• Sports night makes is so much better.

    You know what makes it better? Teamwork and thinking of intramural sports as a true SOUNDLEAGUE. Here's to the fruits of competitive leg hair and Nike commericials/ Gatorade/ AXE bodywash in locker rooms and general erections. I mean elections. Who wins today. Who buys the pizza even though we lo…
  • "QUOTES FROM THE MOVIES"-Take 19

    North Dallas Forty 1979 A semi-fictional account of life as a professional Football (American-style) player. Loosely based on the Dallas Cowboys team of the early 1970s. Director: Ted Kotcheff Writers: Peter Gent (novel), Frank Yablans (scree…
  • Letting Our Children Fail

    I was walking through a school today and I see a sign that says, "You will not fail here, I will never let you fail. You will always succeed even if I have to pull you through this myself."When has it become okay to let children think that they will always succeed, no matter what happens, no matter…
  • Importance of Professional Teamwork?

    I work in an industry that, among many avenues, includes programming for teambuilding activities -- from teamwork-oriented initiative activities to group sessions on a ropes course. Often, teambuilding is performed with school groups; whether middle school or high school, even collegiate students or…
  • Playing With the Pros

    On a topic (teamwork) that is loosely connected to the previous entry, I am one of those people that has enjoyed playing sports through my life. In my case, especially basketball. I have fond memories of league play, the streetball scene, and just shooting hoops in the driveway to clear my head afte…
  • Basketball dream

    I just woke up to a dream that took me back to the fourth grade. Three other childhood friends were with me: Andy, Dennis, and Benny. The four of us walked into a gym and saw a disassembled basketball court. We got so excited and started putting the court together. I had actually done most of th…
  • Reach your Goals Using These 17 principles

    In his book Napolean Hills Keys to Success: The 17 Principles of Personal Achievement, Napolean Hill outlines the 17 keys to success. Here, I've typed them out for you, and added, in my words, a brief description to help you implement them. 17 Keys to Success - Napolean Hill (with descriptio…
  • Behind the Type Part 5

    Behind the Type Part 5 from Julian Ramirez on Vimeo. Here's the latest installment of my behind the scenes videos for my typography class. This is definitely my favorite of the group. I had a lot of fun making this one. Check it out and tell me what you think. There's a special surprise in ther…
  • Behind the Type Part 4

    Behind the Type Part 4 from Julian Ramirez on Vimeo. The fourth installment of the behind the scenes videos I've been making for my class. Check it out! -Julian
  • Team Dynamics

    For two years, I worked as a Project Coordinator. In no-man's land. Project management consisted of myself, StringBean, and a director. Occasionally, I'll interact with project leaders and have one-on-one meetings with each of them. Project leaders are usually much older, or at least more mature…