Conversation Piece

Ever since I was little, I have always loved those little conversation heart candies sold around Valentine's Day (ingredients: sugar, chemicals to hold sugar together, chemicals to add color, chemicals to speed tooth decay). I think I am the only person on the planet who can say that I truly enjoy their taste, which is a combination of savory chemicals and sweet chalk, and I look forward to them all year. Yesterday marked my first purchase of conversation hearts in 2007, an occasion that apparently surprised the cashier at CVS, who remarked, "Starting early this year?" I did not bother to explain that if they'd had the Valentine's Day candy on display back in August, I would have started stocking up then.Little has changed about these candies since I started eating them in grade school, with the exception of the phrases written on each heart. My memories of early conversation ...continue reading.

Facelift ’06

Earlier this week, I started toying with the idea of getting an actual URL and redesigning my blog to be less "I write about my feelings on the Internet like everybody else" and more "I write about my feelings on the Internet like people who are cool enough to have websites." I saw a clear distinct there; I don't think anybody else will.I have minimal knowledge of starting my own webpage and, except for a brief stint of obsessing over Tibor Kalman and dreaming of being Helen Hunt in "What Women Want", have no experience in creating quality graphic design, so I called my friend Jkrew and asked if he'd be so kind as to render me his design services. Not only did he agree to help, but within a few hours of my request, he'd gotten me my website, migrated my blog, and designed an absolutely perfect masthead. He ...continue reading.