School will be in a few days. I know this year will be dead for me because I'm trying to finish up my student life, hopefully, forever. I'm tired of being school these days. Well, I know I like learning and this is perfect to try whatever I want or think of my work. But, I just need to get out of school and do real work at some point. I don't know there is always good and bad in any life-style.

Okay.. I already told some of epeeps last night about one course that I'm intended to take for this semester. Well, I'm being lazy and haven't made any work for this Summer. But, I know I have to do a lot of work because it is going to be my thesis year. So, these days, I'm trying to get motivated, so try to look up a lot of courses in Art side and Media side. Then, I found out one interesting course in Art side which called "Graduate Photo Seminar" and I thought it could be fit on my directed electives for MFA fullfillment requirements. Well, I need to get critiques for my work from different perspective side. But, I was little wish-wash about this, so I called a Photo grad student and asked him about the course. He said, the professor can make you cry and it's very hard whatever. But, he recommend that course if I want to have good critiques and it doesn't really matter although I'm not a photo student. They, actually all photo faculty, paticipate in and talk about all kind of works such as video art, installation, painting and so on. Hum.. sounds good to me.
So, I emailed the professor and asked him about the course. Here the emails are between he and I.

Dear, ******

My name is Soyeon Jung and I'm a graduate student in the Department of Media Study.
I'm considering to take your course called " Graduate Photo Seminar." But, since I'm not a photo student, I'm little worried if the course is okay for non-major students. So, I want to know about the course in detail. I'm a video student and do multi-media artwork.

Thank you.

Soyeon Jung.

After emailing him, I went out to a bar with Liz and Julie. Of course, we talked about courses what we are taking for this semester. I told Julie that I signed up for "grad photo seminar" and then, Julie said.. oh no.. the professor is very serious and he wouldn't let media students take the course easily. Then, I got really scared.

Then, I got his email back today. Here it is.

Mr. Jung,

Sorry but the Graduate Photo Seminar is a very intensive critique for Photo MFA's and not at all suitable for people who are not working at the same intensive level of art making.

Oh no. Now I'm a boy student. Okay.. that's understandable if he isn't familier with Asian names, but what is it? "the same intensive level of art making"? He even doesn't know my work and who I am. Then, I was thinking of how I'm going to write him back again. And I called the photo student I asked about the course again. He said, don't even bother to take the course because it is probably not necessary for my work whatever. Hello.. no.. I heard that he is a good teacher. What is that.? He just assumed Media students don't make high intensive level of art making.? Hum.
So, I emailed him back again. Here it is.

Dear, ****.

It sounds very interesting to me because this year is going to be my thesis year in the MFA program in DMS, so I need a very intensive critique that can help my concept and my work. Since contemporary art has been getting much more like an interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary, I don't see why the photo camera lens can be distinguished from the video camera lens. As a video art student, I want to have some significant opinions about my work from different perspective that can push me. I'm now in the


sanctuary of learning so that I have to learn as much as I can. This is the reason why I want to take your
co
urse. Also, some of Art MFA students recommend that I should take your course, which actually caused me to determine.

I don't know, I already signed up for your course last night (that isn't closed for non-major on the website) and I was very excited, but at the same time I was scared too. Is there any way that I can take your course or I should drop it.? I'm willing to talk to you about this more if you want. Please let me know.

Thank you.

Soyeon Jung

PS: Actully, I'm a female student.

And, I was excited to see what's gonna happen, of course I got really scared too.
Finally I got his email back when I came back from hanging out some epeeps.
Here it is.

Ms. Jung,

I agree with you on there being little or no distinction between the still and motion camera as photographic processes in terms of artistic validity and our ability to critically engage them in common. We would be happy to have you join us provided that your work is up to the high standards of the photo MFA students and that you are willing and able to "keep up with the pack" and be prepared to regularly produce and present new work and enter the high level of discourse that is the basis for the seminar. A sincere and dedicated work ethic is the key to participation in this process. Accordingly, please consider your acceptance provisional and your first presentation next Friday as and audition for participation. The seminar is conducted by the entire photography faculty: myself, Prof. ***,, Prof. **** and Associate Dean *****. The final grade is collectively agreed upon by the faculty. As stated, our first meeting will be on Friday, Sept 4 and we will develop a meeting schedule according to our needs (i.e. after the first couple of meetings we will probably need to meet only every other week). Be prepared at the first meetings to present a summary of your work (showing clips of your best prior work and your current projects). Also be prepared to discuss the conceptual basis for your work as well as any theoretical concerns. Part and parcel of this seminar will be to develop a comprehensive artists statement that can be used for proposals and grants, etc. See you next Friday.

P.S. If you have further questions and concerns my office is at ****** and I will be around (but in and out of the office) during most of Monday and Wednesday.


Wow. oh my god. I'm very scared. I should've done this or.. I don't know. I have to work right now. I have to have my theoretical concerns and high level of artwork, otherwise I can be kicked out of the course. Presentation..? I don't know.. I get always shy to talk in front of people in the classes, even I can't verbalize some theorical things. I don't know..

Wish me a luck.

I've been too much sitting in front of my computer that is totally making me sick now. Finally I got something weird headache right now. But, I'm still addicted to doing computer. This is not good actually because I know I can turn off my real life, which is I have to take care of. Too much concentration that cause my all problems sometimes. I'm ready to go out soon. Are you guys going out tomorrow night..?
Old pink..? where..?

