1. Got a tan.
This was much needed given how many hours I've spent indoors
in front of a computer screen for the past two and a half months. Vitamin D anyone?
2. Caught up on my reading.
2 1/2 books, 3 issues of Rolling Stone.
3. Saw some tigers.
There's nothing like some cute animals to put me in a good mood. Really, ask my roommate. She was witness to my giddiness over the creatures. I don't know what else to say. There's just something about zoo animals.
4. Purchased a white blazer.
And on sale! I've been looking for a white blazer/jacket that I liked and wasn't crazy expensive for quite a few years now. So thank you New York & Co. It will be put to good use. Maybe some day I'll look as cool as Albert Hammond Jr.
5. Watched some tutorials.
So apparently I can't go on vacation and stop thinking about school. Maybe it's cause I sill feel like I have so much to learn. Luckily I have a free subscription to Lynda.com through my school and can watch tutorials to continue learning After Effects even when I'm not in class. I now know how to animate a rather convincing fireball. Be impressed, people.
Oh, man -- I have so many comments! First, I love Albert Hammond, Jr. You should've come to the free Strokes concert in Austin 3 months ago. If only I'd known -- I would've made you fly here. :)
ReplyDeleteAlso, I need to start learning stuff on Lynda.com. Do you think it's worth the price?
And finally, what books did you read? What did you think of them?
I sure do love free concerts, but I'm guessing the price on the plane ticket may have been a little out of my concert price range.
ReplyDeleteI do like Lynda.com, but if you're worried about the price you can also watch a lot of good tutorials on VideoCopilot and CreativeCow for free. Those websites aren't organized as nicely though.
So I've been reading the Hunger Games series. I'm finishing up the third book right now. They're ok. The first one is the best of them. I also read "The Curios Incident of the Dog in the Night Time" which I really liked. The first half of the book is better than the second half, but I think that about most books I read. It came as a recommendation from Brooke. I too would recommend it.