Alberto Aviles - Learning, Living, Loving

Kai & Erin's Wedding +More

2010-08-09T18:39:00.003-04:00

On July 31st I was lucky enough to witness my good friend Erin Christensen get married to Kai Jones. Here are the pictures associated with that amazing ceremony. Best of wishes to both of them.

Getting ready for the big moment:

This is the difference between the guys and the girls getting ready. Guys were in the pool enjoying the wonderful day.

The girls were busy else where:

Time leading up to the big kiss:

The Reception

While there I got altitude sickness but since I try and take pictures as much as possible I couldn't resist but to go along to one of the peaks at the ski resort. Curing altitude sickness by climbing higher, is what I like to think of it as. Here are some of the non-wedding related pictures I took.

I laugh because enjoying life is all you can do

2010-07-15T21:24:00.006-04:00

I sit at my desk and eat snacks pretty much all day. My current snack being goldfish, and on occasion I will attempt to toss them in to my mouth just to keep myself on my toes. The little things that keep the day that much more amusing are the things I enjoy the most. And yes, I miss my mouth on occasion and hit my face. (Luckily no one notices)

I find myself finding the smallest of things to be entertaining to me. Whether it be the small fly that just got away or the spider web I just walked through, which you might say creates an almost instant flailing of the arms and a face of "eww... why would they put the web there" kind of reaction. I do not hate spiders, I prefer not to kill them as they are they ones that take care of the fly's which sneak in to my apartment.

Speaking of apartments, I am now living in Burlington, VT. Living on my own once again and enjoying every minute. I can remember it like it was yesterday, living on my own, oh the memories of Rennes, France and how easy it was to be able to go pick up a bottle of wine for the price of a baguette.

I was recently hired (recently being a stretch as I am coming up to my 3 month period soon) at a well known company named Dealer.com. The company provides internet marketing solutions for car dealerships. As of now, I am a Junior Search Engine Marketing Analyst and have been trying to prove my worth sort of speak for two solid months now. I have been learning a lot to say the least, and continue to make progress.

Blog post to come with lots of pictures. But for now, you will have to settle for just one.

BTW: I will be posting lots of pictures in the upcoming days and if you care to enjoy, "like" my fan page: Become a Fan!

I like being creative and original

2010-06-29T22:38:00.004-04:00

I write poems on occasion, so I'll post them as I see fit. It's just another way for me to express myself and add some variation to my posts.

Thoughtless Mind

You think of sorrow,
You see a void,
Look for happy,
See no joy,
And when you think of things said,
You think of past, present, future, and pretend,
No thoughts, no feelings, just lack there of,
No light to follow from above,
Signs of depression aren't insight,
Just the feeling that things aren't right.

Comment on the poem if you like. Updates are on the way after this week is through.

I have Internet now! Just a heads up that I will be writing once again!

2010-06-19T10:54:00.002-04:00

Here's a picture of my friends cat. More pictures to come as well as some recent updated!

Weather hates my NYC trips

2010-03-16T20:32:00.005-04:00

I took a trip in to New York City on Monday for an internship interview and figured I'd stay a while to take some pictures. While there, I asked a friend to see if she wanted to go grab a bite to eat. Turns out our scheduled matched and I made the trek down to the Bowling Green. After lunch, I said my good bye and took off to take pictures.

Here are the pictures:

Went to the American Indian Museum to look around first.

Knife from a Native American:

This is a bag handle adorned with beads. I remember working with beads at summer cams and I can not imagine doing things like that.

Another bag with different design.

This is a painting they had there. I found it interesting with the American flag at the time having only a couple of stars.

Small example of what ladies looked like on horseback

Another Bag

Some violent pictures on animal skins

A little head dress for horses going to battle

While I was down at the southern most tip of NYC I decided to head over to Battery Park. Took a few pictures not too many as it was rainy and well, my camera isn't water proof.

Random light post, just found it interesting

The Statue of Liberty - Pigeon's biggest toilet

Number 4 dock

The statue of Liberty

Fan Page Created!

2010-03-10T11:44:00.004-05:00

For you who enjoy my blog posts or just read them. I have created a Facebook Fan Page. Usually, I would upload images to Facebook under my own profile, but after today, all images will be uploaded to the fan page instead. I think this is a better way for me to show my craft. A benefit is that Facebook fan pages are public so more people will be able to see my photos.

This blog will be left for the explanation of some of the photos I took, as well as the story behind them. That is all for now, but stay tuned for more photos!

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Is Snow protected by the warranty?

2010-03-04T23:58:00.003-05:00

The answer to that being no, but I take that chance. As the season progresses, there are less and less chances to go and take pictures of snow scenery. What better to time to go then soon after a nice sized storm right? Well, I headed to the beach and managed to get a few shots off before having to stop due to increase in snow/rain fall. Enjoy.

Changing blog overview.. Photography is the new topic

2010-03-02T01:23:00.004-05:00

So I have made up my decision to focus this blog mainly on my photography. Where as before it was about me and general things that I came to realize with occasional photos, it will now be a base for my photography. I want to progress my photography so I feel I need to push myself to get out at least once a week to take pictures. Stay tuned.

Volunteering Day 8/9 - W/ Side of Artsy Inspiration

2010-02-19T22:05:00.009-05:00

These 2 days at Nathaniel Witherell have been quite busy. There were lots of patients that needed to be brought to the physical therapy room, only problem is that a few refused. I can't force anyone to go, so it's a funny situation when I come back to the room and tell them, I had no luck with the patient. Thursday, I was 0 for 4; they were just not having it. Because most of the patients refused, I didn't really interact too much but the small interaction I did have allowed me to get a few smiles out of them.

Whenever I get a chance, I always go and say hello to my fellow Mets fan. He's an older gentleman who has lots of Mets memorabilia in his room. He has a great personality and is very welcoming. I make it a point in my day to try and stop by just to say hello.

For the Inspiration side of this post, I took some pictures of some Valentines Day balloons that got tangled in a tree when I was up in Burlington and it got me thinking. I'm not one to celebrate Valentines Day just because my personality and my look on love says that I don't need a holiday to express my feelings toward someone. I feel you should tell them every day but that's me.

This picture is something that kind of resembles what I have been thinking since January. When things aren't going well, things pile up, things just take a bad turn, you tend to look at the negative in your life and focus on that. I did the opposite, which is what this picture resembles. When things are looking bleak and negative, you need to push through and focus on the positive. If you don't think there is something positive in your life, then you are mistaken. Everything can be a positive just like everything can be a negative.

This next picture is the same picture just edited differently. It's supposed to simulate the journey of "love." This is where it gets artsy so having given you fair warning, here it goes.

Everyone is a tree. You fall in love with someone and everything is amazing, then something happens and, well, it ends. The love for them is still there and will never leave as demonstrated by the fades balloons. But there is always someone else that will bring your spirit up and making you feel amazing. You never know when you will find your "true love" so until you do, you are going to just keep adding balloons to the tangled mess. The brightest balloon represents the hopeful spirit that the next one will be the one, there will always be a bright balloon if you allow it.

Volunteering Day 7 - Vermont Weekend

2010-02-12T22:36:00.002-05:00

Today wasn't one of the usual busy days for me. It was quite the opposite. Instead of interacting with patients and seeing the happy side of things, I was reminded of the sadness. It was a very tough day for me to say the least, but it doesn't deter me from coming back. On the bright side, I found out that all the things we had put aside to be taken to Haiti had been sent. That made the day some what better; knowing that i had help prep things for others to use. But like I said, today wasn't really a busy usual day so there isn't much to mention.

On another note, I took a trip up to Vermont to visit the best couple I have ever come to know during my years at Champlain College. I met them when I was a Resident Assistant and have been friends ever since. It was a pretty fun weekend. I was able to reconnect with some people I hadn't seen since my graduation as well as others who really mean a great deal to me. I did end up having a lot of free time just cause plans didn't work out the way I wanted them to, but it gave me time to think of whats important and take some pictures. I forgot to head downtown at night so I plan on doing that next time I go up. Well here is what you've been waiting for. The pictures from my travels.

Lake Champlain, on a cloudy cold day.

Ducks enjoying the icy water.

Lot's of ice. Come March, all this ice will be overflowing the lake.

Lake Champlain.

It truly is a great view.

