.: I am ... :.

.: i hate school :.

I really do. I'd rather browse youtube.

.: pin it! :.

I thought I'm already in big trouble when I can't stop playing facebook games, then after I reduce my game time, I found pinterest. I can't stop browsing other people's boards, browse for inspiration to pin on my own boards, and admiring my virtual mood boards. I can pin almost anything on the boards, make it a lot easier than collecting images on tumblr. It's addictive! Any of you pinning? Can I follow you around? :p

.: OWLY! :.

 image belongs to Andy Runton

My favorite book character is now animated! Visit Sprite Animation here. He's just as cute in 3D as he is in 2D. And so flufffyyy!

.: wise words :.

Found this through Unstitched blog (another amazing find!)

Excellent advice from John C Jay of Wieden+Kennedy:

1: Be authentic. The most powerful asset you have is your individuality, what makes you unique. It’s time to stop listening to others on what you should do.  2: Work harder than anyone else and you will always benefit from the effort.  3: Get off the computer and connect with real people and culture. Life is visceral.  4: Constantly improve your craft. Make things with your hands. Innovation in thinking is not enough.  5: Travel as much as you can. It is a humbling and inspiring experience to learn just how much you don’t know.  6: Being original is still king, especially in this tech-driven, group-grope world.  7: Try not to work for stupid people or you’ll soon become one of them. 8: Instinct and intuition are all-powerful. Learn to trust them.  9: The Golden Rule actually works. Do good.  10: If all else fails, No. 2 is the greatest competitive advantage of any career.
via Edwin Himself

.: confession :.

6AM in San Francisco

I want all these to stop; thesis and portfolio and the likes.
I want to like graphic design again. I don't want to be a typezilla.
I like hand-written fonts. So sue me.
I still hate Comic Sans and Papyrus. And Brush Script. And those curly fonts they use in boutiques.
I want to sleep less than 7hrs again and still feel the world is okay.
For one day, I just want to create meaningless design–graphic design for design sake. Pure aesthetic, with no purpose at all. No smart concept behind it. Just something nice to look at.
Screw grids and gutters.
Just give me the freakin diploma already.

.: on blog hunt :.

These two Californian gals got me on a non-stop blog reading. Both of them have share my love for vintage goodies and homemade crafts. Katrina from Pugly Pixel lives in San Francisco, and it's very surreal to see SF from a different set of eyes. She went to places that I've been, too (Starbucks @ West Portal) but to see her photographs it looks like a fancy coffee shop in Europe. Danni from Oh Hello Friend is so crafty, and her wedding is amazing. I wish someone can make me the photo wall her father made :)

.: feeling lyrical :.