on monday evenings I have an intaglio printmaking class that lasts five hours. normally for studio classes the five hours is split up between two days throughout the week, three hours on the first and two on the second. but for this class all five hours are on mondays from 5 to 10.
after monday at 10:00 I usually don’t think about that class for the rest of the week. I am usually trying to work on my thesis. it would not be unfair to say that intaglio printmaking has taken a backseat to my thesis. but I still need to pass the class, so I try and dedicate sundays and mondays to printmaking homework. I tell myself that I cannot work on my thesis, because I need to do printmaking homework. but this doesn’t always work. lately, it has just been making my sundays entirely unproductive and my mondays long, stressful, and painful.
but my biggest grievance is that this class is sucking away my enjoyment for printmaking. I can’t help but see it as an obstacle, just something taking up valuable time that I could be directing elsewhere. and that’s silly, because I’m only registered for 2 classes this semester, intaglio printmaking and senior thesis. I am also doing an internship off the record, but if it where official, I would still only be at 12 credits. maybe I’m just horrible at managing my time?
well, I think the fact that it is 8:00 on a sunday night and I still haven’t done anything productive answers that question for me. Here’s hoping I can change that.
