Recent Mentor Hours

Last week I got surgery, but I'm so dedicated that I still dragged myself to New York to complete more hours. This was on a Sunday so when I got off the train I walked down to 38th st where all the fabric and trimming stores are and met my mentor there. Every single store was closed but we ended up finding a store that was open and literally had everything. I bought a zipper, some studs, a yard of black lace, and some needles and thread. We found shirts to buy and decorate at Conway and Century 21. Then we got on the subway and went back to her appartment to start making stuff. I studded a shirt while she set up the other shirts so its easy for me to sew. Then that time came where I had to go meet my moms friend because I was staying with her for the night. Then we went out to dinner and I got steak. It was bomb.

makin stuffffff

I need to finish my product!! So far I have a shirt that I added studs to. Now, I need to sew the zippers and lace onto the t-shirts I have but I am reallllly bad at it. I have more studs to add to stuff. I just dont knwo what to add them to now. It might look weird making like 100 of the same style shirt. #lost

My names Shannon

And I rearrange ornaments on my tree to make my mom mad. But actually this is about how I added studs to a shirt and wore it to school and ROCKED it. Part one of my product= done. Also I finished I believe 12 hours of my mentor hours. It was pretty fun this time, just like always. We made clothes this time.

It's times like this where I wish I had an iPad

So I'm on my way to New York to continue with my mentor hours. I think we're just making clothes and stuff, well I hope we are partly because I need to get going on my product and partly because I don't want to walk a lot. So on this train ride I'm going to tear Pinterest, Etsy, and Google apart until I have a solid amount of ideas. Lets see how this works. Oh and I will not be in school Monday because ill be stuck in New York wandering around doing nothing. I promise no mentor hours will be completed at that time.

I need more time..

Can I like buy more time? I literally have none. Like none. I feel like I need to go down during a school day just to like get the things to make my product.

get stuff done

Thats what I need to do, actually get everything done. I feel like I won't have time to in the next month but I have to. Okay I think that is it.

What else to do on the train besides blog?

One thing that came out of my practicum today was that I think I have another product idea. I liked the sweater idea, and nothing at all against mrs.halls sister but I think this might be a little better for me considering my schedule for the next month. So, I'm either going to do "The Evolution of a T-shirt" or just taking simple tops and making them my own, and maybe selling them if people like then. But basically, the t shirt idea is that I take like five of the same exact tshirt and make it interesting in five different ways. One with spikes on it, one with an added zipper, one with a sheer back, maybe one with some kind of cool trim...I haven't decided. Or I might just take any kind of simple top and add things to it to make them look awesome. We went into a ton of fabric stores and stores that just sell buttons, studs, trims, and any other thing you might add to any price of clothing. Those stores made me want to start right now. But I'm on the train so I can't just whip out a sewing machine and some trims...and I don't know how to sew...or do any of this stuff actually, so that will be a learning stretch. I've never tried to transform and kind of clothing. I'm really really excited to do this though.

My mentor is better than your mentor

I finally started the practicum portion of my senior project. I spent the day in New York City with my mentor Alyssa. It was honestly a lot of fun, we checked out the exhibit on textile history at the Fashion Institute of Technology, she shared all of her experiences with different companies with me, and of course we went shopping! But that's okay because my project is on fashion. Plus, in each store we tried to think of an idea for a product. Then we went to the fashion district o look at fabrics, trimmings, and lots of studs to add to some clothing.

The Best Time To Wear A Striped Sweater......

is all the time...one with a collar, turtle neck. That's the kind.

Spongebob reference.

But really, Mrs.Hall said that her sister makes clothing and that I can go over there and make a sweater to get started with my clothing line. I dig it. I wear sweaters all the time. If this works out, I won;t have to screen print for my "clothing line" which is looking like less and less of a possibility as every day goes by. It sounded so cool to have my own clothing line but, it just probably won't happen. Not that I can't do it or anythings, it just isn't very realistic anymore. I gotta brainstorm. Is it bad that it is mid November and I'm second guessing/brainstorming product ideas? Probably.

5 hours

I have hours scheduled with my mentor! YAYYYYYYY! In all reality I'm going to NYC on Saturday, at this point not knowing if I'll be meeting with her for 5 hours or 5 minutes. And honestly, I'm happy either way since I need to get things for Leaderships the next day, and it will be way cheaper in New York. Plus, I know that at some point those hours will be done and that is all I care about. But I am really excited to finally get started on these hours and to finally meet her and learn more about it. It should be really fun.

