I need to start blogging again

I havn't blogged since this summer in India, but it's time to get back in the swing of it. Who knows maybe it will inspire some ideas for my advertising campaigns. Let's hope so.

Silly Bandz

I'm a swim coach and this is all the kids talk about! We got them some silly bandz and they think we're the coolest coaches ever now. I have three now. A Heart, a hot air balloon, & a recycle sign :) I may be going to walmart to get some more!

Cute Panda

Preparation Video

For Intro To Creativity (the reason I started this blog) we had a group assignment: To make a movie about "Preparation"- the first part of the creative process.Graham Wallas, social psychologist and educator gave humanity  The Four-Stage Process Model of Creativity:
1. Preparation 2. Incubation 3. Illumination 4. Verification.

TATE lecture- Diane Keaton

Was it worth taking a precious hour and a half away from finals studying to see Diane Keaton? YES. When I wasn't laughing I was trying to hold back tears. After a scene from "First Wives Club" Ms. Keaeton playfully poked herself in front of the projector. Clad in (you guessed it) a turtle neck, black hat,  full polka dot skirt, and Christian Louboutin booties she was uninhibited. If I walked out of the house in her outfit, my mother would have called me a "ragga-muffin"... but interestingly enough Diane shared how her mother would let her design her own outfits and then she would make them for her. Her high school graduation outfit wasn't far off from what she was wearing last night, she said hats accentuate her smile :)

Ms. Keaton captivated the audience with stories of "growing old" and holding onto memories. She addressed her fear of intimacy, funny stories of on screen kisses, and how she would unpredictably stumble upon romantic (or not so romantic) moments she shared with famous actors like Jack Nicholson and Woody Allen. However, she didn't talk too much about HollyWood, which was a relief.

Anyone could relate to her lecture because she honed in on the big moments that moved her. They weren't in the movies, but in her house. She showed clips of her mother during alzheimers and her two precious kids doing day to day funny stuff. Her mother was truly the inspiration behind recording these "memories". She would put her hands up symbolizing a picture and go "Click" when a big moment came up. "A memory is when your heart takes a picture". 

Diane also addressed how "youth" is not beauty, and she believes the reason she was chosen to be a spokesperson for Loreal is because of her "vitality". Ms. Keaton also said, "Perfection is the death of creativity, and creativity is the cornerstone of a good idea". WOW. She blew me away! Her mom had around 100 diaries when she died, which really inspired me to keep writing. I've been journaling since I was in second grade and blogging become my new journaling. I thought of asking Ms. Keaton a question (of course it came to me after the lecture was over)...Does it matter what medium you use record the pictures your heart takes?  Does painting or scrap booking, or writing in a journal have more to grapple with than a BLOG?

To answer my own question, I think the tangible mediums do offer more. A blog is where an idea starts and the journal, or painting, or scrapbook can be more of a final draft. Ms. Keaton taught me how to hold onto these memories, because from time to time you will want to look back and remember. 

Who thinks family guy is better than South Park? I DO!!! You're not pop culture if you have not landed on one of these cartoon sitcoms. I think it's hilarious how Stewie & Co. sing about the FCC (Federal Communications Commission). We learned about the FCC in my ethics class and this Family Guy interpretation of the FCC as a "bad guy" made me laugh. However, the FCC is not a bad guy! It helps regulate inappropriate stereotypes and draws the line somewhere. Family Guy gets away with a lot of subliminal humor, and if it's really too inappropriate the FCC will take care of it!

Business Cards

I had this overwhelming pile of business cards in my desk drawer, but I never really looked at them. I decided to group them into piles by contact category:                                                                                  

 

1. SMU 

2. Buds (advertisers/marketers/entrepreneurs around my age)

3. Art 

4. BBQ (I sell BBQ sauce)  The Secret Sauce

5. Sponsors

6. Personal 

7. Finance & Development

8. Misc. 

All Organized. 

                        

I suppose the next step is to put the contact info into my gmail account. I'll save that for another day. 

My current business card... I want to make a hybrid one- half BBQ sales rep/ half Artist.