Thoughts | Grant Spanier

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The Great Sandy Skip

Posted by Grant Spanier on Oct 30, 2012 in Academic, Blog, Thoughts | 0 comments

As many of you know, the tropical-storm-turned-nasty-disaster-sometimes-known-as-Frankenstorm-AKA-Hurricane Sandy is pummeling the East Coast at this very minute. Fear not, I have a plan to combat her. The storm is upon is. And in this desperate time, I’m afraid chaos will rule the day. I tremble thinking about Sandy’s icy...

Posted by Grant Spanier on Oct 25, 2012 in Blog, Inspiration, Make something cool, Thoughts | 0 comments

Let me preface by noting that I strongly believe in staying informed — in having an opinion, participating and most importantly, giving a shit about your community/state/nation/etc. Despite this, I’ve desperately tried to stay out of the political fray as much as possible this fall. It’s been an absolutely toxic environment filled with...

Posted by Grant Spanier on Sep 18, 2012 in Inspiration, Thoughts | 10 comments

As I write this the clock is ticking past 7 AM on Tuesday, September 18. I haven’t gone to sleep yet. I probably won’t before my class at 10. I started writing last night, at a time I can’t be sure of, and I didn’t stop until now. I’ve always been inspired by the night, but never like this. From a most unlikely...

Posted by Grant Spanier on Aug 9, 2012 in Inspiration, Random Life Stuff, Thoughts | 0 comments

An idea, to me, is like a vodka. It does not reach its full potential on first blush. It needs to be refined, processed. It needs to be distilled down to its simplest, most powerful form. When it is all it can be and nothing more than it should, we’ve done our job. An idea is the most powerful weapon, yet it can be inherently powerless. It’s a...

What Batman Taught Me About Life, Advertising

Posted by Grant Spanier on Jul 11, 2012 in Advertising, Inspiration, Thoughts | 0 comments

Note: This post originally appeared on the Digitaria blog. – A couple of years ago Batman changed my life. Sounds silly, but it’s true. I was watching the Dark Knight and I was struck by something remarkable — not an epiphany, per se, but a profound moment that sent me into deep contemplation. These deep thoughts were a result of two...

Posted by Grant Spanier on Jun 25, 2012 in Inspiration, Thoughts | 0 comments

I read this post on Inc.com today. I thought I would repost it, because it’s a really great way to start your week out. Think positive and your life will be positive. My personal favorite line in the article is this one: Decide that a good day is any day that you’re above ground. Seriously though. It’s all about perspective. And if...