Studying....

I hate to study... I mean, I love school but sometimes the studying just becomes so monotonous that its just boring.. which is why you should create creative ways of studying for your exams. For example, a friend and I went to a local cafe in Carrboro to study for our J-school exam. Its low-lighted so its not a very harsh environment when you walk in. There was a live band playing Christmas and pop ballads which was soothing. And it was just my friend and I at a small table which made it feel low key, and not stressful at all. Finding a fun place to study and fun people to do it with is a good way to de-stress your work environment, making studying way more fun!!

Good luck to all those taking exams in the next week! May you at least pass each one.

Technology, you fail me

So you all know I'm a Journalism major at UNC-CH... meaning I should know about technology programs of all sorts. Well I do know some but not as much as many other gurus who walk the halls of the J-school. So I've been working on a project that consists of me taking footage from mini-DVDs, converting them into M4V files and then converting them again into MOV files. Well this process has required me to download three different programs to do all of this. And each time I've tried to upload the footage I need I have been failed by the technology I'm so dependent upon. My computer is freaking out, going on the blink and I'm frustrated to the point of cursing, crying and cursing some more. I've never been so upset by technological failure.

As of right now, I'm currently downloading the second mini-DVD and hoping that tomorrow morning one of our tech-guys can help me convert all my files so that I can start editing them in FCP (FinalCut Pro) so I can make a killer mini-documentary for my brother's ceremony on Sunday.

Did I also mention that this is a video/audio/photo project? FML.