Archive for August, 2008

Humping the Driver

Friday, August 29th, 2008

WIth who the studio deemed as “the white Jeff”, my spaz co-worker, Lash, and I biked to Kristine’s gallery opening reception. With Treasure Island on fire, you can imagine the Bay Bridge was crazy backed up and with two hyperactive kids on fixed gear bikes, you can imagine how much fun the two of us were having weaving through gridlocked traffic like our own little New York.

Somewhere around 5th and Brannan, we saw a lady straddling some dude while he was driving in traffic. They were sloppily making out and other cars were honking for blocking the middle of the intersection, just off the freeway offramp. I suggested to weave through traffic to take a picture and blog it. I zigzagged through traffic to catch up and ride alongside the black pickup truck only to discover that they had in fact stopped making out in exchange for another act of intimacy. The truck at the time was stopped, windows were rolled down, and all I saw was mid-penetration and heavy pelvic thrusting,

On multiple occasions I’ve spotted couples making out while driving on the freeway. They were in their respective seats, buckled up. No biggie. But I’ve never seen couples making out while straddling the driver, let alone having sex with the driver, while driving, windows down, through gridlocked traffic, in 90 degree San Francisco heat. I applaud the effort and the uncontrollable desire to exchange carnal passions, but humping the driver while driving is dangerous; and accidental pregnancies aren’t always an enjoyable thing either.

Kristine’s Solo Exhibit

Monday, August 25th, 2008

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Jeff Becomes an Award Winner

Saturday, August 23rd, 2008

Yesterday we received news that Loomis Group’s Simpletech Black Cherry portable hard drive package design picked up a platinum award for “best in category.” You can imagine I was stoked to receive my first professional award. Yay! It was also my first project at Loomis Group, 10.5 months ago. I should go out and buy one now.

My role in this project was primarily the designer but I had a chance to flex muscle in the color forecasting research for the drive colors, proposing multiple packaging form factors and some copywriting.

Randomness in SF

Saturday, August 16th, 2008

Gotta love the city, where the most random things happen. Kate and I went to a gallery that turns into a club at night, 111 Minna. We unexpectedly ran into a handful of our closest friends. The first random thing was when some chick sat next to us and started choppin’ it up with Khat, Paul’s girlfriend. I swear I thought she was going to make out with her only because this chick kept looking at Khat lustfully.

Paul, Kate and I waited for that moment. 5 minutes into the conversation, Khat introduced her new friend, Nicole, to the rest of us. Another 10 minutes passed and we decided to get up and dance. Nicole blows a fit and starts accusing us of stealing her cell; her claim being that we’re getting up to leave so we must have stolen her cell. We convinced her we didn’t steal it and I’m sure Khat was close to socking her. Best friends for 15 minutes, enemies moments later.

At about 1:30, we took off and spontaneously decided to head off to North Beach’s Red Light District to check out the Lusty Lady, a peep show theatre. We got our $2 worth and watched a few ladies entertain a row of private booths and shadowy faces.

Afterwards, on our way to grab a quick bite, some dudes vacationing in San Francisco from Bavaria, Germany, were refused service when they tried to order from the drive-thru. So we ordered for them since we took the car out and they paid for our meal. God only knows what nastiness is in our burgers in reaction to the German dudes being quite rude at times, let alone the nastiness left on my hands from opening the door from a private booth at the peep show.

Yeah. That’s our Friday night.

Inked

Friday, August 15th, 2008

Most of us dream of getting tattoos in our adolescence. I was one of them. But I was wise enough to hold off until I knew what I really wanted, when I was old enough to really feel I have my head on straight and that I am truly comfortable in my own skin. Well at 25, I am totally comfortable in my own skin and comfortable to have a token of home permanently marked on my skin.

Today I just had first contact with a needle and red ink, reading “Jacklin.” Set in Agency Gothic, designed by Morris Fuller Benton.

The criteria of my very first tattoo was to, of course, be something of significance to me. The street I grew up on, the home that feels like a past-life more and more, and a statement that holds much sentiment, especially with all this craziness with friends moving. Not the “I’m moving to San Diego to go to school.” but the “I am moving to New York City for good.” Yeah. What better way to mark my quarter century with a permanent touch of home.

My permanent marking also had to be something timeless that I can shamelessly bring with me to old age. I approached this by choosing a non-traditional classic typeface with square forms, a narrow body and something that reads more abstractly than legibly.

On the parental front, they don’t quite get it and they’re pretty upset but it’ll blow over. What matters is that Kate and I love our ink and from a design perspective, it rocks. I’m a walking InDesign document with 195pt, Agency Gothic set on my arm. Shannon Archuleta is awesome.





Dime, Nickel, Dime

Saturday, August 9th, 2008

Happy birthday, kid!

Thanks to the few homies that set it all aside to just come out last night and celebrate Kate’s two-five. June, Lauren, Rob, Stace and Daniel.


Knottie Bio

Friday, August 1st, 2008

My future wife made a page about us.

>> Our Knottie Bio