Swagger Of A Champion

This week I've sang/danced POM in school with Jac.

Just saying.

I weighed myself on Friday evening and I'm 55kg. I am disgusted. I have no idea how I'm getting lighter and lighter. If this goes on, I might just shrink into space. The only thing that I feel that I've been doing different compared to this time last year is that I haven't been exercising as much. And I don't have Daniel to cook me potato with mayo and butter for supper. Gosh! Comments about me getting skinnier have been piling and I can't take it anymore! Sigh. Okay, I'll eat more and see what happens.

I think this sem is one of my craziest. Okay, I've only been in Uni for the third sem, but it seems to be getting more hectic every sem! It's another reason why I'm getting thinner, I bet! I decide to do less extra-cirricular stuff, and I end up having much more school work! It's scary.

My current obsession is Graphic Comm, which I took to print yesterday with Ros.



I know it's possible that the tutor wouldn't like it. I haven't really consulted him much on the idea becuase some how the idea didn't cement itself during the consultation sessions I've had with him. I hope he doesn't get a shock when he sees it. I know it's not a particularly impressive piece, but I did put in a lot of effort and I guess at the very least that's something I can be proud of.

And Britney was such an inspiration, as usual. I've got a bit of Missy Elliot, a bit of Energy in there, but I've got like 2 lines from MATM and another 2 from Womanizer. Haha...

Speaking of which the new Britney Spears video is OUT! It's crazy how much of my life is linked to what she's doing. I think this is probably the third time I've mentioned her in this post. Anyway you can check out the video over here. It's really an awesome come back from the mediocre GM and POM(mediocre for her but better than every other boring shit who has dared to have music videos Miley *coughs*).



There are many crazy elements for the Britney fans. The beginning word title is how Stronger began. There's the office scene that mirrors some Slave sequences. There's the fat guy in the Toxic video. There's Britney with wet hair close up from MATM. There's that angle where she's feeding the cherry that reminds me of ILRNR. Then the bed sequence is quite Toxic too. I could come up with a thesis of this but I think it belongs to another entry.

I shall not start on the steam room scenes.

Okay, so maybe just one line:

Smokin'.

Beyonce, I can't think of a worse time to release a music video.

The last acting lesson was a blast. I enjoy going for lessons because everyone's really hilarious. They are disgustingly good at improv and caused us to laugh so crazily that... well, it was certainly one of the most memorable lessons. I was real glad that when Ros and I were the last people up there, it was actually hilarous. The worst part is that It got so funny that I actually broke out of character and laughed along. I can't describe the feeling but I walked back to hall after the lesson with a huge, huge smile plastered on my face.

I bet I looked retarded. But it was a great feeling.

Now if only those mugging mods were equally fun.

Sigh.

Going Crazy

Headphones on
Out the door
Superstar
Where you going?

Steep slope
Finger snapping
Heart’s pumping
Body’s quivering

Black tar roads
Faded yellow lines
Guitar chords race
Beat-hammering bass

Through grey looming buildings
I swagger like a champion
Pump my hand in the air
Like no one else’s there

Spotty rough pavement
Endless tall staircase
Totally out of sync
Groovin’ at my own pace

Low ceiling
Claustrophobic corridors
People freak out
I get my freak on

Stuffy elevator
Struggle to stay still
Doors open
I burst forth

Wild smile
People stare
In the zone
It’s rare

Battling the stairs
I’ve lost it
Hooked on the melody
Hooked into space

Insistent pulsating rhythm
Single minded motivation
With sweat dripping over my face
With every step closer to the final destination

School.

Say I Do

Every semester there are modules that you enjoy going for, that don't give you undue stress, and you wish you could've done it all over again. For me those modules allow me to explore something different and through the process even learn more about myself.

This sem I dropped 255 on the last day to take COM 232 (Graphic Comm) and I've not regretted it at all, so I guess I should thank Ros for dragging me into the class!

Our first assignment was to design a T-Shirt that said something about Creativity. We had to come up with 30 sketches for our ideas. Amongst my sketches, one of my favourites was a huge bacteria cell and the words "Creativity in (Nature's) Design". However, another sketch, one that I did out of frustration of not being able to come up with enough to hit the 30 sketch target got chosen.

The shirt read "Marry Me" at the front and "This is as creative as I can get!". Okay, so there was a certain amount of sarcasm and frustration in there and I was stunned that it got chosen. However I tried to work with it and the final tagline became "Say I Do to Creativity" instead.

After that I came up with a few variations of it:







The final one that I chose to present looked a bit more ordinary than I would've expected. Some people even thought that the font wasn't romantic but I wanted to go with something that wasn't cheesy and girly, something that would be unisex. I even surprised myself by choosing it because it wasn't outstanding, but I thought it'd be slightly more timeless than the rest.

I even printed the shirt, and I should've taken a photo with it, but I've already handed it up! I'll post it as soon as I can get my hands on it though.

Our next idea is a directions poster and I can't wait to get started. I'm inspired and ready to go. Cheers to more sketching, more exploration and more magical moments spurned by making whatever's in my head come to life!