so, i’ve definitely come down with some kind of brain fever tonight after going to the BIG opening at storefront. imagine: a 32 year old from copenhagen who has more projects going on in the world than practically anyone right now, a huge exhibit dedicated to their radical urbanism models, and you’re cool enough to show up on your birthday which means free carlsberg for everyone involved. i am feeling really sick about studio right now and seeing bjarke ingels tonight really gave me some perspective. on the one hand, it made me really depressed about what was going on at columbia. on the other hand, it put things in check, in terms of the fun-factor. as in, we’re taking this shit way too seriously and it’s getting oppressive. and for good reason, i mean, you stay up all night every night no exaggeration and freak the fuck out about your work constantly - the situation invites seriousness. but why? it makes me hate studio and do crappy work. maybe i need to back off of the self-sacrificial shit and start caring a little less about whether or not my work seems relevant right now. for god’s sake, it’s our second brief. i think there’ll be time later to be self-important.




tonight was really cool in that i got to stand right next to my role model. it was so awesome! i wish i would have said happy birthday, or you know, i’m a big fan, but i thought... maybe i need to take the hero-worship thing down a notch. let’s just admire from a distance. but everyone seemed so accessible. it was great. jiddy surpised me with a cupcake from babycakes because she is an angel. we didn’t even really get to look at the 250,000 piece lego model of the new project because it was so crowded, but we’ll go back later. then she ashley (from studio) and i went to get dosas which were delicious.

now i need to take my climateology concept to the next level - namely, the less formal and more fun level. i.e. do what i do best, which is drawing and research. i got criticized at our pin up yesterday for being too diagrammatic - duh, because i dont understand the diagram/structure stuff so i became obsessed with succeeding at it. while ignoring the stuff i actually have a shot in hell at doing well.

there’s so much happening here - i don’t even know how to update it. i feel like it’s important to catalogue my activities because it all happens so fast, i forget it two days later - yet when i come home all i can do is sleep! or eat or shower. some combination of the two. people in studio are divided right down the middle - either completely awesome or total douchebag. which works for me. as long as it’s not ALL douchebags.

i think annicka just gave me my concept pitch:

a sharpened sense pierced the heart. why is it easier to sleep with white noise in the backround, for example? why is tv calming? us monsters are independent from everything and everyone who came before us.

thanks bro!!!