I went to the USC basketball game last night against Washington, but we lost. I didn't really mind though, I was just so happy to be actually going to a game. They play at the Sports Arena a few blocks from here, so a bunch of people from my apartment complex met in the lobby and we all walked over together. I got to meet some nice people who live near me. I'm kind of amazed that I can have lived here in this building for two years and I've never gotten to know any of my neighbors. It's different than the freshman dorms though, you don't do anything with people in apartments. Everyone just goes about their lives. I think that's true to a certain extent about the USC population in general. It was nice to see a sport other than football and there weren't nearly as many people at the game. Maybe I'll make this a regular habit and catch more games this season.
After my last class in printmaking I felt like I should be living in the 1800s. The entire technique of printmaking is very old and mechanical, although I think it'll be fun to get into it. The process involves carving your image onto a linoleum block and then rubbing a thick layer of ink on to table with what looks like a roller pin for baking, then rolling the ink onto the block, sticking it in this big press with paper over it, cranking this big wheel to press it, and voila, your printed image. I think I prefer ink jet printers. And at the end of the class you end up covered with ink and smelling of laquer or "strong mineral spirits" as my teacher calls them, looking something like this, minus the sparks:
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