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2/16/17

This morning I got up and scrolled through Facebook for awhile before I realized it was past breakfast time. I warmed up an Amy’s vegan breakfast burrito for brunch(?) and ate it with some guacamole while I watched That 70′s Show on Netflix. I remembered that I had to turn my design into positives to expose on my screen for Color and Form later, so I frantically worked on that up until it was time to go to my Intro to Logic lecture. I came in a little bit late, so I wasn’t entirely sure what was going on, but I saw that the class was working in pairs to do derivation problems that the professor had up on the screen. It took me a couple problems to get the hang of it, and therefore it took me a little while before I even felt confident enough to talk to my partner. He was actually very helpful, and explained why he was getting the answers that he was and assisted me in correcting my mistakes. By the end of the lecture, I knew exactly what I was doing. I took the connector over to McNeal Hall to print out my positives on transparencies, which took longer than I would have liked. Once they were finished, I grabbed them and rushed down to the basement for Color and Form. I looked everywhere for red paper for my design, but to no avail. Instead, I decided to print red ink on white sheets of paper. It was much harder to get the right color red than I had anticipated, and printing took quite some time. I was going to expose my positive on my emulsed screen, but something must have gone wrong because when I went to wash it off, ALL of the emulsion came off. I was frustrated, but I stayed after class to power wash and re-emulse my screens before heading to my dorm. For dinner, I made some New York Bakery garlic knots and whole wheat spaghetti with Prego pasta sauce. I worked on homework and watched Bates Motel and Futurama with my boyfriend until it was time for bed. 

Well, that was my last blog post. 30 days of writing about the things I consume and struggling to connect them to design, society, economy, and culture. Not to mention the pictures of my ever-growing garbage collection. I even gained some random followers?? Um...hi. I hope you liked reading about my mundane days spent at UMN. Until next time!

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2/15/17

I woke up ravenous this morning and tried to eat some pumpkin spice flavored Frosted Mini Wheats with Silk Almond Milk, but I was so hungry I was nauseous. The cereal tasted awful to me and I had to dump the rest of the bowl down the garbage disposal. I worked on the second to last draft of my business cards for Text and Image and ate a little guacamole with multigrain Tostidos scoop chips. It also tasted bad to me, but not as bad as the cereal, so I was able to eat a little bit before heading off to class. I critiqued my peers’ business cards and received feedback on my own as well. At some point, I went down to the first floor to grab a Fuze iced tea from the vending machine because my mouth tasted like onion from the guac. I still wasn’t feeling the greatest, and at this point I couldn’t tell if it was from hunger or not, so I only turned in my homework to my Intro to Logic Discussion class, but did not stay. Back at my dorm, I made myself a smoothie (because I knew I could stomach it) and worked on adding all of my figures to the appendices in my splurchase paper. I had time to read the whole thing over and edit my writing before submitting it to Moodle and walking to the bus stop. In Design and Its Discontents, we looked at past exhibition examples for the next project. While some of the projects were very inspiring, I found that a LOT of them focused on “self-medicating” via the visuals of pill bottles, etc. Now I have no idea what to do for my piece because medication seems way too overdone--veganism, too. I really want my project to be unique, but that seems much harder than it first appeared. I’m really going to have to pick apart my blog and my collection to find something that I can work with. After class, I went back to my dorm to work on this blog and watch Bates Motel on Netflix. I ate some of the Seroogy’s candy that my mom had sent me, but not too much because I have been trying to eat a little better. I decided I’d bring the rest down to the free table in the lobby the next day.

