the oven

This range might be the reason why I chose to live in this apartment.

It's a circa 1955 40" double oven Wedgewood. The built in griddle is not to shabby for making pancakes on and the crumb catches make for an easy clean up.

When we first moved in the pilot lights were keeping the whole kitchen a good 20º hotter than the rest of the flat and making our gas bill sky rocket. So we turned off half the stove but it can still be lit by matches.

Now if I could only sync the oven temp with the dial this would be my dream stove.

a perfect city

I love this article that David Byrne wrote for The Wall Street Journal. I always wondered what would make a perfect city myself and I think he explains it well.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203440104574403293064136098.html

Excerpt on size,
"Size

A city can't be too small. Size guarantees anonymity—if you make an embarrassing mistake in a large city, and it's not on the cover of the Post, you can probably try again. The generous attitude towards failure that big cities afford is invaluable—it's how things get created. In a small town everyone knows about your failures, so you are more careful about what you might attempt. Every time I visit San Francisco I ask out loud "Why don't I live here? Why do I choose to live in a place that is harder, tougher and, well, not as beautiful?" The locals often reply, "You don't want to live here. It looks like a city, but it's really a small village. Everyone knows what you're doing" Oh, OK. If you say so. It's still beautiful."

scissor fight!

Trust.
Max and I at Hello Lucky show that you need to trust your coworkers with your life.

a bit anal

This is the set-up of my tools on the side of my press. The other guys think it may be overkill, but I always know if they borrowed something without asking.
The List, (from top right moving left)
1. rubber band ball
2. loupe
3. swatch samples
4. paper finger (attachment for press)
5. guide clips
6. guide with homemade paper clip
7. Quoin key
8. Calculator
9. shears
10. pica pole
11. buffalo horn bone folder
12. screwdriver, flat head
13-16. assorted wrenches
17. x-acto knife
18. NA Graphics Star Makeup Rule

blogs

Since this is the first time I've really tried to keep up a writing journal, I may fall short sometimes. Please excuse this as a habit of forgetfulness on my part.

Coming soon..A fashion show

CA

Been watching that showtime series Californiacation. Pretty good. Well developed story, pulls you in. The main character seems likable to me but I think most people would find him repulsive. Check it out if you get a chance.