The business of cards

In the 9 years that I've been a designer I've never had a business card. The general thought was that once a person inputs your contact info into their computer/phone/address book the card becomes useless. And also a little annoying. Like "what the heck am I suppose …

And it begins (or began)

I've been in business for myself for two weeks now. My original intent was to blog at least once (if not twice) a week to document this new journey. But as you know, finding the time to create articulate, coherent posts isn't always easy. So let's start there. …

BIG News!

In the last few months I've had a growing amount freelance work come my way. So much so that I've needed to put energy into Prioritizing, Scheduling & reevaluating my own processes. I've been extremely thankful for the work. And the opportunity to fine tune things has …

EMPIRE

When I was in Jr. high I saw a documentary on bike messengers in NYC. And ever since I've been somewhat enamored with them. These guys are reckless, ballsy, dangerous and (to be very honest) totally inspiring.

p.s. I'm always happy to see the random fixed gear rider …

Sci-Fi

Most of you (or all) know I'm somewhat of a sci-fi nerd. I came to terms with this years ago. I've embraced the nerd-dome with enthusiasm & delight. What I also find fascinating is the icon power of good entertainment. In this case it's Star Wars. But the same is true …

The Law of (blog post) Undulation

It seems like every time I make an effort to post more often I end up slacking. Even the thought of posting makes me not want to. What's the deal? I do so good for a week or two and then come screaming to an abrupt halt. But alas, posting about not posting. At least …

PARK

facespace

Myspace is dead? Face what? Did everyone make a planned mass migration from one to the other? For the most part I've been disenchanted with general social network sites for sometime. But I'll have to admit, I'm a little embarrassed. It's like that time I lived in Oregon …

3 Things

Over the past few weeks I've been absolutely amazed with Dan Carlin's Hardcore History podcast. He classifies himself not as a history teacher but a history fan. And let me tell you friends, this is fandom at it's best. Every thought about doing breathalyzer test on the …

We(?) The People

I typically shy away from political discussions. 1. On a whole I'm uneducated on the topic(s). And 2. It's difficult to not assume that someones opinion stems simply from a high level of pre-determined bias surrounding an Issue (especially in a campaign year). So you've …

Living North

Living North from Joshua Talbot on Vimeo.

Over the last two years I've been archiving bits of video. Mostly of the boy but a few random odds & ends. If I can offer one piece of advise it would be to take as many pictures (and videos) as you can. Our visual journal has …

O La Langster

The Langster is here. This is a beautiful bike, lightweight and a lot of fun. Rode it to work yesterday. Clocked in around a half an hour so not that much different from the geared roadie. I'm going to remove the rear brake and replace the pedals with my clipless SPDs. …

Ewan-tastic!

A few weeks ago the boy started kindergarten. Now to some extent this is old hat for the Talbots. Some of you might remember that he went to preschool last year. And rode a bus for crying out loud! But something about kindergarten is exciting. The thought that he might …

shirts are cool

hey peeps.

I've been working on a series of t-shirts for my good friend The Czar. With all the web work I do it's a lot of fun doing a project as tactile as a t-shirt. Check um out!

Any day now

I've worked up enough trade for my MASI. It's been ordered so just waiting for the call. Riding to work has been great. I can't think of a better way to start and end the work day.

But I'm dealing with a bit of a commuters challenge:

1. The Shoulder Bag doesn't really …

back in the saddle!

I got sign off from the doc today to get back on the bike! I know I sound like a total bike nerd. But it's something I've really started to enjoy in the last few years. And I'm no gym guy. So the lack of activity gets me feeling sluggish. And being dependent on the gas …

MASI on the hoizon?

I've been doing a bit of freelance for a local bike shop. Nothing fancy but a lot for fun. And doing the work for trade. It was with this trade that I was hoping to get this. But alas, all sold out. It was a particular model made only for 08. But the shop also carries a …

Just an Update

Things are well. The shoulder is on the mend. The most important thing right now is keeping it as stationary as possible. The last thing I want is those little pins gettin' the wiggles. And although not a horrible injury (as far as injuries go) I'm getting anxious for …

J-Bot 2.2

I will be hence forth be called J-Bot. And will say affirmative instead of yes.

This electronic message has been posted to notify sentient flesh beings that J-Bot is recovering well from previously noted skeletal structure upgrades.

J-Bot 2.2 // End of line.

Bionic Man (sort of)

The Orthopedic specialist suggested I have a plate placed over my clavicle. The ill fitted jig saw puzzle still looks the same. As amazing as the human body is, it apparently has some difficulty auto-magically realigning bones on it's own. It's an out patient surgery so …