here's to the crazy ones.

“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The trouble makers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can praise them, disagree with them, quote them, disbelieve them, glorify them or vilify hem. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They invent. They imagine. They heal. They explore. They create. They inspire. They push the human race forward. Maybe they have to be crazy. How else can you stare at an empty canvas and see a work of art? Or sit in silence and hear a song that’s never bee written? Or gaze at a red planet and see a laboratory on wheels? While some see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.”

— Apple Commercial, 1997

via www.swiss-miss.com

here comes the sun :)

I came across these prints by Rifle Paper Company and thought they were pretty fitting for my life :)

On a separate note, I had a great day at work on Friday! I am now waist deep in my new job working for the LSU Foundation. I working for the same organization that I worked for this summer but in a different office and with completely different responsibilities. My official title is "Art Director for Cornerstone Magazine." How awesome is that?! I am solely responsible for designing a 40 page magazine that is distributed to supporters of the University.

At the beginning of this task I wasn't really sure how it was all going to come together. My personal design style is typically more elegant and organic rather than commercial and corporate. This job has challenged my to integrate creative, elegant design into a corporate world.

On Friday I feel like I finally made a breakthrough and figured out this balance. The last few weeks at work I have basically been making everything up along the way. Now I feel like this publication lots of potential and that is a great feeling :)

Keeping my head above water?

One thing I have learned so far this semester that it is becoming increasingly difficult for me to live in the present. I am constantly looking forward to something that is juuust beyond my reach.

My goal this semester was to do my best to remain positive about my life. Honestly I feel like I am failing at this goal everyday. I don’t particularly have anything specific to complain about, it is just a never-ending cycle of exhaustion.

For example: Labor Day. I had a very relaxing weekend in Shreveport spending time with my family and a few friends. It was great to for the first time in a month not worry about my to-do list and have fun. I got back to Baton Rouge around 11 Monday night to be greeted by the fact that I had an unfinished project waiting for me. I was under the impression that we only had to do one more step but in fact we had to finish the project. So all of my rest and relaxation from the weekend went right out the window. (Granted working over the weekend probably could have solved this but that is a completely separate issue.)

The point I am attempting to make is this: I constantly reach these points in my life where I choose to take time for myself and to have fun. Each and every one of these times I am greeted by to reality with the fact that the amount of work I have on my plate has quadrupled.

I suppose it is about time I quit my grumbling about my life. I just needed to be Negative Nancy for a few moments.

On a positive note: I am greatly looking forward to fall.

(Too bad this picture is in the northeast and fall never

looks like this down in south louisiana...but still....makes me happy)