too much of nothing...

...going on right here. I am breaking my three month long absence with this post.

Wahey!

I have survived my 16 unit semester. That's right, 16 units on top of a full time job. How on earth did I manage? No se.

Of the things that I've learned from my massive credit hour overload this semester, the following are worth noting:

1.) I feel no desire to work / write / edit / record anything in my studio / self appointed workspace. Most of my work was actually done while I camped out in our living room, with a floor lamp illuminating my laptop from behind me.

2.) I do not prefer tea over coffee and vise versa. It's actually having a mug of something beside me that actually matters. I cannot write if there isn't any beverage going cold in that mug.

3.) I cannot shoot creative photos under pressure. I think about all my photographer friends and how they compose, frame, meter, lalalalalala their shots. In spite of having a decent DSLR, I just really want to use my trusty old point and shoot.

4.) The hardest thing, as always, is to get started. Once the ball is rolling, it rolls (easy).

5.) Tunes from the 80's actually keep me up better than any cigarette or cup of coffee.

6.) I love my ROOMBA. I wouldn't know what I'd do without it. Mental note: MUST CATCH UP ON CLEANING DUTIES.

7.) My dog really HATES me. Oh well... off we go to a behavioral therapist, him and me.

8.) When you are overloaded and overwhelmed, it is best to dedicate one day to ZEN in order to keep sane.

9.) I'm not going to lie anymore. I dislike what I do for a living. I've turned down two job offers in the past month alone. I pray to sweet baby Jesus that somehow, I can make a living out of my creativity for a change. If that happens, I will quit acting like I have a stick lodged in my A#$, I promise.

10.) Above all else, I learned that nothing is impossible when you psyche yourself up to do it. 16 units? Done. 133 page script not really required for class but, DONE ANYWAY (in a little over a month). Getting an A from the notoriously tough creative writing professor, WELL DONE!

Now, the wait for the rest of my grades is on... Will I get all A's in my 16 unit odyssey and will I live up to the standard of being an overachiever?

We shall wait and see.