tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-215464712024-03-06T22:01:36.213-08:00snippet.betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179136955125871155noreply@blogger.comBlogger121125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21546471.post-37592627533899123602011-06-14T23:02:00.000-07:002011-06-14T23:02:17.239-07:00The end.I'm afraid it is time for Just a Snippet to retire. What started as a blog about my life in South Korea has since morphed into a sporadic record of design tidbits, all of which can now be found at <a href="http://www.betsylance.com/blog">http://www.betsylance.com/blog</a> or on my twitter feed <a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/@thisisbetsy">here</a>. So, until the next blog of travels (please be soon, please be soon...), I bid you farewell! Thanks for following; hope to see you at the new site!<br />
--betsybetsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179136955125871155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21546471.post-28594094996821565432011-01-04T22:18:00.000-08:002011-01-04T22:19:25.748-08:00You're the inspiration! (cue Peter Cetera)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixj1FJWYykTQ2Dr-Mt20A223xlkrmcC8X-l4hGMuDYZ_kZ_uf4gN2a5YD7iGTOZN11Otk6yIShnQnO66SfwlHiz3J3v7u-wypOpWQBTZSNR8Gy2yc10WCemCSBKUM8MvL_uj3ETA/s1600/BetsyLance_inspiration.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixj1FJWYykTQ2Dr-Mt20A223xlkrmcC8X-l4hGMuDYZ_kZ_uf4gN2a5YD7iGTOZN11Otk6yIShnQnO66SfwlHiz3J3v7u-wypOpWQBTZSNR8Gy2yc10WCemCSBKUM8MvL_uj3ETA/s400/BetsyLance_inspiration.png" width="400" /></a> </div>A timeline of my life via writers, musicians and artists who have really influenced my life and work. Thanks, fellas!<br />
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Typefaces: Univers and <a href="http://www.andymangold.com/pompadour-numeral-set-free-download/">Pompadour</a> numerals (lovely and free!)betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179136955125871155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21546471.post-49912584407369374172011-01-03T15:01:00.000-08:002011-01-03T15:03:02.417-08:00School's In!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgik3lALABhfUyxUg2Ok2gXLUmRMhSFgUuzu6wgBycBuuxAl01ZlbTFcBbQu2x_VklqrDh7xQR5scu_lFfUkFN28YeGvY7YZEPQtQ5aUvDTeqgN07zDqHB6sqpo7gp14SiWqQvS6g/s1600/Photo+29.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgik3lALABhfUyxUg2Ok2gXLUmRMhSFgUuzu6wgBycBuuxAl01ZlbTFcBbQu2x_VklqrDh7xQR5scu_lFfUkFN28YeGvY7YZEPQtQ5aUvDTeqgN07zDqHB6sqpo7gp14SiWqQvS6g/s320/Photo+29.jpg" width="313" /></a></div>First day of class: Intro to Flash in the Computer Information Systems program (not Graphic Design) and ON A PC. Painful! I drew this while someone asked how to use a thumb drive.betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179136955125871155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21546471.post-5105195021739952772010-11-20T11:07:00.000-08:002010-11-20T11:12:36.044-08:00Brand this.After a long hiatus, I've decided to return to the blog. Why? Well, I'm in the final year of a Graphic Design Associate's degree at the venerable PCC (Venerable like <a href="http://coopertype.org/">The Cooper Union</a>, you ask? Well, no. More like peanut butter and jelly.), and the daunting task of inserting myself into working society is large and looming ahead. Don't get me wrong; I'm flippin' excited. But I tend to cower shivering in a corner if I think about it too long.<br />
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The biggest problem is that I am somewhat of a bipolar: How do I unify my love for metal <a href="http://ilovetypography.com/2010/07/26/reviving-caslon-the-snare-of-authenticity/">Caslon</a> type with the rigid geometry of <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blankaposters/sets/72157605199393277/show/">Josef<span class="text10b"> Müller</span>-Brockmann's grid</a>? Ornate gold-leafed medieval <a href="http://www.ducciodibuoninsegna.org/Rucellai-Madonna-1285.html">iconography</a> with <a href="http://saulbass.tv/">Saul Bass's</a> flat shapes? A mammoth task, you say? Yes, yes it is. I'm going to go cower for a bit.betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179136955125871155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21546471.post-60464770430703884992010-08-20T16:21:00.000-07:002010-08-20T16:21:13.697-07:00Ah, what a little Helvetica can do.Before:<br />
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But once again, click below for some projects I worked on last semester on my way to Adobe Creative Suite domination.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/83931415@N00/sets/72157623160156220/show/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 577px; height: 921px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4033/4473813047_d45358d9ae_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179136955125871155noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21546471.post-54496848217299003182010-01-07T11:34:00.000-08:002010-01-07T11:56:26.411-08:00New Goods.It's been a while here at Snippet, but that's because I've been computerizing, photogizing, darkroomizing, printmakizing & creativizing <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/83931415@N00/sets/72157623160156220/show/">all of this.</a> I hope it's worth the wait.