From New York to Sacramento

May 29, 2008 at 3:30 PM
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Last few weeks I've been busy traveling. I'll give you a quick recap of what I've been up to (I hate long blocks of text so I'll keep it as short as possible).

New York
A week long trip I took with the University of Oregon advertising crew to an event called The One Show. The One Show is an advertising competition/exhibition/presentation. It's a professional event but has aspects of it for college students too. It's all about meeting and greeting people in the ad world, visiting advertising agencies and showing off your work/portfolios to people to get advice and maybe an internship or a job. It was really fun and gave me a whole new perspective on the advertising world. I figured out where I want to go in the ad world (a very small agency) and I got to see work and people that both disappointed and inspired me.

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Me and the Ad Crew at Rachael Howald's little agency

Aside from the ad stuff, I grew up in the NYC area. It's been six years since I've been back and man it was great. Walking around the city was so much fun, and the food was amazingly delicious (you can't find better pizza or European food...except maybe in Europe). Sadly my home town in New Jersey wasn't quite what I remembered it to be like, but seeing some friends and relatives that I haven't talked to in a long time was a blast from the past. It was really cool seeing how everybody grew up, many way differently than expected.

All in all a very fun trip. I love NYC and the area. It was a great visit and I want to go back again, but I'd never want to move back there. Living out in Oregon, it just doesn't compare.

Sacramento
This last weekend some friends and I went to the Sacramento Jazz Festival. I've been there once before and both times were very enjoyable. The weather wasn't as cooperative as it could have been this time, but it didn't damper my mood. Old Town Sacramento was crammed full of people all weekend. There were bands playing all over town: whether on a field, on a boat, in a restaurant, walking down the street or in elaborate ballrooms. Music was to be everywhere and it was fantastic. My favorite music to dance to is swing and lots of the bands played it. My girlfriend Jill and I had some good dancing times. Thankfully Sacramento now has an In N Out Burger in town...yum.

Now
I'm back in Eugene and I've got lots of work to do as I finish up the last couple weeks of my college career. Presentations, papers, exams and campaigns. I did get to see Indiana Jones IV and I loved it. I heard lots of people complain about the movie being too weird, but I think it fits well with the other movies having ghosts, melting faces and magic rocks. Luckily my wide-brimmed fedora came in the mail just in time for the release.