Restaurants – Top 5 December 31, 2006

Yes. You may not know this, but I am a connoisseur of the culinary arts. After all, I’ve lived with a culinary arts major, taken a cooking class for fun, and lived with my mother – possibly the best cook there is. I’ll be honest, I’ve also watched the Food Network when I have some [...]

A Christmas Story December 26, 2006

So . . . I actually thought about labeling this one “Brokeback” but that would just be too much.
Last nite (this morning) I went to bed around 1:30.  I set my alarms for 9:00 and 9:15. Around 7:30 I heard a scream and a large crash. From my mother. As soon as I heard it, [...]

Christmas Memories – T5 December 25, 2006

You guessed it. It’s about time for another Top 5. Yeah, right. But I’m here to hand out my favorite Christmas memories.
1. Christmas 2002 – the last Christmas spent in Illinois with my dad’s side of the family. There were lots of us running around in one house. And mostly females. It was when I [...]

Inspiration December 23, 2006

As a designer, I’ve constantly been encouraged by teachers to be more observant. To observe is to be inspired. Lately, I’ve been feeling a lack of inspiration in my work. I’ve struggled more than once this year trying to make beautiful things happen in my design. I’m losing the feel of freshness that I had [...]

The Beginning of Something Big December 22, 2006

I think that I’m going to steal an idea from Stephen O’Bryan which was stolen originally from Dave Ruse. I’m going to do a Top 5. Whenever I get bored (or whenever I feel like it), I’m going to do another Top 5 post about whatever I feel like rating that day.
Today . . . [...]

Intense Hues December 19, 2006

I love being involved with art.
I’m in the middle of brainstorming a painting. It’s been in my head for almost a year now. I think I may finally have the time to tackle it during the break. It’s really more of a design on canvas than a painting. I still don’t know what I’m going [...]

Gibbons Peck December 17, 2006

I guess I could mention that my interview went well and I now have an internship for next semester! Gibbons Peck is a small firm with only a few designers. They’re pretty busy and are actually moving in January. That’s probably the first thing that I’ll end up helping out with. I don’t know if [...]

Goodbyes . . . again December 15, 2006

Last night, or rather, this morning around 2:00, I had to say goodbye to someone who has been an amazing friend for the past 1.5 years. I know I’ve written this before, but I HATE GOODBYES. I know I’ll see him again, but it’s still no fun.
As a Vintage family, we all chipped in and [...]