• People who are rude to those who are trying to be helpful.
• People who don’t get back to me when I am contacting them about spending my hard-earned money on their product.
• When my Mac wants to install updates that require restart when I am right in the middle of working on a giant Photoshop file.
• The fact that I can’t figure out how to dress for this time of year, and no stores seem to sell anything resembling a light jacket. Thank god for H&M.

Your kitty needs this tank. Or if he’s not really into warfare, perhaps this Canadian Cabin.

Have you seen the Old Spice commercial directed by Tim and Eric of Awesome Show fame? Do it.

An interesting perspective on how improving as a designer makes it difficult to look at past work objectively. I wouldn’t say that in a month my skills have evolved so much, but having some distance from a project usually means I don’t like something as much as I did at the time. Unfortunately by that point I’ve often forgotten the parameters and restraints imposed either by the client or the format.

Love this Wonder Woman Enterprises letterhead!! Kinda wish there was a lasso too though!

Today is the 20th anniversary of Twin Peaks first airing on television. To celebrate, enjoy this montage of all the best Twin Peaks coffee moments.

STABBY

People scheduling things on Sunday night. Maybe it’s just me, but I work a 40 hour week, and usually have the weekend planned too. I am a zombie by Sunday night, and menial tasks like laundry are about all I can handle.

Spirit Airline is starting to charge to use the overhead bins on their flights. We get it, airlines are still bleeding money. But seriously, why would anyone continue to fly this supposed “discount carrier”?

Getting yelled at by people over a GAME. Which just confirms my hatred of games.

David being sick this week. He’s been so congested, and he hates taking medicine and I feel bad for him!

Ok, I think that’s it for the grabs ‘n stabs this week. Honestly I am just glad the sun is out, and I’ve got work to do!

Hey all, just wanted to mention that if you are one of the many who don’t use a blog reader like Blog Lines, you can now sign up to get my blog posts as email. If you scroll down, you will see a place to sign up on the right. It’s a double opt-in process, so you will get an email with a link to confirm your subscription, and after that, my nuggets of blogging goodness will arrive in your inbox. No longer will you have to remember to check for Grabby ‘n Stabby on Thursdays! However, please visit and comment if you like what I post. OR to set me straight. I wanna hear it!

I know, I know it’s already been blogged about in all the important design blogs, and yet I feel compelled.

Following their successful Girard collection, the House Industries guys have created an Eames set of 26 fonts, including frames and object options inspired by the Eames’ contribution to Mid-Century Modern style.

I have a special place in my heart for Charles and Ray Eames, as I did a project in design school for which I designed materials for a fake exhibition of the various work from Charles and Ray. It was quite an undertaking since the duo was prolific in so many areas, from filmmaking, to surface design, to furniture design.

Anyway, I just think this is really exciting, and the fonts are beautiful! I am definitely considering a splurge, because really, can anyone have too many fonts?