 15

1. plans for the exhibition areas
2. finalize col support (elevation/plan)
3. finalize wall section detail
4. 1/8" model mock-up

Wed 16

1. 1/8" mock up review
2. plans for the exhibition areas review
   
3. start work on final model
4. start work on final cutaway model
   

Thur 17

1. plans for the exhibition areas
2. work on final model
3. review plans for the exhibition areas
   

Fri 18

1. plans for the exhibition areas
2. work on final model
3. review plans for the exhibition areas
   

Sat 19

1. work on final model
2. work on cutaway model
   

Sun 20

1. work on final model
2. work on cutaway model
   

Mon 21

1. work on cutaway model
2. try and finish as much of models as possible
3. work on interior and exterior renderings
   

Tues 22

1. work on cutaway model
2. try and finish as much of models as possible
3. work on interior and exterior renderings
   

Wed 23

1. finalize elevation
2. finalize section drawings
3. work on exterior and interior renderings
   
4. set up final boards

Thur 24

1. review and finalize the drawings again
   
2. set up final boards
   

Fri 25

1. review final boards
   

Sat 26

1. revise final drawings and boards *north arrows, labels, colouring etc...*
   

Sun 27

1. revise final boards
2. finish cutaway model
3. finish final model
   

Mon 28

1. plot final boards
2. touch up models

Tues 29

1. write up final review speech
2. freak out and touch everything up
   

Wed 30

1. prepare for the review - drink a bottle of gatorade and have a banana
   

11/11/11

I missed round one. I caught the nighttime edition but it was technically 23:11:11. Conclusion: fail. :(

The Final Stretch

Deadlines....deadlines...ugh...So when you lay out deadlines in architecture school the rule is to multiply the amount of hours you THINK it's going to take by at least two or three. I make a habit of just adding a zero on the end. We're told to make a timeline for ourselves and really stick to it as a reference for deadlines, but it's soooo difficult and it's nearly impossible to get things done perfectly on time with so many adjustments needing to be made all the time. So here is my 'timeline' for my deadlines to get me to the final review.

Tues 8

1. finalize col support (elevation/plan)
2. insert railings
3. adjust glazing (two schemes)
4. finalize wall section detail
   

Wed 9

1. review w/prof & make any adjustments
2. review big site model in class
3. finalize glazing design
4. create glazing lasercut CAD DWG
   

Thur 10

1. adjust glazing CAD (review)
2. finalize glazing design
3. create glazing lasercut CAD DWG
4. mock-up for 1/8" model (clearing)
   

Fri 11

1. horizontal study CAD DWG
   
2. vertical study CAD DWG
   
3. mock-up for 1/8" model

Sat 12

1. mock up for 1/8" model
2. decide on either horizontal vs. vertical
3. plans for the exhibition areas
   

Sun 13

1. mock up for 1/8" model
2. plans for the exhibition areas
   

Mon 14

1. plans for the exhibition areas
2. 1/8" model mock-up review
   

Tues 15

1. plans for the exhibition areas
2. start work on final model
3. start work on final cutaway model
   

Wed 16

1. plans for the exhibition areas
2. work on final model
3. work on final cutaway model
   

Thur 17

1. work on final model
2. review plans for the exhibition areas
   

Fri 18

1. work on final model
2. review plans for the exhibition areas
   

Sat 19

1. work on final model
2. work on cutaway model
   

Sun 20

1. work on final model
2. work on cutaway model
   

Mon 21

1. work on cutaway model
2. try and finish as much of models as possible
   

Tues 22

1. work on cutaway model
2. try and finish as much of models as possible
   

Wed 23

1. set up final boards
2. finalize elevation
3. finalize section drawings
   

Thur 24

1. set up final boards
   

Fri 25

1. review final boards
   

Sat 26

1. revise final boards
   

Sun 27

1. revise final boards
2. finish cutaway model
3. finish final model
   

Mon 28

1. plot final boards
2. touch up models

Tues 29

1. write up final review speech
   

Wed 30

1. prepare for the review
   

11/1/11 -- Wish

Semester's winding down. I wish all my friends the best of luck. We can do it!

The countdown begins. 26 days til final review.

