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According to the City Paper and Governor Bredesen’s website there’s going to be a new Tennessee license plate next year. The City Paper commented on the criticism of the current one, created during the Sundquist administration:

The current plate authorized under the Sundquist Administration drew criticism for what some termed its lack of imagination.

Honestly, the only problem I have with the current plate is that the former governor currently isn’t making them himself.

(via Nashville is Talking)

Note: Yes, I know I’m not usually outwardly political on this blog, but when current events meet graphic design I’m there.

As you might could tell from my last post, last night I went to the Aimee Mann concert at Cannery Row. The show was good, though I thought the stage set up was kind of strangely placed. That said, a good time was had by all.

There was this one guy wearing a “SPAM” t-shirt as pictured to the right. At one point in the evening he passed in front of me, but I couldn’t help but to stick my arm out to keep him from passing.

Tim: “I’m sorry sir, you can’t go through here.”
Shirt guy: “Huh?”
Tim: “No, its OK. I just always wanted to be a spam-blocker.”

He didn’t think it was funny, either.

Dean, if you are reading, turn to 100.1. Aimee says she is on the radio.

I’ve never had chicken pox.

Yes, it’s been a very light week for posting, here’s a numerological explaination why:

• Hours turned in on my timesheet: 77
• If my dog had turned in a timesheet, her hours at the office: 26 (that’s 182 in dog hours)
• Number of days this week we’ve had a totally working A/C system: 0
• Average temperature at my desk: 82�
• Emails received: 184
• Voicemails: 16
• Projects due this coming Monday: 1 (a big one)
• Babies born to people that I consider family: 1
• Hours spent at the hospital waiting with the family: 8
• Healthy baby boys born: 1
• Statistics: 4:07 pm, 6 lbs., 19 inches
• Babies I noticed in the nursery before Baby Ethan was born: 7 or so
• Babies I noticed in the nursery after Baby Ethan was born: 1
• Proud dads: 1
• Proud moms: 1
• Proud grandparents, great-grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, friends: immeasurable
• Houseguests at the condo this week related to baby: 4
• Cainine houseguests at the condo related to the baby: 1
• Pictures I took on Thursday related to baby: 175
• Baby websites set up: 1
• Meals eaten at my home: 0
• Percentage of meals eaten at work: 85%
• Percentage eaten at my desk while working: 66%
• Fruit and Walnut Salads eaten from McDonald’s: 2
• Fruit and Walnut Salads that actually contained walnuts: 1
• Total overall subsequent “fruit buzz”: 50%
• Aimee Mann concert tickets purchased: 2
• Coldplay albums purchased: 1
• Percentage of change of subsequent melancholy feeling: 33%
• According to the single from the album, the speed birds go flying at: 761 mph (at sea level)

So it was a pretty busy week.

It’s always nice to leave a short note for those who help you each week.

Today one of the most tightly held national secrets was finally revealed. I think it’s good for persepctive’s sake to make a list of things we still don’t know:

1. Where is Jimmy Hoffa?
2. Did Oswald act alone?
3. What will Bob Woodward say now when he’s trying to pick up a woman in a bar?
4. Where is Osama bin Ladin?
5. Did we really go to the Moon?
6. What’s the deal with the Crazy Frog?
7. How does Kevin Costner keep getting work? What about Celine Dion? Geraldo Rivera?
8. Are there any copies of All the President’s Men available for rental in the Metro Nashville area tonight?
9. What is Martinizing, and why does it only take one hour?

At least, as is being reported here. Seems like Hayden Christensen wants to be an architect.

Now I’m not saying that Anakin Skywalker won’t be a great architect, but if you’ve seen the latest movie, you’ll know that the guy has a problem with construction deadlines–a killer in this business.

Of course, Frank Lloyd Wright wore a cape, too.