Kris Bunda, Mix 2005 by kris-bunda

I get the feeling Harley Davidson guards their logo and branding designs like a Pit bull (rightly so). So I want to point out that these are not production designs, just ideas I put together in a CAD program in my spare time. Call the lawyers and tell them “false alarm”. Thanks.

Harley Davidson Logo & Eagle - 2 Piece Steel Wall Decoration

Harley Davidson Logo & Eagle - 2 Piece Steel Wall Decoration

Harley Davidson Logo & Eagle - 2 Piece Steel Wall Decoration

Harley Davidson Logo & Eagle - 2 Piece Steel Wall Decoration

Ginger is almost 4 years old and she can now write her own name! That is great news, and I’m very impressed and proud. But this development comes with a dark side. Ginger revealed two secrets today:

1) She can transmit written messages.

2) She knows the Russian alphabet.

Notice anything about this photograph (other than it’s adorable)?

Ginger Writes Her Name - In Russian!

How about now?

My Daughter The Spy - The Evidence Infographic

Your Writing Has Improved, Comrade.

See it now? She writes her N’s like on an old Soviet propaganda poster! It doesn’t get much more conclusive than that. The infographic might as well be Glenn Beck’s chalkboard: irrefutable. By the way, if you look at the infographic from the bottom-up, freedom wins.

Late Nights, Stealth Movements

Facebook Status Update

WTF? Walked past Ginger’s room and the light was on, she’s passed out on her bed on top of the blankets, and there are toys and coloring books strewn all over the floor. 3-year-old Stealth Partying.

I posted this on my Facebook last night. At the time I thought it was just an innocent non event. But this morning it Red Dawned on me that my 3-yr-old is staying up late to connect with her spooky counterparts. The dots are connecting themselves.

More Evidence: The Sailor Talk

Holly informed me this morning of the following conversation, which took place yesterday when the kids were getting dressed to go outside.

GINGER: “I can’t find my mitten, dammit!”

HOLLY: “What did you say?”

GINGER: “I can’t find my dammit mitten.”

HOLLY: “We don’t say that word. Say ‘rats’ instead.”

GINGER: “I can’t find my rats mitten.”

Where is she getting this naughty language? Sure, Holly used to curse like a drunken brothel madame, but we’ve both toned it down since having children. Hecky doozies! We don’t even watch our HBO shows anymore unless the kids are in bed. I’m sure she’s been learning the salty talk from hardened KGB operatives. Probably ex-sailors.

But What Intel Is She Gathering?

You know, I never gave it much thought, but Ginger sure is inquisitive. She asks a LOT of questions. But I don’t know much about anything, so what is she hoping to learn about? To get to the bottom of this, I decided it was time for me to start collecting counter-intel. Check out these documents obtained from my refrigerator:

This is a portrait of Jack. I assume Ginger is building household “asset” files on each of us.

Jack by Ginger - Mini Marker Board

Uncanny! But if this is part of a recruiting strategy, nuh-unh! Already got one kid, Russkies!

Jack Bunda - Age 21 mos - 1-3-2012

The diagram on the left is of a planet in water. On the right is a “Spaceman, who dives in the ocean”. What kind of plans have I stumbled upon? Ginger has taken a great interest in all-things-planetary lately. Holly even made Ginger and I matching blankets with planet patterns on them for Christmas. I hope NASA understands that I was an unwitting rube in the scheme to infiltrate them for their alien warp-drive technology secrets (or whatever). Unwitting Rube, I say!

The Spaceman and the Water Planet

And then there’s this rainbow drawing. If I had to venture a guess? It’s a map. Ginger is Code Name: Leprechaun (since she’s a “little person”), and the pot o’ gold is where her kickbacks for covert-ops is hidden. I need to get to it before she does so it goes into her college fund instead of a Polly Pocket spending spree.

Rainbow Map

Still, I’m not too worried about this whole Secret Agent lifestyle. We all do stupid things when we’re kids, right? She’ll grow out of it, she’s just going through a phase.

Artist Dev Harlan‘s “PARAMENIDES I” is a “Hybrid Sculpture” that may induce hard partying; vomit.

Dev Harlan – “Parmenides I”, 2011 from Dev Harlan on Vimeo.

This picture grabbed my attention because it’s a reminder of a time when “Ginger” was a common name in America. It’s not a good or bad thing, it’s a Social Trending thing. It seems to me like there’s a lot of Sarahs and Mikes in my generation. In this photo’s time, maybe there were a lot of Gingers and Ralphs.

Clever Boy! [Photo - B&W - LIFE Magazine] Photo Link

Holly’s Kitchen Cabinet Blackboard

Seeing that photo reminded me that I hadn’t made a Designer post about our Kitchen Cabinet Chalkboard. Holly came up with the idea for a steel cabinet-side that could be drawn on with chalk, and hold refrigerator magnets . I wasn’t too sure at first; sounded like a dusty, chalky mess. But her ideas are usually good so I measured the cabinet, designed a sheet steel piece with screw holes in SolidWorks (CAD program), had it plate laser-ed out and powder coated. Then I brought it home and Holly painted it again with a couple of coats of blackboard paint.

