I’ve got a few minutes before my next class begins. Which if you’re interested is 3D Web Animation. I haven’t got a clue as to what we’ll be doing, but that’s ok, I’m here to learn right?
So productive day today to say the least. Woke up at a reasonable time, 8:00am, and walked into my office. Checked the email, checked the blogs, made plans and started my day.
First stop was the post office. I had a package to deliver. A care package. Photos, Cosmo, Cliff bars and a love letter. From Chicago to Ghana, express mail, should be there in five days. Amazing. Well, hopefully it makes it there. We shall soon see.
Next stop I hit it at gym. Flex. Had a good workout. Listened to Howard and stepped into the steam room to zone out and relax for a bit.
Drove home after that and got ready for class. Rainy day, opening day for baseball, so I figured there’d be plenty of traffic to get through. Not so much the case. Let at 1:00pm, got downtown within a half hour.
At the merchandise mart was where I had to pick up my schedule and u-pass and all that good stuff. But there was a hiccup. Of course right? Apparently there’s been a hold on my account regarding my financial plan. So here’s the deal with that. While I was in Africa, oh how I long for Africa, I had been emailing my financial planner and making sure things were squared away. Well during spring break, last week, she decided not to take the hold off my account. So while at the mart, I was told that I had to go to the loop campus, get things cleared up and then come back to pick up my schedule etc…
So I head over to the loop campus, speak with my financial planner, she recognized her mistake and took any holds off my account. Now I should’ve let her have it right? Well maybe, but then she told me that I could pick up my schedule downstairs and that I wouldn’t have to drive back the mart and deal with things. Fantastic. I run downstairs, move my illegally parked car into a lot and show up for my first class with just minutes to spare.
The first class, Intro to Film making, went by with a breeze. This class shouldn’t be difficult at all. I have ideas. Film ideas. I need actors, maybe a set, but all in due time. Maybe I’ll make a mystery documentary. But I’d rather use my knowledge of the french new wave and make a short using those techniques. Anyway, we watched a heap of student videos from quarters past and what can I say, some were entertaining, some were good, others I just didn’t have time for.
So class ended early and I met up with Drew. We usually take all the same classes cause we’re the same major and work well together. He decides he needs to get going, I decide that I need my first soy chai from Intelligentsia since last December. As I was walking toward the cafe, my mind flooded with thoughts. Like I said, Chicago will be different. It is. It’s not terrible. Different isn’t always terrible, but I hate change, so I don’t deal with it well. Although I seem to be doing alright so far.
Let’s just skipped ahead to the soy chai…it was delicious. I missed it. It’s sitting next to me. There’s no more and I can’t wait to get another tomorrow. So that’s where I’m at now. Class begins soon and I’ll be learning again…about 3D Web Animation. I’ll let you know how it goes.
cheers.
