This morning after brunch, Eric and I drove passed this warehouse on Clement Ave that was packed full of vintage cars.  We stopped, of course, to poke around… and the owner said it’s his private collection, and then welcomed us in to take a look around. 

I didn’t count, but there were at least 30 classic cars packed into this building, all in pristine condition and in every color of the rainbow.  The walls were lined with vintage tin and neon signage, and there were old gas pumps to greet you at the door.

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the hubz and i recently refreshed his design portfolio… check it out at ericshoemaker.com.

his work is outstanding… so proud of him.  <3

san francisco art director & interactive designer — eric shoemaker’s portfolio

yep, it’s almost april… and look at what i’m doing here. posting holiday photos. well, i meant to do it months ago, obviously. don’t judge me. just indulge me in my procrastination for a moment.

the first few photos were taken around the house in our new alameda home shortly before the week of christmas. our tree that sorely needs a skirt, sugar cookies (hello, can’t leave out the sweets), and various other decorations: some ornaments my mom made, a hand painted santa a family member made years ago, and a ceramic santa bank that my grandmother brought to the hospital when i was born.

these remaining photos are from our trip to georgia to visit family.

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love this from jason fried about work productivity.

highlights from the vid:

people don’t do work in the office….  people are trading in their work day for work moments.

people really need long stretches of uninterrupted time to get something done.  you cannot ask somebody to be creative in 15 minutes and really think about a problem.

how can we possibly expect people to do their job, if they are going to the office to be interrupted?

the real problems are the m&m’s — the managers & the meetings.

could not agree more.  i’m not a fan of being interrupted when i’m working, and i think meetings are an absolute waste of time.