First Day of Classes (part V)

Solidworks: 2.5 hours (it's normally 3) learning how to: a. how to use solid works, especially the dang camera scroll, that mouse action is stupefying. b. how to make a toaster in 3d (i did it! it's even hollow and has a handle! my first ever creation) c. help Cody (my friend who I sat next to) catch up when his parts disappeared. Repeatedly. d. USE THE IRRATIONAL AND AGGRAVATINGLY COUNTERINTUITIVE (especially if your intuition=macOS) WINDOWS OS IT IS HORRIBLE. it was exhausing, sitting in a chair and paying closer attention than i ever have to anything for longer than i ever have to anything, plus craning my neck way back to see the projection of the teacher's monitor 10' high on the wall directly above me.

oh, and the teacher is a toy designer who taught solidworks at FIT, but never at pratt. he seems nice.

History of design: the teacher is awesome, made fun of his 'really bad taol' (thats Pensylvanian for towel, btw), and loves to talk about furniture. I'm so glad I finally get to learn all these important design/ers that I should have learned going into the first year of ID, but whatever, this is Pratt, I don't expect that much from them.

And I filled out my room status whatever form, and pointed out allthe holes and such that were there (including the ones i neglected to own up to on the ceiling from trying to get that stupid curtain to stay up which didn't work) so I won't get charged for them at the end of the year. Here's what I love about Derek (my RA) and that process: There's no way for them/him to know which ones i may have added during the year. Ooooops ;)