Upon arriving at the UC, I made my usual way up the stairs and around the corridors. I saw students in the latest trends; chains, colored hair, Doc Martins. I was comforted by the splashes of red. and yellows that lined the hallways. It was interesting considering I had always taken their joyous hue for granted.

This piece is something I see every day and am very drawn to. During my visit I trued to study it more in depth and understand why I liked it so much. It has a political theme but that wasn’t why I was attracted to it. I think I liked it more because it was so sketchy. I am attracted to things that are very raw and that have the possibility of turning out imperfect.

This piece was something I did not notice on my first expedition around the UC. I don’t remember what it was called or even the context. However, like I said before, I become attracted to objects that have a beautifully raw quality. This picture evoked some sort of nostalgia within me.

I went on to explore the library as I had never really taken a good walk around. I found a lot of resources I never knew existed including magazines and books about the visual history of costume. I noticed that this was VERY different from any library I had been in and loved its eclectic and artistic quality. I also realized that I had access to SO much information it made my head spin. I made a note to take advantage of that.

Those were the three big things that really floored me about my visit back to the UC. Everything else seemed relatively mundane. However, I am beginning to see things in a more negative light which has changed since I have begun going to the school. At first I thought the UC was a wondrous place full of things I had yet to discover. Now it just seems like something that haunts me.