Daily Practice. Again.

I'm still having trouble coming up with something to do for my daily practice to get better at what I want to do. Advertising.
I like the thought of my ideas influencing other people to do or buy something. It's funny. Well not really funny, kind of scary. That little things can influence a person so much. Little things like color and music. I don't think most people think about that. Most of the things you buy are because of the flashy advertisements not because you really need them. There's something fun about it.
I haven't got many ideas for what I could do. Basically because they're all the same idea. I wouldn't mind reading. I wouldn't mind do anything. I don't know. I don't know what to do that would actually help me improve on my knowledge/skill of advertising. Skill of advertising doesn't sound right. Skill of advertising.
I'm not totally sure what I have to do to work in advertising. I assume I need to take marketing or communications or advertising classes in college. But then what? Do I just apply for a job? Where do I start? What is the process? Where do I end? How much of the process am I a part of? Do I work alone or with a partner? Etc. etc. etc. I'm nervous.
I haven't got much influence to work off of. Only from what I see on television (Full House) and what I can assume.
I think reading would be most helpful. But I'd prefer to let you decide if you don't mind.
I figure there are hundreds and hundreds of books on propaganda that I could read up on. Read up on. That could help me(?). I'm really, really stuck. Really. I'd like to understand the business of it. Although this is an art program, business is an art. But I'm not sure how I could incorporate that into a daily practice. I'm just throwing out some of the things going in my head I'm lost. I am lost.
Repeat. Repeat. Repeat.

Daily Practice

When I grow up I want to work in advertising. Preferably writing commercials and jingles. I'm always coming up with jingles in my head and think of ways to improve commercials that are already out. I usually forget a few seconds later. But I'm happy I'll get to write them down to see how I can improve on them and eventually to see how much I've improved.
So I decided for my daily practice I'm going to write a jingle each day on anything I see.
I'm hoping this will help me become better at being creative on a dead line. And being creative in general.
I like the idea of maniplulating people into buy things. I like having that kind of control. If you think about it the only reason people buy anything is because of advertising. It's actually scary. To think just because something is bright red or sparkly with an upbeat tune people are more prone to buying it. It says a lot about us as a society. But now I'm getting off topic.
I think this will be fun. And will ultimately help me in college and hopefully when I get a job after college. Bite me economy.
Not hopefully. I will get a job i advertising. I will. I will I will.

Maturity

This week is a huge blur. Too many last minute quarter assignments and tests on my teachers part. So i'd like to talk about something I've been thinking about lately: maturity.
I've been wondering what exactly makes one mature. I have a few friends that I think would like to think they are super mature and smart but really they're just pretentious, overdramatic, jerks who lack certain people skills that make them seem less human.
Did I say they were my friends?
I can't stand how they think they're so mature just because they're maybe more selfaware than the average 16 year old. I am guilty of sometimes feeling superior to some of the more "dicky" kids in the school but at the same time I'm happy they're dicks! Usually because it makes me feel better about myself. But also because I'm happy for them. Because although there might be a chance that they don't grow out of it when they're older they're just plain stupid for the rest of their lives, but there's also a chance that they'll have really good memories that sum up the times. I don't want to say I'm jealous of that mostly because I hate pitying anyone especially myself.
I think I just went somewhat off of what I was saying earlier in the blog post.
What's more mature? Being self-aware, using big words, and being an articulate speaker? Or being oneself even if that means you're an obnoxious tool?

The Empty Space

I figured you'd be reading enough Metropolis posts tonight and this week so I took the initiative to write about something else. You're welcome.
I want to talk about something that was bothering me in "The Empty Space". In the first chapter "Dead Theatre" or something to that affect, Robert talks about how he's frustrated that audiences aren't getting the true meaning, purpose, of the artist's creation. As the consumer, I don't care about what THEIR purpose is. I care about what I take from it. What it means to me. And if and when I produce pieces I want people to take what they want from them, even if it's the complete opposite of my purpose. I'd just be happy that someone was affected by what I created in some way. I do see where he's coming from, some pieces could be very personal and the artist would want the consumer to know exactly how he felt, what it means, why he did it, who, what where, when, etc. But no. I care more about my opinion.
Metropolis was OK.