Bridgette Goes to College

I never sat down and made a list of things to blog about like I said I would. I was stumped for a few days as to what to blog about for the fourth and final week of class on marketing and self-promotion, but then I figured it couldn’t hurt to share about what we’ve been doing in class. Our project(s) for this month was to design a new logo for an existing company, and subsequently things like a business card, stationary, and a website mock-up. This week we’re designing take-out menus. (I knew this project was coming so I chose accordingly so I could be consistent). The business I chose is a small, local restaurant right by where I work called Garden Bistro. It’s a cute little place with great food and a great view. As part of the “self-promotion” aspect of this class I should probably go over there and say “Hey, I’m redesigning your brand identity for school. Here’s what I’ve done, let me know what you think. I’m willing to let you use it for a minimal fee of my tuition.” Just kidd...

Last week I wrote in length about the covers of The Two Towers. You didn’t know what you were getting yourself into, did you? This week I’m going to write briefly about a music lyric video. Which I will also share below, so you’ll know what I’m talking about and you’ll know what kind of music I like. Nothing says more about a person than their taste in music. The styles of music I listen to most often are cinematic instrumental (a.k.a. music that sounds like it would be from an epic fantasy film, or literally just Howard Shore’s Lord of the Rings score on repeat), symphonic power metal, pagan folk music, gothic rock, or as a general rule anything written before 1990 is acceptable. The video I’m going to share is of a song called Aquarium from Dark Sarah’s album The Puzzle. I believe Dark Sarah is classified as cinematic metal? All of the Dark Sarah albums follow a story, but it’s not pertinent to know to enjoy the music. As far as professional lyric videos go I don’t know if...

I happen to own two copies of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. I did not set out into the world with this intention. It just happened. All because I have an amazing best friend who knows me as well as I know myself and gives excellent Christmas gifts. The first copy I bought for myself (surprisingly much later in my life than this obsession interest began). I went on a ridiculously lengthy hunt for different book covers, and illustrated versions, and ultimately went for the movie art because...uh no one really wants to know the tedious specific reasons. One copy of a book is usually enough, but now I have two so it won’t make a difference if I end up with every edition of The Lord of the Rings on my shelf, right? It was on this hunt that I found the most fantastic book cover I have ever seen in my life. I mean that in all seriousness. Just wait. My best friend knew about this cover because, as she’s my best friend, I told her immediately. She found the whole set by accident ...

 I was on break for a long time and this blog has sat collecting dust for two months. The class I've just started is all about marketing and self-promotion, so I probably shouldn't let that happen again. Part of marketing and promoting yourself in this decade and possibly all future decades includes using social media platforms and having a strong social media presence. I can definitely ramble on in a blog for a good long time and post it into a void of empty internet blackness, but there will be days when I'll have to deal with the other aspects of social media that will make me want to crawl into a dark lonely corner with a stack of Tolkien's books and never return. All of that to say I'm going to try my hardest to keep up with blogging, even during months where I don't have class. (And I was also just thinking I should dust off my DeviantArt account as well, but let's not get too ambitious here) But what do I blog about? I get the impression I can li...