Continuing on from the previous post, I want to elaborate a little on my issues with the faculty as composition teachers and the Big Damn Show that was my first year meeting. I was planning to give the department a second chance this term, see if my second year got any better with one professor [...]
I’ve been waffling about what to write in this post. There are so many things I want to talk about, but I’ve been trying to avoid having it all rush out in one big projectile of incoherent, stinking blog-vomit. So much has changed in the last three months; it’s hard for me to parse, even [...]
((Continued from previous entry)) After re-reading the e-mail in which my independent study bid was rejected, I’ve realized some things. What irritates me most is that he rejected my independent study request because he thinks I need to do more writing. He said: “There’s a serious writing component to the program, & for most people [...]
There’s a lot going on right now, and I don’t really know how to start writing about it all. I guess we’ll start with some basic facts. Fact One: My plea for an independent study got rejected.Fact Two: My health, both physical and mental, has seriously declined over the month of March.Fact Three: I’m going [...]
Artist statements suck. Sitting in front of a computer trying to make a short and generic statement about my art and technique sounds like an exercise in eye gouging and facepalming to me. Unfortunately, my recent residency applications have turned what was formerly a mere observation into a first-hand account. Lucky for me, when my [...]
Last night, I had an hour and a half long phone conversation with my professor and mentor from undergrad (we’ll call him “N”) about all the issues I’ve been having with the composition program here. I have to say, I feel immensely better now, and I no longer feel the need to bolt and go [...]
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