One class to go.
Posted by Tim Gruber | Filed under Uncategorized
I haven’t updated in awhile thanks to running at less than 100%, but mainly due to the end of the quarter crunch. The good news is my project is nearly done. It needs a last minute coat of polish before it goes live. I know what you’re thinking, “Hey Tim, you can’t polish a turd.” I hear ya! I’ll post the link here in a couple days when everything is in place.
Minus my master’s project, which I’ll hopefully get to this spring yesterday marked the last day of my required classes at OU. It was a sad feeling knowing this was it. What can I say? I’m a sentimental sap. I’d imagine most students in other programs are excited by the thought and go on to burn their textbooks and get sloshed on the cheapest dirty 30 they can find.
For me though it was a sad day to know I’m leaving the best environment I’ve ever found as a storyteller. This is the end of classroom critiques and classmates/friends who constantly raise the bar. This is where I learned the importance of making images that make someone feel. There’ll be no more photo nights or getting 7 different edits of a project as contest season approaches. No more walking down to Baker to hear the likes of Scott Strazzante and Rob Finch. This is where I learned the importance of surrounding yourself with endless talent and passion. There is where, as one of our professors would always tell us, “Dare to suck.” This is where I lived and most importantly this is where I learned to love.
It’s going to be sad when I finally do have to leave what’s been an oasis of inspiration and passion to jump aboard the life raft of an industry that is fighting to stay afloat. Let’s hope I remember how to do the doggy paddle.
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