I dream of Photoshop.

I love photoshop!

I'm no pro but here is a blog that I read today ... well looked since it's mostly pictures. Its amazing what some people can do with photoshop. Someday maybe I can be as good as they are lo, maybe.

http://www.graphicdesignblog.org/strange-funny-photoshop-manipulations/

Check it out.

Dislike for 2012 Logo

This is the logo design for the 2012 Olympics. I'm not sure the aim that they were trying to take with this but I think its ridiculously ugly. My history of graphic design teacher said that they even had it so it was moving and flashing (somehow) but it was causing seizures therefore they stopped that. It reminds me of the 80's that or cavemen drawings. I can appreciate the creativity it may have taken to get this design but the result is not pleasing to my eye. I don't think I'm the only one that feels this way, obviously the group of designers in England okayed it. It just doesn't speak Olympics to me (besides the Olympic rings). The cost of getting this logo was 400,00 pounds, that's $620,775.73.

I decided this needed a face lift and attitude change. Originally I wasn't intending to write all about the sad and depressing things in life but that's what it ended up being. Oops.

Now I am going to try to A) write more B) try to keep it pleasant. I'll probably end up writing mostly about design school and maybe running. I've wanted to run a marathon for a while but I haven't really gotten around to it. School and work are usually in my way especially when trying to do both. When I get into my running training then I'll probably talk about that here and there but for now it will be mostly design school and stuff.

I am starting my 3rd year in the graphic design program at the University of Utah. It's been a great challenge thus far and I expect it to continually get harder. However, for the time being I am pumped and excited. Granted I've only had 3 days of school so we'll see how I'm doing in a month.

Now that You're Gone

Who will open the door for me

because I've gotten quite use to it.

Who will go on long drives with me

just to reach nowhere in particular and turn around

Who will let me help with their mechanic projects

even though I'm just the "go-fer."

Who will be there to tell me I'm gorgeous and mean it

when I'm in my sweats with puffy red eyes.

Who will be a goofball with me

and have laughter to compliment mine.

Who will be the one to excavate my smile

when it had fallen from my face.

Who will Gaze into my eyes

and stare as if they are lost in a galaxy.

But most important

Who will wrap me in their arms

where I feel that everything will be okay.

Trudging

Life is trudging on

And I'm stumbling along

the zeal of life growing dim

In a forest of trees

Each taking their swap at me

Their branches scrathing and tearing

And cutting me down

I continue on

the warm glow slowly fades

All around turns grey

The skip in my step

The gleam in my eye

Gone with the light

As I carry on along this path

The dark seeps into my pores

Numbly walking on

If I fall

The fight to get up could be the end

Clumsily, feet hitting stones

the cold and dark engulfs me

It hollows out my soul

The shell is stumbling on

My Loneliness

My Loneliness..
It isn't for you
My heart has shut you out
Yet it still longs for someone
Boys I have liked
Can't seem to fill the space
Maybe I'll be lonely forever
Searching for the one that can make my heart whole
No one can seem to do the job to the fullest
Moments go by where I forget
But at night the darkness reminds me
The night left to think and wander
Who will fill this gaping hole
Its strange to be surrounded by people
And yet feel all alone
This is what my loneliness is made of.

Discouraging discouragment

I'm running on Friday for my marathon training. I've been running for about 7.5 miles. At this point I'm running slightly uphill and the wind is pretty strong and I'm running into the wind. From what I planned on running I'm only about half way done with my run. Well this point I feel like I can't run anymore. Seriously felt like just collapsing and crying on the grass I was running by. I just wanted to give up. The wind continued to blow harder so that I was jogging but I actually felt like I wasn't really going anywhere. I force myself to run a mile and a half longer. I am stillabotu 2 miles away from home. I walked those 2 miles. Not really glad that I crapped out when I've gone beyond 7.5 miles before. I don't know what happened but I was very discouraged and upset with myself. With that sort of thing happening I'm not sure I'll be able to run a marathon... sheesh... ugh well gotta carry on somehow.