Grad Journal: Fall 2018, Week 7

Year 3, Week 7: October 1st – 7th

This week has been cra-zay! To begin, I started a ketogenic diet with the help of Karl who is doing almost all the cooking and meal prep. I weighed in at 296.8 lbs this morning which means I’ve lost 6lbs this week, and I can feel it! My ring keeps sliding off my finger and I feel a little less puffy all over. To help keep myself health-focused and on track I set up a Facebook page called Keto Carol, and an Instagram account @ketocarolventures and have been posting to each every day. I have received a lot of support and motivation which blows my mind. It’s a whole lot easier to stick to a plan when you have people rooting for you.

As of this week, I am also participating in Inktober, an annual drawing challenge. I haven’t drawn in a long time so I am using this as an opportunity to practice and as an opportunity to learn more about Adobe Premiere via time-lapse videos. If you’re interested in seeing my time-lapse videos visit my artist page on Facebook.

School was non-stop Monday-Thursday. On Tuesday I had two photo shoots scheduled, one fell through so I was able to finally get into the lighting studio and photograph my Starfall card game. Afterward, I did a ’90s style portrait shoot for the Drama Department’s production of She Kills Monsters. The images will be used in a projection sequence in the show.

(will come back and add photos later)

Monday

…

• Keto Carol – Day 1 of going Keto
  • Setup a Facebook page and an Instagram account
• ART 676: Video for Photographers
  • Finished Haiku video edits
  • Eye Candy snail shots
• ART 690: Adv. Contemporary Media, 3-6pm
  • Discussed AR Project & Timeline
  • Discussed doing something related to my new Keto venture
  • HW: Proposals due Wed. + Test Aura

Tuesday

Conducted my first audio interview with Karl. It was so much harder than it should have been. He froze up constantly and didn’t take direction well. Also, I probably wasn’t as patient with him as I should have been. I jokingly told my professor the following morning that our interview assignment was going to ruin my marriage. (Thankfully, I have ideas on how to make it go smoother in the future.)

• ART 488: Senior Projects GA Day, 7:45-10:30
  • Helped seniors with photography for their poster
  • Faculty Appreciation Event Photobooth planning
• DR 581: Design Technology, 11-12:30
  • Coated our plaster faces with shellac
• Lighting Studio
  • photographed Starfall game
  • 90s style family portraits for the Drama Department’s production of She Kills Monsters
• Homework
  • Audio Interview with Karl
  • Interview editing

Wednesday

I really ejoyed the Mark Bueno’s artist talk for his series Ghost Lights. What a great pairing of concept and media.

• Artist Talk: Mark Bueno (Ghost Lights) 
• ART 676: Video for Photographers, 12-3:30
  • Reviewed Haiku Videos and Audio Interviews
  • Reviewed my new 5 shot sequence
• ART 690: Adv. Contemporary Media, *4-6
  • Reviewed AR test projects and proposals

Thursday

• ART 488: Senior Projects
  • Gave a presentation on Digital Portfolios
  • Reviewed Senior Projects
• DR 581: Design Technology
  • Our clay wasn’t in so we just chatted before ending class early. 
• Faculty Show Reception

Friday

• Picked up clay for my drama class
• Kolectic Treasures Grand Opening
  • I made a Facebook live video that has now been viewed over a thousand times. Yikes! 
• House cleaning with my ‘PA’ Stacey
• made my first timelapse video for Inktober Day 5

Saturday

• web projects
• Inktober drawing & time-lapse video
• homework

Sunday

• homework day!