Colin Meloy

I saw this live studio session with Colin Meloy today. I really enjoyed it. He has an amazing voice, and to see him sing in such an intimate setting in an unpolished video, like a music video would be, really makes him more real. Check it out. I also enjoyed him in an interview with Terry Gross about a year ago.

Also I just heard Laura Gibson yesterday for the first time. She's got a great sound.

Burnt offering

This happened right near my work yesterday. It was kinda freaky walking to the subway and seeing the burnt carcass of a nyc taxi cab. Never saw any smoke or fire though, I walked by at 5:15ish.

Sun message

Really great idea with type.

This CHICKen is toast!

Recipe: 4 hrs on high in slow cooker
Emily thought you can't burn in a slow cooker so she did 8 hrs on high. It was really cool how it was in one piece and flat on one side. You could have hung it on the wall as a piece of artwork. For other culinary artists out there, just so you know: you can burn using a slow cooker. Emily's not a bad cook though, since we've been married (a year and a half) this is her first charcoal rendering.

Unpublished

This may come as a surprise to some but here is our baby that emily has been growing inside of her for some 13 weeks now. It's sort of a funny picture because the baby seems to have its tongue sticking out. I guess he/she takes after his/her parents. He/She also appears to be waving. Pretty cool kid. We are excited. The cost of growing the baby has taken a toll on Emily though, she has been pretty sick, often the worst at night. Nausea, sour stomach, and a lot of discomfort. Hopefully things will get better for her at the start of the second trimester.

Published.

So sometimes I get to work a few minutes early so I can browse the stacks and stacks of free books. I've been here a little over three months now so I often keep an eye out for books I may have worked on or designed. Today I found the first one I actually did with my name on it. Cover design by: me. Egocentric ? Perhaps. Feels cool? MosDef. And hey, it may not be my best work yet, but it's my first so I can go from there.