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December
2004 Archive
Friday, December 31, 2004Best O' 2004I'm trying to gauge the mood of 2004. It was a purdy good year. Fairly productive. Little drama in my immediate realm. Flew by. Many happy moments, few unhappy ones. Here's some standouts: Netflix I watched exactly 200 DVDs through Netflix this year. 80 more than last year. Totally spoiled on DVDs coming out closer and closer to their theater runs, spoiled by teevee shows on DVD, spoiled by DVD commentaries. Best rentals: The Manchurian Candidate (1962) Woman Under the Influence The Five Obstructions The Singing Detective (1986) Network Home Movie In-theater standouts: Playtime (1967) The Falls The Tulse Luper Suitcases BBQ Potato Chips I've got this problem where my stomach is very disconnected from my brain. I begrudgingly stop thinking/working to feed myself, it takes forever for me to decide what to eat when confronted by a restaurant menu and I pretty much never crave certain foods. The rare occasions I do, I fill the urge. This year, BBQ potato chips. Thunderbirds Enthralling. Friendship I've said it before, I'll say it again - in friends, I've got an embarrassment of riches. Graphic Facilitation Big, good thing this year. After eight years of doing the work, I finally sat down and described it. Finally created my marketing materials. Honestly, had I not done anything else this year, only that, it would be a productive year. January is about researching and seeking out new partners in that realm. Major Craftiness I made a lot of stuff. I like making stuff. Better yet, a lot of the stuff I made, was made out of stuff I already had. Finished a lot of projects, versus adding to the idea pile. It was a year of more drawing, more quilting. Definitely looking forward to more drawing in the new year. That's the rundown. Now it's time to take a hot bath, put on comfy pj's and curling up with my sketchbook to finish out the year reflecting and making grand schemes for the new year. It's geeky, but it's my tradition. A fortuitously, my sketchbook is full at years end, embarking on a new one for 2005. Rock on. posted on 12/31/2004 08:08:28 PM Wednesday, December 29, 2004I'm really very happy that I didn't kill my sewing machine on Christmas Day. I just picked it up from it's tune up. The lovely repairman said that once it was se-fuzzed and tuned up, it was working just fine. Yipee!posted on 12/29/2004 01:57:18 PM Tuesday, December 28, 2004The new computer is here.Since I didn't order a new monitor, there's not much to do with it yet... posted on 12/28/2004 01:23:55 PM Monday, December 27, 2004The Life AquaticYeah, I'm a Wes Anderson fan, wanna make something of it? I think Rushmore is a solid, brilliant movie. He uses Futura Bold liberally. Love his style of stylized. I had heard must hemming and hawing and sighing and groaning about The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. There was no doubt I was going to see it, but I didn't want to go and not like it. No problem. Loved it. Erik and I went this afternoon, 3:40pm. Packed theater.* The audience laughed very little, mostly at the moments in the trailer they already knew and some more obvious stuff. I thought it was hilarious - or perhaps an adjective equidistance from "very funny" and "hilarious." It's just not a gut buster; not that kind of humor. Half a dozen times we were the only ones laughing. I knew there was a reason I liked him. The Bic Four-Color Pen - super. And I love baby blue and red together - this film was drunk on that color combo. And lots of water shots, love water. All that, and Futura? Oh, and while I'm praising - uh, I knew I really dug a few Zombies songs, but had no idea how cool some lesser known stuff was/is. I had them tucked in a spot just above one-hit-wonder status. Recently heard the fantastic "You Make Me Feel Good" and The Life Aquatic had "The Way I Feel Inside" well placed. Must investigate more. *I've become a total curmudeon ala Statler and Waldorf about seeing movies in theaters with other people. Ick. I'm spoiled by Netflix. And I can not turn off the part of my brain that senses everyone around me (I blame the facilitation experience). Therefore, I don't see very many movies in the theater for a movie zealot. Normally, I employ a weekday matinee method to avoid the masses. Usually works. posted on 12/27/2004 09:42:56 PM Sunday, December 26, 2004I'm Here All WeekI really hate washing dishes. They needed be done but with my mopey, stinky attitude yesterday, I wasn't going to wash dishes on Christmas. Today was the day of reckoning. I've gotta remember that when I gotta wash dishes I just have to blast my Torch and Croon cd and pretend I'm playing Vegas, baby. Another stack of dishes clean, another set of standards belted out. posted on 12/26/2004 01:21:37 PM Thursday, December 23, 2004Woah.I ordered my computer 7:00 pm Tuesday night and this morning I woke up to a Dell Shipment Confirmation email, with the computer arriving tomorrow. Woah. Neat. posted on 12/23/2004 09:42:02 AM Tuesday, December 21, 2004Lub Dub, Lub ____, Lub DubMy heart just skipped a beat. I just ordered a new Dell computer, finally retiring my old, faithful SIX year old Dell computer. I squeezed all the life and computations out of it I could, until I hit the zone of pushing-my-luck. Now I wait. Later, I get acclimated to a new system and feel sorta dumb for awhile. posted on 12/21/2004 06:49:22 PM Thursday, December 16, 2004Santa?I really want this. ($10 off in the store right now) Even got a recipe for it. posted on 12/16/2004 08:05:00 PM Wednesday, December 15, 2004 You are a true Chicagoan! You've probably lived here for a long time, or are thoroughly obsessed with the city and its history. Congratulations! Maybe you should run for office. Are You a True Chicagoan? brought to you by Quizilla posted on 12/15/2004 10:04:03 AM Sunday, December 12, 2004I am thankful for my life. It is a very good one.posted on 12/12/2004 11:07:07 PM Thursday, December 09, 2004PAGINATION IS THE BANE OF MY EXISTENCE!(Some folks know why I say this, everyone else will soon.) posted on 12/9/2004 10:33:15 AM Friday, December 03, 2004"Design should bring the most of the best to thegreatest number of people for the least." - Charles Eames, 1950. "Make no little plans." - Daniel Burnham "Hide not your Talents, they for Use were made. What's a Sun-Dial in the Shade!" - Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanac posted on 12/3/2004 10:24:56 PM Thursday, December 02, 2004Waiting outside of Water Tower Place today, I peoplewatched. Many, many folks looked very zombie-like, not at all holiday-ish. Sort of befuddled and overwhelmed by life.Normally, I prefer clean-cut men, but I was noticing a lot of nice beards. Maybe it's a Santa thing. posted on 12/2/2004 08:47:35 PM Wednesday, December 01, 2004Talking about the previous post, Jim said, "Dental dams need a mascot, like Dental Dan. He'd just be a big smile. Like the Magikist sign."posted on 12/1/2004 10:55:02 PM
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