…just a super brief note to mention that my life has been taken over with work.
I am working casually for a stationery company (mostly wedding, some corporate). Unfortunately it’s not a lot of actual design (Lots of pre-done templates)- but is however very good prepress experience. I am flat chat and to tired to blog because we seem to have to perpetually work overtime because the work this time of year is insanely busy. I have learnt a lot in the 2 weeks I’ve been there.
/finis
Here is the link to download when I spoke at Ranges “My Story”. I did think twice about sharing this – but the reality of it is that most of it exists on my blog (way back) in some form or other.
Bec’s Story (18mb and it’s an .m4a file)
It lacks visuals… sorry. You’ll have to crank the volume and I never realised how lispy my voice sometimes sounds, charming. (Or how similar to my sister Emily my voice sounds).
I am inspired by the (very lovely herself) Blair, whom I share a bookclub with – she writes lists. So here are some charming ‘shares’ and some things that are pushing good buttons of late.
ONLINE/VISUAL
Bird and Banner – stationers and their blog makes me happy
Sheaf Ephemera – who doesn’t like vintage/old-school things, this person shows them off and consequently has given the internet a catalogue of superb inspiration
Fuck Yes Maps – glorious, glorious maps
The Blog on the Bookshelf – a blog about bookshelves… oh so lovely
Mad Men Cartoons – A Flickr set (I LOVE Mad Men)
MUSIC
The Smiths – pure old-school goodness
David Gray – it’ll never get old, I’m still obsessed
Vampire Weekend – Contra is golden
BOOKS
The Secret History by Donna Tartt – this is one of the best books I have read in a long time, it is totally wonderful with a perfect level of intelligent suspense and disturbing themes. Also a Penguin Classic and our current Bookclub book.
I Have a Bed Made of Buttermilk Pancakes by Jaclyn Moriarty- a terribly enjoyable/frolicking novel that plays with characters and conversation. It doesn’t pursue the greatest depths but it kind of doesn’t need to.
THINGS
The challenge to listen and to ask
A weekend away with the Soul Survivor team
The fact that playing with words never gets old
I will share how I’ve recovered the lovely footstool shortly… I have a second one ready to go.
During this remarkably drawn out downtime between the end of university, a move and now a job (career) hunt. I have had a fair bit of time to contemplate ‘useful’ or rather ‘useless’ because things do start getting to you after a bit. A possibility of something waits for me a few hours and a phone call away and It’s got me seriously thinking about what I want because to be honest it’s not the to-the-t best fit (or necessarily the ultimate desired direction although it vaguely waves in the right zone). Do I just take something and deal with specifics later – it’s all experience? Or is that how you wind up with mediocrity? Perhaps it is worth giving things a chance?
I am valuing greatly the words of my fellow travelers (through this interesting life – however seperate, different and far they are from me) because they remind me of, Value vs. Usefulness and also the equating of Fear to Pain.
I do truly wonder what God is doing sometimes, because it’s sure messing with my head.
(and damn I wish they hadn’t call me back, because now I have to call them back – I wanted the decision made for me)