nature shots from winter 04:
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Author: Aaron Hoffmann
I've a deep passion for solving problems, be they digital or physical, UX or UI, product or brand, or some impossible Tetris stack. Data-driven design philosophy; data-backed decisions are the most logical and defendable. I lead by example, choosing my roles based on team chemistry, ability to exercise my broad skillset, and opportunity to make a positive change in the world. I speak Geek and Japanese and would be delighted to explain the most unusual sushi I've ever eaten.
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simple sentiment
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storage of mistreatment
to err is human.
but what does one human do when another errs against them? forgive and forget? accept an apology? ignore completely? it’s a concept i’m struggling with right now. as much as someone wants my attention, they won’t take any responsibility whatsoever for their actions against me. in fact, they always point the finger in every direction but their own. it’s important to realise that a pointing hand points at least 3 fingers back at yourself. sometimes it isn’t the whole rest of the world that has the problems; sometimes one has to understand that maybe they have something to do with the state of things, because as we all know, the world is what we make of it.
i had such a great weekend that i can’t wait–can’t wait!!–to tune back in tomorrow night; a precursor to this weekend’s activities. just bleedin amazing. i’ll have to look into finding a better adjective, because amazing just doesn’t seem to do her justice.
my brother justin made me the most incredible bit of furniture in his ‘free’ time last week; and along with my parents, delivered it to my place sunday evening. it is a slight larger than i had anticipated, but that’s a good thing. just a bit of rearranging my bedroom to accommodate it, which i’ve mostly accomplished. it’s a very welcome piece to my collection… thanks bro! my parents also brought enough of my old clothes (from hs, etc.) that should i donate them to goodwill, i could gain credit for clothing a small country. my closet is already full; the last thing i need is hundreds of new items to try and stuff someplace. looks like i’ll have to find a hidden storage space to stick all the boxes of stuff. geesh!
been able to drive the z this week…god i love that car to pieces! i am thinking of rekindling the issue of inadequate tires sold with it; because i shouldn’t be paying $4k to drive a piece of shit all winter, with this mechanical miracle snoozing in the garage. heated leather seats are the fucking bomb! heh.
that’s all for now… still working on that photography!
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just a moment…
i originally had quite the grandiose post planned; but the misfortune of having one’s grandmother pass away for christmas seems to have drawn some of the priority away from that posting. stay tuned…
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old, rotten food
many people think of art (visual and literature) as attempting to recreate life and reality. in a way this is true, but it’s an impossible goal which ends up leaching the meaning of art altogether. it is utterly futile, impractical, and impossible to fully represent the detail and complexities of the world around us–there’s just too much; a never-ending chain of minutiae that has to be truncated at some point. art is about the simplification of reality. it is stripping the sights, shapes, colours, ideas, emotions, events, etc. down to the most common recognisable denominator. i and many, many others often lose sight of this. it’s a skill, really, and requires quite a bit of practice to master; to be able to let go.
running to stand still:
such an obvious comparison, to think of my life and relationships around me as a similarity to my routine of running with the treadmill; especially one spinning at a speed greater than my legs are conditioned to maintain. lately though, it feels as if i’m not even able to reach the treadmill; as if it were being trolled about on the flatbed of a truck, and i’m running to first catch the truck, before i can hop onto the tread and try to keep up with its pace. others’ priorities have a way of driving that truck right out of my grasp, and unfortunately, aside from politely asking the drivers to slow the hell down, there is little one person can do to affect the trajectory and velocity of someone else and their vehicle. i have lost so much ground with people, if this were a racetrack, i would expect them all to ‘lap’ me pretty soon. amazingly, television has proven a more influential force in peoples’ lives than their connection to me. interesting that reruns of a sitcom or a sports game is the more attractive opportunity cost to those around me than the life and friendship we share. sure we’re all ‘busy’, but you can tell how important you are to someone by how much time they are willing to make for you. take parents for example: they have so many things going on in life, and no matter how high the stack of responsibilities get, they can always make room for their child. or take three peers as example: one in college, one in graduate school, and one grad student out of state. the first two have plenty to do with school and work, but yet find enough time to spend going out with friends, and have some relaxation time here and there, despite their different educational rankings. now take the third, who on top of everything the first two deal with, has distance against them; yet they find a way to not only overcome it all, but also repair a relationship and even take on an engagement. humans are very capable beings indeed, and it is true that it’s just a matter of will and determination with how much accomplishment one can achieve versus how much they’re capable.
finally something worthwhile in life