things i would post to lxy & jergins' board if i could

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well i know that first post was directed toward me but the second one sounds much more interesting

max max max max, Monday, 8 June 2009 02:30 (fifteen years ago) link

i actually said 'giant mcguffins' but let's not quibble.

estela, Monday, 8 June 2009 02:33 (fifteen years ago) link

anyway thank you--i sort of imagined that a class was a better way to go about it but i was hoping it would be easier to just buy a press since its always nicer to have a physical gift to give! she has no experience with letterpress; shes a part-time designer and i think she wants to expand and start making her own business & greeting cards and stuff, not on any kind of serious or large scale but just as a hobby, & she loves the look & feel of letterpress-printed material. i think the equivalent of the thing yr talking about is a place called the arm in NYC or at least its the hipster letterpress place... does $125 daylong workshop + $15/hr rental seem right? thank u again for yr help!

max max max max, Monday, 8 June 2009 02:37 (fifteen years ago) link

giant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacGuffin

max max max max, Monday, 8 June 2009 02:42 (fifteen years ago) link

$125 for a day long class sounds good - here's the equivalent class at SFCB: http://sfcb.org/php/classes.php?id=T2-060509-PRT also, i think $12-15 p/hr is pretty standard, depending on how much equipment they have.

what about: buy her the class (like, make a fake certificate saying you'll pay for it) and as a physical gift buy her some really nice fabriano paper or cardstock (or some other high quality paper) she can print on?

a press is a big expense, like i said - the press itself is merely the beginning, and she won't be able to do anything with it till she knows how to use it correctly and has all the equipment. the classes will give her a grounding to decide if it's worth the investment. lino-cuts are also something she should look into - it'll give her more freedom to actually create a design block to print with and they're pretty easy to make, i think.

smoove operator, Monday, 8 June 2009 02:46 (fifteen years ago) link

estela: i was trying to be a little euphemistic in my paraphrasing

smoove operator, Monday, 8 June 2009 02:46 (fifteen years ago) link

maybe i was talking about lxy's sizable plot elements and you misunderstood me.

estela, Monday, 8 June 2009 02:51 (fifteen years ago) link

wtf is goin on in this thread

jergins, Monday, 8 June 2009 02:52 (fifteen years ago) link

yeah i know shes done linocuts before--i think what shes interested in w/ letterpess is the texture u can achieve. but i shouldnt speak for her. thanks 4 the advice i will let u know how it goes--maybe we will send u a card in the mail

max max max max, Monday, 8 June 2009 02:52 (fifteen years ago) link

hey jergs were just talkin about printing presses and lxys plot elements what caught her viewers attentions

max max max max, Monday, 8 June 2009 02:53 (fifteen years ago) link

lino cuts can be run through a letterpress - it's the rolling of the press that forces the impression on the paper, and it also depends on the type of paper you use (it's thickness and softness)

smoove operator, Monday, 8 June 2009 02:56 (fifteen years ago) link

see u are a letterpress expert!!!

max max max max, Monday, 8 June 2009 02:57 (fifteen years ago) link

and a lxys boobs expert

max max max max, Monday, 8 June 2009 02:57 (fifteen years ago) link

estela gave me:
lots of choc bullets
lots of jaffas
pineapple lumps
perky nanas
marmite (about 7.5yrs' worth)
jelly snakes

smoove operator, Monday, 8 June 2009 02:58 (fifteen years ago) link

i don't think lxy's boobs are appreciating this disrespectful talk

smoove operator, Monday, 8 June 2009 02:59 (fifteen years ago) link

i think u mean lxys "perky nanas"

max max max max, Monday, 8 June 2009 02:59 (fifteen years ago) link

or perhaps her "pineapple lumps"

max max max max, Monday, 8 June 2009 03:00 (fifteen years ago) link

estela check your email <3

smoove operator, Monday, 8 June 2009 03:01 (fifteen years ago) link

tsk xp

tsk

estela, Monday, 8 June 2009 03:01 (fifteen years ago) link

looooooooolz xp

smoove operator, Monday, 8 June 2009 03:01 (fifteen years ago) link

i mean tsk xxp

tsk xp

estela, Monday, 8 June 2009 03:07 (fifteen years ago) link

holy mother of god how did this spiral out of control in the short time i was on the telephone??!