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2/14/17

I got up this morning and got ready for class, consuming Marc Anthony argon oil conditioner, Clean and Clear face wash, Dove body wash, Crest toothpaste, Maybelline mascara, and my ABH eyebrow pencil as per usual. As I was eating my breakfast (a Fiber One bar), I received an email from the front desk that a package arrived for me. I rushed downstairs to grab the box, noting that my name was written on it in my mom’s handwriting. I also checked my mailbox, and found 5 envelopes addressed to me. I brought it all up to my room and opened up a bunch of Seroogy’s chocolate and money and gas cards from my mom, my grandma, my nana, my papa, and my aunt BT. I felt the love ❤️️. Economically, Valentine’s day is a Hallmark holiday, but most people don’t even seem to be aware of that. I am aware of it, but choose to celebrate anyway because what’s wrong with celebrating love every once in awhile? I put all of my presents away in my room and headed to my Career and Internship Prep class in St. Paul. We did a “mixer” based on our top 5 strengths from StrengthsQuest. I’m not entirely how accurate mine are since I took the quiz before my freshman year, but I wasn’t about to pay to take it again. I left a little bit early so that I wouldn’t be late to my first Intro to Logic exam all the way on West Bank. The test was so intense that I found myself still shaking from all the pressure after I finished and turned it in (barely on time). I took the connector back to St. Paul for my Color and Form class where we prepped our screens for printing on Thursday. I ate an apple pear for a snack while I was there since I hadn’t had time to eat lunch. I was still hungry when I got home again, so I made some fresh guacamole and put it on a MorningStar veggie burger for dinner. I worked on my paper for the rest of the night with Futurama on in the background, and tried a couple of my Seroogy’s chocolates as well. When I got to a spot where I felt comfortable, I saved my work and got ready for bed.

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2/13/17

When I got up this morning, I cut up some cantaloupe for myself to take to my Text and Image class. The class began with critique and was interrupted by a pitch for out next project by President Kaler’s wife. We were to design an invitation for the Eastcliff Garden Party on June 11th. In terms of design, the card was to be 5 x 7 and designed both inside and outside in full color CMYK around the theme of grapes and wine. The demographic (society/culture) was wealthy, older individuals dressed in suits and sundresses and straw hats. We were to thank them and make them feel good about the university so that they would continue to donate money to support the Eastcliff house (economy). All I was worried about was how the hell I would come up with Jasper’s required 25 different sketches centered around grapes and wine. After class, I grabbed a garden veggie Papa John’s pizza from the Student Center and headed back to my dorm. There, I went through my Intro to Logic flashcards and Skyped my boyfriend until it was time to go to Design and Its Discontents. I consumed a group presentation on the week’s reading and got some feedback from my peers on my paper. I took the connector back to my dorm once again and ate a starfruit and some Flamin’ Hot Funyuns for dinner (so healthy) while I watched Futurama with my boyfriend. I went through my flashcards a few more times as well, since the test was tomorrow. 

Oh yeah! And here’s the last picture you’ll get of my trash heap: *sniffs* They grow up so fast..

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2/12/17

I woke up fairly late this morning and walked to the bathroom to brush my teeth with Crest and touch up my eyebrows before heading out to breakfast. We walked a couple blocks to Open Book where I got a smoked grilled cheese (I don’t even like grilled cheese, but it was the only vegetarian thing on the menu) and an apple. While I was eating, I got a call from my pharmacist at CVS. He asked if I wanted my medication refilled, and that’s when I realized that I hadn’t taken it this morning. I also realized that I wasn’t having the terrible cramps I normally have, so naturally I told him that I would not like a refill. All of the medications I have been prescribed for anxiety/depression so far have not worked (or have worked very minimally) and have given me the most bizarre and concerning side effects. Was I frustrated? Yes. But I also knew it was partly my fault for seeing a general practitioner instead of a psychiatrist for my prescriptions. My dad told me that I should start taking my Lexapro again because it was the only medication I had taken that had actually worked, although my body would build up a tolerance to it faster than it could ever work to its full potential and my doctor was hesitant on continuously upping the dosage. What other choice did I have besides tracking down a psychiatrist somewhere? Anyway, after everyone was finished eating, we went back to the apartment where I worked on my splurchase paper while my dad and his girlfriend did laundry. Before they headed back to Green Bay, my dad took me grocery shopping at Cub Foods so I could buy some fresh produce for the upcoming weeks. My dad wanted to stop at the TJ Maxx next door to see if they had any cheap Polo shirts, but he was not impressed enough by any of them to make a purchase. They dropped me back off at my dorm and we said our goodbyes before they started the 5hr drive back. I worked on flashcards for my Intro to Logic class for pretty much the rest of the night, stopping only to eat (a prickly pear and some Flamin’ Hot Funyuns) and to brush my teeth. 

