I was just about to go into a small rant about spellings of words like programme vs program and disc vs disk but I used google and discovered that my usage is not only correct for NZ English but also British English. Compact Disc, Hard Disk. Television Programme, Computer Program. Right, well, that's sorted.

Monday was a public holiday so on Tuesday we went in and were briefed about the remainder of studyweek.

We've finished all of this semesters projects, and the first 3 were formative, meaning the marks that we got back for them were really only a guide to how we were doing. The bummer for me is that the last project, the one that I could have really excelled in but didn't due to factors that were sort of outside of my control (I could have gone nazi on my group, but I'm not sure that this is a reasonable expectation to be placed on me) is assessed as is.

This week our job was to choose our strongest project (or one that we have since developed further) and turn it into a presentation. A1 poster and 15-minutes talking and any supporting materials that we may wish to include.

I chose the wearable interface because it's the one thing I did on my own. It was either that or serious fun, but if I'd chosen that I'd have to delve further into exploration of semiotics and tie it up with the cat which I'd like to explore, but not in the given time limit. If I'm going to present I need to look like I know what I'm talking about, I do not want to look exactly like what I suppose I will be: a first year student giving a quickly cobbled presentation.

Time has gone fast and I could have possibly used it a bit better, I mulled over what I was going to do and just how to do it for too long. I considered ringing an old employer ahead of time to get the A1 printed on Friday but then decided go with AUT's printer for $20. I pulled what could possibly be my last all-nighter for the semester to get the poster finished and add 2 last events to my events blog as it was due in Friday too. I'm a bit disappointed with myself that I wound up working on the events blog right up until the day before it was to be handed in. Everyone expects school-leavers to screw around and leave stuff until the last minute, but I had a work ethic. Alas I've placed so much importance on my studio work that event adding was sporadic. Then again I haven't really been able to attend any real events either. I attended a Pixies concert during March, but those tickets were paid for 5 months earlier, a time when I took my income for granted.

My allnighter resulted in me deciding to try a powernap snooze at 9:30am. I woke up at 2 and didn't have time to get the poster printed, so tomorrow I'll be looking for printshop open on Saturday.

We also have to resubmit our other projects in a clear accessible format, so I'll be setting them up in InDesign this weekend too. Last of all I still need to submit the supporting material for the last project. On Tuesday afternoon I have to present so I have a day to practice the actual presentation side. And I will practice. Looking to Steve Jobs here.

The following Friday we have an open night, where family and friends can view our presentations. Then after we're on holiday. Real holiday, no assignments. During that time I plan to study a few things. I want to revisit Edward Tuft and data visualisation, read more on Processing, perhaps look more into semiotics and visual communication, maybe look over my other materials and recommended readings, play around with Xcode and Blender, a free 3D application. But I also want to relax, exercise and perhaps find part time employment to make the financial side of next semester much easier. Looking forward to it.