It's December... Finals week finally hits me. For the first time in years, I can finally say I have a decent academic grip on my studies, probably because I don't have my life as bombarded with other inconsequential shit as before. The credits situation has mostly been resolved, since I got my classes in order for next semester. I'm going to also be doing some cool independent study project with a professor I've basically already been working with through my research lab. I'm still bound for masters, albeit still nervous about not getting in, but I have my confidence and connections to back me up (lol) (I do genuinely hope it helps me in this regard).
With this, I've been rather inactive with my photography. I genuinely haven't used my 5DmkII much, only doing some b/w photography for a final project. Speaking of which... two days ago, I spent 4 hours in the darkroom getting 10 prints done. I'm usually a lazy dumbass and don't do test strips, but I also did those because I genuinely needed this prints to look good. I'll talk more about this project later, because it harkens back to the 11.20.24 blog post where I talked about wanting to do a major photo project that involved taking photos of hallways at desolate hours. It's basically that project, recontextualized, and broadened to capture other desolate spaces. It'll be uploaded here soon, perhaps next week.
I went to a fantastic show on November 8th, one which I will be providing a rather extensive write-up of. I won't spoil it, but it's of a major drone metal band playing an album in full for its anniversary. I probably gave it away with just that sentence, but still... genuinely cannot wait to talk about it! When I get the recent photo project I just did uploaded, it'll probably be uploaded with it, if not sooner.
I'm turning 22 next month. I'm getting to the point where I can at least consider myself deep into my 20s. Not sure how I feel about it, but I'll accept it. It's strange being a college senior and everyone you know basically being to some degree slightly younger or significantly younger than you. I am also not sure how I feel about this. Life is all about getting older, I guess.