How to Dispose CDs

Disposed of old data cds by scratching them up with a safety pin. Will recycle them to Best Buy this weekend.

Rare Device & Amy Ross

While in SF, I got to meet Lisa Congdon and Rena Thom and visit their shop, Rare Device. Personally, I think the bag sticker says everything about them - sweet, hand made creative, impeccable taste, and rock stars!

Also got to meet artist Amy Ross, who happen to be having her art opening at the shop. We adored and bought "Gold Finch Shroom".

D*S guest blogging

We (Jon and I as It's (K)not Wood)are guest blogging on Design Sponge this week! Our first post is about one of my favorite shops - Tortoise.

San Francisco weekend

Spent several relaxing days in SF for a family event this past weekend... wandered into Berkeley's architecture department, took in a view from Grizzly Peak, ate fried smelt from Sea Salt to remind us of Spain, visited Heath Ceramics in Sausalito, and savored outdoor mornings with coffee and the paper by the water.

Documention: Figure Sculptures

In the process of getting rid of stuff, I've been documenting some items. It makes parting just a little bit easier. These are from our figure sculpture classes taught by our friend Damian almost 10 years ago. This particular brand of clay never completely hardens, so several, but not all, needed to go. Such a different dimension with photos.

gradient of succulents

This is just the most lovely gradient of succulents. Was on Abbot Kinney this afternoon photographing the Tortoise shop for IKW as the guest blogger on D*S next month.

shredding the past

Next phase in our clean up -- going through about dozen plus plastic bins of financial and work docs that go way back to our college days. I am convinced you can write the story of your life based on your credit card bill statements. They tell you where you've lived, places you frequented, who you worked for, how much money you felt comfortable blowing in one month, and then some. This was interesting to me because I had forgotten when I had traveled, where, and with who. Before shredding, I noted some of these dates and times for my future autobiography, ha ha, no really only because I am so forgetful these days and it's nice to reminisce.

Some notes about this experience: it takes forever because you are revisiting your past; a good shredder that does not overheat is your best friend; the Notebook program I got for another project has been archiving my life story perfectly; canceled a credit card today, going to try and pay cash more often.

Memorial Day

In addition to remembering our troops who have passed, it's important to slow down and not take for granted the things that they risked their lives for. This weekend, it was for blue skies, kites and bike rides on the beach.