being clearly obscure

Wishlist: Betty Blue Ribbons Apron

Ritzel — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 19:19:20 +0000

I have this thing against protective gear. I refuse to wear dish washing gloves because of that smell it leaves on my hands, that rubbery grime that wreaks of unclean. I resent wearing a helmet snowboarding because no matter how cool the helmet may be I still manage to look borderline “special.” And I’ve never been inclined to wear an apron when cooking because most of them say something cheesy. That was until I came across this:

It’s so cute I may even wear it when doing arts and crafts. Or maybe buy two. Or three as a spare.

When you can’t summarize a month’s worth of stuff…

Ritzel — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 08:24:56 +0000

somebody sure is festive these days

Ritzel — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 21:54:28 +0000

A stop at my old workplace yesterday for lunch yielded not only the most ginormous birthday pizza....

But my Christmas ornament head! And this Menorah I brought back to my office for my dear friend, Lindsey, perhaps my most favorite Jew!

It's time to kick off the holiday season, kids! Have a great Halloween weekend!

It’s not Mother’s Day but it might as well be

Ritzel — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:59:46 +0000

Sometimes she just knows how to be there. Thanks, Mom.

I Wanna Be Where You Are

Ritzel — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 08:30:09 +0000

Not because they’re vacationing in Europe and along the Mediterranean Sea for 3 weeks. But because they’re each a unique version of truly good, loving people.

Especially this one on the right. <3

Photo courtesy by said girl on right.

Sisters From Different Misters: The Let’s Get Political Edition

Ritzel — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 04:12:56 +0000

Oh, how I loathe these two. But, oh, how I love how they bother me on the same level.

Katherine Connor as Donna Martin's mom on Beverly Hills, 90210

Meg Whitman as...Meg Whitman

Back to the drawing board

Ritzel — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 04:28:40 +0000

A week off from school was nice…for the second it lasted. Now I’m back, currently doing a quick exercise:

a self portrait

First day of class is usually about the syllabus and meet-and-greet stuff. Blah. But for 20 minutes, this came out all right.

self portrait or the beginning of my graphic novel memoir?!

Some days I really like working at a button factory…

Ritzel — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 20:46:05 +0000

They provide me with health care, a paycheck, cool co-workers I can call friends and hold my hand while I’m in school. This past quarter has been no exception.

Tonight’s my last class for my favorite class this quarter. It was entirely based on electronic layouts in InDesign, but we were to produce a leave-behind. And this is what I came up with. Thanks, Button Factory for making this possible!

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Ritzel — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 09:01:38 +0000

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I like it but am too delirious to objectively look at my work anymore…

Ritzel — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 06:11:31 +0000

From this

CD cover sketch

To this:

front cover

inside tray

back cover