something in earnest

so i'm working on grad school applications, for graphic design, yes it's a little known secret, but it's true. that was A LOT of commas. anyway, since pretty much all of my gd work is commercial, i've been trying to put together something that isn't. i have sort of a skeleton done, which i showed to alex this afternoon.

but

why do i feel like i'm going to puke when i think about someone looking at something i've done in earnest?