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|Mon, 08-26-2013 - 11:38pm
I apologize ahead of time. I may ramble. I am hurting and I don't want to anymore. 6 1/2 years later and I'm still living a pipe dream. In love with a man who doesn't feel the same. Although everyday I wish he would tell me he loves me and can't live without me, it will never happen. It's amazing sex and that is all. After 6 1/2 years it still is. But I'm a fool; that's all it is. He uses me as a means to an end. I always come when he calls or I contact him.
Like tonight. We were both free. I reached out to him. Why? He's been ignoring me. Usual for him. I wanted his attention and I got it. Everything was wonderful as usual. We cuddled and watched tv. I don't think he expected me to notice him texting another girl. Yes he has a girlfriend. But after all these years I'm still not special and just another lay. I know I'm married. And I don't expect him not to have a life, but it hurt. It hurt for me to see that. Reality struck and I couldn't say anything. I couldn't tell him how much it hurt. I asked what he was going and he didn't answer. There is so little respect there, he didn't even answer.
I cried all the way home. Not for having to leave this time, but because I feel so stupid and used. I knew this wasn't love but lust. I thought I could do it, no feelings, just sex. I can't. I get too wrapped up and the feelings for him just get in the way. We have been doing this for a year this time and it's the longest. I want to walk away. I want to stop obsessing over him. I want to stop giving him more than he's ever given me. I want to stop being his doormat. I want to walk away. I have for some time now and have felt that I couldn't. Can or can't, I need to.
I keep telling myself he isn't anything special. He's a loser. A loser who likes to play games. Yet I run to him like he's the answer to all I've ever asked for. I feel so dumb. I told myself all the way home that I can't go back again. i know I have to learn self respect and build my confidence. I just don't know how. But I do know it won't happen with him in my life.
|Tue, 08-27-2013 - 11:36pm
|Tue, 08-27-2013 - 11:33pm
|Tue, 08-27-2013 - 7:40pm
You can do this! You are a married woman. You can do this! You are his alternative, not his priority. You can do this!
When me and my now DH split up (I was tired of waiting for him to get D) I was going to put all over my house "He is married!" to remind me why I asked him to move out of my home.
You deserve to be someone priority!
You can do this...
Serenity CL making a second marriage work
|Tue, 08-27-2013 - 5:36pm
When we disrespect ourselves and our vows, our marriage, our spouse, our children by engaging in an affair, others simply follow our lead...there are plenty of people out there willing to exploit our weakness. There's not much respect going on in an affair. The disrespect stops when we end the affair...when we can start respecting ourselves again.
Keep on 'doing', Lostbutnotfound. Keep moving forward and away.
|Tue, 08-27-2013 - 12:13pm
|Tue, 08-27-2013 - 11:11am
You should end it the way it suits you best, BUT (and you had to know that was coming) by making the declaration, any further contact from him reinforces to you his disregard and disrespect AND there's no chance of him calling every so often, when he's feeling needy, and wondering and saying, "where are you?" 'what's up with you?", "why aren't you calling"...he'll know why from the get-go and therefore will not interrupt your recovery...kwim? Like I said, a short 'it's over for me...I will no longer being contacting you and do not contact me." Okay, enough on that. Oh, unless he's the kind of guy who will not contact you until you contact him, well then, a formal ending isn't necessary. Is that what happened over that three-year period? You had had enough and went NC and he never bothered to reach out?
Anywho, I know it hurts. The first days of NC are really hard, and I promise that with some time and distance things will get better. This pain is a healing pain with an end in sight. Staying in the affair is a pain that is constant and here to stay for as long as you are willing to accept it.
Stay on course by coming here for support, reading in the Healing Library, if you have a friend to confide in, that's great, seek counseling, check out the baggagereclaim site too.
Once you are through free falling from just the ending process alone, you can start replugging in to your reality and begin to address your whys...that's where a good therapist comes in handy :)
Keep posting in. I'm around..in and out...all day. Oh, and drink plenty of water to replenish those tears, let them flow, exercise some and be sure to eat right.
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|Tue, 08-27-2013 - 2:09am
Know thyself. He is not doing anything to you. It is you that has changed. Many people can compartmentalize their lives. It is human to have sexual desire for an excellent lover. But you are not able to do that and have a sexual friendship. It is no longer you. Nothing wrong at all. it just is. There is no negative but a process of self discovery. Now you understand something about yourself. That is good. You were not used. You did nothing wrong.
You are a human being. It is never negative to be human. It seem it is time to conclude this chapter and move on to the next with out rancor. It is not necessary to demean the experience to move on.
|Tue, 08-27-2013 - 1:26am
Hi Lostbutnot found
I'm sorry you are so upset. I'm glad you knew enough to come here and even more glad I stopped by to take a quick peak before hitting the sack :)
Ya know, I don't know why we women think we can keep our emotions in check when we become so intimate with a man. It takes a certain kind of woman who can do that...I have yet to meet one.
And no matter how much we think we understand it is just sex and we pretend we are okay with that, we are usually not. And when it turns out to be just sex for them, well, we feel used...when they were just playing the game we set up. And we can pretend we are all kinds of okey dokey with things, but we are only fooling ourselves. And to me, that is what affairs are all about for women...pretending...pretending that we don't wish it were more...and so the internal fight begins and eventually wears us down.
You sound worn down, but now resolved to end it.
Have you told him that you are through? It helps to make a formal ending so everyone is on the same page. I know you understand the concept of NC and how that works to protect yourself from further involvement and pain...I know you know this because I recognize your name ;)
So, I guess first things first. If you can keep your conversation short and sweet. No long drawn out, tearful goodbye. A simple 'I'm ending this relationship because I want to work on my marriage" is good. There's no wiggleroom...he can't argue with it. And you want to leave him with the idea that you are a woman of your word. And we always want to end things with grace and dignity. No yelling, no crying, no more talking about how they are not coming through. No nothin'. I'm sure you've already said it all.
Can you do that? And the sooner the better? It'll make you feel better taking the bull by the horns and you will feel empowered by being the one to end it...and then you're healing can begin. Believe me...when we are the ones to end it, it makes ending easier...easier in the sense that we don't have to deal with the rejection factor, which is a HUGE hurdle to overcome. I've seen people end their affair, feel empowered...fall back in, get dumped and spend too much time kicking themselves for not sticking to their guns the first time. I know I might be harping on this, but it is important to remember. BE THE ENDER.


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This is another illustration I did for the cover of Mundo Estranho. In this character, I tried to do a different design, less cute and more ugly, exploiting the naivete that tourists tend to have.
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Congratulations, TiagoHoisel!
On behalf of my fellow gallery moderators, I am happy to share the news that your beautiful creation was selected for the Daily Feature Award and is now in rotation on the front page of Shadowness!
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We are currently investigating a broad spectrum of topics in security, cryptography, and privacy. These topics range from fundamental research on privacy in the context of statistical databases to new systems mechanisms for realizing security in operating systems to mitigating and preventive measures against worms and viruses.
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Hand-made in America, MartinLogan Electrostatic Speaker Panels
Earlier this week I had the good fortune of visiting the headquarters of "The Great American Speaker Company" (and client) MartinLogan in the convivial and KU Jayhawk dominated city of Lawrence, Kansas. As a PR professional, there's simply no better way to learn about a brand's identity than to visit them on familiar turf. Unlike a trade show floor or other remote location, there's a certain level of comfort when you meet people in a familiar setting, enabling better communication and ultimately a better understanding of the brand and product lines.
