Archive | December, 2009

Unsolicited Design Critiques

20 Dec

Unsolicited Design Critiques

I’m a bitch, and I have photos to prove it.

Every once in a while I get a flier from my apartment complex. The drill is largely the same every time. I come home to find a white piece of paper shoved in my doorjamb. The black text is always a generic font and it contains a general message about the property. This particular flier was special. (more…)

My Grandmother

18 Dec

My Grandmother

Last year, my grandmother died. I hadn’t seen her in nearly five years, hadn’t spoken to her in two. She’s slowly cut herself off from her daughter and by proxy her granddaughters. (more…)

My Thoughts on Follow Friday

18 Dec

My Thoughts on Follow Friday

Follow Friday is a practice that has gained quite a following on Twitter. What is Follow Friday, you ask? A nice, friendly definition can be found here, but I’ll excerpt it for you. (more…)

SwitchEasy

15 Dec

SwitchEasy

Bookmans recently added me to the iPhone club, which is awesome. Within the first few weeks, I’d managed to drop the thing. No harm was caused, but I did recognize my immediate need for a case for my new toy. (more…)

The Tea Set Saga

13 Dec

The Tea Set Saga

I have recently added a tea set to my gift list for 2009. And, sadly, I can say that this is because there has been another casualty in the Severance house. Tea sets do not live long under my roof, or so it seems. (more…)