I got a photo of my nephew that was taken on my first younger sister's this Summer vacation. Well, he is a 3 years old baby, of course he is out of control, of course everybody loves him so much. He couldn't speak except for, "mom", "papa", "go away" "give it to me" while I was visiting Korea for last Winter break. But, my first younger sister wrote on her journal and he speaks so many words these days. Hum.. I can't wait to see him till this Winter.

Well, so.. let's talk about Spencer's art show yesterday. Keith was trying to convince me to participate in Spencer's nude work the other day, but I refused it. I'm not a coward or anything. Personally, I'm shy and I'm still thinking that I want to save my nude for someone special someday. I'm not against with anything. Just personal reason. But, HOW COME THEY EVEN DIDN'T ASK MY NEPHEW?, he is willing to do that instead of me.. Take a look at my nephew photo on the beach. What is he looking at..? kk.hh.

It's sooooo~~~~~~~~~~~~ weird.. even it freaks me out.
So, I tried to translate my journal to Korean using Babel Fish that Paul provided here. And that, it came out same thing.. " I'm in love with you seriously" in Korean word.. but.. it doesn't show up in English. What is that.. It seems like something code. I don't know.. I think it's a computer code thing. Hum.. I will try to figure it out again.

&#49324&#46993&#54644&#51652&#49900&#51060&#50556

this is kind of crazy. I'm trying to figure it out actually. hum.. what is it about..?

& # 4 9 3 2 4 & # 4 6 9 9 3 & # 5 4 6 4 4 & # 5 1 6 5 2 & # 4 9 9 0 0 & # 5 1 0 6 0 & # 5 0 5 5 6

so.. I got these numbers and some signs with a space between every single letter.
then, copy them and rewrite without spaces. and it came out in Korean letters like..

"I'm in love with you seriously"

So, I tried it here if it happens or not.. but it doesn't seem working out here.
It's very weird.. so.. I'm trying to figure it out how it happens. Oh well.

Sorry for my careless to inform the Olympics. I feel so glad to hear that the US media showed it. Thank you for responding of my journal.. Metalpeter, Jessbob, Maidencateyes.

It is always great to watch the Olympics opening ceremony. It gives me so much impression that is like I’m holding tears inside of my heart. Yes, it is.. The spirit of the Olympics is the peace for the world and the harmonious world so that the opening ceremony has so much great significance from every single performance. Therefore it is so sad that any US TV channels do not show the opening ceremony. As a result, I had to watch it on the Canada TV channel, but it rather feels me that I'm lucky not to miss the great moment.

I got bitter feelings from one of performance that is about; one runner entered the main stadium and ran towards all marathons final lines that imply all cities where the Olympics were before coming back to hometown in Greece after passing 108 years. The runner suddenly fell down after one final line, at the same time the announcer said, the World war1. Then, the runner started running and suddenly stopped once again, it meant the World War2. I had to put my hand on my mouth because it made me feel cry.

Yes, where did it go..? The peace for the world..? Where did it go..? How is it different from the period of the world war1, 2 and now, 21 century in the World..? Even the US doesn’t show the Olympics opening ceremony. Why..? Because they are shameful about the war, or they are arrogant because they are always on the top of the list? Even Iraq participates in this Olympics, and even South Korea and North Korea entered to the main stadium together with holding hands. Why any national channels don’t show these great moments. I don’t know if any other cable channel showed it or not.

I got some photos from Korean Website. Peace for the World.

I'm here with Paul, Matthew and Terry as well.

In Korea, we have rainfall season every year on the beginning of July or little later July. It just stays for couple weeks. After rainfall, people start to go to their summer vacation to everywhere in Korea. Korea is a peninsular country so that we have three sides of ocean and a lot of beautiful mountains.

In my girlhood, I was little romantic -well, I think I'm still romantic-. At home, I remember that there were my maid and my younger sisters every rainfall season. My mom was a teacher so was my father. So, we had a maid to take care of us. I don't know why I was so grumpy with her all the time. Every time, when it rained, I went out with a small umbrella and I stepped on every small water halls around our residency community. Of course, all my body got soaked and wet. Nevertheless, I was happy doing that. Then, came home and made house dirty with all water. My maid was mad and yelling at me "Soyeon, cut it out� because she had to clean up the house. I liked to make her mad at me. But, I loved doing that. I never got sick from doing that. I was just happy.. Water.. Rain.. Hanging out in raining, although nobody was outside on rainy days.

I often told my friend in Korea, I want to have a coffee and just watch raining with a great music on a rainy day when I grew up enough. That's how I wanted to enjoy rainy days. In rainfall season in Korea, it really rains a lot. really a lot. Sometimes, you can't see anything. One day, I was in my office at work, (it was raining..) one of my junior designer said to me, "let's go have some drinks and Korean style seafood pancake after work, it's raining".. I was looking at her.."What?" and asked her. "Do you usually drink and have seafood pancake on rainy days..?" She said.. "oh no.. That’s the way how to enjoy rainy days, don't you know that?". Yeah, I didn't know that.. She broke my romantic feelings. Get drunk on rainy days.. Hum.. me.. I want to have a hot coffee and listen to a great music and watch raining..

I miss heavy raining now not like Buffalo raining.... and drink a hot coffee with listening a great music......