"the drift can be corrected"

A leap year, by a very loose definition, is mankind's way of balancing out imperfections in the space time continuum. The Wikipedia article I read today, on this day that exists and yet doesn't exist, uses a term I quite like: "the drift can be corrected". 

I've always just thought of February 29th in broader terms. In middle school, I was so proud of posting on my Xanga the day of, if only so I could claim I had. I thought it was funny to learn a good family friend had proposed to his wife on 2/29 because, as he later told my father, it was a date he would always remember.

This morning started the same for me. To be quite honest, I completely forgot about it until I turned on the news. That's when I checked Wikipedia, because it's my day off and surfing Wikipedia on your day off is second nature to anyone who grew up in the age of the Internet. And there it was, in black and white. Wikipedia comes through again.

"the drift can be corrected"

Things are a-changing. Decisions are being made. And four years from now, I'm not going to be where I am now, just as where I am now is different from where I was four years ago. This drift is being corrected, and I couldn't be happier.

Parsippany/Montville Adventure Bootcamp

I am so absolutely thrilled to be helping out the wonderful Jessica Kucinski with the social media and marketing for both her Parsippany and Montville Adventure Bootcamps.

I can't be more excited to help get more people involved with this wonderful organization (as well as Jess's personal athletic training business, Little Black Dress). I've also created a brand new Twitter account to go along with the two fan pages, so be sure to follow! If anything can get me up and going at 5:30am in the morning, you know it's a good thing, so I'm looking forward to promoting her business and helping her reach the next level.

It's just a summertime, summertime update...

The title of this post is obviously inspired by Lana Del Ray's ubiquitious lead single off her newest album (which, although it was only released at the end of June, has become so overplayed as to make it the bane of my existance driving to work in the morning). It's been a musical sort of month for me, which has lead to some good art, as well as some interesting opportunities.

What's this? More updates to the Tiny Little Boxes series!I've got some fun new updates to the Tiny Little Boxes series, which has been a lot of fun for me. If you've been a regular follower of the R Rutledge Online tumblr, I started creating collage art for the different mixtapes I burned based off the playlist (check out the /mixtape archive for some of my earlier.. um, well, attempts haha); music still plays a huge part in my creative process, especially when it comes to this series.

I also updated my digital photography archives, and am currently sorting through my newest rolls of film for the next major update. I'm also really thrilled to announce after some time away, I've started getting back into the Book Project, with updates to that to be up before the end of the summer. Yesterday I posted about working with the Parsippany Historical and Preservation Society, which I'm really excited about. It's a great group based out of my hometown that I've always been happy to support, and I'm thrilled to be able to get them their start within the social media platform.

The last little bit? An updates to my links sections - there's some awesome new blogs up there you should check out, so definitely don't be shy :)

Enjoy the rest of this beautiful summer weekend... more things will be coming before you know it!

Another day, another Justin Crowe kickstarter...

I'm so excited to announce that my good friend Justin Crowe has another awesome Kickstarter running for a really fun, intelligent, and (dare I say it) sexy new project he's created. After the success of his Meme the World campaign last year (check it out here and here), I'm so excited to spread the word about... Paul.

Let's face it - this is one of the best and most interesting physical blending/merge of both art and social media that's out there currently, and that doesn't even encompass Paul's amazing ability to turn something as mundane and ordinary as a smartphone charger into an instant conversation piece. The Kickstarter runs until the 22nd of the month, so be sure you're a part of Paul's entrance into the world!

Meme the World - Kickstarted!

Congratulations to everyone who helped out! I promise to post some awesome photos of the mug when it gets here - thanks to Dizbe.com, Justin and everyone over at Meme The World for figuring out how to market and fund such an awesome and fun interactive art & media project! I can't wait to get my mug :D

Interested in getting your own MTW mug? Don't know what I'm talking about? Check out my original post here or the Meme The World Kickstarter page!