PR folks often maintain contact with marketing representatives, but rarely have the option of communicating with engineers, sales, administration and other folks whose living is supported by the company. My visit not only gave me a better understanding of the MartinLogan technology, but also about their rich history and contributions to the audio industry as a whole. In PR, this is ammo for the pitching arsenal.
One opportunity I would've never had without visiting the Sunflower State is the chance to see how a MartinLogan electrostatic speaker panel, also called an ESL transducer, is constructed. Uniquely, it is still done by hand and requires precision and a proprietary process that includes stuff like plasma deposition, graphite slurry and charged Mylar-like film.
In order to understand the build process, it helps to understand how an electrostatic speaker works. I'm GREATLY oversimplifying here, but the basic principal is this: A layer of Mylar-like film about the width of a human hair is sandwiched between two sets of steel grills. When a charge is introduced, the electrical energy from the amplifier is transferred to mechanical energy via the motion of the ESL's diaphragm, causing the air pressure in a listening room to rise and fall exactly as the recorded music does. The sequence of rising and falling air pressure is picked up by your audio system and interpreted by your brain as sound.
Many MartinLogan customers use terms like more natural sounding or unmatched realism when describing the sound, because frankly, ESLs have a much different sound than any other cone or ribbon-based speaker. Why you ask? The patented electrostatic diaphragm is driven directly by charged electrons and is so ultra-thin that it weighs less than the air it moves. Such a low mass diaphragm is ultra-responsive allowing it to reproduce sounds at accuracy levels only associated with the finest audio equipment.
Speaker technology geek-out aside, let's dig into how an ESL panel is constructed. To be clear, this just covers the construction of the ESL panel, not the entire electrostatic speaker.
Step 1: Take the appropriate flat steel grill for the corresponding model and bend it to the appropriate curvature for ideal dispersion. (Note: bending machine is proprietary and doesn't like its picture taken.)
Step 2: Proprietary "spars" are attached at specific measurements on the grill which will both hold the Mylar-like film in place between the two panels while reducing resonance based on the uneven spacing of the spars. A Mathematical equation determines measurements to dictate where the spars are placed on each different speaker model. (NOTE: Not your mom's Mylar, the film MartinLogan uses actually goes through a process called "plasma deposition" which involves running the film through a special vacuum chamber that allows conductive molecules to become embedded, turning the film into a conductive material.)
Step 3: Using a special mounting table, the Mylar film is stretched across the front of the back panel and a roller is used to remove any wrinkles or imperfections.
Step 4: After being wiped down to remove any oil, dust or foreign particles, a conductive graphite slurry is wiped across the entire panel to fill micro-fractures which occur naturally during the stretching process.
Step 5: Wiring is attached to the ESL transducer where it will be sandwiched between the two panels. The simple wiring mechanism passes a positive charge through the diaphragm which causes motion based on the oppositely charged voltages passing through each grill causing the Mylar-like film to move and create sound.
Step 6: The top grill is aligned so the hundreds of holes from the top match perfectly with the bottom grill and the two panels are bonded together with the Mylar-like film sandwiched between.
Step 7: The panel is then placed in an airtight vacuum chamber and uniform pressure is applied to the entire panel to ensure the two panels are securely bonded.
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Step 8: Now that the grill is perfectly lined up and attached, the ESL panel is ready to be shipped as a replacement, installed in a new Electrostatic speaker or used as a bitchin' air guitar.
For 30 years, MartinLogan has built their ESL panels with handcrafted precision. As technology has become more sophisticated, some of the tools have changed, but the process and attention to detail have never wavered. After talking to Al (whose arms you see in almost all of the images) and some of the engineers, it's easy to see how MartinLogan has remained a force in the world of audio for over three decades.
A special thanks to Devin, Justin and the rest of the team at MartinLogan for making my visit a productive learning experience, on Valentine's Day no less. I look forward to future visit to Kansas.


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And while renowned experimental-psychedelic outfit Animal Collective didn't appear alongside the Foo's front man, that notion of a more collaborative (or, ahem, collective) approach to production was certainly echoed on AnCo's ninth studio album, Centipede Hz, released last September: With all four members temporarily returning to their native Baltimore for the writing process, Hz marked the first time in a over decade the band composed a record together in one room, previously relying on emails and infrequent meetings to structure their tracks.
Calling from his home in Lisbon, drummer/vocalist/solo virtuoso Panda Bear, AKA Noah Lennox, is a personable fellow to talk to, not unlike a favorite college roommate at 3 AM. We talked more about AnCo's latest studio effort, as well as updates in his solo work, current tour partner Dan Deacon, and his brief time spent at Boston University.
[Author's Note: Lennox made references to a restaurant supposedly called "Brookline Pizza." The Dig staff thinks he meant Village Pizza House in Brookline.]
Now that some time has passed, what do you think of Centipede Hz in terms of your other records? What's going to stick out to you the most?
NL: I feel like I'll take away the feeling of being in Baltimore for three months and we were kind of in a weird zone, musically. All being in the same room, playing every day for three months—just kind of how noisy and chaotic it all was, y'know? It got sort of mellowed out in the studio, and live I feel a lot more's going on that's clear-cut, but I'll definitely remember how chaotic everything was—but in a good way. I feel like we sort of set out to do that; it was kind of the point the entire time, and I guess you can say 'mission accomplished.'
And that sound's captured on the record?
Yeah. Some records, you have an idea going into it—some records for us, we had an idea going in, but it turned out differently during recording. But this one was pretty faithful as to what we originally wanted to do.
With [guitarist/vocalist] Deakin back in the mix, does the band want to write together more often like you did on Centipede?
I kind of feel like we'll go back to the way it was before, maybe something in-between. I feel like it's actually really advantageous for us just to do some work on our own first. Not like it was bad, like we had a bad time, but I feel like our meetings were a bit speedier when we've all done some prep work a little bit. So, just because we live so far away from each other, I feel like we'll probably go back to doing something like that, but at the same time, we haven't had any conversations about what we're going to do next—we're just kind of in the touring zone, y'know? That'll probably last throughout this year, and after that, we'll maybe talk about what we're going to do next.
That's pretty reflective of the digital age.
Yeah—I feel that we do, but not everybody has to ever get together. I could imagine making a record with somebody else where I was never actually in the same room as them.
Dan Deacon seems like a very like-minded musician. What prompted the group to tour with him now?
There were two links—One was obviously Baltimore. This guy Greg who used to do visuals for us the past year and a half of touring or so, he was buddies with Dan back in Baltimore, so we kind of got the personal link in that way. Also, Dave and Josh caught a show of his in Miami and were real psyched, and we asked him to do it. I'm pumped to see him—I've actually never seen a full set of his. There was one time I got to play with him at a festival, but due to schedules, I didn't get to see the show.
How was it working with Teengirl Fantasy on "Pyjama"? Do you tend to take any ideas from your solo work into the band, or are they two separate entities?
It's a little bit of both–I mean, I definitely feel like when someone asks me to do something on a track of theirs or wants to make something together, I want to approach it from their perspective a little bit, y'know? I feel like it's important to think about it a little bit more than you might making your own thing. But at the same time, I feel like making stuff on my own or making stuff with a group I don't love so well, or making stuff with Animal Collective, it's all part of the same kind of creative wave for me.
And that's why it's cool to do stuff with people you may not know so well–it kind of forces you into context or places that maybe you're not super familiar with.
Definitely a good place to learn some new things and try things that will hopefully serve you in the future.
I've seen them open a couple of times–they're pretty great live
Really nice dudes, too.
