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.

Winner’s Circle

The new Winner’s Circle is looking real nice, so head over there and give them your money. The new location is at; 1353 E. Olive Way, Seattle, WA 98122 (Melrose & Olive). If you need to hit them up; 206.860.6879. They have a real nice new set-up, with some great men’s and women’s stock for F/W.

Photos courtesy of BLAH BLOG where you can also find pics of the inventory. Check it.

Theme Songs by Alex

This is so hilarious, I couldn’t NOT post about it. Please enjoy watching Baby Alex sing some TV show theme songs…. so good. You can view the whole collection at his Youtube page here.

Save San Diego

 

Head over to HMBrand.com and buy some stuff. Our friend Skip is doing his part to help those effected by the CA Wildfires– he’ll be donating $5 of every online purchase to the SD Red Cross.

A Real Unicorn

 

So awhile back I was posting about my favorite search engine terms that led people to my blog. Well today I got a real doozy of a search term. Someone searched for “A Real Unicorn” and found my site. How adorable. But on a serious note– aren’t we all just searching for a real unicorn in some, way, shape or form? Think it over.

Team Savory 2.0

So, Salts and I decided that if we were to have a kid together (or even a hampster or small animal) that we would have to name it….. wait for it….

“Fresh Salty P-Nuts”…. yep. Saltbags on caffeine and Fresh P in her normal state can have some amazingly insightful and inspiring AIM sessions. Genius. Enjoy your Tuesday.

Drumroll, please….

This guy just won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. Uh huh. Read the story here.

A Wedding

A few weeks back my cousin Emily got married. It was an amazing ceremony and reception, and it was wonderful to see my whole family (my brother even flew in for the ordeal). They had the reception (and most people stayed) at the Davenport Hotel in Spokane– what a place. We had a blast, and Emily & Matt were the happiest I’ve ever seen them. Congratulations to them, and here are some photos I jacked from the photo website. Enjoy!

The Happy Couple

The whole Boulé crew

Swing Dancing

Mom & Bro, Dad & Me

And my favorite part; the food

Congratulations Emily & Matt!