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2/11/17

This morning, I got up and took my meds before jumping in the shower, consuming Marc Anthony argon oil conditioner, Clean and Clear face wash, and Dove body wash. Immediately after, I did my eyebrows with my Anastasia Beverly Hills eyebrow pencil and applied Maybelline mascara to my eyelashes. My dad took his girlfriend, my boyfriend, and I to Wilde Café where I had some veggie strata and smoked gouda hash brows (best hashbrows I’ve ever had...I’m a terrible vegan). From there, we began our day of apartment tours, starting with 22 On The River. The place blew me away: it had a rooftop party area, an indoor theatre, a fully operational workout room, continental breakfast, and an indoor dog park. The catch? My boyfriend and I would have to pay $1,200 a month, plus parking, plus utilities, plus cat rent, for an apartment smaller than the living room in my dorm. My dad crossed it off the list. Next, we went to a place called The Kendrick which reminded me more of duplexes than apartments. They offered a lot more space for a lot less money, but the location wasn’t as close to campus as I would have liked. We had a little break before the last tour, so we went and picked my car up from Bobby and Steve’s Auto World (did I mention I ran over a nail last night?) and got a free carwash as well. We also went and dropped my dad’s girlfriend back off at the apartment so that she could use my dad’s car to visit her niece and nephew. Our final tour was at Stone Arch which, if we qualified, would be less than $800 a month for a very modern 1 bedroom apartment. We all fell in love with the place, and I will be pursuing it relentlessly until I have the key in my hand. We went to pick up my dad’s girlfriend and we all took an Uber to Northeast Social where my dad generously paid for my boyfriend and I to have a nice Valentine’s Day dinner. We headed back to the apartment and my dad and his girlfriend went out for drinks. My boyfriend played Resident Evil 7 on the PlayStation while I did homework up until it was time to go to bed.

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2/10/17

Now that I’ve ruled out veganism as a topic for project 5, I think I have finally found my focus. What is the one product I consume every single day without fail? My medication (whatever that may be at the time). I’m trying to find the magic pill that actually does what I take it to do, but I am on my 3rd medication since the school year started, and not only it not work for me, but the side-effects are worse than ever. Sorry I got a little side-tracked there, I’m just really frustrated with my Dr. and should probably go get a prescription from an actual psychiatrist. Anyway, I think a good topic for my project would be mental illness and medication. I’m not sure about the Design of medication..could it include the ingredients or why certain pills look the way they do? It certainly isn’t for any aesthetic purposes..at least, none that I can think of. I do know that many cultures treat mental illness very differently from what we are used to. Some may choose to use natural remedies instead of pills, for instance. Some may not even believe in mental illnesses, let alone their treatment. Since I am mentally ill, I have a bit of a different take on how society plays into this. For example, I am in a lot of facebook groups focused on mental illnesses where mentally ill people can talk about whats on their mind and validate each other or post relatable memes, etc. It’s kind of like a society in and of itself. As for economy, all I have to say is big pharma can kiss my a**. Well, since that took up most of my post, I’m just going to list what else I remember consuming today very briefly: I ate a Kind bar for breakfast, I did laundry with a Tide pod, a Shout color catcher, and a Bounce dryer sheet, I made Earth Balance vegan mac n cheese with Hormel vegetarian chili for lunch, I consumed gas driving to Gamestop and Hobby Lobby where I purchased Resident Evil 7 for my boyfriend and a valentine heart box to put it in, I ate mushroom pizza at Day Block with my boyfriend, my dad, and his girlfriend, I worked on my splurchase paper, and I played Yoshi’s Wooly World (my v day present) on my Nintendo DS. I think that’s about it!

