Vice, Virtue. It's best not to be too moral. You cheat yourself out of too much life.

I submitted my application and portfolio for grad school today. /stressful week.

Life to you is a dashing and bold adventure.

I have completely redone my website. I tried to go for a simpler, more professional feel so that I can use it in lieu of the crappy digital portfolio I was using. www.laceyshaw.com for those interested.

In other "news" - things I've done recently: lots and lots of bike riding, some yoga, kayaking, walking the Bay to Breakers, camping, star gazing, contemplating life the universe and everything, taking many photos, meeting some new people, making excellent asparagus soup, very little real work (jay kay Tanya), some interviews, speaking with an admissions officer about going to grad school, starting the application process for grad school, looking through my new advertising book and drinking copious amounts of coffee.

Added bonus - here's a photo from my camping trip. This is a lighthouse in Point Arena, CA.

Better to live a day as a lion than 100 years as a sheep.

The past couple of weeks have been rather busy for me. It's been a nice, needed, change. Among other things, I've been exploring the area beyond the city. It's crazy, I know. Recently I've been to (in chronological order): Mill Valley (for the 9,000th time), Walnut Creek, Redwood City, Oakland, Fremont (what the hell is up with Fremont?), San Jose and Berkeley. It's nice to get out of the city. I have been feeling the travel bug for a while now, but I can't really justify spending money on travel while I'm unemployed/underemployed. So this will have to do. And while I do enjoy the adventuring, every place I go reaffirms my decision to live in SF proper. No offense to the other bays and down south, but man I love San Francisco. Okay, maybe a little offense.

So, while I was off wondering I met a friend at the Tech Museum in San Jose. And while we were wondering around I felt like I'd been there before. It all felt too familiar. Then we get to this one exhibit that is talking about the body, and oh yeah, I'd totally been there before. I think my dad took me when I was a kid. I remember really liking the museum when I was younger, but now it is sort of lame. There were a couple of cool exhibits - like the hidden sensors around the museum that you could link up to musical instruments so if someone touched x it would play 2. And there was a game where you raced wheelchairs on the moon. All in all though the museum is in sad shape and clearly geared for a younger, more curious, with a larger capacity to be amazed, crowd. I want that back. Whatever it is about youth that allows us to be so easily amused. I want that.

Here is the only picture I took at the museum. I know. I swear though, I only took one photo.














Aside from adventuring and meeting new people I have been interviewing like mad. I am very much over the nonsecurity of freelance work, so I want something more permanent. Wish me luck, or whatever it is you do, because I could use some help.