Basic Drawing - Finished Homework

It is done!!! After 4 hours of work, it is done. I think I must have moved the same lines about four times each. Just tweaking the line a bit to the sides makes a lot of difference when you're looking at it as a whole. I also turned my board upside down. Funny how things that look okay right side up becomes deformed and out of proportion when it's upside down. I seriously need to find a new way of capturing these drawings too. My current method is a 50/50 chance of being slightly blurry or showing the lighting source in the worst way.

Check out the work-in-progress drawing: Basic Drawing - Work In Progress

Basic Drawing - Work In Progress

Last night I spent about an hour and a half working on my Basic Drawing homework assignment. The assignment was to replicate one of the figure plates that were given. Make our drawing 12-13 inches in height, using the whole 11x14 Stonehenge sheet. Jason said it would take about 3 hours to finish. I'm almost there. I'll probably spend tonight tweaking lines. I already noticed that the raised arm is slightly too low and needs to move outward a bit.

Here's what I have so far...

Plate III, 45

Side by side

My work (so far)

They Love My Handwriting

I've been known for my penmanship since I was in middle school. My handwriting has evolved so much and it's very interesting to follow that evolution. I think I'll try to find some of my old writing samples and compare them.

I've been handwriting invitations for the Advancement Events Office. Next time I write them out I'll post a sample.

My handwriting sample

Notes from Heat Transfer class - Summer '08

I love reading about what your handwriting says about you:

Handwriting Tips: http://www.paperpenalia.com/handwriting.html

Handwriting Analysis: http://www.handwritinginsights.com/lesson.html

NU Night at Fenway: Red Sox vs. Yankees

Okay, so Senior Week is the last week of April. One of the events was NU Night at Fenway - Red Sox vs. Yankees. This morning at 9 am, the NU Pay Portal was open but got jammed by 500+ students trying to get their hands on those tickets. The reason? They were $12. Yes, I wrote it right. So I got through and my boyfriend had asked me to log onto his account and get him a ticket too. I tried but during the minute it took me to get onto his, it was already sold out.

So what should I do? I'm bummed that he didn't get one too. I wanted us to be there together. I'm sure some of the students will be selling theirs on Craigslist or some other online ticket sales site for way more than the $12 NU price. Going off to work with a heavy heart.

It's a Small World

Last Tuesday I got a friend request on Facebook by someone I thought I didn't know. His name was familiar but I couldn't put two and two together. So today I decided to add him to my friend list and view his information. OMG. What a small world! I knew that already, but this just confirmed it a bit more.

It all started July 5, 2007. Yes, 2007, almost two years ago. I went out with my roommate, Alyssa, to celebrate her 21st birthday with her and her friends. We went to the Purple Shamrock near Faneuil Hall in Boston, MA. We danced the night away and I was still in my early phase of actually liking to party and drink since I was newly 21 a couple of months prior to that night. (I don't get out to the bars much at all now.)

Movies!!!

I haven't had time to go to the movies in a very long time. For some unknown reason, this week was my week to be showing up at the Regal Fenway Theater more than once. On Wednesday I went with my sister to see the advance screening of Sunshine Cleaning. I liked the movie and I love Amy Adams. I can't place where I've seen Emily Blunt, but maybe it'll come to me later (via imdb and Google search).

Today I went to see Confessions of a Shopaholic with my friend, Sara. I love Isla Fisher and she was so funny in this role. I can't wait to get my hands on the Shopaholic series. I'll be ordering them through work since I get a 35% discount. Sweet.

Hm. Now I kinda want to watch another movie. My boyfriend just got a Netflix account and I can stream movies to my computer. We used to have Blockbuster Online, but their prices just got really ridiculous and I never had time to watch my movies. Sometimes I held on to them for up to a month. That's not getting my money's worth at all. In total, I gave Blockbuster approximately $300 of my hard earned money for the past year and a half.

Do you have a good movie in mind? Want to recommend it to me? Please comment below. Thanks!

Update

I just search for Emily Blunt and she was in two movies that I've seen recently: The Jane Austen Book Club and The Devil Wears Prada. Nice.

