The zenith of my romantic life: August 20, 1993:

I’ve spent the last two nights at Will Franken shows. Will Franken is a comedian. I think Will Franken is the best comedian. Will Franken is a Libertarian. Who would have thought the best comedian would be a Libertarian? Usually I find Libertarians distasteful, even more so than Republicans sometimes.
The following is a list of famous Libertarians:
1. Clint Eastwood
2. Dwight Yoakam
3. Kurt Russel

The following is a list of famous Librarians:

1. J Edgar Hoover
2. Marcel Duchamp
3. Casanova

The annual Academy career fair took place yesterday. There were so many companies in attendance that the event overflowed from the gymnasium to the student center. That’s basically all the room we have here. Dressed in my steadily downgrading work clothes (jeans and homemade Willie Nelson tee-shirt for this non-teaching day), I took a few minutes after lunch to check it out.

It turned out to be one of those moments, like graduation or our arrival in Kobe last summer, that made me feel love for my job and the people involved with it. I found most of my seniors moseying around, dressed fancy, looking slightly uneasy. Here, in their quest for maritime employment between two Division III basketball nets, they suddenly seemed young. For a few moments, I was struck by the idea that I might be doing something here beyond amusing myself for twelve hours a week. And they all seemed very happy to see me.
Then, I walked to my office and read celebrity gossip on Yahoo.

This key recently came to be in my possession. It looks quite ordinary. Friends, this is no ordinary key. This is the key to my screen printing dreams. This is the key to CELLspace.

Even dedicated feather2pixels readers who recognize the name CELLspace may still be confused about what exactly goes on there. The confusions ends here. CELLspace is one of several adjacent warehouse spaces on the 2000 block of Bryant Street that serves as a community-based art space. It hosts after school programs, private art studios, adult art workshops, and events. Lots of events. This weekend there was a massive clothing swap, which is a great place to pick up loads of Old Navy clothes that Mission hipsters are embarrassed to wear. If there is a roller skating party in San Francisco, it’s usually here. Also, there is a screen printing loft and I like it. CELLspace always seems to be on the brink of financial ruin and, as a result, working there has always been an unpredictable affair. Some days I get in, some days I don’t, and some days I end up crying on the sidewalk. But not anymore. Now I have a key.

Most recent project: Jill’s save the date cards.

On Wednesday night, Nowell and I discussed Postcard #28 with a reporter from the Haight Ashbury Beat, which is a newish SF neighborhood paper. The paper took notice of Nowell’s Cole Valley address and was attacking the local boy makes good angle in what turned out to be a slightly surreal interview, if only because it lasted four times longer than the film in question. For a night, we got to feel like local heros.