Today's News: Finals, Graduation, OLN, Vote for Who?, Isn't It Ironic?, Projects

Finals
I did my internship final presentation on Monday..I was SO lucky to have John (you know, the "Simon Cowell" of the department?) there! He was in a good mood and kept interrupting me to talk to January (from OLN)..so that helped me not worry so much about how professional my speaking was..He also kept praising me on my Flash work from 6 months or so ago..it was nice, but I'm not used to someone who's know for harsh critiques to give me honest praise..he was like, "You worked hard on those rollovers, didn't you?" .. I didn't know how to answer that (Especially since at the time, I was freaking out about my final project presentation)..I said "I guess"..I mean, it took me a while, but it didn't seem like hard work..all I did was record the song and cut it with Windows Media Player..it was all I had! But it worked and it looked like it was hard, so I'm happy..

I just don't have it online :o(

I've been trying to do everything I can think of to put it online, but I'm having loading troubles and the preloader is screwy so I keep going over it over and over again and it's not working!!! Everything is right though..

Well, back to the final..this final is like the equivalent to the Senior Project we had back in high school..it was pretty much the same subject matter, but at least this time, I showed up 30 min. early and went through everything 3 times before the presentation..But, ironically, one of the things that I got in trouble for in High School, was assumed in College..

In High School, it looked like I was unprepared when I wanted to use the dry erase board as a projector screen..the teacher said I can't use a dry erace board, like it didn't work or something..in COLLEGE, they set the room up so I HAD to use the dry erace board..it worked FINE!

Well, I went through the whole thing from start to finish, from sketches to what I have now..the thing everone seems to like the most is the interactive map on the volunteer and directory pages..that took me FOREVER!! Couldn't I have lived in Rhode Island?? Oh, well..The calendar was the easiest to make because I originally made it for the Circleville Community United Methodist Church site I made last year..Jim (the guy that will head the Audio/Video Production Courses I'm taking starting at the end of the month) showed up a little late because he had to get allergy medicine for his wife..he seems like a nice guy..

But I guess he was an English minor in college..no wonder he was very picky about my grammer..he said each essay was better than the last..but yeah, I still can't get away from writing like I speak..John thinks it' because we are all email-users and we don't have to write as professionally anymore..

Well, everything went well, and when I left the conference room, Arron (or is that Aaron?) Denny was waiting outside..HE KNEW!!! I'm pretty sure he's on John's "liked" list, too, but he was smart and dressed in this AWESOME tuxedo..he looked as if he was going to the prom or getting married to some rich girl..he probably did well..

Graduation
Graduation is a week from today! I just found out yesterday that I don't need to go to the OLN Convention..I'm gonna try to convice my dad to go to the movies or I go take pictures somewhere..I dunno..I don't wanna waste the day by JUST graduating..Kit, Karen, Kiersten, Connie, any of my local friends who read this, WANNA DO SOMETHING ON THE 10TH??? It's a good excuse as any to do something with friends or family..

I met with Leslie of BVR to talk about financial aid..appearently they won't pay $150/quarter for gas anymore..she suggested I take out a student loan..it would help me pay for software, a digital video camera, and books and crap..I might use it to buy photography equipment I've been wanting (right now, I use stuff I find in the room)..so that would be nice..and the costs to pay it back probably won't be too bad..I also have to go to somebody that will tell me how much money I can make without losing my monthly social security checks..I calculated that I'd have approximately $24,000 a year if I worked full time and rose my prices by 5 bucks an hour..but since it's freelance, I doubt I'd be working full time constantly..so, yeah, right now that sounds like a lot, but I'm only paying $200/mo. for rent (in my parents house) and another 100-200/mo. to pay them back for my DSLR camera and other crap I have them pay for..I don't drive yet, so I'll probably go broke driving everywhere..probably start having to pay for gas with a credit card..and I don't pay for my food really..so when I start living on my own, whenever that is, I can't survive on my social security checks alone..

Also, about the driving...My mom has to call to get me insurence (don't ask me why, I think the DMV lady was nuts) (she said she'd call 3 years ago, too), and then I can take my temps (if I can get a ride..at least now, I have friends who can drive me there, rather than trying to get my busy dad or my mom, who has a hard time driving, to drive me there), THEN I get an evaluation to se if I'd physically be able to drive..I don't see why I shouldn't be..THEN my problem is needing to bang people over the head just to drag them places before I get my full liscence..can't ya just see me dragging an unconcious parent or friend by the arm..they wake up in the car out in the middle of a cornfield or near a cemetary somewhere..

gawd, you can tell I'm sleepy..it's 3 am!

