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Illegitimate Child: e

Reject e, originally uploaded by CommandZed.

Part one of a large collection of letters that don't belong. Their frustrations run high with wonky curves, unsightly shapes and families that just don't want them anymore.

O Valencia!

We couldn't wait any longer. Although the announcement has not yet been made, as to who won the contest, we decided to go ahead and make the video public.

My team of geniuses included: Myself
Shilpa Shah
Shu Lai
Mike Sequeira
Justin Styler
Christian Robertson

I am a winner

Birdmonster, originally uploaded by CommandZed.

2007 is the year for winning contests. I, friends, am the winner of those contests. Well, at least one of them, so far. More to be announced as they happen. I came across this piece of text while perusing my daily blogs, from Birdmonster:

We had a little contest before our New Year's show, asking folks to send in their presale ticket receipts so we could draw one and then end up playing at that person's house. It seemed like a nice "thanks" for people spending their New Year's with us, which I was kind of humbled by and very appreciative of. (My 11th grade English teacher just read that sentence and cried). Anyway: we concocted a robust and expensive randomizing tool (names on paper in a hat) and selected a name.* The winner is Ms. Zara Evans. We will be contacting her, presenting a bouquet of incredibly cheap flowers (maybe just wadded up newspaper, honestly), and one of those sashes that Miss USA gets.

F*#@ Yeh! Take that groupies, I am still number one. Now, of course before these lovely boys play a set in my home, or some other noise-proofed establishment, at the greatest party evar, I will have to give them a brief history of my surname, then explain that there is a difference between the Welsh version and the English version and that yes, the Welsh version does exist.

Don't you worry now, I will be inviting all my people to the event (um, yeh my 30th birthday is coming up), and if you'd like to get on MY guest list, then I advise you start thinking of wonderful ways to shower me with praise. I enjoy shiny things, plastic letters, beer and soft pillows.

The Real Zara

One of the most absurd e-mails I have ever received:

now what the hell is this...where did you find this zara name please send me an email at (blank)@yahoo.com i need to know because i did not know that other people used this user name-it is mine i had made it up 4 years ago

More Colin love
I couldn't resist posting this one as well. The song, "Culling of the Fold" was removed from the new album, "The Crane Wife," and might have been used as a B-side instead.

The Decemberists - The Crane Wife 3 @ Warfield, SF
A clip from a show I attended a couple of weeks ago, The Decemberists, featuring my future husband Colin Meloy. A borrowed clip unfortunately, I'd have gotten my own if security hadn't taken away my camera at the door. Take a look at some of the others YouTube has to offer, such as this cute little diddy (and cute little Colin dancing) about cutting up your girlfriend down by the river (awwww) and this one that features Colin calling someone's mom.

FontBook.com is live!

FontBook.com, originally uploaded by Stewf.

Punchcut and FontShop are proud to present FontBook.com, featuring a Flash-based game designed to promote the much anticipated release of the new and improved FontBook. Oh yes, and you can buy the book here too!

Beirut, Postcards from Italy

A spectacular live performance at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco.

Beirut, encore, GAMH

More to come…