The Coffee Buzz Without the Coffee (#4)

It’s nice that we have a snow day today, but I’m a little bitter that the freezing rain/wind/snow started making a huge racket in the morning, keeping me from sleeping in. So instead of sleeping until 10:00, I was forced to awaken at 8:00 in the morning. It feels a little like I was cheated. However, I kind of feel really hyper despite not sleeping a ton, though that’s probably from the medication I’m taking for my sinus-infection-that’s-not-the-totally-debilitating-kind-so-not-an-excuse-for-missing-school-but-still-bad-enough-that-I’m-congested-24/7. It’s main side-effect is making the user feel like they’ve drank 7 cups of coffee (though it’s not actually that extreme). Fun, right? At least the hype has left me in a super productive mood today which is a plus. I wouldn’t say I’m ahead (when am I ever), but I’m not behind, so that’s pretty good in my mind.

This week’s research topic was Akira Yoshizawa, the Father of Modern Origami. Since I was already making an infographic for History, I figured why not make one for this project as well? I couldn’t help but use the same color palette for this one as the one for my History project, because who can resist gold and purple. (It’s just one of those perfect combos.) While I may no longer be using the book I talked about in past blog posts (Akira Yoshizawa: Japan’s Greatest Origami Master) for origami instructions, it still has plenty of useful information, including a biography on Akira Yoshizawa. I took some what I thought to be the most important events in his life and arranged them into the timeline on the left.

To see a larger, clearer version (since Blogger doesn't let you zoom in on pictures) you can also see it here at this link: https://infograph.venngage.com/publish/26ea1c81-aa47-4b1f-aacd-05edcd0e5f42

For my pieces I made a bat, a double pyramid stand, a dinosaur, a stingray, and a butterfly box. I love all of them, though I have to say I adore the double pyramid stand, the stingray and the butterfly box. Prior to making the stand, I was doubtful that it would hold a phone like the instructions I used claimed it would. After all, origami paper is thin and tears easily (as I’ve found the hard way). However, it works great, and it uses the special gold foil origami paper that I love, love, love. (Okay, sorry, I’ll stop now.) Stingrays are one of my favorite animals, and my number one priority whenever I walk into an aquarium is to find the stingrays. Despite being kind of dangerous, they're so cute and innocent looking. Anyway, I think I may make a second butterfly box and give it to one of my friends for her birthday. Since my birthday is the day after hers, we always do some sort of gift exchange. It’s the piece that took me the longest to make but it’d be perfect for holding a little note and would make a cute gift. Other than that however, I have no clue what to get her which is kind of bad since her birthday is this weekend. Oops.

Anyway, that’s it for today, so no bazillion-word post today (unlike last week’s). Despite being hyper-active, I still feel really tired which makes no sense. I’m guessing this is what it feels like when you’re a college student who's pulled two consecutive all-nighters and is running entirely on energy drinks and coffee. About to collapse any second from sleep-deprivation, but still bouncing off the walls. (I literally feel like I’m buzzing.)