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To a dee-luxe apartment in the sky…

By Ry M. Sal on September 25, 2009 7:31 AM | 0 Comments

In the Hamptons, they make the sex-offenders stay west of the Shinnecock Canal. There, I said it. Do you think this is discriminatory? If so tough cookies. Yeah, I said TOUGH COOKIES. And, according to today’s news — they are thinking of moving “them” even further west– out of the Hamptons completely. I ordinarily wouldn’t bring up such a scary horrible topic, but the land mass that makes up the Eastern End of Long Island is increasingly populated and super thin, and made of sand. Just sand and pine trees. Pine trees that make up crazy unbelievable Pine Barrens. Pine Barrens that catch on fire. Pine Barrens that are so thick that it takes a few days for people to realize that they are on fire. Pine Barrens where the bodies will never be found. And they are viral. I could go into my back yard with a bucket of sand, pour it out and place a pine cone in it–Give it a few weeks, and boom…my very own Pine Barren. But I have better things to do with my time– like worry about the increasing number of sex-offenders that live down the street from my family. Maybe Royal Pains could do an episode about that? Brilliant. Then maybe the rest of the universe will realize that the Hamptons are just like everywhere else in America–polka dotted with clusters of shunned criminals in need of and not getting serious help. Oh but wait, healthcare for everyone will solve this problem too, right? Thank God Super Grover is on the way.

I can feel you frowning. I know this is an odd way to re-introduce For the Birds to the internet, but I just wanted to make the point of the matter ahead of the game. I live in the Hamptons — and life here is undoubtedly weird, but isn’t it where you live too? This website covers a few things. Me, because I am who I am; Graphic Design, because its something that I know all about; Breakwater Design, because it is the bain of my current existence; And my family. Almost Daily Observations on life in general. So, when I was notified a few weeks back about the number of “visitors” that had been reading this site, I did two things… I laughed really hard, because I mean seriously–MY FOOT do people care. And then I sought some real advice. What now?

After finding said advice, it was made clear to me that For the Birds wasn’t doing anything. It was just sitting there. It wasn’t easy to find. It wasn’t “searchable” AND it was never going to be unless I made some serious changes. And so, aside from the fact that THOUSANDS of people found us, it was brought to my attention that there are MORE PEOPLE OUT THERE. Oxygen, I need oxygen… It wasn’t easy – it was quite painful to sort through the gears and wiring… but when I came up for air it was looking good. Then, after a few short pricks of Botox, it all came together…and here it is. What do you think?

PS. To Pavel at Firmdot–Thank you. Thank you for your patience. Thank you for letting me yell at you (sorry..again). And Thank you for all of the great work! You are my new Batman. (and Robin too!). If I had your mailing address I’d send you an edible bouquet.

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You asked…

By Ry M. Sal on January 06, 2009 10:51 AM | 1 Comment

Wow. Thanks for the many (surprising) inquiries… Here is the growing list of blogs that we peruse, discuss and often times actually read… on an almost daily basis – in true for the birds style… how obvious is it that we need to get a life?

In alphabetic order because that’s the way we play…

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“I’m feeling a little temporary about myself…”

By Ry M. Sal on October 13, 2008 10:52 AM | 0 Comments

A favorite line from a favorite John Cusak timeless…. but I think we all are.

I have been told since the beginning of my time that I am not good with the numbers. And although, as a graphic designer, I work with measurements and equations on a daily basis… The understanding of THE MARKET seems to escape me. Admittedly, I flunked out of economics, but I didn’t really try to GET IT. I took more design studies to suffice and had a grand ol’ time.

Now I am paying the price… most of what is going on is wah-wah to me and as a small biz owner, that is BAD. As we happily hum along (singing our Breakwater song), the evil cloud of NOT GETTING IT has not yet found our little (signless) hiding place… we will take cover, and hum a little lower…

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Die-hard

By Ry M. Sal on September 16, 2008 9:35 AM | 0 Comments
Patrick loves working at Breakwater Design Studio.

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And this means… ?

By Ry M. Sal on September 13, 2008 8:00 AM | 0 Comments

We are currently reviewing portfolios for a Freelance Graphic Designer position here at Breakwater… I must say that we have received gobs of impressive resumes and samples. We plan to start reviewing early next week in the hopes of filling the position soon.

One submission, in particular, stood out… in an intro email glaring out at us was…

“I don’t have a large ego when it comes to commercial art”

What?
Is this a good thing, or a bad thing?

After hashing around about what this sentence is implies, we have decided that we have ENORMOUS EGOS when it comes to commercial art and therefore, not a good fit. Although we appreciate the need to stand out among the other applicants–this goes directly into the “what-not-to-do-for-work” file.

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