<br /><br />Oh, and I would be amiss if I didn't wish everyone a Happy Christmas, Happy New Year & Happy Birthday (to me in three days). :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4053/4252737017_a29c8eecda_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 563px; height: 563px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4053/4252737017_a29c8eecda_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">One of a series of nine family portraits taken on my new Rolleiflex TLR camera, with a tip o' the cap to Wes Anderson.<br /><br />***<br /></span>betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179136955125871155noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21546471.post-78516449352674139702009-09-16T16:34:00.000-07:002009-09-16T16:44:38.772-07:00New Letterpress Cards!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpqQuMhnmR_kd9ahNCcL8Z5iPpX0sqKrvkbPXB_uqOX-oyDN6ngXwGyuerpblPSRN-sYNb625KP1Gw__4j2THZm5os2Ny2jfBpulsZ4OTgmtTeQI_haLgBPdOLXC_i6fisS8kxNg/s1600-h/IMG_3294.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpqQuMhnmR_kd9ahNCcL8Z5iPpX0sqKrvkbPXB_uqOX-oyDN6ngXwGyuerpblPSRN-sYNb625KP1Gw__4j2THZm5os2Ny2jfBpulsZ4OTgmtTeQI_haLgBPdOLXC_i6fisS8kxNg/s400/IMG_3294.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382214614529558786" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsbIJPlYreHoE206-v416XWtoXuwU2gRJBJLbpwwr3W7tTp3N54k2suu7JTNazFkk9nQbDC019mt8o75wiVKudRG4zP78BrmrsVb2oOZWfJiGGctw4uuc8pES38s1j1zwjg8ILsQ/s1600-h/IMG_3225.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsbIJPlYreHoE206-v416XWtoXuwU2gRJBJLbpwwr3W7tTp3N54k2suu7JTNazFkk9nQbDC019mt8o75wiVKudRG4zP78BrmrsVb2oOZWfJiGGctw4uuc8pES38s1j1zwjg8ILsQ/s400/IMG_3225.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382214584028076418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyklAreWPE8Y_D8giPTSHBsMBfXonP1sPt84ZmLR6BeLgv9hgRfy0NXajv5eqF3AZEu7pmiUJWy2gEaUH-UkZyMX4T0tHWIAS0q0wSSvI-OXd8W7CgXXFXrVsp13NwKoRAcfyzQA/s1600-h/IMG_3238.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyklAreWPE8Y_D8giPTSHBsMBfXonP1sPt84ZmLR6BeLgv9hgRfy0NXajv5eqF3AZEu7pmiUJWy2gEaUH-UkZyMX4T0tHWIAS0q0wSSvI-OXd8W7CgXXFXrVsp13NwKoRAcfyzQA/s400/IMG_3238.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382214605244195714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi450JkxF6IdeYxIuvH2vpfacY-hnPPOPhnCQ7zzBJZTXZe0AV9BzMcnEXXTu3Mr8XCK8KfRAaNsNRsAMDLiOeEfM2iSWDKmT4IlXGxr3lTEnq8GBHcw4hb55TVtae-Iip7Q7Ai3A/s1600-h/IMG_3232.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi450JkxF6IdeYxIuvH2vpfacY-hnPPOPhnCQ7zzBJZTXZe0AV9BzMcnEXXTu3Mr8XCK8KfRAaNsNRsAMDLiOeEfM2iSWDKmT4IlXGxr3lTEnq8GBHcw4hb55TVtae-Iip7Q7Ai3A/s400/IMG_3232.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382214597087076146" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiCZtUF6ZyFLMJ2tpWYn6_I5gkFjzSp4GtEzI4GIKg2fSjRwa3LW4ZRY5mAZxyfGiE6t4dribzIyBEBA2ZdGiHXA42quaOSoqEzYo05iTrEFmiUbJ5SHR7nc9Pslcqxm3826wKuQ/s1600-h/IMG_3229.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiCZtUF6ZyFLMJ2tpWYn6_I5gkFjzSp4GtEzI4GIKg2fSjRwa3LW4ZRY5mAZxyfGiE6t4dribzIyBEBA2ZdGiHXA42quaOSoqEzYo05iTrEFmiUbJ5SHR7nc9Pslcqxm3826wKuQ/s400/IMG_3229.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382214591565751794" border="0" /></a>Obscure holidays always get the short end of the stick when it comes to festive cards, so let's give them their chance! Talk Like a Pirate Day, Grammar Day, Tell a Lie Day, and Panic Day now have a voice. Made the old-school-icious (it's a word now...) way with handset metal type, I'm pretty fond of these little guys. Check out <a href="http://www.planbshop.etsy.com">Plan B</a> for more info.<br /><br />For the next run, thinking up ideas for Skeptics Day and (belated) Procrastination Day. Any ideas?<br /></div>betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179136955125871155noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21546471.post-22726913885080915552009-09-02T12:08:00.000-07:002009-09-02T12:18:49.240-07:00Turkeys are done, people are finished.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikgMm2uDzAcIDwlwbRnvnlsFnzNjaLofvSSlaji6u0PT1-Gi6OAxQPxX5Wc7mmV0-WDcqpTgLyVG8nxxeh4hDqO_hhCKio_rSPOrnjGqwIxDP2OjYwseGjOet4JZHvBsVDbmJKAA/s1600-h/Photo+4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikgMm2uDzAcIDwlwbRnvnlsFnzNjaLofvSSlaji6u0PT1-Gi6OAxQPxX5Wc7mmV0-WDcqpTgLyVG8nxxeh4hDqO_hhCKio_rSPOrnjGqwIxDP2OjYwseGjOet4JZHvBsVDbmJKAA/s400/Photo+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376950466810149458" border="0" /></a>The letterpress is back in action with a random holiday card series. First up, <a href="http://nationalgrammarday.com/">National Grammar Day</a> on March 4. 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Anyone want to join me for Grizzly Bear at the <a href="http://www.mcmenamins.com/index.php?loc=2&id=98&eventid=73832">Crystal Ballroom</a> in October?<br /><br /><object width="500" height="275"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5904993&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5904993&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="500" height="275"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/5904993">Two Weeks - Grizzly Bear</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user1904617">Gabe Askew</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179136955125871155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21546471.post-33541267542722601692009-08-13T13:53:00.000-07:002009-08-13T14:02:32.954-07:00Fizky.Latest project for typography: Fizky. We have to create a logotype for this imaginary soft drink, choosing from about 10 different base font styles and modifying them in some way. Here are the tight roughs, to be narrowed down to three. And, yes, it's all hand-drawn.