Friday, November 16, 2007

Signs, Signs, Everywhere Are Signs...

I've seen some pretty great ones over the past few weeks. If only my camera would hold a charge, I would have taken pictures to share with you. I'll do the best I can to explain:

Nordstrom - Tyson's Corner

We'll be decking our halls on November 23.
Why?
Because at Nordstrom, we like to take one holiday at a time.

KUDOS, Nordstrom!! If only other stores would take your lead. There is no need for Christmas to start in October, which yes, is when I saw the first signs of it at my local CVS. Even the store employee who was stocking the card aisle with Christmas cards looked bewildered.


Bumper Sticker - Mclean, VA

This one is hard to type out and get the right effect

Any
DEMOCRAT '08

(It looked like a specific candidate bumper sticker, where the "Any" would be replaced by the candidates last name).


Deli - 17th between L and M

Serving Hotdogs!
Now with proper sanitizing.

This sign was up for weeks, and I couldn't understand why this was something you'd want to announce. I mean, if in fact you were serving food without proper sanitizing that's a) gross but b) not necessary to broadcast to those customers who may not have known in the first place.

About a week ago I noticed that the second line had been erased.

Tuesday, November 06, 2007

Portraits

The camera batteries are finally charged and here are a few updates from my drawing class. This is the first time I've drawn a figure with this much detail. I clearly still have some work to do!







Thursday, November 01, 2007

The Most Un-Halloween Halloween Ever

It's like Christmas in Florida. The date says December 25, but that's about it. Yesterday was my most un-Halloween Halloween ever.

Maybe it is the time-warp, twilight zone kind of black hole I'm in called "in between marriage and babies." Halloween, between marriage and babies, is really a non-holiday. You've stopped going out to Halloween parties, all-night drunken affairs where you can get away with anything because you are in costume. And, you don't have kids to parade around the neighborhood in their pumpkin onesies.

Typically Halloween in the northeast (or, I guess, we're technically in the mid-Atlantic) is crisp. Children argue with their parents over wearing turtlenecks under their genie costumes or coats over their glittery princess gowns. Leaves are changing. Last night, it was close to 70 degrees.

The past few years one of the four members of our condo building has taken the lead on getting candy for our building and organizing who will sit outside on the stoop to hand it out to the kids in the neighborhood. This year, no one stepped up to the plate and instead, I went to a spin class at my gym. On the way home, I looked for trick-or-treaters and saw none.

Typically I would have started my Reeses indulgence weeks ago. Our office has been good this year - no Halloween candy at the front desk in the days leading up to the 31st. Instead this year, I had my first peanut butter cup of the season today. The day AFTER Halloween.

So a favorite holiday of mine has come and gone. No celebrations, no witches costumes, and barely any candy. I guess you could say I'm growing up. I guess this is why people have kids.