THEMACGIRL*

Thursday I went to UofL to meet with my adviser about classes I should be taking in January and to see where I am standing in terms of how much longer I’ll be in college. Having only been on campus once before for orientation I thought I managed to get to the Business school pretty well without the use of a map. I guess the campus isn’t that big after all. I got to my adviser’s office and come to find out my appointment was no longer in the computer for some reason. Apparently my transfer paperwork hadn’t come through all the way yet and it bumped me out of the system. I was becoming disappointed because I just drove an hour to get there, was missing out on work, and it looked like I was going to have to come back later this month. Fortunately, my adviser was very understanding and went ahead and advised me. Given my past experience with advising I was relieved someone was actually being helpful and working with me. We discussed what classes I’ve taken that would transfer and what wouldn’t. Unfortunately, I’ve have more classes that aren’t going to transfer than I do classes that will. Fortunately, I am just about done with my gen-ed courses so I’ll be happy to be getting into classes I’m genuinely interested in. There are still a few classes I could take at the community college I’m at but since I’ve already finished most of my paperwork with UofL I don’t really want to go through all of this again. Before I left I was asking my adviser how long she thought it would take me to get through the degree. She said 4-5 years (!) In my head I thought I had 2.5, 3 years tops left. But 4-5 years?! I was pretty bummed about that because for the amount of time it’s taking me in college I should be a doctor by the time I graduate. LOL. Of course I have changed my degree a few times and that’s why it doesn’t seem like I’m getting very far. I really hope this CIS/Info Sec degree is what I want to do. Heh.

I’m excited and a little nervous about transferring. Excited that it’s a new place and I’ll be meeting new people but a little nervous about having to take out student loans. I’ve been very fortunate that financial aid has covered my education so far but it won’t be enough for UofL’s tuition. I know there are far worse things to go into debt over but it’s still the idea of the debt lingering after I finish school but it has to be done. Wednesday begins class registration for tranfer students and I’m trying to get an idea of what classes I’d like to take. I just hope the classes I need to take at the times I want aren’t filled up by the time Wednesday rolls around. We shall see…

I’ve been saying a lot of goodbyes lately it seems, and as you’ve seen from my previous post I’m getting rid of my Holga camera. I sent off my last three rolls of film to Dwayne’s Photo in Kansas because their prices were pretty unbeatable. For three rolls (and shipping) it was right at $25 and I had my film back within 7-10 days. Prices in Seattle were pretty expensive and getting to the semi-local shop (an hour away) before they closed was always a hassle. You might give Dwayne’s a try if there’s not a local business nearby that develops 120 film.

The one thing I don’t like about the Holga is the photos are always hit or miss. Out of 36 photos I’ve found four that actually stood out. I guess the same can be said about digital, but with digital you see the results right away and you know whether or not you should keep shooting. One roll of film that I used at the Seattle gay pride parade was ruined because one of the buttons was switched to bulb mode. It was something I should have paid attention to but didn’t.

These are a few examples of what happens when the holga is left in bulb mode when it isn’t needed. Nice, huh? :-O All in all, it’s been fun having a Holga and it’s a good conversation starter but definitely not reliable.