Art Center College of Design

So this week I went to Art Center College of Design.

As you can see it was dark, foggy, and raining.

But everything was really cool anyhow, in fact, it lent itself to a mysterious adventure.
The cafeteria was closing down, just a few students on their laptops (mostly apple) and/or their phones.

I drove up in our new hybrid

So it kind of set the tone for a futuristic feeling.
The buildings at the Hillside Campus are mostly concrete, glass, and steel.
As I drove up it certainly seemed futuristic too,
but actually it's almost timeless.
Could be from the 50's or 60's even, anytime from then till now, and into the future.

I stopped by the outdoor library.

Though I couldn't get a good shot of it, there is luckily a well used library indoors too.
Through the windows above the bridge, there were plenty of books to study.

Art Center is well known for their Transportation Design, I was told that students come from auto makers around the world to study.

But they really have courses and tracks in almost every field of design and visual arts: Film, Graphic, and many  more.

The view from the hillside down into Pasadena is alone worth the short drive up. But once up, it feels like a different world. No wonder Art Center graduates some of the top sought after young designers.
Why was I up there? Well, my daughter goes there. So maybe I'm a little prejudice about just how good the place is. But actually that's the reputation, and why my daughter wanted to go there so badly. Glad she found the school just for her, and close to home. Happy that I can drive up there now and then too.

Helen Keller Quote

"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart." Helen Keller

Huntington Library 2-15-2014

The Huntington Library/Garden is one of my favorite places to take a stroll. Of course, the Japanese Garden is a must for me. Today the guide took us to what I thought was my least favorite as well, the Desert Garden; but actually, I found it quite an amazing place to visit.

http://www.huntington.org/

Lizard in the garden

The desert garden comes complete with wild life. Here's a lizard standing still. He's not meditating, he hopes to be unseen.

Moon over pasadena

Very bright moon over Pasadena tonight 2-14-2014

2014 New Years Resolution

Not just this year, but for every moment of everyday... from this day forward... unconditional kindness is my resolution.

From my center to be calm and collected as needed. To apply myself in all situations to bring peace and harmony.

Some circumstance may require a forceful hand and others a soft and gentle one.

But always from the intent of unconditional kindness.

Now not all kindness is nice. Sometimes we have to jerk someone out of the street quite forcefully if they are about to get hit by a car. But the intent must always be honest and true.

I resolve to live this way of peaceful living from this day forward.