inspiration from mark twain

text added by me, photo by the lovely Pioneer Woman

love this video mashup

what would you do...

It's been on my mind daily (sometimes hourly) and I'm looking for a big change.  Now's as good of time as any, right?

If money was not a factor I would buy one of these and then go on a French photo retreat.

What's on your list?

am I crazy...

...for wanting to cut my lunch short so I can leave work early, drive 20 minutes out of my way back home, and then race to the train station to pick up Ms. MGM, when I don't even know if they (below) will look good/fit/work with the dress I'm wearing tomorrow?

EDIT:
From a true friend: "no, they look super cute. boots are a tough fit sometimes, but try them on and don't race to pick me up!!!!!! i have a magazine"

free font friday - century gothic

Today's pick is one of my favorite sans serif fonts:

It's my go to font.  Like a little black dress (in my case, dark denim jeans) it goes with everything and can be dressed up or down.  Century Gothic is great for mellowing out a crazy script and complements most fonts extrememely well.  I used it in all lower case along side "CAC Lasko Even Weight" for baby shower invitations - can't wait to show those off!

In an article released today (it's kismet, I tell you!), switching from Arial to Century Gothic could use up to 30% less ink when printing emails.  Not only is it a great looking font, it's also saving the planet.  Can your favorite font do that?

my hutch, my lovely lady hutch... check it out!

Sorry, but I couldn't help myself with that BIP's reference.

It's late and I have many a papercut. My car is loaded up with half a dozen cake plates and lots and lots of pink.

I'm leaving the beast (below) in Andy's capable hands this weekend as I go back home.  It needs an electrical update, a few tacks, and some sanding.  There's also some laundry on his honey-do list, but I doubt it will interrupt his Battlefield time.

free font friday - pharmacy

From Harold's Fonts:

"PHARMACY was inspired by the sign at a local (Albany, NY) drugstore. Waiting at the red light, I'd often stared at the sign, admiring its jolly and curious mix of upper and lowercase, and of course the peculiar asymmetrical capital A."

Not sure which is weirder...

Coworker: Good morning, how are you?
Me: Fine, you? (thinking: crap! this was a set up)
Coworker: My back's acting up again and I haven't been sleeping well...
Me (pre coffee, still not thinking): I know what you mean.
Coworker: Really? You do?! (in a "this is some sort of contest" tone)
Me: Well, I had this horrible nightmare that the hotel I was staying in had a dead cat problem and I got moved from a 4th floor room to the first floor. Then a hurricane began flooding the hotel parking lot and washing cars into our hotel room. In addition to the possibility of drowning, now there were cars crashing into our room and crushing us with each ebb of the waves. All I kept thinking was, "if only I hadn't complained about those dead cats we'd probably survive on the 4th floor." Then I woke up drenched in sweat.
Coworker: Oh, yeah? I always dream about people from work, in a rotation - only one coworker per dream.
Me: You win.