Journey is my destiny
Dec. 13th, 2008 11:52 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ferrumaeternumI've probably spent more than 10 hours trying to work out my schedule for next semester, but I finally was able to make it happen. Unfortunately, I was given a very late sign-up date this time, so most of the classes were already filled up. I really needed to take more art studio classes, but that’s beyond my control, and one is better than none at all. It’s going to be so strange not having to draw or paint anything. At least I'm back to taking 15 credits and what I ended up with satisfies various degree requirements, even though they’re not in my area of concentration:
ANTHRO 104 - Survey of World Societies
ART 253 - Introduction to Photography
ARTHIST 102 - Renaissance to Modern Art & Architecture
ETHNIC 203 - Western Great Lakes American Indian Life
GERMAN 115 – Scandinavian Culture: Norse Mythology Seminar
It’s probably old news by now, but if you haven’t heard, Bettie Page died a couple days ago. Why do I care? For starters, I am simply a fan of pin-ups of the ‘50s and prior. I suppose that is part of what my ideal of female beauty is – everything from the way they were posed, photographed and painted to their hair and make-up to the clothing of that period, not to mention the kitsch factor. Bettie stood out from the rest by the longevity of her career, making her own outfits, styling her own hair and make-up, and helping women’s liberation by being willing to try anything in a shoot short of explicit sexual content, including bondage. She is definitely an inspiration to me and is a huge influence in the rockabilly and psychobilly subcultures. And like many other girls, I’ve even rocked her iconic hairstyle for a short period.
Also, let it be known that I loathe Adobe Illustrator CS3. It is a bit too simplified compared to PhotoShop and not the least bit user-friendly. It’ll probably take me all night to recreate a design I made in PhotoShop to Illustrator because it is so difficult to make a lot of adjustments, and I pray that once I convert the text to outlines it will keep the font when I upload it on the school’s computers.
ANTHRO 104 - Survey of World Societies
ART 253 - Introduction to Photography
ARTHIST 102 - Renaissance to Modern Art & Architecture
ETHNIC 203 - Western Great Lakes American Indian Life
GERMAN 115 – Scandinavian Culture: Norse Mythology Seminar
It’s probably old news by now, but if you haven’t heard, Bettie Page died a couple days ago. Why do I care? For starters, I am simply a fan of pin-ups of the ‘50s and prior. I suppose that is part of what my ideal of female beauty is – everything from the way they were posed, photographed and painted to their hair and make-up to the clothing of that period, not to mention the kitsch factor. Bettie stood out from the rest by the longevity of her career, making her own outfits, styling her own hair and make-up, and helping women’s liberation by being willing to try anything in a shoot short of explicit sexual content, including bondage. She is definitely an inspiration to me and is a huge influence in the rockabilly and psychobilly subcultures. And like many other girls, I’ve even rocked her iconic hairstyle for a short period.
Also, let it be known that I loathe Adobe Illustrator CS3. It is a bit too simplified compared to PhotoShop and not the least bit user-friendly. It’ll probably take me all night to recreate a design I made in PhotoShop to Illustrator because it is so difficult to make a lot of adjustments, and I pray that once I convert the text to outlines it will keep the font when I upload it on the school’s computers.
