Busy week. Still working on the awesome art submissions I have received. Have some done but need to work on them still, it is a time consuming process.
I spent the last two days shooting publicity photos for Elementa440. Band web page, Band Myspace Page. It was exhausting but fun. We got some great photos. The band has a new girl drummer and she rules.
Here is one of the photos I took of them.
In other news, I shot 2 new SG sets over the summer, so look for a new set from me some day
I shot one myself and one was shot with Lithium Picnic.
Also I have been working on getting my business web page up and running properly. I'm working on content and fine tuning the shopping cart and having my product ramped up and ready to go. Looking for a relaunch in the next 8 weeks.
I am also in the market for a new walking foot topstitcher sewing machine to round off my collection of sewing machines. Part of the ramping up. I headed down to my local industrial sewing machine store thinking it would be nice to deal locally. As par for such shopping, I called ahead and spoke with a sales man named Gary. He was very nice and I let him know I was on my way to have him show me what he had.
When I got there a guy who looked like the bastard love child of Mister Rodgers and Norman Bates greeted me with a rather uningraciating blank stare.
This is how the conversation went:
ME: "Hi, I called about the topstitcher."
Him: ::shake of head:: :: Pop of eyes:: :: Puzzled look::
Me " I just talked to Gary"
Him :Second pop of eyes and shake of head: (He was a prissy queen, it wasn't pop of eyes because I was hot, it was pop of eyes and shake of head like someone might do when they "And" or "Duh" or something)
Me " I was looking for the topstitcher, I talked to Gary."
Him: ::Silence::
Me: "Are you Gary?"
Him "No" big eyes and slow shake of head
Me "Is Gary here?"
Him "No, he is on a service call."
Me "Oh, ok, well I had already talked to him and he said he had one in mind to show me. I guess I'll go over it again then with you"
Him ::Blank stare and look of disgust::
Me: "I need a machine with some zip to it, I want a topstitcher that can handle up to 2 layers of upholstery grade leather and down to fine silk. I want and adjustable stitch le///::Cut off by him::"
Him "How thick of thread do you want to handle"
Me "From normal garment to light uphols///:::Cut off by him:::///"
Him ::Showing OBVIOUSLY the wrong machine:: "Well this machine will sew leather, but you probably can't afford it, it is $1400, if you get it stripped down I can get you the lesser one for around $675 ....but bla bla, explaining how when you pay more you get better quality..."
Me " Yes, but will it handle a garment? It looks like pure leather machine"
Him "You need a different machine for garments"
Me, I don't want to buy two machines, I have a bunch of machines already, I don't have room, I need one machine that will do both of these things for me. I explained this to Gary and he said he had one that would do what I needed it to do"
Him "Well, we sell commercial sewing machines, and you know how when you are gardening if you need a rake you need a rake, you can't make a weed whacker be a rake...//Cut off by me//.."
Me ::FURIOUS:: OK, now you are really talking down to me, I know exactly where I am and what I want but I obviously don't need to buy it from you, thank you for your time, goodbye"
Him ::calling after me on my way out: "I wasn't talking down to you"
Me "Yes you were and I don't need it, I can buy what you are selling here for half the price on ebay anyway and they won't talk down to me, so good bye."
What a douche.
Got a new stereo for my car which rules. It has a USB port on it so it plays MP3's right from a memory stick. I like it. Leave it to me to get the one car with a totally different system in it. It was supposed to have a Bose system in it, which was confusing enough, but once I got in there it didn't look anything like the forums said. The head unit was a Becker. So I decided it was time to take it to a pro. I found a Beckert/Mercedes specialist, dropped it off first thing in the AM and was supposed to pick it up in the early afternoon. I called at 2 and he informed me that my car had the really upgraded stereo and he had never seen that one in my car, it is supposed to only be in the S classes. Since he had never seen it in my model car before he had to do a bunch of complicated to get it installed and get me a couple new speakers. It was well into the afternoon and like $300 just for labor. On the plus side, my car fucking ROCKS now on the sound and I LOVE the ease of the USB MP3 Player. Now I need to get a bigger memory stick.
Busy week ahead.
