Where there's smoke...

there's interesting photos?

smokey sky over my house

The news tells us there's a wildfire burning on nearby Camp Pendelton and the firefighters aren't working on it because of fears of hidden landmines and explosives. Fun!

smokey sky

This week's good stuff

I love the internet and the internet loves me. I read all sorts of things and these are my favorite finds from this week.

Branding 101:

pepsivscoke

via Consumerist.

This is a "news" video about a black bear roaming behind a neighborhood in Ohio. I used the term "news" very, very lightly when it comes to this video because how many reporters have you seen wearing a rabbit head costume ON THE NEWS? Yeah, that's what I thought. Watch the video. From my friend Susie.

Here's a very cool art installation by the MIT Media Lab. It creates a "data portrait" of your name's online identity. If you are a social butterfly then your name will probably work, if not it's still fun to watch. Here's me:

me

Wow, this makes my brain hurt. New poll finds that 39 percent of Americans want government to ‘stay out of Medicare.’ via Think Progress.

And, finally it's time for happy hour. A study finds that regular beer drinking helps women have a better bone density than those who don't drink it. Cheers!

Remember?

Junior League: Day at the Races printed invitations

I'm a graphic designer! I'm always posting photos of my cooking or my adorable dogs, but never really showing you what gets done in my studio and helps buy all that food I cook. So here are some invitations I finished up last week for a new client, the San Diego Junior League. The invites are for a fabulous day at the Del Mar Races. I just spent some time updating my portfolio, so go take a look!