It has Arrived!

After a long wait and much anticipation I finally got my bike. The bike I recieved as a trade with an awesome guy named Garrett who wanted some work done for his website azfixed.com.

I went in to the deal thinking I was just gonna be getting an average run of the mill bike that would be functional but not necessarily something to be particularly proud of. However I was pleasantly surprised by not only how cool Garrett was but also how set he was on getting me exactly what I wanted. He scored an 08 limited edition Specialized Langster frame and fork numbered 005 from the factory. From there Garrett let me pick and choose what ever parts I wished to add to the bike and even gave it a custom paint job of my choosing while adding his own flavor into it as well.

The finished product is as you can see, a thing of great beauty. The bike came out better than I could have imagined and I'm thrilled with the way it rides and looks. Heres to my new favorite toy and photo subject!

Lets talk politics

Don't worry I don't want to discuss politics in the traditional sense because I like to avoid confrontation and I'm sure one person or another would more than likely not agree with me. I have noticed something throughout the campaign season that I think everyone can agree on. 

There has been some amazing artwork produced in the last several months regarding Senator Obama's campaign. It's really refreshing to see political art that is not negative, in fact I think it may be an entirely new invention. I'm sure many of you by this point recognize the poster of Obama's face created by Shepard Farrey of Obey, I originally saw it as a backpage cover in Juxtapose as an ad placed by Farrey and Obey in support of Obama. The other poster is one created by ISO 50, one of my favorite designers and a true visual genius. Not only is the art created by Obama supporters visually refreshing but his campaign itself. His logo and branding are extremely well done and his use of it is very innovative, especially for a politician. I'm also really impressed with his website, it is well designed and completely consistent with his branding and image. 

I guess we will have to wait a few more weeks to see who will win the election for President but as for who is the more stylish politician? Obama wins in a landslide victory.

In the works

In the works, originally uploaded by jOn aShcRofT???.

Here is a look at my specialized langster frame and fork after it was stripped of it's original paint job and resprayed by a very nice fellow who goes by the name of Garrett. The white is actually more of an ivory/vanilla and will have some black graphics that I designed overlayed on them. After the graphics are layed on Garrett is spraying on another few coats of clear coat to make it all gravy. I'm so excited to see the final product that I can hardly contain myself! The makeover will be rounded out by black wheels, a black crank, black handle bars, various polished aluminum pieces and me sitting on top of it all.

Oh Apple, how I love thee

Introducing the 24-inch LED Cinema Display. It doesn’t just expand the screen of your new MacBook, MacBook Pro, or MacBook Air. With a built-in iSight camera, mic, notebook charger and speakers, it expands your whole experience.

So simple yet utterly genius. Unless you are doing 3-d or motion graphics there is really no need for a desktop computer anymore. I know this sort of set up has existed for some time now, but with the new power of the macbook pros and the ease and accesibilty of the new cinema display, apple has won me over yet again. Not to say I will be able to afford anything like it for a long time, but a girl can dream

Work in Progress

Work in Progress, originally uploaded by jOn aShcRofT???.

Feeling much better about my capacity to produce things.

Sometimes you get so caught up in trying to produce what you think other people will like while in reality your probably best off just doing what your moved by and attracted to. As someone smarter than me once said "try to appeal to everybody and you'll appeal to nobody"

What I'm trying to say is, I'm attracted to kittens.