I know I'm crazy. Here I am, wrapped in a sweater and a scarf at my desk with a little space heater on a stool next to me, and I'm drooling over these spreads from an issue of Bon Appetit. I love their new revamped logo and overall look. I hope they don't crumble under the economic pressure, like so many magazines have had to do lately.
I think I've said it before: I love snail mail. And even more, I love when it's a surprise! Yesterday, I got this surprise package from my friend, Michéle, (who is the artist behind this print.) Full of great little drawings, pretty papers, and a couple of very thoughtful gifts -- it made my day! 
image via the minority thing
On a completely different note, Amanda cut and colored my hair today. If you live in the Columbus area, I really recommend you book an appointment with her. She works at the 1400 salon in New Albany.
I have a soft spot for analogue, and all that it implies. 
Here's a brief overview of how I use the antiquated letterpress printing process to make contemporary stationery, paper goods, and prints. 
3) I get my ink ready by working it with an ink knife on some glass. I use soy-based ink from Gans ink. It's better for the environment, and unlike some other inks, can be run through a laser printer without getting messed up. (Not that I ever really need this...but it would come in handy for letterpressed letterhead.) I usually add a little magnesium carbonate to the ink to make it a little stiffer and less likely to squish out and look messy when printed.
5) I oil the press. 
i love the texture of the impression letterpress printing makes
on the left is a proof where i was trying to find the correct registration. on the right, i finally found it.
"What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility, a recognition, on the part of every American, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation and the world. Duties that we do not grudgingly accept, but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character, than giving our all to a difficult task." 
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal."
I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood...
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character...
And when this happens, when we allow freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual:
Free at last! Free at last!
Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!
to listen to or read the entire speech, click here.
Some friends told us about the site hulu, a legit site that lets you watch archived movies and TV shows for free. (You just have to watch a couple of 30 second commercials..not that big of a deal.) Then Kari told us about the first 3 seasons of the Mary Tyler Moore show that are on the site, and now we're hooked. It's well written, funny, the characters are lovable, and it's the perfect thing to help us wind down at night. In fact, Kirk has gotten to the point where he can't go to sleep unless it's to the sound of Mary, Murry, Ted, Rhoda, and Lou Grant.
Kirk and I have the same sheets as Mary. Somehow, that makes me happy.
It's so cold outside -- it burns. I don't want to leave my house. Ever. Luckily, I work from home. But on days like this, I wish that I worked from bed. I really do.
Catherine Deneuve in France in the 60's. It doesn't get much more beautiful than that. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg is one of my all time favorite movies.
Right before she became a princess, Grace Kelly supposedly tried to buy the negatives from this photo session for any price. Milton said no. They never spoke again.
Milton also took the famous photo of this lovely lady in the white ballerina dress, but I like this shot the best. Her bare, fresh face and genuine smile look like a real person, not like the icon: Marilyn Monroe. 
So dapper!
I haven't made an official post about my New Year's resolutions. 
I finally took some photos of the new frame mats doing their job! The top photo is of my grandmother, Laura Lee Warren, in her senior portrait. The middle photo is from Kristin and Craig Mills' holiday card '07. The bottom photo is of Kirk's brother, Kris, and our sister-in-law, Jenn, on a camping trip to Moab, Utah. Great job on these designs, Steph.
