Events:
1. We Were Promised Jetpacks at Radio Radio-angsty, Scotch music worth enjoying a pint or two on a Sunday night. {Sunday, March 14}

2. Winter Farmer’s Market: Have you had juice at the Natural Born Juicer’s stand yet? Mickey and Mallory would approve.{Saturdays, until April 24}

3. The Playboy Psychonauts at The Vollrath. Get out your fez and join the “Cassanovia” musicians for an eclectic world music night out. {Saturday, March 13}

Quick Links:
1. Who wouldn’t want to be making phat beats in retirement like Grandma DJ?

2. Urban Outfitter is going to the chapel, and well, some lovely hipsters are going to get married in UO’s alt-fashionable wares.

3. Have you ever thought of writing a self help book and joining a cult along the way?
Me neither but The Moth podcast has an AWESOME Starlee Kine story about it.
(WARNING: adult content and profanity)

4. Porcelain Pop Art

5. The iMaxi for the iPad: I am speechless, really I do not know what to say.

The Transportation Exhibit for The Indiana Historical Society is finally printed and installed. If you go by the concierge station just before you reach the food court area (pre-gate/security) at the Indianapolis International Airport you’ll see it in all of it’s glory. It was quite a learning experience, and thinking back I would have done some things a little differently.

Oh well, you can only move forward and apply what you have learned onto your next project.

Look for a smattering of props inside each case. Maybe even some Indy 500 milk too…don’t worry it’s only paint.

Last night as I lay falling asleep in bed, my eyes gazed upon the new iPhone commercial and noticed the Schlage LiNK app that was highlighted in this spring/family vacation commercial version.

Lo and behold, I saw it, like a miniscule beacon of light, the iPhone app icon I created for the LiNK app. It may not be much, and I can’t say I did much else to design or create the look and feel of the app, but there it was my icon.

I’m just kind of giddy that the icon was actually there for a second on the television screen and apart of a national campaign for the iPhone. Not a big win, but it makes me happy.

You can watch the entire family vacation iPhone commercial on the Apple site.

{Zombie goats on Frenchman St. during Mardi Gras}

I spent my birthday (Fat Tuesday) amongst the most unique individuals in the world while enjoying the beautiful city of New Orleans. I have a passion for the Big Easy and I didn’t mind that they won the Superbowl. I’m not a football fan, so it didn’t rock my boat.

My baby and I have been visiting New Orleans every year since Katrina, and almost five years later I can see the hope, pride and exuberance the big win has created. No more paper bags are worn at Saints games (so I hear), instead big hearts and even bigger smiles.

We have always visited for New Years, and this was our first Mardi Gras. As soon as we settled into our bed & breakfast, my hubby Ryan, had to hit one main tourist spot: Cafe Du Monde. Beignets like soft pillows of fried love…and there is so much powder sugar on these suckers, you could be mistaken for a cocaine dealer.

{There’s a kilo of powder sugar hiding beignets.}

Other than Du Monde’s we stayed close to the Fauborg Marigny and far away from Bourbon Street. Bourbon is what it is, but if you want to enjoy the history, music, art and food in New Orleans spend most of your time on the other intersecting streets of the FQ away from Bourbon.

Watching the parades were fun too, except for the lady behind me who got cut by a renegade medallion. I quickly learned how to effectively turn my face away from the flying debris thrusted off the floats and use my extended arms to reach out for beads. REMEMBER always protect your face.

{Zulu Float with an amazing entourage of feathered courtesans}

In addition to music, culture is alive in Nawlins. We took in the visually spectacular POYI exhibit at the Louisiana State Museum. As well as a wonderful tribute to the rock n’ roll legends of Louisiana. Fats Domino’s piano was represented as well as Cosimo Matassa.

{ I had never heard of Esquerita! until now, but he definitely gave Little Richard a run for his for his money in the fifties.}

The time went so fast, before I knew it we were shuttling back to Louis Armstrong Airport, returning to snowy Indy. Laissez les bon temps rouler…

I just spent three weeks teaching my Fundamentals of Imaging students how to scan in their sketched graphic novel layouts, and alter them in Photoshop.

{Too bad both the Jets and Colts lost. Congrats Saints!}

Most got the concept but a few did some outstanding work considering it was their first project in Photoshop.

{I love the Twilight Zone scene!)