Manifest 2008

Manifest is an annual celebration of Columbia’s graduating undergraduate and graduate student body of work. This urban arts festival occurs on our vibrant South Loop campus and showcases the talent, celebrates the community, and engages the imagination while realizing the full potential of our students.

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Kicks off with FASHION COLUMBIA ( Wednesday, May 14 ), the recognized student-produced fashion show that highlights the best work from the Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management and Fashion Design programs.
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Introduces INDUSTRY NIGHT ( Thursday, May 15 ), lending professionals and employers the chance to sneak preview the talent emerging from Columbia
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Displays the STUDENT WORK of more than 2,000 graduating Columbia College Chicago students
screenings, lectures, gallery exhibitions, Web casts, performances, radio and television broadcasts, and more – and it’s FREE and open to the public.
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Draws 30,000 guests and is a vehicle for more than 75 SHOWCASES.
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Features our first art car festival TRANSMISSION, an environmentally mindful street exhibition of the most green and provocative auto and auto-inspired art by the Columbia community and beyond.
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Celebrates the TICTOC performance art festival that shares site specific, time-based performance art with the Wabash Arts Corridor.
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Exhibits the SPECTACLE FORTUNA, a parade and vision that reveals the work of Columbia’s puppetry students, mobile music installations, object theater, costumes, and Columbia’s signature brand of school spirit, within the recycling-inspired theme. The 2008 focus is SALVAGE DREAMING:

RE-CREATE CHANGE. DANCE IT. SHOWCASE IT. RECORD IT. EXPERIENCE IT.

MAKE IT: MAY 16, 2008




Check out the video for 2006....http://cms.colum.edu/cspaces/manifest/film2/
(youtube had really shitty quality)


I really wish I was in Chicago for this. I'll miss it by 13 days. =[

Lazy Day

Today was unsuccessful.

It was kinda gloomy when I woke up, and I felt really sick. I don't know if I drank too much wine (because I haven't been drinking a whole lot), smoked too much, or had a combination of both, but it really fucked up my body. I ate some fruit, and saw that it was getting sunnier outside so I wanted to get some pictures in, and went by the train tracks. I got a good 14 pictures in and then I started feeling really sick. I walked home, and got really hot and went straight to the bathroom. Everything from yesterday came up. It was really gross. I thought I should try to eat something, so I had some chicken noodle soup, and all of that came up again. I puked 3 times today. I couldn't keep anything down except crackers. It was horrible.

So naturally....I layed on the couch all day. My body is so weak, and pale.


Here's the other print I made last night. I thought there would be a lot of people in the labs, but I was the only one in there for awhile, it was awesome.




I love black and white, it's beautiful.



This is a famous picture by Ansel Adams (who is pretty well known) that has really inspired and moved me. It was taken in 1960 in the Nevada Desert, and it's amazing. It makes me think of how much opportunity there is and how life is nothing but an open road. For me, its really uplifting.


Peace and love

Sleep Deprivation

I wish I could call someone right now.
My mind is goin crazy. I'm thinkin about the craziest shit, and I just wanna share it with someone. It's kinda late tho, it's 2:13 am. Yeah....
I keep thinkin about the future and what I wanna do, and how these little steps I'm taking towards that dream is slowly getting there. It's crazy.

Here's the first print I made. It's got a little shadow beacause the negative moved. It's not as perfect as I wanted it to be, but I like it.



There's another one I just printed earlier tonight too, but it's too late for me to use the copy machine, so....I'll have to post it tomorrow. I have absolutely nothing to do tomorrow, it's gunna be awesome. I'm gunna sleep in as long as my body will let me, and wake up whenever, and just chill. That's what I love about mono....I get to have the excuse of sleeping a lot. =]

I got on myspace like 2 secs ago. I saw some things that made me laugh, and some things that made me wanna cry, but it happens. I guess thats what movin on is tho.
Who knows?


Oh man.....



Tryin to go with the flo........

Not easy,



Not easy at all.

Chicagooooooo

I'm going to Chicago!
My mom just kind of arranged it for me the week after I get out of school. I'm really stoked. We're gunna check out the school and the Museum of Contemporary Photography, and all the cool shit downtown. I'm really excited. It's gunna be nice and warm and I'll be able to get some really awesome pictures. I wanted to go with Keith, but I don't see that happening anytime soon...

I can't wait to go to class in a half hr. I'm going to develop my own film! How fuckin cool is that?

P.S.
My sister got a fuckin car on Saturday. It's a brownish silver 1999 Jeep Cherokee, and its so nice. I can't believe that shit. I'm pissed.

Easter

It doesn't even feel like Easter at all. I miss looking for Easter eggs every morning, and trying to get more than my sister. We all got up early and went to grandmas, and ate some bomb ass food. I was so tired the whole day. I couldn't sleep last night (like every night), and so I got about 4hrs, and slept the whole drive there, and back. Even after we ate, I could barely keep my eyes open.

I had to go to the emergency room Thurs night. I couldn't sleep and my throat was hurting so bad. Every time I didn't swallow for awhile, it felt like my throat was slowly closing up on me. I was rasping and could barely breathe. The doctor said I didn't have strep, (which really surprised me cuz my throat has never hurt this bad my entire life), but that I have a severe case of mono, which caused my sore throat. Hmm...wonder how I got that...lame. But my sister has had it for a couple months now too, so damn. I think I've prolly had mono for a long time now. I've always had symptoms, and I'm always freakin tired, so its not really a huge surprise.

I went to see my friend Aaron's band, Fiance (not sure how thats spelled), play at Shae Rileys. They were really good, and strictly instrumental, so it was awesome. They played with Mediocore (who really sucked), Leisley (who was strictly acoustic and super emo), and some other band I don't remember. I hadn't been to a local show in a long time, and it was a pretty good turn out. A bunch of people from Gap were there, so it was really cool to see them outside of work.

Thats all I got.

Peace

Mixed Emotions

I feel like I've been hanging out with old friends this whole week. I thought things would be weird between, but they're not at all. I've come to realize that no matter how long I don't talk to those people, we can still pick up where we left off.
I got to see Emily, Steph, and Karlee on Tues. Unfortunately, Dobel had a test and wasn't able to come. They all came over to my house and we drank boxed wine and talked about our lives now, as well as a bunch of memories. My mom came down right after Karlee came in with the wine. I said, "Its just wine, mom," and she said "I know, but just don't be going outside or anything." I think my mom was just happy to see me with them, (and the fact that she loves all of them), that she didn't care at all, and went back upstairs. I drug out the home videos we used to make of us driving around stalking boys, or just hanging out in my backyard in the summer. I haven't laughed that much in so long. It was the best feeling ever. It wasn't the same without Dobel though. I missed them. There was a lot of drama between all of us, but I wouldn't change anything.
The next day I just went back into the same state of mind I've been in for a couple days. I keep getting so down, and so negative about everything. I hate being this way, but it's like my mind refuses to see anything positive about my life right now. I can't concentrate in school, I'm the only one on the floor at work most of the time, and when I'm at home, I'm more alone than ever, and I feel like I'm going to explode. I like being alone sometimes, but not now. All I do is think about the same things that I'm tired of thinking about. I'm so tired, angry, confused and hurt.
Today I realized that no ones going to take care of me, or love me, or treat me the way I should be treated, except me. I can't rely on other people for anything anymore, I have to rely on myself. It's time for me to be selfish for once in my life and say fuck everyone else.

Intro

This is where I'm going to lay out my life, my feelings, and whats going on with me. I'm going say whatever I want, and if it offends you, or you think its dumb, don't read it.