I was trying to get more light streams but I guess the day before V-day most people want to be inside or at bars.

Champlain College at night. Lonely but safe.

The most walked area at Champlain College.

I spent most of my senior year here in this building.

Wick hall, I've only had 1 class in here but I always enjoyed that staircase at night.

This is a new addition to the campus. You can't tell but the lake is in the direction of where its pointing.

Windy Burlington

One of the people I came up to see is a good friend of mine. We went out to breakfast to talk about some things that had been on my mind and vice versa. One thing lead to another and we started talking about random stories. She brought one up about how she had seen these heart shaped balloons stuck in the tree. She said, "I can picture it now, a poor guy getting out of his car and having all his balloons just fly out. And having a very disappointed look on his face." Well She told me where the balloons were and so here is the picture.

Thats all for Burlington, VT but more to come when I visit again.

As for the drive home, I was told that it was going to snow so I wanted to get out of there as soon as possible. Only thing stopping me was saying my good byes. Twelve O'clock came around and had no time for some other things I wanted to do, because that was my on the road time. Well it was all going well until I got to Windsor, VT when I started to see some snow. Let's just say, 7 hours later, I was home. Here are some pics I took as I was driving down.

All fine as of now.

Not too bad just a little flurry.

Here is where it got interesting. Snow had already been falling down south and well the roads were getting slippery. Bad thing was, I wasn't using 4x4 yet.

A couple of miles after this shot I came up to a truck. The truck was being follow by a slower vehicle so I said, " I'm making good time, I will just go around these 2 and continue with my cruise." Little did I know the car was following it because the road wasn't touched yet so there was quite a bit of snow on that side. Still in 2 wheel drive, I started to go down hill and with a slight touch of the breaks, I started to slide a bit. The sliding didn't bother me, I can handle a little fun, it was the huge truck to the right of me that got me worried, more so cause at the bottom of the hill it curved left, and since I was unable to turn I figured I'd be going right in to the truck. Was a good time.

After that scare I stopped, put my 4x4 on and was good to go.

Others were not as lucky as you can see.

When I was driving up, I stopped to get some gas at what I thought was a gas station right off the high way. I was wrong. I took a 5 mile detour in to some unknown place. Well my luck should have it, I did the same thing but on a different exit. Luckily I came across this bridge, which looks pretty cool. Here are my detour pictures.

Back on the road.

Trucks can crash too and usually it's a little harder for them to get back on the road.

Like I said, it was a 7 hour drive down but I didn't mind. I had some music to listen to, some good thoughts going through my head, and I was taking pictures, what more can I ask for? Yeah, probably not the safest thing to be doing behind the wheel but then you wouldn't get these pictures to look at. I believe this is Hartford.

Thats all. Stay tuned for more.

Testing out the new backdrop

2010-02-10T21:25:00.014-05:00

Now that I have disposable income, I am looking to further my photography. I am still a beginner but I want to have some fun with portraits. I bought myself a gray backdrop to use, but with no models to test it out on, I had to use myself. I asked my sister to help me with the first picture so she is the female. Something to consider of course is don't judge me on these pictures.

Need a new avatar picture for one of your social media accounts? Maybe you need a more professional looking picture for one of your online profiles? What ever the reason, I am currently looking for anyone in the Greenwich, CT area to pose. I will be taking free pictures for anyone interested. I just want to get better with portraits.

Snowy Greenwich, CT

2010-02-10T21:25:00.008-05:00

When I don't find myself reading Marketing trend articles, applying for jobs, writing cover letters, fixing my resume, and twittering useful job search articles that could help others land a job, I find I need to address my creative side a little more. And thus, I go and take some pictures

As it turns out, the snow storm that hit the Midwest came over to the East Coast to say hello. I decided to greet it the best way I knew how. Pictures! When I was going to go out and take pictures a friend of mine called me up and asked if I could take some of his car in the snow, since it was a Subaru and they are awesome cars, I agreed. And we were off on our adventure. We were in search of a road/driveway where the snow wasn't plowed. Being Greenwich, we had to go pretty far back country to find one of those roads. Back country is where all the big/private estates are. It's pretty far away from the center of town but there are some nice looking houses back there. Well, we took a ride out to investigate and here are some of the things I found. Side note: Nothing we did was illegal.

Hope you enjoyed. Comments welcome.

Day 6 Volunteering

2010-02-05T20:39:00.006-05:00

Today was a great day. Like a kid in a scavenger hunt, I was given a list and told to go find patients. Unlike yesterday, where I only had 2 patients the entire time, I was constantly on the move. My list of 5 slowly expanded as the time went on, growing by 4. One of the more exhausting days I have experienced thus far.

During the entire time I was volunteering, they were having a small gathering at the recreation room. They were playing music for them by piano and having them join in if they wanted with some small instruments. It was great in two ways, they were having a great time enjoying the music and getting involved instead of sitting there just looking at a tv or listening to the radio. The other way came in the form of an older lady in a walker standing in the middle of the hall way. I was bringing a patient to the therapy room when I am blocked by this lady. I thought she was moving but very slowly. I can't do much besides let her go on about her business so I take my time. After watching her for a little while, I see she starts moving backwards slightly with ever forward progress she makes. I notice she's moving her shoulders and legs, than I realize she's full on dancing. Well, as full on as you can be at that age. A HUGE smile went across my face. Just seeing her having a great time made me happy.

I've decided to start going out and taking pictures when ever I can. It relaxes me, takes anything I have going on in my head and just makes it disappear. You will most likely be seeing more pictures as the time goes on.

Bruce Park pictures around the main pond.

Signs on not feeding the birds in the order they are shown.

Hope you enjoyed.

Day 5 Voluntering

2010-02-04T23:22:00.005-05:00

Today wasn't as busy as the other days have been. I only had to bring two patients down. Usually there would be at least 5, not including the ones that are there already when I arrive.

Site note: I arrived today and was greeted with food. Turns out there was some sort of meeting going on and they had been catered for. But that's not the point of the side note, the point is that a majority of them thought I was still in high school. I guess they have a lot of high school "volunteers." I quote volunteers because in high school we are made to volunteer somewhere for a set number of hours. Oddly enough I volunteered at Nathaniel Witherell when I was in high school. Go figure

One of the patients was a lady who could manager herself around fairly easily with out the wheel chair, but I insisted on letting her relax. Something that struck me as odd was that we had a small conversation as if we knew each other for years. Small jokes here and there, she would say something, and I would fire back with a witty comment. Little things like that made her smile and chuckle. I even got a "You're alright, Alberto" from her. Sort of like what you hear in the movies.

After her therapy, she took charge and decided to walk instead of having me push her. The only thing task I had to do was carry her tea because she was going to be pulling her oxygen tank in a small little trolley. So as we walked back, she decided that she wanted to stop by the small gift shop they have. She bought some snacks and some thank you cards, which turns out are for people all over the world. She worked in a hotel where visitors from all over the world would come, most being students. She stayed in contact with them and was telling me how some are having kids now and some are getting married. It was interesting and I can relate having studied abroad myself and living with a family. I carried her gift shop treats up and took her to her room. She pulled out a chocolate lollipop from The Little Chocolate Company(Picture at the end) that just opened up here in Greenwich, Feb 2nd and handed it to me. She thanked me for helping her out and keeping her smiling. I will be seeing her during my volunteering again tomorrow due to her having the same appointment.

I find a lot of random little things that I consider to be inspirational I guess you can say but here is a sign that was hanging around the fridge in the physical therapy room. I thought it made a good deal of sense. Thoughts?

Here is another that I thought was fun.

Lollipop!

And just for fun. I think I need a hair cut. Maybe tomorrows goal. This picture was taken this morning, I was out of it, don't judge.

Consistency, focus, and change

2010-02-02T11:02:00.006-05:00

Being an unemployed college graduate, I am in constant search of advice on how to land a job. From interview tips to resume ideas to what to wear, everything is a crucial part of the process. There are many things out there that can help, but one thing that I have come to read on a regular has been the New Grad Blog, which gives tips that range from interviewing to networking. It has been a great help so far, and has lead to a better sounding resume. It's most recent post "3 Golden Keys to Job Hunting for New Grads" has reinforced what I have been doing.

