23 January 2025, 6:46 PM
The title does not makes sense, nor does my Unit 1 hand-in, but the good thing is that I am done with it. I am already regretting not blogging enough in term 1. (I did have my reasons. I needed to get comfortable with the surroundings- both inner and outer). This blog is to prove my future self that I do in-fact learn from my mistakes. I am trying out a new way of documenting things. It includes experiencing things and racing straight up to the ninth row of tables in the LCC library, sitting on the first monitor there, gazing out of the window to make people think that I am thinking about something important and getting straight down to writing, not giving my brain any chance of thinking whether or not would my writing would make a mark.
Today was definitely eventful. I am glad I chose this day to begin blogging (again). I had a very healthy lunch and boy did it feel good to eat real food after surviving on literal crumbs during the submission week.
While walking here, I realised how subtly London makes you realise that you actually are living in it. You might think that you would have the ‘eureka moment’ of arriving in London after stepping into Heathrow, taking your first tube ride, watching the Big Ben, getting on the London eye, clicking a picture in front of the tower bridge but no. I realised I was in London today when I was walking to the college today. The sky was gloomy, the light was dim, I was overstimulated by my jacket, my scarf, raindrops, a tote bag containing fifteen library books, my spectacles which have started slipping down my face ever since I have got here (should I be worried that I picked up the wrong size? should I be concerned that occasional starving has slimmed down my face or should I be happy that my skin-care is working? I do not know) (see how I keep getting distracted by my thoughts? It is utter mayhem up there in my head) and my headphones playing the Marathi song ‘Ka Kalena’ This was definitely a main character moment.
I did a photo-lithography workshop today. Needless to say, it was amazing. I go absolutely crazy when it comes to booking workshops and borrowing things from the kit room. Call me gluttonous and I would not care. I got the insta360 x4 camera today. It is an absolute beauty. Did I mention it is new and I should be the first person using it in the entire college? It does not matter but it helps me feel ambitious so I am going to say that it does. I am thinking of documenting the work-in-progress show, hopefully I will get it done.
These workshops that I have been doing help me realise how intertwined the streams of science and the arts really are. I wish I could just do the workshops at LCC till I die. Experimenting is fun. It also takes care of your physical health. I had a full blown upper body workout in the workshop today- rolling the ink and turning the press’s wheel. Good times.
The other thing that I witnessed today is London’s mood swings. It relieves me to think that London is just as indecisive as me. I was in the workshop, I looked out of the window and it started pouring. Pouring, mind you, not drizzling. For a second, I thought we were amidst a storm. Then I received a weather app notification on my phone saying that the rain will stop in two minutes and it did, and at the very next instant I was blinded by a ray that had made its way through the workshop window. I wish I had taken pictures but my hands were dipped in paint. Crazy day.
I am excited as I will be going grocery shopping now. What has adulting turned me into?
This is it for today’s yap session. I really need to think about a navigation system for my blog so that my lovely godsend tutors do not end up reading this instead of the academic blogs.