Archive for March, 2008
My Dad
Friday, March 21st, 2008O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; for His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever. Psalm 136:1
Sometimes it’s very easy to let the cares of life drag the most important things out of perspective in our lives. The important things fade into the gray, while the things that don’t really matter take center […]
Photo editing awesomeness…
Thursday, March 20th, 2008…sans graphic designer.
As SUM finished yet another lovely site for one of our clients, a common challenge surfaced: all she wanted to do was populate her news page with (1) the photos she took, (2) day or night, and darn it, they had to be (3) right side up and cropped here and there.
That’s when […]
2008 Addy Awards
Thursday, March 13th, 2008Mmmm, Ice cold Addys. (fridge at the studio, not at the house, btw)
Every year the New Mexico Advertising Federation hosts the annual Addy Awards. The Addys recognize creative excellence in advertising here in New Mexico. This year’s ceremony was held on March 7th at the Convention Center. Even with a pretty modest amount of entries […]
Our frien’ Ben
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008We received news today that our very good friend Ben Shaffer got his promotion at Starbucks. Woohoo! He’s now an official store manager which means he has his very own store. Pretty sure it’s the one on Coors just North of Cottonwood Mall. Ben is one of the most genuine, nicest, friendly, giving, and yes, […]
REI Dividends are in!
Monday, March 10th, 2008Woohoo! We got our REI Dividends in the mail today. Now we’re 3 whole dollars closer to getting that new tent we were wanting. It surely cost them more to mail the packet than it was worth. I would have just sent a postcard saying, “Dear Mr. Barela, instead of sending your $3 dividend […]
Extreme Makeover…
Sunday, March 9th, 2008…Home Office Edition!
During our recent Phoenix trip we made a pit stop at IKEA (okay, maybe a couple pit stops) to pick up a few simple, practical items to “remodel” our home office so it can finally be usable space. We painted the room several months ago but still needed to make a few […]
