Rambling

One of the more fun* perks I get to experience at work is when sales reps come to visit our store. They always come in with several of those suitcases with wheels and handles to drag them along by. They open up tray after tray of sample frames and try to peddle their stuff. It's a fun sneak peek at all the new collections before they come out.

Most of the time, it's a disaster. I rarely stick around when a sales rep comes in just because I know the boss is going to shoot them down. But on the odd occasion where a rep for a really good line comes in, they have our full attention.

Not to turn this into a fashion blog, but one of my favorite eyewear lines these days is Barton Perreira. It's okay, I hadn't heard of them either until a few months ago. Oliver Peoples has Elijah Wood and Shirley Manson, Chanel has Lily Allen and Barton Perreira has...Giovanni Ribisi. It's something, I guess. But the glasses are really nice. Despite the sales rep having known my boss for years and that we loved the line, he seemed really nervous to be there. It was like he was baby sitting us; we were grabbing frames left and right, trying them on and inspecting them. He could barely keep up.

The whole point of all this rambling?
I ended up getting new glasses. The end.



*depending on your idea of "fun" at a job.

The Quarterly (or so) Cell Phone Pic Post

Shit I saw the past few weeks or so.

Zombie shaped elastic band. Despite the zombie overkill in just about everything, I still find it awesome.

Scarborough Jenga.





Mark pointed this out to me. Yes, a cigarette butt magically stuck to a metal beam is enough to amaze us.

A whole mound of clothes next to the train tracks. Makes me wonder how all that got there. It's a lot more littered than pictured.

The handiwork of the man who will go unnamed.



Mark makes for a pretty hot babe.

What I do when I'm bored at work: I personalize the scissors.

Michelle with a tissue box on her head, duh.

I like seeing what other people drew/carved on the tables every time I go to Sneaky Dee's. Best steak salads ever (thanks for getting us into it, Jocelyn).

What I tell myself when I strike out with girls.

Really tempted to go and white out the 'N' in Bing.

Mittens gets more and more cute the more he/she (I still haven't bothered to remember which) gets fatter.





Hella nice.

Oreo

My parents have been loving this commercial lately. According to them, the kid with the sippy cup reminds them of me when I was his age. I guess I could do worse.

Song challenges 4, 5 and 6

Song Challenge #4: A Song That Makes You Sad
I don't think I know of any song that makes me sad, but if there were to be any song that could do it, this would be the most likely one. Or the first half of the song, anyway, which is all that this video really covers.




Song Challenge #5: A Song That Reminds You of Someone
I probably have a song for each person I know, but my friend Stephanie has a knack for introducing me to music that I end up listening to on repeat, even years afterward. For instance, she sent this song to me almost two years ago.



Song Challenge #6: A Song That Reminds You of Somewhere
When I went to the Dominican Republic with friends, a few of us got sick, despite taking efforts not to drink the local water. I got it the worst, so for a good portion of the trip, I was in my room watching BET on television. And this was a big hit at the time. I ended up loving it and learning some of the lyrics. Then I attempted to sing it at karaoke. I sucked.

List of shit

As per Michelle's advice, I've started my list of shit that I wanna do during the summer.

-photography projects. I've got some ideas brewing and if all goes well, I'm gonna get Lunar Piano Tuner (both members!) to be my guinea pigs. If it works out, I'm gonna be calling a lot more of my friends to help me out.

-skate. I gotta get my exercise in somewhere and honestly, I really miss skating (even though I suck at it).

-stencils. It's been a long time since I made any stencils. The last one I did was on a school binder two years ago. I've already started to try and warm up a bit before I undertake any bigger projects...



Some of the details are hella blurred, but it's not easy spraying griptape. I'm planning on spraying the underside too, but don't know of what yet. So if you have any suggestions, send `em. And no, I haven't heard the new Panda Bear album yet; I just really like the graphic.

-birthday party. I've had pretty low key birthdays for the past couple of years and for once, I'd like to celebrate. I just gotta figure out what I wanna do. Mark your calendars, bitches.

That's it as far as my list of shit goes, but I'm certain those things will be more than enough to keep me going. I know it's a pretty vague list, but it's no fun if I show all my cards right away.

Song Challenge #3

Song Challenge #3: A Song That Makes You Happy



If Summer were to take on corporeal form and start a band, it would sound like Washed Out. Listening to Washed Out makes me want to start a giant list of shit I wanna do during the summer so I can have as much fun as the people in the video are having.

Song Challenge #2

Third entry in the third consecutive day? With the frequency of these updates, it's like I never left Blogger to begin with.

I'm officially sick. Despite never having coughed or sneezed in my presence or ever having exchanged bodily fluids with her, I'm certain my boss got me sick. It can't be coincidence that she tells me she's sick on Tuesday, then I wake up on Wednesday sick. Hey, no problem. It just means next time I get sick, I get to pay back the favor by sneezing into her food when she's not looking. Or maybe even when she is.

Song Challenge #2: Your Favorite Cover

Not my all time favorite, but it's definitely up there. I'm not even that big of an Antony fan, but he does a great job here.

Antony Hegarty - If It Be Your Will from Logic Will Break Your Heart on Vimeo.