Today I went to Far Rockaway Beach for a homework assignment. It was pleasing to go, I might go back. Later I had my show on WPIR in which I played recordings from my recorder instead of music.

Today my Digital Monochrome class traveled to New Jersey to meet Lucy Helton. She talked to us about her process and how she works through different bodies of work, which was really helpful to hear as a student because many times we have no idea what we're doing or where to go, then we hear someone like Lucy say the same thing which makes our anxieties feel normal.

Today the contemporary issues class met at the New York Public Library to look at lensless photography. There were Blue Prints by Anna Atkins and Contemporary Works inspired by Anna Atkins.

It was a really nice day all around.

Today was decent. Could've been more productive. I do love how engaging and interactive PIC is with always having to talk about what we bring in and how it relates to class. Today we made a gallery filled with a work we considered a failure.

Today all four Junior Research classes combined for one massive critique that went through half of the Junior Class work. Next week we will do the same.

I found it a bit overwhelming to talk during people's critiques because it turned into people debating over people's work which I found annoying. I did speak to some classmates afterward and they said they were not a fan of the critique as a whole because it wasn't that helpful hearing things from new people. I think the issue is that most people do not know how to properly critique. Everyone says what they want to see in the work and offer suggestions which are hardly helpful at all to the person who made the work. Rarely do people just read the work. There were times during this 2:00 to 6:20 PM block where I found myself wondering if this was a waste of time.

In the last part of this episode, I recorded a full 12-minute critique so that you can understand what these sound like and how they go.

Today was not wasted. It was mostly a day about photography, as all days should be. I was shooting this morning for the prattler, edited during my shift, and then after my shift edited some more for a job I did this summer for my friend Aaron. I did some PIC work, and even that was involving photography. I was going through old prints, now I need to write about them. I also need to write a short paper proposal for Tori. I also need to write a schedule for tomorrow so that my reason to get out of bed is more purposeful. Thanks for reading, listening. See ya tomorrow.

Today I woke up at 7 then went back to bed. I talk mostly about my game plan for tomorrow, November 4th.

The main part of this episode is me reflecting on a call I had today with a potential mentor. Felt really nice.

I was overall completely unprepared for both classes today, but I at least used the voice recorder I bought to record discussions and lectures from each class. I plan to use it a lot.