Sunday, January 10, 2010
Gettin it done
I've got SO much stuff to do. I'm excited. Hopefully I'll have my website up by the end of the month.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Earthquakes
The epicenter of a 4.1 earthquake was about 15 mins away from my house and I didn't feel it. Damn it, I never feel them.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Peet's Coffee in downtown SJ has really awesome art on the walls
As soon as I quit my job I was rethinking my decision, but my adventures since then have redeemed that choice. It was also nice to walk in there a week after I quit and pick up a check. Two days later I finally got my deposit check. So things are good.
A couple of days ago I took my moped to the area where I work, downtown Los Gatos, and rode around in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains. It was gorgeous and although I've lived here my entire life I had never been there. I cruised around the early 20th century neighborhoods and everything was pristine. I started taking this one-lane private road up into the mountains, but I was nervous about not having my cellphone and decided to head back. It's definitely a place I'll have to return to.
I've also had time to go fishing in a fishless reservoir and get really drunk with my best friend and her family. Way too much Captain, whoa. I'm in downtown San Jose right now because I had jury duty at 8:00 am. I waited for about 2 hours in the "Jury Assembly Room" for my group to be called and luckily they didn't need us so I don't have to do that for at least another year! I've just been tooling around on my bike and exploring the area that I clearly don't know very well. I'm about to meet my friend Sharon for lunch and then get some business done afterwords.
I'm almost done with my piece that I put on here last time, with some good improvements I think. Unfortunately it's kind of a piece that needs to be seen in person. When I finish that and the one that I started yesterday, I'll put them up. The next one won't be as time-consuming because it's a less-involved process. Mostly drawing and watercolor rather than a boatload of sewing, embroidery and gluing.
Also, I'm debating whether to buy a $259 (sooo cheap) ticket to JFK in the spring. I think I should wait until I have another source of income, even though the prices will most likely go up. *Tip: If you're ever going to buy plane tickets, buy them on a Tuesday afternoon. It's about $100 cheaper than any other day.*
After lunch I head to the San Fernando light rail station. While looking across at the small Victorian houses in front of me and turning left to the high-rise buildings of downtown I think San Jose's not that bad. There's a smell of cilantro that accompanies fresh Mexican food and Guadalupe Park nearby. It's not hard to imagine that this was Mexico not so long ago. It retains a lot of Mexican culture and it's a small section that hasn't been gentrified. As I'm lost in my fake San Jose wonderland some guy with a waddle like a line-backer and a voice like Keak-da-Sneak walks lazily to the station followed by his bald, gruff-looking friend. After several unsuccessful panhandling attempts homeboy starts belting a few verses of everybody's favorite Billy Idol song.
"It's a great day for a white wedding," incoherent mumbling, "START AGAAIIIN."
Thank you San Jose.
A couple of days ago I took my moped to the area where I work, downtown Los Gatos, and rode around in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains. It was gorgeous and although I've lived here my entire life I had never been there. I cruised around the early 20th century neighborhoods and everything was pristine. I started taking this one-lane private road up into the mountains, but I was nervous about not having my cellphone and decided to head back. It's definitely a place I'll have to return to.
I've also had time to go fishing in a fishless reservoir and get really drunk with my best friend and her family. Way too much Captain, whoa. I'm in downtown San Jose right now because I had jury duty at 8:00 am. I waited for about 2 hours in the "Jury Assembly Room" for my group to be called and luckily they didn't need us so I don't have to do that for at least another year! I've just been tooling around on my bike and exploring the area that I clearly don't know very well. I'm about to meet my friend Sharon for lunch and then get some business done afterwords.
I'm almost done with my piece that I put on here last time, with some good improvements I think. Unfortunately it's kind of a piece that needs to be seen in person. When I finish that and the one that I started yesterday, I'll put them up. The next one won't be as time-consuming because it's a less-involved process. Mostly drawing and watercolor rather than a boatload of sewing, embroidery and gluing.
Also, I'm debating whether to buy a $259 (sooo cheap) ticket to JFK in the spring. I think I should wait until I have another source of income, even though the prices will most likely go up. *Tip: If you're ever going to buy plane tickets, buy them on a Tuesday afternoon. It's about $100 cheaper than any other day.*
After lunch I head to the San Fernando light rail station. While looking across at the small Victorian houses in front of me and turning left to the high-rise buildings of downtown I think San Jose's not that bad. There's a smell of cilantro that accompanies fresh Mexican food and Guadalupe Park nearby. It's not hard to imagine that this was Mexico not so long ago. It retains a lot of Mexican culture and it's a small section that hasn't been gentrified. As I'm lost in my fake San Jose wonderland some guy with a waddle like a line-backer and a voice like Keak-da-Sneak walks lazily to the station followed by his bald, gruff-looking friend. After several unsuccessful panhandling attempts homeboy starts belting a few verses of everybody's favorite Billy Idol song.
"It's a great day for a white wedding," incoherent mumbling, "START AGAAIIIN."
Thank you San Jose.
