ok...wow... can I just catch my breath for a minute??
I have had the busiest past two weeks ever. I think that I should just move a cot into NESAD (The New England School of Art & Design). I feel like I have spent every waking moment at the art school these past two weeks trying to finish a project I have been working on for 6 weeks. I finally handed it in on Thursday and wow, it feels great to get it out of my sight. Spring break couldn't have come at a better time.
I know that even though it's "Spring Break" there is probably some work I should be doing, however... I NEED A BREAK!!! and therefore the only thing I plan on doing this next week is sleeping, eating, watching TV and hanging with my friends...(a schedule that I would normally 1. never have time for and 2. feel guilty for doing) seems acceptable after the work load I have had.
I will be going home to Buffalo on Tuesday next week to see my family! I haven't seen them since I moved into my new apartment in January, so I am excited to see them, as well as have some one to cook for me :) . I am just excited to be HOME... it's so nice after being away to go back to your house, it's always so relaxing and it makes you appreciate it more when your away too. However, the only thing I'm not that looking forward to is the weather. Just when I leave Boston, the weather warms up, and of course, the place that I'm going to has just been hit with tons of snow and is expecting more!! I was hoping to be able to run outside and go bike riding when I got home, but I guess with snow on the ground that is out of the question. I guess I could always go skiing.
Anyway, I am just about ready to break out of these walls. Having to work on Friday's kinda stinks, especially today...the first day of Spring Break!! And with St. Patty's on Monday, this is a big weekend for Boston. I can't wait to go to the parade in Southie (South Boston...loads of Irish people) and then celebrate like a true Irish on Monday. In Boston, St. Patrick's Day is a serious holiday, and even those who aren't (like myself), are Irish for a day!
So on that note, I am heading out...I will probably go running outside today since we were fortunate enough to have a warmer, sunny day today. I better go before it starts raining.
Happy St. Patrick's Day and don't forget.. every one's a little bit Irish!
Friday, March 14, 2008
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
spring... is that you?
It feels like Spring today...finally!!
There is nothing better than leaving your house in the morning all bundled up and ready to bear the elements, when you're hit by a heat wave.
I may be from Buffalo, but I am NOT a cold weather girl. The unexpected Spring day in the midst of Winter is ever so refreshing. I can't wait for the start of baseball season and being able to leave the house without enough gear to hike Everest(just to make it to class). With that said, I walked to school today with coat in hand. That means Spring is on it's way (knock on wood.. in New England you never know).
As far as life goes, I feel like I've been living at NESAD (The New England School of Art & Design) lately, which is the trend with most of the art students. I had a critique today for one of my classes, which entails presenting your finished work to your classmates and professor as well as outsiders, such as professional Interior Designers and Architects. A critique can be nerve racking, but it's a great way to develop strong presentation skills, handle positive and negative criticism as well as get input from professionals. I enjoy presenting my finished work, so it's not that bad, but some people find it very stressful.
My Contract Design Studio is a commercial design studio, where we learn how to design commercial spaces like office buildings, cafes or school buildings. On this particular project, we were assigned to design the office space for the Department of Neighborhood Development in Cambridge, MA (which was a hypothetical project, but an actual department). We were given the shell of an existing building and required to space plan, create floor plans and develop 3D models all while following building codes as well as creating a environmentally responsible space. Environmentally responsible building/design is determined by LEED Standards (The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) and you can check out what they do at http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=222. I think that building "green" is very important to ensure that the materials we are adding to our homes and buildings are not hurting our environment, and that they are being properly recycled.
I will be posting images of my work in the near future, so you can see what type of work is expected of Interior Design students as well as see how this project came out.
So after a hectic week of preparation and finishing of my project, it is a real "weight off the shoulders" to have presented, and now I can focus on my next project, a hat shop!
As for now, I need to get back to work, as well as upload some new pics for the blog. Don't forget to watch the season finale of Project Runway this Wednesday (tomorrow) at 10pm. I can't wait to see who will win.
Now get off the computer, go outside and enjoy the good weather before it's gone!
-jillian
ps. happy march!
There is nothing better than leaving your house in the morning all bundled up and ready to bear the elements, when you're hit by a heat wave.
I may be from Buffalo, but I am NOT a cold weather girl. The unexpected Spring day in the midst of Winter is ever so refreshing. I can't wait for the start of baseball season and being able to leave the house without enough gear to hike Everest(just to make it to class). With that said, I walked to school today with coat in hand. That means Spring is on it's way (knock on wood.. in New England you never know).
As far as life goes, I feel like I've been living at NESAD (The New England School of Art & Design) lately, which is the trend with most of the art students. I had a critique today for one of my classes, which entails presenting your finished work to your classmates and professor as well as outsiders, such as professional Interior Designers and Architects. A critique can be nerve racking, but it's a great way to develop strong presentation skills, handle positive and negative criticism as well as get input from professionals. I enjoy presenting my finished work, so it's not that bad, but some people find it very stressful.
My Contract Design Studio is a commercial design studio, where we learn how to design commercial spaces like office buildings, cafes or school buildings. On this particular project, we were assigned to design the office space for the Department of Neighborhood Development in Cambridge, MA (which was a hypothetical project, but an actual department). We were given the shell of an existing building and required to space plan, create floor plans and develop 3D models all while following building codes as well as creating a environmentally responsible space. Environmentally responsible building/design is determined by LEED Standards (The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) and you can check out what they do at http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=222. I think that building "green" is very important to ensure that the materials we are adding to our homes and buildings are not hurting our environment, and that they are being properly recycled.
