The Weekend in Whistler

Here all the pix i took less the crapy and very blurry ones.

Graduation

Thirteen years... was it worth it? Well I'm sure that I got something out of it? although I did do plenty more learning outside of school.

I've always loved to read (that, is all you really need in the end). I hated nearly all of my teachers, everthing they told me to do was too restrictive (with of course the exception of a few exceptional ones who helped a lot.) I never wrote about what I was supposed to or drew what was assigned and I never showed my work for math questions. I decided at some point, I can't remember when, a long time ago though, I decided not to aim for high marks at all in school but instead to look for ways to get the most out of whatever I was supposed to be learning. I made what the teacher was trying to teach more interesting for myself. I'd change the topic of the short story or draw something completely different than the, "house, angel, or demon." That is except for math, I never liked it or cared much, especially once we started algebra.

I do hope though that this subversive little plan I hatched so many years ago will work out fine; because, well I haven't got my report card yet, so I'll have to wait until then to claim success over the school board.

Ray Bradbury

When all is empty
There is no room to move

3 chinese curses

May you come to the attention of those in authority
May you find what you are looking for
May you live in interesting times

Grade Twelve Should Be Optional

I'm in grade twelve and learning almost nothing. None of my studies are actually qualifying me for my future career. The only reason that I'm there is to do my time and get a little piece of paper that says I'm and acceptable member of society. I know that the theory of making kids learn things that they don't want to know about is legit, but what about when these kids become "young adults" and get a focus on what they want to do? This happened to me in grade 10, which is also the approximate time I became "well rounded" (well, that is as well rounded as was possible for me). My progression and interest in all my subjects faded out about this time as well and I started to focus entirely on art. Well more specifically car design, which is something that I wasn't sure about pursuing until this time.
I started to draw constantly, during every class. In a year my skills doubled and then again in grade 11 and now once more in grade 12. Most classes I skip I go to the art room and work on sketches or maybe a small scale model of a sketch in clay. I now devote as much time as possible to art, and as little as is required to pass my classes. My career path does not require at any point academic ability; so, why waste time when I could be working for my future?