Despite some teasing, I have always really liked U2. I’ve had Bullet the Blue Sky in my head most of the day, but the One Tree Hill letters just looked better in this composition. Plus, it’s got an extremely emotional story behind it and the sound reflects that. More history behind the lyrics in the [...]
My husband and I fell in love with Bret and Jemaine from Flight of the Conchords a couple of years ago. They are just generally funny guys. Design #19 was inspired when the lyrics to Hiphopopotamus Vs. Rhymenoceros jumped into my head at 5:30am this morning. (I went to bed at 9:30pm last night, so [...]
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February 16, 2009 3I’ve been collecting things to blog about for when I upgrade my version of WordPress, and I’m excited that the day has finally come.
Without futher ado…
You can now find me on Twitter at bfrancesi.
I couldn’t help but post some of my favorite posters designed by Scott Hansen. Is it possible to crave someone’s style? …because I do.
Last night due to a random urge, we decided to go hang out at Mad Anthony’s, a tiny brewery on the edge of downtown Fort Wayne. When we got there, we noticed a poster hanging on the door announcing live music from The Orange Opera (Fort Wayne), Luego (somewhere in N.C.) and Pepi Ginsberg (Brooklyn, [...]
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June 3, 2008 1Lately I’ve been interested in compiled, mixed media art. I love the idea of creating art from what has already been created; taking it apart and combining it with other designs to make something personal. I found this poem and quite a few others while doing a Google image search. The artist of this set [...]
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May 27, 2008 5We get closer and closer all the time. We’ve finally abandoned all “non-green” cleaning supplies. It feels good. This time, it even smells good. It’s called Simple Green and it’s a multi-purpose household cleaner.
Thanks to the Home Depot on Lake that is going out of business, we bought three clay pots, a couple of large [...]
While listening to Weekend America on NPR this morning on my way back to Fort Wayne, I was introduced to a new band. Bright Eyes. I’ve only listened to a couple of their songs so far, but I absolutely love their sound. I wasn’t able to find a link to any of their songs, but [...]