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david

There's got to be a better way to say that.

About Me

people ask me why am i so quiet.
then they ask me if i use fabric softener.

people tell me that i'm a nice guy.
this would explain why i'm always finishing last.

and i'm wondering:
what font is used on the packge of my fabric softener...

My Interests

GRAPHIC DESIGN
publication design
Japanese design
Macs
Adobe CS
corporate identity
hang quotes
optical alignment
asymmetric balance
the rule of thirds
Futura
Minion
ligatures
paper selection
CMYK
picas
12 pt leading on body copy
baseline alignment

TYPOPHILIA
type is like pornography to me.
i've walked into doors and poles staring at signs and such trying to figure out what font is being used.
i am also a type snob. i scoff and snicker at trolls that use arial, comic sans, papyrus, curlz, algerian and syntax.

SLEEP
i sleep with a vengeance
one night/day/night i slept for 24 hrs.
no calls before noon.

LIQUID INTAKE
everyone at work drinks from little styrofoam cups. i use a pint glass that gets refilled 4 to 8 times a day. i have too pee a lot.

I'd like to meet:

anyone who makes the world a better place.

Music:

i'm not too picky, i like most anything except pop, hick-country and R&B:
{anything 80s}
The Prodigy
Underworld
Smashing Pumpkins
The Stars
Buffalo Creek
The New Pornographers
Dr. Dre
Rage Against the Machine
The Makai
Psycho Thugs
The Sounds
Brandi Carlile
Ivy
Nas

Movies:

Fight Club
Trainspotting
Office Space

Television:

Arrested Development
Seinfeld
old Simpsons
The Daily Show
The Office

Books:

Lord of the Flies
Brave New World
Catch 22
1984
A Clockwork Orange
Fahrenheit 451°
Animal Farm
The Art of the Letter
The Elements of Typographic Style
Great Typefaces
CA Magazine
Ad Busters
WWMSD? Magazine
GOOD

My Blog

it's all about, when your bad luck runs out

just so i don't get no more: "do you still work at rite aid?" shit:the following takes place between june 1st and june 7th 2006:my trolly 'job' in Chico was causing me to over-dose on ennui. i decided...
Posted by david on Mon, 19 Jun 2006 01:47:00 PST