Sunday, December 6, 2009
To anyone who might be interested
For my fellow illustrators and the like:
Prize: Published in CMYK Magazine
Entry Fee: $45.00
Maximum Entries: 15 Images
Creative Types: Art Students Get Your Name Out There
Categories: Advertising (Copywriting), Illustration, Graphic Design, Art Direction, Copywriting, Photography
Earn respect and recognition for yourself, your partners, your instructors, and for your school. Enter anywhere from one to 15 pieces for a flat rate - and win the undivided attention of today's most influential creative directors. Open to current students, recent graduates (nine months or less) and the self-taught. More than 70,000 avid CMYK Magazine readers worldwide. Includes FREE Image Library + Pre-Filled Online Portfolio - coming soon. Good luck!
CMYK Top New Creatives 47
Deadline: Sunday, January 17, 2010 | 11:59 PM CDT
Prize: Published in CMYK Magazine
Entry Fee: $45.00
Maximum Entries: 15 Images
Creative Types: Art Students Get Your Name Out There
Categories: Advertising (Copywriting), Illustration, Graphic Design, Art Direction, Copywriting, Photography
Earn respect and recognition for yourself, your partners, your instructors, and for your school. Enter anywhere from one to 15 pieces for a flat rate - and win the undivided attention of today's most influential creative directors. Open to current students, recent graduates (nine months or less) and the self-taught. More than 70,000 avid CMYK Magazine readers worldwide. Includes FREE Image Library + Pre-Filled Online Portfolio - coming soon. Good luck!
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Monday, November 23, 2009
S.O.S.
No, not S.O.S. by Rhianna, S.O.S. as in help!, like the Beatles. Someone give me a job. Someone give me a place to live that's not San Jose, or CA at all preferably. I think my soon-to-be-aquired CS4 will help. Or at least that's what I tell myself.
Life:
In other news, Kendall and Houston just visited and it was amazing! I never wanted them to leave
When we got to Yosemite Valley we stopped at BridalVeil Falls to explore and take pictures. Hopefully Kendall and Houston will post theirs somehow because theirs are so much better than mine.
When Houston said his tent was small, Kendall and I had no idea how small. It was about waist high and maybe 4 ft wide. It was surprisingly comfy though. And we didn't get eaten by bears.
After a night of freezing our asses off in the tiniest tent, we were tentative about hiking because the rangers forecast rain/snow. We started hiking with the agreement that we would turn back when the rain started coming. One of the fun things about Kendall and Houston is that they're not my family. Meaning if I wanted to go climbing 50 feet up granite rock off the trail they joined me instead of worrying. Houston had the luck of hearing or seeing at least 3 trees fall. We reached a picture opportunity in the hike that was a stop on an old wooden bridge with a great view of the falls. He saw the tree fall, Kendall and I saw his jaw drop. Then as we were walking up the trail a giant branch broke off about 10-15 feet in front of us. We got spooked and almost turned around until we saw people three times our age continuing on. Our pride got the better of us, for the best, turns out. We met a guy named Edgar who walked with us for the remaining 3 or so hours of our hike. Luckily for us he was really knowledgeable of the area and the natural history of it.
After driving the mountain pass, we stopped at the Iron Door, Groveland. This was after seeing my first snow in at least 4 years.
Chillin by a CA flag made in the 1880s.
Life:
- Get a job (not as a fucking barista) that is worth the time it takes away from all the other shit I have to do
- Work on chilin's libros
- Study graphic & web design
- Aprender a Espanol
- MOVE away
- Finish Superfuture Vol. 1
- Expand portfolio
- Do self-promo stuff I've never done
- Get at least one real Illustration job
- Be a person (not going to happen)
In other news, Kendall and Houston just visited and it was amazing! I never wanted them to leave
When we got to Yosemite Valley we stopped at BridalVeil Falls to explore and take pictures. Hopefully Kendall and Houston will post theirs somehow because theirs are so much better than mine.
When Houston said his tent was small, Kendall and I had no idea how small. It was about waist high and maybe 4 ft wide. It was surprisingly comfy though. And we didn't get eaten by bears.
After a night of freezing our asses off in the tiniest tent, we were tentative about hiking because the rangers forecast rain/snow. We started hiking with the agreement that we would turn back when the rain started coming. One of the fun things about Kendall and Houston is that they're not my family. Meaning if I wanted to go climbing 50 feet up granite rock off the trail they joined me instead of worrying. Houston had the luck of hearing or seeing at least 3 trees fall. We reached a picture opportunity in the hike that was a stop on an old wooden bridge with a great view of the falls. He saw the tree fall, Kendall and I saw his jaw drop. Then as we were walking up the trail a giant branch broke off about 10-15 feet in front of us. We got spooked and almost turned around until we saw people three times our age continuing on. Our pride got the better of us, for the best, turns out. We met a guy named Edgar who walked with us for the remaining 3 or so hours of our hike. Luckily for us he was really knowledgeable of the area and the natural history of it.
After driving the mountain pass, we stopped at the Iron Door, Groveland. This was after seeing my first snow in at least 4 years.
Chillin by a CA flag made in the 1880s.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Awhhhhh
Beautiful rainy night in San Francisco. If only I could afford to live here, and if friends would live here too. I learned how to dance bhangra. And listened to Delhi 2 Dublin live. So amazing. San Jose you are lame.
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