I get up, grab a snack to start my metabolism, and off I go. I have a list of sites that I tend to go to and search for jobs. These sites are:
Media Bistro, Indeed, iHispano, One day One Job, idealist, Craigslist, Tweet my Jobs

On top of all those sites, I use my twitter account. For those of you familiar with twitter, there are third party programs which allow you to better organize what is going on on your feeds. I use tweetdeck, which allows for search columns to be laid next to each other. My columns are All Friends because you never know who is going to say something that will lead you to success. My next one is my marketing column, this one allows me to hear what people are talking about in relation to marketing. This may include trends, techniques, new things going on, etc. Most job posts on twitter will have a location name to allow for anyone listening to know where the job is. That's why I have a couple other columns designed to locations. I have New York, NY - Chicago, IL - Greenwich, CT - Stamford, CT.

I'm still trying to work on the networking part of it, but I have confidence I will make some connections. Anyone reading this that would like to connect, let me know. Here is my LinkedIn.

The second part of it was finding something that you want to do. It talks about being picky so you go where you want to go, but with the small job market there currently is. This although very smart for you to enjoy your job, is something that I can't accept. There are already a limited number of jobs out there, so being picky isn't really an option, for me at least. I tend to apply to jobs that would allow me to learn, grow as well as challenge me because if I am not challenged, I don't feel I am doing my best work. With that being said, the second part also talks about tailoring resumes, something I've been doing for a while. After tailoring the resume, I tailor the cover letter to the resume/job posting. I address what I have done in a manor that allows the person reading to see why I would be a great fit for the position. I don't lie, I don't stretch the truth, I just explain what I have done and the results it has had.

The last part is the change part, which pretty much explains that you need to see what your doing and relate it to the results. The only problem with that right now is that the time it takes for the companies to get back to you is at least a month at best. So I play the waiting game.

If you are in the same situation as me I would recommend staying tuned to the blog. It does provide insightful posts. It has definitely helped me along the way so if you're in my situation, take some of the tips I gave you and see if anything works for you.

A smile a day

2010-02-01T22:44:00.004-05:00

I have done a great job so far trying to make people happy. My motto of a smile a day is really working wonders. Just seeing peoples reactions to things they don't expect is something that makes my day a lot better. I am not going to make a list of everything I do, I just want to promote good behavior in people. I feel there is a rush in everyone's busy schedule even when they aren't in a rush.

For example, today my friend Bridget told me that while she was on her way into the gym, a little 14 year old boy saw her walking, so, he ran past her and opened the door for her, saying, "Here you go." Something completely unexpected and from a young boy non the less but it made her day. Actually, it didn't just make her day, it reinforced her withering belief that there may be a nice guy out there. She has been meeting guys who haven't treated her with respect. Something that is hard to find at this day in age and it doesn't help that early 20's guys just have 1 thing on their mind.

While I am on this subject, it has come to my attention that it's not just 20 something year olds having trouble with guys. During my volunteering, I am always walking past a group of ladies. They seem to always be talking about guys in the building. I thought it was funny cause whether it's, "they are too old," or "too young," or just "not being any good guys out there" they always come to the conclusion that there aren't any good guys out there.

But enough about that. I recommend you go out, going about your day, and if you're about to enter a building, look behind you and see if someones going to be coming in. Wait the extra 10 seconds it takes for the person to reach the door, and most likely they will hurry. Just mention it's no problem and tell them to take their time. They will still rush to get to you, but they will be most appreciative that you took the extra couple of seconds to hold the door open. It might be a small thing but it does mean a lot, more so when there are things in their hands, or its just cold out. Wouldn't you want someone to hold the door open for you if you had your hands full or didn't have gloves in single digit weather? Just something to think about.

Day 4 Volunteering + Kindergarten epiphany

2010-01-30T16:35:00.007-05:00

I'm at a pivotal stage in my life where I can make crazy decisions and still have the backing of my parents, no matter how crazy it is. I've been applying to jobs all over the US, except Cali. I just don't want to be in Cali. From VT, to NJ, to Chicago, even some random ones in Wisconsin. What's in Wisconsin? Cheese of course. So where ever the job takes me, is where I will most likely be.

Volunteering day 4:

It's the 4th day and people already think I have been there for over a month. I stop by the guy with the Mets hat every now and then to see how he'd doing. I think if I end up going to see a Mets game this year, I am going to bring him back a souvenir, even if I'm not volunteering anymore. I was talking to him for a little while and since he can't walk much, he hasn't been to a game for a couple of years. Maybe I can set something up where somehow, I can get him to go. I think that might be a goal of mine, or at least come watch a game with him in his room. Some company is better than no company I always say. (Okay, fine. I don't always say that but you get the point.)

Today's make someone smile was a challenging one. I went to go pick up a patient who wasn't as you would say, happy with the service. There was a mix up with the food and hadn't received it yet. So besides being a little cranky the patient, was famished. I tried a little logic by saying, "You don't want to have just eaten if your going to go exercise." But that didn't work. She agreed but was still not a happy camper as people would say. After her physical therapy, she bought a sandwich at the cafe they have there. She was still not in a good mood so I told her that it would make my day if she was able to enjoy that sandwich. She gave me a smirk and we were off. I told her I would be taking her to the room in record time so that the warm sandwich, would still be warm when we got there. Again, a little smirk. So it was working, slowly but surely, I was breaking down the grumpy wall she had made. We get to her room and I have to Macgyver her chair around some things in the room. I tetrised her in and told her it would be my pleasure to open her sandwich box. Right after saying that I got what I was waiting for, she gives me a big smile and made a comment about how much she appreciated my enthusiasm for trying to make her enjoy her sandwich, which in turn made me very happy.

I haven't figured out what I can and can't take pictures of yet, so I decided to start small. Here I am with my volunteer lanyard and my ID. I was in the waiting part of the job, where I need to wait for them to be finished with their appointments in order to take them back after.

Kindergarten Epiphany:

I have a part time job working with a Kindergarten teacher in town. I have been doing this for a couple of weeks now and besides the really good pay, I have gained a little bit of sight as to what teachers have to put up with. It's a little more than you would think, but it's more the tedious jobs that you have to do that get to you. This isn't the epiphany I had though, what I came to realize is that I missed out on quite a bit when I was in kindergarten. Why did I miss out on a lot? Well, I will say this, English is my second language. From kindergarten until 2nd grade, I was busy learning how to read and speak English. But, enough about that. While working, I notice a lot of activities the kids in her class are doing and I become very jealous. The good thing is that I have an advantage that they won't have, which is being able to speak English and Spanish. Not to mention, I have studied French as well and have become fairly fluent. The only thing that I have trouble with I must admit is the vocabulary, but who really knows the name of everything in one language anyways.

Day 3 Volunteering + other stuff

2010-01-28T19:52:00.008-05:00

First off, I got up today and pretty much said, "Uh... I didn't know it was supposed to snow." As it turns out a lot of people didn't either, at least that's what I assume from the number of crashes reported on the news. Being unemployed, I look forward to snow because I have some drive ways that I shovel as a way of making a little side money. But, enough about snow.

Volunteering day 3:

It was another great day today. I arrived there as usual did my regular routine of signing in, washing my hands and getting my volunteer id. Right off the bat, a lady who was just cruising around the halls asked me to take her to the front door. Not asking any questions I did so and went about my business. I went over to the physical therapy center and was given a name right away. Excitedly I headed for the elevator to see who I was going to meet. On the way to the elevator I was intreaged to see the lady that I had pushed to the front of the door being taken back by one of the nurses. As it turns out she wasn't supposed to be leaving so I felt kind of like I did something wrong. Nothing came of it and I continued up to get my patient. I talked to the guy and it was nice, just having a normal conversation not talking about their health, just how are yous and what do you think of so and sos, something I am sure they don't have too often because they are there for health reasons. During the course of the 2 hours I am there, I noticed they were setting something up in the rec center. Something I really wanted to be a part of but wasn't allowed to because it would be an advantage to one team. I'm sure your wondering what I am referring to, well, they were setting up to play a game of bowling. Like in grade school, they split up in to 2 teams, AND, the funny part was they named their teams. I only heard the name of one of them, which was the "Curb Jumpers." I don't remember hearing the other teams name due to the fact that I was just passing by and noticing this while I was with a patient. It looked like a lot of fun, and luckily I was there to see the end. It was a 1 point game difference. Imagine that!