I will be posting images of my work in the near future, so you can see what type of work is expected of Interior Design students as well as see how this project came out.
So after a hectic week of preparation and finishing of my project, it is a real "weight off the shoulders" to have presented, and now I can focus on my next project, a hat shop!
As for now, I need to get back to work, as well as upload some new pics for the blog. Don't forget to watch the season finale of Project Runway this Wednesday (tomorrow) at 10pm. I can't wait to see who will win.
Now get off the computer, go outside and enjoy the good weather before it's gone!
-jillian
ps. happy march!
Friday, February 29, 2008
blog numero uno
Wow, do I have a lot of adventures to share with all of you.
But before I go telling you about my travels and adventures in Madrid and Boston, I should probably introduce myself first and foremost.
My Name is Jillian and I am currently a third year student at the New England of Art and Design at Suffolk University, studying Interior Design. I came to Suffolk from my hometown of Buffalo, New York because I feel in love with Boston and the great programs this school had to offer. I also loved that Suffolk had a extensive study abroad program and I was thrilled and intrigued to hear that it also had a campus in Madrid, Spain, a place I had always wanted to visit.
So as far as school goes, I love what I’m doing. The Interior Design program at Suffolk’s art school is so awesome, and I love how “hands-on” it is. I never knew that I would be going to college for art, but I love that I am. The program keeps me very busy, with studio classes that run 6 hours a week, but I feel like I am learning so much, and am really prepared to enter the work industry. I aspire to someday own and run my own design firm, but for the near future I am looking for summer internships in Boston. I am interested in Commercial design, which includes retail, institutional, educational and hospitality design(hotels and restaurants) which I find the most intriguing.
As for life in Boston, how can anyone complain (except for the unpredictable New England weather). I can’t believe how much there is to do in this city and how many fun things you can find that are free. Being a student also helps out with nice discounts at a lot of events.
I would have to say, that one of my favorite things to do in this city is to attend a late afternoon Red Sox game with some friends. There is nothing better than cheering on the Sox with all the other fans, while eating a hot dog, enjoying a cold drink and singing along to “Sweet Caroline”. I never really followed MLB until I came to Boston, and I’m glad I decided to do so in a city so passionate about their team.
Other than attending games, I love to go “exploring” around the city and finding cool new places to tell my friends about. I recently just attended an awesome show with a friend at The Good Life, a bar/lounge close to school that has live music on Tuesday nights, and was blown away. The band we saw was sooo amazing and talented. It was an awesome jam session, with really talented musicians.
Walking along the Charles River and through the Boston Common and Garden is also so nice and relaxing on a warm spring day, and I just found this cool website that shows and tracks the routes you walk and run. Check it out at http://www.walkjogrun.net/ to calculate how far you’ve gone.
I feel like I have so much more to write about but I want to save it for future blogs (just like the cliff hanger feeling you get while watching your favorite weekly show , like “LOST” for some of you crazy fans out there, or like “Project Runway” for me)
So look out for future blogs about my life in Boston, Music, Art, Pictures as well as Traveling stories and Life in Madrid.
Until then,
-jillian
But before I go telling you about my travels and adventures in Madrid and Boston, I should probably introduce myself first and foremost.
My Name is Jillian and I am currently a third year student at the New England of Art and Design at Suffolk University, studying Interior Design. I came to Suffolk from my hometown of Buffalo, New York because I feel in love with Boston and the great programs this school had to offer. I also loved that Suffolk had a extensive study abroad program and I was thrilled and intrigued to hear that it also had a campus in Madrid, Spain, a place I had always wanted to visit.
So as far as school goes, I love what I’m doing. The Interior Design program at Suffolk’s art school is so awesome, and I love how “hands-on” it is. I never knew that I would be going to college for art, but I love that I am. The program keeps me very busy, with studio classes that run 6 hours a week, but I feel like I am learning so much, and am really prepared to enter the work industry. I aspire to someday own and run my own design firm, but for the near future I am looking for summer internships in Boston. I am interested in Commercial design, which includes retail, institutional, educational and hospitality design(hotels and restaurants) which I find the most intriguing.
As for life in Boston, how can anyone complain (except for the unpredictable New England weather). I can’t believe how much there is to do in this city and how many fun things you can find that are free. Being a student also helps out with nice discounts at a lot of events.
I would have to say, that one of my favorite things to do in this city is to attend a late afternoon Red Sox game with some friends. There is nothing better than cheering on the Sox with all the other fans, while eating a hot dog, enjoying a cold drink and singing along to “Sweet Caroline”. I never really followed MLB until I came to Boston, and I’m glad I decided to do so in a city so passionate about their team.
Other than attending games, I love to go “exploring” around the city and finding cool new places to tell my friends about. I recently just attended an awesome show with a friend at The Good Life, a bar/lounge close to school that has live music on Tuesday nights, and was blown away. The band we saw was sooo amazing and talented. It was an awesome jam session, with really talented musicians.
Walking along the Charles River and through the Boston Common and Garden is also so nice and relaxing on a warm spring day, and I just found this cool website that shows and tracks the routes you walk and run. Check it out at http://www.walkjogrun.net/ to calculate how far you’ve gone.
I feel like I have so much more to write about but I want to save it for future blogs (just like the cliff hanger feeling you get while watching your favorite weekly show , like “LOST” for some of you crazy fans out there, or like “Project Runway” for me)
So look out for future blogs about my life in Boston, Music, Art, Pictures as well as Traveling stories and Life in Madrid.
Until then,
-jillian
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