Myrtle Beach May 2008

Myrtle Beach May 2008: Wayne's 50th Birthday from ewddesign on Vimeo.

Here is the latest video of Dad's 50th birthday party at Myrtle Beach. We surprised him in May, where all of his Californian family and Georgian family all met up at a beautiful beach house for a week and had a blast! Check it out. 

Counting down...

So today marks my one month point from the time I move into my apartment in Atlanta. I have never been so ready. It has been an awesome summer so far though, and still have some to go. This past weekend, I visited Greenville for my last time for a while. I arrived to catch some friends at Barley's to grab a bite and had a remarkable calzone. After I jumped in the car to head to band practice to get ready for the next morning which we would be playing at Phil's Music in Greer. Even though the whole band wasn't available to play, I still thought it would be a good time to jam with the guys for a bit. The show went good. Not too much of turnout as to be expected since it was from 11am - 1pm on a saturday in August, which means HOT and EARLY! Still, a few friends did show up to support us as well as customers going in and out of the music store. It was a good time nonetheless. 

After that I headed up to some outlet shops about 45 minutes outside of Greenville to grab a couple bargains on some clothes for school. Then the long 3.5 hour drive home from there, which I wanted to be than anywhere else. No matter how far you stride away in life and all the adventures you take, there is truly no place like home. The place where your family is and where you are comfy. Augusta is that place for me, however, I am ready to take those adventures.

Saturday night started my editing session of the Myrtle Beach vacation and once I get started, there is no stopping, even if I stay up to 4 on Saturday night, 2 on Sunday and Monday night, and 2:30 on Tuesday night, I will not stop until I have finished it. It's weird though. My best work, whether it be graphics, video, music, or whatever art project Im working on, my best stuff is always done in the late late night. I finished burning it tonight which I am taking it over to Dad's tomorrow night to get their approval, which I think will pass with flying colors. As soon as I get all the copies out to my family as promised, I will post it on Vimeo.com and link it to my blog. 

Well, that's all I got for now. More videos and exciting events in the days to come!

A whole new look

So this past weekend, me and mom went to do a bit of furniture shopping. Now since we are trying to stay on somewhat of a budget, we started with some thrift stores. I was in need of a new computer desk, couch, and chest of drawers. I have never been a huge fan of thrift shops, I guess because of my luck I seem to have finding quality things, but this time was a different story. We came across an awesome wood desk with metal frame. I plan to paint the frame black to match some of my other furniture in my room. Then, as I went to check out, a couch/chair set caught Mom's eye. It took me a minute for it to grow on me, but it was indeed quite an interesting set. Definitely of the mid-century modern design, which is the look I was going for. Although the furniture had a nasty brown fabric covering, we had decided right there sitting on the actual couch that we were going to make a project out of it. We went to Joanne's right after and picked up black vinyl and the other materials for completely reupholstering this entire set, making it fit right into my idea of a pretty sweet living room. Mom, being the machine she is, says it won't take long to do, so I am very excited to see this fortunate thrift-store find completely regenerated into it's new life. On Sunday we completely ripped off all the old fabric, so here is what it looks like for the moment, but not for long. 

Also, to throw in, there were a couple dates written from previous reupholstering jobs done, and judging by the way the date was written, 12.10.89 with the name Guton, we made the assumption it very well may have spent some time in the German lands. I will be excited to get it finally finished and put in my new Atlanta pad. I am only about 6 weeks out from moving!

Sony HDR-SR11

Hey guys, this is my new toy. The Sony HDR-SR 11. I really wanted to get something secure for capturing the memories of school and all that comes with it. My older JVC is shot, so it was time for an upgrade. Although I had to sell a guitar to buy it, I think I made the right choice. It shoots in a true 1080i High-def, and has spectacular features with it, including 10.2 megapixel still images. Be on the lookout for new videos I will add. Myrtle Beach 2008 vacation video on the way!

