well, it's almost over, but whatever.

columbia's not much of anything. it's not bad. i learned how to use plaster bandages and foam core in 3d. i like history of art, but that's not surprising. history's my thing. and we're doing an ethnography paper in english.

still - it doesn't feel like anything. nothing's very challenging. nothing's very bad either. i'm surprised i'm saying this, but i actually want things to be harder. we spend every friday in humanities discussing our personal lives instead of actual art. most of english is about re-reading something already posted online. new millenium studies is ridiculously easy.

i haven't really seen any impressive art, except for a few people here and there. and speaking of which, the students are good. i've only run into conflict with 1 or 2, which says a lot. everyone is pretty open and friendly, but i haven't made many friends. either there's not much of a party scene (i've only heard of 2) or everyone is a commuter like me.

i wouldn't care in high school. hell, i'd enjoy it. but considering this is something i'll have to pay off in 4 years, i want to have a legitimate degree. so i'm probbaly gonna transfer to the school of the art institute next year.

this is in part because i wanted to go there for so long before columbia, because of its reputation, and because of the aforementioned reasons. i've already figured out all the credit shit and talked to the counselors, so now i'm just building my portfolio.

other thsn that, i'm good. i'm pretty much at a point where i understand myself (always good for an egoist ) and have really few, but really great friends. simplicity is nice.