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2/9/17

The first thing I did today was tidy up my dorm--dusting, vacuuming, and wiping things down (specifically with Lysol wipes)--because my dad and my boyfriend were coming to visit this weekend. I made myself some Bisquick pancakes and started getting ready to leave for my Intro to Logic lecture when I remembered that I needed to write a project proposal and come up with a composition for my Color and Form class in a couple hours. I ultimately decided to skip out on the lecture so that I would actually something to turn in when it came time for me to head to Color and Form. The prompt for the project was to communicate a perspective or an idea about something important--something we were optimistic, pessimistic, or concerned about. I had made a list of such things when I had first received the assignment sheet, but it definitely needed to be narrowed down. I was hesitant on picking veganism because I was considering something with that for project 5(?) for Design and Its Discontents. However, when I thought about the mediums I was going to be using for each project, I realized that a poster would be more powerful than my veggie burger wrappers. I started looking up facts about animal agriculture and found a few good ones I could base my poster off of: meat production is responsible for 15% of emissions, 38% of land use, 70% of fresh water consumption, and 80% of rainforest deforestation. 70% of the world’s grain harvest is fed to livestock and just 50% of that could feed all of the starving people in the world. I ended up settling on the statement “21,000 people died today because we gave their food to factory farmed animals.” My design was of a starving child reaching out to a large, wealthy man who was holding a hamburger in one hand and feeding grain to a cow with the other. In class, I received feedback on my design during critique, and was also able to take in the designs of my peers. With this information, I was able to work on and improve my design in Adobe Illustrator for the remainder of the period. When I got back to my dorm, I made some guacamole and put it on a Morningstar black bean burger with some Go Veggie vegan cheese. My boyfriend and I then watched the movie From Dusk til Dawn before getting ready for bed. 

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2/8/17

I took my meds and hopped in the shower after I woke up today--consuming Marc Anthony argon oil conditioner, Clean and Clear face wash, and Dove body wash. For breakfast, I toasted 1st National multigrain bagel and spread Toffuti vegan cream cheese on it. I also ate a few Driscoll raspberries on the side. I then got ready to leave for my Text and Image class, consuming Crest toothpaste, ABH eyebrow pencil, and Maybelline mascara. I got off the connector at the St. Paul Student Center to grab a Papa John’s garden veggie pizza to eat while the first group was going through critique. When it was my group’s turn, I gave and received feedback on the GMD Jack Lenor Larsen Exhibition poster sketches we had been working on. After that was over, I went straight to my Intro to Logic Discussion class. I was confident I had done the homework correctly, so while the class was going over it, I worked on my LinkedIn profile for my Career and Internship Prep class. I began adding as many connections as I could think of--past employers and coworkers, high school teachers, family, peers, and professors (it’s less people than you think). The hour was over before I knew it and soon I was on my way back to my dorm to work on my splurchase paper. In the process, I consumed information from the Shopko and BOD Man websites about their stores/products respectively. I am going to talk about those in relation to Design/Society/Economy/Culture in my paper, so I don’t feel a need to reiterate it here. Anyway, I left to go to Design and Its Discontents where I consumed information about the resources available on the Moodle page. I also got some feedback on my draft from my peers and was able to give some to them as well. On the bus, I talked to a couple of my classmates about Studio Ghibli movies. One of the girls got off at my stop and I continued talking with her even though I’m shy and we hadn’t talked much before then. As we continued walking, I found out that we had been living in the same apartment the whole time! When I got back to my room, I cooked some zucchini slices with pesto for dinner and called my boyfriend on Skype. I’m sure we watched Netflix before bed, but I cannot recall specifically what it was..

