My office/bed...

So, this summer, I have been working for the marketing group I worked for in Greenville. They allowed me the opportunity to sit and do the design work from my house. I am still working the same hours I did when I was in the office, but the stress of getting there on time has changed a bit. Now, my alarm goes off, I hop in the shower, grab my pop-tarts and flip open the Macbook Pro and get to work. Although it is relaxing to lay on the bed with my buds in jammin my tunes, it gets frustrating working completely alone. I enjoyed the time I got to work around other designers for inspiration. Now I just have to settle for this scenario for the next several weeks, until I finish up and head on to Atlanta.

Some other interesting things going on:

• Grabbed an extra two years of warranty for my laptop which is usually $350, for only $160 off ebay. Once I sent the money through paypal, the guy emailed me the serial and I registered my computer, which is covered until a month after my expected graduation date, which is real convenient.

• Private student loans: Having a little trouble getting approved for a student loan because the economy SUCKS right now, so hopefully I can round up a co-signer in the next couple days so I can get these funds flowin.

• Craigslist: This is my route to finding anything. I am now looking for a few pieces of furniture for my Atlanta apartment. I have my heart set on a couple pieces of Ikea furniture, but you never know what you will find in the local classifieds

Questioning time...check it out

Fun Facts to Know and Love.
TAG, you're it...if you read this, you must cut and paste it with YOUR answers into your blog.

1. What time did you get up this morning? 8:45 AM
2. Diamonds or pearls? diamonds, since I'll have to give one to a girl one day to symbolize my undying love (Not for a long time)
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? The Dark Knight
4. What is your favorite TV show? Friends
5. What do you usually have for breakfast? low fat strawberry poptarts
6. What is your favorite cuisine? Mexican will set me up for a good meal anytime
7. What is your middle name? Wayne
8. What food do you dislike? scrambled eggs and grits (and to think I was raised in the south)
9. What is your favorite CD at the moment? Death Cab for Cutie - Narrow Stairs
11. Favorite sandwich? Chicken-bacon-ranch from Subway
12. What characteristic do you despise? negativity
13. Favorite item of clothing? boxers
14 If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would it be? Amsterdam
15. What color is your bathroom? purplish (Mom's choice)
16. Favorite brand of clothing? Hurley
18. What was your most memorable birthday? 21
19. Favorite sport to watch? football
20. When is your birthday? June 2
21. Are you a morning person or a night person? night person
22. What is your shoe size? 11
23. Pets? none personally, but in the current household, 2 dogs & 7 cats
24. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with us? I am running 5 miles now
25. What did you want to be when you were little? an anchor on the news
26. How are you today? stressed and tired
27. What is your favorite candy/chocolate? twizzlers
28. What is your favorite flower? ha, do not care
29. What is a date on the calendar you are looking forward to? September 20th
30. Do you enjoy your job? Becoming burned out
31. Coke or Pepsi? pepsi (Mtn. Dew)
32. Where were you born? Wichita Falls, TX
33. What is your favorite chip flavor? Salt and vinegar
34. What fabric detergent do you use? All free and clear
35. Favorite Color? black and brown

My future home.

So spontaneously yesterday my mom got up after a rigorous 12-hour all-night nurse shift and decided she wanted to go to Atlanta. After washing the truck and changing out the battery (not interested in getting stranded a couple hours from home), we set on our journey to the city. We grabbed some chili-dogs and onion rings from the Varsity, rode by Colonial Homes to check out the apartment location which is a underhanded stone toss from the back of the school, since that is our view from our back door. We should be able to pick up our internet from school which would just eliminate a little more money that I will be investing into the Atlanta life.

After that we went to the interior decorator's playground, Ikea. Awesome and fun furniture store just 5 minutes from the apartment. I am going to pick up a few pieces of furniture from there right before I move in in September. The little love seat will be a good fit anywhere, whether it be in my living room in Atlanta during school, or in my mid-Manhattan studio apartment in the afterlife of PC in a hopeful awesome designer position in the NYC. I have to dream about that, because that is where I feel like I am destined.

Me and Evan have been making much use of the texting feature on our cell phones getting our plans together for who has what furniture and what we need before we move. We are both amped and ready to start that chapter.

Remembering the heroes.

So I just finished the Steven Spielberg/Tom Hanks directed series, Band of Brothers. Its a 10-episode series about a company of soldiers in WW2. Each episode begins with a narrated interview with the actual soldiers in the company. It is pretty breathtaking since the events you watch is what actually happened and told by the men who experienced it. Although it is extremely graphic in which Spielberg cut no corners on displaying the casualties of the war, I feel everyone should watch it. It makes you appreciate times we are in now and what a great country we live in. Check it out!

Time to commit..

Alright, I have been away and have been a poor excuse for an acclaimed "blogger." Here I am on the brink of starting a new chapter and decided its time to update my thoughts on a weekly basis. I want to keep track of all the stuff thats going to start flying at me in life, and writing down my experience will give me the chance to step aside for a breather and reflect.

With that all said, here are some updates:

I moved back to my hometown of Augusta, GA for the summer to live with my mom and save up money. In less than 2 months I will be moving to the great city of Atlanta. I will be living in Colonial Homes in the downtown Buckhead district. I will be starting the grad level program at Portfolio Center, which I will be studying Design and Art Direction. In Colonial Homes I will be living with a fellow North Greenville graduate, Evan Hampton. We are both extremely excited about the opportunity before us.

Over the next 2 months I plan to spend time with family and to rest up, because it's going to be a wild ride from then on.

For more info about the school we're going to, check out the website: www.portfoliocenter.com.