Feb
22
J and I have been to a lot of conferences and trade shows over the years. I mean A LOT.
When we moved into our house I started a habit of hanging our conference lanyards and badges on the door handle in J’s studio. Recently I realized there were way too many. So many that they starting popping off the handle.
So tonight I decided to do something about it.
I was shocked, no, scared at how many badges we’ve collected over the last six years. I mean, I don’t even remember going to all of these conferences!
Do you know how many badges that is? 45. FORTY-FIVE. Cuarenta y cinco. Really? I’ve been spending the last hour or so trying to figure out why I kept them. Ok, so I also watched 24, but I have been wondering. I think my frugal inner voice is on full display here. I would rather collect 45 lanyards and awkwardly hang them on a door handle than throw them away.
This has been a good exercise for me. I feel like I’ve learned something about myself and I can grow through this. Maybe I’ve turned over a new leaf. A less cluttered leaf. A lanyard free leaf.
Or maybe I just got tired of picking them up off the floor. It’s good to know, at least, that I’m not alone.
Anyone need some lanyards? I’ve got roughly 45 available for free!
Posted in This Is Our Life
Feb
15
Ah the beautiful city of San Fernando (cue peaceful orchestra), both historic and visionary. Two and a half square miles of suburban bliss.
J and I have lived in this colorful community for going on 6 years now. There are several nice things about living here… like the Decorative Arch, the neighborhood pets, the local students and of course, the music and the other music. Recently though, we’ve noticed another fun part of living here – discovering what we like to call “San Fernando Treats”. Most often these treats are in the form of signs, ads and photos, but there are also some food treats – like the Asian (not so) Tasty and Gordo’s Taco Stand. I decided it was high time I start blogging about these local delights. They always bring a smile to my face…why not bring one to yours?!
Let’s start with the local swap meet. I often drive by the swap meet lot on my way to work, but I never paid attention to the sign until just the other day.
Now, I think I know what’s happening here. It’s much faster and cheaper to just have a banner printed that says “OPEN THURSDAYS” than to hire the sign maker to come out and repaint the old sign to say “EVERYDAY BUT MON & WED.” But it still made me smile.
One of these days I’m going to make my way over there on a Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, with my Spanish/English dictionary in hand, and check out the local wares. That’ll be a fun blog post…
Posted in This Is Our Life, What?
Feb
10
It’s time for….
AWKWARD ALBUM ART
Yes, the world of Awkward Album Art is an inexhaustible fount of dumb chills. If you’ve followed YAB for a while, you know that I’ve already featured some 500 bad covers (here, here, and here). I thought for sure I had run out of material. But no! The awkwardness lives on and keeps recreating itself!
Let’s see…where to start. How about the backdrop. If you want a picture in a field with a barn, why not go out to a field with a barn and take a picture? Honestly, who were we kidding with scenic backdrops? Let me demonstrate
See? Scenic Backdrops=awkward.
Now back to the cover. None of those guys should be wearing stretchy, ribbed turtle necks with v-neck vests. Really. And the plaid pants? I can’t…. I just can’t.
I feel exactly like that little kid. That is one scary clowns. Clowns are freaky anyway, but that one? *shudder*
Oh Germart. How I’m hoping this is a joke.
“Jimmy wants your RESPECT. Jimmy needs your RESPECT. Jimmy demands your RESPECT.”
Some people just weren’t meant for album covers. Am I right? And also, what’s with the superfluous quotation marks?
Someone just told them that their math is off.
The look on the first guy’s face makes me think this was an impromptu photo session and that maybe he’s not even part of the group.
Posted in What?