AnCo has always had a certain affinity with nature in its work. What keeps the group fascinated with that more than a decade on?
I feel like it's such a massive, complicated thing, y'know: Nature, with a capital 'N.' Sounds cheesy to say, but–you know what I mean, there's a crazy, complex universe out there, so it's just kind of endlessly entertaining and amazing—an endless form of inspiration, you can say. I feel like you'll get pretty diverse answers depending on who you ask in the band—more than a lot of things, we'll all have something pretty different to say about that. For example, I'm not much of a camper [laughs]
Do you think the bands' family lives have impacted the band creatively?
I think I probably do it way more than anybody else in the band, I would say. Not just family, but just kind of drawing from my experiences and sort of writing about that. I've just sort of found it difficult in the past to tell story with lyrics—I'm just not very good at it. More recently, I think that they're a bit more metaphorical. Before, the language used to be super direct, and I feel like I got tired of that a little bit or I want to say stuff that doesn't feel so inward, if you know what I mean? Having said that, I do feel that I was always trying to talk about things that were useful somehow, or could be meaningful to someone else besides me.
Have you been kicking around any new solo ideas following Tomboy?
I always go in to a tour feeling like I'm going to get a lot of work done, but I never do. I have been working on the next solo thing—pretty steady for about a year, I'd say. I think I'll play the first show for it in a couple month's time—and, gosh,
I don't want to give a definitive date on it, but I hope to have something out by the end of this year.
Any memories of Boston from your time at BU?
Yeah—something I really remember is the Boston Common and walking down–was it Newbury Street? Because I went to BU, I would always walk from the BU zone, down Newbury Street, towards the park and through Chinatown a little bit. I had a lot of memorable walks around there; I always thought it was a really sweet area.
I actually went to Emerson, so I was right across the street.
Do you remember Nino's Pizza? I know it was near Emerson, that's all I can remember. We used to always go there—just really monster slices of pizza. We used to go to [Village] Pizza, too; ordered from there all the time. They stiffed us once, though.
What happened?
I remember we went in there—we called to get a pizza and the dude was talking to some guy, who was like a friend of his, y'know? And it was so obvious that it was our pizza…and he looked at us, then he looked at his buddy, and he was like, "Oh, this one's yours, man." Me and my buddy Brian were like, "We're never going back to [Village] Pizza."
Aw, don't do that. College kids are the #1 source of revenue for pizza places.
Yeah, we went back like two days later. [laughs] No offense to [Village] Pizza. I'm sure they're good guys over there.
I remember taking the subway a lot, too. The first couple years I took the subway everywhere, and then the third year–I didn't graduate–I just walked everywhere. I walked to Cambridge all the time. We kind of lived in-between the Boston University zone and Cambridge that last year, but yeah, I just walked everywhere.
I never went to a Celtics game; I'm kind of bummed.
I actually lived down the street from the Garden last year, but it wasn't really in my budget to go, unfortunately.
I might go to one; think of it like going to a Neil Young show or something [laughs]. Do it once a year.
For a while there, Boston sports just owned everything. [But] even though I was in Boston, I never really latched on to any of their teams.
I wouldn't say there's a shortage of die-hard fans in New England.
Totally–and they like to talk about it. I have some Boston fan in-laws. (Elliot, if you're reading, what's up?) So is my sister, actually; they're out in Jamacia Plain. I remember it was always Fantasyland out there.Ⓧ
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According to the Christian Post, the latest version of the popular NIV Bible translation has had its verses on homosexuality reworded, making them clearer in denouncing the practice, according to Dr. Douglas J. Moo for Wheaton Collage, a theologian who helped with the translation says.
"The 1984 NIV rendering … did not make clear whether homosexual activity per se was being condemned or whether only certain kinds of 'offensive' homosexual activity was being condemned.," said Moo.
"The updated NIV makes clear that the Greek words here indicate any kind of homosexual activity. The updated NIV also reflects the fact that the key Greek word here refers to males."
According to Moo, other verses that were altered due to scholarship and to make the message clearer included Romans 1:26-27 and Leviticus 18:22.
In Romans 1:26, the verse "even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones," was changed to, "even their women exchanged natural sexual relations for unnatural ones." While in Leviticus 18:22, the verse "Do not lie with a man as one lies with a woman," was changed to, "Do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman."
One verse that appears to have been changed dramatically was 1Timothy 1:10, where the word "perverts" from the 1984 NIV was changed to "those practicing homosexuality."
"The same key Greek word used in 1 Corinthians 6:9 occurs here also, and so the reason for the change here was the same as the reason for the change in 1 Corinthians 6:9," said Moo.
The NIV 2011 version debuted amid controversy, with some Christian groups and individuals criticizing the translation for allegedly having too much "gender inclusive" language, similar to the TNIV translation of the Bible.
Last year, members of the Southern Baptist Convention and the Committee on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood criticized the edition, saying the 2011 NIV "cannot be considered sufficiently trustworthy in its translation of gender language."
It's too bad that some can't see that language changes in terms of gender usage… (I myself have done a change on this as it's been made clear to me that there is no dangerous liberal conspiracy at work) but that aside, I think the NIV 2011 is very trustworthy.
The revised translation also seems to make the Greek clearer on the issue at hand.
So it's really all about how some words written centuries ago in a different language are interpreted today by English speakers in the 21st century?
I smell religion.
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The Grabhorn Institute
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The Grabhorn Institute was formed in 2000 in order to preserve and perpetuate the use of one of the last integrated typefoundry, letterpress printing, and bookbinding facilities as a living museum and educational center. A nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, it is the owner of Arion Press and M & H Type.
Grabhorn Benefit Dinner with Artist Ed Ruscha
April 23, 2013 is the date of the Grabhorn Institute Annual Spring Benefit Dinner with artist Ed Ruscha as an honored guest. In the gallery at Arion Press, with cocktails, tours of the production facility, and a sit down dinner. Tables at $15,000, $10,000, and $5,000. Individual tickets at $500 (program listing) and $300. Read more and reserve online.
In December 2007, the non-profit Grabhorn Institute assumed stewardship of the fine printer and publisher Arion Press and the typecasting and typesetting business M & H Type. The three branches are co-occupants of the letterpress printing facility in the Presidio National Park in San Francisco and are open to the public Monday through Friday. The combined operation has a staff of fifteen. Of their total revenues, 32 percent is contributed income from Grabhorn Institute supporters and 68 percent is earned income from publishing, printing and design commissions, type sales, and related services. The 2011/2012 budget for Grabhorn Institute-sponsored public programs in preservation and education was $386,712.
Programs: Exhibitions, Tours, Grabhorn Fellows, Apprenticeships, Events, Lectures
The historic printing facility, located in the national park in the Presidio, is open free to the public Monday through Friday (10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) for gallery exhibitions. See Exhibitions.
Public demonstration tours of the letterpress printing shop, bookbindery, and typefoundry are held every Thursday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. or by prior arrangement. Tours last approximately an hour and a half. There is a charge of $10.00 per person, with special rates for groups and evening hours. For reservations call the Grabhorn Institute at (415) 668-2548 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
Grabhorn Fellows
e-mail Summer program for college book arts students scheduled for August 2012.
The Grabhorn Institute paid apprenticeship programs are designed for those interested in career training and not for a temporary or transitional experience. They provide training in the crafts of typography, letterpress printing, bookbinding, and type casting. Apprentices learn while working on book publishing projects, contract jobs, and type production. Work is full-time and vacation and health insurance are provided.
Arion Press is accepting applications at this time. Please send a one page letter and CV by post or email.
