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The Paper Crane Ninja

So on Wednesday morning, our digital imaging professor sent us out around campus for an hour to take pictures that we will then learn how to edit next week. I had grand plans of going all over campus, but my first, and what turned out to be my only, stop was behind the science buildings, over by where the greenhouse and the fountain are. It’s an area not many people go to, since there’s only one or two buildings there and it’s kind of out of the way for most students, but it’s gorgeous, and I knew I’d find some good shots. Little did I know that I would also find the most bizarre/inspiring scavenger hunt ever. Continue reading “The Paper Crane Ninja”

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First day jitters

No big blog today, since my Mondays are chock full o’ classes (4!!). I was lucky that my 8am photography class got out about an hour early today (it being the first day and all) so I figured now would be as good of a time if any to whip up a quick post. I can’t promise how blogs are going to work out for the first few weeks of the semester, as I find myself busier than expected, but I will make an effort, I promise. This Thursday you’ll get my Cribz: Junior Edition video from our new dorm, which should be fun, and hopefully we’ll start cranking out Cooking with Gandalfs again soon. Lots of things coming up on the website, so BE EXCITED! Continue reading “First day jitters”

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HOW TO: Make the Most of Your Dorm Room

Let’s face it; when you move in, your dorm room, whether it’s your first or last year of college, looks like a partially furnished mental prisoner’s room. It’s hard to make it feel like home when you know you have to move out in a year, and you can’t repaint or install shelving, but that’s where I come in. Today, you’ll learn how to make the most of your dorm room, temporary as it is. Continue reading “HOW TO: Make the Most of Your Dorm Room”

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The 15 Worst Parts About College

A lot of you seem to like lists, so here ya go! The 15 worst parts about college.

1. Walking up and down four flights of stairs to do laundry once a week.

2. People having sex in the next room, apparently unaware how thin the walls are.

3. Neighbors blasting dubstep at 4am.

4. Finding yourself in an unfamiliar city with unfamiliar people and trying to make a home out of it.

5. Core requirements that are completely unrelated to your intended field of study.

6. Freshmen orientation.

7. Moving in.

8. Moving out (packing up all the stuff you’ve collected over the year, finding places to sell back textbooks, getting a storage shed, etc, all while trying to study for finals)

9. Running out of meals on your meal plan a month before Christmas break.

10. Core requirements.

11. Mindless prerequisites for the classes you actually want to take.

12. Missing class for an activity (sports, speech and debate, etc) and catching hell from the one professor who doesn’t believe the world turns unless you’re in his classroom or doing his homework.

13. Being completely alone at first.

14. Knowing you’ll have to move out of the dorms and onto real life soon, with next to no safety net.

15. Core requirements.