I must admit, 7 weeks ago I had a life. I used to go see movies, I had friends, and even showered on a regular basis.\u00a0 Now those things are gone and have been replaced with a senior collection.\u00a0 Is it worth it?\u00a0 I sure as heck hope so.<\/p>\n
These past few weeks have been the hardest to date.\u00a0 I wasn’t really sure how I was going to knock out a masterpiece in 5 weeks, but BOO YA, it happened.\u00a0 This semester has already had a couple set backs.\u00a0 We missed the second day of class due to a snow day.\u00a0 Then half of the class missed an entire week of class when we went to Las Vegas for the Curve Expo.\u00a0 Of course, then we had President’s Day on a Monday and there went yet ANOTHER class.\u00a0 I have chosen to blame this absence of class time for the craziness that ensued the last two weeks.\u00a0 First off, we come in on Saturday…. every Saturday.\u00a0 That said, our Professor is just as dedicated as we are, as she also comes in on Saturday mornings to see our progress and make changes.\u00a0 After all, if you were going to have to start over, wouldn’t you rather know Saturday than Monday?\u00a0 We’ve also discovered this amazing new feature FIT has introduced called 24-hour lab availability.\u00a0 With a simple signed letter on an FIT letterhead that lists all of the students names we are able to stay past the restricting 2am deadline, and work up until the next class arrives at 9am.\u00a0 Longest amount of consecutive hours in C714? That award would have to go to Francielle.\u00a0 I’m fairly certain that in the last week, she has only left that room for food and energy drinks.\u00a0 Many of the students prefer to work from their apartments because they are commuters and have dress forms in their rooms.\u00a0 This is always my favorite because on presentation day, you have about 8-9 garments on the forms that you’ve never seen before.\u00a0 SURPRISE!<\/p>\n
First ensemble was set to be due on Monday, March 14th.\u00a0 Given the state of everyone’s garments,\u00a0 the professor extended the date to Wednesday, March 16th.\u00a0 Our critic, Flora Nikrooz visited on Wednesday to see the finished garments and had only nice things to say about everyone’s ensembles.\u00a0 She really Oohed and Awed over a couple, but maintained a pretty good poker face throughout.\u00a0 Thus, the candidates for Critic Award will remain a mystery to us all.<\/p>\n
From here it only gets worse.\u00a0 Most of the class still has to finish up their robes for Monday and EVERYONE still has HOURS of beading to do. Our second ensemble, made of 95% Cotton, is due 3 weeks and 3 days from today.\u00a0 How am I feeling?\u00a0 I feel very similarly to the time I flipped my father’s four wheeler into a ditch and saw him RUNNING at me with a look of rage on his face:\u00a0 I’m shaking in my boots.<\/p>\n
My cotton ensemble is actually more difficult than my first ensemble.\u00a0 It consists of four pieces: A long-line bra, garter, panty, and petticoat robe.\u00a0 I still have to go shopping for fabric, and if it is any sign of what is to come, I actually DREAMED about buying cotton tulle last night.\u00a0 In the dream everyone in the city sold out of it and I was forced to buy it from Mood for $183\/yd.\u00a0 (They jacked up the priced because of high demand.)\u00a0 Hopefully is was only a dream as I will be needing atleast 10 yards.<\/p>\n
My roommate questions my existence since I am never home.\u00a0 Needless to say, the doorman to my apartment must think I’m a hardcore party girl: I come home at 4:30 in the morning looking haggard and slightly stumbling, mumbling nonsense about ripped chiffon ruffles…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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