夏思い出

Its that time of year again! When the Elder Dragons are awakening in the Highlands, and the mana overfloweth in abundance~ Tis the season, let me tell you!

It feels as though school has just ended - where did the month of may go!? Anime North came and went, my "other 51%" successfully acquired cat, moved into a new apartment, and procured an industrial sewing machine, all without failure. Project Atelier is also underway, and my summer portfolio and study preparations are only just beginning, I feel confident about the coming months. This summer will be like none other, that's for sure!

On a pleasant side note, I think I've found the perfect commander for my always-evolving EDH roster - a little birdy named Derevi. Even without conditional combo pieces, she offers an amazing defensive ability and can singlehandedly shut down aggressive decks - the perfect control commander, if I do say so myself!

Hopefully when all the dust settles though, there'll be more time for blogging, writing, painting, gaming, and all the other pleasures that summer has to offer! I still need to roll a character on that server called "outside"... I've heard they patched in the colour green... sounds buggy, so I dunno if I want to open that can of worms... anyone out there checked it out on the PTR? :P

努力と根性！宇宙パイロットになるんだ！

If April showers are supposed to bring May flowers, what does snow and ice bring? Apparently us Canadian's have to settle for winter that spans from November to April... maybe we SHOULD be living in igloos... Who'dve thought o_O?

建築学、デザイン、統一：ＰＨＡＳＥ０２開始！

Just a quick update on life, thoughts, plans and goals for the future~

I was able to make time to go into the Daniels Faculty at U of T and speak with them about their masters of Architecture program, and was not disappointed. It was the place for me! If nothing else, the vibe, the energy, the 空気 of the space was just brilliant. It was creative and inspirational, welcoming and awe-inspiring, but with a deeply-thoughtful, razor-sharp precision in its appearance. It was clean, professional and brimming with artistic sensibilities. I can think of no better place to realize my dreams and designs and bring the contents of my mind to the physical realm, in the hope that I can, in my own little way, make the world a better place.

That aside, getting in will be tough, but I feel that if I give it my all, work and cultivate myself as much as possible in the coming months I will be free of regret, and can realize my goals in one way or another.

A take-away I received was the concept of design. Not something foreign to me, the concept of design is more than simply the creation of something, in the narrow, practical, descriptive sense, but rather appeals to the broader notion of creation, realization, innovation, and so much more. Perhaps for my sleep-deprive, coffee-addled mind, it evades the scope of my articulative abilities, but none the less, the feelings were strong. Design. A world, a concept, a socratic form to strive towards.

Mapping this onto my life, my goal for the spring/summer would be appropriately summed up in that very concept: Design. Not only in the creation of my portfolio and the honing of my creative abilities, but also in the way my goals, wants, desires and life choices are manifested. I need to better exercise my humanity and impose my inner designs on the world around me. We as sentient, intelligent beings are designers by nature, it is in our essence that we shape the world around us, and in turn affect our destiny. On a less grandiose level, I need to better create a space and a system of living that enables me to experience life to its fullest. Be the happiest I can be, be the most productive and inspired I can be. Be the healthiest I can be. And most of all, lead the best life I can.

Finally, along these lines, I think it would be good to repeat my idea of consolodating my digital life to portable devices - iPhone, iPad, and Macbook. My Raven would be there for larger tasks, storage, gaming, higher performance workloads, but through efficient means, I feel its entirely possible to enjoy the same level of power-usage that I do on a regular basis through these apple devices. It would take some cleaning, some simplification, some elbow-grease, but such is the act of turning my imagined world into a reality~

Life has never been so Fate :P

With that, I leave to ponder, brainstorm, and if I'm lucky, preordain what lies in store~

PS. Considering selling my macbook and using the funds towards investing in a new Macbook Air... seems like a decent choice, lighter, faster, newer, etc... if only there was someone noble and zen with a a proud legacy that was looking for a macbook.... or a god of snow that would ensure it wasn't dropped into a pit of deathness.... hmmm