The anticipated acclimation back to college life is settling upon me. I’ve done this college thing before, but after such a unique semester off, hopping on the train of tunnel vision is not easy. Only in seeking ways to manifest my creativity can I be interested in my classes. To attend classes knowing it will get me the A, the credit hours, the degree, and eventually the job, is not enough demand my attention. I just don’t care enough about the professional track to happiness.This semester I am learning Alias (the movie “Ants” was made with this software), Director (for designing CD-ROMs), and Senior Studio (to show that we can be professionals.) Alias and Director capture my attention because they are groovy software gumballs. Senior Studio is cool b/c I get to design swank little products. If I walk in a store and can’t find the lamp, phone, or chair I want, I can design and make my own.

Meredith and I are doing well. Each day I delight in getting to know her more. We just love spending time with each other. We don’t have to go out and do important things that a TV personality and a model are expected to do. We can paint the walls of my bedroom and listen to the radio. We could eat at fancy restaurants to see and be seen, but we are fine eating PB & Js and pasta salad on mismatched plastic plates.