*click*click*FLASH***

Today's flash mobs were SO fun! I really loved today, most of all because we all finally bonded! I feel like I actually got to talk to people in the class and I really liked it.

Duck Duck Goose - This one definitely got the most attention and it was probably the most fun. The wet slanted grass wasn't exactly the best for running but I think it made it even more amusing.

UCen stand-off - I thought this one went pretty well as a whole though personally I didn't love my performance because I was kind of awkwardly stuck behind a tree and then I realized I died waaaay too early. I wish the people in the UCen would have reacted a little more, most people seemed pretty GDAF about it, which I guess is understandable.

Library Bridge - I think this one was my favorite, I really liked the tunnel I felt like it gave everyone who went through it a little boost for the day. I only wish there were more peopleusing the elevators at that time. Also I loved how awkward everyone in class was just lurking, pretending to be doing stuff. I also really liked who we left the library in style.

Ninjaaas - I definitely think this was the weakest. We didn't exactly know what we were doing and we drew a lot of attention to ourselves and then I think it went on long enough for us to feel awkward, at one point we were all kind of looking to each other, like ok when do we stop but I liked that the "victors" ran away after, it felt appropriate.

The Hub Stand-off - this was probably least successful in terms of reaction, there were simply too few people in the Hub (esp. in the downstairs where I was) and also as we had done it before it wasn't my favorite, though I did make sure I lived longer than the first time.

Today was great, and I was in a super great mood the rest of the day because of it. I suggest more in-class exploring the school seshs. :)

Personal Space Ideas

• One idea I had for the personal space project was to do something extra home-y in a public bathroom, get ready. I would bring an assortment of clothes into a public restroom and change. I'd take over a stall and change clothes and shoes and accessories (like a normal day getting ready) I would use the mirror as if it were my own or possibly bring my own. I'd be interested to see what people's reactions would be
• Another idea I had was to to vacuum randomly around campus. I'm fairly sure there are chords outside classes and buildings and I would basically, vacuum. Well of course I would also be listening to music and sing along to it as I clean. I would probably do it only between class times to avoid professors getting angry
• Another thought was to bring one of my chairs(comfy couchy chair) to campus and sit and read/do homework/watch stuff on my computer. another direction I could go with this is to bring one of my table chairs plus table decor and my breakfast to campus. I would take over either a table in front of the Arbor, the Library or the UCen and just chill basically. I would probably also wear pajamas, though if i'm being true to how I normally do it I would be dressed already.
  

Sharpe... Tunstall... Conan

Tuesday afternoon I took an improptu trip to Burbank with three of my friends to see a Conan concert that featured Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

(note: I don't understand how but somehow 95% of this post got deleted, I will attempt to find it)

free form: oh, jimmy

I love Jimmy Fallon, I love Jimmy Fallon sooo much.

Photo by Patrick Hoelck

Watch:

Silent Library | Season 4 | Jimmy Fallon And The Roots

They are soooo bad at this haha its hilarious

and The Late Shoe w/ Jimmy Fallon, he's killer...get it? the picture? hahaha yeah I have a french test tomorrow, I'm allowed to be a bit cray-zay. oh and 2 months till im 20(yuck 20)

things that piss me off...

waking up at 12:45, like I just did, on a a Tuesday or Thursday. I mean seriously, seriously. Who sleeps through the 10 (literally 10 because thats the max on my phone) alarms every morning? Aperson who goes to sleep an hour before they go off I guess. Last year I started going to sleep at a consistant 2am every night. My Grandma had just passed away prior to starting school and I was upset, not really because I hadn't accepted it but because I had been there when it happened. But 2am was manageable. Then after months of putting it off I finally got diagnosed with ADD in the spring, which was great, I mean I could consentrate, whats better than that? Well the problem there (i guess) was I got started on the extended release adderall, which actually didnt really extend the problem...until...October...when, my mom got diagnosed with breast cancer. That started what has been the most stressful time of my life thus far, trying to figure out if i should take time off, go home every weekend, etc. so instead of being a time of relief, sleep turned for me into the hours on end I could dwell on these issues. because thats what I do when I don't completely exhaust myself before bed, I dwell, not sleeping for hours and it really freaks me out because Im in this dream-like state but I'm conscious so its like my worse fears, it literally drives me crazy. So I wait and do redundant things to try to get myself tired, but it doesn't really work. Even listening to french lessons or books on tape don't work anymore because because of my adderall I actually listen and it doesn't turn into white noise. And it just sucks, it sucks for my weekends when I attempt to make up sleep and find myself waking up at 4 in the afternoon.

here are a few things I've discovered:

- neither warm milk, exhausting myself during the day, melatonin pills, clonazepam (which is an anti anxiety pill, though it does help during the day), zolpidem(sleeping pills), valerian (which is this nasty herb stuff, blech its worse than vinegar) or any of the other number of solutions I've tried has helped.