We wish we could accommodate all the talented and dedicated people who would like to come here to learn book making with us. Currently, we have two apprentices and two journeymen who have completed apprenticeships in the type foundry and two journeymen in the bindery who also completed apprenticeships. These people are also receiving training in the composing room and pressroom from a typographer/printer. We have a master typecaster and a master bookbinder, both part-time, who continue training in their departments. If you should come to San Francisco, we would be happy to meet you and show you the facility during one of our weekly public tours on Thursday afternoons at 3:30 by reservation. The charge is $10 per person.
Events & Lectures
For a full listing of Grabhorn Institute lectures and other events, please see our Events page. Also see photos of recent events.
Events take place in the gallery and frequently sell out. Please call or email to make a reservation.
Through August 30, 2013: Jim Dine's Biotherm: Photogravures on the Frank O'Hara Poem. Artist Jim Dine's interpretation of Frank O'Hara's famous poem, Biotherm, pays homage to the last long work by O'Hara, whose accidental death at age forty deprived America of one of its most innovative poets. Also on view are books and prints by Julie Mehretu, Kiki Smith, Raymond Pettibon, William T. Wiley, and Michael Kenna.
June 27, 2013: Reading by Poet Bill Berkson at 6 pm. Poet Bill Berkson reads from Frank O'Hara's poem, Biotherm, in connection with an exhibit of the Arion Press edition and the series of large photogravures made by Jim Dine, who knew both poets in New York in the 1950s. O'Hara's poem is dedicated to Berkson, who wrote a guide to the references in the poem included in the Arion Press edition. The reading is 6 pm, with a cocktail reception beginning at 5 pm. (Please note change of date.)
June 15, 2013: Arion Press Spring Open House and Sale. The Press is open for a sale and tours on from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. We only do this twice a year. Please tell your friends about this unusual opportunity to visit the Press on a weekend day. Join us for a gallery display of Arion books, prints, broadsides, photographs and posters, including special sale items. Tours of the typefoundry, press room, and bindery are at noon and 3 p.m. Refreshments will be served.
May 8 - June 3, 2013: Exhibition of Arion Press / Wendy Artin watercolors of Greek and Roman statuary for the new Arion Press edition by Seamus Heaney, Stone from Delphi, at the American Academy in Rome.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013: Grabhorn Institute Annual Spring Benefit Dinner. Special guest Ed Ruscha, the revered LA artist known for his paintings of words and letter forms, as well as making his own books. At the Arion Press, with cocktails, tours of the production facility, and a sit-down dinner. Read more: Benefit Dinner details and reservations.
Through April 19, 2013: Mark Ulriksen Exhibit. Egg tempera paintings by Mark Ulriksen for the Arion Press edition of A Day in the Bleachers are on display and for sale in the Arion Press Gallery. A Day in the Bleachers, by Arnold Hano, is the classic account of the Giant's victory in the 1954 World Series, including Willie Mays' famous "catch".
Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at 6:00 p.m.: San Francisco artist Mark Ulriksen gives an illustrated talk, "Under the Covers," on his political and sports illustrations for The New Yorker. Reception at 5 p.m. Talk at 6 p.m. RSVP: 415-668-2542 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Sponsored by National Endowment for the Arts and the Grabhorn Institute.
Through Feb. 28, 2013: Exhibition of Wendy Artin watercolors of Greek and Roman statuary for the new Arion Press edition by Seamus Heaney, Stone from Delphi. Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012 at 6:00 p.m.: "Media inventor" Robin Sloan reads from his debut novel, Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, his well-reviewed tale of books, code-breaking, data visualization, young love, typography, and the meaning of life — mostly set in a hole-in-the-wall San Francisco bookstore. Reception at 5 p.m. Talk at 6 p.m. Book signing to follow. November 27. RSVP: 415-668-2542 or email@example.com. Sponsored by National Endowment for the Arts and the Grabhorn Institute.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011, 6:00 p.m.: How Music Looks: The Printed Page a talk by composer and scholar Charles Boone about revolutionary ideas, beginning in the late 1950s, about the relation of musical notation to the music it represents. Sound and visual examples will abound. Reception beginning at 5p.m.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011, 6:00 p.m.: Screening of the documentary film Making Faces: Metal Type in the 21st Century. Making Faces is a fascinating design documentary by Richard Kegler that captures the personality and work process of the late Canadian graphic artist and type designer Jim Rimmer (1931-2010). 45 minutes.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011, 6:00 p.m.: "Charlotte Salomon's Life or Theater?: A Multimedia Artists' Book," a talk by Stanford visiting professor Mary Felstiner on the life of this Nazi-era artist. Working at a feverish pace over two years, the 24 year old refuge documented her Berlin girlhood of the 1920s and 1930s in 1,300 paintings combining image, texts, and musical notation. Three hundred paintings are on view at the Contemporary Jewish Museum through July 31. Felstiner is the world authority on Charlotte Salomon and was awarded the American History Association Award for her 1994 biography of the artist. A reception begins at 5 p.m. RSVP required: (415) 668-2548 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Sponsored by the Grabhorn Institute with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011, 6:00 p.m.: Poet and translator Robert Pinsky. A reading from his recent work and historical selections by former United States Poet Laureate and author of the current Salon "Poem of the Month" feature. RSVP required: (415) 668-2548 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Charge at the door: $10 per person. Refreshments from 5:00 p.m. Sponsored by the Grabhorn Institute with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011: Grabhorn Institute Annual Spring Benefit Dinner. Special guests will be photographer Michael Kenna and Dallas art collector Marguerite Hoffman. In the gallery at Arion Press, with cocktails, tours of the production facility, and a sit down dinner. For ticket prices and details: call the Grabhorn Institute at (415) 668-2548 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com, or read more about the special guests and the benefit and reserve online.
Thursday, March 10, 2011, in New York City: Exhibition "A Landmark Don Quixote: Books, Prints, Drawings for the Arion Press 2010 edition with artist William T. Wiley," The Queen Sofia Spanish Institute, 684 Park Avenue, New York. Opening reception, 5 to 8:30 p.m., and lecture, 6 p.m., with William T. Wiley, translator Edith Grossman, and publisher Andrew Hoyem. Exhibition runs through April 20. Lecture RSVP required: email@example.com. Co-sponsored by the Americas Society.
Friday, February 25, 2011, 5:00 to 7:30 p.m.: "ARTseed Students Interpret Don Quixote" Reception and exhibition of work by students from diverse San Francisco backgrounds at the Presidio 2010 summer art camp run by ARTseed. After watching the Arion Press production of its edition of Don Quixote, students made their own Quixote-inspired collages, prints, and puppets on display here. RSVP required: (415) 668-2548 or email@example.com. Sponsored by the Grabhorn Institute with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010:"Sidney Paget's Sherlock Holmes: Conversation with the Collector" on Tuesday, October 26, 2010. Book collector Glen Miranker will discuss Paget and his association with The Strand Magazine, Sherlock Holmes, and Arthur Conan Doyle. The talk begins at 6 p.m., with refreshments from 5 p.m. RSVP required: (415) 668-2548 or email@example.com. Sponsored by the Grabhorn Institute with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Monday, October 4, 2010: "The King James Bible and the Resonance of American Prose (Melville to Hemingway and Faulkner, Cormac McCarthy and Marilynne Robinson)", a talk by Robert Alter, Professor of Hebrew and Comparative Literature, University of California, Berkeley. Alter is author of The Bible as Literature and translator of Genesis, Psalms, and Daniel. Monday October 4, 2010, 6:00 p.m. Refreshments from 5:00 p.m. RSVP: 415-668-2548 or email@example.com. Robert Alter's Pen of Iron: American Writers and the King James Bible available to be signed. Sponsored by the Grabhorn Institute with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010: Exhibition and Reception for Grabhorn Fellows. 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Artist books by the 2010 Fellows will be displayed in the gallery, with a program of comments by the student artists.