Halloween Photos

Pictures of the Day] Halloween YES
Mood] FREAKING OUT
Weather] Cold and rainy. High 50
Currently] At the front desk
Quote of the Day] "A censor is a man who knows more than he thinks you ought to."

First of all, THIS UPCOMING WEEK IS GONNA BE CRAZY!!!! I have SO many deadlines and projects to work on. We're putting together a video for IPRO and I need to get interviews from outside sources like the representatives from CNT and the City of Blue Island as well as the financial advisors and city planner we had critique our midterm. I have a Psych Exam on Tuesday, a take-home quiz, the 1/8" group site model to complete with my studio, my next landmark review for studio on Wednesday (which means CADing plans, sections, and elevations), the Saturday visit for Admissions, and photo-taking for Halloween/cosplay.

SO YES. You can see by the awesome photos that boy and I went around downtown to Millennium Park and around campus to take some pretty stellar shots! :D Do we look like the Doctor and his possible next companion!??!?! You can decide. XD

BWAH,
~Jaye

Context Review

Pictures of the Day] Pics of the models (the more complex one being the 1st attempt at context and the 2nd being the more recent.)
Mood] Unmotivated
Weather] Cold and rainy. High 50
Currently] In the basement
Quote of the Day] "I have nothing to say, and I am saying it, and that is poetry."

The model turned out looking decent enough. Looking back on it, I'm sure that it could have been neater but I think I made the right choices. I decided to use acrylic instead of sheet acetate. Both are plastic, but one is thin as a piece of paper and the other, though not correct in scale, is easier to use and represents the same idea. It was a lot easier to glue as well. I scored the front to represent the mullions instead of putting wood pieces on, which would have taken forever!!!

Overall, the review went well. I had a great reviewer (a famous architect named Juhani Pallasmaa). He asked me a number of difficult to answer questions which will help me push my project to the limits! I'm excited about that. I haven't sat down with my professor yet but when I do I know it will be productive. In studio we are moving on to our final reviews so that means picking up the pace and pumping out the final models and drawings. Right now our whole studio is going to focus on making a 1/8" = 1-'0" model which is HUGE. It means that the buildings on the site will be the height of a person (roughly 6 ft). We'll be planning out how to execute that today. Otherwise, it's just individual work. My professor will be meeting with us for longer periods of time to help us progress toward the end. Hopefully I will get an A this semester.

Relatively optimistic,
~Jaye

P.S. Watched a few episodes of The Big Bang Theory. Very funny.

23rd Birthday

Picture of the Day] Pic of my birthday cakes!
Mood] Worn-out
Weather] Sunny and warm! High 78.
Currently] In the cube
Quote of the Day] "I am on FIRE!"

So I know I promised I'd show you pics of my model, but I swear I will in the next entry! I can even do a comparison then of the model I did for the context review and the one I will make for the midterm!

My birthday weekend was fantabulous! :D It pretty much started on Thursday even though it was the day before. I received a card from one of my best friends (now doing grad school @ U of I in Chambana) as well as my birthday gift from one of my sisters. ^-^ On Friday, the actual day, I had work and studio, so I didn't get down to celebrating until that evening, but it was nice. I went out to Thai with my boy and he made me Cheddar Bay Biscuits and a birthday cake (pictured above) with stellar candles!!! Awesome combination yeah??? I thought so!

Saturday could not come soon enough! I went to the Field Museum with my mom, brother, boy, and best friend. We signed up for a membership, so now we get in for free for a year, got a cute tote bag, and will get tickets for all the new exhibits coming up. We saw the Underground Adventure, Chocolate, and Whales exhibit. They were all interesting, though I am scared of whales so that was a little iffy. Still, it was neat to see the stuff they had and even be able to touch some of the bones (whale vertebra was seriously the size of my torso). We also checked out the Hall of Jade and Hall of Gems and one of my favourites, which was the exhibit of glass plants from around the world. Afterwards we had a nice dinner at Triple Crown in China-town and more cake! DELICIOUS!

Oh I need to catch up on studio. X.x More all nighters in the future >.o
~Jaye

P.S. Progress on the Halloween costume has been made. Don't worry. There will be pics here eventually.

Context Review

Picture of the Day] Another diagram organizing the types of plants/crops to which ramps!
Mood] Stressed
Weather] Sunny!
Currently] In the basement
Quote of the Day] "I've got this. You've got that. These seem useless!"

