Common Threads, Coldplay, and the Central Coast

I have the window open to catch up on my Lost episodes so I'm ready for season 5 in January but my instinct tells me that I've almost abandoned this blog thing for quite some time. In case you were wondering since last writing... I'm still learning how to balance life. I'm so thankful for the break Thanksgiving though. I honestly couldn't ask for a better week off. I have quite a bit to share... I'll start with this: 

Small Group Communication Class :: Common Threads Advertising Campaign 

- This semester, I'm taking a class called Small Group in my Communication degree and the purpose of the class is basically teaching us what a mature small group looks like within the context of interaction among people who come together for a common goal in mind. We chose our 6 person group at the beginning of the semester and were assigned to create a product or service which would adhere to the PLNU community. We then created a business similar to that of a Buffalo Exchange where we would buy and sell clothes as a way to recycle the clothes that people don't want anymore as well as help people find clothes that seem appealing for cheap because they're usually used. My main job for the group was to advertise the business which included coming up with a themed way to visually portray our service to the public through flyers and a commercial.  Our company name was Moving Forward and our clothing exchange store was called Common Threads.  

Common Threads Flyers:

We decided to make ourselves a non-profit where the money we make after expenses for overhead would go straight to PLNU Student Ministries i.e. Bread of Life- the homeless ministry I help with on Tuesday nights at the Salvation Army Downtown.  I wanted to find a creative way to portray our two main goals as a business: 1) to offer fashionable apparel 2) to help out those in need. 

Here's my group

Some friends of mine went to OB a few weekends ago to shoot the commercial. I snapped some shots for the flyers. Here are some pictures of the day: 

Thanksgiving :: Coldplay & SLO

For the break, Allison came with me and the family to San Luis Obispo to visit my Uncle Joe, Aunt Cammi and cousins. But we decided to start the beginning of our adventure of with a bang. We saw Coldplay at the Honda Center (the Pond) in Anaheim. It was by far the best concert I have EVER been to. The best adjective I have to describe it was that it was epic. I feel like I attended he biggest and happiest party on earth. Everything that I had within me during every song wanted to dance. Thanks Coldplay. The group was Allison, Travis "sound board master" Cook, Kendle Johnson, Jordan Frye, Katrina, and friends from Vanguard.  

Here is the set list: 

1. Life In Technicolor 

2. Violet Hill 

3. Clocks 

4. In My Place 

5. Speed Of Sound 

6. Cemeteries of London 

7. Chinese Sleep Chant 

8. 42 

9. Fix You 

10. Strawberry Swing 

11. God Put A Smile Upon Your Face (live remix version) 

12. Talk (live remix version) 

13. The Hardest Part 

14. Postcards From Far Away (piano instrumental) 

15. Viva La Vida 

16. Lost! 

17. The Scientist (acoustic) 

18. Death Will Never Conquer (acoustic - Will singing) 

19. Viva La Vida (remix interlude) 

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20. Politik 

21. Lovers In Japan 

22. Death And All His Friends 

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23. Yellow 

24. The Escapist (outro)

During...

... after.

After a night of Chris Martin serenading us with his British vocals, Allison and I jumping in the car with my brother and his girlfriend for a week in San Luis Obispo. We drove all over the central coast seeing some of the most beautiful coastal spots in California. 

- Montana de Oro -

- Big Sur -

My Dad

Daddy

aunt cammi and girlfriend

good ol' fashion rock skippin'

 - Cayucos -

(look closely)

- Elephant Seals -

- Morro Bay -

my dog, chipper.

:: Cheap Gas Prices = Drive to Disneyland :: 

$23.98 to fill the Volvo. Thanks Obama!

A-doggy

A - to-the - R

Sorry Al, but I handled you pretty good (even though she cheated by spinning our spaceship in circles so it was hard to shoot!)

I'll finish this one with a sunset from my dorm... doesn't really get much better.

Thanks for reading. I hope you're all enjoying a warm cup of apple cider right about now!

Cheers,

Garrett