Indiana Trip Summary
I have been traveling back and forth between Nebraska, Colorado and Indiana for the last two weeks. Rather than bore you with the details I have condensed everything down to the always popular list format. Here goes…
Traveling Music
More Adventurous by Rilo Kiley
This is the new favorite of mine. Great songwriting and lovely female voice. It is what I hoped Neko Case would sound like when I looked her up based on her work with the New Pornographers.
Traffic and Weather by Fountains of Wayne
These guys never write a bad pop song – perfect driving music.
Cassadaga by Bright Eyes
Maybe it will grow on me like his other stuff has. Cool album art comes with a decoder, so don’t buy this one on iTunes.
Reading
JPG Magazine
My first issue after I finally got a subscription. The best photography magazine available. It doesn’t take itself too seriously and it is produced by passionate contributors. Love it.
How To Become a Marketing Superstar by Jeffrey J. Fox
Pretty obvious stuff here. Nothing cutting edge. It is a quick read, though, and might make a good starter book for anyone oblivious to marketing. In other words, buy it for clients who are clueless about marketing.
Designing Pornotopia by Rick Poynor
I have been struggling my way through this one for a while and finally finished it. It is a bunch of essays by Rick Poynor loosely connected to the use (appropriate or not) of sexual images in modern times. Great at times. Mundane at others. I haven’t decided if it is worth a full review on Be A Design Group or not.
Driving
A transmission fluid leak took our Honda Odyssey out of commission days before our first trip to Nebraska. The transmission needed to be replaced, but luckly it was covered by warranty. I take back the bad things I said about our local Honda dealership.
In Indiana I got a Mazda 3 for my rental car. I want one. Compared to my old Tercel it is lighning fast. Nice stereo system, well designed interior. I would have to do some research before I pulled the trigger, but you can bet I will be looking into it next time I am in the market for a car.
Photography
I took about 50gb worth of photos of RVs. Gruelling work that I am glad to have behind me. For fun I saw an Ansel Adams show and ran a roll through my new toy: a Yashica Electro 35. Watch for posts on my photo blog in the near future if you care about any of that.
Watched
This was the week of catching up on garbage movies. I saw Ghost Rider at the cheap theatre in Mishawaka. It might have been worth the $1.50 I paid, but not a penny more. At the hotel I caught Anaconda, Terminator 3 and Chronicles of Riddick. Enough said.
Probably the best thing I have seen lately is Heroes which I have been watching on NBC’s website. They have every episode on their site so people like me who have been living in a hole can catch up.
So that’s what I have been up to the last couple weeks. Hopefully I can get on a regular posting schedule one of these days, but no promises.