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2/7/17

I touched up my eyebrows with my ABH eyebrow pencil, took my medication, and brushed my teeth with Crest almost right when I woke up. I then looked over the logic homework I had done last night to correct any mistakes made by my sick and tired brain. It was getting close to the time I had to leave for class, but I was starving from not eating breakfast so I made a quick veggie dog with Hormel vegetarian chili before rushing out the door. In my Career and Internship Prep class, we reviewed our application packet assignments consisting of a job description, corresponding cover letter, and resumé, due later that day. We also took some time to cut images out of magazines to make collages about ourselves. We didn’t have a lot of time, but I managed to throw something together. When class ended, I took the connector to West Bank for my Intro to Logic lecture. I can’t say I consumed much about logic, because I was preoccupied trying to finish and turn in my application packet. Luckily, I had a very thorough resumé and a cover letter already, so all I really needed to do was search for a job and tailor my documents to its description. With that all turned in and my logic class coming to a close, I went outside to wait for the connector. I consumed fresh air and took in all the people around me and their various aesthetics. I feel like this activity is much harder in the winter because everyone is much more concerned with staying warm than being fashionable. I, myself, was bundled in my black peacoat that was completely unrelated to my the more hippie-like outfit I was wearing underneath. Fashion definitely all about Design--if you like how it looks, you want to buy it and you want to wear it. I recall in Laura Oswald’s article “The Place and Space of Consumption”, she mentions how we construct ourselves around the image we project for others in consumer culture. I wear hippie clothes because I’m a hippie and I want people to know that--I want to attract the company others who are like myself. In this sense, each different style and the people who wear them have their own kind of Culture. ...I was going to write about the rest of my day, but I’ve written a lot already. In summary, I consumed critique in my Color and Form class, a large Xtreme caffeine coffee, and something for dinner that I can’t even remember at this point. Okay, I’m done now. 

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2/6/17

I took some of my new medication when I woke up this morning (I’ve only been taking it for a few days now), and hopped in the shower. As always, I used Marc Anthony argon oil conditioner, Clean and Clear face wash, and Dove body wash. Consequently, I also used my Anastasia Beverly Hills eyebrow pencil and Maybelline mascara. I consumed a Fiber One bar for breakfast while finishing up the annotations for my sketches in InDesign. I then got ready to go to class, and walked to the bus stop--consuming fresh air. I got off the bus at the St. Paul Student Center so I could buy a veggie flatbread from Subway before walking next door for my Text and Image class. I started not feeling well (new medications always take a bit of getting used to) and left a little early to return to my dorm. I consumed some Aleve and some Tums and lounged around watching Bates Motel with my boyfriend over Skype. I didn’t feel well enough to go to Design and Its Discontents, but I did get a lot of my logic homework done. I worked on truth tables until all the letters began to blur together around 1:00am. This semester’s a little brutal.

Also, it’s Monday! Which means that you get a picture of my ever-growing garbage heap. Behold:

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2/5/17

When I got up this morning, I decided to just have a little pineapple for breakfast before diving into my homework (more sketching). I took a little break to peruse Facebook. One of my friends posted a recommendation for some products that he used, and they piqued my interest. The items included Siddhi Energetics Chulen Deep Energy Vitamins, Lotus Blooming Herbs Authentic Shilajit and Authentic Chyawanprash, Food Grade Diatomaceous Earth, and Ultimate Ormus Life Energy Supplement. I read up on each one of them and I couldn’t decide if they were pseudoscience (Culture/Society?) or miracle products (Design?). I didn’t have enough money to just throw at them and see for myself (Economy), but I’d definitely ask my friend about his experience next time I saw him. For lunch, I reheated the rest of my mac n cheese pizza from Mesa. My boyfriend and I watched That 70′s Show on Netflix for awhile while I sketched, and at some point I went to the bathroom and brushed my teeth with my Carbon Coco teeth whitener. Since I’m literally always watching That 70′s Show, my boyfriend suggested we switch it up and watch something new. We decided on Bates Motel and proceeded to keep it on through quite a few episodes. I just microwaved an Amy’s black bean and quinoa bowl for dinner and grabbed my last Lipton tea to go along with it (if you were wondering why I drink so many, I had a big case of Diet Lipton Citrus Green Tea in my fridge). I finally finished my sketches and photographed them to be edited in Photoshop and placed in an InDesign document to be annotated. I brushed my teeth with Crest as per usual before turning in for the night.

