So I've gotten experimental

Surprise, eh? I've realized how much I miss my weird indy flicks all the time and have gone on a massive internet binge for crazy media. And I've decided that although I want to study photography, I want to minor in film. I found a college down here that has a Photography/Film/Video course, but I can't start until next school year in February. So I'm going to go ahead and apply there and see how it goes. It's far cooler than MDS where my only photo option is in the graphic design program. I'm basically going to apply for heaps of universities for next school year in the coming weeks and figure it out like that.

But in the meantime, here's a video you all might enjoy. It's called Egg and it's an animated short by Benh Zeitlin. I saw it at the St Louis International Film Fest a couple years back and I remember thinking 'Holy shit! That's amazing!' and then I found out they put it on MySpace. But it doesn't have many views so here's me doing my part. Check it out.

Virginia Tech

So I just heard about the VT shooting a few minutes ago. For those of you who know me, you know I tend to get all obsessive about any random shooting sprees that happen in more of a 'How did that happen?' sense than anything else. But this time it's kinda different.

I have a good friend who goes to that school, which made it quite a bit different for me. I found out about it through facebook. One of my friends changed her status to 'having a weird reaction to the VT shooting' and that's when I went ahead and checked the news. And then I realized Heather went to VT. She's alright, but it's still quite nuts. I haven't looked into it too much and I don't really care to. I guess her being there made it all seem a lot more real than just hollywood style shoot em up on the news.

I don't really have much to say but keep em in your prayers. They're gonna need em. And I'm glad I left America when I did. It's hard to realized just how messed up the place is until you leave it.

Employment, Round 2

So I've spent the past couple weeks sending out heaps of applications and fun things like that and tomorrow it sounds like I'm actually getting a job. Not only does the company have a cool name, not only is it located 10 minutes up the road, but it's still in advertising. Yay! I'll post more about that tomorrow after the interview when I've figured out exactly what's included in that job.

I've also made a strict budget I have to follow. It's gonna be weird. I suck at keeping track of money so it's a good thing, though. I also sent my application into Media Design School this morning so I should hear back soon and start sorting all that out. I need 2 people to write letters of recommendation. Not quite sure who I'm gonna have write them up. I know I'm going to get one from someone at Poz but I don't know about the other one. Maybe I'll get em both from there.

I also have some saving goals, including concerts, iPod speakers, actually having a savings account, and a break dancing midget for my birthday party. Because all of that sounds pretty sweet instead of living off not much. So hopefully this job works out and I'll be all squared away. I dunno why but today seemed like a good day to organize and get my life started. Weird.

The Current Status of Me

So I actually haven't written in this once since I got to New Zealand. Kinda ironic, eh?

Well here's your current update. It is currently 8:48 PM on Friday March 2nd, 2007. I'm 19 and sitting on a couch in the flat I moved into about 2 and a half weeks ago. About a week and a half ago I got fired from my job with 3P Advertising. I have yet to find another job. Instead, the past week has been spent sending out CVs to companies, growing a beard, rebuilding my photography myspace page, getting in touch with the photo world in New Zealand, and deciding that I'm applying to go to AUT next semester either majoring in graphic design or photography.

I'm going to make up a day in the life thing next week for you guys so you can see the flat, see the flat mates, and basically give ya a peek into the life of the random 19-24 year old life in New Zealand. You'll enjoy it, I promise.

But yea, just basically saying 'Hi, I'm still alive!' and such. More to come in a much sooner time span than this one.

How I make decisions...

I leave for Auckland in a week. Let's run it through the flow chart.

Do I want to go to New Zealand? Yes. Will it likely end in disaster? Eh, most likely not. And even if it does it'll be a cool story. So that means I've reached my final conclusion. Do it!

Happy Today!

Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low stress, non-addictive, gender neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced with the most enjoyable traditions of religious persuasion or secular practices of your choice with respect for the religious/secular persuasions and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all.

I also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted Gregorian calendar year 2007, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures.

By accepting this greeting, you are accepting these terms: This greeting is subject to clarification or withdrawal. It is freely transferable with no alteration to the original greeting. It implies no promise by the wisher to actually implement any of the wishes for her/himself or others and is void where prohibited by law, and is revocable at the sole discretion of the wisher. This wish is warranted to perform as expected within the usual application of good tidings for a period of one year or until the issuance of a subsequent holiday greeting, whichever comes first, and warranty is limited to replacement of this wish or issuance of a new wish at the sole discretion of the wisher.

No trees were harmed in the sending of this message.

I'll be home for Christmas

Because I'm sick and feel horrible so I don't really plan on going anywhere else.

On the plus side, though, I have a few models who have agreed to help out with my project. So I guess there are perks to hanging out on the model websites all day while you're sick. Now I just have to start feeling better so I can do the shoots.

Hope your Christmas is better than mine :)