There is a guy there that paints. He sits at the end of a table and has all his equipment. When I say paint I don't mean like finger painting or just doing random stuff, I mean legit painting. Like museum quality stuff. He's pretty talented, and kind of glad that he's still doing what he enjoys cause at these people's ages, I feel it will be hard for me to be doing just about anything I enjoy. Just something I noticed as I was walking around.

Since the first day I came, I noticed there was a guy in the physical therapy center not doing so well. He wasn't to responsive to what they were asking of him, but when I saw him today, he was fully comprehending everything they were asking him to do, but that's not the amazing thing, what was great to see was that he was able to do the things well, without assistance. Physical therapy works people! (Duh, I know. I've been in physical therapy twice already.) Seeing him progress made me happy, more so because I don't like lying to people. For example, last week I told a lady that I wanted her to get better when she refused to go to her physical therapy appointment. This actually happened again, but she refused on the account that she wasn't feeling well, so instead of pushing something, I let her rest.

Everyone is doing their own part to help out the crises in Haiti, even Nathaniel Witherell. They are sending down wheel chairs and anything that they have that can be used. Some things don't even work too well, but the fact that they could be used as a place to sit makes them valuable. I helped prep some things as my last order of business so I guess in a way, I am doing my part.

Side note.
I am someone who believes in the little things as being some of the biggest things you can do. What little things? Just something that reminds someone else that you are thinking of them outside of when you are around them. That's what I consider the little things and the best part about it, is, it can be anything. Maybe that's why I have amazing attention to detail!

I haven't had to many pictures up as of late because there is a privacy reason, but I am sure I will take some of myself at least with my sweet id. So stay tuned for those.

OTHER STUFF:

I have recently beeing occupying my time with photoshop. What exactly? Just trying to get a little better and learn some things. So far I have done 2 things and I will show you in just a sec. The first one was to transform a picture in to a rock, you'll see what I mean soon. The other is meant to look very sci-fi where I am breaking up in to little pieces. I modified it so there wasn't an alien feel to it and just left it as I was dissolving in to space. Here are the results, with before and after pics.

Rocked Myself.

1. Yeah, not the most attractive picture but that's me! :D

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2.Slightly better picture of me.

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More photoshop stuff coming soon, I need to learn some new techniques. But, that's about it for now. I am still contemplating whether to do the progression of my workout/training so we will see if that happens.

Day 2 Volunteering

2010-01-25T16:18:00.003-05:00

I park my car, sign in to the volunteer sheet, grab my volunteer ID, and clean my hands. Now, I am ready to make someones day better. I make my way to the physical therapy area to get further directions.

I am there no longer than 30 seconds when I have my first patient. I go and find her to bring her over. Remember this is my first day on my own, and second day in total, so I am not totally aware of rules and procedures. But, being very adaptable to my surroundings, I get by. I get to the room and well this is the conversation that went down.

Me: "Hello, I am here to take you down to your physical therapy appointment."
Patient: "No."
Me: (In my head) Shot! Do they have that option? What do I do if they say no? (Being quick on my feet I reply. "But it will make you feel better. I have had physical therapy on my shoulders and look at me go! *Lifts arms up*
Patient: "I'll go next week."
Me: "I just want you to feel better. What kind of guy would I be if I didn't want you to feel your best?"
Patient: (Smiling) "Okay, let's go."

So after convincing the patient to go, I find out that I have to unplug the oxygen. So many little things I was unaware of. Well, I asked a nurse, which just happen to be walking by to assist me and I was finally on my way. I was able to talk to the patient as we walked, and had a small pleasant conversation. It really made the patient feel better knowing someone was there that appreciated them. As opposed to someone who was forced to be there. I think that's the great thing about this place. Most people that are there are volunteers. They want to be there to help them, so it makes it very easy to get along.

In the process of getting this patient, I complimented another patient on his hat. Why would I do this? Because it was a Mets hat. Being a Mets fan, I could only smile when I noticed he was wearing the hat. He told me he had something to show me, but currently being with a patient, I told him I would come back. I came back to see what he wanted to show me. Turns out he had a shirt in the closet and not just any shirt. This shirt had a prediction on it. What did it say you ask? Well, it said, "I predict the Mets will win in 2010."

After having a good talk with him, I went back to wait for the rest of the patients to finish up so that I could take them back to their rooms. During the wait, I assist the physical therapy staff walking the people who can't walk themselves. I may not get paid, but the feeling is much more rewarding.

I am playing with an idea to show my progress with my workout routines/marathon training. It would have pictures of me in poses so that you can see the difference in fat/muscle ratio over the past 3 years. Stay tuned, that's this weekends plan. After my 2nd week of volunteering blog post of course.

Operation NYC

2010-01-21T23:47:00.008-05:00

It was a long time a coming but I finally had time to go and visit a friend (Katie) in the city. We had been trying to get together since she invited me to her home warming party. Not having matching schedules and with me be out of town/country/state, or just incapacitated because of sickness, we finally found a time that worked. As luck should have it, it was supposed to rain that day and here I was wanting to go in and take some pictures. Just my luck right? Everything went according to plan though, and I got to say hi to another friend (Amanda) in the process. I have 2 people I know in NYC. That's exciting!

I was mildly wet from walking around though, which may have had something to do with the reason why I was some what sick a little longer. I am not sure as to whether you have felt this way about anything, but as I walked the 45+ blocks down to canal street, I was overcome by the urge to writing something that was going through my head. A lot has been on my mind these couple of weeks, and I had an urge to just stop and write down everything. I found a Starbucks, and got to writing. I think, the the app. I have used the most on my Black Berry has been the memo app. that was pre-installed. Let's just say, I have gotten a lot faster at texting.

I was meeting Amanda down by Canal street. Which, turns out has a small little park. But, when I say park, I mean a couple of trees and lots of benches. Maybe some grass? There was also a board walk that I found, so here are some pictures from that area.

1.The starting point.

2.Just one of many lights down the boardwalk.

3.Signs of the night before.

4.Mind it.

5.I wasn't looking for it, but I found it.

6.The park... and it's benches.

7.In order to get to the boardwalk, you needed to walk through a path that had this pattern. For some reason, I really enjoyed it. I don't know why. Maybe it reminded me of simpler times.

8.The Boardwalk

9.A little walk way off the board walk.

10.Soar

11. New Jersey

12. I don't know what this building is but it had a nice little path leading to it.

13. Lower part of the city skyline.

14. 8 hours later, 7 miles of walking later, and I was on my way back home. As I walked the streets back to Grand Central Station, Something caught my eye. Here is the picture of what stopped me from my brisk walk back.

The Chrysler building looks rediculous with the fog around it. It seemed unreal.

Well that is all for New York City.

Make someone smile

2010-01-21T22:48:00.006-05:00

I have had a change in my thinking lately. Where it came from you may ask? Could be one thing, could be a mix of things. I think it's the latter. My routine for the past year has been wake up help the family with anything that needs to be taken care of, and job search. The bad part was when I was doing this, hundreds of people were getting laid off. So there weren't too many jobs available to recent grads, more so, because we didn't have the "experience," which was needed to be able to function in the real world as it turns out. But that's not what this blog is about. It's about my new found addition, I guess you can say to my already thinking brain. I set a goal for myself. Make someone smile, laugh, chuckle, smirk even. Just something that says, for that split second, your day was better.

I have applied to volunteer at Nathaniel Witherell, a local elderly home. My job? I find and bring patients to their physical therapy appointments. But, that's not the part that moves me. Well, I am helping but I don't have too much interaction with the patients. The time that I appreciate is the time when I am walking around the facility. There is one guy there that seems to be full of life. Just happy to still be around. Yes, there are very few of these people and it is very depressing to see and interact with the rest, but just seeing this one guy rolling around the entire facility with a huge smile on his face and talking to you for the 5 minutes that he stops you for makes it worth coming back for more. That's what makes me feel better; knowing that no matter how much stuff he has gone through in his life, which I am sure is a lot, he is completely content with the way it has come to pass. I saw him on my introduction day last week and maybe that's where some of my new thoughts came from. So I will continue to go and help out where ever I need.