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4KZXMHn_ikiYc2FaV_hMEEV2MzH-O4XJCswWlv7n8HZWryaeEA5BXsjCLjfb8aQRgD5f6Lri4R3ZLkxCOhB5fqhuTNcPOkhvz6VCc7Y5S1LuHkbiHSkgTYroFY94ZDSHDCDW8-g/s1600-h/IMG_3044.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4KZXMHn_ikiYc2FaV_hMEEV2MzH-O4XJCswWlv7n8HZWryaeEA5BXsjCLjfb8aQRgD5f6Lri4R3ZLkxCOhB5fqhuTNcPOkhvz6VCc7Y5S1LuHkbiHSkgTYroFY94ZDSHDCDW8-g/s400/IMG_3044.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369555819449215570" border="0" /></a><br />And I leave you with the first biggie of our harvest (more garden pics at our <a href="http://scojohouse.blogspot.com/">house blog</a>):<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYBIG1gDo-2IBIsJ-o-oUVtChtQwMB7HTdNeaUtDs2TkrJlRuDGAXIEgbwCwOMfbpXQqnSwVTF9CS9ixSyTzbiWuEk1b5kJ9prY8JXoRBSczooDmvrT74EYLNmDQAdU53G3PeX7A/s1600-h/IMG_3126.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYBIG1gDo-2IBIsJ-o-oUVtChtQwMB7HTdNeaUtDs2TkrJlRuDGAXIEgbwCwOMfbpXQqnSwVTF9CS9ixSyTzbiWuEk1b5kJ9prY8JXoRBSczooDmvrT74EYLNmDQAdU53G3PeX7A/s400/IMG_3126.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369556435084913714" border="0" /></a>betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179136955125871155noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21546471.post-39776062796394427452009-07-29T17:46:00.000-07:002009-07-29T17:47:47.418-07:00Who are you and what have you done with Portland?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7vWgZKnO4HcwGrZNEV7_SJIo-Ak4qayo5eBUn_j_J776q-PlrGHpyfRjdpEdzIkQ_WzhzVH5rtZlv8IDP33abTUbcQlzivt0InnvIOYyLgy7MbINr6yt7IM5yg1yHqWOSfpxX9A/s1600-h/Picture+1.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 236px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7vWgZKnO4HcwGrZNEV7_SJIo-Ak4qayo5eBUn_j_J776q-PlrGHpyfRjdpEdzIkQ_WzhzVH5rtZlv8IDP33abTUbcQlzivt0InnvIOYyLgy7MbINr6yt7IM5yg1yHqWOSfpxX9A/s400/Picture+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364048265633567890" border="0" /></a>(Our thermometer at the house says 107.)betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179136955125871155noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21546471.post-14991558241897919292009-07-26T23:03:00.001-07:002009-07-26T23:40:51.605-07:00I didn't spend six years in evil medical school to be called "mister", thank you very much.<div style="text-align: justify;">In the current (rather pathetic) tradition of monthly posting, I'd better get one in before July is spent.<br /><br />First of all, school's back in for me. I started an Associate's in Graphic Design at the prestigious Portland Community College and am loving every grid system creating, font characterizing, triangle and t-square using second. Here's a sample, based around the idea of creating a logo using a natural outline cut out inside a letter:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRJ5JYGWvVKUxabknfaiuvDYMaNsigKUhwEBiEdm08uiizhU7fDb9tm1NRgg6e1CpmQY5Wkk8AXYcuQa19QsNRawX3hh6LLjMpLBKPkmhR6NN42NSQsC-Q6nCfEAxgtE2bBiEWag/s1600-h/Picture+2.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 232px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRJ5JYGWvVKUxabknfaiuvDYMaNsigKUhwEBiEdm08uiizhU7fDb9tm1NRgg6e1CpmQY5Wkk8AXYcuQa19QsNRawX3hh6LLjMpLBKPkmhR6NN42NSQsC-Q6nCfEAxgtE2bBiEWag/s400/Picture+2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363023677525169986" border="0" /></a><br />Next, first time ever to the beautious Crater Lake with loverly company to boot:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTcsAYLTHT8giTvw6ffJ9N01FlnmMBPF1L25QLqrIX9b4u2pssGsc6vdexl9wIWdQ272HfPmgtonNY7vmhrf4a7Ui17bRBXWK7PMdCcnhIFBSCGWDcLg5DCnJv8qC8OiuPDnu7vw/s1600-h/IMG_1676.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTcsAYLTHT8giTvw6ffJ9N01FlnmMBPF1L25QLqrIX9b4u2pssGsc6vdexl9wIWdQ272HfPmgtonNY7vmhrf4a7Ui17bRBXWK7PMdCcnhIFBSCGWDcLg5DCnJv8qC8OiuPDnu7vw/s400/IMG_1676.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363023654120356018" border="0" /></a><br />With the sad passing of Michael Jackson came a fantastic night of M.J. remembrance. Lucky for me, I went through a huge M.J. phase a couple weeks before he died and had the greatest video hits on hold at the library. A-mazing.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKzjcPxAVpzZNLRLz-aU1iGpo3c29vBNmvbIa_gdLoNt7RXSWhhjotlyr6PCgxqy6941R3lu5LpUf08tL4ICIJd7AxcUJBDe9IN_kbw7YmATFDyl2kyXA3xSPiueBWpXSyallsUg/s1600-h/IMG_1687.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKzjcPxAVpzZNLRLz-aU1iGpo3c29vBNmvbIa_gdLoNt7RXSWhhjotlyr6PCgxqy6941R3lu5LpUf08tL4ICIJd7AxcUJBDe9IN_kbw7YmATFDyl2kyXA3xSPiueBWpXSyallsUg/s400/IMG_1687.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363023657983081426" border="0" /></a><br />And lastly, the first harvest of my uncontrollably huge tomato plants (you think I jest, but these things are pulling up tomato cages.) The big guys are all over the place, but insist on staying green. At least the cherries are beautiful (and tasty!):<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW5ZT3K7SqjdiNIL8qLIE0Q2Fj9N5qDbm-Hsw9zDABnNjRDaoWdvhvmsWsQRu1m6b1LYObq9kS1w1hKtJ2lh1VUHSBKgjFw12xFs9C8MDWsWhMjs0yJ-5QiDm-4wwBLRUb5zsInQ/s1600-h/IMG_1696.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW5ZT3K7SqjdiNIL8qLIE0Q2Fj9N5qDbm-Hsw9zDABnNjRDaoWdvhvmsWsQRu1m6b1LYObq9kS1w1hKtJ2lh1VUHSBKgjFw12xFs9C8MDWsWhMjs0yJ-5QiDm-4wwBLRUb5zsInQ/s400/IMG_1696.