tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27791109147392083992011-07-07T21:06:04.991-07:00designhead | stacianoreply@blogger.comBlogger141100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2779110914739208399.post-28285052268168701982010-01-03T08:00:00.000-08:002010-01-03T08:02:31.184-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_olRQiO3z0pA/S0C_iXNcorI/AAAAAAAAAGE/5aaxPrnNeZI/s1600-h/tu1a12_ultimate_cheesecake_lg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_olRQiO3z0pA/S0C_iXNcorI/AAAAAAAAAGE/5aaxPrnNeZI/s200/tu1a12_ultimate_cheesecake_lg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422544548420952754" border="0" /></a><br />and i especially love<a title="ultimate cheesecake" href="http://tinyurl.com/3glslc" mce_href="http://tinyurl.com/3glslc" target="_blank"> this recipe</a> from tyler florence's food network show. it's lighter than traditional cheesecakes and it's nice and lemony which i love. i've made it a few times and it's always a hit. this time i was short on sour cream and had to substitute half greek yogurt and it still worked. <a title="ultimate cheesecake" href="http://tinyurl.com/3glslc" mce_href="http://tinyurl.com/3glslc" target="_blank">go make it</a>. i don't know what you're waiting for. it even takes fewer ingredients than regular cheesecakes.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2779110914739208399-2828505226816870198?l=smallheadbigideas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>designhead | stacianoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2779110914739208399.post-54424973313527418112010-01-03T07:59:00.001-08:002010-01-03T07:59:54.326-08:00<blockquote>“I’m terrible on facts. But I always have an idea. If you have an idea, you’re well ahead!”<br />:: Diana Vreeland</blockquote><blockquote></blockquote><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2779110914739208399-5442497331352741811?l=smallheadbigideas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>designhead | stacianoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2779110914739208399.post-18469291771616511762008-11-08T06:20:00.000-08:002008-11-08T06:21:58.206-08:00just ate a delish bacon sandwich for breakfast. watching property ladder. making tea. this day is off to a lovely start. <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2779110914739208399-1846929177161651176?l=smallheadbigideas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>designhead | stacianoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2779110914739208399.post-44171195223499866972008-11-04T16:40:00.000-08:002008-11-04T16:41:41.281-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_olRQiO3z0pA/SRDrum1Pq8I/AAAAAAAAADc/seKFOQMlbkk/s1600-h/3002777669_deb0209f41_o.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 104px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_olRQiO3z0pA/SRDrum1Pq8I/AAAAAAAAADc/seKFOQMlbkk/s200/3002777669_deb0209f41_o.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264967150326492098" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2779110914739208399-4417119522349986697?l=smallheadbigideas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>designhead | stacianoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2779110914739208399.post-44339243404271148422008-11-02T15:44:00.000-08:002008-11-02T16:14:37.703-08:00i just wandered onto a <a href="http://changeorder.typepad.com/">great design blog</a>. it articulates much of what i think about design and creative direction in a way that i wish i could or, in a way i would like to think i will someday take the time to. all of these things flit through my head and then i move on and don't write them down. or, sometimes i do write them in my notebook and find them later. it surprises me when i find them...cogent thoughts on the process?! when did that happen? <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2779110914739208399-4433924340427114842?l=smallheadbigideas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>designhead | stacianoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2779110914739208399.post-69068128361355557872008-10-16T18:24:00.000-07:002008-10-16T18:26:24.224-07:00today was one of those days where you just have to keep reminding yourself to keep things in perspective. over and over and over again...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2779110914739208399-6906812836135555787?l=smallheadbigideas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>designhead | stacianoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2779110914739208399.post-85211952054705461432008-10-15T16:48:00.000-07:002008-10-15T16:53:34.977-07:00i seriously forgot i had this  blog. amazing. see what a new baby brings to the world? new adventures. fresh starts. a new baby is like the smell of rain.  it's raining here tonight.<div><br /></div><div>one of the best smells in the world is the smell of a baby's neck. i fell a little more in love with jeff when i saw him pick up my niece's baby and go right to that place that only parents know where that baby smell is that you never forget no matter how old your kids are.  </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2779110914739208399-8521195205470546143?l=smallheadbigideas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>designhead | stacianoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2779110914739208399.post-38418037612648684782007-11-25T06:45:00.000-08:002008-12-11T09:47:06.745-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_olRQiO3z0pA/R0mLkfWkPNI/AAAAAAAAAB0/psgrNhYvF6k/s1600-h/HappyFlowersCWRWM.