So it’s that time again where I need your help to make me make the tentative step forward in the creative process—this time for magazine design. I’ve recycled some old names; if you’ve realised they’re from my wine name selection. Can you imagine how bad I’d be if I were naming a child? Good grief, I think I’d spend decades deciding. So that’s another tick for the cons of having children.
Meanwhile, I’ve decided to go for a general pop culture and kitsch theme, but with a slight emphasis on personal opinions and evocative and unique collections. But there are still streaks of mainstream thought within all that indie-ness. My mind is still befuddled. It’s past midnight, damn it.
NB: You can make 2 votes!
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Hmm. I will get down to updating about my agIdeas antics. Eventually. Hopefully the memories are still preserved in the short-term bank of my brain.
Mmm, it was that time of the year again on the first Saturday of May. When we celebrate all that is good and nerdy—FREE COMIC BOOK DAY, YAY. I and my good mate Andrew went traipsing around north-west and inner Melbourne devouring any freebie in our wake. Victoria only has 2 participating stores: Trading Cards Australia in Moonee Ponds and Classic Comics in Bourke St, City.
I finally caved and bought a Rorschach action figure—the cheapest I could find was at the Moonee Ponds store. Will photograph close-ups when I next find spare time. They definitely have the action figures and most comics cheaper there… Good grief, why do I keep going to Minotaur (Then again, prices differ for various things. It pays to shop around)? Also got Catwoman #27 and an X-MEN: First Class special issue dirt cheap. Very pleased with my self-restraint. *cough*
Am curious to read more Green Lantern after the reading a good preview of Chuck Dixon’s newest take on the Emerald Guardian. At least, I think it was Chuck Dixon. I can’t remember at top of my head, but it was good! And that’s the most important part! ‘Sides, Green Lantern is HOT. I dunno, there’s something about Hal that reminds me of Bruce … Plus Chris Pine (of new Star Trek fame) is said to play Green Lantern in new film soon to be in production in Australia. Huzzah!
It’s also agIdeas Design Week, but I’m going to be attending the agIdeas Design Conference, which kicks off tomorrow for 3 days. 3 days non-stop of design! With the likes of Stefan Sagmeister and Tobias Frere-Jones speaking, will I live through it all from sheer awesomeness? Watch my blog for posts in the next few days.
Yes. After 6 years (and probably 10 years of waiting), today I finally completed my Frasier DVD collection! I was quite devastated that Big W had run out, but a chance entrance into JB Hifi mollified my disappointment. I am quite simply ecstatic!
I’ve grown up with Frasier. I was the odd kid out in high school—with the exception of one other well cultured friend who incidentally loved Star Trek, Star Wars and Harry Potter in addition—who adored it and quoted it, while everyone waxed lyrical about that other asinine and not that funny comedy about a certain group of “friends” (OK, that’s not fair; it occasionally has good moments!) I just see a bit of myself in every character, and the jokes are so wry, ironic and witty. I inadvertently find myself appropriating the dialogue in my own voice sometimes. It’s amazing how influenced you become simply from watching this show hundreds of times.
I watched ‘Something Borrowed, Something Blue’ (the last episode of season 7) today for the first time in a couple of years, and as always I bawl at the end when Niles finally tells Daphne he loves her. Even though the quality of the show’s writing definitely took a bad turn after this whole development (although to be honest I think it started as early as after season 4), I can’t help but still be happy that they got their HEA. Even at the expense of a few good laughs; they are just so adorable together. Probably one of the most dynamic, funny and loveable TV couples ever, even if their relationship should have stayed platonic. Plus, Niles is the best TV comic character. EVER.
This video sums up Niles and Daphne’s relationship very well:
And for even more laughs—some bloopers:
Finally, one of my favourite performances in Frasier:
Well, at least now I’ll be able to watch the rest of the the Frasier eps I haven’t seen in sequence, thank you very much Channel 9 for screwing up the schedule all those years…
Yes, Jen is alive, struggling to keep afloat but alive. And she would love for you to help her fill this poll so she can find some direction in her life. TRULY!
OK enough with the third person, I will tell you now that the current brief for my studio folio is packaging (both primary and secondary, ie. the bottle and its container) for a leisure pack for 4 wine PET bottles (No glass, I know, it’s a preposterous thought!), targeted to Generation Y (so, that’s the 18-30 year old market). I’ve got most of the technical considerations done, but now I’m struggling with choosing a brand name—hypothetical, of course.
Which wine would you want to buy, judging by the name only? Keep in mind the target market is Gen-Y (2 votes max).*
Excès (43%, 6 Votes)
Defusion (29%, 4 Votes)
Trifle (29%, 4 Votes)
Naught (21%, 3 Votes)
Plethora (14%, 2 Votes)
Zilch (14%, 2 Votes)
Loot (14%, 2 Votes)
Water Down (0%, 0 Votes)
Doctor Up (0%, 0 Votes)
Zippo (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 14
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*I will tell you also that this wine of mine is non-alcoholic, so purely 0% alcohol. Would your opinion have changed if you knew it was non-alcoholic? (Although considering they’d be placed in the aisle next to the soft drinks in the supermarkets, you’d think you would know, wouldn’t you? Don’t think too much on it!)
Would appreciate your comments/opinions! Or just tell me I’ve gone batshit crazy! If I don’t get enough responses or there are too many ties, I will probably follow up with a second poll to narrow answers down. Thanks so much!
I'm Jen, an Honours student, graphic designer and artist from Melbourne, Australia. Eveninghour is a humble home for me to display things that inspire me and an opportunity to rant and rave about art, design, craft, books, film and other facets of popular culture. I also have a fanlisting collective which currently houses 20 fanlistings.
May 24th, 2009
Jen
Can you imagine how bad I’d be if I were naming a child? Good grief, I think I’d spend decades deciding. So that’s another tick for the cons of having children.
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