Deck is ALL FINISHED. Well, almost. I still have to decide what text to put underneath the joker, but I’ve sketched out some handwritten font for “54 cards designed by jennwang” and I think it’ll look nice I’m probably won’t be making any major changes, but if there’s something about the royalties in this image that really, really bothers you, I’ll still take it into consideration. I’ve done some research and will probably be printing my cards in China. It’s much cheaper than I had originally planned, so I’l be printing something like 150 decks, I think. Not completely sure yet. But this is exciting! (Also, I updated the photography section on Derek Powazek. It’s clean and simple, and definitely looks nice, but now that three people on my RSS feed use the same theme, I guess I’ve just lost appreciation for it. I’m glad that his design gained so much popularity, and I’m a big fan of minimalist design (Muji, Ikea, Apple…) but I don’t think it’s meant for the everyman. I guess I feel like the creative nature of minimalism is diminished once it becomes too readily available to the masses. If you’ve seen my room, I have organized (sometimes) clutter everywhere, and try to use layers and patterns often. Minimalism as a style is evolving to become the norm, and I don’t like that. Like, frosting is delicious as an accent, but definitely not as a main dish.

Classes this quarter have been so-so. My 107 (Modeling Dynamic Systems) professor is unclear during lecture as well as in his homework assignments, so it’s hard to follow his thought process and hence subject material. I like the labs though, because I’m really excited to learn how to use Matlab. 156A (Strengths of Structures) is only interesting to me because if it’s relations to materials science. 136 (Energy & Environment) is my favorite class so far because of the very apparent application. We spend half the class-time discussing various topics (so far, just global warming as a crisis or not) and the other half learning the “engineering” behind things like solar power and engines. It’s my second (and last) elective, and I’m glad I decided to take it. Lastly, EE100L just sucks. I barely understand simple circuits, and applying those concepts is… really difficult. I hope I can just get through it though… it’s the last EE class I’ll ever have to take!

My head hurts, maybe from typing in Dvorak on a Qwerty keyboard and having to re-orientate myself every time I accidentally look down. Speaking of Qwerty, my Dad gave me his old iPod Touch! What apps should I download?

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