Wieden's 12: a student's perspective by Chris Jacobs

I put my head down to write, to draw, to read up on a topic—and when I stop and look up, eight months have passed. I’ve turned 31, paid rent eight times and finally finished The Fountainhead.

12 is a lot of opportunity sandwiched into a finite amount of time. Sometimes I think I’ve got a bead on it, and some of the time I’d be happy waiting tables again and picking up freelance copy assignments.

Last week, a few of us walked with Jelly to City Hall to meet with Portland mayor Vera Katz, who will be leaving her position in January after a dozen years in office.