Monthly Archives: May 2013

I never wanted to look like Barbie.

May 30, 2013 · by · in America, art, decisions · Leave a comment

I stumbled across this article the other day that compares several CG dimensions of Barbie alongside an average American teen. Here’s one of the images just to give you an idea: I thought this was pretty interesting mostly because Barbie’s arms look extraterrestrial… but I also started thinking, who came up with Barbie’s proportions initially? […]

Writer’s block.

May 17, 2013 · by · in art, frustration, problems, school, stress, Writing · Leave a comment

If you haven’t experienced writer’s block at some point in your life, then you haven’t done enough writing. The insurmountable wall often hits us when we are under a certain amount of stress. When distracted by stress, how can we be expected to focus on what inspires us to write? I had no interest in […]

The HR Experience.

May 6, 2013 · by · in appreciation, frustration, jobs, problems, respect, work · Leave a comment

Today was my first day back in Human Resources since January. I accepted my former boss’ offer to fill in temporarily while my co-worker goes on leave because I knew that it would relieve a lot of stress on the department, not because I really wanted to. What I am about to detail below will […]