sometimes

i make myself feel very awkward...

but it is all forrrr the betterrrrrrrrr!

So, I have have been meaning to write about my week!

Tuesday's class was really good - I'm getting more comfortable with my group and I think that we're all really good at discussing things and there is a balance of skills between us. The afternoon class was actually so boring though. I think we listened to the workshop induction for over an hour. Everyone in the class was bored our of their minds and our break was cut short (which is ok in the long run,) My teacher seems alright, I kind of enjoy her possible craziness. (apparently she actually went crazy at the end of semester ... so i am hoping that wont happen this semester) and I am starting to enjoy group work and open discussions. It's a change from last semester, cus everyone in this class is kind of forced to give advice or their ideas. It does push me out of my comfort zone, but I think that is a good thing.

(lol, Vanni is singing italian songs while washing the dishes on skype right now, so distracting)

After class, I walked around and I saw the sun setting. It knew that it would be a beautiful sunset so I ran to try and catch it. I got halfway to my destination and knew I wouldn't make it in time, so I stopped by the taxidermy/stone place that I go to every couple of months. It was a half hour till closing time and I wanted to go in to see whether they had any new stones. I met the store man and he was really nice and even showed me out back to see even more stones! The back room was kind of cool, there was an elevator that was no longer in use, so it was doorway that lead into some dark void. I was pretty intrigued by it, I think I could have stared at it for ages. I really wanted to look inside it but there were so many things stacked around it, I couldn't make my way. I was pretty bad at speaking that afternoon. He'd show me lots of stuff and all I could say was, "oh my god, that is so cool. whoaaa". I found out he lived in China for a while, and we talked a little bit of chinese to each other. The extent of the conversation was me asking - "can you speak chinese" (in chinese) and him replying, "a little!" (in chinese) HAHAHA. There were some amazing stones.

I left the store feeling super happy. I'd met someone new that day, and he was a really nice guy. Yay for meeting new random people once again!

I went to Chi's house after that with Jimmy, too. We watched Masterchef and jimmy sung really loudly. He has an app on his phone that can make a normal conversation into a rap. It was pretty hilarious. I showed Chi my new song and asked her for some help with chord progressions. Oh wow! I forgot (because it was awkward, but kind of funny... but more awkward) We were waiting at the train station and Jimmy just randomly said, "IZZY. What if you had Chi's baby?" I was like O_O  (btw Chi and Jimmy are my two best gay friends ever, haha sometimes they pretend to be together just to weird everybody out) and Chi put her arm around me and said, "YOU'D BE A GREAT MUMMM!" . Jimmy is really funny and doesn't really care about what other people sees of him in public. Chi was telling me, while we still waited for the train, about how she and jimmy were on the tram and it was really silent and Jimmy, without really thinking about it, said loudly to Chi, "My sexual experience is purely guys!" and Chi burst into laughter cus the rest of the tram just stayed silent and Jimmy contemplated things.

On the way home, I had a really interesting conversation with Jimmy about sexuality. The conversation was cut really short though because I had to get off the train so I could get home. I really didn't want to get off the train though because Jimmy was telling me about his life and a lot of his thoughts on the topic. A month or so ago I read this blog post by this guy who was a gay mormon who was married to a woman and who had children. A lot of what he wrote I found really interesting and I had sent the link to Jimmy just cus I wanted to see his thoughts about it. The guy was sexually attracted to men, but was in a really happy and committed relationship with his best friend, wife and greatest love. I was tired and got off the train and jimmy said we'd continue the conversation another day.

Tech was also good on Wednesday. I was so happy to see Shannay! It was actually really great to see her again! I'm super happy she is in my Comm class!! Tech was intense. Ross is really good and I like that he is getting to know my ideas more. I was a bit sad though. I really wanted to create a kind of un-realistic/ more fantasy-like retreat for my project, but he told me to keep it "fantastical" and try and get it more realistic, in the sense that I have to consider where I get materials from to build the house/ how i get it to the top of a mountain, ect. I look forward to designing this. I really want to make something beautiful and practical.

After Tech, Dylan and I went to meet Ross & Louis at his office to talk about Animate Activate and the films that are going to be used for it. Dylan and I were asked to edit the student work from cinema class - to lengthen it and also reverse and trim some of it. We followed Louis down to one of the classrooms (the new Crash Course Cinema classroom for this semester) so he could show us how to do the things on After Effects. We went into the classroom and I immediately saw Krisi and she looked at me with such excitement and i looked back at her and jumped about happily, then ran to her and gave her kisses/received kisses. AND THEN. SHE TOLD ME SHE WAS SICK. SHE LET ME KISS HER FACE! I was like, "WHY. WHY DID YOU LET ME KISS YOU ???" she was like, "I WANTED KISSES AND CUDDLESSSS." ahahahah what a cute girl oh my god. But seriously I took great precautions afterwards (drunk sooo much tea) I dont want to get sick, hahaha.

Today I had my second MAKE class. I. Love. My. Teacher. I have already really warmed to her simply because she is so easy to listen to and is really helpful and chill. I think another reason I am liking the class is because things are so hands on. I am so happy to make things and explore.

some tests for our first paper project!

I AM SO DETERMINED TO FINISH THIS BEFORE 12AM!

I've been talking to Vanni all evening about silly things. I also spoke to Paul (Sarah, from the crab family's, brother) which was really nice too cus I was just thinking of him today, so it was so surprising to have him message me!

Vanni was trying to teach me some guitar over skype and it was hilarious cus i'm really out of it right now, i think im just really tired, and i could not understand what he was saying or what he was doing.

Note to self: Vanni is scared of washing machines.

MOON CAKE IS OUT YAY. CANNOT WAIT TO EAT ONE! : ) 

I've had a really decent week, and I have been feeling way better about life and stuff so whoohoo.

I want to go to the ghibli museum so badly. I drew some funky characters from Pom Poko into my visual diary and some classmates saw it and were giggling at me thinking that i had just drawn some random fat quirky man for funsies, without knowing that he is some cool transforming raccoon from Pom Poko!

Me - "Whoa, you wake up so early! 6AM! Cray!"
Vanni - "Oh. Oh you just noticed... But it's kind of nice, with the bike ride!"
Me -"What you bike ride to work?"
Vanni - "... Yeah... It's kind of funny. I ride my mum's bike, it's like pink with a basket. But I love it, I love it so much."

TIRED.

SLEEP.

NIGHT.

I SUCCEEDED.

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