Yearly Archives: 2012

the crane takes flight

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Hoover Dam

Though she’s not originally from there, Megan Rapinoe’s pretty strongly linked with Portland, where she went to school. Because I know all manner of stupid trivia, one day it occurred to me that the state motto of Oregon (“Alis volat … tell me more →

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CSI: Kansas City

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Hoover Dam

I can’t get to every US game. I’ve got a day job, after all, and sometimes non-soccer travel gets in the way, like this past October, when all my pals were heading to Kansas City to close out this year’s … tell me more →

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back to the pumpkin patch

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Hoover Dam

Once again, I missed MLS’s carving contest. This year their deadline was the day before Halloween, and not only had I not started carving at that point, I hadn’t even bought them! I was out of town for weddings and … tell me more →

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new shirt for sale

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Hoover Dam

I get asked a lot if I ever do shirts with my designs on them, and the answer is always “it’s complicated.” But when Futbol Artist Network started, that was easy–I had to get on board, and I had to … tell me more →

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BEST BIRTHDAY PRESENT EVER

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Hoover Dam
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Brek Shea, Alex Morgan, and tiny horses

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Hoover Dam

I’ve never liked My Little Pony. Even when it first came out and I was a six year old girl, I wasn’t interested. I lived on a farm–if I wanted to play with a pony, there was a real one … tell me more →

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the angel’s share

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Hoover Dam

When I was in Toronto for MLS Cup 10, I met a man named Sean who was working on a book about American soccer fandom. I talked a bit about banners and what I do, and then didn’t hear from … tell me more →

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highlight reel

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Hoover Dam

“MLS wants to do a ‘Supporters’ Week’ where we interview fans around the league about what they do, how they do it, and why. Would you like to participate?” Would I! Hardest part of this was keeping it under wraps … tell me more →

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more words and other disturbances

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Hoover Dam

Kind of a sign the atmosphere’s turned around quickly in 2012 that I already added three to the words for the year, though one was already a multi-year roster fixture and the other two skipped to the top of the … tell me more →

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thesaurus update

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Hoover Dam

The “Words” project, started in 2008, is becoming something of a tradition, with new players being told to “earn their banners” as they sign on with the team. I did two in 2011, which should probably tell you a lot … tell me more →

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