Dumb and Dumber Minimalist Poster

So my life has been so crazy for over the past week that this blog has kind of taken a back seat. It's amazing how quickly one can lose the groove of something when just skipping a day or two.

Anyway, I came up with the idea for a minimalist Dumb and Dumber (one of my favorite movies) poster while driving really late at night about a week ago on a road trip. I was trying to stay awake, so naturally ideas for future design projects did the trick.

Jeepers.

We've been wanting to take the Jeep off roading for a while now- some friends of ours visited Moab today and that is on our list of destinations.

Serendipitous to the Point of Uncanny.

OK so this may be cheating a little bit since I didn't create this image today, but the serendipity surrounding this picture is off the charts. I really must post this.

I shot this image at an old motel in the town I used to live in 8 miles south of where I currently live. I worked some Photoshop magic on it at the time to appear as if it was glowing at night. The old neon tubes were broken off and hanging, so it definitely wasn't easy to restore. 

It was July 21, 2006 when I shot it. I remember because I was off work that Friday. Back then my summer job schedule had me working 4 days a week. I took my day off to go shooting around town with my Nikon D70 camera and a tripod. My grandmother passed away suddenly early that next morning, July 22.

Fast forward to approximately 8 years to the day from when I shot my image and this appeared today on Facebook on a local page that celebrates our city's history: 

I learned that the motel used to sit just a few minutes from where I currently live but then the entire building and sign were moved to the location pictured here. The motel was torn down at some point, not exactly sure of when. 

What are the chances of this, I am still in amazement. 

Wanderlust.

This vintage RV is parked down the street from my house. I have a serious case of wanderlust anymore. I would be perfectly content living out of some kind of vehicle that would allow me to live in whatever city I felt like living in at the moment, as long as I had an internet connection, bathroom, comfortable bed, space for cooking, and storage space for my clothes. OK those are just the bare essentials. ;) I spend my days dreaming of this. My husband and I have even done some research on it.

The quote is from one of my favorite authors, Austin Kleon.

Explore Your Surroundings.

I shot this picture while visiting my husband's family's cabin in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in northern California. This view is just down the hill from the house. I came up with this quote while on one of my frequent walks around my end of town. It's one of the ways I do my best thinking.

Give Me Evergreens.

This is my favorite line from one of my very favorite songs: I Don't Want to Live There by The Lonely Forest.  The band is from the Pacific Northwest and this song is an ode.

Mountains.

Mountains. I love them. I pledge my allegiance as to them being my favorite type of scenery. This is a little something paying tribute to seeing lots of them this past week.

If Seattle Central Library Had Stain Glass Windows.

This might be something like what you'd see...

Rain City.

Hand drawn umbrella from my iPad paired up with the Seattle skyline on this showery day.

Seattle.

Spending a few days in this lovely city again! My attempt at a vintage-esque postcard to commemorate the trip.