Since I already have a WordPress blog and really only tend to use it for school purposes, this will begin the first of many post for the “Writing for Public Relations and Promotions” class that I am currently taking at the Art Institute of Dallas.
This first post is a bit generic. As time goes by, I will write about more things that appeal to me. Honestly my interest in writing is, for the most part, purely inspirational and many times sporadic and spontaneous. Do not get me wrong though, I do like to write and will put a few words to paper of things that are in my head more often than not. Actually, that is not entirely true. I rarely write on paper anymore. Most of my writing is done on computer through a word processing program these days. There are a couple of reasons for this, one is convenience. However, if inspiration does ever hit me, whatever is around to write on and take with me will do just fine because I always have something to write with. Another reason is that I suffered a hand injury a while back ago that when writing for long periods of time will cause my hand to start hurting.
Speaking of inspirations, as I am writing this, there is a show that I have playing in the background of my computer on Hulu.com called “Built to Shred” and I am reminded of a time past. Built To Shred is a television show that airs on FuleTV and it is the first build-and-ride sports show featuring top skateboarders and action sports riders. Each episode features host Jeff King, a professional skateboarder who is most famous for building obstacles for skateboarding and other action sports in unusual places or out of unusual objects. He works closely with the pros of different sports to design, build, and shred the most original obstacles ever made. Far-fetched ideas become shreddable realities as riders create legendary terrain and pull off tricks that have never before been done.
I mentioned earlier that this show reminds me of a time past. I would have to say the reason for this is that the show perfectly epitomizes the things that friends and myself use to do as kids. Not being able to afford most materials to build ramps, launches, and rails we would literally build obstacles from scrap wood, metal, appliances, and just about anything we could imagine would make a good surface to try out tricks on. We were more likely the reason for all of the “No Skateboarding” signs that went up all over our town and they did not just mean on the sidewalks either.
“Built to Shred” is highly recommended viewing to those of you who are or were ever a skateboarder, biker, rollerblader, or even snowboarder. You will have the opportunity to see some of the most awesome and sick tricks performed on everyday materials.
So there you have it. Just as I said from the beginning, writing for me is usually based on spontaneous inspiration and I would say the same goes for my art. Overall, since I do not really blog very much, I am looking forward to observing what develops in my writing though this blog and see what things I will learn by taking this class.
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