It has been a long week of art school...

It may be that I am suffering from a bad case of Senioritis, but this week of school seemed especially long.  Not only did it seem long, but I also found myself sitting by the most obnoxious people throughout the week.  Ugh. I am usually a fairly patient person, but let me tell you some of the art majors at this school drive me bonkers.  I have decided that out of all of the different majors in the world, art majors have the most awesome people and the most obnoxious people.  There are several different kinds of art majors:

1. The silent, brilliant type. This type of art major is extremely talented, but also very shy.  They usually sit in the back and work on things quietly.  Usually no one pays much attention to them until the first critique day.  
2. The pompous freshman. This type of art major still has an enormous ego left over from high school.  They most likely will have this ego beaten out of them within a year, but unfortunately everyone around them has to hear about how awesome they are continually.  Most annoyingly of all they have a new art vocabulary.  They love to show this off: "tangent this, line quality that... blah blah blah".  They are usually very vocal in critiques, even though their work is sub par.  
3. The anime kids... we all know them.  Even if you aren't an art major.  They are all friends with each other and can often be spotted wearing Naruto head bands and often have pointy hair styles.
4. The martians.  No one knows where these kids come from.  They live in their own little worlds. 
5. The old ladies. These are the older ladies usually in the 60's or 70's who have come back to school.  They are very set in their ways and don't often take the advice that the teachers give. 
6. The "Fine Artists".  These are the "artsy" ones.  They always dress extremely stylishly, talk endlessly about their BFA projects, and say things like "Illustrators Shm-illistrators".  They look down on anyone who is planing to do anything commercial with their artwork, because they are "sell outs".
7. Delusions of Grandeur. The mediocre ones that are sure that they are destined for greatness.   This group is similar to the pompous freshman.  Unfortunately, the brutal first year of school  hasn't beaten the ego out of them.  When they have a critique they are extremely defensive and aggressive. They are always sure that their piece is the best, when in reality it is mediocre.  These types are horribly annoying to sit by.  They often offer advice and critiques when they are not needed or wanted, and they often talk down to everyone they meet.
8. Finally, there are the regular Joes. These are the ordinary regular old art majors with no delusions of grandeur.  They are just trying to get through school, and trying to improve their work to the best of their abilities. 

These groups can cross over.  In fact many of the annoying people you meet suffer from more than one of these ailments.  Today I had the pleasure of meeting not only a pompous freshman anime kid, but also an old lady martian.... aren't I lucky?