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2/4/17

I skipped breakfast this morning because I stayed in bed for awhile after I woke up, so when it came to lunch time, I was hungrier than normal. This compelled me to to order a mac n cheese pizza from Mesa. I had it delivered and paid $20 total. I consumed it while I watched That 70′s Show (surprise, surprise) on Netflix. After I finished eating, I tried calling the apartments that didn’t pick up yesterday...not a single one answered. I gave up and began working on my poster sketches again. At some point, I took a break and did my eyebrows with my Anastasia Beverly Hills eyebrow pencil for no particular reason. Design has little influence on the makeup I buy--it’s generally about the brand and the research I’ve done on it. Consequently, I do not tend to buy drugstore makeup. In the realm of Economy, I will pay $23 for an eyebrow pencil because I know how good the quality will be. In terms of Culture, makeup culture is definitely a thing. I don’t completely participate in it because all I ever really do is my eyebrows, but it’s out there. As for society, there is no doubt that the public and the media push women to have unrealistic beauty standards for themselves. They may feel more pressured to buy makeup in this society compared to, say, one like Jamaica. Moving past my makeup rant, my boyfriend wanted to watch Conjuring 2 with me, so I put it on in the background while I looked up reference images for my sketches. For dinner, I made myself another vegan buffalo chicken wrap out of the rest of my MorningStar veggie wings and Organic Ville non-dairy ranch. I then brushed my teeth with Crest and hit the hay (I have been eating dinner really late at night for some reason lately).

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2/3/17

This morning I got up and showered with my Selsun Blue shampoo, Marc Anthony argon oil conditioner, Clean and Clear face wash, and Dove body wash. I brushed my teeth with my Carbon Coco teeth whitener while I was in the shower, and with Crest once I was out. I went back into my room, grabbed a Fiber One bar, and started making calls to several different apartments. I asked questions and consumed information about availability, leasing terms, contract lengths, monthly rent, utilities, parking, and pet fees. I documented it in all in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and got a little feedback from my dad. I Skyped my boyfriend for a little while before he left to help his family move some furniture. I then put on That 70′s Show on Netflix and started sketching poster concepts for Jack Lenor Larsen’s exhibition at Goldstein, since I had 25 to do. I took a break at some point to make a vegan BLT using Morningstar bacon strips, GoVeggie vegan cheese slices, and Hampton Creek vegan mayo. I always buy Country Hearth split top wheat bread if that makes any difference. Thinking about it, I buy a lot of brands simply because my mom has always bought them. I think I’d classify that as “culture” because each family has its own traditions that are passed on through the generations--and that includes brand loyalty. Anyway, after I finished my sandwich, I ate some Eileen’s gummy butterflies. I did some more homework up until dinner time (which can be anywhere from 7pm-9pm on the weekends) when I decided to make a smoothie with Silk almond milk and So Delicious dairy-free yogurt. After I consumed that and got to a good place with my homework, I got ready for bed and my boyfriend and I finally finished watching Hellboy on Netflix.

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2/2/17

For breakfast today, I decided to have Honey Bunches of Oats cereal with So Delicious coconut milk yogurt. I put on That 70′s Show and worked on annotating my business card designs in Adobe Illustrator until around lunch time. I made myself a mushroom sandwich and consumed a Lipton tea along with it. I then left for my Intro to Logic lecture where I consumed information (and several examples) on the application of truth tables. After that was over, I caught the connector to St. Paul. I got off at the Student Center because I wanted a snack. I settled on buying a pumpkin cheesecake F’real milkshake even though we live in the arctic. I consumed it in my Color and Form class while I did homework because I was finished with the project we were supposed to be working on. Carol just ended up letting those of us who were done leave 2 hours early. I could have used my free time to get homework done, but instead I made some penne with spinach and Prego pasta sauce and played Destiny with my boyfriend on PlayStation. I don’t have a lot of time for video games while I’m in school, but they are a big part of my life so I think I’ll dedicate today’s analysis to them (specifically Destiny):  In terms of Design, I wouldn’t necessarily say that people buy the product because of the packaging, but because they have maybe seen trailers online and like how the game itself is designed (the graphics, character design, landscapes, etc.). As for Economy, money plays a big factor in what you can play and how far you can get in the game. The game itself costs money initially (and is typically quite expensive when it first hits stores), but you can also buy whatever downloadable content or other perks come out thereafter. The line between Society and Culture is, in this case, a little blurred for me. Video Game Culture is an actual term to describe the media subculture formed by video games and the gamers that play them, but I’m not sure where that leaves Society. Maybe it would be the groups of people who play certain games? If that were the case, those people who play Destiny would all be a part of that society. They may all be different people, but they share this common space. 

