From Hey Whipple Squeeze This:
“Creativity is like washing a pig. It’s messy. It has no rules. No clear beginning, middle or end. It’s kind of a pain in the ass, and when you’re done, you’re not sure if the pig is really clean or even why you were washing a pig in the first place.”
The creative process is basically chaotic at its core and, for me at least, the washing-a-pig metaphor works on several levels.
I've always kind of wondered if I could actually pick up my life and live out of a suitcase. After a 2 week vacation from coast to coast, i'm starting to second guess myself with that kind of lifestyle. I think there is a reason why people started going on vacation rather than just moving from place to place. It feels good to get back home and have some order in my life and not have to eat out every single meal. Or maybe I was just exhausted after 2 weeks of non-stop tourism. Although my wallet took a hit and got a lot smaller, so did my bucket list. I think a simple list of everything I did should suffice for the rest of this:
Road trip to San Fran
Cal Berkley campus tour Lombard Street Fisherman's Wharf Car robbery (Sorry Jeff) Japan Town Haight/Ashbury Agency visits with DDB and Goodby, Silverstein, and Partners Authentic Mexican Food. US OPEN Drive home NYC flight Central Park Tom's Restaurant Statten Island Ferry Rocaway Beach Lost on the Subway Brooklyn Bridge H&M Movie in Bryant Park Canal Street Strand Bookstore Donut Plant Times Square Jersey Boys on Broadway Stardust Diner South Street Seaport Puma City World Cup game Coney Island Agency visits to Ogilvy and BBDO Manhattan Temple Rockafeller Plaza NBA Draft NYU Washington Square La Guardia Airport - 17 hours, no flight Try again Chicago Green Bay Lambeau Field Lombardi Trophy Chicago Airport - 13 hours Home. I never thought I'd be so happy to go back to work and have a regular schedule again. Yikes.Client pitch to Haagen Dazs