Addicted to Reading

About once a month I do this thing... I stay up until the wee hours of the morning to finish a book, most likely one of my romance novels. Last night's read was First Comes Marriage by Mary Balogh and I stayed up til 5:30 am. I own most of her work except for the Web series. I enjoyed this book. Some authors like Stephanie Laurens will put intrigue into their books. Some authors like Julia Quinn will put tons of witty remarks and hilarious adventures into theirs. But Mary Balogh will tell a love story without the extra things to distract you. I like to read her books when I just want a story about a guy, a girl, how they got together and kept it together.

If you never read a romance novel, I suggest anything by Julia Quinn (she's my all-time favorite). I have a list of romance authors I've read. Maybe I'll make a page about that one day.

Drawing Class - Nude Model

I mentioned in some previous post that this was my first and last chance to take an art class while in college. I'm taking Basic Drawing and the class is awesome. I love to draw and this is a more guided way to learn how to really see things and draw them as shapes that flow with one another. Today's class was different from the rest... we had a nude model. His name is Rich.

Living in the Capstone Lab

What is the Capstone Lab? It is a place where mechanical engineering seniors go to get work done on their senior design project (Capstone project). It is located in the basement of the Forsyth Building on campus. A lot of students that use the underground tunnel system would pass by and not know why there's always people working in the lab. They gawk at us through the window. Nice. It has about 28 computers with a build area attached where most projects are given life after the design work. A lot of my peers spend the majority of their waking moments here. Why?

Cool Websites

My boyfriend spends a lot of free time surfing the web for ideas, inspiration, and finding the newest, coolest websites. He sent me a new link today. Hm. Maybe I should post his links here. You might enjoy them.

First he sent me this link: http://www.tumblr.com/

While browsing the site, I found this cool blog: http://lunchbagart.tumblr.com/

Wow, now that's some skill. I sent the guy an email asking what medium he used and if he uses a fixative to prevent the pictures from smudging. Man, he's probably a graphic designer or something.

And another: http://karmcity.com/

Okay, this could be addicting.

Roommates - New Show

Okay, so I clicked on the Roommate category and read other people's rants about their roommates. It's so sad to see that others are suffering just like me. I might have it better than them, so maybe I'll complain a bit less. Not. I also stumbled across this preview for a new show - Roommates. I saw the preview on TV and I am actually looking forward to watching it.

The Nerve of Some People's Children

"The nerve of some people's children" is my favorite saying when I see people doing things that peeves me. I actually got that saying from one of my favorite math teachers from middle school. Mrs. Horvath, man, I miss that lady. She was so genteel and always wanted her students to behave in an exemplary manner. But when we got out of line, she'll always say that phrase and it always brings a smile to my face.

I Need Sleep

I'm not sure how I managed to stay awake until 6 am, but I'm about to do it. I fell asleep at Sean's around 9 pm until midnight. I left and came home to read Outlander until 3 am. Then I was on Facebook and updating this blog until now. I'm not sure how the time just fast forwarded. Oh wait. It's the beginning of daylight savings. Okay, now it somewhat makes sense. Now I'm going to take myself to bed. Don't forget to set your clocks forward today, otherwise you'll be an hour early for everything. =)

Spring Break Crochet

I've been crocheting a lot during Spring Break. I finished three Starburst Hotpads. I made two green ones and one pink one (for my mom). I also started working on a pattern that I got from Lion Brand: Light 'n' Lively Tank. I'm almost done with it and it's coming out great so far. I might be posting up a picture soon... Oh yea, I also finished another slouchy hat, same pattern as before. I didn't have time to embellish it yet, but I like the simplicity of it.

Interview with the HR Director

I felt like writing "Interview with the Vampire," you know, similar to word association, that whole "Interview with" just made me want to add the rest. I've never seen the movie from beginning to end, but I might have to do that eventually. Okay, I'm rambling. Moving on.

The HR Director contacted me this morning around 10:30 am. She was very pleasant to talk to on the phone. Oh boy was I nervous. This is the beginning of my life after college. My first job. (Well, my first real post-college job... I've been on co-ops and had about 7 or 8 jobs so far.) We talked about the Engineering Development Program, my salary, relocating, and other random questions that happen to pop into my head. I'm a people person and I love to talk and find out about someone. That's probably why I get along with a lot of people.

My advices to people who are currently looking for a job:

1. Go to career fairs and NETWORK!!! - That's how I got my first interview.
2. Brush up on your interviewing techniques and phone etiquette.
3. Research the company.
4. Send handwritten Thank You notes - Thanks Solange for the info!
5. Last but not least - Be open and honest. Be yourself!

