Schedule info: [link]

Warning: Big Ranting ahead. No one is forced to read it, please.

Gah! I hate finals period. It's just so many to do with close to none time to do it! Not to mention the scorching heat... I got two really important final tests next week and one is on the very same day me and my group does our project presentation, Tuesday, november 24th in the morning. Everybody is doing their best and so am I. Since I get the day off tomorrow, my part should be done by tomorrow and then all i have to do is put everybody else's together so we can reharse for it on sunday. Should everything go well I'll still have enough time to study on monday for the test that takes place in the afternoon.

Asides the finals' usual stress and the presentation I'm really frustrated at the moment. It's not related to college or tests and some might consider it petty, but dang, I'm human too!

First, my desktop computer's monitor starts going funky. Two seconds after ya turn it on, the screen turns really dark. I tried to reconnect the wires, adjust the brightness, reboot the computer, but nothing works. With the screen like that using that computer is virtually impossible. I can't run scans, download files, play games or scan any drawing! And I had two linearts ready to be scanned... T.T So until that's fixed I can't upload any other drawing that's been finished. My bro said he'd take a look at it, but not even he seems to know what the problem is...

Second, I've been serching for drawing tuts about drawing in different views and that's been proving to be quite frustrating. Ya know how all the basic tuts tell ya to start with the stick figure for the body and then flesh it out with geometric forms? Well, when it comes to a 3/4 view of the body, I couldn't find any guide that teaches like that not here nor anywhere! Heck, i couldn't find any 3/4 view of the body at all! Only for the head. How am I supposed to learn new poses without the proper guide or reference?! Call me whiny if ya want, but using stick figures and geometric forms was the only way I managed to learn how to draw so far and I still rely on it to get proportions right. Anyway, if anyone here can provide me any help with that or know a guide that can help me, please let me know.

Sorry for the ranting, but the unbearably hot weather, family-related issues and the ammount of things to do haven't done much to improve my mood.

Anyway, might as well wrap this journal up. You guys take care and do your best. I'll try to keep my cool so things will work out okay. Hopefully, i'll bring good news next entry. Later.