occasion for joy

wes anderson american express ad :)

you may have already seen this. it’s airing right now in promotion of the tribeca film festival. but this link will take you to an extended version. the more wes anderson the better.

required courses for interior architecture program

these are the courses i’m required to take before being considered for the interior architecture program at ohio university. through them, i will develop the necessary portfolio of work for admission.

art 110 — seeing-knowing visual art
introduction to perceiving and understanding meanings and organizational systems in traditional and contemporary visual arts in context of their social and cultural backgrounds.
art 113 — three dimensional studies
studio projects in 3 dimensions exploring ordered and dynamic interactions of mass, plane, volume, and space. introduction to processes and media.
art 116 — descriptive drawing
fundamental issues and concepts of drawing. varied projects to develop the ability to perceive, interpret, and record information through an awareness of the conceptual and technical basis of drawing.
hcia 180 — introduction to residential design & architecture
study of residential design and architecture. topics include design fundamentals, history of design, construction systems and materials, interior components, and professional practice in interior architecture.
hcia 181 — color theory
focuses on the characteristics, relationships, and theories of color based on major color systems. the visual and psychological effects of color and light, various color phenomena, and the formal and expressive elements of color for interior environments are explored. color is studied in terms of furnishings and finishes as related to space, form, and light.
hcia 299 — professional practices
study of field of interior design concentrating on career opportunities and professional organizations.
it 104 — architectural drawing
basic techniques used in architectural drawing. topics include: use of instruments, orthographic and isometric projection, floor plans, interior elevations, and wall sections.
cs 120 — computer literacy
basic computer course for students from different disciplines who are expected to use computers in an academic environment. lecture emphasis is on concepts–what the student needs to know about computer systems, essential applications, internet options, and computer security and ethical concerns in an information age. lab emphasis is on skills–what the student needs to practice to be proficient with word processing, spreadsheets, database management systems, presentation graphics and web pages as problem-solving tools.

i’ll take these courses (& others) over the next fall, winter & spring quarters and apply for the program fall 2007. i’m extremely excited.

favorite albums of last year

in no particular order, my top ten:

TWIN CINEMA/the new pornographers

REHEARSING MY CHOIR/the fiery furnaces

APOLOGIES TO QUEEN MARY/wolf parade

LOST AND SAFE/the books

BEFORE THE DAWN HEALS US/m83

THE MYSTERIOUS PRODUCTION OF EGGS/andrew bird

THE SUNLANDIC TWINS/of montreal

FEELS/animal collective

EXTRAORDINARY MACHINE/fiona apple

BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE/broken social scene

mexico in june

here is the tentative itinerary:

mexico city

toluca

taxco

oaxaca

puerto escondido

antigua, guatemala

guatemala city, guatemala

san cristobal de las casas

puebla

cuernavaca

mexico city

(pic from summer 2004)