I took a break from the SnapStory Project over the past couple months to buy a house and move out of a place I had lived in for nearly 12 years. I knew it was going to be a colossal project, but I had no idea what remnants I would find of past lives. Tim O'Brien wrote about "The Things They Carried." For me, it's more of a matter of "The Things We Save." Among the catacombs of my basement were artifacts of past relationships, former hobbies and companies gone bust.

I lasted about a month before I started have difficulties posting a new story everyday. I have plenty of good reasons, of course, most of which start with me getting distracted with other projects. Last week one of those distractions was a beautiful snow storm that cut across Minnesota, dumping well over a foot of fresh snow in my front yard. This time, the snow fell during the day, giving me a perfect opportunity to try something I've been wanting to do for a long time: time-lapse photography.

The SnapStory Project is part of and ongoing effort to unplug from the day-to-day activities of the digital world. While I understand it's a digital medium I'm publishing to, the activities of photography and writing are very much an unplugged. I was invited this past weekend to spend the night at a friend's cabin in Northern Wisconsin. On the way home we took our time, stopping in small towns for breakfast and a little bit of browsing.

Last Friday, my friend and professional colleague Chris Pollard and me had the opportunity to speak to a standing room only audience of college students at the 2011 AdFed Student Advertising Summit. Last year we gave a similar presentation and ended up with most of the audience questions focused on one simple thing: how do I get a job in advertising. This year we decided to answer that question directly.