II

^ that’s supposed to represent day two of my being without a computer, like they do it in jail, you know? since they’re comparable? but i don’t think it’s as effective as i’d hoped.

anyway, yes, it’s officially been over 48 hours that i’ve been without a computer. and it’s seriously killing me. i even tried calling the apple store to see if they could give me some sort of eta on when this is all going to be over, but alas… no. but lucy’s been letting me use her internet, which is really nice, and i got some work done on este’s computer last night. luckily i’m in what i’ll call a “work drought” (somebody hire me!) right now, but i’d really like to be able to at least work on the one project i have going on. oh! and one major symptom of my withdrawal? sinus awfulness. and the eight dollar claritin i bought (for five pills! five! they left one little square BLANK, for christ’s sake!) gives me chest pains.

but regardless, i have some things to share:

the first is design-related. scroll down to “no more swooshes”. i’m not sure why it won’t let me link directly to the post… but anyway, there isn’t a whole lot actually written on this particular post, but i thought the content/image was pretty interesting. there are a lot of websites out there right now that allow people and business to make their own logo online. you basically input some keywords and small details (color, font size, etc), and the website gives you a selection of logos that it feels fits within the categories that you have specified. for a price, obviously. and the price, i have to say, is super low. or, at least, way lower than it would be to pay a real designer. so it’s easy to see the appeal, BUT, the logos are all crap. they’re not as personalized as they should be (for obvious reasons), and things like what you see in that website’s image happen much more frequently. so hire designers. please.

additionally, kati mennett’s website is up. designed by richard quay, it’s quite lovely.

i also, of course, have to re-mention the aids walk. lucy and i put in our order so we can screenprint team t-shirts (because we’re awesome), but there’s still time to sign up and add to that order. or, you can just be nice and give us money. :) it doesn’t even have to be a lot. the link is in the post entitled “for shame”.

and last, but certainly not least, NEED to put this in. my sister is at college so naturally is a remarkable source for awesome youtube videos. check it out:

things to look forward to when i get my baby back (ribs)
-pictures of nene, my little friend from mali
-pictures from boston and providence
-videos from the roadtrip