A Spark of Ambition

I decided that today was the day I would go shopping for some new grown up clothes and get a professional hair cut. I got some awesome clothes! I can't wait to wear them...some day. But my wardrobe is being rebuilt with some nice suits and blouses.
I have also got a lot of hair clopped off. I told the man cutting my hair I was a professional hair cut for my curly hair. So what does he do? Cuts it all the way to my collar bone, then styles it straight. Why didn't style it curly since I want to wear my hair curly? Oh well we will see how it turns out after I shower.
After my shopping spree and hair cut, I got the motivation to work on my website and start looking for some more jobs. As well as, post my resume on Monster.com.  Friday I need to call some firms and get names of designers so I can mail out some more resumes.
I just added Boston, MA to my list of places to move. Pat and Hannah just received orders to move to Boston. So why not look for jobs there, they would love for me to be around :) They are like my second family. So now I'm looking at Virginia, Colorado, and Boston. I have pretty much given up on looking for jobs in Michigan.
Let's see what tomorrow brings me.

See you on the flip side
-j

Vision for a Church

For my senior thesis I have decided to design a contemporary church located in Old Town, Lansing. I want the church to be directed towards youth and young adults. Traditional churches don't appeal to the younger generation any more. The building would have classrooms for bible study and small groups, the sanctuary, and a lounge in the balcony for casual lounging or class rooms for small groups. The sanctuary will have stackable chairs so that they can be removed during the week for homeless to have a roof to sleep under.
For the finishes of the church, I want to use bright colors and multiple colors throughout the space. I want to get away from the basic wooden cross and go with a metal sculpture cross that can hang on the wall behind the pulpit. I have included a image of my preliminary design. Design on a budget i have found is hard, but I like the challenge. I have always wanted to help people and I think this is a great way to do it.

Trying to grow up

When graduation is right around the corner, I have started to get anxious. I have been busy with sending out resumes to many different firms, but it't hard to get resumes sent out and focus on school work. This years work load isn't to bad but it is only week 3 so I don't want to become a slacker now. Our senior thesis project is something that I would like to do for a career. My project is to design a church, soup kitchen and food bank/pantry. I believe this is my mission, to design for people in need. This IS my ministry. When I have some more time I will elaborate on my project and my ideas behind it. If anyone is reading this I would like input, so feel free to comment.

Time to go back to class and learn about Donald Judd.

See you on the flip side

-j

Hello World.

I have just became a blogger. I hope that I can get on here daily and put my two cents into cyber space.
I will be back later to do this for real.
See you on the flip side