Herro Threadless folks! I apologize for not posting here in forever, but I just wanted to devote an entry to my newest gallery photo.



BEST EVERRRR <333




ALSO BEST EVERRRRRRR :D

I won't bore you guys with my fan ramblings (haha, unless requested), but suffice it to say, both of them were incredibly genuine and nice and super awesome. :)

I've seen a handful of other Lost folks around, but those are the only two I care enough about to be a jackass fan and accost. haha Okay, well if I see Daniel Faraday or Desmond, I'll probably freak out, too. But Locke and Benry, top favorites foreverrrr. (I don't think I've included enough excess Rs in this post. RRRRRRRRRRRR)

note to self: never check your slogans page on your ipod touch, as you will most likely ACCIDENTALLY DELETE one of your slogans [that was never going to be printed, but regardless].

So now you're a 12 month club, regular contest, AND a text tee winner! Such variety! :O

When I wear this t-shirt, I'll feel like a creme colored refrigerator. And then I'll think to myself, "Wait, who has staring contests with refrigerators?" and then I'll realize, "NO ONE!! THAT IS WHO!!!* OH MY GOD MY WHOLE LIFE IS A LIE" and then I'll rip off my shirt and be arrested for public indecency--and subsequently, outstanding murder charges. Yep.

So yes, time to purchase. <3


ps- Just in case anyone's confused by my insane rantings (so what else is new? haha) It's because the font/colors remind me of those letter magnets.... even though, upon further inspection, the holey letters do not have holes, which is unlike the letter magnets (edit: AND they're in upper and lowercase, unlike the all caps magnets. haha, I'm dumb.), so really, this whole post is debunked, thanks to my poor eyesight and relying on the thumbnail alone to post this entry. Boourns.

Also, dammit, now I gotta place another order. haha



* Except for those without family, friends, pets, coworkers, plants, stuffed animals, helper robots, poor judgment and access to the sun, lawn gnomes, or a paper bag/sock to fashion into a hand puppet. In which case, it is perfectly acceptable.

As it's been illustrated once before, Threadless designs are a direct reflection of my life. So, once again, this has been proven.

A few weeks ago (I am the master of timely postings!) I decided I would purchase a Rice Crispies treat from the vending machine at my school.

Here is a dramatization of what occurred:

me: OH BOY ADEQUATE TASTING PRE-MADE RICE CRISPY TREAT FOR BREAKFAST!!!!

Ritz Bits Cheese Cracker Sandwiches 2-GO pack: NOT SO FAST THERE.

me: Oh no!

Ritz Bits Cheese Cracker Sandwiches 2-GO pack: Oh yes.



But joke's on YOU Ritz Bits Cheese Cracker Sandwiches 2-GO pack!! Using my Macgyver-like thinking, I was NOT ONLY able to dislodge my periled Rice Crispy treat, but I was ALSO able to obtain a SECOND pre-made marshmallow square AS WELL AS yourself (for FREE, I might add!)... using only two quarters, a dime, and a nickel... and one more dime. Yes. I showed him.


Epilogue: Later, I showed my friend the FREE Ritz Bits Cheese Cracker Sandwiches 2-GO pack that I acquired, thanks to my quick thinking. However, the bag had gotten really beat up and smashed in my purse, so when I said, "HEY ISAAC, LOOK WHAT I GOT FOR FREE!!" he shuddered and was like "Eeeew..." I then had to explain that when I said 'free', I didn't mean 'found on the ground, picked it up and dusted it off'-free. haha (although, it doesn't say much about me if he assumed that was the case!)


I like how I kept switching around from "rice crispies treat" to "rice crispy treat"; I suppose they are interchangeable, depending on who you ask. (everyone: Yeah, and if you ask Kellogg, it's KRISPIES.)


ps- I don't actually own this shirt (it is a nice design, though!), I just wanted to share my stupid story. :D

(if anyone's confused about the title, F.S. Tuberosum = Fried Solanum Tuberosum = fried potato)

Here's some extra crap for you to read! :D

Other potential "last words":

* FOR THE LOVE OF GOD HELP ME

* CANNOT YOU SEE SHE IS CONSUMING MY VERY FLESH

* ...Fine, whatever. Joke's on her, anyway. ENJOY YOUR PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED DEATH YOU SIX PIECE CHICKEN MC-HARPY

(that last one is a take-off of one of my favorite Space Ghost quotes.)

My mom's thoughts on "Tell my wife I love her.": ...ohhh, okay!! At first I thought that girl was his wife.
hahah, not surprising! :D I just hope that's not the common reaction. haha My mom tried to fill a tea kettle through the SPOUT last week... so yes. To give you an idea of how my mom's thought process works. haha


In closing, please enjoy this snapshot from my childhood:


photo circa 1947, age <2; according to my aunty, I could eat a medium by that age! scary, I know. [granted, the sizes were smaller back then, but still])

Yes, the talking box of french fries was also there.* I'll be honest with you, it scares me that he hasn't aged a day since that photo was taken, and lately he's been quite salty (HAAAAaaaa... GET IT?? FRENCH FRIES? SALTY??.... yes, tumbleweeds and crickets ahoy. Moving along.) about the recent celebrity acquired by a certain goateed box of talking french fries. "Where's MY lucrative cartoon deal?? Where's MY smooth black man voice?? Where's MY Hungry Man dinner??" (when I asked him if he thinks it's in bad taste to eat the mashed potatoes, he responded, "No, tastes fine to me.")

So, perhaps, if this design gets printed, he'll shut the hell up and stop haunting my thoughts and dreams, and I'll finally be able to escape the deep fried, french cut nightmare of complaining.

