I made Valentine cards for Mo to take to school. Kind of last minute, the artist formerly known as Frau Lobster asked me if I wanted to, and of course I did.
With some planning, I'd have had Mo do the art, scanned it and gone from there, maybe working her pic in or something.
What I came up with, I thought, was pretty good for short notice. And these are cards that sixth graders will receive and throw away the same day, so no need to make a production out of it, I guess.
But I did score them proper and outfit them with nice red envelopes. Used Classic Crest Peppercorn cover stock, which has a nice look, just enough flecks to not be pristine but not busy.
Then when I gave them to my ex so Mo could sign them, she said, 'Thanks for including the word 'damn' on a card that grade schoolers are going to get.'
Ooops.
I included my slug without even thinking about it: it reads (fortunately in very small pink letters I doubt anyone will read except my ex wife) 'Midwest Rock Lobster/When you're so damned cheap you make it yourself.'
It's readable on this, a birthday card I made for my Bro, but much more subdued (I hope) on Mo's Valentines. Or with luck, they are very mature sixth graders, comfortable with the whole notion of damnation.
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