All posts by Nicole Tan

Baruch so far

Yeah, seriously. I feel like I’m just bumbling around college and somehow getting things done. Everything is going all right so far but I dread to think what would happen if I stumbled and instead of getting things right, I mess up big time. I just want to take things easy and relax. I stressed out too much during high school.

Monologue – Making a Friend

Those twittering, jittering, fluttering nerves. Bouncing around like cold butterflies in your stomach.
Oh gosh you think you just made a new friend.
You think.
You’ve been chatting casually with her in class for the last couple of weeks. Stuff about class. Stuff about homework. Stuff about stuff outside of class and homework. Does that make her a friend?
Class is almost ending. Maybe you should ask for her contact information. Her number.

Naw man what if she gets the wrong idea.

N-n-n-n-no. No. No. No. You just want a friend. You don’t even swing that way.

She probably doesn’t even think of you as a friend.

It doesn’t hurt to just ask. The worst that can happen is that she says no.

What if she just gives you her number ’cause she pities you.

Ah- no, no she won’t do something like that.

Oh look she’s packing up. She didn’t even say bye.

No, wait, hurry up and pack your things.

And now she’s at the door!

Oh, flipping butternuggets- “CanIhaveyounumberp- ah damn it.”

Annnnd she is gone. That was pathetic.

Heeeeey, but you tried.

She didn’t even hear you.

Ask her next time.

‘Okay. Okay. I will. I’m pretty sure she’s a friend. I think.’

My Animation

A Brief Introduction

I’ve decided to make a quick 50~ second animation. To describe yourself in two minutes, eight images, or ten songs is an amazing feat; I’m sure they only skim the surface of ourselves. Hence, I tried to make do with eight “slides” in this animation. There are at least ninety different pictures, all drawn digitally by me. It was a fairly simple animation (a lot of repeated actions) and I believe it does well to portray who I am.  I enjoy drawing. I like creating things in general. And as the animation says, I like to challenge myself. I grew interested in animating after I created a one minute and thirty seconds short for my computer science class in high school (I intend to remake it…soon). I can go on about how fun/intricate/amusing/complex animating is for hours, if anyone bothers to listen.

The song I used is 夜待ちルイン, or Night Awaiting Ruin composed by DenporuP, covered by KK. Thanks for reading. Sorry for the corny fluff.