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I GOT A C. That's it. Mrs.Hall said I should be happy with it. But, I'm just not. I mean, given the situtatioin that I didn't have the same opportunity to work on it and edit it as everyone else I guess it's okay. It's a 78% which is close to an 80% which is basically a B, right? Either way, I'm just happy it's over and that I never hacve to worry about that paper again. So, I can't even really compalin, my paper wasn't plagerised, it was on time, I completed the hardest task known to mankind. It's a littel unorganized but I can just use this paper as an example of what not to do for the rest of my life. Well, I guess not this specific paper, I definitely won't carry around my senior project paper when I'm like 40 and have to write, if I ever to, just to look back and be like "oh, I can't do this, that worked, wow that was awful, what was I thinking when I was 17?" So I take that back.

I lived.

After all the blood sweat and tears I've put into this paper...I am finaly done. Well, maybe there was no blood...and not that much sweat...but a whole lot of tears. I don't even know what it says, but it is done. A huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders. Now, I have to start thinking about my product. Anyone know how to start a clothing line? Or maybe how to sew? And some kind of contact with my mentor would be great. I'm assuming she has absolutely no power still after Sandy attacked. Thats okay though because I don't think I'll even have time to do any hours until at least after thanksgiving. It will happen though.

twizzlers

I will never eat twizzlers again.. After my computer crashed half way through my paper, I aggrssively ate 30 twizzlers and listened to Kelly Clarkson "Because of You" on repeat. I dont even like that song. And now I'm gonna throw up. Bye.

worst mood ever.

I strongly believe that the sole purpose of Senior Project is to make you cry. Considering I was given two days to edit my paper while everybody else was given at least six doesn't make me happy and really doesn't make much sense. And at this point I basically have to re-write my entire paper. But I'll just pretend that the entire reason behind that is from my own procrastination... The fact that my phone broke does not help either. The stress I've felt all day over this paper caused a lot of problems. One of them being me yelling at the guy at the Verizon store, even though it really is not his fault that I have to buy a new phone, but its not my fault either. Which brings me to a side note. I will never ever let anybody at all ever touch my phone again. Ever. This is the third time my phone broke from other people dropping it. And I'm still the one spending $170 to get a new phone..I guess its a good thing because I lost all contact to other human beings. On that note, I'm about to make myself look as socially unacceptable as possible so I can dedicate the next twelve hours to coffee and Microsoft Word.

in need of coffee

I need some kind of motivation to make me finish my paper. The ice cream cone I'm eating just isn't cutting it. I am so mentally and physically exhausted its completely unhealthy. And I'm listening to the Jojo pandora station and they only play four of her songs and they're not the ones I want to hear. See what this class is doing to me? Anyway, I found a lot more cool information I just don't know how to incorperate it into my paper at the moment. Basically I just need to add about 25 more paragraphs to the 9 I have at the moment. I don't know if I have a burn in my mouth or if one of my wisdom teeth is coming in. Sorry I just noticed that. But yeah, I am the definition of tired and stressed out. And the result of an awful dance practice. I guess I should stop procrastinating and get to my paper considering I have another dance class in 45 minutes.

you go glen coco

Shout out to Ally Booth for getting a mentor! www.allyboothseniorproject.blogspot.com <<check it out

not happening.

There is no way I am going to be able to get 8 pages by friday. I barely get to spend more than 8 hours at my house every day...including the time i sleep. And when I say I won't be able to do it, it really means that I'm going to complain to everyone then sacrafice a night of sleep so I can finish after work. I need to do way more research, and a million other things. My paper is on Haute Couture. Meaning the history of it, how they market their clothing, and who actually wears it. That is it. I don't think that I have to say why I am interested in it. No one cares why, and its a research paper, not the opinion of a girl who has no idea what shes talking about in the first place. I'd rather just be able to do this at my own pace rather than having somebody stand over me and tell me to type then proceed to tell me what my papers on and ask me the same question over and over again..even though I already answered it. Okay so basically, this sucks and I'm gonna go finish my paper.

plastic sleeves will be the death of me

I just have to vent about this real quick. I HATE plastic sleeves. First, it took me like 20 minutes to get them in my binder. They were sliding around and they just would not go in. So finally they're all in, I feel like a million bucks because I'm finally done. Nope. I go to put in my papers. They're ALL going different ways. At that point, I thought I was going to lose it. Plastic sleeves, were going to be the death of me.

