So that's the summer holidays finished and nearly time to start back for 2nd year. I can't say I'm not looking forward to starting back. Working full time in tedious employment all summer definitely make you appreciate Uni. Although I've been working in a kitchen all summer I've also been invovled in some other projects that I've really been enjoying and from which I think I've learned various things. One project I've been working on is simply trying to figure out Sketchup and while I wouldn't describe myself as anything other than shit using the programme I'm not quite as shit as I used to be so that's something. Technology is a worry to me still though because while I've grown to appreciate it's value I'm still not sure how to get a grasp on it. Having my own Mac will be helpful I guess but I'm still waiting for bloody SAAS to sort everything out. I want to get to grips with Photoshop and Painter and I don't find them impossible to use, Painter particularly. However I would like to learn about animation for projections. On a recent trip to London a visit to ENO showed what was possible with animation and projection etc and it was just spectacular. So I hope to continue to get to grips with these things as the course continues. With regards to model making. I've built a model box and set over the summer and didn't really struggle with how to make models but I did find working in scale entirely confusing. I think thats just something I'm stuck with. Anyway looking forward to starting back and quite excited about all that's to come in 2nd year.