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I met Alex Bogusky last night.

The room was very warm when I went to bed. I fell asleep on top of the covers wearing a thin pair of hospital scrubs quietly contemplating what I had heard at his lecture just hours before. The two kittens I was taking care of slept next to me. I forget what I was dreaming about when I was suddenly ripped from my sleep by an intense pain…

… Detecting movement a kitten pounced onto me and dug in. In confused terror, I grabbed the kitten and pulled its teeth away which only caused its claws to dig in further. Big mistake.

About an hour later the bleeding subsided.

Amazingly, I still made it to work the next day.

What does my kitten assault have to do with Alex Bogusky? Nothing.

Or, maybe it does?

Earlier that night Alex talked about how he wanted to be forgettable. At the time I took it as the musings of a pseudo-celebrity that has the luxury of being remembered. However, at work the next day my kitten story made any comments about the Bogusky talk seem boring. No one wanted to hear how the talk was. They just wanted to hear about the kitten fiasco.

People will remember my kitten story long after they have forgotton who told it to them. It was then that I understood Alex’s comments about being forgettable. Creative people should give a rats ass about being remembered as long as the public never forgets their work.

Taking time off to pursue you passion pays off in spades. For the partners at Nimbletoad our passion in photography. Photography recharges our creativity and hones our inner eye for composition and form. From time to time we enter our images in exhibits and contests. It was a good year for the partners and the San Diego Fair. Collectively 9 of our images were shown and were awarded a first place and 4 honorable mentions. Below is the 1st place award winner for Black and White Architecture.