Monday, November 05, 2012

Dark Black Rum and Fishing Boats

"Thunk" is the approximate sound my head made when it struck the underside of my desk as I tried to sit underneath it. You know things are going really well when your prof says "I 1000 percent appreciate what you're trying to do, but..."

Bleh. One of those crits that just... Sucks the wind right out of your sails. After flogging this stupid publication project for a solid two months, I was hoping I'd be doing something right, but instead the best I get is "well, your thinking is good."

At the end of last week in branding class the two profs had all the students together and asked how things were going. So after some awkward silence, I said how it seemed that everyone I talked to was really concerned with the workload, particularly from the publication course. Immediately following this comment, I got no backup from anyone else in the class. And I continued to get no backup while the profs gave a 15 minute ramble on the importance of time management, delivered in my particular direction. And no one else spoke up.

Ugh. I felt (and feel) like an idiot. Made myself out to be a whiner, I guess. Lesson learned: keep thy mouth shut and trust not thy companions for backup.

I'm just feelin' pretty discouraged at the moment. Really not feeling good about the quality of work and the resulting (lack of) prospects of my portfolio.

I'll get through it. It sucks that I might need to churn out some less-than-decent pieces just to meet guidelines and pass the class, but... A pass is a pass, and I'll have all the time in the world to fix things up after I graduate. It just sucks that I'm working so hard to get it right now, but I can't quite hit the mark.
-Cril

Weddings, wakes and funerals
Might be heaven and it might be hell - depends
But there's one thing that I do know
You'll have your fill before you go, Amen 


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