It's been too long!

I was chatting with a friend last night, who reminded me that I hadn't updated my blog in a very long time. I hadn't realized how long it had been! I've now graduated school, moved back home to Saskatoon, and got a job. I'm still looking for a design job, but that will happen. I promise myself that I will regularly update this blog, so people can see what's happening in my life.

my poster

Check the website www.thinkwater.ca. My poster was chosen to be on the site, along with a few others. There were 26 posters competing for a spot. I was quite thrilled with that!

Rights and respect

I cannot stand much more of giles. I'm so close to being finished, and applied viscom is necessary, but he has become unbearable. Today, we were supposed to have mastheads for the school newspaper and a layout plan to show for critique. When we came back after lunch, Giles asked us to put our work on the board. He looked around the room, and then said, "what have you done all week? This is not worthy of critique. You have a responsibility to commit to the work and get it done, and I don't understand what's going on." Up to that point, I was willing to take full responsibility for my lack of work, but what he said next is what put me over the edge. He said, "you are all wimpy and pathetic. all the instructors are saying that this year's class is whiny, and lazy, and there's no motivation to get anything done. How can you be proud of this kind of work, when it's so awful?"
I spoke up. I said, "Giles, I appreciate your comments about the work. But keep it to that. The name-calling is unwarranted and inappropriate." He slammed a book down, and yelled, "Corrina, this isn't personal. You had a job to do, and you've got to do what you f@#king need to do to get it done!I've just said what needed to said." I was stunned. I couldn't believe that he was yelling and swearing at me. He totally ignored the fact that name-calling is personal, and yelling at me is disrespectful. I can't believe I let him yell at me like I was a child. I got so angry that all I could do was leave the room, and cry in the washroom. When i got back, 45 minutes later, I began drawing, and he completely ignored me. Which was fine. I knew if he'd said something to me, I'd have gone postal. Maybe it wasn't personal when he talked about the work, but it has become so now. I am not motivated to work for someone who treats me like that. And then later, during break, the other students started talking about it. They said things like, "I totally know where you're coming from. But you just have to learn not to take it personally." Keith blathered on about how we had to listen to the truth, and that's what Giles was intending to tell us. At that point, I shut down the conversation by saying, "The issue is not about the work. And I will deal with this issue my way." I felt so alone, at that moment. He'd yelled at me and called us names, and they're defending him! As for them understanding what I'm going through...I highly doubt that. It's obvious that they have no comprehension of what respect is all about, and since they are not a middle-aged woman with 2 learning disabilities, I doubt they understand fully what I've experienced and why I feel this way. Giles yelled at me like I was in high school, and he is neither my father, or mother, and it is not his job to correct me. Tell me what I'm doing wrong in design, but keep the personal attacks out of it. They're all so afraid of him, and what he could do to their grade, that they'll allow him to insult them and treat them like children, all the while they feel miserable everytime they leave that classroom. I am concerned about my marks, too, but I'm not going to let anyone talk to me that way. Especially when I've endured more years and more obstacles than he can imagine. Live in my world for a while, Giles, and see how easy it is. But don't tell me that I need to do whatever I have to, to get the job done. My ability to suffer adversity is not in question here.

love at dim sight!

Interesting episode of Survivor. Thought at first that Aitu were making a huge mistake by throwing the challenge so early in the game (actually, never a good idea at any time in the game!). But then Billy opened his mouth and went on about his love, Candace, and how she was motivating him to continue playing. And I thought his biggest problem was his laziness! He's delusional, too. He didn't get that when Candace said, "we love you" she meant it in a kind way, to encourage him. He didn't hear the word we, or understand what she meant. So add dumb to that list of problems. Though Ozzy annoys me, he's a better player than Billy. At least he's rational (immature and headstrong, certainly, but not delusional). I smirked when I saw that both women changed their votes to boot Billy. They realized how necessary it was to jettison the crazy heavy-metal musician. Alas, the downside to this is that I'll never get to see what would have happened when Billy met Sekou (another crazy musician). And Yul rocks! The clues to the idol were pretty simple, but considering how dim some of the other players are, Yul was the one who had the best chance of finding the idol. Let's just hope that he doesn't decide to reveal his possession of the idol, and turn other players against him. I think he's smart enough to know when the right moment to use the idol will be. I love how Survivor has turned Exile Island around, and given the losing team the choice. Quite delightful to see the reactions of the winners, when Jeff told them how it was going to work.