our class went to the bruce mau 'massive change' exhibit at the art gallery today. it's supposed to be all about the future of global design. i'd really wanted to go when i first heard about it, but as the weeks went by, my enthusiasm dwindled, primariliy because i heard that it was massive crap.

our group got a guided tour of the installation, though not a comprehensive one. our tour guide was essentially pierre bernard, 'pierre bernard's recliner of rage' on late night with conan o'brien, without the lisp. the cadence and pace of his speech was so perplexingly bizarre.

"am i asking a rhetorical question?"

his whole tour was essentially that (it'd have been hilarious if he'd actually said that) -- he'd pose one question after another, and it was never clear whether he'd actually want us to respond. he'd pause, wait, wait, wait...then ask another question. coupled with the visual assault of the exhibit itself, the general tour experience was exhausting, and sort of a waste of my time. the exhibit, despite being gratuitously huge, was underwhelming, and i had other things i need to get done. oh well. at least i'm in a program where we get to go on field trips. are you?

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leaving for scott and anne's wedding tomorrow. i haven't even started packing yet, though it shouldn't take long. i have to leave straight from school to the airport, so i have to take my shit with me to class. i wish i had less to do; then i'd actually enjoy this trip. i'm generally not as excited about scott and anne's wedding as i guess i ought to be about two good friends getting married. probably because it feels like they've been married for a while already, and because we're not going to know very many people at the event. also, did i mention i'm drowning in work?

only today did i manage to finish writing my design paper, and i have yet to typeset it, which is going to take me at least two more hours. i haven't started my text and context paper on scholarly publishing, nor have i started research for my libel presentation. poo. my efforts to track down libel lawyers and editors to talk to have been fruitless to date, and i'm rapidly running out of time.

yet, it'll all be over in a week and a half.

fucking insane.