HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!

i'm 23 :)

"We do not grow absolutely, chronologically. We grow sometimes in one dimension, and not in another; unevenly. We grow partially. We are relative. We are mature in one realm, childish in another. The past, present, and future mingle and pull us backward, forward, or fix us in the present. We are made up of layers, cells, constellations."

--Anais Nin

spam moments.

subject line:

[[!! SPAM] Oh my god, with this I thought I must be having relations with King Kong]


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and this is supposed to make me open my email because...?

in other news, i've been up all night trying to decide between



and





it should be an obvious choice, right?
i think i'm just attached to my typepad.

STORY TIME.

BELIEVE IN YOURSELF!!!
[that was for someone, i'm sure.]
it's amazing what being confident can do for your perceived credibility. really.
it's all about perception.
fake it til you make it? same principle.

my professor shared a story about a senior field trip to cartoon network last year in class today. it pretty much boiled down to the interviewers not being type anal about what's in your book, because that can be worked on. rather, it's about 1) your confidence, 2) your ability to admit when you don't know something and 3) whether you can sell the hell out of yourself.

story number two is about a junior photography major from my school who randomly knocked on the studio door of a particularly well known and respected photographer and said "I WANT TO BE YOUR ASSISTANT". david asks, "Why should I hire you?" and the kid says "I will work for you all summer 24/7, for no pay". he was hired on the spot.
[now i know some of you will turn up your noses at the "no pay" factor, but PLEASE feel free to show me a paid internship that looks better than being david lachapelle's assistant on a resume. please.]

the moral of today's lesson is swallow the fear and be ballsy. it gets you pretty much anywhere.

one of those random photo posts.

ugh.

i'm still not quite sure HOW i managed to catch this monstrous head cold
but i'm sure there is homeopathic relief beyond nyquil.
feel free to suggest something...anything...
i'm up to the brim in orange juice + ginger root.

for my atlanta kids.

a good friend of mine [and ridiculously awesome artist] is doing live art that night.
come through.

here and there.

i've been moving. i'll be back once things settle down.