OLN
I might get some money from the job! Woot! They had money left over from a grant and they said they might draw up a contract for me to get paid for all the work I did..I wonder what I could buy...*looks up into space.....a thought bubble appears.......a 3D model of a professional-looking digital camcorder apears in the thought bubble and starts spinning*

hmm..I wonder..

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH...A PHOTOGRAPHY CLASS!! So I can use the Black and White lab!!!!..but I need the camcorder, but I wanna develop my old pics, but I need the camcorder evenually, but I miss having control over my prints, but I've been wanting the camcorder for months, but I've been wanting to print my photos for about a year..

oh, well..

Vote for Who?
I saw the president speak..but although, I'm a Republican, I'm a liberal Republican..I'm down the middle..my views are somewhat liberal, but when it comes to politics, I aggree with Republicans more..but listening to Bush was like attending church on a dewy sunny morning..It's a nice atmosphere (it's fun watching people dance like weirdos)..I agree with the first half of the "sermon"..then I start to cringe and want to cover my ears when the "pastor" starts talking with prejudice behind his words and says "we should be tolerant and not discriminate" and within the next 3 seconds describes a law or belief that is discriminatory and unfair to millions of people..Bush called the judges that allowed gay marriage "activists"..and that they weren't deciding based on the written word of the law..well, the judges passing gay marriages ARE doing their job! They realize the belief of one man and one woman marriages are a CULTURAL and RELIGIOUS belief that a law should not be made on if it discriminates..I'm sorry, but the admendment that Bush is proposing is discriminating against Gays and Pilygomists (sp?)..are they somehow subordinate to us straight people? How can people not see that it's just like back when it was a RACIAL discrimination..

*sigh* and people wonder why our world is screwed and getting worse..maybe it's because people can't learn to change their value system..

I'm the same! You won't see me say that being gay is bad or that they shouldn't get married..my values are based on the WHOLE picture..not the particulars such as are they woman and man, but what is driving the decision and what comes out of it and in the case of gay marriage, it is LOVE! I rather see more gay mariages than straight divorces..I bet if and when it's allowed, the divorce to marriage ratio will get better..

I won't vote for Kerry..he's too wishy-washy...

but Bush is too conservative..

So who do I vote for?

Isn't It Ironic?
Remember a couple of weeks ago when I got mad at PETA? Well, during that week, I came up with PETPV (People for the Ethical Treatment of Plants and Veggies), that I was going to create a parody site with and make tshirts and stickers to counter PETA and their psychoticly obsessed mission to make everyone Vegan by scaring the wits out of them..even at Arron's party Kitty, Karen, and I chanted "MAKE LOVE NOT SALAD!!"..

Well.........Look what Arron Kinser is doing..He's making a documentary about slaughter houses and animal abuse! How ironic!!

*Rubs hands together* You know what *evil miscevious (sp?) face* I now wanna make a documentary (well, mockumentary) about Plant abuse..get some actors to wear the bright green and talk about how horrible it is that the plants can still feel when you eat them and get someone praying by some grass because they just stepped on the living creatures (kinda like Ariel on "Amish in the City" and the fish they caught)..maybe get my friends to picket out on campus..Gawd, I need a camcorder!!!!

But I search for ways to be ironic..my life is way ironic (heck, I plugged PETA in an Article I wrote about anti-hunting!)..I've also made a Christian website..one of my client's office is in the Ohio headquarters fo John Kerry..That whole thing about "Brave New World" (which I'm now reading again)..

What's next? A Diet Coke site?

Projects
-) I'm remaking the Education page at the Ashville Site
It's SO much information! It's taking me FOREVER!!

-) Switching over to HopeMoore.com
I'm making the normal "static" pages (CD rack, etc.) are now a little more stimulating (it has pics and links)..you know how much I'd LOVE to make hopemoore.com a FLASH SITE??? I'm also putting new info that actually goes into more about what I think and how I think..

-) OLN
Yup, still workin' on it

-) Something Flash
I wanna get back into Flash..and I have an idea, but it'll be kept secret until I'm done..

-) H20
I know, I'm behind..

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Oh, and last, I just got a gmail account hopemoore @ gmail.com..quite creative, huh?

Posted by Hope at September 3, 2004 02:47 AM

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