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_olRQiO3z0pA/R0mLkfWkPNI/AAAAAAAAAB0/psgrNhYvF6k/s200/HappyFlowersCWRWM.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136790309000461522" border="0" /></a>and who could live without <a href="http://www.paperorchidstationery.com/modules/cart/navigate.php/nav_id/775">these</a>? found on curbly. thanks to <a href="http://www.curbly.com/Ken-Hoyt/posts/3073-Stocking-Stuffer-for-the-Entertainer">ken hoyt</a> for pointing us in the classy cupcakes direction.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2779110914739208399-3841803761264868478?l=smallheadbigideas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>designhead | stacianoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2779110914739208399.post-90288908052253080692007-11-25T06:11:00.000-08:002007-11-25T06:13:44.039-08:00here's one for you. i'd definitely buy this for a couple of my designers if it wasn't 70 bucks. got a geeky gadget friend? here's your <a href="http://www.scottevest.com/v3_store/40_hoodie.shtml">answer</a> to what the heck to get them for christmas.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2779110914739208399-9028890805225308069?l=smallheadbigideas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>designhead | stacianoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2779110914739208399.post-22037241384622857812007-09-18T05:07:00.001-07:002007-11-25T06:32:31.863-08:00i just sent an invitation request for <a href="http://www.pownce.com/">pownce</a>. it looks like a really useful tool for our design office where we are often asking for things and sharing files via email or chat. hopefully they will smile upon me and grant my wish for an invitation.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2779110914739208399-2203724138462285781?l=smallheadbigideas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>designhead | stacianoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2779110914739208399.post-84193101088031065462007-09-09T17:03:00.000-07:002007-09-09T17:10:20.269-07:00four hefty bags later and i can see the true state of my wardrobe. too much black, who knew? new outfit looks goofy with the shirt i planned to wear with it, who knew? lovely ann taylor suit looks like that "where'd you park your delorean" ad, who knew? me...i know. now.<br /><br />ahhh, my clothes can breathe and so can i. maybe i'll be able to get ready tomorrow morning without stress. ahhhh...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2779110914739208399-8419310108803106546?l=smallheadbigideas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>designhead | stacianoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2779110914739208399.post-39206254800741564632007-09-08T06:52:00.000-07:002008-12-11T09:47:06.974-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_olRQiO3z0pA/RuKrJuMYWDI/AAAAAAAAAAw/WLwycoSAnbw/s1600-h/aspirincufflinks_39068.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_olRQiO3z0pA/RuKrJuMYWDI/AAAAAAAAAAw/WLwycoSAnbw/s200/aspirincufflinks_39068.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107833110898694194" border="0" /></a><br />i love cufflinks. i read a feature article once on a man who collected cufflinks and thought it was a brilliant thing to collect. they are alternately elegant, witty, and beautiful. i bought these <a href="http://www.mojolondon.co.uk/men/cufflinks/aspirin_cufflinks.htm">simon carter aspirin cufflinks</a> for jeff while at the <a href="http://www.howconference.com/">HOW conference</a> in las vegas two years ago. what could be more perfect for a dean of arts &amp; humanities? i didn't even realize that you could actually hide aspirins within them. double score! my love of tiny hidden compartments is satisfied too. now off to find my poison rings...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2779110914739208399-3920625480074156463?l=smallheadbigideas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>designhead | stacianoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2779110914739208399.post-34917191795997397182007-09-08T05:45:00.000-07:002007-09-08T05:49:14.613-07:00reading my email this morning and one of the articles had a list of quotes from emails. within the list i found this, quite possibly the perfect signature line for anyone who works at a university: <blockquote></blockquote>No matter what happens, somebody will find a way to take it too seriously.<br /><br />how's that? perfect, huh? that's what i thought...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2779110914739208399-3491719179599739718?l=smallheadbigideas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>designhead | stacianoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2779110914739208399.post-49938264912198197562007-09-06T18:25:00.000-07:002007-09-06T18:29:46.106-07:00<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: lucida grande;">same name. new location...freeeeee location!</span><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2779110914739208399-4993826491219819756?l=smallheadbigideas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>designhead | stacianoreply@blogger.com0