:: friday: be there or be square ::

Come see the new studio, meet me, and catch a glimpse of Up Up Creative's newest work. You'll also have an opportunity to purchase graphic art by indie designers from around the country, all printed by Aper + Pink. How to find us: 250 N. Goodman St., First Floor  |  Rochester, NY 14607 The building is next to Village Gate - entrance is on Anderson Ave. Up Up Creative is in a shared space with Booksmart Studio and Pistachio Press,  both of which have signs outside. RSVP ON OUR FACEBOOK EVENTS PAGE HERE OR JUST STOP BY AND SAY HI!

:: prints in progress ::

lots of orders sitting ready for trimming and/or packaging. the studio is busy busy these days.

:: up up creative / aper + pink studio: BEFORE ::

you know you've been busy when it's march and you're just getting around to even looking at the before and after pictures you took of the studio you moved into around new year's day.

i still need a day or two to go through the after pictures and set up a real, honest studio tour, but i'll tease you mercilessly with the before shots.

yes, the whole room was brown. dark, hershey's bar brown. and there were two layers of brown carpeting covering what we hoped was a cement floor (but which turned out to be an old asbestos tile floor). those racks and things filling the room were eventually removed -- they belong to my landlord.

(slightly blurry photos courtesy of my old iphone. wish i'd had the new one.)

:: julie's first day out ::

four strange and unusual things i did this morning:

1. i showered. i showered even though i showered yesterday. i did this because crap! i am going to see actual people today! every-other-day showering is for people who work at home, damnit!
2. i packed a lunch. kinda. i'm way out of practice on this and really more like threw some food into some containers and put it all in a wegman's bag and who knows if there's enough food or too much or what.
3. i stopped at starbucks because i've got a gift card and i stood in line and i did this weird internal dance to the tune of "i'm a commuter commuting to my studio that is not in my house and i'm standing in line at starbucks with other people who are commuting to places of employment that are not in their houses."
4. i packed my laptop into an ill-fitting laptop bag because, oh, did i mention, i'm not going to be at my house today, and being not-at-my-house will not work so effectively without my laptop.

and also, two things i would normally be doing today that i kind of forgot i won't be able to do today from not-at-my-house and hmm, this is going to take some getting used to:

1. laundry. i have at least three full loads to do and usually i'd sort of throw one in here and there throughout my at-home workday. need a new plan. your advice is welcome.
2. make pizza dough. also not going to be possible from the studio. which means that dinner tonight? i'm going to have to figure something out. more advice welcome.

this is going to be weird. good-weird, but weird.