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It's a new year



It's a new year so I will...

Floss my teeth more often
(anyone else lie to the dentist when they ask you how many times a week you floss?)

Learn Spanish
Alan was awesome and emailed a list to kick start my education
lo siento - i'm sorry
la comida - food
beber - to drink
estoy de acuerdo - i agree
cuando - when
donde - where
que - what
quien/ quienes - who
cuanto/a - how much
cuantos/as - how many
cual - which
cuales - which ones
como - how
por que - why
adonde - where to
de donde - from where



Buy a Ukulele
(when I went with Corey to buy one for his dad, the itch began)

Get a job...a design job
(fingers crossed)

Live in the same city as Alan-boyfriend
(long distance blows after six months)

Return to dance
(it's been way too long and I'm beginning to feel funny)

Send my friends Birthday cards
(this will be tricky, but I think I can mail things off on time)

Drink APPLE CIDER VINEGAR
(it's magical and smells like feet)

Commit to The MARI METHOD
(excited about this one...I'll be posting my progress)

Build a light-box so I can screen like whoa

(YIPPIE! Supplies are bought, but I need a saw)

Get necessary items such as
Laptop
CS4
Digital camera

Create awesome design



k.

Anyone have a weird goal this year?

cool people = cool design

While going through Print's Regional Design Annual for 2009 I found an awesomedesign firm Brand Hatchery (and the have a blog HERE).

PLEASE check out this video of the firm arranging over 5,000 eggs (by hand, not photoshop!) to create a Happy Holidays poster.

p.s. the designers get pms tattoos!
I found this picture on one of Brand Hatchery's Blog entries 



eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeEEEEEEEEE!

K.

Who's that Girl?



I keep on talking about my friend Rannie and her Jewelry line CHRISRANN. Well, Now I finally have good quality pics to show y'all. I own two pieces, soon to have three, Im freakin pumped!

Interview with Rannie Balias

Q. What Made you start Chrisrann?
A. It kinda happened by accident, you have a lot of free time when your unemployed, I started making jewelry for myself and it all started to make sense.

Q. What inspires you?
A. Music. (texted soon after interview) Franki the pug!

Q. What are your favorite bands?
A. Bat for lashes. (Natasha owns a Chrisrann bangle) and Yeah Yeah Yeah's of course.
Currently listening to Bear in Heaven.

Q. Something you always wear?
A. I always have on Bing Bang and my moms vintage rings. I just got her vintage coach purse last week, she was gonna sell it in a garage sale.

Q. Favorite Read?
A. I wanna say Twilight but I won't...Shit! I just started a new David Sedaris book.

Q. Where can I buy your pieces?
A. Shotwell in SanFrancisco or contact me.