Tuesday, April 27, 6:30 p.m. Grabhorn Institute Spring Benefit Dinner with guest of honor Julie Mehretu. Acclaimed American artist Julie Mehretu will be honored at the annual dinner benefiting the non-profit Grabhorn Institute on April 27 at Arion Press. The Benefit is a sit-down dinner for 140 held here in the Arion Press gallery, preceded by cocktails in the pressroom and tours of the production areas. It is known for the excellence of the food and wine, the wit of the artist's remarks, and the brevity of other speeches. For reservations or information call the Grabhorn Institute at (415) 668-2548 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com, or read more about the artist and the benefit and reserve online.
Friday, April 30: Jungian analyst John Beebe and others from the San Francisco Jung Institute on "Publishing Jung's Red Book after Nearly a Century". Co-sponsored by the Grabhorn Institute and the National Endowment for the Arts. Seating is limited; more information will be posted.
Monday, March 1, 2010. Celebrating the publication of Don Quixote, illustrated by William T. Wiley, with a cocktail reception and a slide lecture on illustrated editions of Cervantes by Dr. Charles Faulhaber, Director of the Bancroft Library: "The Iconography of Don Quixote: A Tour of 350 Years of Printing History", and remarks by artist William T. Wiley. Talk and exhibit supported by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Gleeson Library at the University of San Francisco.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010. Celebrating Lewis Mitchell, Master Typecaster, on his sixty years of employment at Mackenzie & Harris, aka M & H Type, from 5:30 to 7:30. Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres in the type foundry and pressroom; 1802 Hays Street, The Presidio, San Francisco. Co-sponsored by the Grabhorn Institute and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Monday, October 26, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Eric Karpeles, artist and author of the acclaimed new study Paintings in Proust, will give an illustrated talk entitled "My Book is a Painting: How Paintings Informed the Making of Proust's Great Novel". Refreshments at 5:00 p.m., talk at 6:00. Seating is limited, so reserve early. R.S.V.P. 415-668-2548 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Sponsored by the Grabhorn Institute with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Monday, September 21, 5:00 p.m. Inner Light Books publisher Charles Martin talk, "Quaker Publishing: Reviving Lost Classics for the 21st Century". Inner Light Books publishes books by and about Quakers and books that examine Quaker values. Reception at 5:00 p.m., talk at 6:00 p.m. Sponsored by the Grabhorn Institute with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Friday, August 14, 5:00 p.m. Closing reception and exhibition for the 2009 Grabhorn Fellows, a group of ten outstanding book arts students from around the country, selected by the College Book Art Association. Held concurrently with an exhibition and discussion of the Fellows' artist books in the gallery.
Wednesday, April 22, 6:00 p.m. Grabhorn Institute Spring Benefit Dinner with guest of honor Stephen Shore. The annual benefit is a sit-down dinner in the Arion Press gallery, preceded by cocktails in the pressroom and tours of the production areas. This year's guest of honor was renowned New York photographer Stephen Shore. In 2004, Shore illustrated the Arion Press edition of Edith Wharton's The Age of Innocence with thirty-four photographs.
Wednesday, March 11, 5:00 p.m. Talk by noted historian Fred Kaplan, "Abraham Lincoln as a Writer". Professor Kaplan is the biographer of Mark Twain and Henry James and the author of the recent Lincoln: The Biography of a Writer, which is cited as among the latest reading of President Obama. Reception at 5 p.m., talk at 6 p.m. Celebrating the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth. Sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Book Club of California, and the Brick Row Book Shop.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009, 6:00 p.m. Book artist and cultural critic Johanna Drucker on "Writing as a Printer, Printing as a Writer". Drucker is the Bernard and Martin Breslauer Professor of Bibliography at UCLA. Her scholarly work includes Sweet Dreams: Contemporary Art and Complicity (2005) and Graphic Design History: A Critical Guide, with Emily McVarish (2008). On display will be a number of Drucker's artist's books with her own writing and images. Sponsored by the Grabhorn Institute with support from the Book Club of California and the National Endowment for the Arts.
2008 Grabhorn Events
Tuesday, December 9, 2008, 5:00 p.m. Celebrate the 400th anniversary of John Milton's birthday (9 December 1608 - 8 November 1674). At 6:00, Andrew Hoyem gives a lecture on "Milton's Paradise Lost Regained". An exhibition of early and special editions of Paradise Lost, Milton's great work, will include the Baskerville edition as well as the Arion Press typographic limited edition, with commentaries by Blake scholar Robert N. Essick and Milton scholar John Shawcross, and accompanied by our William Blake portfolio. Sponsored by the Grabhorn Institute with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Sunday, October 12, 2008, 6:00 p.m. Novelist Diane Johnson signs and reads from her latest book, Lulu in Marrakech. Johnson is the author of the introduction to the Arion Press edition of The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton. Sponsored by Dutton Books.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008, 6:00 p.m. Double-feature screening of legendary films of plays by Samuel Beckett.
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008, 6:00 p.m. William Stout on "Collecting Frank Lloyd Wright", an informal talk by architect and publisher William Stout, with a viewing of rare items from his personal collection of books and graphics by and about Wright. Sponsored by the Grabhorn Institute with support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Book Club of California. See event photos.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008, 6:00 p.m. The annual Grabhorn Institute Spring Benefit Dinner. With honored guest William T. Wiley, who has upcoming retrospectives at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., and at the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts at the Legion of Honor in San Francisco. See also the special offering of Wiley prints and a drawing.
Tuesday, February 26, 6:00 p.m. Helvetica screening. The documentary by Gary Hustwit, released in 2007 to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the type's introduction. Supported by the Book Club of California, the San Francisco Center for the Book and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Friday, January 4, 2008, 5:00 p.m. The premier showings of The Household of Robert Duncan and Jess: An Intimate Portrait of a Legendary Home, a documentary by Christopher Wagstaff and David Fratto, and an excerpt from Peekaboo Flicks, home movies made by Jess, 1981-91. Sponsored by the Grabhorn Institute with support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Book Club of California.
2007 Grabhorn Events
September 10, 2007, 6:00 p.m. Printing by R. R. Donnelley is the subject of a talk and display. Chicago printing scholar Kim Coventry gives an illustrated talk on the history of R. R. Donnelley, founded 140 years ago and now the nation's largest printing operation, as part of the Grabhorn Institute Lecture Series.
Wednesday, August 15, 2007, 5:00 to 7:30 p.m. Opening reception for the exhibit "Pj's on the Qt: selected Tangrams / more pieces to the puzzle". Tangram is the limited edition press of Jerry Reddan, longtime printer for Arion Press, and has published many wonderful small books of poetry and prose by prominent writers including Jim Dodge and Barry Lopez. The exhibition is sponsored by the Grabhorn Institute and supported by The Book Club of California and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Tuesday, May 22, 2007, 6:00 p.m. Award-winning author Adam Hochschild with an illustrated talk entitled "Twelve Men in a Print Shop", marking the two hundredth anniversary of Britain's abolition of the slave trade. The abolition campaign was launched in James Phillips's print shop in George Yard, London, on May 22, 1787, an event not seen in the anniversary film Amazing Grace. Adam Hochschild is author of Bury the Chains, winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History, and the PEN USA Literary Award for Research Non-Fiction. His appearance is sponsored by the Grabhorn Institute, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Book Club of California, the English-Speaking Union, and PEN USA.
