Won't Back Down, Really Can't Turn Around

Spitalfield is a very awkwardly named band that none-the-less makes good music. Something like a Sugarcult/Jimmy Eat World mash up. Really interesting, some good mellow songs, quite a few poppy songs, and a few harder, alterna-punk songs. I enjoy them enough to buy one of their albums (though it wasn't the one I intended to buy!)

In other news, I have been introduced to the concept of the "T-shaped" person. Someone with one major branch of skill (the vertical line of the "T") and then from there can branch out to everywhere. Apparently they are in high demand, which makes me happy, because I am quite the T-shaped person. I always thought I was wasting my time dabbling in everything from psychology to geo-politics, but apparently, it's a good thing.

That's a relief.

Some things I'm thinking about:

• A Guide to Romance for the masses, just to help some of the people who don't even get the basics.
• A design for a new Mass-transit system for the USA
• A piece on the duality of being American
• My wonderful girl friend who said "I love you" to me in 65 different languages
• The delicious chocolate-mocha swirl bagel I just ate

It's a good day.

~Chow

I Never Asked For Ordinary

I'm about to begin the recovery period from today. It has been a long, hard day, but a rewarding one, I must say. Art, Love, Work, Love, Art. It plays out the same in both directions.

I was exploring Spray Paint as a medium today, for my class tomorrow. I am so woefully low on options that I can really use, so this is what it comes to. It has been interesting, and the work sucks, but it's about learning the media, not making a masterpiece. If I can add this to my repertoire then that's one more solution to a potential problem.

Today was a good day for telling people I love them, in a meaningful way.

I learned a lot today, hopefully tomorrow will be as good.

Exhaustion claims this post.

~Chow