Archive for March, 2007

SXSW 2007

Saturday, March 17th, 2007

I made the trip to SXSW again this year, but this time with my fabulous intern Lauren. I really couldn’t have managed without her. While it was pretty slow for the first two days, it was still vital to have someone trustworthy to watch the booth or go and get a smoothie for me, etc. And when things picked up today, we were a first-class tag-team of Q/A fielders and Salesgirls. Man, we had it down!

The three day event is over now, and i’m almost sort of dizzy. I’m sitting on the Hostel floor typing and wondering how I’ve slept in a room with 15 other girls for the past few nights. Hostels are usually fine for the most part, but this one lacks some charm for sure.

I met a bunch of repeat customers from Flatstocks past. It was cool to hear stories about where my posters have ended up: in bathrooms, in nurseries, and as center-pieces to living room redesigns.

A few times shy fans approached the table. What a funny thing it was to be recognized. It’s a very manageable level of fame, and it feels great! Thanks to everyone who came out and enjoyed my work!

An Inconvenient Truth

Tuesday, March 13th, 2007

I just watched An Inconvenient Truth last night; wow, what a wake up call! If you haven’t seen it, please check it out. It’s a vital documentary. Global warming is something that all of us have become sort of used to as a phrase. Until last night, I hadn’t taken it as seriously as I need to. I took this test to see how my personal emissions (hey! no snickering!!) are in comparison to what they should be if I’m going to help get America’s emissions back down to a reasonable level. Some things you can do, just right off the bat are: ride your bike when you can, use energy efficient bulbs, don’t use energy if it’s not necessary (keep your A/C a bit higher than you normally do, turn your heat down just a bit, turn off your heat at night, don’t leave lights on when you’re not using them, etc.), recycle, and buy appliances that have the “energy star” logo on them. These are some pretty easy ways of making sure that we have a planet to live on.

Asian Supermarket

Sunday, March 4th, 2007

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Take a trip to your local Asian Supermarket, the place to go for cheap tofu, weird fruit, and the prettiest little bowls. I got two with vintage looking apples on them and added in sushi plates shaped like fish.

This might not work for every chandelier…

Sunday, March 4th, 2007

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But, I really hate those hideous chains that usually hold one to the ceiling. I figure that several lengths of ribbon should hold this one up.