Another Design by Humans Submission!

Please head on over to Design by Humans and vote for my newest shirt, but only if you want to. I’m not twisting your arm. Unless I see you in person, in which case, I will physically twist your arm.

Design By Humans Submissions

I’ve put up a few shirts (01, 02) for submission to Design By Humans. I’d appreciate a vote if your a member and you think it’s something you’d wear at some point. Now get to it!

Santogold = Solid (Glitter) Gold

A new friend introduced me to Santogold’s first solo album and I have to say, it’s pretty amazing. It’s an amazing mix of sweet beats, punk undertones, and really great production. I haven’t been this excited about an album since MGMT’s “Oracular Spectacular” or Justice’s “Dance.” If I was going to be in a slow-motion fist fight to the death, it would be done with My Superman as the soundtrack. I’m a big fan of Santogold and it’s getting a lot of spins. Well, hard drives spin, so I guess even though it’s digital, the analogy still applies.

Eat At Home, Cook Your Own Food

I’ve been working on my monthly budget and I just spend too much money on eating out. I freelance design from home, so eating out tends to help me escape for a bit, but it’s just not worth the financial cost. I typically spend around $7-10 per meal on food I could really out do on my own.

I’m a decent cook, I’d say. And from now on, I’m cooking lunch at home. I made baked chicken with rice and black beans this afternoon and it cost me all of $1.30 to make it. 70 cents less than $2. Compare that to the $7-10 I spend eating at Quizno’s or wherever I end up, and I’ll be saving a large chunk of change over the next few months. Plus my chicken is pretty awesome. I enjoyed it much more than Subway.

I may treat myself to a meal out once a week, but I’ll still be saving enough to pay off bills early and buy more Moleskine notebooks.

Jim Coudal’s “General Theory of Creative Relativity”