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I want to forget how conviction fits
but can I get out from under it?
Can I gut it out of me?
It can’t all be wedding cake
It can’t all be boiled away
I try but I can’t let go of it

Can’t let go of it.

Weekend nights too good to waste.

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This designer, Kristofer Delaney, spoke on campus yesterday. He graduated from MSUM in GD’ing and has gone on to do a ton of awesome @#$%@ (in a #$%@load of awesome places). Also awesome is the congregation of a bevy of students + young folks that are enthusiastic about design. We need more of that excitement business around here!
Alas, I’m working on a Friday night when at this age I should be out getting my dance/crunk on. Working for the weekend, or weekdays. Whhhhatever.

To-night!

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Tonight—or rather, this morning—I am working on design. Sigh. I’m ready to go home and eat a big bowl of cereal already, then catch a few sweet zZzzz’s. They are much-needed as I’ve been on my feet since 730am (it’s now 2am) and…and…wait for it…I begin working at my new j-o-b tomorrow! *Glamourous* Hah. Right.
This…this should be very interesting.
PS / I love the vision of someone letterpressing this poster in 1884. Such a beautiful craft that I hope to someday attempt…or just watch, always.

Today’s Lyrics

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As the sun is sinking low

and the evening’s tucked in tow

On the horizon, my true love I see.

—The Decemberists, ‘Bandit Queen’

She’s a jar
With a heavy lid
My pop quiz kid
A sleepy kisser
A pretty war
With feelings hid
She begs me not to miss her

She says forever
To light a fuse
We could use
A hand full of wheel
And a day off
And a bruised road
However you might feel
Tonight is real


—Wilco, ‘She’s a Jar’
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For the typefacers, the fontaholics, the indesigners and illustrators;
For the lovers, the documenters, the cmyk’ers, rgb’s, too;
For the palette pressers, swatch collectors, fillers, strokers, designing fools…
This goes out to you:

Want this tee in every color.