Dulce



Throwing all my gratitude into the sky above, and much, much, much beyond that.
Thank you.

ph| Alexandra Benetel

Self Help Generation

If I've noticed anything over the last few months it would have to be the multitude of articles telling 20 somethings things to do or stop doing in order to be more likable, more successful, a top star post graduate performer and I have to admit I've been pretty much sucked into it too. But how many lists must there be? If I carry out everything that thought catalog tells me too (Have good hygiene, be kind to others, stop trying to be someone your not) yes I am sure these are all things I should be doing, but is this really a formula to make me something special (thought catalog: "you are something special"/"you are not something special") but what is causing this explosion? Is it really this bad of an epidemic we care so much about what others think about us? (yes.. I mean we have twitter and instagram and facebook so EVERYONE can see how awesome our current life, future life, and inner linings of our brain look). Haha.. I am thinking I and everyone else in my age group need a little self help for our self help addiction. I'm not thought catalog and I don't have the answer to this one. But my best proposition is to forget all the eyes on yourself all the time. I know that's a tough one ---- after all what's a blog post for anyway. I think we are a generation fortunate to be able to create a spotlight on ourselves, rather easily. Sure, it's nice to bask in the light, but when we aren't in it, we want it and when we have it for a moment, we would like more. The human condition. I like thought catalog, but after reading the last few, I'm really letting myself get bullied around. Just a thought for your rolodex.

Checkpoint:



Recently, I've been thinking about how when becoming seemingly closer to someone, the closer our clothes begin to match. A lady asks the attendant if she can take the seat next to mine, and I confirm that's alright. Later, she asks what I had studied in college. "Fashion". Wide-eyed, she laughs, she used to be a model. In this moment, I take off my sweater, I look at her shirt, she looks at mine and we laugh --practically forever. #gondolalife #kismet #grandmatogo

Last Day.



Finish line

At 11 o'clock i will be sitting in final 2.5 hours towards a BFA in fashion design.
Unreal is the world.

In Excelsis Deo.

Lights On









" Thierry Cohen photographs cityscapes and then photographs deserts at night, combing the two to show us what our cities would look like with the lights off. The stars are not enhanced, they are actual photos from relative latitudes that would expose the same starry sky view if it weren't for light pollution. Click on each photo to see which city it is."
Source

Real life




With Jie Jie
My dear housemate Maggie Ge is an aspiring animator, specializing in lighting, molding, and making good food. We love you, Beijing, 

Many eggs, Many baskets, Two hands


I imagine, it must be valuable to hold several aspirations, rather than holding onto few. Maybe we are meant to want/have many. Even ones unrealized. 
There will be assistance.
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You know what, this whole thing is so funny, because there really used to be only one thing I wanted to do for quite while now. I felt that if I focused all of my energies and attention into this one goal it would pipeline me to a favorable destination. And, it actually has. Looking around, it has treated me well.
Truthfully, I would find it really weird when people weren't sure of what they wanted to do or what direction to take. Like, when acquaintances would change their majors 3 times in one year and still ask me what they should really be. Now all of a sudden I am somewhat finding myself in those shoes. I have the same ideas, the same goals, but I feel as though they have sprouted a little. Now there are several ideas poking at me, several goals flashing in front of me. And I think mostly I am still awake because I want to grab onto all of them. Can I do that? I don't know. Who knows... Is there a certain sequences I should take between these events? So many new questions.
And in all of this (present), day to day thinking, pondering, wondering around Savannah, I've realized, I think I am living a little too intensely. I am always trying to figure out if I am doing things the right way, in the right order. Haha, it is a little too hot outside to be so uptight. And, it's embarrassing because I can trace myself being this way several times. "Should I or should I not tell someone this about myself", "Should I or should I not wait to do this at a better pace with full attention", "Should I have sent this email at a more super appropriate time using my long distance mind reading powers?" Lol I am literally trying to eat myself. Let goooo Miguel, let go. Just take your hands off the keyboard and eyes off the screen. Then again, may be I am commanding this too intensely.

