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re: My Year of Stand Up

tweetmuseum — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 03:00:00 -0500

MY HUMBLE BEGINNINGS

The guy before me on the list introduces himself when I first get to the bar. He seems like a nice person. I watch him perform. He says he just got out of a mental institution. His entire set is about having sex with animals. Then they call my name. This is the first time I…

Front View

tweetmuseum — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:29:00 -0500

This is what facing Glendale looks like from our house (well, one angle). From other places you can actually see the Americana. It’s behind all the dark trees.

I couldn’t decide which of these I liked better. The softer light zoomed in or the sharper, more saturated and zoomed out version.

The sharper mountains are my favorite part though.

Polar Bears

tweetmuseum — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:52:54 -0500

Fake invitation I made last year. I didn’t think it fit with my newer stuff but I still like it.

Nail Art: Scales and Triangles

tweetmuseum — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:57:00 -0500

I was on a trip and didn’t realize until a week and a half into this nail polish job that my iPad can take photos (yes, I pat myself on the back for not giving in to smart phone ownership… yet) so I managed to get this before it all chipped off. I probably need a better top coat. I couldn’t make up my mind on which design to stick with so I did two. The black were supposed to be like scales but I was falling asleep while doing this and they sort of mashed together into something more abstract.

I found a few somewhat long video tutorials on how to make scales that made this seem sort of complicated. I went ahead and made these design steps into single images just in case anyone else wants to try them.

Sustainable Furniture

tweetmuseum — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:19:00 -0500

This is a project I had been working on a few months ago and completely forgot about until I noticed the folder today. At the time, I was working on making this into a flash animation (and also waiting for the real text to be put in) but then the project was cancelled. Anyway, I still think they look pretty cool so here they are!

In case it isn’t obvious it starts out raining furniture, then rains trees, then turns into an infographic. From there it would go on a crazy journey around the world to show that all our furniture comes from China and Italy and we’re polluting the Earth with our cheap Ikea furniture etc.

Fun fact I learned from listening to Freakonomics: You Are What You Eat pt 1 and 2: If you bought local organically grown produce every day for the rest of your life, it would still not make as much of an impact on carbon dioxide emissions contributing to climate change, as a typical American who eats cheap factory farmed meat, dairy, imported produce etc giving up cow products for only one day each week.

Chimay Ad in Beer Advocate

tweetmuseum — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17:34:00 -0400

Beer Advocate (back cover!!!!):

Blue, Copper, Black

tweetmuseum — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:45:00 -0400

I couldn’t make up my mind on what I wanted to do here.

It’s mostly a mess but also turned out sort of cool. Also, I keep forgetting to photograph these until about three days later.

Outdoor, right:

Indoor, left:

Really Awesome Photo Project by James Mollison

tweetmuseum — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 19:18:00 -0400

Where Children Sleep

I especially thought #7 and #10 were interesting juxtapositions.

Sherlock Holmes

tweetmuseum — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 19:05:00 -0400

Jerk Squirrel Ruining My Chairs

tweetmuseum — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:45:00 -0400

A few nights ago we realized that we don’t spend enough time in our front yard taking advantage of the view we have. It’s so great that we have these comfortable chairs, let’s use them more often! Nevermind! The next morning the chairs were all torn up. We thought maybe the neighbor’s cat did it. It’s not too terrible, the chairs were sort of cheap on craigslist.

Then I happened to see this yesterday. Naturally, I took some pictures before trying to scare it away. I hope its newly remodeled den is everything it wanted.

(I took these through our windows)

After the first time I chased it away:

The aftermath:

I chased it away at least five times. I think maybe it thought I was playing a game. In between running it would come to the front yard and straddle this wood. Kind of weird.

The end. We need new chairs now.

email ads

tweetmuseum — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 18:00:00 -0400

I have a habit of taking screenshots of the email ads I get from various stores and blogs with the thought that at some point in the future I could reference it for inspiration or help with typography. This came today from Anthropologie and I thought it was pretty awesome.

My favorite kinds of images are usually full of dark, rich colors and lots of contrast. I looooove contrast… +20 magenta was me in the darkroom a million years ago.

Atwater Village

tweetmuseum — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:48:00 -0400

A few photos I took while walking around Atwater Village in May.

Different exposure:

Boops!

tweetmuseum — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:13:00 -0400

Her hat makers forgot something

DIY Stuff

tweetmuseum — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 16:56:00 -0400

I made a chevron rug for our place when we moved in but forgot I had taken a picture of it. The stripes are all a little uneven because

1.) I used the bootleg duct tape strips method instead of a stencil and

2.) halfway through I gave up on keeping them measured correctly

Either way it was super cheap and nicely fills in part of my living room. I used about 2 cans of Krylon spray paint and 1 of spray polyurethane on a 5.5’x8.5’ canvas drop cloth from home depot. I also found out last weekend that it’s machine washable (kind of a gamble but I kept it on cold then let it air dry and it was fine). The color is fading from daily wear but it would be easy to touch it up if I wanted.

These are some Mexican tiles we got from a gift shop in Arizona a few months ago and were only maybe $1.50 each. I glued some felt to the backs and now they’re an awesome set of coasters!

Following People On Tumblr

tweetmuseum — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:00:48 -0400

Tumblr does this stupid thing where it lets you have multiple accounts on the same email but you can only use the main account to follow people back. So anyway, if you’re following me, I would follow you back on this tumblr but I can’t. Sorry!

OpenCart

tweetmuseum — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:56:30 -0400

I am having a really good time using OpenCart today. Seriously. How about those .tpl files amiright?! So far it’s as easy as making or editing a WordPress theme.

Hollywood Sign

tweetmuseum — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:36:00 -0400

I can watch people’s dreams die from the comfort of my own front yard!

Neutral Colors & Gold

tweetmuseum — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 21:23:00 -0400

More nail art! I did these three days ago so they have some scratches. I wasn’t originally planning to put the lines on the bottom but then I discovered how much I dislike the french tip style and had to do something about it.

I just saw this yesterday, thought it was cool.

tweetmuseum — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:55:00 -0400

I just saw this yesterday, thought it was cool.

Just finished Julie’s website www.8Balloons.com....

tweetmuseum — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 18:11:00 -0400

Just finished Julie’s website www.8Balloons.com. It’s pretty exciting getting things like dynamic sidebars and unique post backgrounds to work as well as solving IE problems. Now all that’s left is to get type kit and pick a better font than arial/arial black. Maybe this is an ignorant and overly obvious question, but if so many people hate IE for the never ending list of reasons, why don’t the developers do something about it so that it doesn’t suck so bad?