Anna and Julia hosted a Thanksgiving feast this afternoon. There was an extremely small turnout, but we had lots of fun anyway. The pumpkin soup was a highlight, as was Julia’s rudimentary-but-effective guitar playing.
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Day 41: tue, 12 nov 2013. Theresa sent me this selfie during Portfolio. I think it summarizes the mood of the day quite nicely.
More Halloween fun: In Portfolio, Mr. Mohr and Graham decided to dress as each other. Graham drank Perrier and sat at the teacher’s desk while Mr. Mohr sat in Graham’s seat and sanded some pine. Meanwhile, Michael Jackson plays loudly.
Saturday was spectacular. But it’s already 2am and I need to be quick:
- We started out the morning with a general session followed by a breakout session with the creators of the University of California brand. It was delightfully awkward.
- Then we went to lunch together while our teacher chaperones were off doing their own thing (as usual). 13 of the 14 minni kids were there and we had a great time! (The restaurant put us in our own party room, which had a mirror perfect for taking a group photo.)
- After that, Graham, Adam, Anna, and I went on a little adventure around the city. While on the way to MartinPatrick3, a cool little menswear/home furnishings boutique, we walked past what seemed like a thousand different Minneapolis strip clubs. Of course, we took a few choice photos. (Get it?)
- Graham and I also found flowers for our boutonnières, though mine wilted quickly and Vicki Golden made fun of me about it.
- We finished off the conference with a long, final general session, culminating with a talk by Aaron Draplin, who was completely fantastic!
- Then, an amazing, beautiful afterparty at the Walker Art Center where there were five bizarre floors of fancy food, fancy drinks, and lots of conference-goers. CCAD students literally kicked off a fantastic dance party (thanks, Julia).
- Finally, after the AIGA/Walker afterparty had finished, I made the very questionable decision of “going dancing” with eight of the other minni kids. I should have known an event starting at 11pm could only end in disaster. We all ended up in a weird, creepy place called Sneaky Pete’s where the music was too loud. It turned out everybody was uncomfortable and wanted to leave. But what a beautiful bonding experience. And we got a great group photo outside the sign.
- Oh! This has been such a beautiful day.
After the portfolio review, all fourteen minni kids walked back to the hotel together. This photo was taken in the elevator going up to our rooms, shortly before I was reprimanded by my friends for screaming too loud in an elevator at nighttime.