Travel on the brain

Working at a sustainable building consultation firm in Portland.

Great.

Too much paperwork.

Exploration is still afoot.

Saving money for Sweden.

Interior architecture + Sweden = here I come. International calling is happening once again.

Need I say more?

PS: Witnessed Occupy Portland. Would have liked to been part of the protest.

The Professional Student

As of Thursday night, I decided that if I cannot find a job in a year, I will go back to school for a Masters in Architecture.

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Frank Gehry

Lately

Rollo May in The Courage to Create said that being physically naked is much easier that being emotionally naked. I'm now a nude figure drawing model for the art department at school. It feels surprisingly natural and comfortable. The creation of art is close to that of the gods. To be a part of that is incredible and I especially enjoy seeing the student's work. It makes me wish I would've had an additional major/minor in fine arts, although I am getting some great tips listening to the professor.

I ran into my old French professor a few weeks ago and learned that because of me, he discovered Interior Design as a major, told his wife and she is now in the master's program at OSU. They talk about me from time to time, saying how I completely changed their lives and his wife's for the better. It's incredibly humbling to know that I had such an impact on someone's life without evening knowing it.

After 7 years, the old PowerBook G4 was retired, with it's missing keys and broken USB ports. I now have a shiny & new MacBook Pro and am learning InDesign and Illustrator via Lynda.com to design my portfolio. Get ready world!

Sun Moo DO

After taking a martial arts class today, Sun Moo Do, I have a few additions to my life goals list:

-Become accomplished in some form of martial arts
-Perform a Disco/Hustle routine in a dance competition
-Appear on Cash Cab
-Perform a lecture on TED

Another new and exciting direction to take in my field of architecture/interior design is giving design advice and vernacular rebuilding assistance in impoverished nations or nations after they've been affected by natural disasters. See: Open Architecture Network or Architecture for Humanity. This is a must-do.

Design is becoming BIG again

Moving on up

Big things are happening:
-Graduating college tomorrow(!).
-Applied for the LEED exam with hopes to take in within the next couple of months.
-My yoga teach/guru told me that I "understand my inner essence" and "it shows".
-Beginning that job search....

Sunday Beavs' Win with DUNK

Great game.