Greenville, Sweet Greenville

So I just got back in town from my 3 day trip to Greenville, SC. I had to work in the office Monday and Tuesday since the senior designer was on vacation and another designer was on his honeymoon (poor guy, ha). It was nice to catch up and sort of reflect on what had been my life the last 3 years. Now that I have moved back to Georgia, I am happy to go and visit Greenville and the great friends I have there, but it's a great feeling to leave and come back to where I feel I belong (for now). 

I arrived Friday night in time to meet up with some of my best friends from Greenville, Justin, Adam, Laura, Megan, Sheila & Cody. We made our way to the hottest spot (in my opinion) in the upstate, Barley's Taproom and Pizzeria. Amazing is the only word to describe this place. Tons of different types of beer and pizza, pasta and calzones so good, you almost never want to leave, and definitely what keeps me coming back. 

We left there and walked outside to find a police chase right on Main St. It was probably the most action that town has seen in a while, but rather eventful nonetheless. We watched as a cop car pulled into the intersection of Main just in time to hop out and sprint down the street towards the criminal's car, which was completely surrounded by two other police cars behind him. It is amazing how so many people are memorized by a car search and someone getting frisked. It was a good bit of excitement for one night.

I crash at Justin's place whenever I go to, since he was one of the best roommates I had ever had and one of my best friends. Oh, and I Greenville forgot to mention, he has an AMAZING couch which always seems to welcome me with open arms when I am away from home. 

I worked in the office on Monday, and during lunch, had to hit one of my favorite burger joints in Greenville, Bee Bee's. Only cash and checks accepted, cheap, and all around great food that will make your cholesterol level scream! I met up with Matt, the other guitarist from the group I play with, after work at Boda pipes. It's a cool little cigar shop nearby the office and always has a great smell when you walk in, that is if you like the smell of cigars. We had band practice on Monday night, which was alot of fun to catch up with the guys again. We are preparing for our performance at Phil's Music in Greer on August 16th. This may be one of my last performances with them due to Portfolio Center taking over my life in less than 2 months now.

Tuesday, another day in the office, and my last. I will continue working for the company from home until September 13th, but afraid I won't be seeing any of the fine people I have worked with the past year. It is a good company and I wish them all the success and luck. Tony has been a great boss and I have no doubt he won't make an empire out of that place. For my last lunch, I wanted to kick it over to the Orient, a great Chinese place in downtown. My folks are even fond of this place from past visits. It was really a great end to my last time being with my coworkers. After dinner with another friend that night at Wild Wings, I got back on the lonely backroad of highway 25 and returned back to the peach state. Thanks to Greenville for everything it has given me, I definitely will miss it.

Bringing out the kid inside...

Today I reverted back to my childhood days. I went and picked up my bicycle that I received as a Christmas present around the 10th grade from my dad's house yesterday. Since it had been years since using this, one tire was already trashed, and the other one was on its way to splitting, meaning I had to tune this baby up. After a $112 quote from Chain Reaction, a local bike shop here in Augusta, to get tires replaced and brakes checked, I decided to take matters into my own hands. Mom and I ran over to Wally world tonight after dinner and I picked up a couple new inner tire tubes, 2 new tires, a new cushy bike seat, and a locking chain. At around 10:30 I found myself oiled up in the living room dissecting my new mode of transportation. I replaced both tires and the seat, and locked the chain on as well. Me and mom took a nice ride through the neighborhood around midnight, which was AMAZING. I had so much fun and felt like a kid again. I felt like I could have ridden the bike all night, but unfortunately, it was still in the 90's outside and I decided to call it a night. I can't wait to load my Tailwind up and take it up to Atlanta and try it out on Peachtree St., around my Buckhead neighborhood, and down in Piedmont park. We get caught up in the frustrations and stresses of life sometimes, and it is always nice to go back to something as simple as a night time bicycle ride to forget about it all. At the time I didn't realize, but years later, I find that this very well could have been one of the best Christmas presents I have ever received, I just had to remember what it was like to be a kid!