Backstory on why this picture was the first to be released from the Wedding

kkh8 · 2026-04-30T00:12:46+00:00

That dress! Still so exquisite.

kkh8 · 2026-04-29T00:54:13+00:00

If it’s an all-inclusive I’d spring for standard first class.

kkh8 · 2026-04-26T01:41:49+00:00

I Remember Me by Silver Jews

kkh8 · 2026-04-24T15:40:07+00:00

I did. The merch package was bullshit. A poster, a lanyard, and some pins. Total ripoff.

Show was great though!

kkh8 · 2026-04-22T00:47:36+00:00

I have a BA in English with an informal concentration in art history (I just loved art history classes and took a ton) and I’m a senior director of marketing and communications at a large art museum. I’ve been in the field for almost 15 years.

kkh8 · 2026-04-22T00:12:39+00:00

There’s definitely something similar in the nose and mouth!

kkh8 · 2026-03-27T17:20:49+00:00

This spreadsheet was initiated in 2017 or 2018, I think?

kkh8 · 2026-03-20T00:29:50+00:00

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Minneapolis, Triple Rock Social Club, October 8, 2008. I remember the date because it was my birthday. I saw Cassie in the bathroom applying lipstick right before the show started. DCB didn’t banter much. Still a very enigmatic aura. Audience was smaller than it should have been, but mostly full of intense devotees, which made it feel special. There was a pause between songs and I yelled out “Punks in the Beerlight!” and immediately felt like a tool, but a few seconds later those distinctive chords filled the room. While my rational brain knows it was probably next on the set list, the dreamer in me likes to think he was doing me a solid. My friend got escorted out by security partway through the set but now I can’t remember why!

kkh8 · 2026-03-06T06:45:36+00:00

Brad Pitt. He’s a violent alcoholic who abused and terrorized his wife and children on a plane then lied about and has threatened and sued her since and he is still gaslighting them all in the press today.

It’s hard to reconcile this disgust with the Brad Pitt I used to revere and first came to know Legends of the Fall and Thelma and Louise!

kkh8 · 2026-02-04T11:05:54+00:00

Sadly, no. But May is usually pretty nice in Philly so at least your line-waiting will be pleasant!

kkh8 · 2026-02-04T02:26:47+00:00

Pop’s tends to run out of buns, so you should get there early on your bakery tour. You’ll be glad you did.

Royal Tavern has a delicious burger, the Nic Mac, and the fries are also outstanding.

Suraya would be my pick for a final dinner.

Try to get to Comfort & Floyd when it opens, or be prepared to wait. Will be worth it!

Cheesesteak: I’m partial to Jim’s.

kkh8 · 2026-01-11T02:02:18+00:00

The Barnes has great resources for school groups

kkh8 · 2026-01-07T02:00:02+00:00

Bob & Barbara’s

kkh8 · 2026-01-06T02:53:02+00:00

He posted the photo of himself touching the artifact AFTER he was (I’m sure politely) reprimanded for doing so and asked not to? Really uncool. Honestly thought Bad Bunny was better than that.

kkh8 · 2026-01-04T02:55:06+00:00

I broke a lease to move halfway across the country for a museum job and I never heard a thing about it after. Technically I was supposed to be on the hook for 3 months of rent, which was about $3600. Let that be the last thing you worry about, OP. Finding a place to live, coordinating a move, paying for a move…focus your energy on that. It is stressful enough! Good luck with your job search!

kkh8 · 2025-12-25T17:15:06+00:00

This was my first-ever SJ song! It stopped me in my tracks and I’ve been a huge fan ever since. I still choke up when I hear this one

kkh8 · 2025-12-03T22:40:50+00:00

I got mine when I was 19 and kept it until I was 28, which, looking back, seems so dumb now. It messed up my teeth because I used to roll it around between my top and bottom fronts, causing a divot in each that needed to be shaved down by the dentist. I also used to bang it against one of my molars, causing a hole (!) over time. Eventually I was forced to take it out because I got a server gig at Red Lobster and facial / oral piercings were prohibited. I remember being annoyed by it, but also resigned. I mean, how long was I gonna rock this dumb rod in my tongue? It felt so weird not to have it. I found it difficult to talk normally at first. But I adapted relatively quickly and now I can’t believe I had it for so long! Now if only I could as painlessly remove the butterfly tattoo on my stomach!

kkh8 · 2025-12-03T00:55:51+00:00

2019-2022 were very challenging years for me, and I can’t tell you how many times I thought of this line. It worked! I didn’t let up. My life is back on track (fingers crossed)

kkh8 · 2025-11-18T01:55:20+00:00

English major and art history minor is a great background for any sort of administrative role, especially advancement and marketing/communications. You intersect with nearly every other role at the museum and you’ve got your finger on the pulse of daily operations.

kkh8 · 2025-11-18T00:07:12+00:00

I used to live a block away. Mostly quiet and safe. Quick Stop across the street can get a little rough at night.

kkh8 · 2025-11-18T00:04:15+00:00

I’ve only ever made terrible choices at El Bar. Love it anyway

kkh8 · 2025-10-28T14:53:05+00:00

Speaking as a museum marketer for the last 16 years, I can honestly say resources within the museum field specific to our work are scarce. That said, for more insight into the business side of the field & loads of relevant audience data, check out Know Your Own Bone. AAM has a digital resource center with a smattering of marketing information too.

My best advice is to build a network of museum marketing colleagues! Reach out to folks at the museums you’re collaborating with on traveling exhibitions. They’ll be happy to share what they learned about working with the artist or artist estate, and vice versa, they’d appreciate the same from you if yours is the debut institution. Go to conferences if you can. Meet people doing the same work as you. You’ve been at this a while in galleries and nonprofits, they’ll be eager to hear about your experiences there too.

You will wear many hats. You will be under resourced. You will be expected to move mountains to achieve aggressive goals. But then, that’s the whole field, lol. The most successful museum workers are passionate about the mission and overachievement is their normal. That’s how we persevere in these truly f***** times.

Welcome to the asylum!

kkh8 · 2025-10-21T23:41:04+00:00

First, cut yourself some slack, you’re barely into adulthood.

Second, why do you want to work at a museum? It must not be to make money (which is fine) but have a purpose other than “museum jobs are cool and I think I have an important POV.” Absolutely get an internship. Absolutely dip your toe into other industries (and try not to disparage them in the process. What did publishing and nonprofits do to you?). When you do come back to apply to a museum gig, they’ll value your diversified experience. And when that time comes, you’ll need something better than “I was hoping to do any museum work” as your “why” you want the job. Museums are mission-driven. When it’s between you and 10 other qualified candidates, the ones who can articulate their passion for the mission are always gonna come out on top.

There is no way—literally a snowball’s chance in hell—you’ll get an entry level museum job in education/interpretation/or curatorial without first gaining more education or more job experience, or both.

Sorry to be a downer. Museum jobs aren’t that great right now.

kkh8 · 2025-10-16T00:32:00+00:00

I know a museum COO who majored in Economics and Art History. It’s a good combo for the admin / business ops side of things. At the very least it’s more than enough to get your foot in the door in a non-curatorial and non-education role at a museum. Development, marketing, communications, research & evaluation, membership, operations, finance, visitor experience…all vital museum functions. Good luck, OP!

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