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363023671577758946" border="0" /></a><br /></div>betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179136955125871155noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21546471.post-14056194729166056542009-06-03T00:02:00.000-07:002009-06-03T00:08:27.241-07:00Don't even think about doing this...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://xkcd.com/590/"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 414px;" src="http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/papyrus.png" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />My housemate, Molly, sent this to me. The secret's out: I'm a typography geek. And proud.<br /><br />(Check out more of these witty little comics by clicking on the pic.)betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179136955125871155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21546471.post-64852937851524849452009-05-01T22:33:00.000-07:002009-05-01T23:17:34.111-07:00Too much to handle.So, a lot has happened since the last post...moved into a house, planted a 200 square foot garden, started going back to school full time, saw a handwritten illuminated manuscript of the Bible, decided it was time to reread all the Harry Potters...but instead of boring you with a big ol' exposition, let's start right from the present, shall we? How about a list of...<br /><br />Fun things I'm working on:<br /><br />1) <span style="font-style: italic;">The Garden</span>. There are few things more exciting than watching a pile of dirt and chicken manure turn into a veritable jungle of edibles. We dug this puppy out with our own bare hands (holding shovels, of course), churned in the most foul smelling manure possible, planted the minuscule seeds, and waited with baited breath...for this!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPp4Ke5nutJttlNqmNuvQQQKhMBlPJQHlm_rkOpSp8_LrMaJaNQPvXpiGeVQk8QV82L_4Z7LcbTfciEtNN2WHX0oJXX11GlcQjxgsPE8IGsThPEXZDdIS387Y6zyXPaWC8swH9pQ/s1600-h/IMG_1231.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPp4Ke5nutJttlNqmNuvQQQKhMBlPJQHlm_rkOpSp8_LrMaJaNQPvXpiGeVQk8QV82L_4Z7LcbTfciEtNN2WHX0oJXX11GlcQjxgsPE8IGsThPEXZDdIS387Y6zyXPaWC8swH9pQ/s400/IMG_1231.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331098439162916018" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And I must point out our a-mazing labels...made by super-crafty housemate Katie. Uber-cute, eh?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHSPZzodh6iBFvtFGUy9TI1jytzYDQ_AKMMk7HTJHn42w-0pkrKgMeNDv40xidSYHVeIWiyaDhAJpQiKKPOP1n2yqPbxHyfiscGWvl7FFC2cry6HAD6KGZcoLCK3F5Dzmi6SIopQ/s1600-h/IMG_1224.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHSPZzodh6iBFvtFGUy9TI1jytzYDQ_AKMMk7HTJHn42w-0pkrKgMeNDv40xidSYHVeIWiyaDhAJpQiKKPOP1n2yqPbxHyfiscGWvl7FFC2cry6HAD6KGZcoLCK3F5Dzmi6SIopQ/s400/IMG_1224.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331098440694301666" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />2) <span style="font-style: italic;">Linocut printing</span>. So I'm not taking a lino class, although that would be incredibly fun, but this is actually the final project for my History of Graphic Design class. Instead of an essay, we make linoleum or wood cuts. Sweet, eh? Mine was inspired by my trusty muse, The Beatles. It says, "Good Day Sunshine" in the lovely font Caslon. I'm not sure how I'm managing to cut around all those little curves, but I know the x-acto knife is my friend. And for some masochistic reason I adore tedious detail work. Final print to come later!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2pN9UCYeXW7i0FBBy2ab5XU6ZaClj1yEDAmPC_Ix00YBbXjDrnu7FmtNStjEWAGT-n9NYdYIt4eq6R15DHghDKr8Auh7v00yvLh8BO8jTfcxSwmj6UDCDrYFqOdMaraQHHP8l9A/s1600-h/IMG_1242.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2pN9UCYeXW7i0FBBy2ab5XU6ZaClj1yEDAmPC_Ix00YBbXjDrnu7FmtNStjEWAGT-n9NYdYIt4eq6R15DHghDKr8Auh7v00yvLh8BO8jTfcxSwmj6UDCDrYFqOdMaraQHHP8l9A/s400/IMG_1242.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331098447090758738" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />3) <span style="font-style: italic;">Blog numero dos</span>. I can almost hear the scoffs as you read this thinking, "She never even writes in <span style="font-style: italic;">this</span> blog." Touche. However, this one is a joint effort between me and my housemates. It's called <a href="http://scojohouse.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">What we did to your house while you were away</span></a>, and it chronicles the goings on of our house, mostly for our super-landlords and friends, <a href="http://www.davisonupdate.blogspot.com/">Scott and Jojo</a>, who are doing amazing things in Bangladesh right now. But you can see more of the gardening saga as well as the gorgeous gift our 3rd grade neighbor left on our doorstep.betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179136955125871155noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21546471.post-57718135636564369842009-03-17T22:15:00.000-07:002009-03-27T23:17:23.027-07:00Top 15 Songs EVER : part 39) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Blue Rondo A La Turk : Dave Brubeck</span> -- There was a time when I listened to Brubeck's album Time Out almost every day. I love a great jazz combo as it is, but jazz with odd meter? Sweet! It makes it all the more swingin' when the bust out in the standard 4/4 after the intro. And I love Brubeck's thick chords and Paul Desmond's tone on sax.