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Artists’ book display for the week of November 19th, 2018

Revelations by Louise Odes Neaderland- Accord, NY : Bone Hollow, 1996

Letters patterns structures  by Andrew Torel, Mayne Island, British Columbia : Perro Verlag Books by Artists, 2010

World Unknown by Dean McNeil, 1995

You know, sometimes you try, but don’t succeed. This prompt was one of those moments.

Okay, so for this prompt I just wanted to talk about the year that’s passed and how I experienced it. A bit of self reflection if will. It’s not on the prompt list, but I thought that it would be a good way to end this blog with, as this is my last entry.

Since the concept is 30, I thought, okay, I’m going to buy a R300 bottle of liquor of 30% alcohol. Drink it, and write this self reflection while half drunk. Yes, I know, a fantastic idea.

I went to the store. Spent like fifteen minutes to get something that 30%. I was very disappointed to see that there was none. It’s either 35, 43 or 21. But I managed to find something that was R300 and 28%. So I figured, close enough. So the liquor in question was Disaronno.

I have never seen nor tried it before. To be honest, I was quite skeptical. But let it not be said that I am not up for trying new things. After all, how bad could R300 really taste?

So I got it. Low-key excited to try it and type out this blog. It had a seal and everything so I felt super fancy when I opened it. Served some on the rocks and took a sip.

Man...

Excuse the language, but it was fucking disgusting. Like... nothing could have prepared me for just how horrid that tasted. I don’t even want to think back on it. Sorry guys, but if I drink this again I am sure I will throw up.

Just take it from me and never buy this.

...Unless it’s a house warming gift for someone you hate. In that case, feel free to take mine, because I am never trying that again. I think I should have just flushed R300 down the toilet as a prompt. I would have felt a lot less bad, considering how the money was thrown away.

Thus, with the disappointing lack of alcohol. My first college year experience, will be told by me while sober. I know, I’m already getting depressed.

Although this could count as a prompt for Make a Mistake.

Because very expensive mistakes were made today.

But here we go!

Wow.

I can’t believe it’s November.

It’s insane. I remember my first day of orientation like it was yesterday. I remember feeling like I was back at my first day of first grade. I didn’t know anyone. And I felt so small.

Now, everyone knows everyone. And being going to Campus doesn’t feel like a lamb to the slaughter would. Now, it just feels right.

I think what surprised be the most this year, other than just how much I’ve learnt, (and how many films I’ve watched), was how much I’ve changed.

While I don’t think it will be a noticeable to my friends and family, I definitely feel more like myself. Which is why I am rather skeptical to go back home. Even though my brain feels like it’s fried from the amount of work I have done this last week.

This year, I have tried and experienced things, I wouldn’t have done a year ago. I’ve grown to like craft beer, I went to a club, attended a metal concert, watched the oldest and most obscure films I could find, attended photo-shoots, and dove into every music genre I could find (I’m really into low-fi at the moment). The list just goes on.

Even with constant working on new projects and exploring new mediums, it feels as if I have only scratched the surface of what I am capable of. (Not to sound narcissistic of course).

But I think the most valuable thing that I have learned or just a way of apportioning things is that to never think I can’t.

I am surrounded by so many opportunities and ways to so create.

I made a 3D character, a flip book, a boardgames, written a script for an original short film, completed over 50 drawings and illustrations, tried my hand at cell animation, animated a renaissance painting, made an info-graphic... I have so done so many things.

I feel the only reason why I was able to finish those things, and have it turn out good (in my opinion), was because I never, not once, thought that I couldn’t do it.

New project in a new medium and skill set that I have no experience in? I just hit the ground running.

I never doubted if I would be able to do it.

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