06.25.11

I'm living dangerous today, I packed 2 sausages and some veggies for lunch and for the evening at work. I usually just make chicken breast with veggies but even that gets tiring everyday. I cut out the rice, I'm tryna loose some pounds, so no carbs for a few weeks or so. Been changing up on my exercise too, added more cardio and been doing alot more legs than any. I've been noticing alot of changes by doing this for 2weeks now. Starting to get more cut and the bulk is leaning down, which is what I want.

This is what i usually make to eat, mainly chicken but I switch to beef from time to time just so i won't get bored of eatting the same old thing.

I also make different drinks when I'm thirsty, shown here is peanut butter, banana smoothie. I don't like to take protein powder, just want to keep everything natural, no artificial enhancements. There's other ones I make too, Berry smoothies, strawberry banana, mango, the list goes on.

Career Change

So talking to one of my good friends, I decided to steer into a new direction. Its not so much that she talked me into it, because I have a strong mind and I don't just give in so easily, it's just she made some really good points. Advices that I have already known and that made alot of sense. For the longest, I've always was interested in two things as a career, in media arts and a fire fighter. I know both are 2 completely different paths but that's just another side of me, the adventure side. I still love art and think that I might still be doing it but just not as the main career. I like those action, hero type movies and being a fire fighter, you are a hero. There's more other jobs that makes others heroes too, but fire fighters are more of the physical type. Running into a burning building, breaking car doors, fighting fires, help the sick and injured people, because we do get there before the ambulance.

I'm feeling real excited right now, I've just finished registering for the orientation and for the CPAT testing (Candidate Physical Ability Test). I believe I have the build and strength they require already so hopefully I will past the testing. It did cost me $200 to take this test. $25 each for the practice I scheduled 2 practices, and $150 for the final testing. If I past that, then I will go on to the academy where I will be training. I have to also past the academy too, to be an official fire fighter. I've hear people tell me about their experiences and that it is very competitive and many people had failed. That is sad to hear and kind of a let down but hopefully my faith will take me through it all, if not then at least I gained an experience.

Starbucks Frappuccino Contest

Haven't been on here in awhile so thought I make an up date. So I found out of a contest Starbucks is having of Deviant Art and thought I test my creativity. The theme of the the contest is "Happiness in A Cup." So you have to design all that makes you happy in a cup. The Template they provide you with is just an outline of the cup and the Starbucks Logo and you design the rest. It would be great to win considering they are offering many prizes for the winner and runner ups. But if not its still a great experience for me to use my creativity.

Believe it or not the hardest part of the process of creating art is getting ideas together, brainstorming on how to design each piece together and harmonizing it. So here's my entries:

1st Entry

2nd Entry:

Personally I like the 2nd one better, made more contrast to the background and added another gradient layer in the back of the cup. You choose :)