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kc34Uj8wlmE&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kc34Uj8wlmE&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />8) <span style="font-weight: bold;">When the Levee Breaks : Led Zeppelin</span> -- This is what I love about Led Zep: they can rock out so much but still have that bluesy, folksy feel. The drums are so heavy, and add that harmonica and the blues riff...it's just so <span style="font-style: italic;">gritty</span>. I totally dig it. This album (IV) and Physical Graffiti just blew me away in high school; Led Zep rocks out like no other, while blending so many genres at the same time.<br /><br />Because of insanely thorough copyright restrictions, I can't find a good version of this one anywhere. But, honestly, if you don't have Led Zeppelin IV, you need it. It's one of the best albums EVER! Most definitely on my top 15 albums. So just run down to Bog Bean or Everyday Music, or the record shop of your choice and purchase that sucker!<br /><br />7) <span style="font-weight: bold;">A Day in the Life : The Beatles</span> -- Choosing a favorite Beatles song for me is like getting my wisdom teeth pulled and getting dry socket and being nauseous from the pain meds...alright, maybe not quite that bad (cause that was pretty bad), but I could hardly do it. This one is their opus of sorts...the perfect combo of story telling, instrumental layering, and recording manipulation that makes this album so great. And the build up and release at the end -- phenomenal.<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gZez_k4vAzU&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gZez_k4vAzU&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179136955125871155noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21546471.post-12001791841578666852009-02-23T18:26:00.000-08:002009-02-23T18:48:59.082-08:00Top 15 Songs EVER : part 2<div style="text-align: justify;">12) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Old Friends/Bookends Theme : Simon & Garfunkel</span> -- Beautiful, poignant lyrics (as always with Paul Simon), lovely guitar work, and a string arrangement that images the words so wonderfully -- like that dissonant part in the middle, sort of soaring, but scary at the same time. The album that this is from, Bookends, is definitely on my top 10 albums.<br /></div><br /><div style="width: 300px;"><object height="110" width="300"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/aFsX3oWEq3/aus=false/"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/aFsX3oWEq3/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="110" width="300"></embed></object><div style="padding: 1px; background-color: rgb(230, 230, 230);"><div style="padding: 4px 4px 0pt 0pt; float: left;"><a href="http://www.imeem.com/"><img src="http://www.imeem.com/embedsearch/E6E6E6/" border="0" /></a></div><form method="post" action="http://www.imeem.com/embedsearch/" style="margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt;"><input name="EmbedSearchBox" type="text"><input value="Search" style="font-size: 12px;" type="submit"><div style="padding-top: 3px;"><a href="http://www.imeem.com/ads/banneradclick.ashx?ep=0&ek=aFsX3oWEq3" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.imeem.com/ads/bannerad/152/10/" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.imeem.com/ads/banneradclick.ashx?ep=1&ek=aFsX3oWEq3" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.imeem.com/ads/bannerad/153/10/" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.imeem.com/ads/banneradclick.ashx?ep=2&ek=aFsX3oWEq3" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.imeem.com/ads/bannerad/154/10/" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.imeem.com/ads/banneradclick.ashx?ep=3&ek=aFsX3oWEq3" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.imeem.com/ads/bannerad/155/10/aFsX3oWEq3/" border="0" /></a></div></form></div></div><a href="http://www.imeem.com/bluesky320/music/fTLiVSqE/simon_garfunkel_old_friends_bookends_theme/">OLD FRIENDS, BOOKENDS THEME - Simon & Garfunkel</a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">11) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Be Your Husband (Live) : Jeff Buckley</span> -- The first time I heard this song, I freaked. The breadth and depth of the vocals, the breaths and falsettos...he's got this blues thing down. An inspiration to any vocalist. And all done a capella...flipping awesome.<br /></div><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kJUEB3LGlHA&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kJUEB3LGlHA&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />10) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Paranoid Android : Radiohead</span> -- I know more than half of us probably have this on our top 15, so it basically speaks for itself: A-mazing.