Art Show

The Art Show Competition began today. Walking into the Kight center is an army of 2D tables illuminating Graphic Design portraits, & then you turn right towards the elevator & everything's erected! The 3D display of Interior Design tables is definitely a sight. Wendy & I set up 'The Office,' our staged theme for presenting our portfolios. I'll post corresponding photos later.

Graphic Design Competition

Dr. Bredemeyer offered for Wendy and I to present our Portfolios at the Graphic Design competition.
After receiving her email regarding some revisions to my Portfolio, all I have to do is edit some as well as put together Wendy & my grand scheme for the table.
Being Interior Design students, we wanted to stage an office table with our projects streaming on a laptop & digital photo frame.
We've already accumulated pieces for the presentation, now we just need the piece-de-resistance, the chair!

We shall see how it goes Tuesday.

Pre-Presentation

Am I nervous about tomorrow?
Yes/No
Do I think I'm prepared?
Yes/No
Does the 10 minute allotment scare me?
Yes/No

A few final preparations & I'm off to battle tomorrow.
I'm so-so about any question I could ask myself in regards to my presentations.
I'm just going to try to relax & brace myself for potential outcome.
One more trip to Office Max to make some copies, (I really wish I could find the resources I need on campus), and then a good night's rest should do the trick.

Wish me luck =D

Notes &

So, I've managed to update my logsheet, my time, & start filling out my new planner.

I have yet to finish my,

• portfolio logsheets [including Volunteer hours (Cashel)]
• an internship letter template [Kegel!]
• type up & send my kitchen designer interview
• figure out a way to present my Green Project
• somehow complete my business plan [contract template, project hours]

I also need to contact the Benjamin Moore rep this week to see about some Volunteer hours. Hopefully I can avoid an incomplete. I can take a 'B'. Seems par for the course for me so far.

And besides that, find a way to fall asleep. Its 2:30am & my head is far from rested.

P.S.

End of April I should have a house!

Princess Di.

Oh, the importance of a good planner.
I think I've finally found a suitable one. I can't keep the inconsistent BlackBerry forever.
I also obtained a good Portfolio binder & carrying case tonight!
I used the opportune proximity to print my files as well, so with a few more prints & binds, my Practicum will be all wrapped up.
After inerting some more links I have written down, & perhaps revising a few things, my Materials last project [E-Resource] should be complete, though, the file will never really be complete.
And with just a few more productive hours on my business project, I should be more than prepared for next week's presentations.

This can be all thanks to Diana for motivating me in the right direction even though she probably thinks that I just helped her. She's a good partner in crime for this field. As is Wendy, whom I can never seem to get ahold of. Oh well, our independence certainly reflects our strengths, & when we come together, it only gets stronger.

Also, my internship has been getting better & better. Though, its been very difficult to quickly expedite tasks on the corrupted Sketchup files I'm working with. The importance of layers, grouping, & components really comes out. Once walls & floors go awry, the whole thing is a mess. So, my time frames might appear a bit lacking.

I just hope I can end this semester on a good note, I'm very optimistic!

-Amber

Scholastics & Internships

Despite being eternally locked out of the 'Stars' scholarship program, I've been considering my options for education.
So far, my path looks like so...
+ A.A. in Architecture
/ Kitchen & Bath Certificate
/ A.S. in Interior Design
/ A.A. in Interior Design
- Interior Design License
- B.A. in Organizational Management
- M.A. in Psychology
...maybe some more Architectural courses too.

My third day of interning at Kegel & Associates, & the embarrassments just keep on coming. I've been pronouncing their name wrong the whole time. I didn't notice that one of the owners is not only in my Practicum class, but was sitting right next to me the first day of my internship. And despite my many classes in AutoCAD, I had a rusty start back into the program, so I've been making up for that my past couple of days.
Besides that, I've gotten to use AutoCAD, play more with Sketchup, and even utilize Excel that much more.
Just projecting Kegel & Associates & some USGBC seminars alone [along with some portfolio hours], I'll have all my Practicum hours by June 1st [+ 1 seminar on the 17th!].
Considering this will be the same time that I'll be moving in to my new house, and it'll be the beginning of my co-workers' maternity leave, I'll probably step back from Kegel & focus on making as much money as possible at the bank before I return to school in the Fall.
I'll have the summer to research, volunteer, & really organize my career. I'll make it a good, productive break from school.

I have some potential 'Clients' that said they'd let me lend my services to add to my portfolio, and I'd really like to take it as seriously as possible, so I'll be spending my spring break really tailoring my business plan project.

-Amber

Kegel & Assoc

So, I started my internship with Kegel & Assoc today after a productive Business class. Apparently, I was so encompassed in my own thoughts, that I failed to notice Laura Kegel sitting right next to me this morning during round table!! EMBARRASSING! Anyways, I started out by tidying the materials room. [Which reminds me, I hope he didn't throw away all the outdated books!] Then, I worked on AutoCAD for a bit, which apparently I'm rustier than I thought. I've been so swept up by Google Sketchup that I seem to have forgotten some of the simpler tasks. After dusting that off, I should be really good. I really liked being in the office, I just hope the feeling was mutual.
We shall see Thursday!