I'm heading back to Boston tomorrow morning so I can write 100 invitation envelopes by hand for the Advancement Office. =)  I can't wait to relax in Boston. I'll catch up on my reading then. I've been crocheting up a storm. I'll post the pictures tomorrow.

Offer of Employment

I'm so excited! Around noon today the HR Director of UTC Fire & Security called me to let me know that they would like to offer me a place in the Engineering Development Program. She wanted to interview me, but I had to reschedule because I was in the process of moving from Sean's in CT to my home in NY. She was very nice and we're going to have the interview tomorrow morning.

I'm currently sitting in the computer section at the South Country Library in Bellport. Nice. I don't have internet service at home because my mom doesn't use the computer. Okay, I gotta run. Sean's currently browsing the movie selections. But now he's hovering behind me. Bye!

Getting Ready for Spring!

I've been slow on the crochet front lately. My Capstone project's been picking up and things were hectic. Now that presentations are over I have more time to read and crochet. Here are my latest creations and WIPs.

A new headband

Four Leaf Clover by Pam Gillette

Itty Bitty Shamrock by Pam Gillette

Marshmallow Bunny by CopperScaleDragon
PDF download is on the left side of the blog.

I'm making the marshmallow bunny for my old roommate, Alyssa. She had a love affair with stale peeps. I plan on putting two of them together and then stuffing it with fiberfill.

Capstone Report = Formatting Like There's No Tomorrow

So my contribution to the Capstone project has been being the devil's advocate and sounding board. On top of that I've been writing the Capstone reports (with the input of my teammates). I just finished writing and editing 21 pages of the report. It originally started as a 11 page draft two weeks ago. I added pictures and new information to back up our research and why we're doing it.

Total, I think it took me about 10 hours or so of work. I'm a perfectionist when it comes to formatting. I did learn some valuable lessons while working on this midterm report: don't add captions until the very end if you're going to sync them to the List of Figures and Tables. Every time I rearrange pictures, I had to update the figure numbers. Oh boy, there were 30 pictures and I believed I moved half of them at some point during the writing. Okay, I'm going to get some sleep. Maybe I'll post my final document somewhere when I'm done with Capstone. I don't think I really explained what I'm working on. That's for another day.

Good night.

Fridays, I love them so

It is Friday, the day of the week that I look forward to the most. The reason? My art class meets today. Unfortunately we are not meeting this week since my instructor is sick. =( I woke up this morning at 6:45 am to get ready for work at 7:45 am. I worked until 12:40 pm and made a couple of purchases before leaving. I had a sweatshirt on hold for my sister for the past two weeks and my co-worker Meredith recommended a book to me: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon. I've seen it before, but never made an effort to actually read it. But now I will. I'm always looking for book recommendations by my peers. It's always interesting to see other people's interests.

My interview with UTC Fire & Security, Fire Safety Division went really well. I got there early so I sat in the car for the next 10 minutes reviewing notes I made about the company. I met with HR, the engineering manager, the program manager, and the director of engineering. I also received a tour of the facility. Very nice. I'm pretty excited and also in awe. The engineering manager has two Masters degrees and the director of engineering has three. Wow. That's dedication. I would like to do that one day too. For now I would like to get more experience in industry before I decide if I should get an advance degree in any field.

That's all for now. I'm going to go lay down and maybe play Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia. =)

Clearly I'm Not Doing Work

Okay, so I've been at the library for the past hour or so and I haven't even touched my Capstone report. I'm supposed to edit the draft report for the midterm deadline. Instead I updated my google group website, browsed facebook, and g-chated with a classmate. Here's an excerpt of that chat.

Reason why I messaged him: His status said "Strawberry milk: the source of my greatest strength, but also my greatest weakness."

6:28 PM
me: I like chocolate milk
we should battle
Scott: haha i like it
some sort of godzilla-vs-mothra super hero battle?
me: my milk will dehydrate your milk and make it powder
yea
Scott: i will have to scoop up the powder and take it back to my secret lair where i can make it back into strawberry milk
me: oh, and it's soy based, so it's good for you
Scott: oh man, mine is made with crap :) me: lol
Scott: there is negative health in this bottle
me: yea, that sucks