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2/1/17

This morning I got up, touched up my eyebrows with my Anastasia Beverly Hills brow pencil, ate a Fiber One bar, and looked over my logic homework a couple more times before submitting it to Moodle. I forgot to mention yesterday that I received my Carbon Coco teeth whitening activated charcoal in the mail, but anyway, I tried it out this morning. I’m finding that the longer I see things being advertised to me on Facebook, the more inclined I am to look into them. That’s where I found out about Carbon Coco in the first place. I had a little time before I had to leave for class, so I made some NY garlic knots and dipped them in some tomato and basil bisque. I also got my business card concepts ready to present in critique in my Text and Image class. After I finished eating, I brushed my teeth with Crest and left for the bus. In class, I consumed a presentation on a textile designer named Jack Lenor Larsen and I consumed information on our next assignment, which was to create a design brief for his exhibition in Goldstein. We then had critique; however, we didn’t finish in time and I was to annotate my designs and send them to Jasper at another time. I headed to my Intro to Logic discussion class on West Bank where I consumed information about the homework assignment I had turned in earlier (we went over it as a class). After that was over, I stopped back at my dorm for a bit and worked on an outline for my paper for Design and its Discontents before heading off to that class. While there, I consumed a presentation on UMN’s libraries and their website. I then got to consume my peers’ outlines for their papers, as well as their feedback on my own. When class was done, I went back to my dorm for good and made myself a vegan chili dog out of Lightlife veggie dogs and Hormel vegetarian chili with a side of zucchini noodles. I then brushed my teeth with Crest, put on Netflix, and went to sleep. 

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1/31/17

This morning I got up and did not take my meds meds because I did some research and consumed info that the alarming sensation I’d been experiencing lately was heart palpitations caused by taking Bupropion! Yay! I took a shower with my Selsun Blue shampoo, Marc Anthony argon oil conditioner, Clean and Clear face wash, and Dove body wash. After drying off, I got dressed and applied my Anastasia Beverly Hills eyebrow pencil and Maybelline mascara. I ate a Fiber One bar for breakfast, brushed my teeth, and headed to my Career and Internship Prep class. There, I consumed information on cover letters and spent time exploring Goldpass and building a profile on Linkedin. After class was over, I walked to the St. Paul Student Center and grabbed a Papa John’s personal veggie pizza. I hardly had any time to get to my Intro to Logic class on West Bank, so I ate it on the bus. In that class, I consumed information about truth-functionality and how to translate Sentential Logic into colloquial English. Once that headache was over, I headed back to St. Paul for my Color and Form class. (Isn’t my schedule great?) Back in McNeal, I went to the printing lab and printed my positive on a transparency for class. I brought it into the screenprinting room and consumed instructions on how to expose my photosensitive screen with the transparency to make a key screen out of my positive. I was able to prepare my screen and make 7 decent prints before class let out. Back at my dorm, I Skyped my boyfriend, microwaved an Amy’s vegan burrito, and started in on a long night of logic homework. At some point during all of this, I took a break to check Facebook when I saw that someone had posted that “Vegans’ existence is God’s’ failure. For every animal you don’t eat, I’ll eat three. Your move.” or something like that. I almost never have the energy to partake in lengthy discourse, but I can almost never help myself either. I said “Good luck destroying the planet” and someone else commented “The animals we eat are over-bred specifically so we don’t destroy the planet.” I just decided to hit em with cold hard facts: “They're destroying the planet BECAUSE they're overbred. I'm not talking about planet destruction via animal death. I'm talking about the tons of crops wasted to feed livestock (16lbs of vegetation to 1lb of flesh for cows), all the land that takes up and deforestation it causes, resulting water/air pollution, concentrated amounts of methane produced by livestock, fossil fuel used to produce meat products, etc, etc.” The argument obviously went on and on as they always do, but the point is that I am finding it easier to connect veganism to culture, society, and economy even in debate. This may not be as hard as I thought.