she came from oklahoma

i'm at another one of those crossroads where the future of my life and possibly the world is at stake.

how very dramatic, eh? see the problem is, i went to a lecture today by local architect chris krager and seeing his work made me realize how much more i want from architecture than the traditional life story that could very easily become my life story. (that being design tuscan villas...graduate from college so i can design tuscan villas with a degree...become principle architect in america's leading tuscan villa firm). and not only is this guy chris progressing architecture in terms of materials and thought but he seems to be doing pretty well for himself. what seems to have set him apart and actually led to his success is that he takes chances.

i realize that i'm not doing residency and that doing so would have been a great experience and catalyst for everything but now i have to make the most of it. here's the plan. (design tuscan villas through the end of may...at that point i will have acquired a job in austin for the summer that actually excites me...graduate and will be that point have a acquired an even more exciting job in portland, oregon which requires weekly trips to vancouver...go to grad school in the most exciting city ever (wherever that might be) only to later get a job in a city that makes any thoughts of the previously stated exciting cities seem silly and mundane...become principle architect of the most exciting firm ever...in a city of my own creation.)

i think for most people at this point, they've come across a certain someone or something that will guide such decisions but i'm going on this one free of restrictions and am thus suffocated by the range of options.

who ever said i didn't have a life plan?