Now for my thinking. It could be anything, and not that I don't do it already, I just figure I would put in the extra effort to look for ways to help. I pride myself on many things, and going out of my way to help a friend is one of them. Just knowing someone else's life/day was made better by something small is something that really hits home for me. Cause in all reality, the small things that you don't expect are the most important. Anyone can hold a door open, but do most do it? Anyone can help pick something up that someone has dropped, but do they do it? Not always, and that's mostly because there is extra effort in doing so. They may do it for a pretty lady, or an elder lady, but how about your average Joe/Jane? Most likely only if it disrupts their personal bubble. I've seen a guy open a door for a pretty lady in front of me, let her pass, then just let the door go. Besides making me mad, I thought, what kind of rush was he in that he couldn't hold it just long enough so I could tell him I got it.

Recently, I have been in a rough patch, but it's looking up. I mean, what's that phrase, Why do we fall? So that we might learn to pick ourselves up. And I am learning to pick myself up. But back to the rough spot. I went day by day, constantly thinking but no change was going on. The things that made me feel better were the little things I experienced through out the day, not to mention the occasional blinking red light on the Black berry.(That is a very addicting light.) I love seeing it blink.

Well, that's my new thought process. Make someone smile. A smile is worth more than you would think. Also, I over heard someone saying, everyday you wake up is a good day. If there is nothing else. Take that and store it away. And because I don't have pictures about any of this enjoy a picture of me. Freshly taken.

Recent Happenings Cont.

2010-01-16T12:13:00.003-05:00

One of the things I forgot to mention is my culinary skills, or lack there of. They are way below par and I intend to fix that this year. That way, I can cook for friends or significant other for special occasions, or just so I can treat them to something nice.

France and New Years! Not together unfortunately

2010-01-15T18:24:00.006-05:00

New Years:

It was a fun time that's for sure. Lot's of food to be had. It was during this time that I made some presents for my girlfriend because I was left to enjoy New Years without her. Sad but true. I will be giving those gifts at a later date.

As for pictures I have a few not too much but just enough to give you an idea of what went down.

France:

France was one of the best experiences in my life. I would have to say that it was indeed the best semester in my entire career at school. Well my last one was pretty amazing for other reasons but back to France! I studied in the city of Rennes, where I went to the highly exclusive ESC Rennes School of Commerce. I say highly exclusive because besides having a test to get in you have to work for 1 year before even considering to apply. Well that was then, now students are able to go right after High School. But enough about the logistics, let's get to the fun part.

The international students became a family. After having spent a crazy weekend with the French students, we became closer and more appreciative of cloths. And I will say no more on that matter. But if you ask nicely and in private, I will tell you a tale of yonder and such.

The city of Rennes is big. Not New York City big, or Paris Big, but big enough that I had to get up at 6 am to get to school for my 8 am. The transportation system is great so that was helpful. I would wake up and take the 6:30 bus down to the city center. I had 2 options from there.
Option 1. I could take the metro to a closer stop and then hope on another bus to get dropped off at school.
Option 2. I could take another bus and avoid the metro completely and that would drop me off at the same point. Just takes a little longer.

I switched it up every now and then so there wasn't 1 select route I took. Roughly though it took me 45 minutes to get to school.

That's more of the boring part. Here are the highlights w/ pictures of course.

Le Metropolitain! Best Kebab place in Rennes. Don't know what a kebab is? I have a picture for your learning pleasure. This was the haven, sanctuary if you will of all the guys I was with. My Canadian friend and I being the was who took part in it quite a bit.

Plaza St. Anne- Where I would go to take the metro. During one of the options I mentioned before, as well as the meeting place for many of us.

There was a levy there which didn't really get too much attention but I enjoyed the occasional walk down it.

Kenland the first bar and usual bar of choice for us internationals.

Star metropole- The transit authority I guess you can say of Rennes. Silly they have a circle for a logo.

Rue St. Michele- Aka Drunkards way. Solely because it was home to a large amount of bars.

Plaza de Bretagne- The meeting point for the open bar parties our school threw through out the semester.

A funny sign my friend found on the way to school.

The Irish pub which has only English speaking patrons. Funny too in a French City.

The Christmas Market: You could find some good foods and treats here.

and Republique, the local post office and the very center of town.

Hope you enjoyed. Leave some comments if you have any.

Recent happenings w/ Pic's

2010-01-15T17:15:00.005-05:00

I took a trip to VT this past week and as it turns out it didn't go the way I planned but what can you do. Nothing really, just take it with a grain of salt. But that's not the point of this blog entry. It's the things I learned from this tragic event that I do want to point out. Although things are still "in the works" I hope for a positive outcome. Memories can't be forgotten so either they stay where they are or more are added. I myself prefer making more! That will be all I say on this matter but to continue, here are my learning numbers.

1st. When your down on your luck, friends will always be there. And I realized I have a great group of friends in VT. I plan on visiting them in the coming weeks once again. Thank you Lisa, Julie, Rachael.

2nd. I have too much time on my hands not to help others out. I may have my own problems to figure out but mine have time to get fixed. I can't dwell on things or it will overwhelm me. I just want be able to stay motivated to go out and look for the job opportunity that I desperately need. SO. I have recently become a volunteer at a Home for the elderly here in Greenwich, CT. Nathaniel Witherell to be exact. I volunteered there when I was in high school and loved the experience. Not to mention being able to interact with different characters. I have been appointed to the position of transportation in the area of Physical Therapy. Something I can relate to because I've gone to PT twice in my life already. Long story short. I was a not so big kid playing the position of someone who should of be at least 50 more pounds then me. So shoulders got a little destroyed. I was introduced around to the PT crew and shown the way around once again. I will not be talking about much that happens there because "what happens at Witherell, stay at Witherell" according to my supervisor.I begin the 21st and look forward to providing some joy to anyone who could use it.

3rd. I have been signed up with my brother and his Girl-Friend to run the Jersey Shore Marathon. This would be the first time I've ever entered in one of these events but it has been on my to do list for a while now. That good ol' bucket list I have not yet done. I have a new spirit right now, sort of a determination that can't be broken so as for training, I have already begun. Should anyone read this and have some insight as to how you train, please feel free to comment or contact me. My training will consist of running at least 2 miles a day, and slowly progress and push my way up until I am doing 10 a day. Then I will push myself to completing 18 every 3 days.

4th. I am going to be building my dad a website for his company. Yeah, it's time my pops joins the online revolution! On top of that. I will be using my knowledge of SEO, keyword development, organic search, etc. to centralize his business in the greater Greenwich, CT Area. Go me!

6th. And last but not least, I went to Florida around Dec. 15th. Let's just say that it wasn't as warm as I expected. Sitting by the beach drinking a daiquiri I got the shivers. I didn't expect it to be this chilly because I was at Key Largo, the intro key to the Florida Keys. Yeah the trip was by road and it took 24 hours to get there but it was accomplished with a 24 foot Penske truck, which was governed at 75... but not limited at 75 ;). Yeah, I got that baby up to 77. My co driver beat me and got it to 78. As for pictures, I didn't take many for either of the trips but the ones I did are to follow this sentence. So enjoy. I meant this sentence.

The Golf Course - Managed to get a few holes in now that I am a "golfer". Quotes because I just started this past summer.
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5.Road to paradise

6. May look nice but it was cold.

Destination Ireland.

2009-12-28T21:38:00.008-05:00

i went to visit my lovely girlfriend in Dublin for about 12 days. During the course of the stay, I managed to get out and do a lot of touristy things such as visit the Guiness Storehouse, the old Jameson distillery, the Gaol, and bridges in Dublin over the levi. Here are the pictures I liked:
Guiness Storehouse (Brewery):
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Jameson Distillery:
1.Expensive bottle thats for sure. Price is next picture.

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Bray - Weekend trip with the GF
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2.I found this funny. I don't know my humor.

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5.For the birds.

6.Seriously. She's fun. Don't be deceived by the seriousness!

The Levy and its bridges.
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5.Candid shot. Only way she will let me take her picture is when she doesn't expect it.

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8.You want to avoid this place. Superior court of sorts.

9.Crossing the levy

The Gaol! aka Jail.
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This was my Ireland Adventure. I hope to return one day and experience a little more but who knows what the future is in store. Hope you enjoyed.

Latest News- Florida

2009-12-28T18:24:00.006-05:00

Last weekend I drove down to Florida as a favor to a family friend. With no current job, I take on small jobs to keep my loans paid. With the financial sector the way it is, I don't want my credit score to become lower due to late payments. But enough about that.

