Lipstick: REBEL MAC Cosmetics, Cardigan: H&M, Shirt: H&M,
Trouser Shorts: thrifted J.Crew, Flats: ALDO, Ring: gift from Mexico
Nail Polish: Essie, Go overboard
Dear Viewers,
November has finally arrived and has brought along its
drastic change in weather! Oh yes, time to whip out the outerwear, layers and
knit accessories! Fall is such a whimsical season, filled with holiday spirit,
fall activities, seasonal beverages, and family gatherings. The New Year is
vastly approaching, and there is such little time to prepare. Shucks! We
haven’t even gotten through Thanksgiving yet, and don’t even start thinking
about Christmas! I absolutely love the holidays so much that I don’t dare abuse
any second of it. There is just something about it; it has this charm on me
that I can’t resist! Another delightful aspect of the holidays is that we get
time off of school. Now I am quite sure all of us students agree with an amen, that
we can all use a break! Fall semester students are reaching finals and working
hard to move on to second semester. Boy am I excited for the upcoming courses
that I will be taking for my major, along with the beginning classes for my
minor degree. Which of course reminds me, while we are on the subject matter of
education; I would like to take a moment to congratulate our reelected US
President Barack Obama and also thank you America for choosing the right
participant to run our country! Now I hope
all of you voted this year! Voting in my first presidential election was pretty
rad! If you didn’t get a chance to vote, here is my suggestion to you. Observe,
be aware and try to understand what Obama is going to do for this country in
the next 4 years to come. Plus when you
are 18 and are allowed to vote, you get an awesome sticker that says I voted. It is a little incentive to congratulate you
on your power to be an American voter.
Enough of this talk of politics, I want to move on and tell you guys
what I have been learning in my editing and storytelling classes. I have a
daily routine when coming to school... usually. My mornings consist of a 45
minute train ride to San Francisco, followed by a 5 minute walk to a muni
station. The train ride isn’t too bad at all, all I do is listen to my music
and sometimes read. If I am not doing either of those things I just relax and
gather my thoughts for the day ahead of me. I have such a busy schedule
throughout the week so there is always something to think about. It is always fun to me, each and every time I
wake up and get ready for school. I enjoy the hustle and bustle lifestyle. I
feel like it keeps me motivated to get things done and push for more. When I
get to class I am ready to learn and anxious to find out what the next
challenging homework assignment is. Now I deal with computers and video editing
for my take home assignments. I use paper and pen when I need to plot my story
for my storytelling class, but mostly I am using my creative output and my
editing skills. The skills I learn in my editing for Multimedia Storytelling
class I utilize to help me in my You Media Short Form class. So my first class is the technology behind
the camera and my second class is more so focused on the story and on camera
video. I enjoy the You Media course, more than the editing course just because I
like being the writer to my own stories. Writing about it and then seeing it
executed on screen is remarkable to me. Every time I write a story line for a
video, I vividly envision it my head prior to editing. There is a lot to learn
in Final Cut Pro X, but it is a great program to use when editing video. The
tough part is just remembering all the shortcuts and tricks that take time to
get used too. Now that the first semester is closely coming to its end I have
realized that I love my school and I am happy to be around artistic and
innovative people and professionals. I
am very much looking forward to my upcoming spring semester classes, which will
be Broadcast Communications, Intro to Fashion Journalism, and Composition for
the Artist. So I definitely have something to look forward to as well as
prepare for. I hope all of you students
feel the same way in your upcoming courses as well. With that said here are some
quick words of wisdom. Education is
important to most people, and if you are one of those people great for you! Keep
you motivational flow and don’t let any obstacle ruin your path. This is your
journey, you are on your way to establishing your purpose or place on this
earth. It would be a shame to spoil it
and not take your priorities seriously. Be grateful that you are mentally and
physically able to attend school or a higher level of education. We only get one shot while we are
young, for the great Woody Allen
himself once said, “If you are not failing every now and again, it’s a sign you’re
not doing anything very innovative.” Until next time, stay posted <3P.S I am in the process of figuring out how to post a twitter and instagram icon link on my page, but until I find out here is my Twitter, @jazelley and you can find me on Instagram by JazellePrado.