Monday

08.31.09

dear macys: wow, you seriously ripped off this campaign that i designed for hiv prevention. down to the typeface, color palette and plus sign. way to profit from the disadvantages of a nonprofit who cannot afford to trademark a design, you losers!

Sunday

08.30.09

dear starbucks: i may be the only one, but i appreciate that you printed your made-to-look-like-burlap bus shelter ads too big for the frame, so they wrinkle like fabric. it’s a nice touch.

Saturday

08.29.09

dear jay mercado: i happened upon your exhibit of donut paintings today. thanks for the sweet treats and a moment spent with art that didn’t take itself too seriously. although i can tell you are serious about donuts.

Friday

08.28.09

dear cheese: i have given up on you, at least for a little while. as if they knew, these cows taunted me as they blissfully floated above an in-store display of aged gouda.

Thursday

08.27.09

dear summer weather: wow, you really worked it out and made a glorious appearance today.

Wednesday

08.26.09

dear saké: such pretty packaging, but i cannot stomach you.

Tuesday

08.25.09

dear teddy kennedy: apparently the san francisco chronicle thinks more highly of a banana republic ad than your passing. i promise you will be missed in more meaningful ways than this.

Monday

08.24.09

dear boss: what is it with you and diet coke?

Sunday

08.23.09

dear film noir oatmeal: you were with me when i finally broke down and bought a photo effects appyou know, the kind of automated bells and whistles thing that graphic design professionals never would to admit to using. it’s pretty fun, but i think i prefer the “polaroid factor” of the unenhanced iphone snapshot – limiting myself to the unpredictability of a low quality, fixed lens phone camera.

Saturday

08.22.09

dear san francisco: i guess i have been on a flower kick lately, but there are just so many of them spilling out of buildings all over the place.

Friday

08.21.09

dear people from afar: just in case you don’t believe me when i tell you the sidewalks in san francisco are infused with glitter.

Thursday

08.20.09

dear scruffy little westie: i keep seeing you trotting around the neighborhood i work in. i love how your ears flop over at the very tips!

Wednesday

08.19.09

dear buddha: do you mean to imply there is only “one way” to achieve nirvana?

Tuesday

08.18.09

dear home search: another 900sq/ft loft, another 459,000.00 dollars.

Monday

08.17.09

dear boyfriend: i hope you like your birthday gift!

Sunday

08.16.09

dear my friend scott: i love how you have an effigy of your pseudonym, lobster jesus, tacked to your apartment door. your neighbors must think you are effing crazy.

Saturday

08.15.09

dear grace cathedral: you are famous for your bronze frieze front entryway– a replica of the gates of paradise– but i rather prefer the shire-like wooden doors around the back.

Thursday

08.13.09

dear fog: no matter how sunny the afternoon is meant to be, you dominate morning.

Wednesday

08.12.09

dear anthropologie: we need to talk – that is, what are you doing to me?! you know i have a somewhat destructive jacket addiction. you know i just bought a navy blue snap-up removable-hood hoodie two weeks ago. my coat closet is so overstuffed that the door doesn’t close, my checking account nearly empty and yet… how could i possibly not own this ever-so-versatile hooded, ruffle-collared sweater with an asymmetrical brass zipper, cable knit smocking and great big wooden button jacket?

Tuesday

08.11.09

dear cole hardware: i always admire your shop windows, but i love your latest display on polk street – inspired by masterpiece paintings. the creation of adam á la rubber gloves is my fave.

Monday

08.10.09

dear secret lives of seahorses: you made my walk through the subway station a rather enlightening experience. i had no idea seahorses were so charismatic.

Sunday

08.09.09

dear flowers that look like tropical insects: i marvel at how you seem so exotic and yet just grow in random places all over the city, at all times of the year.

Saturday

08.08.09

dear saturday in the park: today was the perfect people/dog watching opportunity.

Friday

08.07.09

dear neighboring wine bar: i may have have resisted today, but i’ll definitely be tasting your friday wine and cupcake flight before i die.

Thursday

08.06.09

dear cro-magnon graffiti: thank you for bringing everything full-circle.

Wednesday

08.05.09

dear wednesday concerts in the park: this is one of the best things about summer downtown – even if you have to work, you can hear some free live music and sprawl on the grass during your lunch hour.

Tuesday

08.04.09

dear sf traffic sign wording decision makers: i’m sure this was the result of a several years’ long process of writing-by-committee, but you make it sound like vehicles have a mind of their own, they are going to “run” away from the hills, cable cars and fog.

Monday

08.03.09

dear merry manicures: thanks for the orange nails! i felt like being a little bit outrageous.

Sunday

08.02.09

dear alameda flea market: was i dreaming when i stumbled upon this jumble of vintage metal letters?

Saturday

08.01.09

dear once: how have i not watched this film before tonight?