I am officially at a creative standstill. I think it best if I make a list of things I should do for the rest of summer to re-energize myself.
-Learn all the computer programs I've been putting off: Illustrator, Flash, as well as relearning 3D programs like 3D Studio Max, Maya, Z-Brush.
-Make my website, study CSS and HTML.
-Go to a new museum.
-Go out on the town for a huge night of partying. Bring friends and cab money.
-Cook something new.
-Cook something familiar.
-Try a new workout.
-Go clothes shopping, try on things I wouldn't normally wear.
-Spend some quality time with my friends.
-Play aaaallllll the games I've been putting off. Start the games I bought from Steam's summer sale, but also finish the games I'm halfway through. Even finishing them would give me some sense of achievement.
-Draw every single day, even when I don't feel like it.
-Program. Code something, even if it's not practical, even if it's not something I want to show off. Just keep the computer science juices flowing.
-Bring out all my traditional art supplies and use them: acrylic paints, gouache, oil pastels, markers, colored pencils, charcoal, graphite, water-soluble graphite, collage. Do a little bit of everything. And put it all on my website.
-Watch all the movies I've been wanting to watch. All the old horrors, dramas, thrillers, sci-fi/fantasy movies that are considered classics in my industry.
-Read a book. Any book, just read a book.
-Write! Like this. Maybe not every day, but write every so often just to exercise the power of communication.
-Stop eating so much ice cream. Try other sugary ways of killing yourself.
-Explore the internet in general. Visit new websites. Find all the niche subcultures I should know as a netizen. I have a feeling knowledge like this will come in handy next year when I start working, whatever I end up doing.
-Go on a date.
-Try a new taco shop. (Do not combine with the date. This is cheap—in more ways than one—and dangerous.)
-Read the news every day. Actually READ the news.
-Watch TV! And don't feel bad about it.
-Play a board game.