Sunday, July 1, 2012

Summer To-Do List

It's July 1st, 108 degrees in Atlanta, and I am late to the Summer To-Do List party.

I just moved into my new apartment (which is gorrrrgeous - pictures when I'm set up), am starting a very cool summer class at SCAD, and generally just trying to get along as best I can in this crazy life.

I think about the urgency of time quite a bit, and if you've read my recent blog post about my darling kitty, you'll know that now it's on my mind more than ever. Buddha says, "The trouble is, you think you have time." Sometimes I feel overwhelmed with all the things I feel like I should be doing. There's quite a list going. At the top of the list is creating stability, fulfillment, and meaning in my career.

One of the things I love about our education at SCAD is its focus on real-world marketability; our professor has been introducing my summer class to the idea of being more than just illustrators, but taking our skillset to the next level to animate. It seems pretty daunting to someone like me - my animation skills go about as far as those little stick figure flipbooks I'd make in the corners of my binders in middle school. Our prof showed us an amazing video that just got my own mental energy rolling on the idea, and single-handedly inspired my Summer To-Do List.

Check this bad boy out; 
put together by a very cool team of illustrators and animator friends:

Good Books - Metamorphosis from Buck on Vimeo.


And, of course, my Summer To-Do List:



We all have only one life to live, and it should mean more than just the paycheck at the end of the day.

What does your Summer To-Do List look like?

13 comments:

  1. Great summer to do list! Can't wait to see pics of the new apt!

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    1. Thanks Stela! I hung some artwork on my walls today for a start, but I am not quite finished :)

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  2. Looking forward to seeing pics of your new place!
    I think we all get overwhelmed by everything we want to do at some point. I find it helps to break down everything into manageable chunks :)
    Good luck with your endeavours!

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    1. hahahah, I agree! Well said :) Thanks for the luck!

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  3. I like that your list isn't too specific! It will still be relaxing even while you're getting stuff done. I'm excited to see what you come up with!

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    1. Thanks :) Yea, I guess these are more goals than actual tasks. Definitely good to just have a short list, less overwhelming ;)

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  4. It's been so cold and rainy here...and so hot where you are! I wish we could both find a happy medium. I like your summer to do list. A list like that always helps me to prioritize. I have to ask: what's a dark and stormy??

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    1. Thanks Violet! It's cooled off a little (instead of 108 it's only 93 now, hahah...)

      A Dark and Stormy is a tropical-inspired cocktail; it's made with ginger beer and gosling's bermuda black rum, and then splashed with lime. It is so refreshing ;) You pour the ginger beer in first and then top with the rum, so the top is black and the bottom is clear and it looks all stormy on top!

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  5. nice list! cant wait to see photos of your new apartment :)

    also this little animation is really good - speaking of which i did took the challenge and starting film,games and animation BA degree from september. scared a bit! but it is good to learn something new :)

    my summer to-do list? i haven't made one yet, but might give it a try and see if i can complete it :) extra motivation yoohoo!

    have a wonderful day!

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    1. Thanks Betty! :) Good luck starting your degree! That is super exciting, congratulations!!

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  6. Geeeez...that video is crazy! And amazing!

    Top of my to-do list at the moment: get back to Italy :)

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