Giant Robot Store and GR2 News
Moving out is always tough. I worried about this move for a month almost every day. In the end, because I worry, I always think that the job is easier than it is. But on the flipside, it takes a lot of energy, and I hold that in me and live with it constantly. It’s not just moving, it’s the work before and after, and that doesn’t include the other aspects in my life and work, that I worry about, and I carry those daily as well. I don’t think I’ll ever stop worrying about things, and I’d like to think it’s because I care. I’ll live less, and I’ll smile a bit less, but that’s my life. Real Rock N Roll movers (realrocknrollmovers.com) were quite great. See below for more. Yes that’s a rock n roll mover. Movers are there to move your possessions, but is that all they do? I hear horror stories about things getting stolen, broken, etc, but these guys are actually smart movers. They’re conscientious, methodical, and tactical. They can play tetris with your goods to make sure it fits well and safely. Instead of just lugging items, they look out for each other in how things are being carried for more leverage. They actually look at what the terrain is before they move to make sure things are safe. I really like it when one of the guys will call out, “Stop!” and they all huddle to discuss what they are doing in that instant and how it’ll affect the entire job. Maybe that’s the teamwork of being in a band coming out. There’s a lead singer type, a drummer type and a bass player type. Together they make music, and together, they guys can move. David, Chris and Keyla patch the wall. We had a good run in Silverlake. It was a fun ride, and I hope we can do it again. It’s the first whole location that we closed. We did actualy close half of our NY store, but that’s NYC. Rents and economics make no sense there. This feels like the first real closure, so I have some thoughts on it, that I hope I get out one day soon when I figure them all out. That’s what the wall looked like behind the case. It’s a bit out of control, but that’s what Pryor did to the wall to make sure it was flat. I’d say, he’s a bit OCD. See how small some of the pieces are? It’s a bit crazy, and it does make a nice art installation. That’s the big shelf unit made by Pryor. It’s fairly modular.
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Chelsea Wong of Giant Robot SF is busted eating pizza on the job. She actually deserves the slice, since she helped the dog below which was left in a car on a hot day. The windows were cracked, but that dog was dehydrated sitting in there for an hour and a half or more. Chelsea dumped a half bottle of water in there, and the big dog never stopped drinking. She's smiling since she knows she's...
Chelsea Wong of Giant Robot SF is busted eating pizza on the job. She actually deserves the slice, since she helped the dog below which was left in a car on a hot day. The windows were cracked, but that dog was dehydrated sitting in there for an hour and a half or more. Chelsea dumped a half bottle of water in there, and the big dog never stopped drinking. She’s smiling since she knows she’s spilling a bunch in the car too. The Slumdoglords should get their dog ownership revoked. This is amazing looking. It’s from Rosamunde Sausage grill. This was the special lamb chili dog and was gamey and great. It’s in the lower haight and this was delicious. I saw this also in the lower haight. It’s stencils of koi. I don’t know what’s more serene that koi swimming on pavement. It’s one of the favorite examples of streetart that I’ve seen.
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Yes, that's Melissa Hung past editor in chief who did shit like a publisher of Hyphen Magazine, a non-profit Asian American magazine that's run by volunteers. It's fun some of the time meeting a fellow publisher. There are times when you have nothing to say because they're busy acting like they're blinging, too cool, or douchebags, this meeting wasn't like that. Instead we both have the same...
Yes, that’s Melissa Hung past editor in chief who did shit like a publisher of Hyphen Magazine, a non-profit Asian American magazine that’s run by volunteers. It’s fun some of the time meeting a fellow publisher. There are times when you have nothing to say because they’re busy acting like they’re blinging, too cool, or douchebags, this meeting wasn’t like that. Instead we both have the same problems with our publications. Ad sales, distribution, an Asian American audience, and so forth and somehow we manage to smile in the photo. She’s been through the same wars (that you can’t win) as I, but she’s smart enough to take herself out of it. She won’t have the greys and she’ll live a lot longer than me.
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