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Quit Nguyen: Year One - Part 2

Part 1 was about me on the outside looking in. Part 2 will be more about my life this past year.

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Wanderlust hit hard this year. KC, STL, ATX, HOU, Denver, and even random towns in OK. 

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What do we travel for? Food, duh.

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Plenty of things happened in my own back yard too. Oklahoma City is growing faster and faster each day. I don't know how long it'll be til I hate this place, but for now, it's been treating me damn well.

Oklahoma City

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I consider myself an ambassador of this city. People are always visiting Linda and I, and we feel it is our responsibility to show them it's not (completely) red necks and white haired oldies.

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Work.

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I try not to be a one trick pony. This is why it's not Quit Nguyen Photography.com or something like that. I bettered my design, drawing, tastes, and hobbies on top of improving in photography.

Toy collecting, record collecting, coffee drinking, cocktail sipping, hero drawing. These are a few of my favorite things. Such a fucking "hipster."

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The Plaza District.

I got a sweet gig working for the neighborhood that showed me OKC was cool in the first place. This job lets me flex the part of my brain no agency would hire me for as a new graduate. Being apart of one of the coolest districts in OKC is really something I'm proud of. Working with this lady is pretty fun too.

I think the biggest thing lacking in OKC are "my" friends. The homies I went to school with. The homies I grew up with. My goal is to get everyone to move here. >:]

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The Reason.

The reason why I'm here. The reason I have the confidence to do things. Her.

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Never have I met someone as crazy, emotionally unstable, and pure of heart. (I lied, Mama Bui is just like her.) Her family took me in and made me one of their own.

It's been an awesome 1st year in business, 2nd year in Oklahoma, and 3rd year with you.

I love you.

And I luh all y'all too.

Here's to 2015, staircases in the air, and taking in a feral cat!

Bye, Felicia.

tags: quit nguyen, oklahoma city, photographer, artist, creative
categories: Architecture, Commercial, Festivities, Food, Portraits, Personal, Oklahoma City, Travel, Thoughts, Strangers
Tuesday 12.30.14
Posted by Chris Nguyen
 

QuitNguyen.com 3.0

I've changed my website for the 3rd time now. I'm actually paying for this one, so maybe it'll force me to keep it for a while.

Anyway, this past week has been pretty crazy. A few people came together and make GiveTogetherOK.com happen. We threw a launch party on the Rooftop at Plenty, but before that, I went on a little tour of Automobile Alley and hung with the dudes at Commonwealth.

When I got back to the rooftop, the party was already poppin'. Ran into so many awesome people in this city. 

This is Mike. He's a passionate man who had an idea to make giving together easy. You guys should give NewAnthropy a looksie, and join in on the sharing.

 

Alright, enjoy the new site. Let me know what you guys think!

tags: gtok, give together ok, newanthropy, yelp, plenty mercantile, quitnguyen, automobile alley
categories: Architecture, Festivities, Oklahoma City, Portraits
Monday 06.23.14
Posted by Chris Nguyen
 

The Ambassador Hotel

OKC's got a much needed new boutique hotel. And even better, ANOTHER BAR WITH A VIEW. [slideshow]

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And here's that damn pretty view:

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tags: ambassador hotel, architecture, boutique hotel, midtown, okc, oklahoma city, photographer, quitnguyen, view
categories: Architecture, Oklahoma City
Thursday 04.10.14
Posted by Chris Nguyen
 

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