This week was a very hectic week, I missed class on tuesday due to illness, and i spent thursdays class working on my project. I have begun to model the 3D portions of the project. I have settled on a book layout that I feel is fine, although some classmates believe that I could go farther with my book layout decisions, and in some ways i agree, I strongly feel that I dont have anymore time to waste debating on book layout. I need to go full speed ahead with the 3D and the drawings because my time is running out. I have to finish the drawings, put the book together and send it off to be published, and the fact that I dont know how long it will take for lulu to publish my books and send them back is worrying me so I am hitting the ground running. I met with megan yesterday, and although our conversations were most productive she actually disappointed me a bit. I remember sitting in my meeting with megan and hanna and hanna told me that megan would be wiling to read my (as well as others) work and come back at a later date to discuss. My immediate response was that my project was kind of long, about 50 pages give or take, and her response was.... ok thats not that much. And hanna chimed in stating that oh yea, 50 pages is nothing to her, shes a writer, and a writing teacher, to us thats a big deal, but to her its nothing. Then I get in the meeting to find out that Megan didn't read the whole thing, only parts one and two and im just like....damn. I thought i had found someone worthy. I mean dont get me wrong, megan was very useful and we had great conversation, i thoroughly enjoyed our meeting, she really helped me allot!!! but i still couldn't help but be annoyed, because when things like this happen, i get asked questions, and have to spend 10 mins explaining something that would have been made clear had you finished reading. Like i said me and megans meeting went very well, and i appreciate her taking the time out so dont take these words the wrong way, im just expressing what bothered me a bit. Now, as i stated I'm currently modeling the 3D for my project, we got group critiques tues and honestly i dunno how much im going to have to show, and here is why... This thing that we call life, IS CURRENTLY WHOOPING MY ASS!!! My ass is burning in the flames and my life is falling apart! it seems like if it aint one thing its another, and a whole mass of messed up shit has recently been happening to me all at the same time! What you ask? Im not really at liberty to share, especially on an internet blog, but all im asking all of you is to understand. Yes its true ive been slipping, but i have good reason and im and currently in the process of pulling things back together. So please, im asking you to understand, and cut ya mans sum slack!! hard times my friends, hard times. Im in the process of gettin my shit together as we speak so just please cut me sum slack and i promise you will not regret it.

Tyrone M