<br /><br /><div style="width: 300px;"><object height="110" width="300"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/WIjL-d8Sqd/aus=false/"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/WIjL-d8Sqd/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="110" width="300"></embed></object><div style="padding: 1px; background-color: rgb(230, 230, 230);"><div style="padding: 4px 4px 0pt 0pt; float: left;"><a href="http://www.imeem.com/"><img src="http://www.imeem.com/embedsearch/E6E6E6/" border="0" /></a></div><form method="post" action="http://www.imeem.com/embedsearch/" style="margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt;"><input name="EmbedSearchBox" type="text"><input value="Search" style="font-size: 12px;" type="submit"><div style="padding-top: 3px;"><a href="http://www.imeem.com/ads/banneradclick.ashx?ep=0&ek=WIjL-d8Sqd" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.imeem.com/ads/bannerad/152/10/" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.imeem.com/ads/banneradclick.ashx?ep=1&ek=WIjL-d8Sqd" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.imeem.com/ads/bannerad/153/10/" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.imeem.com/ads/banneradclick.ashx?ep=2&ek=WIjL-d8Sqd" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.imeem.com/ads/bannerad/154/10/" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.imeem.com/ads/banneradclick.ashx?ep=3&ek=WIjL-d8Sqd" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.imeem.com/ads/bannerad/155/10/WIjL-d8Sqd/" border="0" /></a></div></form></div></div><a href="http://www.imeem.com/paranoidandroid/music/mKAPzCFB/radiohead_paranoid_android/">Paranoid Android - Radiohead</a><br /><br /><br />What phenomenal music awaits us?!?! We'll find out in the next installment...betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179136955125871155noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21546471.post-46632116423715395692009-02-15T10:10:00.000-08:002009-02-23T18:47:14.946-08:00Top 15 Songs EVER : part 1<div style="text-align: justify;">Alright, after a torturous process (as <a href="http://joshandkallie2.blogspot.com/2009/01/torture.html">Kallie</a> will attest), I've finally chosen my top 15 songs of all time. I tried to cave and add classical in there, but, frankly, it was just too hard. So here it begins, sans classical: the top 15.<br /><br />15) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Gobbledigook : Sigur Rós</span> -- I was a little leery about adding this one because I've only lived with it since it came out last summer, but this song fills me with a kind of giddy joy that makes me just want to run and jump and dance. The percussiveness is so primal and powerful...it just makes me deeply, deeply happy.<br /></div><br /><div style="width: 300px;"><object height="110" width="300"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/czT7veVeVq/aus=false/"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/czT7veVeVq/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="110" width="300"></embed></object><div style="padding: 1px; background-color: rgb(230, 230, 230);"><div style="padding: 4px 4px 0pt 0pt; float: left;"><a href="http://www.imeem.com/"><img src="http://www.imeem.com/embedsearch/E6E6E6/" border="0" /></a></div><form method="post" action="http://www.imeem.com/embedsearch/" style="margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt;"><input name="EmbedSearchBox" type="text"><input value="Search" style="font-size: 12px;" type="submit"><div style="padding-top: 3px;"><a href="http://www.imeem.com/ads/banneradclick.ashx?ep=0&ek=czT7veVeVq" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.imeem.com/ads/bannerad/152/10/" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.imeem.com/ads/banneradclick.ashx?ep=1&ek=czT7veVeVq" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.imeem.com/ads/bannerad/153/10/" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.imeem.com/ads/banneradclick.ashx?ep=2&ek=czT7veVeVq" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.imeem.com/ads/bannerad/154/10/" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.imeem.com/ads/banneradclick.ashx?ep=3&ek=czT7veVeVq" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.imeem.com/ads/bannerad/155/10/czT7veVeVq/" border="0" /></a></div></form></div></div><a href="http://www.imeem.com/people/KWP7Kiw/music/7OwYTsmv/sigur_ros_gobbledigook/">"Gobbledigook" - Sigur Ros</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">14) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours : Stevie Wonder</span> -- There's no denying how much I love funk and soul; both definitely influence everything I do musically. This song is quintessential of both genres, and I am absolutely in love with Stevie's voice...he's basically the man.<br /></div><br /><div style="width: 300px;"><object height="110" width="300"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/0H1YQap1LC/aus=false/"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/0H1YQap1LC/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="110" width="300"></embed></object><div style="padding: 1px; background-color: rgb(230, 230, 230);"><div style="padding: 4px 4px 0pt 0pt; float: left;"><a href="http://www.imeem.com/"><img src="http://www.imeem.com/embedsearch/E6E6E6/" border="0" /></a></div><form method="post" action="http://www.imeem.com/embedsearch/" style="margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt;"><input name="EmbedSearchBox" type="text"><input value="Search" style="font-size: 12px;" type="submit"><div style="padding-top: 3px;"><a href="http://www.imeem.com/ads/banneradclick.ashx?ep=0&ek=0H1YQap1LC" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.imeem.com/ads/bannerad/152/10/" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.imeem.com/ads/banneradclick.ashx?ep=1&ek=0H1YQap1LC" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.imeem.com/ads/bannerad/153/10/" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.imeem.com/ads/banneradclick.ashx?ep=2&ek=0H1YQap1LC" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.imeem.com/ads/bannerad/154/10/" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.imeem.com/ads/banneradclick.ashx?ep=3&ek=0H1YQap1LC" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.imeem.com/ads/bannerad/155/10/0H1YQap1LC/" border="0" /></a></div></form></div></div><a