F is for Fargo

Welcome to North Dakota! They boast to have the biggest cow, buffalo, prairie dog farm, and metal sculptures.  I was waiting all day to get a picture of the one above, its a classic.

Pictures from the car.

Remember be kind...and patriotic...?

We also went to our favorite Fargo restaurant, Santa Lucia (picture coming tomorrow). They have delicious flights of wine and pizza!

Chicago Bound - Day 1 (SLC to Bozeman)

Hopefully there it won't snow in Chicago, but this is what it looked like in my neighborhood in Park City before I left.

Almost there!

Love this family!  So I happy we were able to stay with them. Candi and Charlie are the best parents, and Amelia is cheer leading bound.  Liam and Aidan showed me all there toys, and are going to be the next major rock stars.  Watch out world!

To Chicago or Not to Chicago?

AMAZING CITY! Great opportunity, and I found this great place called The Buckingham where I can live.  I can't wait to move there for the summer.  The internship is going to be so fun because the department is small so I get to be involved in everything.  Also, the guy I would be working for used to be a creative director at an agency there. And...HE SAID HE WOULD GET ME AN INTERVIEW AT THE AGENCY! I don't remember the name, it started with a B.  What if I stay there? It is so crazy to think that in a month I will be living in Chicago.

Liminal Moments

Was the introduction of the iPad a liminal moment; was it a point in the advertising world where once it was introduced we could never go back?  A liminal moment similar to loosing your virginity, getting a tattoo, getting married, or divorced.  I am sitting in my multimedia graphics class as we are discussing, and listing examples of these pivotal moments.  A recent article in Ad Week, suggests that the hype of iPad hasn't lived up to its reality.  The iPad audience is small, and its abilities have a limit.  I wonder if this will be true in 1 year from now?  This example also makes me wonder how important these liminal moments are to us at the time they happen.  Maybe we build up these moments so much that when they happen its a let down.  For example a wedding has been given such a great importance in life...what if it is not the best day of your life?  Maybe the day is more important to you then you thought it would be.

Click here for the link to the Ad Week article.

Blog Mess

NY! Love that place! I went there at the beginning of last week, and I had the time of my life.  I could just get energy from the city when I walked outside, no need for coffee! Not that I didn't get any while I was there.  After NYC all of us in the pic went to NOLA :) best time ever! There is never a dull moment in New Orleans. It inspirational all around.  I feel more comfortable with the future because now I know that I want to be an art director at a big ad agency.  Its relieving to finally know.  Now I need to give the rest of my life some direction...

Fact of Facebook

I just watched The Social Network, it is be far one of my favorite movies of all time.  However, aside from the stunning examples of how to use power, it is rather eye opening.  This site started in the dorm room of a college drop out, who moved to Palo Alto is now the most visited site.  I check my facebook as much as I do the time.  Maybe that is a slight exaggeration, but most of my brilliant thoughts come to me as facebook statuses.  When my friends and I go out we take pictures for the purpose of getting a new profile pic.  When hanging out do you ever think: Is that funny thing you said status worthy, should it be the name of a photo album, or is it good enough to put in my quotes section so I can have it for all time?  Is the power of facebook good or bad?  When you look into it facebook now interconnects everything on the web.  Comment boxes can be hosted through facebook.  It is easily editable by users making it a great tool for SEO.  Website registration can now be done through the users facebook sign on.  Website users can share the site with all of their friends by simply liking it.  After thinking about all of this I have a crazy thought: Why is it only worth $25 Billion?

You and Tequila Make Me Go Crazy

Right now my life is a mystery, and I can't stop listening to "You and Tequila" by Kenny Chesney.  My life is like a shot of tequila without the lime or salt; its good, but not as good as it could be.  There are so many unanswered questions, and doubts.  What classes should I take?  Should I study abroad? Where should I go, and what should I study?  I miss having the certainty I used to have.  But one thing I do is that I am getting restless.  I need to break free, and do something unexpected.  What if I don’t take classes this semester? Or next?  If I take the summer off I won’t graduate next spring, but how important is that?  I could go on and on… If someone asked me what I wanted to do when I graduate all I would have to offer him or her is a blank stare.  In this lifetime I just want to fall in love and love what I am doing.