I have been lovin the WPA posters from the 1930’s. I’m actually working on a project for one of my classes and these posters have been a huge inspiration throughout the process. I was not able to achieve the complete blocky/graphicy look but I was able to get close enough. Also thanks to fontstruct.com I was able to download some user created WPA fonts which are awesome! So glad I have them now.
In honor of my trip to Canada with Alicia that is quickly approaching!
Typically during the week I try not to go out and drink and do crazy things (aside from the occasional craft night, or trip to a bar.) Tonight after class I will be heading to The Ottobar to check out Stereo Total and Leslie and the LY’s. If you are in Baltimore I would definitely suggest some mid-week drinking and fun for you tonight. Last time I saw Stereo Total it was great, they made everyone get on stage. That’s fun.
I stepped away from blogging earlier this year. My reasons were that I simply had too much on my plate: I work full-time, I am in school part-time, there was the internship with the Sun, and blogging for UB (which I never did), and then I have another job at the Maryland Humanities Council that takes up anywhere from 10-20 hours of my week. Needless to say I have been busy.
So, I decided I would get back into maintaining this blog. I came on today to check the stats since I have not posted in months and each day the blog gets over 200 hits. I always try to come up with a theme or a direction that I want the blog to focus on. This always seems to be problematic because my personality gets in the way. I like all kinds of things, and I like sharing all the various things I like with everyone. So, I can’t say this blog is going to be anymore focused than it was, but hopefully it’s still enjoyable.
If you would like to know what I have sort of been up to lately you can check out Alicia’s blog at: Elkephant. She writes about our adventures and our home projects and all of that fun stuff. Until next time I will leave you with a wonderful video of Beirut live in Philadelphia from last Friday night. The show was amazing, if you get the rare opportunity to catch this band do it! They don’t play often in the U.S. but in Europe you’ll probably have a better chance.
http://katiedexter.tumblr.com
It’s even less focused, and more haphazard but I like the way it looks and the easiness of it.
I don’t like the way this blog looks. Until I can make it better, I am on posting hiatus.
You can keep up with me here:
http://twitter.com/katiedexter
http://ihardlyknowher.com/thewashingtons
By Anton Repponen. I’d like gloves like this as well.
Ocean City, MD
Time doesn’t seem to progress much there. I promise to update the blog more in 2009 with a much more focused outlook. Although, once class starts I can’t guarantee anything.
Tonight the annual BBC X-MAS party is happening at The Talking Head / Sonar (small room) if you’ve never been to this holiday tradition before it usually ends up being one of the best parties of the year. And look at this years line up. It will be good, as usual.
As usual there are a ton of things to do. But I am going to tell you what I am doing in hopes that you will do it with me.
Tonight: Tapas Teatro with the mom and Alicia where I fully intend on 
getting a pitcher of sangria. Then it’s off to The Ottobar to see my brothers band Deep Cuts and The Motorettes (a Motown cover band.) I love Motown so I guess I am kind of excited about them. Then depending on what the mom is up for we might hit up Grand Central.
Saturday: I really have no idea what is going on Saturday. It could end up that we stay in and watch The Wire. Or if anything we end up at the “exclusive” (their words not mine) upstairs of central. Anything is possible.
Sunday: I plan on making breakfast. Then walking to the lyric for the Squidfire Art Mart if I’m lucky maybe I can find something to buy even. Then later that night the Electric Junkyard Gamelan are playing a free show at The Metro Gallery. I saw this band once before. All of their instruments are invented by them, mostly percussive. Played by a troupe of weirdos from New York. It will be a grand time. 
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