Tuesday April 24, 2007, 6:00 p.m. The Grabhorn Institute Spring Benefit Dinner. Guest of honor: artist John Baldessari. A celebration benefiting the Institute's programs in the history of printing, the art of the book, preservation, and education, including apprenticeships in typecasting, printing, and bookbinding.
March 19 to April 18, 2007. "Jill Oriane Tarlau: Embroidered Bindings." An exhibition of 22 bindings using rare and luxurious materials by internationally renowned bookbinder Jill Tarlau. Sponsored by the Grabhorn Institute and the Book Club of California with support from the National Endowment of the Arts.
Apprenticeship Program
The Grabhorn Institute supports two apprenticeship programs for Arion Press and M & H Type, which provide training in the crafts of typography, letterpress printing, bookbinding, and type casting. These programs are designed to lead to long-term employment. Apprentices learn while working on publishing projects, contract jobs, and production for the two divisions. Read more.
Grabhorn Institute Background
San Francisco is home to a rare survivor from the era of printing from metal: a complete, traditional bookmaking facility that includes the last fully functioning typefoundry in the nation. It is one of the few places in the world where one can see, under one roof, the entire process by which a book is made: from design, casting of type, printing, illustration, and binding. It is comprised of two entities, the Arion Press, a leader in the contemporary fine-press movement that traces its lineage back to 1920 and the illustrious Grabhorn Press, and M & H Type, begun in 1915 with equipment that came to San Francisco for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, some still in operation.
Together, Arion Press and M & H Type employ skills and equipment from every era of printing, but especially letterpress printing. Much of the equipment is of historic value: Monotype typecasting machines, twelve printing presses, a full book bindery, and a vast collection of typefaces and tools passed down from such illustrious San Francisco printers as John Henry Nash and the brothers Edwin and Robert Grabhorn. This equipment is still working and in use.
Such an assemblage of tools, type, and equipment, if dispersed, could
never be reassembled. Yet dismantling this facility seemed inevitable in
1999, when Arion Press and M & H Type lost the lease on a 10,000 square-foot space on Bryant Street in the South-of-Market area,
a result of the influx of dot-com companies into San Francisco. While the business revenue was sufficient to continue publishing activities in smaller quarters,
it was not sufficient to re-house the entire historic factory and to keep it intact in the decades to come. These preservationist responsibilities required ongoing
public support.
Therefore, the nonprofit Grabhorn Institute was formed in 2000 to preserve this historic printing resource and ensure its continued use for the benefit of society. Its immediate objectives were support for the move to new quarters in the Presidio of San Francisco and configuring the building to allow public access while setting up an organizational and financial structure for public programs at the facility. Its ultimate objective continues to be the facility's evolution into an educational and cultural center and a living, working museum.
We were extremely fortunate in being chosen as a cultural tenant at the new national park in the Presidio of San Francisco. An architecturally striking 1928 industrial building was renovated for our operation. It is the Presidio's steam plant near the park entrance at Lake Street and 15th Avenue. Our move there began in February 2001 and brought us within a mile of the spot where some of our vintage typecasting equipment was first displayed at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition of 1915. As a cultural tenant, we are expected to invite public access. In turn, the Presidio's publications and public relations operations promote the cultural and educational activities at our facility.
Federal Recognition
In November 2000, our historic assemblage of equipment was designated by the National Trust for Historic Preservation as part of "the nation's irreplaceable historical and cultural legacy" under its Save America's Treasures program. We share this honor with such significant Bay Area sites as the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park, the stained glass windows in Grace Cathedral, and the Angel Island Immigration Station. This designation has encouraged widespread support for the Grabhorn Institute.
According to National Trust president Richard Moe, "While preservation has traditionally focused on historic buildings and sites, the Save America's Treasures program encompasses culturally diverse documents, artifacts, and even industrial equipment, such as the recent official project designation for the Grabhorn Institute's hot-metal typecasting and letterpress printing operation. Few such operations exist today, and it richly deserves the visibility that the Save America's Treasures program will bring." Moe added that it is "especially gratifying to learn that [the Grabhorn Institute] will now be housed in the historic Presidio."
Legal Charter
The Grabhorn Institute received its nonprofit 501(c)(3) designation from the Internal Revenue Service in November 2000. Its tax identification number is 94-3363125. It is named in honor of the Grabhorn brothers, Edwin and Robert, who established their press in San Francisco in 1920 and were the most prominent fine printers in the country for more than forty years.
Management Profile
Andrew Hoyem, Ex-officio
Philip Bowles, Chairman and Director
Diana Ketcham, Secretary and Director
William P. Barlow, Jr., Treasurer and Director
Nancy Abbey, Director
William T. Buice, III, Director
Leslie Berriman, Director
Kevin King, Director
Helyn MacLean, Director
Wilhelm Oehl, Director
Paul L. Wattis III, Director
Roselyne C. Swig, Director Emeritus
Diana Ketcham, editorial and program director
Lyssa Black, office manager and bookkeeper
Gerald Reddan, master printer and typographer
Lewis Mitchell, master typecaster
Leif Erlandsson, master bookbinder
Blake Riley, printer
Sarah Songer, bookbinder
Rochelle Youk, apprentice bookbinder
Brian Ferrett, typecaster
Christopher Godek, apprentice typecaster
Mark Sarigianis, apprentice typecaster
Thomas Gladysz, sales and marketing
Kaelyn Davis, administrative assistant
The Grabhorn Institute is a nonprofit organization that was formed in 2000 for the purpose of preserving and continuing the use of one of the last integrated typefoundry, letterpress printing, and bookbinding facilities, and operating it as a living museum and educational and cultural center. As a 501(c)(3) organization, contributions are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law. To make a secure online donation now, please click here, or you may print, fill out, and mail in a contribution form with your donation.
Building 1802 in the Presidio is marked on the map below in yellow. Click on the map for a larger view or click here for a map of the entire Presidio (note: this map does not reflect current construction).
Directions: We are located just inside the Presidio entrance on 14th Avenue off of Lake Street, on the Richmond/Sea Cliff southern side of the Presidio. Once inside the entrance, proceed to the stop sign in front of the Public Health hospital. To the right of the hospital is a tall smokestack, which is Arion Press, building 1802. Turn right at the stop sign onto Wedemeyer and follow the road up and around to the left, where it becomes Hays Street. Parking is available in front of our building and around the small public park on Brown Street and Belles Street (see map).
From downtown: Go west on California Street to Fifteenth Avenue, turn right and continue across Lake Street, enter the Presidio, and proceed as above.
For questions, suggestions, or to discuss making a contribution to the Grabhorn Institute, please contact Andrew Hoyem or Diana Ketcham at:
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Over 40 children were treated at the Foundation for Children's Dental Health Clinic on June 2, 2007 and 18 children received additional care on June 16, 2007. For the first time in its history, the foundation teamed up with local dentist to provide six-month follow up care to children previously treated at the foundation's sponsored Mobile Dental Clinic in October 2006 in Newhall.
Clinic participants received a consultation, cleaning and oral hygiene education. This clinic came as a result from the last Mobile Dental Clinic in October 2006; at that clinic we treated 101 children and they were some of the worst cases we had seen to date.
