A Long, Long Time Ago...

I posted a blog, er, post. But here I am today, blogging away. Reason being, is that this past short break, with my sister Sheila visiting, as well as my grandma and cousin, and of course the Con, has reinvigorated my desire to work.

The next few weeks will be:

-Looking for a job
-Working on a Strategic Marketing Plan
-Cleaning the house

Fun, right? Actually, I'm pretty excited...

Busy working....

Photo Credit: Mike Judge

Busy busy little bees...

Got plenty of projects going on right now...

It's the inevitability of existence. That no matter, you've got to be doing something. You're either doing something or talking about doing something. I seem to be doing both right now.


Anyhow, back to work...

Discipline

Photo Credit: Larry N

Now is the time to work. Self-discipline is difficult sometimes for myself. It's easy to be lazy. To sleep in late. To eat unhealthily. To do it tomorrow.

But not this time.

It's time to create, produce, conceptualize and innovate. Time to be on-time, energized, and focused.

Time to be disciplined.

New Technology, New work

Photo Credit: Larry N

So I got my new MacBook Pro 15" 2.4 GHz i5 320G Harddrive today! After days of scouring craigslist and ebay, I found this bargain NEW SEALED in the box, on none other than Facebook Marketplace. Crazy right?

I wanted to buy this MacBook Pro for several reasons:

1. IT'S NOT A BALL AND CHAIN: I was using my iMac 21.5" (3.06GHz Duo Core), and it was an amazing deal at the time, and it allowed me to quickly and efficiently work from home. But that's the thing: from HOME. For a centrovert like myself (i.e. Inbetween Introvert and Extrovert--I'm reading Networking for People Who Hate Networking by Devora Zack, hilarious and informative read), I can enjoy me-time and working in a stable position, but I regularly, I HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE! For a guy who complains about the transience of Los Angeles, I need to change my surroundings. Designers to be constantly stimulated visually, as inspiration can come from anywhere. Mixing up your environmental settings helps designers do research--that is see people, things, places (nouns?), behaviors, and pretty everything--since, as Paul Rand says, "Everything is Design. Everything!". Long story short, I am a mobile person.


2. The SIZE is great. It's smaller than the iMac (faster as well, specifically for the Graphics Card), but nimbler and more appropriate for a guy who likes to chill on a sofa, couch, bed, coffee table, and it still has a 15" screen which is plenty of real estate.


3. I AM SOCIAL: Bottom line is, that I don't like staying in my room all day holed up like a sociopath. This reason actually seems to be just like the first reason....so, yeah


3. IT LOOKS AWESOME: The MacBook Pro bottom line is piece of art.
Well, that the story and I'm sticking to it. Let's get to work!!

Re: Terry's Diary--So, I usually start these things and then gradually forget to post...

Photo Credit: Terry Richardson, of course.

So today, out of the blue, spur of the moment, all of a sudden, I decided to start this web log.

Why now? What happened? Aren't these things like diaries/journals, where you start off feeling pretentious and self-conscious and just end up not keeping up with it in the end anyways?

Well...maybe.

Today, Wendy sent me a link to http://www.terrysdiary.com/ which is Terry Richardson's (you know, Bill's son) web log. I looked at all his posts and thought (and then skyped to Wendy):

I think Terry Richardson is one of those people I told you about: not the most skilled or talented, but the most prolific. He is [technically] probably not the greatest photographer in the world, but he shoots constantly and has also been in the right places at the right time by putting out a ton of work and meeting as many people as possible. He's capitalized on attaching his name to a certain style and personality and lifestyle--in this way, he is sort of a brand. But the bottom line is that good or bad, sloppy, or not, he shoots a [ton] of pictures and it seems to be working for him. ----For us, I would guess we should do the same. Just put out a ton of work and see what sticks.

For what it's worth, TR will most likely be remembered as one of the greatest photographers of his generation. In terms of skill and traditional style, his work is distinct, baring, flirty and immediate--like polaroids on Steroids--Pola-Roids?---but also rote, repetitive, and somewhat amateurish, which is read as intentional and actually, depending on your perspective, either a benefit or a burden. Mr. Richardson's photos are also transcendent, memorable, and mesmerizing, but in a way that seems that anyone could ape his style.

The point IS, that Terry got to where he is not primarily because of his talent, per se, but because of his tenacity, his rawness, his willingly to be himself and to disseminate his art as a point of passion.

That's the type of passion I would like to channel and document in "HARD WORK and LUCK". This web log will be my check-in point for growth, dissemination, my passions, interests, and a formation of what older sister calls an "anchor" or a vision of what a person would like to be someday, and everyday.