Group Project Aftermath

I guess 2014 is the year of the group projects for me. I've had three so far in Psych and one in Communications. College certainly hasn't changed my opinions of them, I still can't stand them. For our group project in Communications we had to have a panel discussion about a "controversial issue." My group chose prostitution, and my job was to argue the cons of legalizing it. Researching the cons of prostitution was actually somewhat challenging because apparently most people think it should be legal. So anyway we do our presentation and I was up last and I thought I did a pretty good job. The goal of our presentation was just to show the two sides, not anything else. Well, somehow my highly opinionated teacher didn't get the memo. She gets up to the front of the classroom and starts trying to change my mind about legalization of prostitution and I'm just sitting there like what the heck. I'm just hoping this doesn't affect my grade.

-Matthew

October 13th Update

Might be a strange entry from me, but I figured I should update. As much as I wish I have been coming on here to write, I haven't been. I could tell you I have been super busy with school, but that would be a lie. No, the real reason I haven't been posting is because of severe sleep deprivation and all the wonderful side effects that come with it (i.e. headaches). Going to the doctor tomorrow, hopefully that will help somehow. When I don't sleep I can't focus on anything. Makes homework impossible and paying attention in class almost as hard.

I'll be back soon

-Matthew

I Be Done

Last day of summer quarter was today. I call it summer quarter because that is its proper name and "summer school" sounds like I was being punished instead of choosing to be there..... Anyway, I take my final on Tuesday and then I am free until school starts in late September. School took up a lot of time, but it's better than cramming another class into next year's schedule. I will be continuing at YVCC and I'll be taking psychology, art appreciation, and communications (necessary for AA :P) for fall quarter. I am still trying to figure out what career path I want to take, but no education is ever a waste and an AA degree allows me to go in whatever direction I choose. Thank you everyone for any support you have given me in my first year of college. The transition from high school to college was easier than I expected, but that doesn't mean I didn't have my share of late nights, early morning cram sessions, high levels of caffeine consumption, and feelings of complete loneliness. But at the end of the day it was a great experience for me, and it has been the first thing in my life that has ever truly felt like something I have accomplished all alone.

-Matthew

Deal With It Jerry

Yesterday I was driving home and this guy in a black car (I'm calling him Jerry) was tailing me. The speed limit was only 25 mph and he was at least going 30, but boy did I stick it to him. Instead of speeding up and letting him get his way I kept on going 25. There's no way I'm just gonna let Jerry get his way and risk a ticket just because he was in a bad mood. The worst part was he kept on following me and then another car got behind him, and for a second I thought they were either undercover cops out to get me or recruiters from the Illuminati. What I really need is a device on the back of my car that projects messages via telepathy so I can tell people like Jerry: "I'm not gonna slow down deal with it."

Score:
Matthew - 1
Jerry - 0

My Photo Blog

I started a second blog where I can post some pictures that I take that I don't consider good enough to put anywhere else. I believe deviantart would call these "scraps." Anyway, you can find me over at: http://matthewsphotoadventures.blogspot.com/ take a look.

-Matthew

Root Beer

1 hour later.......
and I still haven't got my root beer.

Art Show Mishaps

Last quarter at the end of drawing class we all had to submit a picture we did during the quarter. I was going to put in one I did of this girl that actually turned out pretty good. When I pinned it up to the board my teacher told me to submit my self portrait instead because it had more "character." Because of finals I wasn't able to put much work into the self portrait and it shows, big time. The eyes are too big, the lips are too small, the hair has absolutely no texture, it's a mess. The only good thing about it is that I decided to include my cat Ariel in it and she actually turned out pretty good. One of my photographs did make it in too and I was proud of how well that looked, but I'm still embarrassed over the whole self portrait thing.
Oh and my teacher told me about a punk band called Fartz.

-Matthew