..Sleepless

Hello again,

I have to get up at the crack of dawn tomorrow just to spend the entire day in class and studio. I tried going to bed early but to no avail - my body just isn't ready for me to sleep.. so, I thought I'd share the lyrics to a song that has been on my heart all day since I had hoped to blog about it earlier.

This is my hearts cry out to God:

Draw me close to You!
Never let me go!
I lay it all down again!
To hear You say that I'm Your friend!

You are my desire!
No one else will do!
'Cause nothing else could take Your place!
To feel the warmth of Your embrace!
Help me find the way!
Bring me back to You!

You're all I want!
You're all I've ever needed!
You're all I want!
Help me know You are near!

(I added the !'s for effect)

Now, hopefully my body will let me get some zzz's...

Cheers.

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..Old into New

Hello there! I know it has been forever since I've been on here, but I'm hoping to change that again... before I get to my blogging, here's an interesting infographic on what happened in 2010:



I think it's interesting how we can try to summarize a year by looking at a range of different areas - design, economics, politics, health, etc. - and turn them into statistics to see how good the year was.

However, when I try to do this with my life in 2010 I see it as a to-do list of things that I had hoped to achieve that I did or did not meet. I also see things on that list that had been checked off that I hadn't planned for at the beginning of the year but were a welcome addition. But, in the end, a list doesn't summarize 2010 well enough for me. 2009 was a year of hard trials for me, and 2010 looks to be a year of transition out of those hard times and into the early stages of God's calling on my life.

Looking ahead at 2011, I have an urge to make a list of all I want to accomplish and then focus on those things. However, I am going to resist temptation and just dive into what God has for me - one step at a time! I don't want to get bogged down by THINGS, but rather focus on HIM. I know - and am still discovering that - when I daily give my life (and TIME) to God, He truly leads me. It is there that I truly live and live to the fullest.

I am eager to step into my final semester of architecture school (I think). I know that if I discipline myself (oh, that doesn't sound fun) and keep my priorities straight through all the business, then it will be a semester that promises to propel me forward into the unknown (my future) with confidence. I am stoked. I can't wait to see what God has in store for me.. and YOU!

Cheers.

-Tim

..5.5 Liters of Blood

This video is very impacting. It is inspiring to see someone be so selfless. Check it:

http://www.wimp.com/wecould/

Cheers.

..Panic!

I'm currently sitting at my desk at home working on studio.. and just realized that my final review is in 53 hours and I have to pin up my boards in 40 hours! This should really freak me out. A lot!

This past week I've been battling the worst cold I've ever had. This has led me to get wayyyyy behind in studio! The things that I was planning on finishing for review on Friday will take more time than I have. Again, I should be freaking out!

..and I would be too, but a couple of hours ago, I turned on some praise and worship music and have been working on studio while praising God since. Needless to say, that is a good way to have perspective while working on something that is not really important in the grand scheme of my life.

I just wanted to share that with y'all in hopes that some of you who are close to finals and who should be freaking out, won't. It doesn't help. Do this instead - http://www.ihop.org/Publisher/Article.aspx?ID=1000058181.

Cheers.

ps... on a side note, this is the most time I've spent with God since this last push for final review started a couple of weeks ago. I hadn't even realized that until just now... I guess sometimes God shows up when you least expect it or even when you least want it. No complaints here. :)

..Wow!

The Third & The Seventh from Alex Roman on Vimeo.

Fullscreen it, please.

A FULL-CG animated piece that tries to illustrate architecture art across a photographic point of view where main subjects
are already-built spaces. Sometimes in an abstract way. Sometimes surreal.

Credits:

CG

|Modelling - Texturing - Illumination - Rendering| Alex Roman

POST

|Postproduction & Editing| Alex Roman

MUSIC

Sequenced, Orchestrated & Mixed by Alex Roman (Sonar & EWQLSO Gold Pro XP)

Sound Design by Alex Roman

Based on original scores by:

.Michael Laurence Edward Nyman. (The Departure)
.Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns. (Le Carnaval des animaux)

Directed by Alex Roman

Done with 3dsmax, Vray, AfterEffects and Premiere.

Cheers.

..A Life Beyond Reason

Hey All,

I just recently read this essay and it has moved me deeply. This story is so similar to the story of my beloved brother, Jonathan. How this father feels towards his son is so similar to our family’s great love and affection for Jonathan. Please read it:

By Chris Gabbard

My son, August, has a number of quirks that distinguish him from the typically developing 10-year-old. He lives with cerebral palsy, is a spastic quadriplegic, has cortical visual impairment (meaning he is legally blind), is completely nonverbal and cognitively disabled, has a microcephalic head, and must wear a diaper. Moreover, he is immobile—he can't crawl or scoot around or hold himself up or even sit in a chair without being strapped in it. If someone were to put him on the floor and leave him there, he would be in the same location hours later, give or take a foot...

The rest of the essay can be found here:

http://www.chronicle.com/article/A-Life-Beyond-Reason/125242/?sid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en

Cheers.

..Fail? or Epic Win!

1. Go to Google maps.
2. Go to "Get Directions."
3. Type Japan as the start location.
4. Type China as the end location.
5. Go to direction #43.
6. Enjoy the rest of the day like I am. :)

Cheers.