The Weekend

I guess the weekend really kicked off for me on Friday afternoon, after presenting our project for retail design. I feel that the tealight holders were fairly well accepted, and some of the class members wanted to buy some for gifts.
The folio Mauris, Evan and I submitted looked awesome too, and was really professionally done. (Snaps for Mauris! *Snap, Snap, Snap*) Mauris did a lot of work on the folio to get it ready just before our deadline, without his work we would have been up the creek without a paddle. As it was, Friday morning was a mad house. I experienced nothing but dramas when I was trying to print the files we had prepared the night before. Some bits and pieces wouldn't load, and some of the images  got lost while I was porting them between computers. In the end, I had to convert every page into a PDF file, and then print it. (I wonder if I am able to collate all the PDFs into a single document, because that would be a really cool digital folio!)
Following the class presentations, I caught the train over to Hawthorn campus to turn in my re-enrollment form. I figured out that I only need to take 3 classes each semester in my final year of study to still get all the subjects and credit points I need. I still hope to do Industry Based Learning, but I will have to amend my enrollment once I find an employer.
Speaking of Industry Based Learning, I applied at a couple more places, because I am sick of waiting to hear from Ford. I applied for Moose Enterprises, which is a toy company. I also applied for some industrial machinery companies, such as iBulk, Polysius, and Applied Auto. RedFlex is another company that were advertising on the IBL website, so I applied there; they manufacture and maintain red light cameras and speed cameras.
After I had dropped in my re-enrollment form, I caught the train into the city to see the Droog Designs exhibition. It was quite good, and I recommend everyone goes to check it out. It's on at 101 Colins St, in the East Gallery on the ground level. It's excellent for getting ideas and trying out some more unusual products, such as the floating chairs, or a wine-glass doorbell. It's a free exhibition too, so no excuses! Check it out!
Following the Droog Design exhibition, I went to hear Chris Bangle (the head designer from BMW) deliver a presentation about design. He was a great speaker, and gave a really insightful talk about what he and the BMW team see as the path forward for design in our world today. He also talked about some of the new processes of rapid tooling that BMW is using to create their cars, and some new inspirations the team has found.
Following the BMW thing, Chris, Jenny, Quang, Evan, Anna, Mauris and I went out to dinner at Thy Thy in Victoria Street. Then we all visited Kade, Tom and Allison at Kade's apartment.
After a couple of games of foose-ball and a couple of drinks, we headed over to the Nevermind Bar. It was a nice surprise to bump into Matthew, who was working as a bouncer at the door. I wanted to go home fairly early, I was pretty pooped after my busy day.
Saturday was a fairly quiet day, with ballooning canceled, and Kmart in the afternoon. I got a nice sleep in, and a lazy morning. Kmart was pretty busy, because we have a big sale on at the moment, but Stewart and I managed.
Saturday night was Kat's birthday party. Jason and Kat decided to have a BBQ at their house to celebrate. Their house is made for entertaining, with lots of space for the kids to play, and a great outdoor area too, (even though it was too cold to use the outdoor space). It was such fun to catch up with everyone. There was also singstar at the end of the night (of course), in which I figured out I should not try and attempt songs I don't know. LOL.
Daniel showed us his new toy, a sexy little alpha. It's red, and has the coolest little gizmos on the inside. It was hard to see some bits in the dark, but it seemed to be very shiny and well kept.
Sunday morning I helped lead the youth service at church, which went pretty well. I think we need to practice some of the songs a little more though. Sunday afternoon I was called into work, because there was nobody rostered on, and management didn't realize until nobody showed up to work. I think someone will get in trouble for that.
Church on Sunday night was the first P3 event.... that's Prayer, Praise and Pizza. It was such fun, with lots of singing and dancing and games and activities. There were people there from all different churches, and it was just such fun.