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Day: January 21, 2009

Holding History

Holding History, originally uploaded by aeromat. A passenger on the Blue Line goes home with plates from today's historic edition of the L.A. Times.

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Dave Daily Commute, Everyday Life, LG enV VX9900, Phone-Cam, Politics January 21, 2009January 21, 2009 1 Minute

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About five years ago @ciclavia in my hometown of Wilmington, CA, I came across this old, weathered sign (second pic) that I thought looked pretty cool. It was hanging from the side of a building on Avalon Boulevard, the Main Street in Wilmington, and looked to be from at least the 1940s or earlier just judging by the fonts used. I took a picture of it and don’t recall posting it anywhere but it recently resurfaced via @timehop so I thought I’d draw it and give it some new life. Part of the fun was having to redraw parts of the “Repairing” portion of the sign that had broken off over the years but I think my knowledge of typefaces came in handy with that. The #palmtrees were added only to give some depth; I didn’t spend much time giving them a lot of detail for that reason. Also, I drew it more proportional as if you were looking at it from eye level instead of looking up. I’m pretty pleased with how this turned out — it took a few nights — and especially glad I took the picture because if you swipe to the last shot from Google Maps, you can see that it has since been removed. I really hope that someone decided to restore it or at the very least take it home as a keepsake of a bygone era.

Sore muscles forced me to take a gym break and go for a 7-mile walk today instead. It was 37° F when I left the house which made for some frosty scenery.

More film shots from around San Francisco. Still have some stuff shot on my phone; deciding which ones to post.

For the first time almost 3 years, we worked from the office today. While it was nice seeing familiar faces and meeting some new ones that were hired during the height of the pandemic (which was the main point of being there today), it was a pain since most computers are at home with employees. What that means is that, unless you use a laptop, available computers at the office are limited. Also, having to install everything I have at home was an inconvenience as was not having access to local files. But the nice thing? Scenes like this that I miss the hell out of. Honestly, despite the scenery, there are so many reasons why I’d rather be at home.

It’s been almost a month since our vacation in San Francisco and the pics just keep on coming. I took this shot for one reason only: to honor the memory of the late #EddieMoney. True story. By the way, we took public transportation everywhere while there and we would do it again. Reliable, efficient, cheap ($5 for a day pass across all modes except the cable cars). Bonus: I recently found a nice copy of his debut album at Goodwill.

I took a scene from the animated portion of @depechemode’s #Strangelove video and drew it over in @procreate. Slide to see the original, lo-res version.

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