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Journal Entry: Sun Jul 3, 2011, 6:54 PM

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Hey! So let's pretend that awful/braggart journal never happened, ok? And let us move onto something less narcissistic.

First part quick updates, second, long rant thing about career choices and lastly, Tumblr.

First off again I want to thank all you guys for being so supportive of my Peter Pan shoot. You guys wound up loving it far more than I expected! Thank-you so much! There's still just a few more images to come, and in the comments section I'll let you know when it is the final image.

Summer school starts tomorrow. Math. 5 hours, 5 days a week. One month and then I am done. FOREVER. But still, please shoot me.

Let me just say this... if I ever say to you that I finally know what I want to be in the future... FAT CHANCE. So many times in my life I have felt "Wow, this is my calling! This will be my career." and then a few months later I start to second guess myself. The worst of these occurrences was recently. In the first semester this year I had CALM class (career and life management), in that class we were pretty much forced into choosing our career path and mapping out how we'll get there. In doing so I was forced to realize... "Hey, I think graphic designing is it! I mean, I already love making book covers (though all I do is adjust colours,etc. and add in a title and such. ex:[link] all I did here was the black smoke, crayon and text) and if my ultimate goal is to be an author (which this one I am not bullshitting. It has been around for a LONG time, it's just you can't exactly come right out of school and become an author so... I need something else in the meantime or in case I suck too much) then it makes sense and perhaps I could end up making my own covers!!" I seriously planned it out from top to bottom (aside from where I would work).

Then about a month or two ago... I lost interest in the idea. I have one more year to decide and classes are so expensive. It's roughly $6,000 per class (over $8,000 for theater!) and to take Design, Fine Art and Theater classes to be able to decide what I want to do? Man that's just so much money... And that's not even talking about the courses I could take in Vancouver if me and !Kurly-Karly both go down there and live there while she takes film courses and I... don't know yet. The courses down there are prices of $20,000-$50,000... *shoots self*

As it stands I am interested in either designing book covers (will not call it graphic design because that's basically logos.. ugh), being a voice actress or something to do with cartooning/character design/illustration/etc. all with the same end goal of AUTHOR. But no wonder it's so hard to choose. The one I've always wanted is that... and so everything else I come up with is second best.

Tumblr! I have noticed recently that I use my facebook almost like a blog. Not good. No one seems to care and it makes me look like I think I'm all that or something. So I figured if I get a tumblr account I could use that to show people the cool things I find on the internet along with things I make or something from time to time. So how does that sound? Anyone interested?

  • Mood: Uneasy
  • Listening to: dragon by smoke fairies
  • Reading: soulstice by simon holt (my fave book!)
  • Watching: i was watching star wars ep. VI
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:iconallejhlahhokit:
Ugh I almost had to take summer school. But I got by lucky me! So about you having to do it. I can't wait to see the peter pan shoot! I know it's up but I have been in Tx with my dad....so I haven't had access to a computer. So know I have to go through all my stuff and so on so fourth haha. I have no clue what I' going to do. None at all. What so ever.....
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:iconpinkparis1233:
I just followed you on tumblr :)
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:iconcontagiouspixie:
~ContagiousPixie Jul 6, 2011  Student Photographer
:la:
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:iconox-runawaysmile-xo:
You should most definitely make a Tumblr for those type of things! I would follow you right away. As for the career choice problems, remember that you don't have to choose right now, you are still in school and you can take a year off and work somewhere to help you decided and to make extra money. Everything will turn out for the best. And in my opinion you shouldn't be second guessing your writing skills. You are amazing at it!! I always love reading the pieces that you submit. =)
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:iconcontagiouspixie:
~ContagiousPixie Jul 5, 2011  Student Photographer
Well, I understand that but I don't think taking a year
off will help fix my dilemma... I still won't have experienced
each one to know for sure. Thank-you, but I promise
you my novel writing is much better (at least it appears
to be for me).
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:iconox-runawaysmile-xo:
I would love to read some of your novel writing!! I bet it is amazing! Yeah, I am still considering taking a year off after I finish so I can go to some far away place and clear my mind and build up a portfolio. I plan on becoming better at photography and being able to take it as a profession. =)
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:iconcontagiouspixie:
~ContagiousPixie Jul 7, 2011  Student Photographer
Oh thank-you! Perhaps I'll make a poll to ask...
last time I added a bit of a novel, albeit the last
one was terrible, hardly anyone read it. Awesome!
See, weird thing with me is that I've never
considered it as a career... but probably because
it would become more of a cage to me then.
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:iconox-runawaysmile-xo:
I read it! =) And I loved it!
I really hope you do add up a bit of your novel. =)
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:iconcontagiouspixie:
~ContagiousPixie Jul 7, 2011  Student Photographer
You're crazy! :noes: If you want I could send the rest
of the more than half unedited crap to you in an
email? (too difficult to upload to dA)

Perhaps.
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:iconox-runawaysmile-xo:
I would love that!! =) my e-mail is: kenzie-regan@hotmail.com
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