(Photos: Cuba, Tokyo, Opera House, S Korea)

A Good day

I'd like to share some nice things I've recently stumbled upon. ----And find myself watching one of their videos multiple times a day. Have good days too.



Matthew Hussey


Noah Hammond

You've got this



Merci


Gratitude 7/20------

-One business project down, 2 to go.
-Walking in the rain with friends
-Our lost checks reaching the land lord
-Dinner with Rachel
-Waltz lessons
-Seeing everyone at subecero
-My photographer, friend, and chef Chiaping
-A lovely summer apt.
-Clean laundry
-My self, and friend, Michael. Let's face it, it is easy being our own toughest critic. We're trying out a new relationship.

ph | Chia Ping Ou


Gratitude is a small project making a conscious effort to remember the good things that have happened, especially when its so much easier to think of what isn't going right. Try it out : ) You are in control. 

From Andrew's Letter


"What is most important is that I am trying to do my best for others. I want to surround myself with good people! ...Without thoughtful and caring people like you, I would probably be a mean and grumpy person. Your kind heart and genuine character serve as a model for me. I hope that you will never stop your curiosity for the beautiful things in life. Go on hikes in forests, canyons and mountains, go fishing, research wildlife, and get out of city Life if you can. Surround yourself with good friends who care about your future. Fall in love with someone. Get your heart broken. And then move on and fall in love again. Breathe life every day like it is your first. Find something that you love to do and never stop doing that thing unless you find something else you love more.


Don’t blame others for their mistakes. It makes you weak. You are a strong man who does not need to be weighted down by people who only complain and say negative things. Speak with conviction and believe in yourself because your personal confidence is just as important as your education."

Andrew Pochter, from Chevy Chase, Md., was stabbed to death on June 28 during anti-government protests in Alexandria, Egypt. Andrew's letter is addressed to a child he counseled at Camp Opportunity congratulating him on his graduation.

Kay Dené, "Casualty of Love"



My dear friends, please view this remarkable music video by my friend Kay Dené. Listen to her dream.
I'm sure you will like it. I can't wait to see all the goods things to come. : )

We're all casualties..every once in a while. <3>

Forever Twenty-One


So here I am, the last evening of 21. The last ten minutes infact. Really, this is all very somber. It's the year they want us to immortalize forever. "Forever Twenty-One" 
Will I always wish I were 21? 
We've been together for a few years Miguel. And really, I probably wouldn't, (nor could I could have) do, (done) it with anyone else. Forever 21, Forever 22, Forever 23...
4 minutes left, 
And I am spending them writing a report because I am still equally afraid of writing after all these years. Ironic. 
I wish you a very happy birthday Michael. From the 21 year old me. I will always be 21. And I can't wait to see what happens to you. All my love, really. 

New 'Money'



“And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.”

— The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald

I feel like in a lot of cases, we find ourselves saying, "the book is so much better than the movie". At least I suppose, that is what the intellectuals say. A group of which I cannot join because I confess I never truly understood the story of the Great Gatsby, until I watched the 2013 movie. Sure I had read the book and watched the old film, but I guess it isn't until now, that I am of more age and slightly more knowledge can I understand Fitzgerald's gift. 
Sometimes we (I) dream too much. With all good intentions we dream of having a remarkable life with a remarkable person, fulfilling remarkably romantic things and in a way become blinded of human realities. We are fickle, occasionally indecisive, enjoy security, money, and probably shy from responsibility -- mostly the responsibility of how we impact each other. 
Lately, I have been playing a game with myself where I say "ok, how do I really feel about this situation / person" without worrying how awful (lol, a lot of times) it may be. and compare it to the more 'socially acceptable' response. And compare those to the response, "neighbor". All just to be, if not with anyone else, more honest with myself. And maybe I will be more honest with them. I'm imploding. 
All this to say, we live for the hope of a better situation, and hopefully for the hope of a better self. One that begins again with the summer. Hopefully our life can be better than the movie and even better than the book. Ah, perhaps that is a tough one to accomplish. There he goes, dreaming again. Maybe dreaming too much. Maybe talking to myself too much...

 Hello July.

Cosmic


Happy Birthday, Tsukino Usagi. You are always my most admired. 
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