i designed this shirt for my buddy willy’s brewery intuition ale works! it’s for their truck stop stout beer, which is quite tasty. it’s brewed with maple syrup, coffee and smoked grains!

– ryan

intuition ale works

720 king street
jacksonville, florida 32204
904.683.7720

tuesday to friday from 3:00pm to 11:00pm
saturday from 1:00pm to 11:00pm

the kiddos love their apples these days!

– ryan & gub

here is a sweet family drawing by clementine!

– ryan & gub

belle & sebastian played an amazing show last night at the tabernacle! i forgot how great they were live and how personable stuart murdoch was. they recently recorded their new album in atlanta, so stuart had a lot to say about the atl. that included discussing both the atlanta streetcar and beltline, as well bashing the braves for moving to the burbs, which was subsequently followed by piazza, new york catcher. classic!

their setlist was top notch! they played songs from pretty much every album and also hit a couple of their eps, with lots of old favorites and deep cuts in the mix. they also played a few new songs, including a dance track about sylvia plath that was great.

hopefully it doesn’t take them another 11 years to come back to atlanta!

– ryan & gub

setlist breakdown:

tigermilk
she’s losing it

if you’re feeling sinister
the stars of track and field
get me away from here, i’m dying
me and the major

lazy line painter jane ep
photo jenny

the boy with the arab strap
a summer wasting
the boy with the arab strap

legal man single
judy is a dick slap
legal man

dear catastrophe waitress
i’m a cuckoo
if she wants me
piazza, new york catcher

the life pursuit
funny little frog
we are the sleepyheads

belle and sebastian write about love
i didn’t see it coming

girls in peacetime want to dance
allie
perfect couples
enter sylvia plath

clementine is way into climbing trees these days!

– gub

grey looking cute in his swing!

– gub

from the recent calligraphy exhibit at the hudgens center for the arts right now until 8pm called illuminated letters.

– gub

hudgens center for the arts

6400 sugarloaf parkway #300
duluth, ga 30097
770-623-6002

we had a ton of fun at japanfest 2014!!! besides the amazing totoro hat we found for grey, there were lots of things to do, see and eat. there were performances, workshops and plenty of other activities for both adults and children. the event took place in and around the gwinnett convention center in duluth.

grey and clementine had a blast fishing for balloons, having their fortune read and enjoying some japanese snacks! plus they got to create their own calligraphy at the hudgens center for the arts, where there was a coinciding exhibition of japanese calligraphy and paintings. we were also able to see some of the matsuriza performance, which was awesome! they are a japanese traditional taiko drum troupe known for their performances at epcot center.

there was also a section with lots of authentic japanese food as well as vendors selling everything from studio ghibli gear to traditional kimonos and origami. there were also various yamaha tractors, boats and what have you on display that the kids had fun playing with.

on a side note, we did see a handful of studio ghibli costumes, including: kiki, tombo and a catbus. clementine got a kick out of them! there were plenty of other anime cosplays that i did not recognize. lots of blue hair for sure, you gotta have blue hair.

we weren’t sure what to expect at japanfest, however we were definitely impressed and will head back next year!

– ryan & gub

japanfest

Saturday, Sept 20, 10am-6pm | Sunday, Sept 21, 10am-5pm

gwinnett convention center

6400 sugarloaf parkway
duluth, ga 30097
770-623-6002

hudgens center for the arts

6400 sugarloaf parkway #300
duluth, ga 30097
770-623-6002

we found this great totoro hat at japanfest 2014!!! it’s adorable and can double as his halloween costume this year!

– ryan & gub

grey sporting his italia shirt!

– gub