Week 6!

Well I finished my CSS Zen Garden assignment. It wasn't quite a bad as I thought it would be. The hardest part was coming up with a design and creating the graphics. I definitely feel like my CSS sheet is probably a big mess. I was getting so frustrated when something wouldn't work and not being completely sure of maybe the correct layering to access different elements I just started putting in anything and everything til it worked. I'm sure there's so much stuff that could be taken out b/c it isn't doing anything but I'm just so relieved to have it done that I'm choosing to look at that code as decoration or a garnish if you will.

I'm really kinda angry that I'm going to miss this week of class. I never miss class but this trip has been planned for months. It just sucks that it seems like all of my teachers chose Week 6 to be the 'CLASSES NOT TO MISS.' Perfect. Especially since I'm the Project Manager and will be gone. I guess the one thing that makes me feel better is that I know the people in both teams are motivated and want to do well so slacking shouldn't be too much of an issue. At least for one week. Being Project Manager is kind of daunting. It's always scary to be in charge because you have so many people depending on you and you don't have much room for error. I just wish I had a better idea of how to set up the contract.

I think I might still be missing an assignment for this class. I think the redesigning of our sites. That unfortunately will have to wait for the time being. I'm convinced there's an evil teacher conspiracy to try to destroy me in the next couple of weeks with all the projects and work due. Well it's working.

Week5!

I can't believe this quarter is already pretty much half over. That stresses me more than anything. Especially since I'll be missing an entire week of class next week. Luckily the only thing due is the CSS Zen Garden design which I just need to post to my site and not actually be present in class to turn in. I had planned on coming to at least the first part of the class but the schedule with airlines and getting a ticket that will get me where i need to be on-time is not cooperating in the slightest. Argh. Oh well.

I'll be honest that I haven't done much so far on this assignment. As busy as I've been b/n class assignments, working, and going kayaking this weekend (so much fun but man do I hurt!) i haven't been doing the best with time management. I'm definitely reaching the crunch time to get my butt into gear. But typically it's when I reach crunch time that I start to churn out the best ideas. I've always validated my procrastination by saying that it helps me come up with the best ideas. I've started getting a few flashes of ideas and color schemes that I'm liking. Sometimes I wish someone would give me just ONE element to work off of. Even if someone were to say 'ok make your main color theme purple!'

It's never been the technical side that scares me, just the actual design. Which is completely ironic considering when I was finishing up my computer science major I never wanted to fuss with the technical side I wanted to do design and make things pretty! But in all honesty anything I would've done would've been great since I was the only artistically inclined one. Here everyone is so artistically inclined I think I'm just incredibly threatened because this used to be the area that I shined in. I guess it's the whole big fish little pond becomes little fish in big artsy fartsy pond! So I think that's why I'm starting to crave the technical side again because I feel like I have a slight edge since I understand code set up and algorithmic design, object oriented programming, and everything else.

The grass is always greener right?

I think I just need to stop being so lazy.

WEEK 4!!!!

So I'm thinking i forgot to post a blog last week. My head is so not into this quarter the way it should be. I think this is the first quarter where I'm really beginning to feel real stress in relation to the ginormous amount of work I have due in the next could of weeks as well for the rest of the quarter. Compounded with the fact that I haven't been able to work as much at the pub due to my school schedule. You'd think that would make it a bit easier but it doesn't. Instead I'm stressed about the fact that I've gone from working 5 days a week to only 1. Money and school have become my number one enemy.

I'm also beginning to reach that point of total creative brain exhaustion. Every couple of weeks every class is asking us to come up with yet another original idea that needs to be fabulous. And when you're taking 5 classes, that adds up. I was complaining about this to my mom who's been a professional graphic designer most of her life and she said this was part of becoming a professional. You reach a point where you can no longer allow for divine inspiration to come at your leisure but be able to generate something on the spot whenever needed. I'm exhausted none the less.