href="http://www.imeem.com/icebergslim/music/S_5PCZLI/stevie_wonder_signed_sealed_delivered_im_yours/">Signed, Sealed, Delivered Im Yours - Stevie Wonder</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">13) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Christmas Time is Here : Vince Guaraldi</span> -- Yeah, you guys all knew this one would be on here. But if it's good enough for Royal Tennenbaum's, it's good enough for my top 15! I love Vince Guaraldi's lovely lyrical style, the brushes on percussion, and the overall melancholy feel of the song. And it's got all these happy, Christmasy, Charlie Browny, piano playingy memories attached, too. Not to mention, how sweet to have a children's cartoon all jazzed out in the soundtrack? That's genius on par with Mr. Rogers.<br /></div><br /><div style="width: 300px;"><object height="110" width="300"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/pSuRGKXCwj/aus=false/"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/pSuRGKXCwj/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="110" width="300"></embed></object><div style="padding: 1px; background-color: rgb(230, 230, 230);"><div style="padding: 4px 4px 0pt 0pt; float: left;"><a href="http://www.imeem.com/"><img src="http://www.imeem.com/embedsearch/E6E6E6/" border="0" /></a></div><form method="post" action="http://www.imeem.com/embedsearch/" style="margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt;"><input name="EmbedSearchBox" type="text"><input value="Search" style="font-size: 12px;" type="submit"><div style="padding-top: 3px;"><a href="http://www.imeem.com/ads/banneradclick.ashx?ep=0&ek=pSuRGKXCwj" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.imeem.com/ads/bannerad/152/10/" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.imeem.com/ads/banneradclick.ashx?ep=1&ek=pSuRGKXCwj" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.imeem.com/ads/bannerad/153/10/" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.imeem.com/ads/banneradclick.ashx?ep=2&ek=pSuRGKXCwj" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.imeem.com/ads/bannerad/154/10/" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.imeem.com/ads/banneradclick.ashx?ep=3&ek=pSuRGKXCwj" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.imeem.com/ads/bannerad/155/10/pSuRGKXCwj/" border="0" /></a></div></form></div></div><a href="http://www.imeem.com/irishmary/music/wR0zJwgw/christmas_time_is_here/">Christmas Time is Here - </a><br /><br />More to come...betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179136955125871155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21546471.post-76448456455386576822009-02-09T15:43:00.001-08:002009-02-09T15:49:12.897-08:00You know you're working at a call center......when more than one person thinks that your brown shirt with thumb holes is one of those carpal tunnel braces. I really got the pity vote for having to have them on both hands. Maybe I could trick them into giving me worker's comp, too...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31GQ06P3K5L._AA280_.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 193px; height: 193px;" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31GQ06P3K5L._AA280_.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179136955125871155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21546471.post-85849157465433561842009-02-05T22:25:00.001-08:002009-02-14T15:21:15.614-08:00Look out Wes Anderson...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj10MjSWhJzEQbJkUMuES-vRTjKPhLZUSdQsJYKjH4GdSyixo-E0swPVh0X5YIynmoU5i28J2TsOE74kAkM1e6eOBQ_mDFp3J940AvM9FM3q6VmFS8DH1-BecbyG3p9tcxRFvWYwg/s1600-h/ruth+(2+of+2).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299570354227596514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj10MjSWhJzEQbJkUMuES-vRTjKPhLZUSdQsJYKjH4GdSyixo-E0swPVh0X5YIynmoU5i28J2TsOE74kAkM1e6eOBQ_mDFp3J940AvM9FM3q6VmFS8DH1-BecbyG3p9tcxRFvWYwg/s400/ruth+%282+of+2%29.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">...'cause I've got a letterpress and your font...well, it's really Spartan, but it sure looks a lot like Futura. This is the first run on the press since I've gotten actual type, and let me tell you, typesetting is not for wusses! There's definitely a lot to learn about how to get a clear print on all letters. These aren't perfect, but they were fun...perfection will come. Next run: invitations for Margo Tenenbaum's new play.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC2W9aMXDzZTwaH5f5i9R0AqU7a2ySEIpo5K4_SSfdxvDc0BKcwrXegguKCX9wtEdrW2GQ2MIjccZgEHx_l0g3JpmoiGQc_CFhW2chuDvTtGk0AVH3Ihr4f0Sfh8bKM0upkzxUeQ/s1600-h/ruth+(1+of+2).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299570357094195522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC2W9aMXDzZTwaH5f5i9R0AqU7a2ySEIpo5K4_SSfdxvDc0BKcwrXegguKCX9wtEdrW2GQ2MIjccZgEHx_l0g3JpmoiGQc_CFhW2chuDvTtGk0AVH3Ihr4f0Sfh8bKM0upkzxUeQ/s400/ruth+%281+of+2%29.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwHgBDWL4-_mTHlkkaOX0Ep3XvPWUp9Serdamp7EyAqzPTRyM8nFA7u950L1mAhQqlDnyagqVB0O4HzkXIhKj-LADFEu648ND-rlkI4K_t-KYc9ueshk1k5eJ-PS1elBdd0TIikg/s1600-h/ruth+(1+of+2).jpg"><br /></a>betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179136955125871155noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21546471.post-69820656745118740452009-01-17T15:48:00.000-08:002009-01-17T16:05:57.552-08:00Woolly Brain, Batman!