Story of my life

Ha Ha, I found this comic the other day... and i feel like if I were to go see a shrink, this is exactly what he/she would tell me

Spring Break is only 4.5 months away

So for Spring break I am going to the country of Brazil to do humanitarian service through an organization called VIDA (volunteers involved in development abroad).

There are 20 of us that are going and we will be doing service in the state of Paraná


We will be in 3 different cities including Morretes, Iguaçu and Curitiba


MorretesIguaçuCuritiba

For the next 4 months we will be raising money to go down!
I CANT WAIT!

Dang! it feels good...

.... I just finished my very first complete website.
As much as i hated spending 10 hour days in the lab this week, i'm proud of myself for finishing it!

Here is the home page:

If you want to look at it, here is the link:
http://www.fall09-1.graphicinterfacedesign.com/swebb/html/

There are a few problems if you are using internet explorer, so if that is you: get rid of that crap and convert to firefox, but even in firefox there are a few glitches that need to be worked out.
If you are on a mac, use safari. That is the best browser for your viewing pleasure!

happy viewing!

a small glimps

Sometimes. when a huge project is due [say an HTML website] i am forced to lock myself in the computer lab for days/weeks at a time.

This week has been one of those weeks.

So you maybe wondering... what is it like to sit at a computer all day everyday?...

This is what it is like:

The good news is:
I dont think i will have to pull an all nighter tonight!
now back to work...

knock knock, whos there? LIFE

Welp, Its official. Whether i want it to be here or not. Life is about to come knocking on my door. Yesterday i Met with my academic advisor about graduation. Turns out instead of a 3 credit last semseter filled with nothing but taking it easy and loving life, I have to take 9 credits of art to graduate.

Not that i am complaining, that is my major. But i was looking forward to having a couple months break from the all nighters. rushed projects. and graphic design 24/7.

So my final 4 months of school will be the following:

3 credits of Portfolio Prep.
3 credits of Graphic interface design (webdesign)
1 credit of communication seminar
2 credits of BFA exhibit

Along with all that i have to continue to work, figure out where i am going and what i am doing after i walk, diploma in hand at graduation.... Am i really ready for this?

Ready or not, Here it comes.

CVTD

Broken Car = Public Transportation
As a result of the flat that was unfixable.. I am now a regular on the Bus.

Yesterdays times:
Arrive at bus stop: 4:10
Get on bus: 4:22
Arrive at transit center: 4:34
Next bus leaves: 5:00
Arrive at home: 5:07

Todays time:
Arrive at bus stop: 11:05
Get on bus: 11:17
Arrive at transit center: 11:27
Next bus leaves: 11:30
Arrive on campus: 11:39

Always an adventure....always

Yesterday I woke up with a flat tire... bummer.

So, after 5 years of driving experience, i had my first "tire changing" experience.
Caitlin and I did it all by ourselves, and really it was kind of a good time!

The stupid screw that flattened my tire

Everything we had to pull out of my trunk to get to the spare tire

Jacking up the car!

Proof that we were both there?

Prying off the hubcap

Trying to loosen the lug nuts, They were on there TIGHT

So option two... stand on the bar until the Lug nuts came loose

Dirty, Dirty, Dirty! but the spare is ON!

The end of our adventure!

another one of these blog things

So, for my web design class we are required to blog all of our work, and progress.

I would love feed back from people that i dont go to school with every day.
If anyone would like to look at it on occasion, the URL is http://sarahgifdesigns.blogspot.com/

Here is a preview of it:

This is what i did in class today... learned how to design with CSS

Fly on the wall

Pathetic, but true...
I get excited to read the school new paper.

There is a new column this year
called fly on the wall.
Its dedicated to one of my favorite
pass times.... eavesdropping.

The writer just listens all week for ridiculous things
people say and writes about them.
Its slowly rising on my
'favorite part of the paper list'...
right next to the comics and sudoku.

Here is the article from last week.
I got a kick out of it.

LOVE THAT BITES

This week’s article is dedicated to relationships, or the lack thereof. I have heard a lot of disappointing stories of people with not enough dates, or in one guy’s case, far too many. I wish I could claim not knowing what to do because I have so many dates. Enjoy.

1. I heard this from a guy walking into the business building. “All these girls like me and it’s so hard, because I’m too nice to say no.”

Hmmm … Too nice to say no or too desperate?

2. “I don’t know why he still won’t go out with me. It’s not like I’m still a slut. I got a job at the mall. That totally makes me a nice person.”

3. Two freshman girls:

“Oh my God, I’m so mad.”
“Oh no, why?”
“Because I still haven’t been asked out on a date. Isn’t college about dating hot guys and lots of them? Ughhh.” She sits back in her chair with frustration, folds her arms and says, “My mom so lied to me. She told me guys would, like, line up around the block waiting to date me. I’m so done with college.”

Right, this could be a legit concern, but school has only been in session for two weeks. Calm down honey.

4. Young girl talking on the phone:

“I don’t know, maybe if I like starve myself for like a week he’ll start to notice me. I could stand to lose a couple pounds anyway.”

Please keep in mind this girl is not taller than 5-foot-1-inch and can’t weigh more than 100 pounds.

5. “I won’t get married till after my birthday, so I don’t contribute to the teen bride statistic.”

6. And lastly, to kill the curiosity of a table full of girls at High Stakes Bingo I have answers for you.

a. “Yes, Brady is taken – engaged for that matter. And no, not even in your dreams will he sing you a love song.”
b. “Tai, taken as well. His girlfriend is cute, it’s perfect so don’t mess. As for the little plan your girls conjured up … don’t even try. I promise you it won’t work.” Sorry ladies.
c. “As for Bill, I cannot answer. I’ll see what I can find out.”

Never forget, in the words of Thornton Wilder, “There is nothing like eavesdropping to show you that the world outside your head is different from the world inside your head.”

And with that, please remember there is someone listening.