Inspirational Sources

It took me awhile to realize what I wanted to do and I spent time coming to the conclusion that finishing college with a degree in English with a concentration in writing. I have had so many different jobs in so many different fields. My inspirations are usually related to tying all of the ventures of my life together. So here are a few of those sources:

www.rvca.com- Their clothes are truly works of art and they enlist artists from all different genres to help design t-shirt graphics. One of these artists is Ashley Macomber and her art is inspirational to. You can find her at:

www.ashleymacomber.com- One of her works is displayed inside the cover of the Deftones 2003 self-titled album. The name of this piece is "Bandaged Love," here is that link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Hexagram.JPG#file- This picture describes the kind of love and relationships we all experience. To me it suggests that life is just not easy and we must love our damaged partners and selves.

It would be wrong of me not to speak of the joy and sarcasm that come from being a fan of www.despair.com. I'm sure you've heard of it, but I love it so damn much!

Since I am also such a huge sports fan, it would be disappointing if I didn't mention the always funny site www.sportspickle.com. DJ Gallo has gone out and created a phony sports website dedicated to poking fun at the whole sports world including the fans. When I read his page, it lets me know that I don't have to try so damn hard to be creative (but I do and usually fail). He just plucks humor out of random moments and makes it work.

(This also reminds me of something I need to say. I was so damn impressed with all of my classmates work and kind of jealous. Seriously, you guys are talented and you should all never give up on your craft. You all rock!)

Finally, another form of inspiration I use, but with varying degrees of success, is the idea that "there is no such thing as original thought." It comes from a philosopher whom I can't name for the life of me, but the idea is not as depressing as it sounds. For instance, if you get all jammed up trying to think of something overly clever and you end up with writer's block just you use it as mantra to get over yourself. What you are trying to say has been said so just write! (I hope this can work a little better for on our in class writing assignments.)