It’s all over kids! I just finished my last paper and even managed to argue the need for poetry in environmental design. It seems inevitable somehow. It also seems like I just left Victoria last week and arrived here determined to hate Calgary. Well, not really, but you know what I mean. I have one thing to say about moving that…um, thoroughly, and that is that I HATE IT! That feeling has passed, but still. I HATE IT!!!
It’s been a heckuva semester. I’ll post some pics of what I’ve been up to, including, but not limited to: Cantilever (I am famous for Cantilever), Self Portrait you all know, Book, and most recently, Not Just Water. Not Just Water was our final studio project, a group effort that has actually restored my faith in this program, if not humanity. I had a fabulous team to work with and realized that this is why I decided heading back to school was worth it. It was a challenging but rewarding process, over three and a half weeks, that confirmed that I enjoy collaborative and creative work –it makes me tick!
This is why I feared ending up a policy wonk, which I would have been good at, yes, but I’d never have known if I could do all the things I learned to do this fall. And there is little use for visual creativity in government. Only half of me would have been engaged (little to no poetry in government). I might go back there some day, but now I feel confident, competent and curious to try something else. We’ll see.
So. It’s now been a long day. We are having a storm situation here and it’s supposed to be -400C tomorrow. I am absurdly excited by snow, cold, and snow and cold together. It’s an ideal context for Cosy Sweater. I will say that I got all my errands done today so I can relax, tidy up and get ready for Elf Appreciation Night tomorrow and not have to go outside.
Yay!
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