P.S. The band is wearing my designs
I spent the last two days shooting publicity photos for Elementa440. Band web page, Band Myspace Page. It was exhausting but fun. We got some great photos. The band has a new girl drummer and she rules.
Here is one of the photos I took of them.
In other news, I shot 2 new SG sets over the summer, so look for a new set from me some day
I shot one myself and one was shot with Lithium Picnic.Also I have been working on getting my business web page up and running properly. I'm working on content and fine tuning the shopping cart and having my product ramped up and ready to go. Looking for a relaunch in the next 8 weeks.
I am also in the market for a new walking foot topstitcher sewing machine to round off my collection of sewing machines. Part of the ramping up. I headed down to my local industrial sewing machine store thinking it would be nice to deal locally. As par for such shopping, I called ahead and spoke with a sales man named Gary. He was very nice and I let him know I was on my way to have him show me what he had.
When I got there a guy who looked like the bastard love child of Mister Rodgers and Norman Bates greeted me with a rather uningraciating blank stare.
This is how the conversation went:
ME: "Hi, I called about the topstitcher."
Him: ::shake of head:: :: Pop of eyes:: :: Puzzled look::
Me " I just talked to Gary"
Him :Second pop of eyes and shake of head: (He was a prissy queen, it wasn't pop of eyes because I was hot, it was pop of eyes and shake of head like someone might do when they "And" or "Duh" or something)
Me " I was looking for the topstitcher, I talked to Gary."
Him: ::Silence::
Me: "Are you Gary?"
Him "No" big eyes and slow shake of head
Me "Is Gary here?"
Him "No, he is on a service call."
Me "Oh, ok, well I had already talked to him and he said he had one in mind to show me. I guess I'll go over it again then with you"
Him ::Blank stare and look of disgust::
Me: "I need a machine with some zip to it, I want a topstitcher that can handle up to 2 layers of upholstery grade leather and down to fine silk. I want and adjustable stitch le///::Cut off by him::"
Him "How thick of thread do you want to handle"
Me "From normal garment to light uphols///:::Cut off by him:::///"
Him ::Showing OBVIOUSLY the wrong machine:: "Well this machine will sew leather, but you probably can't afford it, it is $1400, if you get it stripped down I can get you the lesser one for around $675 ....but bla bla, explaining how when you pay more you get better quality..."
Me " Yes, but will it handle a garment? It looks like pure leather machine"
Him "You need a different machine for garments"
Me, I don't want to buy two machines, I have a bunch of machines already, I don't have room, I need one machine that will do both of these things for me. I explained this to Gary and he said he had one that would do what I needed it to do"
Him "Well, we sell commercial sewing machines, and you know how when you are gardening if you need a rake you need a rake, you can't make a weed whacker be a rake...//Cut off by me//.."
Me ::FURIOUS:: OK, now you are really talking down to me, I know exactly where I am and what I want but I obviously don't need to buy it from you, thank you for your time, goodbye"
Him ::calling after me on my way out: "I wasn't talking down to you"
Me "Yes you were and I don't need it, I can buy what you are selling here for half the price on ebay anyway and they won't talk down to me, so good bye."
What a douche.
Got a new stereo for my car which rules. It has a USB port on it so it plays MP3's right from a memory stick. I like it. Leave it to me to get the one car with a totally different system in it. It was supposed to have a Bose system in it, which was confusing enough, but once I got in there it didn't look anything like the forums said. The head unit was a Becker. So I decided it was time to take it to a pro. I found a Beckert/Mercedes specialist, dropped it off first thing in the AM and was supposed to pick it up in the early afternoon. I called at 2 and he informed me that my car had the really upgraded stereo and he had never seen that one in my car, it is supposed to only be in the S classes. Since he had never seen it in my model car before he had to do a bunch of complicated to get it installed and get me a couple new speakers. It was well into the afternoon and like $300 just for labor. On the plus side, my car fucking ROCKS now on the sound and I LOVE the ease of the USB MP3 Player. Now I need to get a bigger memory stick.
Busy week ahead.
P.S. The band is wearing my designs
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i know im probably a little late.. but i havn't been on SG much lately.
so ..
you are georgeous