lxy, Monday, 8 June 2009 03:17 (fifteen years ago) link

we don't know but we are all very sorry.

estela, Monday, 8 June 2009 03:18 (fifteen years ago) link

also LOL xp

lxy, Monday, 8 June 2009 03:19 (fifteen years ago) link

or xxxp perhaps?

lxy, Monday, 8 June 2009 03:19 (fifteen years ago) link

yeah sorry for talking about yr choc bullets

max max max max, Monday, 8 June 2009 03:21 (fifteen years ago) link

ruby and ytth gave me a beautiful book they made.

and last week lxy gave me a beautiful stencil she made (well two really, they are a set).

<3<3<3 basically

estela, Monday, 8 June 2009 03:35 (fifteen years ago) link

i mean this week.

estela, Monday, 8 June 2009 03:37 (fifteen years ago) link

still wtf

jergins, Monday, 8 June 2009 03:37 (fifteen years ago) link

ask the porch.

estela, Monday, 8 June 2009 03:39 (fifteen years ago) link

but only while on the porch, because otherwise no one's talking

lxy, Monday, 8 June 2009 03:44 (fifteen years ago) link

well, except estela, about my boobs, apparently

lxy, Monday, 8 June 2009 03:45 (fifteen years ago) link

it's the figure-8 of trust, apparently

smoove operator, Monday, 8 June 2009 03:46 (fifteen years ago) link

ha!

lxy, Monday, 8 June 2009 03:49 (fifteen years ago) link

it'll be funny when max meets lxy, he won't be able to look her in the eyes

jergins, Monday, 8 June 2009 04:49 (fifteen years ago) link

lx plz wear your SAY HELLO TO THE TWINS t-shirt

jergins, Monday, 8 June 2009 04:49 (fifteen years ago) link

lxy "i should get sweatpants that say that across the butt"

jergins, Monday, 8 June 2009 06:25 (fifteen years ago) link

lol

estela, Monday, 8 June 2009 06:31 (fifteen years ago) link

just two bags of fun so lets be cool

estela, Monday, 8 June 2009 16:19 (fifteen years ago) link

i really came here to post about how much i liked meeting ytth and how nice it is to see him and ruby so happy but lxy's captivating chest mugged my typing.

estela, Monday, 8 June 2009 16:30 (fifteen years ago) link

i forgot to things from the estela gift list:
block of cadbury dairy milk
two whittaker's peanut slabs

the cadbury didn't taste weird at all - true NZ cadbury! and we have been pacing ourselves with all this lollies, i'm quite proud of myself, actually.

smoove operator, Thursday, 11 June 2009 02:30 (fifteen years ago) link

Wait did estela go to us and I missed it?

tehresa, Thursday, 11 June 2009 03:23 (fifteen years ago) link

sorry tza we didn't want to tell you because you'd be sad...

smoove operator, Thursday, 11 June 2009 03:26 (fifteen years ago) link

Good job keeping quiet, jerks

tehresa, Thursday, 11 June 2009 03:30 (fifteen years ago) link

;_;

smoove operator, Thursday, 11 June 2009 03:41 (fifteen years ago) link

feisty a continent away. thanking u

jelky, Thursday, 11 June 2009 04:00 (fifteen years ago) link

probably coming to seattle weekend of september 12 - you guys better be around!

smoove operator, Friday, 12 June 2009 04:40 (fifteen years ago) link

oh hey! we'll put this on the calendar!!

lxy, Friday, 12 June 2009 04:48 (fifteen years ago) link

hey great!

jergins, Friday, 12 June 2009 05:20 (fifteen years ago) link

do u guys ever feel like ur leaving me and silvaviver and harbl and am0n out of all these plans

max max max max, Friday, 12 June 2009 14:05 (fifteen years ago) link


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