I have been trying to chug out as many diagrams as I possibly can for the review but I really need to work on the model now. I am going to try and lasercut for the first time today so we'll see how that goes! I haven't bought the material yet, so I hope that the shop still has some that I can get, otherwise I have the basswood that I bought from Blick I can still use.

This past week and this week have all been midterms. Everyone is studying hard. I haven't studied at all for my Industrial Psychology exam on Thursday. I really need to do that. >.< It's the first four chapters being covered. I hope that I'll have enough time Wednesday night to do so. In addition to that I've got IPRO to catch up on. We've got our midterm presentation for that coming up on the 17th!

All nighter time for this model,
~Jaye

P.S. I'll post pics of the model once I get it finished. Ha ha.
P.P.S. Put up the Halloween-themed posters up today around campus for the etsy store!!!

Context Development

Picture of the Day] Some of my diagrams for the Context Review coming up
Mood] Stressed
Weather] Sunny! High 65
Currently] In the basement
Quote of the Day] "Indecision may or may not be my problem."

Sooo I have a lot of work ahead of me. Ha ha ha. The pics up there are some of the diagrams/collages I'll be showing at the context review tomorrow. The first is a comparison between a photo of the way corn screens the background and the similar kind of effect my design will have on its surroundings.

The second comparison is between a painting of ships and the buildings around the site. In the painting the people are represented as ships on the ocean making their journey across the ocean. It emphasizes the individualism while also illustrating the strength of a set or grouping. The placement is very balanced.

The third image compilation is to demonstrate the way that ships float on water and how plants and buildings often are severed on the prairie by the rolling crop fields so that they appear to be floating as well.

I'm glad that I wrote this blog post. It really helped to distill my ideas! Hopefully it'll help me be more prepared for the review. I have a bunch of sun studies I did as well as progress diagrams for the manipulation of my ramps, etc... but I didn't want to post them here and bog down the entry. Heh. I still have to make my model though tonight so I we'll see how that goes. @.@ More photographing!!!

Another all nighter time,
~Jaye

IIT 101 - Naperville

Picture of the Day] Food and fun at IIT 101!

Mood] Sassy

Weather] Rainy.

Currently] In the basement.

Quote of the Day] "All phone calls are obscene."

There are some things that are good. Then there are some things that are better. I like to consider chain restaurant an interesting phenomenon. Chain restaurants are typically the same. You have the same or similar food, you have the same decor palette, the staff all wear the same uniforms or colours, there are regulations on hair and make-up or jewelry, but for some reason, when you step into that chain restaurant in a different city, it just isn't the same. It could be the layout. It could be the individual people. Is that all? I don't know! But I definitely liked the Naperville Maggiano's better than the Schaumburg one. >.> With that being said...

What is an IIT 101 you might ask? IIT 101s are like dinner and a movie hosted by the IIT staff at various suburban locations! We set up shop in Deerfield, Hoffman Estates, Schaumburg, and Naperville and are hosted at restaurants like Maggiano's and Buca di Beppo.

We begin the evening with check-in, delicious food, drinks, and some chatting! Then admission counselors welcome everyone and begin a presentation that details the benefits and break-down of facts regarding our university! We discuss how awesome it is to live in the city (not to mention the perks like public transportation, a plethora of restaurants and shopping, and tons of museums), what fun organizations and activities there are constantly on campus, as well as living in the residence halls, eating in the cafeteria, attending classes, and the opportunities students gain through research and practical studies like IPRO (Interprofessional Research Opportunities, see related post: http://www.inventingthefuture.iit.edu/journal/2009/9/30/ipro-101-breaking-down-the-ipros-at-iit.html). Afterwards we have plenty of time for a question and answer session.

The IIT 101 Sessions are a great way to get acquainted with real IIT staff, faculty, students and alumni!

Full,
~Jaye

Halloween Promo Ads!

Picture of the Day] Ads that will go up around the school for Halloween! Watch for them in a week or two.

Mood] Blah

Weather] Sunny!

Currently] In the cube.

Quote of the Day] "Whatever you are by nature, keep to it; never desert your line of talent. Be what nature intended you for and you will succeed."

