Ledger 4 - Research Vomit

I'm starting this ledger with a statement of extreme resentment: 

I was not taught how to write academically in undergrad. I was not taught how to research in undergrad. I was not prepared to meet many of the expectations in graduate school and it really makes me sad. 

I applied myself as much as I possibly could, I always had a full course load, I explore interdisciplinary intersections in the sciences and even computer engineering to expand my experience but oh my freaking god, I was not prepared for this. It really, if anything makes me feel guilty. 

I was, however, super prepared for technology integration. I never feel nervous when projects or assignments have a digital component because at least I'm confident in the power of Google and my common sense. This semester is really driving me towards better research methods and it's going to be hard as fuck, but also, really like a tough boot camp. 

I might totally fail, but whatever. Lately, my mental health has been a serious asshole but since there's not much I can do about that, I'll just stick to my usual trudge. Since so many of my classes handle the intersection of the humanities/rhetoric and the digital, I've been really having to wrap my head around what I want to look into. 

Because I hope to go on to sculpture and other art studies, I figure sticking with spatiality is the best way to go. Thus, I've started sinking myself into a lot of Augmented Reality research. Check out this reading list if you've just caught up with this weird academic rambling. 

Tune in next week to see where the next few readings on augmented reality and architecture have taken me. Likely, not that far.