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an update from the real world.
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Whew, it's been three years. Is it time for an update? It'll be short, as I don't have much to really report.
I don't even know what's new on this website, who still uses it, or where to begin, but, well, here goes.
After graduating I worked at the place I had an internship with for a year.
I then took a year to work for The Literacy Lab as a K-3 Reading tutor, embedded in one of the Elementary schools in my community. It was incredibly eye-opening for me, as a person who went through all my schooling at programs tailored for the gifted and talented. Having to witness first-hand some of the disparities that some of these kids had to go through with a fresh perspective--I already reverenced teachers growing up and now, seeing the bulk of what they have to go through first-hand, I have even more respect for them than I already did.
Throughout the year, however, the call for doing something more creative kept resonating within me, and I decided to part ways with The Literacy Lab, though I still keep in contact and visit the school from time to time, checking in on the kids I had on my caseload when I worked there. One of them will be leaving to go to 6th grade soon. I hope they're doing alright.
Following the call to do something more creative with my livelihood lead me to my current occupation; one that I have been wanting since I first graduated college; a job in my field. I now work at a university as the Graphic Design Specialist. I started January 2018. I love what I do here, and being able to work for an HBCU is an extra added treat. Knowing the work I do contributes to the well being of students within this HBCUs constituency fuels me in times of hardship. I love what I do. And though I have little time to partake in my hobbies of making simfiles and doing other art, and though I find times to complain through all the BS I must endure, I am overall filled with a sense of gratitude when reflecting back on all of it because I finally get to have a taste of what I've been working towards throughout all my later schooling. It's a wonderful feeling.
I don't even know what's new on this website, who still uses it, or where to begin, but, well, here goes.
After graduating I worked at the place I had an internship with for a year.
I then took a year to work for The Literacy Lab as a K-3 Reading tutor, embedded in one of the Elementary schools in my community. It was incredibly eye-opening for me, as a person who went through all my schooling at programs tailored for the gifted and talented. Having to witness first-hand some of the disparities that some of these kids had to go through with a fresh perspective--I already reverenced teachers growing up and now, seeing the bulk of what they have to go through first-hand, I have even more respect for them than I already did.
Throughout the year, however, the call for doing something more creative kept resonating within me, and I decided to part ways with The Literacy Lab, though I still keep in contact and visit the school from time to time, checking in on the kids I had on my caseload when I worked there. One of them will be leaving to go to 6th grade soon. I hope they're doing alright.
Following the call to do something more creative with my livelihood lead me to my current occupation; one that I have been wanting since I first graduated college; a job in my field. I now work at a university as the Graphic Design Specialist. I started January 2018. I love what I do here, and being able to work for an HBCU is an extra added treat. Knowing the work I do contributes to the well being of students within this HBCUs constituency fuels me in times of hardship. I love what I do. And though I have little time to partake in my hobbies of making simfiles and doing other art, and though I find times to complain through all the BS I must endure, I am overall filled with a sense of gratitude when reflecting back on all of it because I finally get to have a taste of what I've been working towards throughout all my later schooling. It's a wonderful feeling.
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Yikes
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Okay, so hey y'all. I've been very, very absent, lol. Reasons being, I'm not in school anymore, and so everything that I do now is either for work or for StepMania, both of which will rarely ever make an appearance on this site because I don't really feel that they fit (especially work-related projects).
But um, I've been out of school for a year. It's kinda weird not having assignments for school to do, but I am working for a design company, so that's taken the place of assignments I guess. It's a little less creatively involved than I would have expected it to be, but it's something!
I guess I can see what I can find to upload. Be on the lookout. And thanks for watching.
But um, I've been out of school for a year. It's kinda weird not having assignments for school to do, but I am working for a design company, so that's taken the place of assignments I guess. It's a little less creatively involved than I would have expected it to be, but it's something!
I guess I can see what I can find to upload. Be on the lookout. And thanks for watching.
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It's Over.
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Why hello, deviants! Guess who didn't take a year to update you on their life? This guy!
Also, guess who now holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Virginia State University? This guy!
Oh wait, guess who's life has resumed some sort of normalcy? Well, that I can't answer you because the answer isn't me.
At least, not quite.
There's a lot developing in the works for me right not, business and personal life, and the amount of nervousness I'm feeling between the two at the same time is anything but normal. I would just like to know what's happening in both of these aspects of my life so that I can at least be aware of the avenue my life is going to turn because right now I'm just kinda playing the waiting game.
On the plus side, no more school! Praise God!
Also, guess who now holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Virginia State University? This guy!
Oh wait, guess who's life has resumed some sort of normalcy? Well, that I can't answer you because the answer isn't me.
At least, not quite.
There's a lot developing in the works for me right not, business and personal life, and the amount of nervousness I'm feeling between the two at the same time is anything but normal. I would just like to know what's happening in both of these aspects of my life so that I can at least be aware of the avenue my life is going to turn because right now I'm just kinda playing the waiting game.
On the plus side, no more school! Praise God!
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Senior. Year.
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Well hello deviantART, it's been almost 11 months since my last update and three months since I've even logged on. A lot has happened, sorta.
It's senior year, and it's hell. It was to be expected, but not to this degree. I commute to school every day, didn't get financial aid so now two college students are being paid for in my household out of pocket, and I've never had so much work in one class to do in my life . . . Needless to say, the struggle this semester is far too real, and I'm stressed the hell out. It's just a lot going on, but luckily (or maybe not so luckily) the school year is over in like two weeks and my life can resume some of the normalcy that it once had, at least I'm hoping so. Winter break for me needs to be just that: a break. And I cannot wait.
On the plus side, under all this stress I created a website! and it's all mine! At least my name is, anyway.
Mycah Richardson
It's a bit of my online portfolio of sorts. Eventually I hope to turn it into my personal blog as well, but we all know how I am about keeping blogs.
It's senior year, and it's hell. It was to be expected, but not to this degree. I commute to school every day, didn't get financial aid so now two college students are being paid for in my household out of pocket, and I've never had so much work in one class to do in my life . . . Needless to say, the struggle this semester is far too real, and I'm stressed the hell out. It's just a lot going on, but luckily (or maybe not so luckily) the school year is over in like two weeks and my life can resume some of the normalcy that it once had, at least I'm hoping so. Winter break for me needs to be just that: a break. And I cannot wait.
On the plus side, under all this stress I created a website! and it's all mine! At least my name is, anyway.
Mycah Richardson
It's a bit of my online portfolio of sorts. Eventually I hope to turn it into my personal blog as well, but we all know how I am about keeping blogs.
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Year 3 update of sorts
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Well I suppose it's time for my yearly update. Sounds about right.
I wasn't too satisfied with a lot of stuff I did from last semester so I didn't initially upload anything. Maybe I will eventually but I don't think I will. Last semester was quite the headache and besides, those files are zipped up and archived and I'm 99% sure I won't ever feel like bring them back up (I say that like it's not a matter of simply unzipping a compressed file).
This semester I have Digital Illustration and print I. Should be some exciting stuff that comes out of those classes.
I started working on a StepMania project called "The Utada Hikaru Project". It's basically just a bunch of Utada Hikaru simfiles that I made. The project is still in progress, but I'm more than halfway done. I'll probably post some of the more interesting backgrounds I designed.
Either way, I've got new stuff coming so keep your eyes peeled!
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