Monthly Archive for April, 2005

Happy World Day of Design!

Sketched
by
Dave
on April 28, 2005
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Well it’s official, yesterday was America’s first time celebrating the World Day of Design. How was the celebration, you ask? It was average, but encouraging. To celebrate, my work was exhibited in the Design District. If you weren’t able to drop by and see my piece, along with the 49 other pieces from different designers, you can still see all the posters online. The AIGA posted all fifty pieces on their website. Check it out. Let me know if you spot mine out. Hint: mine displays much love. While you’re at it, you can go ahead and download the full .pdf file and print it out. Warning, the size is 11”x17”, so make sure you have the right size paper.

And now a big shout out to those who were able to drop by and show some love (in no particular order): Mom, Dad, Tony, Giselle, Ely, Kristel, Lia, Heather, Juan Pablo, Paola, Summer, Bianca, Manny, Rosanna, and the of course the paparazzi. And congrats to the schoolmates who had the privelage of displaying their work too. If you weren’t able to drop by, don’t sweat it. I appreciate the support you’ve all shared, you gangstas, you.

If you’ve never had the privalege of hearing Bill Withers sing Use Me I suggest you go ahead and download it right this second. What an awesome jam.

I’m out like a midget in a slam dunk contest.

You’ve been Judge’d

Sketched
by
Dave
on April 19, 2005
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As is the semestrial custom, today I underwent juries. A panel of administrators from the art department, including my professor, sat around to tell me if my work for the semester rocks or if it’s the most un-metal thing they’ve ever seen. Needless to say they were all headbanging by the time I left the room. My friend insists they were nodding, but I beg to differ.

My professor did most of the talking, explaining how David’s such a good student and he has a future in design, although he needs to work on developing his ideas before tackling them as he goes. Anyhow, it’s good to finally kiss the semester goodbye. For the next few weeks it’ll be complete concentration on work and play. None of this education stuff. One of the most satisfying feelings I’ve experienced is realizing on a Sunday night that I don’t have a homework assignment to worry about. If you have forgotten what that feels like, I apologize. You may want to skip this next sentence…

I spend my Sundays hanging out with friends, watching movies and eating fattening foods.

And of course, now that my evenings demand less brainpower, I can get back into one of my favourite activities of the week: kicking matts, punching faces, wrestling big dudes and running laps. And if time permits I’ll try some of it at the gym.

Niiiiice.

For Momma

Sketched
by
Dave
on April 14, 2005
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I pity the fool who doesn’t treat his mother right.

Crazy Days

Sketched
by
Dave
on April 12, 2005
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Here is what has happened in the last seven days:

On Tuesday of last week I was informed that my poster for the AIGA World Day of Design was selected to be printed and travel the world. My design, along with the other 19 student designs and 30 professional poster designs will be printed and displayed on Wednesday, April 27th in the Miami Design District. Let me know if you are interested in attending.

On Wednesday night I met up with the group who will be going to Cornerstone Florida with me. We discussed the fees, transportation arrangements, the hotel situation, and all the other details. One thing I learned after talking to my buddy Yannick is that the festival will probably be a hot, sweaty mess with lots of good music. Great. It’s a good thing our hotel will be walking distance from the event. I don’t think I’ll be eager to use the dreaded Port-O-Potty’s he was telling me about.

Thursday afternoon I went on the annual Spring Retreat with the kids over at The Movement, WKBC’s youth group. It was a blast. I took tons of photos with my new Pentax and with my Sony Cybershot. There were relays, games, buffets, swimming activities, devotionals, campfires and great conversations. I was one of the camp counselors and team leaders. Our teamname: The Instant Messengers. Pretty gangsta. We arrived back home on Sunday night.

Yesterday, Monday morning, my father went under the knife for a hernia he has had for quite a few years. The operation was a success and he was back home within hours. Dad said the people at Mercy Hospital were the kindest people. They even attended to him earlier than expected. That’s a huge Praise.

I must have eaten something harmful on the trip or on Monday morning because yesterday at work I felt dizzy and bad enough to throw up. I drove home last night exhausted and still a bit nauseated. About an hour after I arrived I threw up again. That’s when the fever started to kick in. I spent all of last night attended to by Dr. Mom with rubbing alcohol, liquids, a thermometer and an ice pack. It appears I have a virus.

Lastly, as I was in the middle of feeling sick last night I received a phone call from my friend Giselle. She asked me to be her prom date in May and I accepted. Thirty seconds later I was throwing up. Don’t worry Giselle, I’ll still be there. ;)

That’s it for now. Today and tomorrow are my last days of school for this semester. I feel so weak I don’t know that I’ll be able to attend, though I have to turn in my projects. I’m going to call my professor and let her know my situation. This really sucks.

Snap, Yo!

Sketched
by
Dave
on April 2, 2005
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This morning I awoke to the sound of loud Colombian chatter. Frustrated, I stuck my head out the door and asked my father if he would politely keep the noise level down, I was trying to sleep. He apologized and walked back outside with one of my uncles to the garage. Then I remembered, it was Garage Sale day in our community. Every April the entire neighborhood puts out their unwanted goods and sells them for cheap. The past two times I was unable to participate because I was off at Spring Retreats with the church, but this time the trip was pushed back another week.

So I threw on my shirt and proceeded to see what the fuss was all about outside. I opened the door to find my driveway had become a small market place full of local bargain shoppers and charming salespeople (about 6 of my uncles and aunts). Whoa, there’s money to be made today, and I have plenty of junk I don’t want. Thinking fast I grabbed the old art kits, books, magazines, video games, vhs movies, shirts and other paraphernalia I wanted to get rid of and set them up on the side of my driveway. Slowly but surely people expressed interest in my treasures and took them off my hands for ten dollars, fifteen dollars, and that right there is 5 bucks but I’ll give it to ya for 3. Even my cousin Steph bought one of my old MICA catalogues for 2 bucks, family discount. In about 2 hours I managed to make $60. Just as I was getting ready to put the money away, I saw what was about to be my new toy.

My uncle Jose was wiping off the last bit of dust on his 1976 Pentax K1000.

“Are you selling that?” I asked him.
“Yeah, this whole set,” he replied.
“Whoa, what do you have in there?”
“Three lenses, a flash, a roll of film, a set of 6 filters and the carry-bag.”
“Does everything work okay?”
“It’s in perfect condition.”
“How much?”
“A hundred thirty.”
“What’s the family discount?”
“For family? One hundred.”
“I’ll take it.”

This beauty is pimped out with a telephoto lens, a wide angle lens, and a macro lens. I don’t even know where to begin. Needless to say I’ll be taking this with me to Cornerstone Florida in May for those hard to reach shots of head-banging, guitar-swinging artists. I’ll stay clear of the moshpits, thank you very much (At least when I want some good shots).

Another good thing about this camera, I’ll be able to use it come Fall Semester at New World. My Intro To Photo class will require a manual camera for all black and white photography. Few material things bring me as much joy as a manual camera and a well designed t-shirt. Today is definitely a good day.