I know it's early to be making this list but if it doesn't get made now it may never actually happen!

1. Find a letterpress studio where I can take a few classes, get back in the hang of working with type, and then use their presses/studio space outside of class time, all for a reasonable fee.
2. Find some community/forum/real-life workshop where I can ( Read more... )

All things considered, life is going well ( Read more... )

I am strangely busyI mean, okay, I should expect some degree of insanity. I'm taking 18 units worth of classes, co-teaching another 2 units worth. I work an average of 8 hours a week for pay and intern for another 4-6 unpaid. I am in two literature classes, each of which requires a good deal of reading and writing, and I am in two writing workshops ( Read more... )

"Xylene exhibits neurological effects. High levels from exposure for acute (14 days or less) or chronic periods (more than 1 year) can cause headaches, lack of muscle coordination, dizziness, confusion, and changes in one's sense of balance. Exposure of people to high levels of xylene for short periods can also cause irritation of the skin, eyes, ( Read more... )

This short article about the printing class I'm currently enrolled in ran today in the San Francisco Chronicle! My professor is not the one they spend most of the article talking about (and when reading this article, I am inclined to think that my professor is not nearly as cool as Les, whose class my fantastic Natalie-friend is taking), but the ( Read more... )

1. Finish a second draft of The Printer’s Daughter (and find a better title ( Read more... )

The novel is going moderately well...certainly not as well as I could have hoped, but better than it was going earlier. I should be on track to reach my word count goal for the month. Granted, I guess it's a little early to say that, but still. We'll see. I'm at just a little over 24,000 words right now, which is just a little over my expected ( Read more... )