Sometimes It's Not So Easy To Be The Teachers Pet. Temptation, Frustration. So Bad It Makes Him Cry
And so concludes Devil's first week at university...again...for the third time.
This time 'round though, I'm (trying to stay) focused on the social aspects of university life. The first time I went to university, I wasn't there for me and I ended up walking away with a degree for something I hated. The second time around, I had a great time and what I was learning in theory at the university I was applying in practice at work...which ended up flowing on into the national conferences and what-not. This time...I want to work on my social network.
Admittedly, the course I'm doing is comprised of a number of "communications" based units so it would only be in keeping with the ethos of the course that I'm doing.
As it turns out (because of my popularity no doubt) I'm only at the university for 6 hours a week...and I've already run into 3 people that I've met outside of university life. It's not a bad thing...I just find it amusing and thinking about it always makes me smile. It just means that I have an established network that I can build on from there.
In terms of my classes...they're a bit...full on.
In my photography unit, we're starting from scratch which means that we're starting from the basic of basics. The fundamentals of photography...film. Yeah...we're taking photos with film cameras then developing and printing the film ourselves. I can't say that I'm comfortable with the concept...but after the lecturer explained the reasoning why...I can understand the purpose but that doesn't mean I like the idea any more than I did at the beginning.
The class is pretty interesting overall though. We were learning about the construction and deconstruction of images and were doing an in class analysis of famous photographs of people in history. One of the photographs was this one. When the lecturer asked if anyone knew who it was, I said "Wolverine". As it turns out...it's not...but at least I know now.
In my digital media class, the lecturer is kinda cool in his own 'artistic' kind of way. He came to his first lecture with his jeans rolled up above his converse high-tops. He looked like he belonged in the Grease movie. He was fairly young looking (for a lecturer) and had a youthful energy about him. The lecture itself was relatively uneventful.
The corresponding practical class on the other hand...well...on the down-side, we have to use Apple Mac computers, which I hate because they're for people who want to appear to be artistic without actually having any talent but make up for it with pretentiousness. On the up-side...the tutor is amazingly HOT!!
She looks a bit like Amy Jo Johnson (of Power Rangers fame) and Jennifer Garner (of Alias fame). Both have very similar characteristics and not only does the tutor look like them...but she's smart and pretty successful (in her own right) as well. She's recorded on the university staff system as a "Miss" which potentially means she's unattached which gives me hope...but at the same time, she is WAY out of my league. Like way, way, WAY out of my league.
She smelled good too.
Anyway, the tutor is EXTREMELY hot and I actually considered failing the unit on purpose just so that I could be in her class again...but then I thought about how much money it would cost me to actually do that...and I figured I'll pass the unit the first time. Besides, I hardly think she'd be attracted to a failure. Not that I'd have any chance in the first place...but I can dream.
And so concludes my first week (back) at university. Now, I have to go download all the lecture notes and start working on the first assignment...which is due in three weeks.
In other news, the following anonymous [formspring.me] questions have been asked since my last blog:
[1]
Q: Did the torch catch fire in the end?
A: No, it did not catch fire in the end. If you actually read the blog properly the first time around I actually write: "...and was trying to figure out a way I could get it to catch fire in the class room." Had I been able to actually get it to catch on fire I would have said "...and I figured out a way to get the torch to catch fire in the class room." Please read through the blog properly in the first place before asking questions.
[2]
Q: I'm tempted to ask about your turtle (or the feeding thereof), but I already know all that, don't I.
A: Yes. You do. Furthermore, please be aware that this was not an actual question but rather a statement of fact and you've wasted your time writing it and my time reading and responding to it.
So...if anyone else has any other questions...feel free to ask me!
Devil's Winamp: The Police - Don't Stand So Close To Me
Devil's Mood: Social / Academic
This time 'round though, I'm (trying to stay) focused on the social aspects of university life. The first time I went to university, I wasn't there for me and I ended up walking away with a degree for something I hated. The second time around, I had a great time and what I was learning in theory at the university I was applying in practice at work...which ended up flowing on into the national conferences and what-not. This time...I want to work on my social network.
Admittedly, the course I'm doing is comprised of a number of "communications" based units so it would only be in keeping with the ethos of the course that I'm doing.
As it turns out (because of my popularity no doubt) I'm only at the university for 6 hours a week...and I've already run into 3 people that I've met outside of university life. It's not a bad thing...I just find it amusing and thinking about it always makes me smile. It just means that I have an established network that I can build on from there.
In terms of my classes...they're a bit...full on.
In my photography unit, we're starting from scratch which means that we're starting from the basic of basics. The fundamentals of photography...film. Yeah...we're taking photos with film cameras then developing and printing the film ourselves. I can't say that I'm comfortable with the concept...but after the lecturer explained the reasoning why...I can understand the purpose but that doesn't mean I like the idea any more than I did at the beginning.
The class is pretty interesting overall though. We were learning about the construction and deconstruction of images and were doing an in class analysis of famous photographs of people in history. One of the photographs was this one. When the lecturer asked if anyone knew who it was, I said "Wolverine". As it turns out...it's not...but at least I know now.
In my digital media class, the lecturer is kinda cool in his own 'artistic' kind of way. He came to his first lecture with his jeans rolled up above his converse high-tops. He looked like he belonged in the Grease movie. He was fairly young looking (for a lecturer) and had a youthful energy about him. The lecture itself was relatively uneventful.
The corresponding practical class on the other hand...well...on the down-side, we have to use Apple Mac computers, which I hate because they're for people who want to appear to be artistic without actually having any talent but make up for it with pretentiousness. On the up-side...the tutor is amazingly HOT!!
She looks a bit like Amy Jo Johnson (of Power Rangers fame) and Jennifer Garner (of Alias fame). Both have very similar characteristics and not only does the tutor look like them...but she's smart and pretty successful (in her own right) as well. She's recorded on the university staff system as a "Miss" which potentially means she's unattached which gives me hope...but at the same time, she is WAY out of my league. Like way, way, WAY out of my league.
She smelled good too.
Anyway, the tutor is EXTREMELY hot and I actually considered failing the unit on purpose just so that I could be in her class again...but then I thought about how much money it would cost me to actually do that...and I figured I'll pass the unit the first time. Besides, I hardly think she'd be attracted to a failure. Not that I'd have any chance in the first place...but I can dream.
And so concludes my first week (back) at university. Now, I have to go download all the lecture notes and start working on the first assignment...which is due in three weeks.
In other news, the following anonymous [formspring.me] questions have been asked since my last blog:
[1]
Q: Did the torch catch fire in the end?
A: No, it did not catch fire in the end. If you actually read the blog properly the first time around I actually write: "...and was trying to figure out a way I could get it to catch fire in the class room." Had I been able to actually get it to catch on fire I would have said "...and I figured out a way to get the torch to catch fire in the class room." Please read through the blog properly in the first place before asking questions.
[2]
Q: I'm tempted to ask about your turtle (or the feeding thereof), but I already know all that, don't I.
A: Yes. You do. Furthermore, please be aware that this was not an actual question but rather a statement of fact and you've wasted your time writing it and my time reading and responding to it.
So...if anyone else has any other questions...feel free to ask me!
Devil's Winamp: The Police - Don't Stand So Close To Me
Devil's Mood: Social / Academic
posted by Devil's Advocate at 26.2.10
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