(aaand, as usual, my post has spiraled into incoherent insanity. [sheesh, did I start enough words with "in" just now? IN-DEED.])


* trivia time: that is the original drawing of Frenchy the box of french fries! :D wheee reusing things. (I am a hack. hahah)

Who was the kindly person that used my STP link yesterday? :D (perhaps my good ol' gravy pal? hehe Or someone else?)

Also, about a month (or so) ago, someone else gave me some mystery STP points, too! I forgot to post about that, though. (it might've been someone from another site. hmm.)

Lemme know, and I will definitely return the favor! :)


ps- Working on another <3s design for the Fast Food Nation contest! :D Hopefully this one will go over better than my projectile vomit one. hahaha (I came to realize later on, that I should've used [what is now] my rule of thumb about designs I submit here: "Would *I* actually print it myself?" haha And while I still stand behind my design, and like it, I probably would put it very low on my printing priority list ^_^;; So yes.)

That is all.

Yay! 2.34! Thanks to everyone who voted!!! :D I actually broke 2000 votes, a first for me! :O

In other news... I'm pleasantly surprised to see all the recent bear-related winning designs!!! ^___^ (as a few of you may know, I love bears. [If not for those pesky maulings, they would be my dream pet. hahah] see my breakfast guest on the far left [or top, as it would be].)



Not a favorite, but glad to see more bears. haha



Oh mannn, I'm so glad this one got printed. I happened upon it a few days after it was done voting, and I kicked myself for missing out, but hooray for happy coincidences!




Okay, this is one of my ALL TIME FAVORITE SHIRTS EVER HERE. Oh man. Words cannot even describe how much I love this shirt. <3333 My very first website was named after a quote from Yogi Bear. I really should get those episodes on DVD.

Anyhoo, yes, boring crap, but I just wanted to make note of all the wonderful bear designs as of late. :D

Eventually, one day, my slow ass will post some chopsticks-aftermath thingies. haha

Behold, my recently declined submission. haha



original comment to go along with the sub:

Germophobe that I am, when I heard "Spread the Joy", the first thing that came to mind was, of course, diseases! :D hahah Thus, my totally classy submission above. So yes, much like Norwalk Virus, the infection from 28 Days Later, or the deadly Mutaba virus, joy is highly communicable. Nothin' like spreading joy through regurgitation! Thumbs up to cute vomit! (everyone: eew.) However, I realize the substance dripping from the fellow could pass for any number of bodily fluids. So please, take your pick. :D In closing: caret underscore caret!!!!!!!!

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shot down again. hahah

As far as I can tell, the possible reasons for it being declined were:

- Vomit is offensive? (although I'm not sure of this one, since there have been many feces related entries here, hahah So who knows; maybe it's all about context, perhaps it's vomiting on someone, that's what's offensive?)

- They thought the text in the design was too small. (understandable! Although, the text in my chopsticks design as well as my "ray of sunshine" design have even smaller text. Also, I printed it out, and it's definitely within printable range; I was hoping that my note saying it was readable would be convincing, but perhaps not. haha :/ here's a close-up of the text. I wanted them to look like mystery chunks/mucus/organisms in the vomit. I'm gross. :D)

- Due to the massive influx of last minute entries they probably receive on the day of the deadline, perhaps their standards of what makes it through become very particular. :/ (haha and I turned mine in like, two hours before the deadline? :D)

- Maybe they thought it wasn't enough of a stand-alone design and TOO closely related to the theme? :/ (although, I'm not sure of this one either, as I saw a handful of designs using the actual LocoRoco characters, as well as a whole ton of other very literal interpretations.)


(and yes, as someone pointed out last time, I over think everything way too much. :D)


Anyhoo, I dunno if I should try to resubmit it for the general contest, or put it in cold storage. (wtf cliche) Last time a design of mine was rejected, a lot of helpful people suggested reasons that it might've been declined, and after reworking the design, it was accepted! :D So I'm not sure if it'd work for this one or not, but perhaps it's worth a try? Or not? haha


But yes, after my first rejection, I've come to expect it now, hahah (aim low so you're never disappointed! :D)

caret underscore caret!

Through the power of imagination (and the fact that I'm one of those people that have a very hard time just seeing abstract design as abstract. haha my brain is like "NO, NO, it HAS TO BE something.") Here is what I see! :D

It's a gingerbread man, in a fit of rage, throwing tables and chairs, as his poor son gets caught in the crossfire :O ...actually no, wait, he appears to be KICKING him :O the poor child. The pink shapes represent his angry emotions, and the red and white striped thing is his tie, unraveling. I guess he was fired at the plant, or something. Also, the yellow diamond is a piece of art that his son made in metalshop class; he was GOING to show it to his father in hopes that he'd be proud of him for once in his life... but then, tragedy. Hopefully he wasn't killed from the kick/chair to the head.


Yes.


okay, that is all. :D

Oh happy day, I didn't screw up this time, and it was approved!!! :D!!





Here comes the sun! Du'n du du...

:D

So here is my revised version :/ (the original was rejected) I changed the halftones around. The ray features larger dots, and the sun now has crosshatching lines. (which are hooopefully not too thin; I've seen them print pretty thin lines, and I'm pretty sure I made them at least that thick, if not more.)

I hope that this version fits within Threadless' standards; if it gets rejected twice in a row, I think that's a sign it wasn't meant to be. haha (especially since I still have no idea what the exact reason was that they declined it)

I submitted it under the LocoRoco contest this time. I figure, blinding rays of sunshine span multiple themes. haha