Spring Break and Summer Plans
A lot of people have been asking if I’m going to SXSW this year. And while I wish I was, I’ll be in Colorado skiing while everyone else is discussing Web 2.0, social networks and the future of the web. When we made the ski trip arrangements I didn’t know it was the same week as SXSW and I REALLY didn’t know that the business school would have offered to pay for it (I didn’t have my current job at the business school then). So I’ll be skiing and hopefully reading a bit about what’s going on in Austin while I’m gone. But next year I’ll definitely be there.
Other than missing out on all the cool discussions and people, SXSW would have helped out my summer a bunch. All the British designers come over for it, and I’m trying to get a job over there this summer. Emailing all the Brits I know doesn’t seem to be working very well, and I’ve talked to a few recruiters over there that say “When you get here come talk to me and I’ll find you a job.” I really can’t fly over there and rent a place for the summer without a job already lined up. I’m a college student with limited funds; I think I can last in London for maybe two weeks without a job.
So if you’re in London and you’re reading this (what’s the chances of that, I set up this blog about two weeks ago, I don’t think anyone reads it) check out my porfolio and CV on the left and send me an email. Even if you can’t hire me, I’m just looking to make contact with as many people as I can over there. I’m probably going to be in London at the end of February to walk the streets looking for a job/house, so a meetup would be great. I’m hoping to grab lunch one of those days with Hugh MacLeod (one of my favorite bloggers/marketers/illustrators ) but I’ve never even talked to him so who knows.
Oh, and I’m not going to break my trend of sticking a picture in every post - here’s a shot of my salt and pepper shakers:
