hours(intend) x problem(#) + helping other(%)- getting help from other (%) = hours(actual)>hours(sleep)
this is the equation you use when you're about to work on your project.
i'm pretty sure i'm in the most perfect major....for me.
a) you have to be a geek
b) you have to not be afraid to act like a dork
c) you have to really like yourself
d) you have to not mind having permanent bags under your eyes (which i've already become accustomed to since i was a techie in high school)
e) you have to be able to take people not agreeing with you
f ) you have to like being in situations where you have no clue what the hell you're doing
g) you have to be an insomniac or require less than 6 hours of sleep a night.
the last couple weeks.....i've really grown to love being in this field. i just feel comfortable. yeah....i may complain.
in fact, i plan on complaining a lot, but deep down i know i will always love it. it reminds be of being in drama in high school and that was the best time in my life.
my favorite part about being in multimedia are the people. i've met soooo many awesome people this year.
.....and for once i've met people who are like me.
not that i don't love being different than people. thats the whole point in life. its cool to be able to sound all important because i know all this tech stuff. i like it....i'm not going to lie. everyone milks being able to show off for all its worth.
...but i have to admit its nice to be able to say to someone, "i think your problem is in the event handlers on frame one of your action script" and not have them look at you like your insane. its also really fun to find girls who will talk to me about the ways the director did awesome steady cam shots in the boondock saints instead of why more guys aren't like the gorgeous lead in the latest chick flick.
not that i don't enjoy that from time to time too either. i do. i would hate to be the type of person who is completely dedicated to what they are instead of just being who they are.
but i think we underestimate the power of common interest. it allows for less time to be annoyed when you like the same things.
It also nice to have people who look at my work and don't just automatically say, "wow thats really cool.....i like it." though i appreciate it and would miss it if it was gone, its been way better for me to have someone say, "yeah that was ok."
ok.....give me a purpose in life. we all need to be knocked down a peg or two every once in a while.
i've also learned that when you become a multimedia major....you are basically being adopted into a family...... you really treat each other like family. you get to know everyone cause the classes are small and you are always working together. and even though you are in constant competition.....you always drop whatever you are working on to help each other. the other night there were like 10 of us in the lab working on various things and we all were helping each other. its just so nice to see that in a school/business/public setting because its really rare. you get annoyed and tired, but you work on it with them until its fixed....because they (at some point) will do the same for you. i don't understand why its like that though. is it just some unwritten rule? maybe its because we all feel each others pain. then again maybe we just like showing off. either way i really like it.
and then there's the boys.
not in the way you may think.
for most of my life....my best friends have been guys. its only been recently that i found a group of girls that i really have become close too. i love that too. i think its been better for me, but i can't help but miss my boys.
i've had a really rough time making guy friends here at bradley....something i never have had trouble with before. maybe its our age....or maybe it the fact that gender is actually important now....who knows?
all i know is that being is classes full of boys....is really nice. especially when you have to interacted for hours and hours working on projects with them. it forces everyone to really open up and actually be themselves. none of that fake interaction (like at parties) that i hate.
i've become really jaded about guys here. i don't know why. probably because of all the trouble my friends and well....i guess...me too..... have had with them here. but the guys in my classes are so great.
a) they are geeks
b) they are not be afraid to act like a dork
c) they like themselves
d) they don't mind having permanent bags under their eyes
e) they are able to take people not agreeing with them
f ) they like being in situations where they have no clue what the hell they're doing
g) they are an insomniac or require less than 6 hours of sleep at night
and they are nice and genuinely good.
and while im with them....there is not pressure to be anything other than friends. just another one of the guys. i love it and really miss it.
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