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More work stuff. Because it's there.
1. After weeks of not enough shifts, I worked twenty-plus hours this week because we were heavily understaffed (manager's sister had a medical emergency, assistant manager recently quit, girl I was hired with is currently in Greece). I look forward to the paycheck ( Read more... ) -
Holiday Cards (In June)
New post up at Flying Seal Press. If you think you've any interest at all in purchasing holiday cards from me, please read.
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Just got word from the second of the printmaking residencies, it's a no. It's not, strictly speaking, a surprise, as they were supposed to inform people several days ago, and my best best of getting anything this summer was the first residency, which had a much smaller (and less international) applicant pool ( Read more... ) -
Year of the Rabbit Card Images
Long blog post at flyingsealpress.com with pictures of the Year of the Rabbit cards I've just finished.
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Some combination of springtime, New Orleans, and job loss has me feeling more energetic and upbeat than I have in a few months. I'm hoping it will last.
In the meantime, I've finally gotten my Year of the Rabbit card designs where I want them, spent Monday and Tuesday carving, and spent yesterday printing the first fifty.
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End of 2010 Meme
End-of-year meme ganked from lareinenoire and midnightdiddle
[1.] What did you do in 2010 that you have never done before?
Watched the bats leave Carlsbad Caverns at night. Was instructor of record for Printmaking 1. Graduated. Moved to Chicago. Moved in with teki, which is the first time I've (a) lived with a significant other and (b) lived with this particular significant ( Read more... ) -
Voting
Just once I would like voting to go smoothly. In the almost ten years since I've been eligible to vote, I've
a. had an old woman try to give me a provisional ballot even though I was eligible to just go in and vote (Ohio)
b. had my registration returned to me for no obvious reason (New Mexico) rendering me ineligible to vote early or by mail
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Preview of new letterpress design at Flying Seal Press!
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Reading Suggestions Welcome
As I may have mentioned, one of my job perks is getting to take two books home at a time, for two weeks each, provided I return them undamaged.
As you may imagine, I've been taking advantage of this pretty constantly. But while I have no shortage of books I'm interested in reading, being in a bookstore has me thinking about how much more there is ( Read more... ) -
Where I'm at
We're now living at residence #4, which is the condo we're renting from two of teki's friends (currently doing a postdoc abroad). We plan to stay here for at least several years, which means that for the first time in months I can actually throw out cardboard boxes and unpack in earnest. Words cannot describe how good it feels to finally be ( Read more... )