Type - O.

Just to further reenforce what a graphic design geek that I really am, I passed by this tree after work and said to the other guys, "Look, it's Bodoni!"

Thank God they saw it too once I pointed it out....

The (Corvette) Summer Whirlwind.

Wow! What a busy time I’ve had over the past two weeks. It’s been a flurry of work on several levels, primarily because of the giant Customer Appreciation party that we had at work. It’s a three day event, which doesn’t sound like much, until you consider that it brings several thousand people into my place of employment and we have seminars, special shows, and even full blown concerts for them. It’s a pretty hectic lead up to get all of the prep work finished in time, and since I work in the graphics department, It’s a stressful time for us to get all of the last minute materials in order. But it’s all over now, and I’m planning to turn al of my focus towards my daughter’s annual Halloween party and our town’s trick-or-treat night. Yaaaay focus time!

Overheard Today.

I’m not really sure what this conversation was regarding, but I did hear the following phrase uttered by a gal and guy talking today:

Woman to a man: “Never underestimate the power of ice cream to a woman in heat.”

The Reverend's Haus of Ideas.

Reverend Ed got me thinking today. You know how I get several thousand hits per day on my Halloween webpages, right? Over the past three years, I have been writing tutorials on how to hand-made various halloween projects. I spend hours upon hours writing and photographing them to post on my pages for all to see. And all of these tutorials are given out freely to anyone who wants to read them.

What I am contemplating is to rewrite all of them so that they are grammatically correct, add the original high res photographs, and compile them into ebooks to sell for $10. Each book will have 21 projects (that’s less that 50 cents per project)! Hopefully the money could go towards buying me a new computer and/or offset some of my grandiose Halloween budget. But I kinda’ feel like I’m charging for something that should be given freely – a sharing of ideas.

But hey, even haunted house owners and mask makers are out to make money, right? That’s how our country works! Yeah, I think I’m going to do it!

Corpsification 101.

Ever want to make a truly creepy Halloween decoration for under $20? Then check out my new tutorial called Corpsification 101.

Seen and noted.

Timmaaaa sent in this photo along with the following email!

"Sign found in a Jimmy John's Men's restroom. Rough German translation: Please piss sitting!"

Proper care.

Sometimes I think that our legal system allows us to be a little lawsuit-happy. If it weren’t so easy to sue companies for frivolous things, we would have to put up with all of these crazy warning labels that tell us that coffee is hot and not to pour it on our crotch. It’s as if society as a whole slipped down a few rungs on the Darwinian ladder if you ask me.

I was reading a warning slip that was in a new no-spill drinking mug the other day and noticed how many of its instructions applied to caring for a child. Have you listened to the news lately? People have put babies in microwaves, left them unattended until they are malnourished, and the list goes on.

So maybe we need to pay a little less attention to the warning labels of our coffee mugs and focus a bit more on our children. It amazes me how the instructions for the mug also apply for taking care of a child. Here is a few of the instructions from the slip in the mug:

Recommended Care:
Wash all parts in warm soapy water only.
Hand wash only
Dishwasher may damage and greatly reduce the life of this product
Do not clean with bleach or cleansers containing chlorine
Do not overfill
Do not microwave
Do not place on stove top or other heating source

If these basic rules could be given to parents of newborns, perhaps some of these horrific “accidents” that we hear about on the news could be prevented. Should we as citizens take a stand?

Julie and John, setting in a tree...

My cousin Julie got married over the weekend. I don't know her husband John very well, but we certainly wish them the best! Here are a few shots from after the ceremony.

Insane in the membrane!

I've been eating at the same park for about two years now and it amazes me how I've never noticed this ride before. Just look at the psychotic “prison eyes” that this duck is shooting to onlookers. Is it just me, or does Donald have a striking resemblance to Charles Manson? Creepy!

The Power of Punctuation!

This ED ad was scanned in from the September American Profile newspaper. This ad actually conveys the power of proper punctuation.

Just look how adding an exclamation point changes the whole meaning of the ad!

As it occurs to me.....

Shouldn't the word “analyze” be synonymous with “sodomize”? Just from the root words, you'd think they'd be related, and somehow I guess they are. For instance, If you've ever been sodomized by your uncle as a kid, you'd probably need to be analyzed by a therapist later in life. Curious indeed.

A message from Schaljo:

John "Super-fan" Schaljo sent me this email about a My Space user group:

Schaljo writes: What the f is this?????

My Reply: I have no idea dude, but isn't it friggin' awesome? you are such a stud!

Just plain gross

I did quite a bit of work on the blow-molded skeleton over the holiday weekend. I think I made it totally disgusting! I love it and can't wait to see the look on the trick-or-treaters faces when they notice these creepy corpses!! It's cool to start with something so completely lame and making it scary as hell. Here are some before and after shots.