We also bought some coarse-threaded screws (because some of our cabinets have particle board & veneer sides) and she paintd the heads with the same blackboard paint so they would blend in. This is done by pushing them into a cardboard box so they can stick straight up and be painted, then allowed to dry without getting paint all over a table top or work surface.

Kids with Steel Magnetic Kitchen Cabinet Blackboard design

Kitchen Cabinet Magnetic Chalk Board

Jack at the Chalk Board

Jack Dropped the Chalk

Here Comes Ginger

Ginger & Jack, Chalkboarding

Ginger & Jack, Blackboard Writing

Jack & Ginger, Chalk Boarding

Pushing and Shoving, Chalkboard

Ginger Screaming, Jack Pushing, Chalk Board

Ginger at the Chalk Board

I saw this magical illustration on Ginger’s MagnaDoodle today and asked her what it was. She said “It’s a Bag. You can put diapers in it, and other things.” Then she started to explain the concept of bags and grocery sacks to me, since she thinks I’m an idiot. I told her not to patronize me.

The Fam and The Bag

Ginger wants to take pictures

Ginger wants to take pictures 2

Ginger wants to take pictures 3

Mommy helps take a picture

MagnaDoodle - It's a Bag!

Remember Ginger’s “Bun” drawing? What’s a “Bun”? “It’s a Buuuun!”

Ginger and The Bun

Anyway, we got home from a family Zoo day today, and there was a surprise package from Matt Hayden from Boulder – 2 Bun T-shirts for the kids!

2 Bun Shirts and Ethel

The Man knows how to Gift

I just put that post together last week, and I didn’t even realize Matt had read it, and he obviously went to considerable trouble to re-create the graphic from the photos and then get them printed onto kids sized shirts. Awesome.

We love these! What a perfect surprise ending to an already great day! Thank you Matt!

Of course my MagnaDoodle drawing from last week was uploaded to the internet, turned into a graphic, placed on a t-shirt, gifted and shipped to my home, and is now part of my wardrobe. It was inevitable.

BEHOLD! Ginger & The Blue Bun Shirt

For those who haven’t had the pleasure of meeting Matt, the best I can do is provide some photos of him:

Strawberry Matt Forever

Matt is not a doctor

Purple Mountains Mattesty

We love you, Matt Hayden!

ActionShots on the Catwalk

Matt Hayden Collection - Photoshoot 1

Matt Hayden Collection - Photoshoot 2

Matt Hayden Collection - Photoshoot 3

Matt Hayden Collection - Photoshoot 4

Matt Hayden Collection - Photoshoot 5

Matt Hayden Collection - Photoshoot 6

Waka Flocka ‘Hard In Da Paint’ (Bob Ross vs Dubstep vs Jordan Laws) from ScreenWerks on Vimeo.

If you liked that, here’s the Main Course:

NSFW | This is epic (i.e., it’s long and the author clearly put some serious work into it).

Jordan Laws presents ‘Fit To Fill’ Video Remix LP from ScreenWerks on Vimeo.

Check this site out: ScreenWerks.tv

When I got home from work last night Ginger showed me what she drew on her Magnadoodle. I told her it’s great and I really like it, and then I asked her what it was? She doesn’t get offended about those questions. She answered “It’s a Bun.”

She draws a lot of Suns, Peas in a Pod, Smiley Faces, Hot Dogs, the letters H, I, T, and E, and she even started on Stick Figures and Dinosaurs recently. Neither of us know what a bun with a face is, and she’s drawn several. If you ask her “What’s a ‘Bun’?” you’re going to get an answer like, “It’s a Buuuun!” as if we should know this and why are we pestering her?

So I said, “It’s a ‘Bun’?” And she said, “Yeah, it’s a Bun.” So I said “Oh, it’s fantastic, can I take a picture of you holding it up?” And she agreed.

Tester Shot

Okay, hold it up and smile.

Good one!

Beauty and the Beast

“Daddy, can I take a picture of you holding it up?” she asked. “Sure,” I said.

I don't think you're pointing the camera at me.

Okay, you have to look in the screen and make sure you can see me.

Try standing back farther.

Let me try getting down farther.

Look into the screen and make sure you see everything.

Okay, that's good stand back there.

Alright, good job!

Dad’s instructions are stifling my creativity.

“I want to take a picture of Teddy Bear,” she said. “Okay,” I said.

Taking pictures of Teddy Bear

more Taking pictures of Teddy Bear

some more Taking pictures of Teddy Bear

and even some more Taking pictures of Teddy Bear

I think she’s getting the hang of it.

“Alright, that’s enough pictures of Teddy Bear for today,” I said.

Haven’t you ever been naked and then suddenly attacked by babies?  This statue is for those who didn’t make it back… or it’s some statue from Norway about something else.

Just a Statue of a Man Fighting Babies

These statues are located at this very sexy Vigelandsparken Sculpture Park, Oslo.

Nice gate

I know what yer thinkin about buddy

Romp!

Frustrated