...a woman threatens to beat her child right in front of you. True story. I was at the zoo this weekend with my little niece when this little blonde girl, who couldn't have been more than 5, walked towards me crying. No one seemed to claim her, so I asked her, "Are you lost?" "Now she ain't!" came the retort next to me, by this snippish butch woman. I walked in front of them, eavesdropping on this redneck woman chastising the poor, sobbing little girl, "You better be glad we're in public, otherwise I'dve beat you!" But it gets better! They met up with another butch woman who said, upon seeing them, "Did ya beat her?" Yeah....living in the South is greeeeaaaat sometimes.
Sorry I haven't posted in awhile, I was in sunny California for a few weeks for t-shirt biz stuff. I got to hang out with G and KA a few times, which was much much MUCH fun! I miss hanging out with them and talking about tv and work gossip. I was living in Apply Valley, capitol of nothing fun and everything dry. It took me 3 hours one morning to drive down to Los Feliz to have breakfast with a friend, and I ended up having to drive to Vegas in order to catch a flight back to Houston because the air quality and fires were still raging near the freeways I needed to take down to Ontario. But all in all, a fun trip. Next week we head to Ohio for another t-shirt show, which should be good, fingers crossed!
Monday, October 29, 2007
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
Wasting away on the World Wide Web
So...nothing exciting going on right now. At least, nothing exciting enough to blog about. Yesterday I did a whole lotta nuttin'. Guess I had a case of the Mondays (a la Office Space). And I've also felt like I'm in a rut, regurgetating old designs for new clients. Sure, they all look different. But in a way, it's all the same to me. I need to find a place here in H-Town that inspires me, like Black Market and GR2 did, down on Sawtelle. I think it's the curse of being a freelance designer. Great hours, but there's no one around you to inspire you to push your designs further, and to try new techniques and learn new applications. To be cutting edge here in Texas is a bit tough.
But I did dug up some old websites that I had bookmarked on my previous computer, they're fun for inspiration and shopping, and overall lazy browsing. They've made me feel a little better today. Thought I'd share, in case you're ever in one of those "There's nothing good on the internet" and "I'm so uninspired" days. So, in no particular order, here they are:
http://www.nbc.com/Heroes/novels
Yes, I am a big Heroes nerd, and I am proud to admit it. I just recommended these to KA as well. Each week, NBC posts a new comic strip with some back story highlighting one of the Heroes. It fills in a lot of questions you have, and it's a great way to kill time.
www.plumparty.com
One of the coolest places online to buy dishes, stationary, coasters...all the stylish entertaining supplies you need to host the swankiest dinner party.
www.reformjewelry.com
Jewelry that's not really in my price range, but they're pretty to gaze upon.
www.seejanework.com
Office supplies for the trendy divas in all of us
www.fredflare.com
I haven't really figured this one out, haven't bought anything from them. But from my quick browsing, it looks like cute designer clothes for a cheap price....?
www.thumbtackpress.com
For the budding art collector, like myself, who can't afford original paintings. Thumbtack sells prints from up and coming illustrators for reasonable prices. One of the girls that used to work for Mattel actually has a few pieces up (Shiho) too.
www.etsy.com
Another art collecting site, of sorts. But this one does have original art, jewelry, clothing, all handmade, and at affordable prices.
http://ecofabulous.blogs.com/ecofabulous
"Sustainable.Sexy.Stuff." The tagline says it all.
http://craftzine.com/blog/
When did craft magazines get so...cool? Definitely one to check out for listings of cool stores and How-Tos on a bunch of different crafty fun times.
That's all I've got for now. My good friend, CC, always links to cool blog sites, but she put them on a random loop. So I never remember the ones I like! I'm still on the hunt to find the hip spots around my neighborhood. There's a few new cupcake and coffee shops with free WiFi I'd like to try out. Maybe people watch, and just step away from my house for a few hours a day. Find a place where everybody knows my name, kinda like ML and her 7-11. ;)
But I did dug up some old websites that I had bookmarked on my previous computer, they're fun for inspiration and shopping, and overall lazy browsing. They've made me feel a little better today. Thought I'd share, in case you're ever in one of those "There's nothing good on the internet" and "I'm so uninspired" days. So, in no particular order, here they are:
http://www.nbc.com/Heroes/novels
Yes, I am a big Heroes nerd, and I am proud to admit it. I just recommended these to KA as well. Each week, NBC posts a new comic strip with some back story highlighting one of the Heroes. It fills in a lot of questions you have, and it's a great way to kill time.
www.plumparty.com
One of the coolest places online to buy dishes, stationary, coasters...all the stylish entertaining supplies you need to host the swankiest dinner party.
www.reformjewelry.com
Jewelry that's not really in my price range, but they're pretty to gaze upon.
www.seejanework.com
Office supplies for the trendy divas in all of us
www.fredflare.com
I haven't really figured this one out, haven't bought anything from them. But from my quick browsing, it looks like cute designer clothes for a cheap price....?
www.thumbtackpress.com
For the budding art collector, like myself, who can't afford original paintings. Thumbtack sells prints from up and coming illustrators for reasonable prices. One of the girls that used to work for Mattel actually has a few pieces up (Shiho) too.
www.etsy.com
Another art collecting site, of sorts. But this one does have original art, jewelry, clothing, all handmade, and at affordable prices.
http://ecofabulous.blogs.com/ecofabulous
"Sustainable.Sexy.Stuff." The tagline says it all.
http://craftzine.com/blog/
When did craft magazines get so...cool? Definitely one to check out for listings of cool stores and How-Tos on a bunch of different crafty fun times.
That's all I've got for now. My good friend, CC, always links to cool blog sites, but she put them on a random loop. So I never remember the ones I like! I'm still on the hunt to find the hip spots around my neighborhood. There's a few new cupcake and coffee shops with free WiFi I'd like to try out. Maybe people watch, and just step away from my house for a few hours a day. Find a place where everybody knows my name, kinda like ML and her 7-11. ;)
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