It took us 24 hours to drive from Connecticut all the way down to Key Largo- the first key of the bunch. Not because of traffic or because we hit the rain that created the blizzard of 2009, but because the truck was governed at 75 mph. It was fun but not something I want to do any time soon again. Long story short, we played some golf because I'm trying to learn and decided to bring my camera. Here are some pictures I took:

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Summer Coming to a Close

2009-08-25T23:28:00.004-04:00

What have I been up to you say? Well, I have been working at the golf course while looking for a full time position related to Marketing and/or Advertising. Here are some pictures from the course. First and last are from different times in the season but same location.

It ain't much, but it's all I got

2009-07-27T22:10:00.004-04:00

I am still looking for that full time marketing position but while I find it, I will continue to work where I am now. If you have read Temporary Tempness you know I work at the public golf course here in town. It's not a bad job at all; you get to be outside, meet new people, deal with people should problems arise and best of all get paid.

With little money to spend I have to be wise as to what I use it on. As it turns out my computer bit the dust and I have been using my laptop to do just about everything. The computer was overdue for a breaking so I am kind of surprised that it lasted the 5.5 years it did. I have saved some money and worked some overtime in order to get a new one in the works.

I try and have pictures with as many posts as I can so here are some pictures from the time I was not able to write something on here.

Picturs from work: Griff Golf Course, Greenwich, CT
Who said Golf wasn't a dangerous sport.

The pond on 8 has lots of frogs.

Before the golfers the morning looks amazing.

I went to Illinois for July forth. Here are some shots.

The parade

Random

Greenwich Beach: Tod's Point

I only recently started taking my camera to work so I am sure more things will happen, so stay tuned.

Temporary Tempness

2009-06-14T15:42:00.003-04:00

So I have a job. It's not a job I want, but a job I need. With loans starting soon, I needed to find something that would cover the costs I am the new employee of public golf course here in town. I am one of the maintenance guys that takes care of the yard work that needs to be done. It pays well, but not something I want to do be doing for long. In the mean time, I will be looking for more opportunities should they come my way.

On another hand, my desktop computer has died on me. I am on my laptop but with minimal power I am unable to take advantage of Photoshop and other such programs. Hopefully I can upgrade soon.

I have started to build my mini studio and will be showing what I done soon.

Stay tuned.

Graduation #2

2009-06-05T01:23:00.007-04:00

I know this is pretty late notice to anyone who reads this but I have graduated from Champlain College. It was a nice ceremony, nothing long or over the top, just a classical to the point graduation ceremony.

A week before the graduation ceremony is something referred to as senior week. Senior week was full of activities that allow us to say "Good Bye" to Champlain College in the "Funnest" way possible. I didn't do all the events, but I did do a few. Here are pictures from the Cruise:
Foggy/Rainy Date:

B-town:

My Friend Meli:

My Friend Megan:

Here are pictures from the Graduation Ceremony. (Pictures brought to you by Megan Crilly and My father)

The Famous in front of the Champlain College sign pictures:

The Bag pipes lead us in, here is one of the guys:

It's me!

Close up of Vanessa:

Alicia:

The Martial followed by the Profs.:

Our President David Finney:

Me Again:

The Pops and I:

Mom and I:

Meli And I:

Miss Vermont:

Vanessa:

Best Teacher Ever! Elaine Young:

Allison:

Jay Mckee and I:

Parents and I:

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Elaine Young and I: As you can see she has removed her Wizards Cloak

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Silly Parents and I:

Pictures I took on a last walk down to the waterfront while living in Burlington, VT.

Know Your Source Internship

2009-06-03T13:31:00.008-04:00

Internship Talk:

During my last semester at Champlain College I had an internship at Know Your Source. Know Your Source was a Supplier of Quality, Green and Conventional Supplies to Spas, Massage Therapists, Skin Care Professionals, and others in Integrative Medicine. After 16 weeks of going business they were forced to shutdown due to the economic situation.

While there I was the marketing intern. At first it was data entry and management. Everything on the website that would be looked at by potential customers. I would be in charge of entering the information such as product name/description/keywords for organic search and meta description of the product. After having completed the input of the product information, I was then able to be introduced to Google Adwords. Having been familiar with Google Analytics, and being savvy with internet programs, I was able to catch on real quick. From this point on I was in charge of keeping up to date the CEO and Founder Douglas "Las" Wengell on our adwords campaigns. While doing some research on what other people have done to get better target marketing click through rates and conversions I found a lot of information that would help get more potentials. I monitored the campaigns everyday, even when I wasn't at the internship. Overall I learned a lot of useful internet marketing techniques and tools to get better search results. I have incorporated everything I have learned into my website(www.aceduo.com) and the organic search of my name-- try it Google my name (Alberto Aviles).

Here are some pictures that I took while there to visually illustrate the business.

The Free Table: Gardener Supplies had a table which people from the company brought in items they didn't want and thought other people might get some use out of and placed it on this table. Anyone could go and take what they liked.

Founder/CEO Douglas "Las" Wengell:

Meg: My second supervisor.

The finance guy:

Marianne: She was my supervisor and a pleasure to work with.

The entrance to our section of the building. Because we were within the same building of gardener supplies.

The boxes of catalogs which were printed on 100% recycled materials.

Shortly after going live, the economic went downhill and they had to let someone go. This is the empty spot. Sad but true.

My Cubie Space:

The Office

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The Products:

While there I was asked to use my photographic ability to take some pictures for them of products that they didn't have pictures for. Here are those pictures:

Here is the entire company:

If you are interested in the company stay in contact with them by filling out the form at knowyoursource.com.

Short Story

2009-05-14T23:37:00.005-04:00

So when I was in high school I wrote a short story. It was my senior year and I was kind of depressed but had it not been for those feelings, I don't think this story would of been written. I don't really remember why but I'm sure it had something to do with a girl. Anyways lot's of things have changed since then and while searching through my old school documents clearing out what needs to be deleted, I came across it and figured I would put it here for others to read. Enjoy. Note: I have not edited this short story so don't judge that.

