take me to the river...

went to the washougal river yesterday to beat the heat with sam and mike, two former classmates from 12. we also brought along a cardboard cut-out of simone i had laying around since she's at w+k london now.



it's super gorgeous out there and it was only a scenic, 40-minute drive from portland.

sam is leaving for tokyo on wednesday to see his family and then off to who-knows-where. maybe nyc, maybe not. it seems like everyone in 12 is starting to float off on their various journeys and it's interesting to see all the different places this thing is bringing us and also realize how important these people are to me.

the friendships we built during the program are going to follow me for a while, i know it. it's not every day that you can find people that you respect, can have meaningful relationships with, and can work with professionally as well. i wish more of us worked together now.

i feel like i'm coming up to a point in my life now where i really need to take another look at what i value in life and go after those things. there is so much crap in this world, it's very easy to get caught up in the mess of it and confuse what other people think i should do for what i want to do.

i know that i'm young and that i should make as many mistakes as i can now, but i want to make sure that i am making those mistakes doing what i love and chasing what i am after.

long weekend: stella, andrew, & seattle <3

*warning: this is a photo dump*
i was a lucky lady and got to go up to seattle this past weekend to see stella im hultberg and andrew hem's new solo shows at roq la rue.



it was lovely to see stella and matthew again (it's almost been a year!) and stella's pieces were beautiful as always. super moody this round and she's working with different angles/perspectives. awesome.





this was the first time i've seen large pieces from andrew and they were gorgeous! he usually works small because he's used to doing gouache, but he did almost all oil for this show.




andrew hem's infamous matchboxes





stella bella


jason limon's work was next door at suite 100's show 10x10.



best way to end a night - albacore & tuna toro!


scariest ice cream truck ever - why do they have pickles?



photos at seattle art museum that i wasn't supposed to take (>__<)




seattle sculpture garden



(^_____^)


i had the bestest weekend ever up there. the company was lovely and i ate the best food: my favorite bbq sandwich at honey hole, tapas at quinn's, and sushi from wasabi bistro! <3

the night i danced my heart out.

friday night was B'Dang D'Bang at Someday Lounge. Connie Wohn's annual bash for her birthday. it's a big party that ends with a 5-round dance competition. about 17 people signed up for the contest to win the coveted first prize, a 6 foot trophy. i signed up.



he did too. (^__^)



i was lucky no breakdancers signed up. i would've been finished straightaway.
it was my first dance contest. the five rounds were as follows:
1. hip hop
2. hip hop with two different beats laid over
3. funk
4. weird trancey/dancy
5. one on one dance-off



i was stoked. we shoved the thing in tiva's car; i think it's going to make a fine hat rack.

wieden + kennedy 12

WK12 seeks Year 6 from wktwelve on Vimeo.

...mew mew mew...

i keep on waiting until i have some good pictures on my camera to blog. (-_-) we've been busy in 12 with some new projects and a bunch of little ones that keep popping up. but excuses aside, this is what i did for part of last month:


met some lady elephants...

and an elephant bibi.





made a drawing and plush of my friend brian's robot friend as seen in this video:




had a scavenger hunt with our class and all the 12s before us.

made an outfit out of 1 yard of material in 10 minutes and had a cheeseball photoshoot. other scavenger hunt challenges included: getting a positive pregnancy test, a cup of hair, and running naked through the neighborhood. unfortunately, i was unable to get any of those things... though i was in a good group and my group-mates did. :)

in addition to the silly fun stuff, we also finished wordstock and now i'm working on the case study for it. we also have portland jazz festival coming up and a few other things it's too soon to talk about. work work work. but i'm super excited that it's december now! i'll be home in two weeks! (^_^)

adventures

here are some recent capers with 12:
[american veterans' bingo hall in NE portland]



[hiking trip in the columbia gorge with 12]










[watching thousands of swifts at wallace park]