Archive for April, 2006

Never Sicker . . .

Monday, April 24th, 2006

This was the worst flu I’ve ever experienced . . . Ev-ar . . . It hurt to blink. I now truly understand the proverb “If you don’t have your health, you don’t have anything.” And on top of all that, I made a driving trip to LA to tie up loose ends - shocked [...]

I’m a Fraud (and Joe Vaughn no longer works at Thumbtack Press)

Saturday, April 15th, 2006

Okay, the jig is up, you got me, I’m not who I say I am. For the last 6 months I have taken orders, sent out post-sale surveys, and corresponded with customers under the name Joe Vaughn.

Why? Because I wanted Thumbtack Press to appear bigger than we are. I wanted to be that mega-corporation [...]

We’ve Moved To The Bay! (The Story)

Tuesday, April 11th, 2006

side note: Brownpau let me show this image under a Creative Commons license, now 4,000 + visitors know his name.

Why? In a nutshell, my Son. We have lost faith in the Los Angeles school system and want him in an environment where it’s considered ok to be smart, or at least, where it’s ok to [...]

Alex Noriega

Monday, April 10th, 2006

The first artist to be added to Thumbtack Press since the big move to the Bay Area—Alex Noriega! Alex has the warmest, most comforting pallette of colors I’ve ever seen, even when illustrating pollution. Welcome Alex.

More on the move later . . . I’m exhausted . . . www.thumbtackpress.com

This is me . . .

Monday, April 3rd, 2006

Almost literally! Thanks Nick for your post-cognitive ability to channel me into your brilliant work. www.thumbtackpress.com