"Due to the high cost of medical and dental benefits, many of our local children are silently suffering of dental disease. It is evident that children are not practicing good oral hygiene habits or getting routine check ups," commented Foundation Director Ericka Watson.
Children who were previously treated by the Foundation for Children's Dental Health in October 2006, resurfaced as needing urgent dental care. Parents and children reported that the only treatment received was by the foundation through a Mobile Dental Clinic.
According to a study conducted by The Dental Health Foundation approximately 175,000 children in California are in need of urgent dental care.
The mission of the Foundation for Children's Dental Health's is to provide free dental care to our local school children who are from low income families and do not have the resources to obtain the care otherwise.
Dental disease affects children socially, emotionally, and physically. Recently, a 12-year-old boy in Maryland died due to an abscessed tooth. Due to a lack of resources and care, the young boy died from the bacteria that spread to his brain.
Dental disease is a preventable disease and we want to prevent that from ever happening to one of our Santa Clarita children.
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Child Iron Man 3 Costume (ref: 75415)
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Dress your son up as his favourite superhero with our Child Iron Man 3 Costume! The printed outfit looks fantastic and is an impressive recreation of Tony Stark's Mark 17 "Heartbreaker" suit.
Costume includes:
- Printed jumpsuit
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The Child Iron Man 3 Costume includes a red and gold jumpsuit with printed titanium platings and an 'arc reactor' on the chest.
Also included is a red and gold mask that covers the face.
Party themesIron Man 3
Tagschild super herosuper heroiron manfilm
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The master's program in Counseling for Mental Health and Wellness is designed to provide education and clinical training that prepare students to become licensed mental health professionals.
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Pollipò goes for round
Tortoiseshell hues to gratify a yen for beautiful objects
Round shapes take a decisive stance in the Pollipò collections and gratifies a yen for beautiful objects.
An amber version of tortoiseshell hues in the magically fascinating iconic style that dreams are made of.
Round sun and vision prêt-à-porter eyewear in handcrafted acetate for seeing and smiling.
But there's more. Round is beautiful, it conveys harmony and elegance, a choice that triumphs over conformism in the new season's fashions.


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I'm now 24. I got a blue flannel shirt (real warm), a camo hoodie with so many pockets which are deep, a lantern like lamp, slippers, & a $25 Bestbuy e-gift card from Facebook. I can use it online but I have to pay shipping since I can't go past $25 or even too it. I've deiced to get Dragonforce The Power Within cd along with either DF Ultra Beatdown or Megadeth The World Needs a Hero. DF TPW is $11.99 with the other two are $6.99. There's also tax. I'd have maybe a few cents left over. Oh well. I'm going to decide which to get later. Leaning towards Megadeth since I like that album.
Did some trophy cleanup from my unfinished games. Got to level 50 online in BB CS with some boosting. Took 3 days and was worth t but also not worth it. I also managed to fight someone rank 1 (maybe higher) for the trophy associated with it and did 160 missions. Can't get to 320. Last I beat the boss at level 999 in BS CSE. Started at depth 1 just to see how far I could get and maybe some money or items. Ended up beating it. Got some good items. I may try to complete the shop one day.
Nice to have my games out of the way so I can focus on other things. My writings in particular.


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Sigur Ros is kind of in that gray area I guess. Mono was incredible when I saw them in '09, but definitely a tier below Godspeed and Mogwai. Far better than Explosions, though.
Sigur Ros is kind of in that gray area I guess. Mono was incredible when I saw them in '09, but definitely a tier below Godspeed and Mogwai. Far better than Explosions, though.
12/22 - Beachwood Sparks, et al - Echoplex
12/30 - Together Pangea - Echo
1/10 - Flesh Eaters - Echoplex (?)
1/20 - Guster - HOB Anaheim (?)
1/29 - Patti Smith - Ace (?)
last.fm, if you care
Twitter, if you dare
sigur ros is not post-rock.
set times for the OF Carnival tomorrow:
Carnival Stage-
Taco (DJ set) - 4:30pm
Action Bronson - 5:15pm
Casey Veggies - 6:15pm
The Internet - 7:15pm
Club Nokia-
Odd Future - 9:45pm
Trash Talk – 11pm
EDIT: FYI there are problem going to be either no or VERY few other things that are equivalent to the Tupac thing. that was months and months of intensive work and a lot of money for a a couple minutes of footage. It's a tremendous amount of work that isn't going to add up to enough in profits for anyone in the end.
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12/4/14 - Angel Olsen @ El Rey // 12/10/14 - Tune-Yards/Cibo Matto @ Wiltern
The tupac was an old magic trick called a peppers ghost. Disney uses it in the haunted mansion ride. You know, when the ghosts are dancing in the ballroom.
Conor Oberst @ Bass Concert Hall - 9/25/2012 setlist
The Big Picture (Bright Eyes song)
Arienette (Bright Eyes song)
First Day of My Life (Bright Eyes song)
Common Knowledge
Lenders in the Temple (Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band song)
Ten Women
Classic Cars (Bright Eyes song) (with Ben Kweller)
Cape Canaveral (with Ben Kweller)
Ladder Song (Bright Eyes song)
You are Your Mother's Child
Southern State (Bright Eyes song)
At The Bottom Of Everything (Bright Eyes song)
White Shoes (Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band song)
Shell Games (Bright Eyes song)
Laura Laurent (Bright Eyes song) (with Ben Kweller)
An Attempt to Tip the Scales (Bright Eyes song) (with Ben Kweller)
Make War (Bright Eyes song) (with Ben Kweller)
Milk Thistle (False start, Conor decided not to play this song)
Lua (Bright Eyes song)
Temple show
Church show (I was filming this behind the soundboard because we were all smoking a bowl before this song haha. Good memories!)
Oh, so many great bright eyes songs. I'm gana see this for sure. Thank you
I cannot wait. Doing the 9:15pm 21+ showing of Looper at Arclight and then heading straight to Mount Analog.
white power?!
I don't understand your question. Are you referring to a separate show than the one at Mount Analog?
white power?!
show is not at mount analog. it is somewhere in LA. also i have one extra ticket that i would let go of for $15. my girlfriend bailed on me once she saw the set times. PM me if you want it!
oh wow. I haven't been paying attention.
white power?!
You have to email them at firstname.lastname@example.com to ask for the location/RSVP. I have the location but they were very specific about not sharing it publicly so I won't post it here. If anyone doesn't get a reply and is going you can PM me.
Fuck! Already so many people! Leaving soon to catch Foo Fighters who should be on at 7 I hear...then Crazy Horse!!! Double dipping later to Radio City for Jack White. I heard all female band played last night in Boston so all male band tonight???
Stream Global Festival here: http://screen.yahoo.com/global-citizen-festival/
So Odd Future are in ventura tonight. I like them enough and am familiar. It's a plus if Earl plays with them!(does he?) worth going?
Russian Circles supported by Eagle Twin tonight.
Defeater Wednesday.
Nick Offerman tonight! Will be dining on bacon to celebrate.
Pemberton (7/18-20) ~ FYF (8/22-23)
Anyone going to Andy Stott who wants to say hi feel free. I'm here wearing a purple shirt.
Wow haha. Jack White played for under an hour (with all male band) and left the stage with no encore. Crowd waited for about 20-30 minutes afterwards to see if he would come back....people were pissed! By the way, Jack told the crowd in the beginning, "Jesus Chris, is this an NPR convention?" haha so maybe he was pissed off from the beginning! I heard from someone that he wasn't happy with the sound but from where I was sitting, it sounded great!
ps Neil young & crazy horse rocked!
