Been kind of a tough week so far. I found out Monday evening that a friend (who figures pretty heavily in a lot of events on this blog) has been diagnosed with Stage IV melanoma. I am not going to say much more than this as treatment options and a long term prognosis have not been given yet. Needless to say, everyone here is hoping for the best.
It Comes …
Oh yes … I am going to be all over this when it comes out.
Week Ending Update
Oh hey … the weekend is here which means that the work week is DONE!
Here are some of the things that happened this past week:
– Started blogging again!
– Didn’t do much freelance work … which is fine.
– Bought the Walmart exclusive Blu-ray of La La Land.
– Mowed the yard.
– Lunched with the Retired Pilot.
– Caught up on The Leftovers and Better Call Saul. Damn fine television, if you ask me.
– Repaired my malfunctioning 160GB iPod Classic. (It only took me eight years to make it happen.)
– Watched too many episodes of Forensic Files. Damn you, Netflix.
What’s up for the weekend you might ask?
– Wine with Shortlegs tonight.
– Also, David arrives tonight for the weekend. Yay!
– WPAC Artist Presentations tomorrow morning. Ugh.
– Catch up on RuPaul’s Drag Race.
– Porch sitting with drinks and munchies at Kat‘s tomorrow evening.
– Hike to the plane crash site on Browning Knob on Sunday.
– Bowser snuggles.
Bee good out there!
Logo Thoughts [Political Edition]
It’s interesting (in retrospect) to go back and look at what the logos for Clinton and Trump were saying about them as candidates. Both logos are colored in the traditional red and blue against white. Both use sans-serif fonts. But that is where the similarities end.
The Clinton/Kane logo feels more modern and doesn’t rely upon the typical “stars and stripes” tricks that most political logos rely on. The “H” includes and arrow pointing right suggesting forward momentum as it points to the two people who will provide that. It’s also notable that”Clinton” and “Kaine” are the same font size (suggesting they will be equal partners in governance of the country).
The Trump/Pence logo is very different in that it plays firmly with traditional political design elements. The five stars at the top suggest something military (a 5-Star General) or maybe is suggesting that Trump will be the best ever (a 5-Star President?). The logo also includes the “Make America Great Again!” slogan which says we need to look backwards to the past and not forward to the future. Again, names sizes are notable. “Trump” is twice the size of “Pence” which firmly states that Trump is in charge and that Pence is totally secondary.
So, there it is. Just some of my thoughts on the logos from this past (mind numbing) election cycle. If you have thoughts to share, click that “Leave a Comment” link.
[As a Side Note: I do wish whoever did the Clinton /Kaine logo had used better kerning between the “K” and “a.”]
I Just Wet Myself! [Shadow Edition]
Guess which fat bastard has a ticket to see DJ Shadow at The Orange Peel on July 31st? This fat bastard. YES!
Musical Hotness!
Bottom Image: Turun Kaupunginteatteri
Apparently there is a musical based on the life of Tom of Finland (aptly titled titled Tom of Finland: The Musical). It’s currently playing in Turku, Finland. I bet this would super interesting to see.
Nostalgia
An impromptu stop at Mr. K’s yesterday led to an awesome purchase. Remember the 80’s version of The Twilight Zone? It was pretty much a staple of my junior high and high school years. Well, I found the out-of-print original DVD releases of the whole series. I have been looking for these for a while. The Season 2 & 3 set is still sealed. Score!
Of Note: The main (and end) theme was composed by The Grateful Dead.
The Past
With my renewed interest in this blog, it’s been interesting to go back and look through the Archives (accessed by the menu button in the upper right corner). A lot of good and bad memories have been housed in this website over the past 10+ years. One thing I have noticed are a lot of broken links, missing pages, and “unavailable” YouTube videos. A lot of the links will probably remain broken as who knows if some of that content is still readily linkable. I guess when you have had a blog as long as I have, some links are made to broken. But, I will fix the YouTube videos as I can and maybe rebuild some of those missing pages. I may also go back and add some context or comments on the past three years of Instagram photos.
“Onward and Upward” as they say.
[First] Blog Post
This isn’t my first post … but in a way it is my first post. For the past few years, this poor blog has been nothing but a gloried mirror of my Instagram feed. No more. I plan on trying to blog here more. And this blog deserves it as it will turn 15 years old in November. Jesus. That’s hard to believe.
Also … do you like social media too? Who doesn’t?! You can connect with me via the icons along the top.
Back to High Falls
Yeah. I kinda love this place.
Time for "The Void!"
Vinyl Score!
Finally got this masterpiece on vinyl. This is the 1989 repress with beige labels. That original pressing (with white labels) is selling for waaaaaaaay too much green stuff. Want to hear it? You can listen now!
One Lazy Dog.
