PILLOW MANIA!!!!

Pictures of the Day] Pillows I've made!

Mood] TIRED

Weather] Warm...for winter. XD No really. 23 Degrees F

Currently] At home

Quote of the Day] "Curious things, habits. People themselves never knew they had them."

So pretty much I have been pumpin' out pillows like MAD. I also have been granted the magical ability to stay up until four in the morning. WHY CAN I NOT DO THIS DURING THE YEAR YET I CAN DO IT NOW!?!?! So frustrating. ANYWAY, I've been making lots of progress making pillows and arranging music for girls group. :) I haven't done ANY Christmas shopping pretty much (screwed!).

Tired,
Jaye

iPhone Application

Pictures of the Day] iPhone App interface!

Mood] Excited!

Weather] Coooolllddd!!!!

Currently] In my cubicle

Quote of the Day] "Laughter is the closest distance between two people."

So Rishab told me today that the iPhone Application has launched! I am SOOO excited! For those of you who did not know, Rishab and I have been working with some other people as well on creating an iPhone Application for IIT. It basically is a school map that looks like a google map and you can click on different buildings to find your way around. You can look at pictures of the buildings, watch videos related to that building or structure, read a quick summary of the building and its importance (WHICH I WROTE!!!!!) and also listen to an audio recording of the reading for that blurb (WHICH I ALSO DID!!!!! HOORAY!!!!!). I am so excited to be the voice of IIT's iPhone Application. I was hoping that the recordings I made turned out and they sound pretty good, so I am pleased! I hope that other people do end up using the application and that it is beneficial to the university. Well, enough boasting from me.

Jaye

X-Chromotones Carol in Chicago

Picture of the Day] Sadly I forgot my camera!!!

Mood] Whew. Stuffed!

Weather] FREAKING COLD

Currently] At my apartment

Quote of the Day] "To love deeply in one direction makes us more loving in all others."

Hooray! The X-Chromotones caroled at Daley Plaza for the Christkindlmarket which is a German Festival held every year around the holiday season. There are all sorts of authentic German goods (clothing, music, ornaments, roasted nuts, candles, miniature houses, hand-painted everything, clocks, etc...) and of course tons of food!!!

We sang an assortment of Christmas carols, which was really fun. I hope we can do it as well during this upcoming finals week, but we'll see. I think it would be a good break for people.

I definitely bought some goodies for people!
1. Roasted Cappuccino flavoured almonds for the b/f
2. Chocolates and cookies for family and friends.
3. Hard candies for family and friends.

Food the b/f and I ate:
Homemade Goulash Soup
Fried potato pancakes with apple sauce
Plain Pretzel
Wiener Schnitzel
Curry Meatloaf

The b/f also bought me a stylish hat that I've always wanted! One of the furry ones. It's rainbow and plaid. I adore it and will stay warm for the winter!
Jaye

Final Review

Picture of the Day] Too tired...

Mood] u.u SLEEP

Weather] Pretty cold...

Currently] My bed.

Quote of the Day] "You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist."

So our final was competition style, meaning we put up our drawings and my professor + his five jurors kicked us out and reviewed our drawings. After about fifteen minutes we came back and they had chosen 4 that "won". Those got to present first and were of course, praised for their work. I felt a little cheated because although my boards were not as "impressive" in the sense that they did not have a huge beautiful rendering on them (they were filled with smaller ones!) they suffered the problems that the winners did as well (the jurors pointed out faults as well as virtues). In this way, I felt like it was kind of being unfair. A lot of the time the teachers always tell us to choose based on how well someone has achieved the idea or the program etc...I guess that didn't work here. I am a bit sore, but I understand it's better to get across your idea. Maybe my boards just weren't as engaging and just weren't as clear with my intent. It was disappointing to say the least, but I felt like I learned a lot more about my style and I felt like I learned a bit more on how to design. *sigh* Now to sleep before the big storm...

All studio-ed out
Jaye

Acappella Concert on Friday!!!

HERE IS THE LINK TO THE LIVE-STREAM! TONIGHT AT 8:00 PM! CHECK IT OUT!!!!

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/illinois-tech-a-cappella-blowin-it-up-like-it-s-dynamite

Finallssssss

Pictures of the Day] Some of my unfinished perspective drawings for studio. I have the finished ones, just in pdf form (and blogger does not like pdfs). The finished ones are more impressive...

Mood] *sigh*

Weather] Pretty windy

Currently] In my room

Quote of the Day] "Are you going to come quietly, or do I have to use earplugs?"

So finals are crazy. I have gotten completely backlogged. I really hope that I will be able to get all my work done in time. Some things on my list.

Studio Final Review - done
Group Project for Historic Landscape Preservation (we're doing a detailed report of the Evanston Art Center @ Harley Clarke Estate) - near completion
10-Page Research Paper for Shakespeare Class - not even started
Blogs for Shakespeare Class - near completion (2 more to go!)
Group Project for Prairie Landscape (DePaul campus comparison to IIT) - halfway complete
Visual Training Revisions - not started

So there will be work to be done! But I think it'll be okay.
Jaye

Back Home

Picture of the Day] Unfortunately none! My camera phone took photos and I do not have a plan that allows me to upload photos from my phone, so no cool Trans-Siberian Orchestra pictures for you! The lasers were mesmerizing though...

Mood] Ready

Weather] FREAKING COLD

Currently] In my cubicle

Quote of the Day] "Most men pursue pleasure with such breathless haste that they hurry past it."

Since my brother and sister had their birthdays this past week, I went home this weekend for a bit of festivities! I was rather excited because we took them out for dinner and went to a concert for the Trans-Siberian Orchestra! My brother enjoys composing music, so we figured he would enjoy something like that. It was at the Peoria Civic Center, an auditorium/Ice Skating Rink that I have not been to since I was very young for probably a Disney on Ice performance. I remember some of it vaguely, though mostly I just remember the glowing plastic Beauty and the Beast rose in a case that I got. Oh to be young! I think it might've even made noises and sang. Anyway, it was a blast! It was really nice to be back home.

We went out for a nice meal at Jonah's Seafood restaurant which is located on the river in Peoria. I had crab legs and took a hefty amount of both my brother and sister's desserts. Who can pass up carrot cake and chocolate cake? And geeze, they were HUGE. It was soooo delicious. I ate too much and felt sick after again, but HEY, it was tasty...The next day I made breakfast for everyone and we had a Chinese chocolate cake that my grandma bought. It was delicious and light with chocolate whipped cream as the frosting. Doesn't last as long, but definitely isn't as heavy.

Again all my posts talk about food 90% of the time...
Jaye