If anyone wants to see Wilco at the Bowl tomorrow, I'll sell my $50 tickets at $30 each. Section J2. I just really need to get rid of them.


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Blurty for crazy of a thousand breeds!.
|Thursday, December 18th, 2003
|holy cow! I'm on LJ now!! LIKE EVERYONE ELSEE!!! XD
|Monday, November 10th, 2003
Shizzers, man. I was all gung-ho on Friday about this long weekend, but it reeeally blew. I want to get out more, but I hate not being to drive a car. It's not reasonable to take it out so much, anyways. Gas is expensive, I don't help pay for it, I'm nearly broke, and I don't have anyone to go watch bands with me. ... well I can think of a few people, but I don't think they dig the same kinds of music that I do. I want to hear oldschool blues, and I don't think anyone that I know of digs it, which really has me blue sometimes. (Har.)
Damn. I'll just have to go by myself, I guess. Geez. It's not like I know where to get started, anyways.
|Thursday, November 6th, 2003
So at the last minute yesterday, I called my boss from Kumon, the "greatest" place to do kiddie work, and
And then today... of ALL days... a pair of weeeird people from some larger part of the Kumon chain come by today and I'm just CLUELESS as to what the foosh they're doing. PLUS! I'm brain dead because I'd been marking stupid englishes & maths for 2 hours in COMPLETE SILENCE by MYSELF. It's reeeally bad. I started to talk to myself and stuff. Creepy.
Aaaanyways, the career forum was sweet. There were five speakers from different areas: a policy guy, a parks wardenny lady who used to TA my biol 108 class! :P (when I went to talk to her afterwards, she even said that she recognzied my face! AHAHAHAaa okay whatever.), a woman from some soil place, a guy specializing in wind power, and a lady whose company name sounds a LOT like warehouse but has nothing to do with it. (O_O);;
Anyways, YEAHHH! I gained a lot of perspective from the talks. It was only an hour, but now I've got some mini-plans as to how I'm going to approach the career that I want. Ecology all the way, baby! :3 I'm going to find out some information about a couple of places and see how I can do some volunteer work and do some networking. That's one of the keys to career stuff & stuff. Heehee. YEAH! Go me go! :3
|Saturday, November 1st, 2003
|Damn. I could really go for something alcoholic right now. That would make me a little more perky. Yum yum! I'm not looking forward to monday... there's a chem lab writeup, a shitty bio assignment, and a midterm. I'll leave the assignment until the veryvery last moment and focus on the midterm and lab writeup. Those things are easy to finish.
|Tuesday, October 28th, 2003
DAMN! A hot mocha from Tim Horton's can really kickstart your day. MANNNN~ I'm feeling it now. So good! MMMMmhmmm. Yum.
..Now I Feel hungry. XP
! OH yeah! And I think from here on end, whenever I update my blurty (this one), I'll upate my livejournal ! YAAAY! :3 There's no point in making a difference between the two~ :P
|Saturday, October 25th, 2003
It's been so bloody long since I've last been around here! (O_O);; Haven't felt like journaling much, you see. I preserve my loudness into a calm, little quiet shell of solitude.
! I found my ring of power (aka hector) again! I thought I'd lost him for good, but fear not! He's back on the fist of doom and we're raging like a mad, mad, hernious hippo. BLARGH!
In the halloween spirit, here's a little theorizing. Last night, I was dining with amigos. I brought up the subject of giving little children a fucking boot to the arse with feeear. Mmmyep.
So when the little children come to the house, they shout "ticker treat!" & ring the doorbell. Then the door opens, and behold! A disgruntled twenty-something! Bags under the eyes, rustled hair, heavy coffee odour, and constant twitching of the eyelids & limbs.
"Tricker treat!!!" the small fry yelp, which causes the door opener to freak out! "YEEK! YEEEK!" Would be the freak's line! And then grab a massive text and clutch it dearly to the chest.
"Don't shout! It breaks my earballs! Foosh! DAMN! I have midterms and papers and lab reports and assignments due on Monday. I've only had two hours of sleep in the past two weeks and I'm beginning to think I've lost all conscious control of my bladder! Maybe you'll be lucky and die in a car crash so that you won't have to worry about textbooks, marks, graudation, and life in the future. Good luck to you. I've slipped razor blades in the candy in case you're scared of cars. Good night, you innocent, untainted bag of meats. (Your kitty costume is awfully adorable.)"
GWAHAHHAAAa aokay people were scared after listenning but it sounded a lot better when I first conceived of the idea. I think it's rather convincing! Teehee! :3 ...Yes. But believe me, it is a strong reflection of my current state of mind. WHOOOOoohohoooooooooooooooo *barF*
|Thursday, October 16th, 2003
|O MY GAWRSH I spent nearly alllll my gold yesterdaynight in a spending frenzy. I have zeeeeeeeero gold now! (TmT) AND THERE ARE PAPER BAGS!!!!! Head ornaments ! I REEALLY NEED ONE!!! OR TWO OR THREE!! (TmT)
|Tuesday, October 14th, 2003
|maaaan, I'm having a crapass week. And the worst part of it all is that it's all my fault and 100% avoidable. Which is why I feel incredibly terrible if I start to banter on about it, so I figure it's best if I shut up. Cuz I fucking hate whiners. (those damn jerkoffs... *slamslam*)
|Monday, October 13th, 2003
|GRRR. I'm MAAAAAAAAAAAAD. And I want some noodly eats. (TmT)
|Sunday, October 12th, 2003
Err so yes~ due to my livejournal & other unrelated subjects, I've been busy doing nothing so that's why it's been a whooooole friggin week since I've pissed around on blurty. HUZZAH! :P
MMM there's nothing new with me, sadly. I'm 100% fucked & screwed for exams, but I don't really care anymore. The apathy is just ridiculously impressive and I can't stand it at all. I'm such a WUSS!! (X_X);;
Anyways, I'm going to go and "study" now. There's thirty minutes until Simpson's.... I oughta learn something or something now. Yeah...
|Sunday, October 5th, 2003
|I got myself a friggin livejournal!! Cost me 800 gold off of gaia though... (O_X);; Probably more than it's worth. BUT! At least I didn't have to pay REEEEAL money for it. HAHAHAAA! OH THE LOVE! :3
|Saturday, October 4th, 2003
my poooooor little self... I had a terrible attack of the woman cramps today. I was nearly fucking PARALYZED it was sooooo bad. YARG! (X_X);; I thought that only happened when you were in your teens! I'm outta there now! NOWNOWNOW!!
Brrr. It's a terrifying sign of the fact I'm still ridiculously immature and out of it. *smacks head* I'm not so smart! (X_X);;;
Also, I had terrible brain pains. It felt like my brain was vibrating in my head or something. Maybe it was beacuse I was sitting in front of the jerkoffs who think it incredibly brilliant to mouth off at every comment the prof made about the neurosystem and the bitch girl student who mouths off in that super-keener-beaver manner, but with an EDGE! AND THEN! To my right was this stupid chinese ass who thought himself so brilliant that he HAD to talk to himself while the prof was lecturing. At least the dope to my left had the sense to SHUT UP. I'm sooooo going to sit further up in the class.... even though it's reeeally steep comiong down so it's quite likely I'll fall over myself and crash into the floor in a puddle of piss & blood & meats & bones. YUM.
Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnd~ Lilo & Stitch was on teevee tonight!! *sniffsniff* It's such a great movie... I'm gonna buy the DVD! It's so awesome!!! :3 Heeheeeeee~~
Blurty for crazy of a thousand breeds!.