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I just snagged this great painting on E-Bay for 21 bucks.  It isn't stretched, from what I can tell, so I'm going to frame it.

Where can I find neat frames for my 16x20 painting?  Ideally, nothing over $65 or so, but I'm negotiable if the frame is amazing.  (Craigslist and the like for my area tend to be empty, so that's out.)

Thanks, guys!

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Hi, guys.
I'm selling my LOMO FISHEYE 2,  LOMO SUPERSAMPLER, and ZENIT 3M 35mm.
I'm selling them because I rarely use them anymore, and I'm in the process of moving. I'd like to pack less. They're all in working and good condition. The supersampler has some cosmetic "damage"---just some marks on the blue casing. I can absolutely provide pictures if you ask.

Make reasonable offers if interested, please. hitthisbeat@yahoo.com
Thanks!

I gots a MacBook, running on Leopard. I'm finding I can't multi task on it like I want.

Say I have Gmail and two Firefox windows open. Fine. I can even run iTunes or XM radio, no biggie. But if I try to work on a Word doc while all these things are going, I'll spend half my time watching the rainbow frisbee. And usually it's quite a while.

What can I do to work lag-free?

Those trouble ads I mentioned before? Well, before I went calling up the creators of those ads I checked out their ads from last year just to see what we had them do last time. Turns out we just had them give us EPS files.

My boss is gone for a week so it was up to me to call the production assistant working on this. I did. I did my best to sound friendly, mentioning what I was calling about - which she interrupted with a loud, "Uh huh". Ooohhhkay, so I cut to the chase, saying that the problems are persisting, and to sound humble I mentioned it must be a "Quark thing" (knowing she did the ads in InDesign) - to which she interjected, "Oh. Quark," as if we were discussing something highly unsavory, like roasting fecal matter. I continued, saying how it seemed we avoided these problems last year by using EPSs and could she send us EPS files instead? In a very bored, huffy tone she said, "Fine. I'll send them to you." And she hung up on me in the middle of my thank-you.

WTF?

It's not like QuarkXPress is PageMaker or some archaic wannabe page layout program. Though it may be nearing the end of its road, Quark is STILL an industry standard and it works just fine and does the job well. Just because this chick is working for some hoity-toity design firm with 20 people, 5 creative directors and a single production assistant (her) doesn't make them any better than our small 2-person operation (which, might I ad, has won a few awards in its time).

In moving home I naively hoped to AVOID the design snobbery that has so heavily infiltrated many larger cities. I know I am responsible for my share of derision toward people who think a few afternoon classes and purchase of the Adobe Creative Suite makes them a designer, but you'd think that a firm, no matter WHAT their size, putting together a multi-page document seen all over the state might have SOME clue as to what they are doing. I know most of the visitor guides in our state are actually rather hideous but ours is pretty damn good for what it is. We KNOW it isn't on par with an Exxon annual report but that doesn't make it any less valid. Hell chica, YOU just designed 3 1/6th page ads - that really isn't much to hoot and holler about when you can't even embed fonts/outline fonts properly and are criminal of vast vector remnants that quintuple your file size. I was just trying to save you the trouble and embarrassment of having you clean up your ads by offering to accept EPS files instead. Geez.

Grr. Is it just me? Are EPSs just not *done*? Is Quark THAT hated? I am just trying to do my job and make it print properly - I don't need design snobbery on top of that.

Edit to clarify: I am not particularly on the Quark boat or anything - it's just what my boss uses. My point is that it shouldn't MATTER what layout program we're using and what she may think of it, there's no call for being rude to my face over it.

this is my first time posting, so here are just two polaroids i took like a month ago with my One-Step.

i have a ton that i've taken with my Special 100ee, but i'll post those another time :]


"too slow? too bad!"


goose.

A quick Salvation Army run with the BFF resulted in two good finds.

I have a question. One of my new clients is a high-class gourmet Japanese restaurant. I have got several very nice Japanese teas but they want more of high-end, expensive teas. Does anyone knows a good, reputable wholesaler that sells premium Japanese teas?

(x-posted to teafreaks)

i know i just posted yesterday, but i went to salvation army and a local thrift shop (i forget the name of it, it was my first time there!) with my friend and i'm excited about my finds! it's been over 24 hours since i posted so i don't think i'll get in trouble ;p


mind the kitters ;)

polaroids are the shit.
here are some of the polaroids taken with my camera:









please add me if you love polaroids! <3

If you want your zine considered for review in my column in Library Journal, please send a copy to:

Anna Katterjohn
Library Journal
360 Park Avenue South
New York, NY 10010

I guess it wouldn't hurt if it said Attention: Zine Reviews Column on there somewhere, as well.

The zine reviews column appears in print and online 4 times a year on the 1st of the month in March, May, August, and November.

Submitted zines should be zines (e.g. not vanity press books, chapbooks, anything with a spine, most anything with a masthead, etc.), but low end artist's books will be considered.

Cross posted, in case you hadn't noticed.

I'm not sure if this has been posted here, but I saw this in the morning paper and found it to be quite interesting!

Like the Five Olympic Rings from which they draw their color and inspiration, Fuwa will serve as the Official Mascots of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, carrying a message of friendship and peace -- and good wishes from China -- to children all over the world.

Designed to express the playful qualities of five little children who form an intimate circle of friends, Fuwa also embody the natural characteristics of four of China's most popular animals -- the Fish, the Panda, the Tibetan Antelope, the Swallow -- and the Olympic Flame.

Each of Fuwa has a rhyming two-syllable name -- a traditional way of expressing affection for children in China. Beibei is the Fish, Jingjing is the Panda, Huanhuan is the Olympic Flame, Yingying is the Tibetan Antelope and Nini is the Swallow.

When you put their names together -- Bei Jing Huan Ying Ni -- they say "Welcome to Beijing," offering a warm invitation that reflects the mission of Fuwa as young ambassadors for the Olympic Games.

You can read the rest of the article here!

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As a fan of Asian pop art, I find them pretty cute and fun; however, they do have, as the Wallstreet journal calls it, an "alien" quality to them, and I'm not sure that children all over the world will find them as cuddly as China hopes.

Hi everyone!  Boyfriend and I are moving into a new apartment.  Overall, it's much bigger, minus the bathroom!

I'm a MAC addict, so I have RIDICULOUS amounts of makeup spilling all over the place.  I also have hair that hits my arse, so much like makeup, I have hair care products spilling all over the place as well.  I'd really prefer to keep this stuff in the bathroom, as it's definitely most convenient for me.  I'm both a full time student & worker, so I lack a lot of time in the mornings.  The bathroom sink is very tiny, and the cabinet underneath it can barely house my boyfriend's crap, let alone mine.

Any saucy storage solutions for little bathrooms?

Thanks!