enlisting your services

I've recently designed a t-shirt which is up for scoring on Threadless. I don't know if you've heard of Threadless, but it's an apparel company based in Chicago. Different artists create original designs and Threadless will print and sell them based on popularity. Soooo I was wondering if you'd be willing to help promote my latest design. Click the shirt below to vote. Thanks in advance...
P.S. Be sure to click I'd buy it as a T-Shirt

Opening Day

I thought I'd share this Ernie Harwell video where he explains the definition of baseball. Enjoy...

*The Tigers play the Yankees on ESPN at 1:05 ET.

Update

Just an update as to what I've been up to...

- Spent the last two weeks working on a project in Detroit, which went very well.

- Clinched a bracket with the Kentucky win on Sunday (one among friends, not the family one) Never would I have imagined winning after only selecting 1/4 final four teams and 0/2 in the final.....Gross

- My parents came into Chicago last Friday. We went out for dinner at the Rockit then saw Bill Cosby at the Chicago Theater. At 73 years young, surprisingly Bill still has something left in the tank.

- I've been working on my portfolio as per norm, here's a few new logos I designed:





- And here's a snowboard I put together:


- I'm geeked for mlb opening day. I'll be in Detroit for a wedding during the Tiger's home opener, so I hope to head downtown and check out the action.
- Tigers have 25/1 of winning the world series, not too shabby
(White Sox and Twins are 20/1)

- Lastly, here are a few pictures i took of the Band

Portfolio

The past few weeks I've been working on my online portfolio. It's still a work in progress, but it's starting to come together. What it consists of is a collection of ads and graphics I've designed. It includes: billboards, logos, t-shirts, banner ads, etc. Feel free to check it out by clicking on the screen shot below. Also, if you have any suggestions regarding how you think I could improve it, they would be greatly appreciated. Enjoy...

Dogs

If you've checked out Ben's blog, then I'm sure you're aware of the situation with Jeff's Facebook wall. I go out of my way to saturate his newsfeed with dog related material. To commemorate Jeff's love for man's best friend, I designed him this t-shirt. I hope he likes it!





Since we're on the topic of dogs, here's two bonus photos of Bella...

I was practicing "street photography" editing for this pic, so it's super over-processed. Be sure to click-to-enlarge...



On this photo I used a cross processing editing technique:

Moped

So, I hear Ben got a new ride today. Found a video of a fellow rider. He should track this fella down, they could film their own version of Wild Hogs.

Sax Man

This man is an inspiration to alto sax artists like myself.



Unfortunately I've lent out my sax, but upon its return, I have every intention of learning this song. Prepare for a serenade...

The original video:

trick shot quarterbacks

Been seeing a rise in the number of trick shot videos posted on youtube lately. It's as if colleges are requiring them as a way to advertise the school. Here's a two of the better football ones:

I'm Baaack

Well,I'm back from Vegas. Sadly I lost $200 gambling and my return flight got delayed several hours. Other than that, all parties involved thoroughly enjoyed the trip.

While the fun level was at an all-time high, the level of sleep I chose to ration myself, was at an all-time low. Needless to say I'm still recovering. Therefore I thought I'd keep it short, but here's a photo I worked on recently. Be sure to enlarge it. Hopefully it brings back great memories of Oregon and our beloved Aunt Renee.

The ReBoot

Yeahhhh, so I'm aware it's been about two years since this blog has been updated. Thought I should fill everyone in on what I've been up to, seeing as I now call Chicago home.

Sadly no permanent job yet. I've just been getting by doing market research and graphic design contract work. I've been diligently working on my portfolio though, so hopefully it will eventually assist me in landing that illusive dream job.

I recently purchased a used, Sony Cybershot, camera for $42 on Amazon. I wasn't expecting much as far as quality, but it does the trick. Been trying to polish my "Photoshop Skills" and I prefer to work on images I've taken, so the camera comes in handy. Most of the shots I've edited thus far have been of Bella, due to the fact that she's readily available. She also sits still surprisingly well. Here's a few of my favorites:




Some other things I've been up to:
- Purchased a coffee maker from Goodwill for $5, a shiny stainless steel Coffee Mate. Needless to say it was all looks; about 10% of the coffee wound up in the pot, the other 90% on the counter/floor. luckily I had a receipt, so I pulled a move outta Big Jim's book, the ole' Goodwill Exchange (only I wasn't swapping out atrocious looking apparel for Retro Ski Jackets). Wound up with this bad boy:


Vintage...

The reason for the coffee maker back story is that it led me to a surprising discovery. I grabbed a coffee mug to enjoy my deliciously prepared brew in, and upon removing the lid I noticed that it was filled with paper, including 2 $50 bills ---- Score. Must have been left by an old tenant cause it wasn't the roommates'. Hopefully lady luck is on my side, because tomorrow I'm flying out to Vegas for a friend's bachelor party, wish me luck.