Eye Delights

Great blog I discovered today about interior design inspiration:

frenchbydesign.blogspot.com

Top Dawgs of Advertising

The irony: I graduated from UW (go Huskies) and find myself running among another pack of canines.

I attended the first presentation for Top Dawg Awards in lieu of our Industry Hero night at school. This is an incentivizing program that showcases everyone’s top work. There’s recognition and a cash prize for the grand prize winner(s) selected by industry leaders. Thus tonight, I got to see some really awesome advertising by very talented individuals. I’m excited to create and play with the mediums they used as well as potentially work with some of these star creatives at some point. In addition, I also got some great feedback on one of my class projects. Teacher commented on how it’s Top Dawg potential for next quarter submissions. Compliment indeed.

With that, tonight ended on a good note. It has been a good night.

Musical Inspiration

I’m really becoming inspired from some of these KPOP Star singers lately. In particular, I’m rooting for Andrew Choi and 최예근. Dark horse contestant 이진우 has also proven amazing with her rendition of “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You”.

Overall, I think this is one of the only singing competition shows on the air right now that actually has some real talent on it. Furthermore, it’s great to see this talent get enhanced through mentorship and training. There’s true progression, thank the gods.

At any rate, it’s satisfying to be surrounded with such good music finds lately. Thankful for that.

Lax Day

Neglected blogging yesterday. Sorry.

I finally got a break from activity and spent the majority of today at home doing nothing. No. That’s not true – I ran personal errands but didn’t touch anything school related. I suppose it’s a relaxing feeling, but I feel a bit guilty. I’m finding it so hard to get into work mode today for whatever reason. Maybe I feel uninspired? How do I spark that energy in a way that doesn’t require me to spend money?

I find myself most efficient when I’m not at home. I need to find a study space that doesn’t require me to spend money in order to stay there. Are there any nifty libraries in the area?

San Francisco Public Library – Presidio Branch

Proud of This Pic

Wanted to share this one. Found it lovely. I took it last night following the most inconvenient rides home ever. Two Zipcar rentals later and the result was this shot. Was it worth it? I think so.

f15, 6″, ISO 200

Compliments Matter

When’s the last time you or your work were called ‘amazing?’

I don’t think I’ve ever received this compliment…oh how I desire to be a savant – in some capacity or another.

Uptight and Liking It

The next few upcoming days are going to be a true test of my diligence and self-control. My schedule is filled to the brim with everything from feeding myself to socializing. Many things need to be accomplished in a timely manner so that I do not fall extremely behind next week. Hard work now pays off by allowing me to remain in control of my workload. That’s the account executive in me talking.

Today was a crowning example of my resolve. I went to school, studied for the appropriate hours, worked out, cooked, and watched tv all according to my schedule. Even now, I’m blogging as prescribed in my calendar. I like it when my life is in order like this. To an extent, my sobriety is allowing me to accomplish these things. My age also plays a factor in this. In some aspects, to the chagrin of others, I am quite mature for my age.

As for this weekend, I’ll need to keep on track with my studies especially. I’ve chosen to sacrifice some of the social gathering in lieu of snowboarding, but I feel good about cutting extraneous things from my life. I find myself happier when I’m saving money, achieving my goals, and just plain behaving like a Responsible Man.

What Ails Me

Oh? I just realized that I neglected blogging last night. Likely it was due to my sickness.

I feel like I caught an African flu bug from this Nigerian guy in school. It slowly got passed around like a zombie epidemic and everyone started falling off their feet. I exaggerate. Either way, I was bedridden for a large part of yesterday but still forced myself to go to school.

I premised some, went to class some, felt like passing out a lot. Survived nonetheless.

Today was slightly better, but who knows what tomorrow will bring. My goal is just to end up healthy enough for snowboarding this Sunday. I ended up getting a shuttle to go to Northstar. $133 later…yeouch. Furthermore, I’m forsaking Superbowl Sunday for this!! I totally didn’t realize until this afternoon. Oops. I was looking forward to watching some cool ads, but this year, I’ll savor the outdoor exercise I so rarely get.

Timing is horrible though. There’s a lot of work to be done for next week that will have to be crammed into tomorrow and Friday, making my recovery difficult. More difficult still is having guests in town this weekend and having obligations for both Friday and Saturday afternoons and evenings. I picked the worst time to indulge in a social life. C’est la vie I suppose. What’s without a little excitement every now and then?

Sliding on the Cheap

I can’t believe I have such a strong desire to snowboard this season. I’m really pushing for going through all the avenues I know how. Although I’m trying to convince myself that it’ll be worth it, the financial toll is going to be pretty great. I’m finding relatively good deals, but relative to spending nothing on extremities, snowboarding has proven to be quite the luxury.

I’m hoping to go to Squaw Valley this weekend ($120). Possibly Sugar Bowl the next ($130). Whistler for sure the week after that ($500). Then for sure to Sierra after that ($150). Estimated grand total of nearly $1000. Jeebus…

I suppose I’m trying to rationale that I only live once. On the other hand, I plan on living a lot longer than the next two years of school, in which time I’ll be able to afford to go snowboarding. It’s probably wisest to take it easy this season.

Unfortunately, Whistler and Sierra are already committed. I’ll just have to forgo Squaw and Sugar Bowl for now. Unless the gods place the opportunity in my lap, I will no longer pursue it. Rather, I should no longer pursue it.

Friday Evening at Home

In the grand scheme of things, I’d much rather stay home and focus on my craft than go out and waste money on booze. I kinda wanna model my life after Brad Goreski, post drug and alcohol abuse, of course.