Today is our final day of preparation. The amount of laptops in the room is taunting me. The clicks of the keyboard are maddening. My eyes are glazed over. For the past three hours, I haven’t talked to a soul… unless you count my curses directed to the laptop in front of me. My mind is frozen… and not just because the air conditioning is set to “so cold you can preserve bodies.” Anxiety is at an all-time high.
Just kidding (=
Although I am a bit nervous for tomorrow, I’m confident that all groups (including mine) will do well. Finally, we get to show off all of our hard work!
I wrote about the design and function of my project in an earlier blog. As you will be able to see it tomorrow… I won’t talk about it here.
Aside from working on the project, we had two optional activities for break time. The first was a trip to UCLA’s botanical garden. The garden is nice. It didn’t feel so much like a garden as it did a forest, however. I felt like I was taking a hike through really… level… mountains? But in all seriousness, it is a nice place. There is a nice collection of plants and trees imported from places such as Mexico, South Africa, and New Zealand. There was also a small (stagnant) “river” with a short bridge. Bamboo could be found in every corner. I walked through the garden during the afternoon and I got a feeling that it’s a regular hangout for couples. Nearly each bamboo within reach was covered with crude etchings of “Emma + John FOREVER,” and other things of the like.
The second trip was a short one to the fifth floor of the CNSI Building. We had the opportunity to see projects from both John and Pinar. John’s was interactive. Small dandelion spores were 
projected against the wall. They moved in slow, lazy paths until they were disturbed by movement. Pinar’s was a simple abstract piece. She used a wide range of bright colors. The entire piece reminded me of a moving painting. I really appreciated being able to view their work. They have been our counselors/mentors/teachers for the past two weeks and their works are inspiring.
All in all, it has been a quiet, slow, productive day.
And my eyes are still glazed over.
http://www.pinaryoldas.info/pain/applet/index.html
http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-Motion-Sensors-Work-84955.shtml
http://www.bgci.org/resources/1528/