So I went to the office of student life today totally thinking I would give them some of these snazzy posters to put up around the dorms and the mtcc, but I realized that the posters are up for about two weeks and I didn't want to do that now because then they would already be taken down at the beginning of October! NO GO! I wanted to have these posters up and going for the whole of October leading up to Halloween! In that case, I might even have to do two rounds of them, which of course will cost more to print. :/ Maybe I'll just stick them up there at the beginning of October and hope that no one takes the m down until three weeks. Ha ha ha. Still, I need to make more Halloween stock ANYWAY so I guess it's better not to promote as much until I have that stuff up there.

The sister has just finished a few more Halloween aprons which I am totally psyched about! I think they're gonna be great for people who are chillin' at home waiting for trick or treaters. I also have a few Halloween pillows I wanna throw up there to see if anyone bites. I don't know if they will. I figure most people like to decorate for the holidays and like having special pillows or ornaments to be festive. Maybe? EH?

Hopeful,
~Jaye

Narrative Model & Review

Picture of the Day] As promised, pics of the model!

Mood] Dead tired.

Weather] Hazy/Drizzly

Currently] In the basement

Quote of the Day] "Praise youth and it will prosper."

Sleeping felt so nice after pulling an all-nighter. Ha ha ha. I could barely get up this morning to go to industrial psych. I will admit though that what people say is true. After the initial all-nighter (which was absolute *ell for me in 3rd year), all subsequent all-nighters have been a LOAD easier to do.

Still, I'd say it was worth it. Getting this model done was nice. I also enjoyed looking at everyone's projects. It was a good change. I hadn't really noticed what other people in my studio were working on until this review. Now that I have an idea, I can see that none of us have taken it the same way, which is cool. Each of us chose different approaches, even different regions of the world to emulate. A few of the students did Korean, Spanish, or Mexican inspired designs. I for one will probably always be in love with the plains, though mountains are quite nice too.

My model is a conceptual model that attempts to express the experience of being in the Midwest prairie. Can you see it in the model? I hope so!! I'm too tired to explain now. Ha ha ha. Sorry!

Sleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep~
~Jaye

DeviantART & Model

Picture of the Day] My DeviantART account

Mood] Snappy

Weather] Perfect!

Currently] In the basement

Quote of the Day] "I never put on a pair of shoes until I've worn them at least five years."

Whoo. I feel like I've done this before. Have I talked about the DeviantART? Maybe not in detail? Anyway, here is a screenshot of my page! I put the link on the top of the navigation here in the blog. I uploaded a lot of my etsy stuff on there, so it's pretty cool, but I also started uploading my drawings, random photography, architecture things, etc...I'm really glad that I started networking with people there. It's really fun favouriting things and seeing all the amazing stuff that people can do. I am constantly astounded by how many great artists there are. I wish I could meet them all (is that creepy?).

Model model model. Architecture has proceeded as always. I had to make a 'narrative model' which I will be presenting to my professor and then to a guest critic. I'm nervous about it since I am not sure how it will turn out, but I am hopeful that everything will be okay. In addition to getting feedback I think the best part is meeting people who actually have firms and can give solid reviews. I'm looking forward to putting up some pictures here of my "final" product!

Optimistic,
~Jaye

First Week of Class & Halloween Stock

Picture of the Day] Halloween Magnets! (part of the Halloween Stock)

Mood] Relatively good

Weather] Relatively good

Currently] In the cubicle

Quote of the Day] "The secret of all success is to know how to deny yourself. Prove that you can control yourself, and you are an educated man; and without this all other education is good for nothing."

So the first week of class has been alright. I mean, it's sort of like the first day of high school. You don't really do anything except for go to every class and receive the syllabus, talk about expectations, and get a feel for what the teachers are like. The majority of my professors in the past have all been very good-natured. I think that I will really enjoy this semester (less stress from having fewer classes!)

IPRO 353 has turned out to be interesting so far. We've started with a presentation about our site in Blue Island (a former landfill that now the city wants to turn into a mixture of industrial park, retail, and possibly wetlands park). The presenter from Blue Island is going to be our representative and help us through the semester. She was very nice and informative about what Blue Island wanted.

