White Diamond

I was frustrated again today. My design professor, Graham Dorrington, did not show up for the extra help session he had scheduled and announced in class last week. This was the second time, out of two, he has missed the help session he scheduled. I waited, alone but for one other student, for twenty minutes, but he did not come.

My time in that room was not completely wasted. Sama, the other conscientious student, countered my attacks on Professor Dorrington, saying that he thought Graham was a genius. I asked him for proof, and he referred me to a documentary, produced by Werner Herzog, dealing with an expedition into untouched rainforest. Called White Diamond, the film revolves around Professor Dorrington and his spectacular airship, which he designed and produced single-handedly for the purpose of exploring the largely mysterious jungle canopy. I just watched the film, and must agree with Sama. Graham Dorrington is a genius. I just wish he was more organized.

I had another architecture field trip. We visited Buckingham Palace, which I have now seen four times, I believe. I’ve included a picture of it through the trees of Hyde Park. It was very rainy today.

Due to the unscheduled snow days last week, I will have makeup classes during every day of Reading Week, which is supposed to be a one-week break from school. I may leave anyway; class is not my priority here. But I don’t know where to go! My friends can’t leave, so I’m considering buying a plane ticket to Paris or Amsterdam or something for four or five days (I must be back by Thursday for a test), but I can’t make up my mind where to go!