and finally . . .

I PASSED!
i win.


i've got some sleep. now i must go drink heavily.

the BIG CRUNCH

i survived! !!

crunchy little update

Hi there. I realize i have been a very distant untelling blogger lately, but of course it is because i am overwhelmed with my thesis! Here are the important things to know:

over xmas and nye i was here in london and took a few days to calm down, sleep a little, and enjoy some holiday celebration with friends here. it was weird not being home with my family, and so in a way, i guess i feel like the holidays just didn't happen! but of course i got some nice gifts, ate some nice food, drank some nice drinks, and i look forward to seeing my family after i finish my course. mostly i spent time in my little flat in loads of blankets working on my laptop, and also i picked up a few extra shifts at the pub for some much needed cash.

the school is open again now and so my teammates and i have been busy making files for physical model production in the prototyping lab and also trying desperately to reach some more resolution on the development of our project. its the end of the line and the next few weeks will be the most difficult of all.

final presentations are 22-23 January. here is where we present our design research projects to the AA school and architects from around the world. this is when i will be having the final panic attacks. we present via microphones and flash/beamer presentation, along with 10 printed A0 panels and tables of models in front of a jury of esteemed architects and designers, followed by an intense verbal critique and discussion of our work.

project books are due on 06 February. after we turn in our professionally printed giant project portfolios (hundreds of pages of text, diagrams, renderings, and models) and associated DVD documentation, we are officially finished with the 16-month course. this is when i can breathe

. . . that is IF i pass . . .

and then i have to get a job. find a job. fight the mad economy. battle the job-world. OH! i really cannot wait!

i will be travelling back to the USA to visit my friends and family in Minnesota, Phoenix, and San Diego from 11 February - 25 February. Arrival and departure from Minnesota, with estimated dates in Phoenix around the 17-18, in San Diego around the 19-21, back to Phoenix around the 21st and back to MN before flying back out. My father and i are taking a road trip and i look forward to driving a car for the first time in over a year. I look forward to seeing everyone!

and hopefully i will return then to london with a new job for March and a new type of life to begin again!

cheers to the countdown. cross your fingers i survive.

2009

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009