Studio thus far has been awesome. We watched 2 movies to explain some core concepts that my professor things are key to design. The first was Context. The second was Narrative. I highly recommend everyone watch north by northwest which is a film by Alfred Hitchcock that we saw for narrative. Basically the point was that the film keeps the viewer on the edge of his/her seat with a very direct way of moving the plot. There are no flashbacks or other gimmicks. By using similar themes and elements through the film and altering them slightly, Hitchcock is able to induce comedy in otherwise stressful situations and is able to create a thriller from the simplest of gestures. I think it's a great movie that definitely explains how later adventure/espionage (Indiana Jones, James Bond) films came to be. People saw this film, LOVED IT, and wanted more!

Hooray!
~Jaye

Fall Classes & Poster Promotion Around IIT

Pictures of the Day] These are the two posters that I made and put up around school! WHOOOO!!!! I hope people like them. They stand out a bunch now because not many posters are up and they are very simple in design and solid-ish coloured.

Mood] Chipper

Currently] In my apartment

Quote of the Day] "I have an existential map. It has 'You are here' written all over it." I know. I know. It's been forever. :P I should've been posting, but summer really caught up at last and then I had to get ready for school blah bah blah. BUT, I can officially say now that the etsy store is open and that I must begin with my traditional class update!

Class Schedule for Fall 2011:

• FINAL SEMESTER OF STUDIO!!!! Wintergarden (Landscape) - MWF 2PM - 6PM Brubaker
• IPRO 353: Blue Island Landfill - TR 3:15PM - 4:30PM Rohter & Beck (Prof. Beck was actually one of my 2nd yr architecture professors! Cool!)
• Industrial Psychology - TR 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM Ellington

Latest updates regarding the store:

• We've listed a great deal of items so far and made 5 sales! I'm very proud that the word has been spreading.
  
• I've branched out to as many mediums for networking as I can possibly handle, which translates to managing the Facebook Page, the Facebook Group, joining two Etsy teams (which are like groups where you help one another out and meet with others who have similar tastes, aims, etc...as you), and even making a DeviantART account!
• I've found that a lot of the networking actually comes from favouriting/watching/following/add circle/joining anything and everything everywhere. X.x It's hard to check up every day but it's also fun. (This is also the reason why I haven't been on here as much. :( I have been debating whether or not I should make a separate blog for only the store or maybe even a twitter. Who knows...)
• I have uploaded some content onto my DeviantART page, but really a lot of it is making sure that people see the stuff up. This is accomplished my linking the page elsewhere, so I have been trying to do so. It's been fairly successful adventure so far!

Well I hope that we make some more sales soon. :D
~Jaye

Vacation

Picture of the Day] 50s Prime Diner rootbeer floats. The waitress warned us to drink them fast. My brother didn't fast enough apparently. I added a caption.

Mood] Sticky

Weather] Sticky

Currently] In my room

Quote of the Day] "Realism...has no more to do with reality than anything else."

We went to both restaurants in Hollywood Studios. It was great. There was the Sci-Fi Theatre Diner in which we sat in faux cars and the whole place was set up like an old drive-in theatre playing clips of sci-fi movies (they were all pretty much like trailers) Then there was the 50s Prime Time Diner which focused on playing clips from old shows and the setting looked like a kitchen with polka dots and old appliances and everything! (You can tell in the pic)

OH MY GOD HUMIDITY. That has been the absolute worst part of the vacation. The best part has been everything else. Ha ha ha. I got a tan and also have been enjoying the water a lot. Mostly it's been wading around, not actually swimming, plus the water here is very warm (not at all like Lake Michigan in Chicago!). We also went to Blizzard Beach which is a water park in Disney. I haven't been to a water park in a long time. IT was great. :D I went on the single slider that was like 120' tall, no joke. It was freaky. The worst part was that sliding to a stop gave me a REALLY BAD wedgie. X.x

I am pretty satisfied with my bathing suit choice. I was debating between a great number of combinations, but I finally chose the bright spunky set (I matched myself. You can kinda tell they don't belong together because the styles don't match in some ways because of the diff ties. Ha ha ha.) I was thinking of getting just a plain black halter top, but the green is good and I put it to good use in Orlando and a beach trip just before school started. I know the best spot for hanging out on the beach (no people and lots of cold water!!! Ha ha ha ha). I packed a nice picnic for boy and me. It was very pleasant.

Bye bye summer,
~Jaye