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I spent some time today updating my LinkedIn profile and checking out some of the groups, and joining a few. It seems like a terrific resource and networking tool I was blind to before. There are a ton of graphic design groups out there, some magazine/publishing specific.

Summer is winding down and I’m sad about it. I have had so much fun this summer: Trips to West Virginia, the beaches of Fire Island, the mountains, but it had to come to end at some point. I love Autumn, though, too. Especially here in New York. I can’t wait for the crunch of the leaves beneath my feet and the Procession of the Ghouls at St. John the Divine, and maybe even a trip upstate to Ulster County for the Headless Horseman Haunted Hayride.

The next couple days will be spent enjoying my last trips to the neighborhood pool, some Fringe Festival theatre, and probably some tutorials online.

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genius. i found out today that i can get a wordpress app for my iphone, allowing me to post on the go. i am obviously a terrible blogger but now that i know i can do it on the go, much like tweeting, i expect to do much more blogging “from the road.”

Tomorrow I have my orientation at City College. I am really excited about starting school again and finishing my art history degree. What I do after that is still unclear. I’m almost 39 so starting over in a new field is challenging and scary, especially considering I’ve spent the past 10 years establishing myself as a graphic designer and art director. Thank goodness my monetary demands are small and I’m able to work a job now that pays 2/3 what I was making just six months ago, and one that allows me to give a lot of time to furthering my education.

I’m hoping to see Avatar for the third time this weekend. I can’t explain why I love this movie so much. Maybe it’s the incredible visual beauty of it or the incredible action, and I’m even a sucker for the probably hokey love story.

I watched a great doc tonight on Jeff Koons, an artist I am conflicted about. I was a big fan of his in the early 90s but his blatant attempt to recreate Warhol’s Factory leave me a bit cold to his most recent work, save “Puppy.” I loved “Puppy.”

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