- alcohol on the other hand does help but im not going down that road, drinking myself to sleep. no thank you.

- every morning at 4:40 the sprinklers outside go off at my house and they weird me out because they sound like the sound lobsters make when they're being steamed to death.

- every monday morning the garage truck comes to my apartment and makes so much freaking noise it sounds like theyre bulldosing a building.

- my upstairs neighbors have sex quite regularly at around 4am... kind of odd.

- I'm sick and tired of missing classes I actually want to go to for no better reason than I slept through them. its so fucking annoying.

- I'm tired of coming across as a bad student until I tell teachers/ta's about my insomnia and that I feel like I have to tell them way too much about myself in order for them to be ok with the fact that I do try

- im tired of being mad at myself when I realized I've slept through another class

- i'm tired of not sleeping on the nights before big exams or presentations because when I finally feel like i'll be ready to go to go to sleep i freak out because I think I'm sleep through it.

- the fact of the matter is...i'm tired.

There's a little rant by me and about me.

mes cours

This Quarter I'm taking 4 classes/19 units

Art 7A - of course, it just feels weird not mentioning it in a post
French 3 5units - I love the French Language and the reason I'm taking it it because of the ~6 months I was going to be a Global studies double major. but I've changed to English as my double so its really kind of useless at this point. But its going fine, I made it so I'm taking it pass/no pass this quarter, but its still a lot of work. As much as I love languages and wish I was multiligual, they really just are not my thing :/ But I'm ok with the fact that I'll probably only ever be able to ask directions in french and spanish and speak like a 2-3 year old.

Art History 120 AA-ZZ 4 units - this is one of the UD Art History classes I need forthe Art Major and it was one of those "Special Topics" classes that you don't know what they are going to be until the first day. Luckily for me it ended up being one of the coolest themed classes ever "Visual Culture of the 1960's". I mean come on how cool is that? It's really more of a history of culture class, but it is really interesting. Most of our grades are determined by this group final project which i'm kind of worried about because I've never had a group project count for so much of my grade. My section of the project is on social commentary in 1960's television

English 10 4 units- In case you don't know this is the most basic English class at UCSB. It is a substitute for Writing 50 and is also a prereq for the English major. It's only the second English class I've taken but I love it (I took Eng 15 aka Shakespeare in the Fall). We've reading lots and lots of poetry and about 15 "short" stories and Ethan Frome so far and we're still going to readAs I Lay Dying and Hamlet(which will be the 3rd time for me). This is definitely the easiest class for me this quarter, though its a lot of reading. Im expecting to get an A and I'll have to really slack not to.

English 10 Honors section 1 unit - For this we're only reading one book throughout the course of the quarter Cane by Jean Tomer, but we're going super deep into it. Its a Harlem Renaissance book that has lots of depressing and slavery-related things in it. There's only eight people including the professor in the class which is kind of cool, but a couple of those girls, jeez its like dang, how do you know all of these word origins off the top of your head. Although its my last class of the week and always kind of makes me depressed, I really like that I'm able to get to know my professor. It's only my second honors section I've ever been in, my first was for Film 46 last year, but I definitely thing I'll do more.

Lecture: Perspective and Sequence

Today's lecture was on playing with perspective, which was really interesting. I thought what we found out about John Watterson of Calvin and Hobbes and how much he hated marketing in the comic world was really sad considering what the most popular Calvin and Hobbes merchandise is these days, those beyond tacky bumper stickers of Calvin peeing on things. Thats so disappointing to hear, its like they thought, "hmm what makes this wonderful cartoon seem tacky?" "oh I know...". tisk tisk people. Always maintaining one's integrety is probably what I got most out of lecture today, not that I've ever been too tempted to break what I believe in, but considering I have considered going into advertising I definitely want to make sure I always maintain my own. My favorite artists of the day were Duane Michaels and John Watterson(I read Calvin and Hobbs a lot as a child but I never quite got his genius until today.