One Crazy Night

Welcome to Austin, Savannah! I'm so glad we got to take you out and show you even a little bit of this fabulous town. The party is just getting started.

First Big Presentation

So, the countdown to graduation has begun. I'm in my fourth week of school and after today, I'll have 22 classes left between me and my diploma. Today is my first big presentation for my Radio-Television-Film class called New Media Technologies and Culture. It's an interesting class and has really opened up my mind in terms of the technological changes that are happening within our society at this point in history. I've embedded this youtube video of Peter Hirschberg - who founded Technorati - and his speech about the current relationship between television and the internet. It's really pretty cool to listen to his explanations about the interactions of two competing and yet complimentary technologies. Okay, enough dorky stuff, signing off for now.

Snuggies, and Babies, and Football, Oh My!

Jesse and I spent Sunday afternoon at Dave and Emilia's house for Dave's birthday/the Superbowl. Gift giving followed and Dave found himself with his own brand-new Snuggie to keep him warm on those chilly Texas winter nights. To be honest, I think their daughter Ruby will be the one who gets the most use out of the Snuggie, but maybe Dave will take it the Senator's office and wear it all day long.
Ruby was in good spirits for most of the evening and took the time to pose cutely on 'Uncle Jesse's' lap. Adorable. Now there's photo-evidence that Jesse doesn't repel children and in fact loves them. Everyone make the 'aaah' noise together now.

90s Party + Construction Site = Awesome Photos

Enough said I think.

Boo on school

School started this week and I only have 17 weeks standing between me and my masters degree. That's a very happy and yet frightening notion. Considering the economy I kind of wish that I still had time to spare to languish around UT's campus and postpone the onset of 'real life'. On the other hand, I've had enough of working nearly full time for no money and having to complete a full load of school work on a regular basis on top of that.
Here's hoping that when I get out of school that I'll have more than a diploma to show for it.

Chi-Town 2009, or, I survived Chicago's coldest week in 13 years

UT's advertising graduate council made a pilgrimage to the advertising nerve center - Chicago. Chicago was amazing; we ate some deep dish pizza, saw some of the local landmarks - the Bean and Wrigley field- and visited some of the most famous ad agencies in the country. Even though the job market is pretty bleak right now, it's reassuring to know that these agencies still stand and weather the recession. Razorfish and Google were by far the most impressive businesses that we visited. They were so well prepared for our visit and really made our groups feel welcome and valued. I hope that in six months they're as accommodating, meaning that they give me a job. Let's just say that I'm not holding my breath.

Jesse + Tequila = Disaster

Jesse and I went to San Antonio on Friday for the first 'First Friday' of 2009. We toured a bunch of art galleries, ate some local cuisine, checked out one of the sweetest bars I've ever been to - La Tuna, and saw the lights on the River Walk. We walked from our hotel to the Mercado and drank some extremely potent margaritas which resulted in the above pictures. Jesse, literally watched as margarita poured all over his lap. Touche tequila.