syzygy

I never really seriously studied, ever. Most people (people I know, at least) would study about two+ hourrs, while I'd just go on one. I have a lot of crap, some from my freshman year, piled up on my "desk" which I never use, because I study on my bed. I often do my work at night, and when I get sleepy, I just go oh fuck it, save my shit for the next day and go to sleep. I end up cramming everything.

It would be funny if it weren't so tragic.

Wow! I have so much shit to do: a group research paper for CommRes, full-length script for Scriptwriting, a group presentation for CWTS, a final project for Conceptual Photog, and our film shoot for Film Prod!

So I thought of sharing my short concept for Scriptwriting, which hasn't been approved yet. It's about this young woman journalist who's covering her friend's suicide, which she feels isn't really a suicide at all. I haven't figured it all out yet, but the suicide of a certain senator's son somehow got in there. I'm a little scared that I'll need to do a lot of research, and end up having to change to something... less challenging. I'm going to try to read F. H. Batacan's Smaller and Smaller Circles first.

We Pinoys aren't big on mystery thriller movies. Maybe it really is because we don't want to think too much when we're watching movies.

syzygy

Because Yay, puns! I love puns! 

I'm sick. I think there's this bug going around. Or my tonsils are acting up again. Damned weather. Damned shit work ethic.

I was going to talk about something, but I forgot what it was. So, I guess I'll just talk about Film 115.

Film 115's Conceptual Photography, the only class which I actually have a good time in. It's mostly us 12 film people learning to do photography as art. We've been doing these projects that our ultracool prof gives us, like: Give a subject or technique that you hate. Now photograph that for next week. Then we workshop everything. It's a really laid-back environment, and I'm all with friends, so it's really fun.

It's sad that we're coming to the end of the sem, because I haven't been doing as well as I should have in the class (like that's new). My other classmates really go out and capture stuff and submit polished work, while I've been mostly recycling. Not that the stuff I submit isn't good or anything, they're just not something I set out to do--usually I submit them as a result of being generally unsuccessful in photographing shit.

Our prof's been out of town, so I kinda miss doing projects. While he's been gone, we've been entertaining bwisitors, people in the field who show us our work and give their thoughts on art and photography and their jobs.

It's great meeting these people, but I miss photographing shit. Lately I've taken to using my dad's SLR to take pictures of random things, like my friends, myself (subject that I hate? yes, that's the one), and the fountains in front of Oble. I have a tripod now, too. It's great...

Now we have to prepare our final project for the class, which would be shown in a real gallery, so it has to be up to par. I'm decided on making a human sculpture, which I won't be giving much details on because someone might rip me off. I'm thinking of making it out of cardboard and papier mache, and putting on photographs as a skin. I'm not quite sure yet how I'll do it though.

Still along the lines of art... try checking this out. It's a viola, cello and bass playing together. I'd probably reach that height of talent in about ten years or so. The music's more contemporary, so the music shouldn't be that alienating. Have a look at this, too, a string quartet playing the 4th movement of Dvorak's "American" Quartet.

Wala lang, naaaliw ako e. 

syzygy

Currently filled with dread.

I have terrible stage fright, which makes me play really shittily. It's just something I have no control over, but I did start studying viola in UP knowing that I had to do the recital, in the hopes of conquering this damn thing.

And so: I'm gonna conquer this damn thing. Hopefully.

I've decided that if I am going to suck, I'm going to suck knowing I'm the best-looking one there. I'm not sure if I'll get my hair cut and possibly colored yet, since there's no class later today.

It's almost unreal how the sem is actually ending. I hardly felt it go by, though I am feeling all the work I have to do. There's so much crap I have to do towards the end of the month. I've been meaning to get everything started this week, but as always I've been postponing all the shiz. I'll start tomorrow. I promise.

I have my project for Conceptual Photography, which is the papier-mache sculpture with photo-skin. And then there's my script for Scriptwriting, which I haven't passed the proposal for yet (but I will! It's all in my head now). Then we have our paper for Communication Research, which shouldn't be too much of a problem considering I have four other people with me. And probably a couple of exams thrown into the mix.

Oh, I'm not doing that mystery thriller thing anymore for my script. It'll be this story about a son who wakes up from a coma, and his brother that notices he has this sinister air about him and doing subtle, evil stuff that's oblivious to everyone else. I've got this supernatural thing about it.

I'm not sure if our prof's going to like it, but I've made it up in my mind that I won't care as long as the grade's fair and I like what I wrote.

Anyhow, I'll start tomorrow. Note to Joma: pass proposal when you wake up early in the morning.

On a final note, spread the Regina love y'all. (It's a youtube link. Damn tabulas and its refusal to embed. Blech.)