I covered the Women's March in LA today. It was interesting. I'd say the atmosphere was different than last year's too.
I think last year felt more supportive than this year - not that this wasn't supportive - but it wasn't the main feeling, and felt more jaded and there was a little more anger behind those who were marching.
I posted a few of them on my instagram. Here's a couple others:
It's 12:30 and I have no idea why I'm awake.
I was at school yesterday until FIVE-THIRTY IN THE MORNING working on my final. Came home, slept for three hours, showered for the first time in like three days and came back to school.
I made the deadline but I'm not happy with the work.
It could have been better and I could have worked harder.
I really care about my topic and I want to revisit it when I can do it justice, but right now I feel like never want to look at my final again.
I just spent like every free hour of the last week thinking about, writing about, listening to interviews about, or coding a website about multiracial young adults - who are half white - and their thoughts on white privilege.
It was an interesting idea but I don't think I executed it well.
Journalism graduate programs are no joke. If I had to pick between and accelerated program and a two year or even one and a half, I would take the extended one. It's not even the workload but that I can't learn everything that I want to and produce work that I feel is good.
I feel like I spent this semester sucking at everything and maybe next semester it will be alright. But I wanted to walk out of a master's program with my life together and feel like a real adult and professional.
I mean, the workload is crazy too. In college when I thought I was 110% committed to photojournalism, I never worked this hard, except for maybe my senior project - which I also finished in a panic.
All of the master of science students were taking at least five classes or "labs" AKA working in the media center/newsroom. I was doing eight.
I feel like an insane person, but at the same time I know I'm enjoying it because if I were a little bit unhappy to be there I would be SO unhappy and grumpy.
I know I just spent like 10 minutes complaining but I'm glad I'm here. I would have never been able to teach myself any of this and the opportunities you can take advantage of are awesome. I don't have time right now but I'm going to try when it's closer to graduation.
Less procrastination in the spring. However, I know that's how I'm most productive, so I'm not giving myself permission to procrastinate but it's an annoying thing to realize and think of as like a weird safety net.
I'm working on a documentary next semester. I'm going to work on cutting a fake sizzle reel. I did the interviews but the visuals are not mine. So obviously this is just an exercise for the pre-production class and if I want to make a real one I'll have to do it when I start shooting, but I'm having fun.
My, my! It has been a while since I've been active here!
USC has been crazy. I can't believe it's already October, but at the same time, it definitely feels like October.
We have been working like crazy since July and it has not let up. I hope to be able to have some good work to show for myself by December.
I will say though, I feel alright about my midterm. It was totally falling apart and somehow I got it together at the last minute. I didn't take any photos though so that's a little disappointing. It's called "Mental health care and L.A. County jails: Are there resources to rejoin society?" and looks at some reentry services for those coming out of incarceration.
I'm really excited about the spring semester though. I have a crazy workload and am going to be an insane person but I'm ready for it.
I really like the community here. There is a professor/photographer who is really supportive and seems to think my purpose on earth is to be a mental health reporter. I haven't formed an opinion about it but it's nice that he believes so strongly in us.
I hope to update my website more often. Stay tuned.
