sissyphus | journal

thinking of New Y♥rk

2010-05-08T12:15:00.001-04:00

lonely rides
Originally uploaded by +kdis

Thinking of New Y♥rk.

Folks just need to let her + her people be.

_ 20 Nov 2k9
_ New York, NY

What Inspires You

2010-05-04T17:43:00.001-04:00

What Inspires You
Originally uploaded by +kdis

My statement submission for the What Inspires You book project they are putting together at work.

We each had to hand-write a short statement of what inspires us on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper for a book they are putting together here at the studio. Each person has their own personalized page with their statement + head shot to go along with it.

Can't wait to see the finished book + everyone else's submissions...

_ statement written in Dec 2k9

closet is DONE

2010-05-02T23:41:00.001-04:00

closet is DONE
Originally uploaded by +kdis

Renovation projects:
• master bedroom custom closet doors assembly

So happy to be done with this project, which was finally completed on Saturday.

_ 02 May 2k10

Speedbump™ Game by +kdis

2010-04-27T18:53:00.001-04:00

Speedbump™ Game by +kdis
Originally uploaded by +kdis

"... too many speedbumps."

A simple game concept inspired by a story told by my brother about having four dogs + two kids running around the house all at the same time. ;)

{ Sketched in Harmony, a HTML5 drawing tool. }

Brushes used: Web, Simple

_ 27 April 2k10

Classic words of wisdom: Plan ahead.

2010-04-17T19:55:00.001-04:00

Classic words of wisdom: Plan ahead.
Originally uploaded by +kdis

Renovation projects:
• assemble master bedroom custom closet shelves + doors installation

_ 17 April 2k10

hello, Detroit

2010-04-17T17:31:00.001-04:00

hello, Detroit
Originally uploaded by +kdis

Twitter status - 3:31 PM EST, 12 Feb 2k10:
"Thinking of my husband + family. We just found out his maternal grandpa passed away from a heart attack. Life is too short. Hug your family."

We went up to Michigan for a few days in February to attend the funeral of J's grandfather + spend quality time with his family. This was my first time being in the state. It's also where J was born, so a lot of his family were still living in the area. It was nice to meet more folks from his mom's side of the family.

I really felt for J's grandma as she just lost her best friend + was obviously very upset about it all. She is the sweetest thing + I did what I could to be there for her. The best thing to do in times like these is just being there.

_ 15 Feb 2k10
_ Detroit, MI

BRMC

2010-04-11T23:06:00.001-04:00

One of the better videos out there of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club courtesy of spinner. Love the style it's shot in.

They roll out four songs:

• Berlin
• Weapon of Choice
• Rise or Fall
• 666 Conducer

the health of a house can affect the health of its inhabitants

2010-04-04T16:44:00.003-04:00

What a difference it makes.

MASTER BEDROOM:

STAIRCASE:

SECOND BEDROOM:

Renovation projects:
• completed refinishing hardwood floors in master bedroom, second bedroom, + stairwell as well as replaced boards where old hatch was in living room

Finally, the whole house has refinished floors. Hallelujah!

_ 17 March 2k10

Finally, the whole house has refinished floors. Hallelujah!

_ 17-21 March 2k10

⁂ cherry blossoms in Capitol Hill ⁂

2010-04-02T18:20:00.002-04:00

⁂ cherry blossoms in Capitol Hill ⁂
Originally uploaded by +kdis

Would love to check out the trees this weekend, but I know it's going to be nutty + crowded with tourists.

Luckily for us, the blossoms are planted everywhere in Capitol Hill. Maybe we'll head out to the Tidal Basin in the evening when all is hopefully silent...

_ 28 March 2k10

@WhatIveRead

2010-03-30T19:00:00.002-04:00

Since I've started taking the metro to work, I've garnered a bit of "free time" that I've never had before. At first, I would listen to my mp3 player to help pass the time, but that began to get old really quickly. Also, with certain recurring riff raff going on in close proximity + with the recent reports of electronic theft, I wanted to make sure I had full attention of what was going on around me.

So, I started reading more. I realized that, over time, I would need to refer back to the articles I've read, but couldn't remember where to find it. Because of this, I drafted a blog post with a list of all the articles I've read so far, but after thinking about it some more I decided to create a twitter account that would house all of these articles by posting one link per twitter update.

Thus, http://twitter.com/whativeread was created.

~~I only started out with a few articles that I have bookmarked, but there are many more that I still need to post.~~ Edit: All articles are now posted.

This is for my own personal record, but feel free to follow along if you please.

antique milk bottle

2010-03-27T21:19:00.001-04:00

antique milk bottle
Originally uploaded by +kdis

J discovered some really interesting [+ creepy] antique items within our house. Here are a few of his findings.

I had a conversation regarding the details of the bottle with my friend Ivan, who then reminded me that there was no longer a B Street SW in Washington, DC; only Independence Ave SW. Now, that's a really old milk bottle.

_ 13 March 2k10

antique doll face

2010-03-27T21:18:00.001-04:00

antique doll face
Originally uploaded by +kdis

J discovered some really interesting [+ creepy] antique items within our house. Here are a few of his findings.

_ 13 March 2k10

detail of an old furnace circa 1922

2010-03-27T20:13:00.002-04:00

detail of an old furnace circa 1922
Originally uploaded by +kdis

J discovered some really interesting [+ creepy] antique items within our house. Here are a few of his findings.