<a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01239/norberg_brain2_1239532a.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 460px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 288px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01239/norberg_brain2_1239532a.jpg" border="0" /></a> "Psychiatrist kits anatomically correct woolly brain" = sweetest headline ever. And doesn't that little bundle of cerebral mass look cuddly? Read the full story <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/4245919/Psychiatrist-knits-anatomically-correct-woolly-brain.html">here</a>.betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179136955125871155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21546471.post-83957822966028398342008-12-25T14:21:00.000-08:002008-12-25T14:24:23.418-08:00Loo loo loooo loo loo loo loo loo....Merry Christmas, everyone!<br /><br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 440px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 330px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://outofthebloo.com/blog/images/charlieBrownChristmas.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div>betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179136955125871155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21546471.post-19742331938928982042008-12-10T07:21:00.000-08:002008-12-10T08:16:24.944-08:00Working GirlLots of you (yeah, like a whole 3 people) have been wondering what exactly it is I do at work. Well, let me tell you:<br /><br />1. Read...thus far I've finished <a href="http://www.samharris.org/">The End of Faith</a>, <a href="http://www.samharris.org/">Letter to a Christian Nation</a>, <a href="http://www.rzim.org/">The End of Reason</a>, several classic short stories, and now I'm starting on <a href="http://www.theshackbook.com/">The Shack</a>. I'm going to be super-literate by the end of this thing.<br /><br />2. Blog browse...especially my faves in the column to the right. Check them out while you're on the clock, too!<br /><br />3. Crochet...a cute scarf pattern, only to realize that I have no idea what those annoying short-hand symbols mean, and then I give up.<br /><br />4. Listen to Online SIRIUS radio...especially the classic vinyl, the all Led Zep channel, and the Underground Garage. Good times.<br /><br />5. Sit. And sit some more. I do believe my booty is spreading out, flatter and wider, because of all the sitting. Since I avoid the vending machines like the plague (ugh, and that vending machine coffee <em>tastes</em> like the plague), I'm <em>hopefully</em> not getting bigger. These sitting jobs are brutal.<br /><br />6. Oh yeah, take a few calls here and there. Get my teacher/phone voice on and do my little pitch. Did I tell you about our holiday specials?betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179136955125871155noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21546471.post-1193791925677741952008-11-13T19:37:00.001-08:002008-11-13T19:40:33.729-08:00Daily Prophet, eat your heart out.<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><object height="350" width="425"><param value="http://youtube.com/v/P8u3OfKG3tI" name="movie"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://youtube.com/v/P8u3OfKG3tI" height="350" width="425"></embed></object></p><p>No longer are moving images only the domain of tv screens and bewitched newspapers for witches and wizards.<br /><br />Esquire is the first magazine to use <a href="http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/e-ink.htm"><span style="font-style: italic;">E Ink</span></a> on their cover. Sadly, they took this rather impressive bit of technology and turned it into a cheap flashing neon sign. What's that, Mr. Esquire, about the web being a "cacophony of noise"? Although I cringe to think of an entire newsstand looking like downtown Tokyo, you've got to admit there are some pretty incredible possibilities with this stuff. Maybe one day even us muggles will have moving photos in our newspapers...<br /><br />More thoughts on my new blog interest, <a href="http://www.designassembly.org/2008/11/12/an-electronic-print-process/">Design Assembly</a>.<br /></p></div>betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179136955125871155noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21546471.post-48275483488263443062008-11-04T22:09:00.001-08:002008-11-04T22:24:20.111-08:00Happy Election Day!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v375/164/93/640670168/n640670168_2027283_4574.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 402px; height: 603px;" src="http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v375/164/93/640670168/n640670168_2027283_4574.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>And congrats to President-elect Lyn Rosten and first dude Jesse!<br />Oh, wait...they didn't win? What?! Next year, guys...but you get an S for spirit! (more patriotic pics <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/album.php?aid=81689&id=640670168">here</a>)<br /><br />No matter if your red, blue, or purple, I hope you had a great day, full of free coffee and ice cream (thanks to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXB13hVL2Y8">S-bucks</a> and Ben & Jerry's). I know I did!betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179136955125871155noreply@blogger.com0