Eric Karns

I’m back home for a few days before the start of my new job next week. It’s been one rough winter here in Michigan this year too, reminds me of the good ‘ol days sleddin’ through the woods at Henry Johnson park. It also reminds me of just how freakin’ cold it can get over here. Last night, me, Greg, Ryan and Tone went out to an Irish pub downtown after briefly passing through a newer, more crowded one on Ionia street and just walking a block or 2 was enough to freeze a nose hair or 2. But as John McCain would say “it was worth the trouble my friends.”

I’m in the market for a new pair of glasses again… ever since I cracked the sides of my old pair. And as luck would have it I found an awesome pair of Perry Ellis glasses at the local store which were selling for around $130. So I copied the model number and found the same pair online at go-optic.com for only $80. So for all you fellow four eyes folks, peep the scenario, hopefully it saves you some bucks too.

Well, It’s been official for a few days now, but I wanted to wait before posting the news. I’ve accepted a new position with an Interactive agency in DC by the name of Virili0n. It will be sad to leave my position with the I*B*M Innovation Center, but I know that this decision is the best thing for my career going forward.

I will be starting in a couple weeks and working as art director. I’m so pumped I can hardly wait to get started. One of the best things about the transition is my commute will go from anywhere between 45 min. - 1hour 45min. to just 10 minutes by metro.

I’m loving the recent fad of retro inspired car design (excluding of course the milktruck pt cruiser) from the Ford GT to the Mustang. Sometimes I wish I would have stuck with industrial design in college. If the new Mustang weren’t so impractical I would be very tempted to get one.

In celebration of the purchase of my first cigar smoking, old-man, leather couch I will be hosting a Hugh Hefner bathrobe extravaganza. Wherin the lights will be dimmed, poker chips will be exchanged and ‘Anchor Man’ will be on the tube. And, NO those aren’t fart noises! That’s the leather squeaking.