Green Bean Machine

Guess where WE’RE going this afternoon? I’ve been looking forward to this for months.

Yesterday marked the first day of Moustache May, a glorious celebration of upper lip facial hair. While not quite as exciting, I think, as Whiskerino, it is nonetheless amusing.

In honor of the occasion, I’ve decided to highlight moustache-related items this month. (No, I’m not tired of the hype yet.)

First up: ashleyg’s original illustration, Incognito.

This poor blog has been sadly neglected for several months now, and I think it’s time to start posting again. (It’s a strange feeling—the impulse to apologize to the internet.) Let’s just say, I’ve been a bit preoccupied with being married, homemaking, and learning my job (all of which I’m loving).My remedy for a sick blog has been decided. I’m going to participate in Thing-a-Day 2008. It’ll be a good motivator to start posting regularly and to get back in the habit of making things with my hands.See you in February then. Ta-ta!

I am determined to visit AIGA’s 50 Books/50 Covers exhibit next week. Chronicle Books is hosting it this year.

Yesterday I was able to attend the Bookbuilders West annual Crash Course. It’s pretty much a book production intensive course. Favorite speaker was definitely Leigh McLellan. In addition to being an amazing designer and compositor, she’s one of the instructors at Center for the Book. I seriously want to get my hands on some metal type.