_ 14 March 2k10
_ taken by J

on this night

2010-03-26T23:48:00.001-04:00

on this night
Originally uploaded by +kdis

{ the daily day }

_ 26 March 2k10
_ the district

films en noir et blanc

2010-03-26T22:34:00.006-04:00

one windy night

{ the daily day }

_ 25 March 2k10
_ dans le metro

little omen

{ the daily day }

_ 26 March 2k10
_ @ Union Station

food + friends by +kdis

2010-03-19T19:15:00.001-04:00

food + friends by +kdis
Originally uploaded by +kdis

My sushi order usually consists of three six-piece rolls of Spicy Tuna, Philly Roll, + Unagi, hence...

:)

{ Sketched in Harmony, a HTML5 drawing tool. }

Brushes used: Circles, Ribbon

_ 19 March 2k10

celebrating St. Paddy's a day later with a slice of soda bread

2010-03-18T12:08:00.001-04:00

celebrating St. Paddy's a day later with a slice of soda bread
Originally uploaded by +kdis

{ the daily day }

Generous folks in my Webworks team. One of our developers just shared some soda bread with the crew, which he says is a secret family recipe from Ireland. Tastes great with my morning coffee. :)

_ 18 March 2k10
_ @ DiscoHQ

i. love. this. song.

2010-03-17T17:37:00.001-04:00

Months later + still in love with it.

a 15-year-old letter I had written was sent back to me this week

2010-03-16T19:10:00.004-04:00

a 15-year-old letter
Originally uploaded by +kdis

... scrawled by yours truly.

This is blowing my mind. I have old friend from high school named Kaska—she now spells it as Kasia—who was an international exchange student from Poland. Her name is the Polish translation of my name [back then, she sometimes spelled her name as Cathy]. A few months back, we reconnected via the infamous Facebook + she sent me this image of a letter I gave her 15 years ago. I'm surprised she still had it. :)

It was written towards the end of our Junior year, which was probably my most memorable of high school years. Kaska + I were in the same French II class with the lovely Madame Falt as our teacher. We were both active members in La Société Nationale d'Honneur de Français by participating + winning awards in written + verbal grammar competitions with other schools. Yeh, total French nerds.

Not knowing if she would continue attending our high school in the States or return back to her home in Poland for our senior year, I wrote up this note + gave it to her a few months before summer vacation. Yes, back in the day before email was a part of our everyday lives. Fifteen years later, it turns up on my computer screen. Quelle belle surprise! I also forgot about my beloved Boynton pad paper!

Thanks for sharing this gem from the past, Cathy aka Kaska aka Kasia! :) So awesome to be able to catch up with you + your adventures again.

_ 16 March 2k10

"back in the 8th grade" by +kdis

2010-03-11T18:43:00.003-05:00

"back in the 8th grade" by +kdis
Originally uploaded by +kdis

Me + my classmate used to draw this little character over + over again back in 8th grade.

We had so many different variations between the two of us, but this is the version I remember the most. It was inspired by Kiedis' doodles sprinkled all over the liner notes of Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Blood Sugar Sex Magik" album. And yes, it was the cassette that we were looking at.

Harmony makes it so easy to contribute to that create-something-everyday idea going around. Wish there was an undo option though.

{ Sketched in Harmony, a HTML5 drawing tool. }

_ 11 March 2k10

"hizzie in Harmony" by +kdis

2010-03-10T19:35:00.002-05:00

"hizzie in Harmony" by +kdis
Originally uploaded by +kdis

That's the plan, anyway.

Me + the Mr are making progress on the house. Drive, determination, + impatience are our fuel.

{ Sketched in Harmony, a HTML5 drawing tool. }

I need a drawing tablet to better execute my sketches. Imagine how fun it would be to sketch with Harmony... on the iPad... on the metro. Then again, I can just bring a regular sketch pad + ink pen with me. Ha.

_ 10 March 2k10

first sketch using Harmony

2010-03-10T11:55:00.002-05:00

first sketch using Harmony
Originally uploaded by +kdis

Consider me wowed.

Harmony is a HTML5 drawing tool [aka another how-did-they-do-that idea]. That "web" brush is the shizz!

{ via @ilovetypography }

_ 10 March 2k10

sissyphus.com = QR code

2010-03-09T18:29:00.003-05:00

Reserved + to be noodled with a later time.

my desk calendar, featured photos by yours truly

2010-03-01T23:54:00.003-05:00

my desk calendar, photos by yours truly
Originally uploaded by +kdis

{ 2010 A YEAR OF SHARING }

A probono promotional collaboration project between Grafik [role: design], McArdle Solutions [role: professional printing], + myself [role: photography]. Grafik, my old company, had approached me last Fall to see if I was interested in sharing my photography work for next year's promo calendar. Of course, I agreed as I've always looked forward to Grafik's yearly calendar—except this time, I was the featured photographer. Exciting stuff.

They gave me a list of images that they were interested in, I supplied the hi-res files, + McArdle chose the final selects. Grafik's design concept behind the calendar was to somehow make a printed piece "interactive" by including some of my photo narratives that I've originally posted on flickr as well as some users' comments on the back of each month's photo. I thought it added a nice personal touch + back-story behind each photograph.

These photos are near + dear to me, so this was a fun personal project to be involved in. Not to mention, I received plenty copies of the calendar to distribute to whoever I please. :)

To see a snapshot of selected images for the cover + for each month, click here.

_ 08 Feb 2k10

big cup for a long day ahead

2010-02-27T11:59:00.001-05:00

big cup for a long day ahead
Originally uploaded by +kdis

We're finishing off the last of insulating this old house of ours.

Pray we get it done. Fast.

{ unedited, unprocessed, SooC, straight out of the camera }

_ 27 Feb k10