Alberto Aviles
Short Fiction
English Block 8
12/17/03

Jack woke up on a Monday morning, but was startled to notice that there weren’t any birds outside chirping away into the morning sun. He couldn’t hear anything outside, not even the sound of a car going by. He got a chill down his back as he went down stairs, he could see his mom and dad sitting at the table like every other day as if nothing was going on. A sigh of relief came and he got ready to go to school, he was happy that the chill meant nothing.
As he got to school he went to his friends table where he usually sat and talked. As he sat down another chill came down his back. He was really freaked out because he never got chills before. He continued his day like if nothing had happened. As he was in the middle of French class and he had the urge to go to the bathroom so he ask to go. As he was coming back he noticed something weird was going on, everyone in the classes he passed was asleep. Even the teachers were asleep on their desks. He got to class and his teacher was on the ground against the wall. He couldn’t believe what was going on. As he wondered what could have done this he went to one of the students and felt their neck to see if he could feel a pulse, but as it turned out he could feel nothing. He was scared at this point. All he could think of was everyone that meant something to him. He started to think about his brothers, sisters, mom and dad, and all of his friends, but the one that he was really saddened for was the girl that he was in love with. The one and only person that he could rely on to get him through the day no matter how horrible it was, her name was Jill. She was the last bit of hope, the last ounce of happiness in his life and now for all he knew, she was gone.
He looked outside and saw that every car out there had crashed in to the sides of the road or other cars. He slowly backed up and started to run. A lot of things were going through his head at this point. The end of the world had come and he has managed to stay alive. He was stuck in the hell that is his school. Running through the halls unable to see anything, he spotted a light, a light? How can this be? As he walks toward it really slowly he is hoping that it will be someone else who has managed to survive the horrible predicament. He was confused as to why he was chosen to stay alive, but at the same moment glad it was him. To his surprise it’s the one and only person that he actually cared about but as luck should have it he was too late; she believes that she is the last one and takes her life. She pours a liquid substance from her pocket in to her mouth. He cries out “I LOVE YOU!“ but it is too late. She quickly turns to him with a surprised look on her face, but as she saw his reaction, she collapses to the ground. He just sits there holding that which was once the only reason he wanted to live, his one and only. He felt like he should try and see if he could revive her somehow but he didn’t know what to do.
As he slowly began to bring up the body in his arms he couldn’t help but cry after seeing this tragedy occur right in front of his eyes. Not knowing what to do next he decides to take her with him to the hospital to see if he could find something to give her before it’s too late. He carried her to his car and quickly made it to the hospital. He ran in to see if he could find someone, but no one was alive. Everyone is on the ground dead from the mysterious accident that happened. He went through the whole hospital looking for someone to help me out with looking for a cure to the substance that was in the vile. As he was running through the halls panicking to find someone to help me, he heard a voice yelling out from a room somewhere on this floor. He went to every door and find that there is a doctor stuck under an obese patient who has fallen on top of her. Her name was Dr. Jaller and was dressed in a white over coat. She tells him that she has been waiting for some form of help for the past couple of hours but no one has come. She is still yet to know what has happened but is willing to help him find a cure.
He toke her to Jill who is still lying down in the car. She quickly tells him to carry her inside so she can take some tests. As they get inside she led him to a laboratory where she can examine the fluid that was left in the small container. She figures out what it was and puts the antidote in to a needle. She tells him that he is going to have to put it in to her because she does not like giving shots to people. She gives him the needle and he put the fluid in her. She tells him that they can only wait for her to get better. They sit next to Jill and start to wait.
As he tells her what he knows so far, he is still wondering why they have been saved and not everyone else. “What about us has made it so that we are immune to the lurking disease” says Jack. She takes a sample of blood from all 3 of them and conducts some tests that would be able to show the similarities that are present in their blood. She comes back an hour later with a piece of paper, which says that the substance that is common in their blood was a specific chemical compound that makes white blood cells invulnerable and are able to destroy any type of bacteria that is able to penetrate their skin. He was amazed that this compound was the cause of their survival. The only thing that they had to figure out was how it got out and where the disease came from as well as looking for any other survivors.
Jill woke up in the bed where Jack had given her the shot. She had no memory of what happened to her or where she was. As she got up she felt really hungry as if she had been starved for over a week. Jack came up to her and handed her a sandwich that he was eating as they waited. Jack told her that this tragic incident had taken the lives of everyone we knew but there were still some survivors out there as well who have not been found. Jack talks to Jill and explains how he felt when she drank that vile of poison. She was really unsure of how to feel now that her life had been saved by a good friend. Jill gets up and starts to move around, but since she is still dizzy she almost falls over. Jack decides to find a wheel chair to get her to the car where they can go and search for more survivors of this situation. They get to the car and saw a car moving in the distance as if someone is driving it. They hurry and get in the car to catch up but somehow lose the car. They wait awhile and listen to see if they can hear a sound or something to give them a clue as to where the car went. They heard a sound that sounded like someone burning out on the pavement, so they decide to go investigate. As they came to a stop sign they could see a kid who was in a brand new Ferrari. They yelled over to him and asked him his name it was John. John had been one of the fortunate people to have the same compounds in his blood. He told us that he was in the middle of going from his house to school when everyone just stopped and fell to the ground, all the cars crashed in to the sides and other cars, and that he was the only one left on the road. He was nearing the Ferrari dealership and decided that if he was going to be alone he might as well enjoy it. He was a funny kid who enjoyed fooling around so we invited him to come with us in search for more people. He said yes and we were off. All 4 of them decided to get some nice looking cars so that they wouldn’t have to worry about the car breaking down as they were driving around.
They decided to head toward the capital of the state to see if anyone had gone there. On the way they found 2 kids that were around 8 years old who had been wondering for days looking for some form of life. They were brother and sister so they added them to the increasing amount of people that were found. We almost had enough to fill up all 4 cars but they weren’t at the capital yet, so there could still be more people.
By the time they arrived at the capital they had all their cars full of people who they had found along side the roads and highways. They were all caring people who wanted to start a new life somewhere where they could be safe and have people around. Before they started to go and look for people they decided to make groups. Like always Jack wanted to be paired off with Jill and so he did. Jill had started to feel the same feelings that he had been feeling toward her. As they went off to search for some more survivors they held hands because Jill was “scared” or so she said. Jack was very happy at this point he knew that he would finally be able to be with the one that he loved but didn’t know how she really felt so he decided to ask her. Jack took Jill’s hand and told her that he loved her and that ever since they met he had a strong attraction to her. He was very nervous as to what she could say to him but she said what he wanted him to hear. She said that after having drank that poison and having him save her she fell in love with him. Jack had waited for this moment for a long time and was confused as to how he should feel. They decided to walk back and see if anyone else had found anyone else.
As the couple came back from their search they met up with all the other survivors and 2 new ones. They decided to start a new life and start it in the States capital. Jack and Jill got married the following week and started a new life.
A day after they had gotten married Jack was in the back yard of a house that they had taken over. He was building a new dog house when he heard Jill calling to him. She was saying something but he couldn’t make it out. As he got closer it seemed like she was saying wake up, but he didn’t understand. She kept saying “honey wake up” but he was at a lost for words cause he had no idea what was going on. A couple of minutes go by and everything starts to get dark. There is no more light or people. Its just Jack standing there confused. He begins to see a light but its really bright and can’t make out the person that is on the other side. All he can see is the outline of the person but it looks like his mother. How could this be unless he had died or this was all a dream. His mom tells him that he has slept late and that he is late for school. As he gets to school he tells his friends of the crazy dream that he had had. He sees Jill walking toward class and decides to walk with her. She greets him like friends greet each other. As she walks in to her class they say their goodbyes and he continues to go to his class. He thinks about the dream and how if it were true he would be with her and be able to call her his one and only but can’t because deep down inside he knows that she doesn’t like him in that way. He knows that it will never be and that life is too short to worry about love more so when your only in high school, which is why he ends up being really good friends with Jill.

It's all official now...

2009-05-10T21:22:00.003-04:00

As of May 9th at 11:07 am I am officially an alumni....again. I am an alumni of the class of '06 and '09. Kind of sucks that I will be missing out on my friends from the class of '08 just because I graduated in December of '08 and not in May of '08. I mean I did graduate in the '08 year so I think I will have to plan to crash that reunion. Pictures to come as I finish editing them.(Check back later this week)

On another note. I have no more things to look forward to. This means that 1. I can go all out on job searching. 2. Work on my photography. and 3. Workout and get ready for summer.

Trip to Vermont

2009-04-19T18:32:00.005-04:00

So after my trip to Mexico I went up to Burlington, Vermont to meet up with some people I hadn't seen in a while. I went to school at Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont and because I graduated in December I have to wait till May to be able to walk with the 2009 class. During this trip, I was invited to go down to the capital building to protest for gay marriage rights with my favorite boss/lesbian couple.

You can see a picture of me from the photographer that was there. I am the guy leaving the building with my friends in front.

I decided to take some pictures of the area since I had never been to the capitol of Vermont. Here are the pictures that I took:

Here are some from Burlington, Vermont:

Not really my favorite picture but I thought it was interesting in that there is ice everywhere but the girl has her tank top on and has no shoes on as if it were summer.

More from Burlington, Vermont: Pictures Here

Mexico Continued..

2009-04-19T01:36:00.007-04:00

Like I had said in a previous post, I was in Mexico last month to visit some family. During that time, I took a trip to Michoacan. While I was down there, I brought my laptop so that I could unload the images after I had filled up the memory cards. I figured that I didn't have to waste money on new cards if I had the laptop there to empty them out on. One thing that I didn't count on was the power cord frying on me so all the pictures I had unloaded were trapped.

Well I bought a replacement and was able to get the pictures off the laptop. Here are some of the pictures:

Went to family friends houses and this puppy was running around.

He got tired.

This puppy couldn't go outside because he gets dirty really easy.

This one was just curious.

Some Local animals.

We went to a basket ball game and although I have a lot of those pictures the one that I liked the most was during half time when a little kid went out to play.

Here is some more fruit.

Here are some nopales in the shape of a heart.

Coconut Trees

And the rest are scenery

Stairs to and from the Church

Pictures available to see bigger here.

Next up. Trip to Vermont.

Finally! Portfolio Achieved.

