The Music Animation Machine

These are pretty cool. If you can get beyond the fact that the music is extremely methodical and technical, it’s at least visually stimulating and cool to see some kind of visual representation of some of the world’s most exquisite musical masterpieces. Check out the Music Animation Machine here.  And a different aesthetic to this one;     

Randy Pausch

Take a few minutes to watch this video. If you’re not moved by it, or at least a little inspired by it, then maybe you should take a few minutes to re-evaluate who you are. Just sayin’….  Thanks CC for passing this along, and thanks to Miller Jones for passing it along to him.   

Yes We Can

My guy Obama is on the grind lately. I was on the fence with the candidates for a long time, but after the last few rounds of debates and what-not, I find myself wanting this dude to be my Prez. I do think this “Yes We Can” vid is kind of wacky though. Thoughts?  

One Hip Little Dude

Hey All. Been a quick minute– seems to be a trend with me. Anyhow, everything on this end is absolutely splendid. Loving the new digs, new job, new scenery, etc. Been working a lot, but it’s definitely stuff I want to be spending my time doing!  More on that later– maybe. On a completely unrelated note, this little dude is super on point. Check him out below singing Hey Jude. His little accent is priceless…

Goodbye Seattle!

Thank you to everyone who made it out for my going-away get together at 611 last Saturday! It was great to see all of you under the same roof– very reminiscent of summertime. And wonderful to see your faces one last time before I migrated South for the winter. Here are a few flicks from the night, courtesy of Salts’ flickr page. I’ll miss all of you, but anxiously await your visits to the beautiful Bay area!

San Francisco

It’s been well over two months since my last blog (I know, I know) and in that two months a lot has happened in the life of Jenna. Namely a long-term and rather intense interview process, culminating with a great offer and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

So with that being said, I should let you all know (if you don’t know already) that I’ll be leaving Seattle on the 3oth of January and moving to wonderful San Francisco. I’ve accepted an offer with Apple to be a Program Coordinator for their Campus Rep program, and I couldn’t be happier! It’s exactly what I want to be doing with myself right now, and everything so far has fallen together flawlessly! I received my official offer letter/packet a few days back and below are some photos. You have no idea how exciting it is to get a stark white folder in the mail, where the first page just says “Welcome to Apple.” It’s been a long-time coming, and I can’t wait to get down there and start throwing myself into my work! And I look forward to all of your visits, as well!

I’m going under the knife…

…tomorrow at 8am. Yep, I’m getting all four of my wisdom teeth removed, and I just found out about it 6 hours ago.

Came home for a long weekend, and my mom had booked me for a consultation with an oral surgeon– lucky (or unlucky) for me they had an opening tomorrow at 8am. I’m opting for full anesthesia, so I can’t feel, see or hear anything. Should be interesting… So be nice to me if I’m still all swollen and puffy when I return to the 206!

Red Rum

 

 

Come out to Havana Social Club tonight and get rum’ed out and listen to some music.

Tonight. OCT 29th from 6:30-9pm.

Serena Ryder and KEXP’s Kid Hops will be providing the music while Appleton Estates provides the RUM!

MUST RSVP at appletonRSVP.Seattle@Ammomarketing.com (tell them Fresh Produce sent you and it’ll get you a whole lotta nothign rsvp gets you and a guest in the door.

See you there Jay & Pheed!

 

This post was completely unnecessary– I just didn’t want to feel left out. Haha.

A Funeral

Mary Jean Null-Boulé, 1928-2007

A few posts back I blogged about my cousin Emily’s wedding. About two weeks after our family got together for the wedding, we found ourselves back together again–but this time to celebrate the life of my grandmother; Mary Jean Null-Boulé.

It’s hard for me to express with words the significance of my “Ma.” I don’t feel like anything I could ever write would be strong or poignant enough to do her memory any justice- nor would it feel appropriate to attempt a eulogy of sorts through a blog entry. But I felt like I needed to at least post something about her passing because it was a very significant loss for me, and has been on my mind a great deal.

My “Ma” was truly an extraordinary woman who meant so much to me and our entire family. A matriarch, in the truest sense of the word, that brought so much– including the special gift of music into my family. For this, I am not only blessed and thankful, but am delighted that it will forever be a part of her legacy. I learned so much from her- about life, love, loss, humility, charity and character. I will forever aspire to live a life as full and with as much spirit. She was a daughter, a mother, a sister, a lover, a musician, an author, a business woman, a teacher, a grandmother, a role-model, a #1 fan and a truly remarkable and wonderful person. Her smile and laugh would light up a room, and her beauty- although humbly dismissed, was captivating and undeniable. I will miss her greatly, but am so very thankful for the 22 years I was able to spend with her. I love you, Ma.

New Fresh Produce Merchandise for F/W!

Super fly, huh? Haha. SO, I figured if The Pubs can get lighters– Fresh P can get skatedecks and graphic T’s, right?! hahaha. SIKE. Steven over at Trickwood (go visit their online store and buy some stuff!) brightened my afternoon by sending over some fake mock-ups for Fresh P merchandise. How funny is that? haha. So don’t worry, I’m not seriously hocking merch over here! But thanks Steven– you’re my favorite.

Anti-Groping Cellphone App.

Wow. You read the title correctly. The 7th most downloaded cellphone application in Japan these days is an anti-groping app that allows women to send messages to male gropers on trains. The “Anti-Groping Appli” was created back in 2005 by games developer Takahashi and has recently jumped in downloads. I’ve been told this is a big issue over there– although I didn’t personally experience it. But wow, the fact that it’s prevalent enough for an application to be created– and actually downloaded, is a little nutty. And the messages; let’s face it, are hilarious. It’s funny to me to think that showing someone a text message on a train ANYWHERE in the world might actually deter them from doing anything. That would never work in the states. Apparently, instituting all female train cars in Japan wasn’t quite enough to alleviate this ridiculous problem. Bizarre. Read the full story over at ABC.com.

Bill Clinton at UBS

For anyone who is interested, former President Bill Clinton will be doing a book signing at the University Book Store on University Way in the Udistrict next Thursday, November 1st. Times and details have yet to be confirmed because it was just announced today, but you can find more info as it becomes available at the UBS blog, The Shelf Life.

If I ever need a hearing aid…

… I want mine to come in this packaging.

The design is by Copenhagan design studio Goodmorning Technology, for Widex “high definition hearing.”

I’m a huge fan of well-designed, and creative packaging– I say fan, but some might say “sucker.” Anyhow, this box for a hearing aid is some of the coolest in package design I’ve seen in awhile. As you pull the innerbox out of the sheath, it simulates a sound wave in action. Ingenius if you think about the fact that whomever is opening/needing the device relies much more on visual cues than aural. Love it. Watch the video below for a demo

Falling Water, The Movie

A friend sent me this video awhile back, because I’m a huge fan of Frank Lloyd Wright, and it’s quite amazing. It was produced by Cristóbal Vila, whose work makes up the graphic and animation studio Eterea Studios. You can view his full work here, but this Falling Water movie is definitely my favorite. Also, if you’re interested in more general info about Falling Water, Eterea has put together quite an extensive About page.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Polka Tattoo Furniture

Stumbled on this Tattoo Furniture, by Polka, and thought it was a cool (or maybe just novel) idea. For those of us who aren’t big into getting ink, but appreciate the artistry and skill that goes into it– here’s a solution. Contact Polka with your custom tattoo design, and they’ll have international artist Gert Kowarzik make you some tatt’ed furniture for your house. They don’t run cheap, but it’s still a cool concept.