Missing England

So on Thursday we had a student panel with some of the people from our BSU at the Games group. It was part of the journalism department's Professionals-In-Residence program, so a lot of other students came to hear about our trip and see some of the work we did.

And boy was it an emotional ride.

Pretty sure I almost cried when they played this video introducing our experience, made by one of our own video crew members:




I don't think any of us will ever get over just how amazing of an experience this was. Or ever be able to thank all the people who made it reality and helped us get there.

I wish we could be back there now reliving it all over again. With some afternoon tea and scones, of course. ;)

It's almost here guys.

One of my absolute favorite things: fall in Indiana.

This weekend dangled it in front of my face, and then bumped the thermometer back up a bit when Monday rolled around. How rude.

But I can feel it. It's almost here.

 

The days of driving with the windows down. Mornings where warm coffee actually makes sense. When jeans and hoodies are always acceptable. Crisp nights are for bonfires. Pumpkin and apple everything. And lazy Sundays are meant for watching plenty of football.

Really, kids. It doesn't get much better.

Mixed Tape Tuesday

This past weekend teased me with a little taste of fall weather and then took it away. It's close I can feel it! Here are some songs that just say 'summer's over, back to the grind.' To me at least.

For you, it is probably just a random bunch of songs you probably don't know haha
1. Boys of Summer - The Ataris

2. Days of the Old - Every Avenue

3. (There's Gotta Be) More to Life - Stacie Orrico

4. I Don't Want to Be - Gavin DeGraw

5. Come One, Come All - All Time Low

Yes, very random indeed. And not necessarily the most cheery bunch of songs. Just foreshadowing to the inevitable mid-semester slump ;)

Weird things designers do

So, as I was cleaning up my disaster of a desk last night, I came across a book called '30-second Psychology.' And let's set a couple things straight. I am not a psych major or minor. While I find psychology a rather interesting subject, I just do not have time for extra reading and hobbies until post grad. Because then I'll have all the time in the world, right? ;)

Anyways, why did I buy this book? Because it was pretty. And it got me thinking, we designers are a pretty strange breed.

Enjoy the geekiness:

1. We buy things just because they are well-designed. Books, post cards, planners, place mats...really, anything.
2. We get more excited over free fonts than free music.
3. We have parties where you dress as fonts and play games with Helveticards. And, no, it was not Halloween.
4. We talk about our favorite designers and illustrators as if they are Britney Spears. And then we just get blank stares from the general population is. (Go learn who Jessica Hische is before you talk to me about typography and illustration.)
5. Ampersands are our favorite thing in the world.

MIxed Tape Tuesday

Well after somewhat of a hiatus, with time for just England posts and then catching up with the start of the semester, Mixed Tape Tuesday is back!

The beginning of classes always brings a fair amount of stress while I am getting back into the swing of things, and it's those times when I channel my inner child and say the 5-year-old version of 'f*** it': 'hakuna matata.'

So here's a few of my go-to Disney songs when I need a little pick me up, or just want to ignore the fact that I have to be a true adult in about eight months.


1. I'll Make A Man Out of You - from Mulan

2. Just Can't Wait to be King - from The Lion King

3. A Whole New World - from Aladdin

4. Colors of the Wind - from Pocahontas

5. Hakuna Matata - from The Lion King

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#firstweekproblems

So in true cliche fashion, a week has passed since my OMG last first day of a fall semester!

And in this past week, there are a few things that I like to classify, Twitter style, as #firstweekproblems:

• Realizing that I gained no significant amount of motivation for school over the summer, a weakness further damaged by pesky senioritis. (Yes, that still exists in college.)

• Calculating my future paychecks and finding out that without an off campus part time job, my car payment will be the only thing I ever spend money on.

• Getting back from England five days before classes meant throwing everything in my apartment bedroom and tricking myself into thinking that I would actually have time to deal with it in a few days. Good joke. I can make it to my bed, and that's what matters right now.

• My room was locked over the summer and therefore did not get the annual pest spray. I attribute this to the five spiders found near my bed upon arrival. One is still not accounted for, but got a generous amount of Raid sprayed in the area of his escape.

But it's the second week now, and I am determined to leave these misfortunes behind.

I vow to work hard at staying motivated and better my time management skills; to apply to at least five jobs this weekend before heading home for Labor Day; to clean my room during one of my days off from class; and to believe for my own good that the last spider was demolished in a suffocating spritz of Raid.

Oh, and I vow to blog more this year. Because I epically failed last year.