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And now for the math.

I was hoping I could avoid doing math by designing everything on the computer (unpack that statement, and tell me why I giggled a little in my head as I typed it), but no. Yep. There’s math in printing. (I … Continue reading

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Changes in planning.

There are more than a hundred accented sorts in a font of Greek. I looked up the lay of the case. It’s alarming. My foot is a fetching shade of green. This is sort of printing related; I dropped a … Continue reading

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Miscellany

The trip springs are fine. My font of ATF 6pt Goudy Oldstyle lowercase has pilchrows. (I need more of this font – it’s adorable, and if I get an uppercase I have roman & bold and can actually set pages. … Continue reading

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Something like making progress

So I’m supposed to be making a sound-muffling curtain. Well, ok, I pieced everything and pinned it together and it’s all ironed and pre-washed … and I was going to try machine quilting it, which failed miserably. There’s a good … Continue reading

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This is why it’s worth doing.

This is, in one way, a thank you to my mother. (I suppose you could call it a belated Mother’s Day post, but I’d rather you didn’t.) In another way, it’s an answer to a question my father asked recently. … Continue reading

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How not to take a day off:

I decided that I needed to take today off, because despite not “officially” working full time, I feel like I work every day. Because, well, hey. I do. Just not always for money, and sometimes I forget that it’s work … Continue reading

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Where does the time go?

I overheard the strangest conversation in the bookstore today. (My ears perked up, you see, because someone said “Kierkegaard.”) I don’t even know where to begin on how incredibly strange I found it – but I do, clearly, need to … Continue reading

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Brains composting.

I’m still thinking about three not particularly distinct projects. Actually, I think they might all be part of the same thing. I’m trying to sort through what I think of print on demand, periodicals, travel writing, and pseudo-antique hipster photography. … Continue reading

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Burgundy? Red. RED!

This week, apparently, I’m taking pictures of things for color… And I do love these bright red tiles. Maybe I’m subconsciously preparing for the sewing project I want to work on next. Hard to tell. Sometimes the only solution to … Continue reading

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Some things that were pretty cool about today:

This turned out better than I hoped it would. I read an extremely satisfying book which I got unexpectedly because somebody had an extra galley. A friend of mine randomly showed up just as I was about to give up … Continue reading

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