2009-04-16T13:17:00.002-04:00

As my title foreshadows my excitement, I have finally finished my portfolio splash page and my actual portfolio work page. Before I show you or send you the link I would like to say a few things. I have checked the compatibility with IE and Firefox and it should be working fine but if you have safari, nothing comes up. If you are using safari, you will have to use my old .html version until I figure out what the problem is. Take a look here want to see the flash version.

Porfolio. Almost Done!

2009-04-11T01:25:00.005-04:00

Hello,

I have been spending every waking moment that I am not going to the gym, running errands, applying to random jobs that will give me some sort of income working on my portfolio. My website www.aceduo.com has been in need of a face lift for a while now and since I have been at school I haven't had much time to do it. So, with that said, I am no longer in school and have had a decent amount of time to work on it because of my unemployment situation. If you go to the website now you will see 3 images which lead you to the photo gallery, and 3 links directing you to my resume/linkedin account, and blog (Here). If you want to take a look at what it will look like when I am done check it out(Link). Now the only thing I have left to work on is the advertising work part.I have to upload my work which will include my business card/logos/ads I have done during school.

Also, I have finished my business card. Would you like to take a looksy?

Full size Here

Also, I have bought a replacement power cord for my laptop and have been able to get the other pictures from Mexico. More on that later.

Origin

2009-03-31T14:25:00.005-04:00

It's been a while eh? Well this first post will be of my activities as of late.

I have recently arrived from my trip to Mexico. The pops figured it would be a good way to get away and just relax without having to worry about the job search, which extremely sucks with no in the industry "experience." Anyway, the part of Mexico we went to visit was La Huacana in the state of Michoacan. Here are some pictures:

Here is a couple from the view outside the car as we were driving to and from.

The Sunset

The town center/Clock

Random Cat I saw staring at me

The watering hole

Fruits in the area

Stands on the corners selling fresh fruit juices/sliced fruit

A dirt roads we went down to get to our property

A publicly drunk man singing and enjoying his morning beer

Mango tree at the hotel

On our way back to Mexico City we stopped by a town that has things that are purely made from Copper Here is a picture from the town:

So it's been a while...

2009-01-07T12:34:00.003-05:00

It has been a while since I've updated anything on here so I figured it would be a good time to start. Things that have been taking up my time as of late are: Finding a full time job, Editing photos which are taking a lot longer then expected, doing some volunteer web marketing work for Know Your Source, chores around the house, little siblings, holidays, and my workout routine which I start today.

Finding a job is proving to be a lot more annoying then originally expected. The only way to keep up the morale is to stay positive and being a positive person, it's not that hard. You think positive, and positive things will happen!

So last month as a going away present to people at my school and myself in a way, I hosted a photo shoot where people could come and get their picture taken. They could come and get their picture taken for any reason whether it be for a family member, linkedin, facebook, myspace, or just for fun. I had a good 45 people come but since I didn't have the photography lighting, I had to make do with video lighting, which has resulted in a lot of shadow editing. At this point I am just about done, I just need to go ahead and send them to the people who came.

I interned for Know Your Source from Sept. until December when I graduated. It was a great experience and I learned a lot about web marketing. I got to work hands on with an adwords campaign and made it my own. Since I have graduated, I am now doing some volenteer work and staying along with them to further my web marketing knowledge.

Since the parents are at work, and things need to get done around the house, I am the one that is left with those duties. But I am not one to complain, it's a free room and I get to enjoy the delicious food my mother has always made.

The siblings... what can I say, I was in that stage once. 16 and 17 year old high school kids, thinking they know everything.

The holidays were good, Christmas was spent at home with the family. I never ask for anything because I don't want my parents wasting money on me due to a holiday. So I just accept the little things they give me and am always happy. New Years was spent in Illinios, visiting places and getting to know new people. Pictures to come when I get around to those.

The work out routine: I will work my way up to running 20 miles but as of now 5 will do. My goal is to run from my house to the beach which is 8 miles to get there. Walk around for 4 miles so 2 times around the beach, and then run back home for the additional 8. My plan is to alternate every other day, and on the opposite days go to the gym and build muscle so the running doesn't eat away at the muscle I have already. That way I can eat what I like and not get fat, which is essentially the goal.

Things coming up:
1.Studio Party with the photographer I know/Company I worked for last summer
2.Photo project: Picture display of my Shot glass Collection
3.Update the website (http://www.aceduo.com/)

Summer. So far, so good.

2008-07-21T20:30:00.004-04:00

Well it has been a while since I have written anything, but that is just because I have been busy. I have found a job! That is one thing that has been keeping me busy, the other being staying in shape. But first the internship.I work two days a week unless they need me more, which is the case this week. I am interning for The On 3 Group here in Greenwich, and so far its been interesting. They do every aspect of an Ad. From the photography all the way to the layout. We are currently working on the bridal showcase so I have been working with the photographer to get things ready for the photo shoot day, such as do test shots of the scene, prep the product, place the product, lighting, even model a bit. This is all essential in the look and feel of what we would like to portray. More on this later in the week.

Staying in shape! This has been taking more time just because it's what I do after work and on weekends. My friend Spencer and I have been biking to the beach, which we found out was 8 miles one way. That a total of 16 miles + what ever we bike around Tod's point (the main beach here in town). We have been going to the gym as well which helps a but more with the trouble area of the body (the mid region). Toning is the name of the game, and so far it has been paying off. Speaking of biking and working out. I was painting my bike to get rid of some of the rust as well as protect it from the environment a little more, and here is the end result. Decided to go with the flat black and cardinal red as the accent. Came out looking good.

Things coming up:
Photo project - Greenwich from an animals perspective.
Photo project - Night Photos
Hiking - Still unsure where
Camping - Still unsure where
Finding a fall internship - Still unsure where

Thanks for reading and check out the website. I have been updating recently.

Alberto Aviles
www.AceDuo.com

Conor's wedding!

2008-05-28T10:12:00.007-04:00

This past weekend was Bridget's brothers wedding. This gave me a chance to go to a wedding for the first time and take wedding pictures. I can use them as a portfolio builder in case I ever want to get in to photography as a career. Over all I am satisfied with how things came out. Here are the end results.

Rehearsal Dinner:

Pre-Wedding:

During Wedding:

After Wedding/Reception:

-Mom/Groom Dance-

-Bride/Dad Dance-

-The Famous Throw-

Summer - Under Construction!

2008-04-28T20:10:00.003-04:00

Summer time is finally here. The semester is over, tests are done with, and all my essays/projects have been handed in. One would think that summer time relaxation period would kick in but as it turns out, this summer will be a bigger challenge then I expected.

I have dismissed all my residents so RA duty is over. I am not required to be in the residence hall to monitor anyone anymore, which allows me to at least enjoy my nights a little more. My RA job for the year is almost done now I am in charge of making sure every room is ready for the school to do any renovations it needs to do. I will soon be done with this aspect of my job, meaning I can focus on more important things like job hunting.

I am currently looking for a summer marketing internship but as it turns out, this is not as easy as I thought it would be; after finding one, I need to find a place to live here in Burlington, VT. Another thing that I have to find is a part time job because this summer will be quite expensive. I will be taking 2 classes on the side to add to my time/money consumption.

But luckily I am very optimistic so it should all work out in the end.

Wish me luck.

Alberto Aviles

Today's Accomplishments

2008-04-11T23:47:00.006-04:00

Well Hello!

This will be my first post! I am excited! This is what is currently going on with me so enjoy and comment on what you would like to comment on.

I have been working on my portfolio website for a while now and it seems as though it is finally coming to a close. Although I do believe that I will undoubtedly change it in the future, as it stands, it is to my liking. I have added my resume, which I have been working on and this blog. (Marketing at work)

I am a marketing major at Champlain College. I have enjoyed my time there and as it comes to a close for the semester, I am left with a bunch of things to think about. Internet marketing is very strategical, you need to understand how to go about it or you will be lost. I am currently trying to use the skills I have used over the past year to allow for my photo website (http://www.aceduo.com) to become number one when you search for the domain name and/or my name. I have managed to make it first when searching for Aceduo and second when searching Alberto Aviles. So far so good.

Life is getting pretty hectic with deadlines coming and lots of things going on in between. School work due dates are just around the corner, work is almost every day until the end, and looking for summer jobs/internships is currently high on my priority list.

Better get back to work. It's a good thing the weekend isn't supposed to bring great weather because now I can get some real work done.

Thanks for stopping by.

Alberto