Back in Flight: The Rise of the Blog

It's best to have failure happen early in life. It wakes up the Phoenix bird in you so you rise from the ashes.
Anne Baxter

The Rebirth of the Phoenix seemed like an appropriate image  to let the rebirth of my blogging soar.

In 2010, the first year of CreComm I was asked to come up with a theme for a blog and upkeep it every week.  After little thought I came up with the name Fight Blog, I thought it was punchy, no pun intended.

To say I am a fan of  Palahniuk, Fincher, Pitt, and Norton, the novel and the movie would be an understatement. 

There was more of a method to my madness than the male bravado, the cool actors and the offbeat writing and directing.

Truth be told, the reason I was such a fan of this novel and film is because  I was no stranger to fighting against myself at that time.

While I was able to put quite a unique spin on this blog for quite some time, somewhere along the way I threw in the towel with out realizing it.

It is time to spread my wings and blog again; this time with a new name and outlook.

I am falling in love with life and possibility, and maybe even the idea of actually falling in love.  I had been jaded for years and while I haven't fell yet, I feel that rather than fighting it, I have faith enough that I could.

I have come to a fork in a road that is paved with possibility and uncertainty and it is exciting. I am seeing the people and the world around me differently, in a new light.

I look forward to regain the interest of old followers and gain new ones as I make the transition from Fight Blog to The Birds Eye View of The Falls and Rises of Life.

A new observation of the world around me coming soon.

TKO: Bitter VS Sweet

"It is the fight alone that pleases us, not the victory."
Blaise Pascal


To keep up my blog, something that I used to love to do, has been a fight  that I have lost most ungraciously.

Good intentions to keep it up may have paved the way, but with a full course load, my IPP and a full time and part time job, I had a hell of a time doing so.

But Fight Blog is making a comeback, cause  Mama said Knock You Out with more of my words, thoughts, reflections, revelations, opinions and ideas.

So this will be the first again of many more to come.

The above, is a badge I  and the rest of my peers in the Creative Communications program have worn proudly over the past two years.  I am sure I speak for all of my new friends when I say that this experience has taught me so much about myself and my capabilities.

After the better part of a year we all presented projects that we poured our hearts into, and blood, sweat and I am sure some tears over; this past week.

Closes calls, doubt, and anxiety were jabs that were thrown in this fight to the finish, and Relief, Pride, and Success were uppercuts returned. 

For most of us, we will continue to push our creative efforts into the world whether they be novels, products, EP's, repeat events or like myself a short film.

While the stress of the IPP deadline has come to an end, it has left me wanting and feeling a little sad, knowing that the end is near with everythng else.

Time is getting away from us.

Soon, there will be no more access to the College and all of it's perks. 

Seeing all of the peers and faculty that inspire us every day will soon be a thing we may wish we didn't take for granted.

It has been a great journey on this road to higher education, improvement and empowerment, some we car pooled with, and some we just met up with at the rest stops.

A few of us have already got on the off ramp, driving full force into a new future. Some leaving the city.

While we are happy and proud to see them move on, we hate to see them go.

We have all found our own victories in this fight to move forward. 

We have all had our own battles and bouts.

For each one of us it has been a TKO.

We will all go off in our directions, unsure what the next road will lead to, 

unsure what our next challenge will throw our way.

The end of this fight: Chadd VS CreComm is an ending that can be weighted in as Bitter VS Sweet.




My purse: Satisfaction of completing my first short film Victoria


The Trailer:


http://youtu.be/dZVIvc19TvY