A Tale of Woe

So - usually I would be posting on something that made me happy or something fun/interesting.  Today's post has nothing to do with any of that.  Today's subject?  The GRE - aka:  The Graduate Record Examinations.  The thought of going to graduate school has been kicking around in my brain since I started working.  I mean, work really has not lived up to anything that I imagined myself doing... it's mostly just a tired corporate routine peppered with an occasional bit of excitement when a new project comes along or the opportunity to meet a Congressman arises.  So, naturally, I am considering graduate school in order to pursue a completely different career - one that I think I will be a million times more passionate about and much better suited for.

Unfortunately, in order to get into a graduate school program - I have to take the GREs.  I used to be a whiz at standardized tests.  The SAT barely phased me... heck, I even had to take some standardized tests to get into my high school!  But that was way back when - my memorization skills were second to none and I had a ton of free time to study prep books and make myself flash cards.  Oh how times have changed.

I bought a book from the Princeton Review - Cracking the GRE 2009 Edition.  I figured it would be the best way to get an idea of what stuff I wouldn't have to really study up on and what stuff I'm out of touch with.  Enter the MATH SECTION.  I'm screwed.  Math has never been my thing to begin with... I don't like it and I clearly didn't retain any of what I was forced to learn in school!  I was flipping through the book - just checking out what kind of problems I might have to do and realized that I am going to have to re-learn a LOT of math (example below).  Sigh.  If anyone knows how to do this stuff - help me now!

I guess I'm really going to have to get studying.  :(

THE QUASI

Those of you who know me, will know that I have two brothers that I am very, very proud of.   They are some of the most talented, handsome, funny and wonderful people that I know.

My brother Tyler (in the picture above in the center) is an extremely gifted artist.  He is currently in design school in order to become an automobile designer and had a pretty exclusive internship at GM's design center this past summer.  You can see his work/drawings here. 

Most recently, Tyler, along with his best friend John Jones (who is also like a little bro to me), started a design company called The Quasi.  The Quasi mostly focuses on creating cool t-shirt designs but also does some other stuff as well.  Here is a bit about them in their own words:

"Here at Quasi, our main goal is to simply have a good time, and allow ourselves to practice some creativity without boundaries. Quasi was designed by John Jones and Tyler Moffett in '07. Since the creation of the Quasi brand almost a year ago, its potential is finally being realized, and is being brought to life. Quasi will specialize primarily in t-shirt designs, but depending how well the brand is received, the store will open its doors to other possibilities. Overall, Quasi is simply an artistic vision that is constantly in development. Who knows where we will pop up next."

The Quasi logo itself is sleek and modern looking and their website is awesome.  They sell their apparel through Cafepress and offer "value tees" for only $9.99!  That is a pretty small price to pay to look cool.  They have other regular priced tees and hoodies for both women and men and even  a section of free stuff to download (wallpapers and such).

Here are some of their awesome designs:

I have ordered two things from the Quasi website so far - a white hoodie with the thumbs up Quasi logo and a tshirt with the Quasi DC Metro logo (since I live in DC!).  They are really good quality products and I feel pretty trendy wearing such great design around town.  Everyone check out The Quasi today!!