I wish I was at home in my nice hobbit-hole by the fire, with the kettle just beginning to sing! –The Hobbit, J.R.R.Tolkien
With the end of winter here (it’s springtime in Rochester!), and the season of cuddling warm mugs under blankets (more…)
2010 | Mar 30 | 15:02
I wish I was at home in my nice hobbit-hole by the fire, with the kettle just beginning to sing! –The Hobbit, J.R.R.Tolkien
With the end of winter here (it’s springtime in Rochester!), and the season of cuddling warm mugs under blankets (more…)
2010 | Mar 26 | 10:36
art | poetry | typography | video
Here are style frames for my ENM project. (more…)
2010 | Mar 23 | 07:42
Germany | life | university | work
We’re now into week 3 of 11 here at RIT, with less than 60 days to go. All my classes are surprisingly good (I’m not really a theater person, and well, writing seminar? I think I got that info my first year of high school). Mostly they’re good because of teachers. I get a daily dose of German language/culture, between Adv. German III (more…)
2010 | Mar 20 | 09:35
I’m a fan of Studio on Fire’s work. Although I don’t always love the design style of their prints, their presentation is amazing, and I wish I could get a copy of their recent project, a 200-year calendar in German. The photos make it look so rich, and the typography is classic and exquisite. (more…)
2010 | Mar 17 | 08:13
With my librarian cousin’s recent visit, I’ve been reminded of the disappointing status of reading in my generation. She reads so much that we made a stop at the bookstore before her flight home – which as far as I can tell, is very unusual for Americans my age. The modern computer and especially the internet, have essentially (more…)
2010 | Mar 14 | 22:19
Over the weekend I visited my grandparents for about two and a half hours. My mom swooped in Friday afternoon, and we drove off to visit them and pick up our dog who they were taking care of. Unfortunately my grandparents are getting fragile and with the icy winter and Kai’s un-dog-like eating habits causing them worry, (more…)
2010 | Mar 12 | 10:32
This year has seen a big rise in my freelance jobs. A year ago I got a request to do IEMS’s website, and when I came back to school, Brian Moyer wanted me to put together a couple of illustrators and make homebrew cards to accompany the miniature game Warhammer. (more…)
2010 | Mar 8 | 08:58
2010 | Mar 4 | 23:47
My birthday is March 4, the only day of the year that’s a command. In English, at least, as I learned trying to explain the joke to Germans last year. (more…)
2010 | Mar 2 | 20:12
Germany | life | money | university
By the end of the week, my blog will have been up for a year! And just like last year at this time, I’m looking at returning to Germany.
While I wait to hear back from CDS (more…)