I'm a boss

my page views almost doubled. that means I'm a boss

37 page views

I have 37 page views. We have a portfolio check tomorrow. Im gonna bedazzle my binder. That will be all.

Mentor Breakfast

I'm excited for the mentor breakfast even though my mentor can't go. I just want to get out of class and eat food. I don't even think my parents can go. Its fine though I'll just have someone pretend to be my mom, then they get to eat food too. It will be a good time.

Product

This whole clothing line idea is starting to become less and less realistic. I can not sew. And printing things onto shirts just isn't that cool. I don't know what I'd do for a product though. Maybe I'm jsut doubting myself right now and maybe I can, who knows. What if no one buys it and i just throw down money to make some product then I dont make anything back, it would be pointless.

Paper

I found a lot more sources for my paper. I think i twill be easier to start to get more things written down. With all of this new information it shouldn't be that hard to get at least 8 pages, but I want to have ten just because I can.

update

So I have all of my mentor papers in, now I just have to wait for them to clear, then I can start my hours. As for the paper, the second draft is due Friday and my first draft...well, I took the them VERY literal. I do not think there is even propor grammar. Also, I need to have many many more pages. At the moment my paper is three pages long with poor research and no citations. By Friday, I need eight to ten pages of quality research and at least fifteen sources and lots of citations. To say the least, I am screwed. Well, gotta get going on that paper..

paperpaperpaper

I kind of want to change my research topic, but I don't know what. My senior project is a hot mess right now and I just want it to take off so I can feel more motivated. Cost analysis would be interesting to write about but I can't picture myself writing 10 pages on why Lucky Brand Jeans cost more than American Eagle jeans. And half way through writing this I talked to Mrs. Degelder and I think its going to change to the target audience for designer clothing. For example, in a Good Housekeeping magazine you'd see advertisements for Levi's or something that everyday people actually wear. In Vogue there's pages upon pages of advertisements. All of those ads are Alexander McQueen claw heels and purple fur jackets, and really, who wears that besides Lady Gaga? I mean, I would if that was accepted here at Plymouth South High School, but it's just not. For now, the craziest I go is some polka-dot printed pants. So I can see myself writing about this easily. Maybe now I'll actually start writing it. Or even researching it.

Clothing Line

Just throwing out some ideas on a clothing line. I can't really sew but I was thinking of screen printing something cute onto vintage looking t-shirts. Not those ones that go up to your neck and feel like sandpaper, but the thin, soft, flowy ones. I might even design a fabric on spoonflower.com to make it my own. I can't really think of a name but I want it to have a story behind it. I also want to make scarves. Like the Alexander Mcqueen skull scarves or something just without skulls and with my logo or whatever else I put on it. I think I have time to think this through though. I just want to see other people wearing it, in my school though, nothing too big. Maybe I'll put it on pinterest too, then more people will see it.

#researchpaper

I haven't started my paper but, I know what I'm doing it on. It's gonna be on cost analysis. I'm afraid that its going to be more like a compare and contrast rather than a research paper. I also need to change my thesis statement but I'll have Mr. Lippa help me with that because he's good at that stuff. My paper will figure out why some things cost so much while other things are not nearly as expensive.

Mentor Update

I found a mentor!! Her name is Alyssa Savage, and she works for a company called intermix. Before, she worked for Betsey Johnson. I am really excited to start working with her. This will really help me decide if the fashion industry is something I want to go into. I'm going to meet with her soon and get started on our hours.

Just Kidding..

I decided to change my topic from Human Trafficking to fashion. I feel that it would be better for me because it is something I have not done before. I have so many ideas for a product but I think I am going to create a clothing line. Maybe even donating the proceeds to Human Trafficking that way it ties in with what I originally planned to do. I want to come up with my own logo and put it on all of the clothes.

Intro

Hey, my name is Shannon Murphy and my Senior Project is going to be on my usual topic of choice, Human Trafficking. I'm looking forward to wirking with a mentor, hopefully somebody from the Not For Sale campaign. Also, I am excited to expand on what I have already done and come up with a major product to raise money along with awareness of Human Trafficking. I can't wait to get started!