Thanks to Erik J. Olsen for the spotlight! www.thumbtackpress.com

“I’ll take it, let’s bring in the toys chop chop!” www.thumbtackpress.com

My luck swings wide I tell you. If you’ve been reading these posts lately you’ll notice a bipolar trend: A customer ripped me a new one (but we’ve just celebrated one year in business!). Someone stole an original from me (but we were mentioned in a national magazine!), and most recently My computer died (but [...]

A good and loyal companion left me today. I bought my 13-inch Titanium Powerbook on January 21st, 2003 the same day Apple released them to the public. In the 3 plus years I owned this little guy I had zero, that’s z-e-r-o, problems with it. Together we built Thumbtack Press.

There were warning signs of [...]

We’re one year old today. From my very first post, here’s the quote that kept (and continues to keep) me going:

“Many of life’s failures are the result of people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”

– Thomas Edison

Haven’t given up yet Tom. www.thumbtackpress.com

It’s about time for some good news!

Home Magazine is featuring Thumbtack Press, but more importantly, Gina Triplett’s work in their November issue on newsstands now! It’s a little scary seeing the other stores—Anthropologie! for Pete’s sake!—with their 24 hour “call now” toll-free numbers compared to my puny “please don’t call during peak hours!” local [...]

Wow! Orhan Pamuk has won the 2006 Nobel Prize for Literature. Two years ago I picked a book off the shelves based entirely on the cover art—My Name is Red—it became a treasured addition to my collection and my introduction to Mr. Pamuk’s amazing prowess as a storyteller. Here’s the best part: It’s a murder [...]

Updated: Alex Noriega just informed me that the original I purchased came back to him as “unclaimed” and he’s resending to me. My first thought was, of course, “hooray!!!” My immediate second thought was “shame on me” for mentally prosecuting every mail handler in the Western hemisphere. I also erroneously assumed our landscapers as possible [...]

In light of the last post I’ve been reminiscing and searching out indie animations all evening— found this.

Holy shit. (warning: not for the kiddies) www.thumbtackpress.com

My favorite animated film, the Lucas produced Twice Upon A Time (1983), has been posted on YouTube. Unfortunately it’s YouTube quality, but dammit, it’s something&#151come to think of it my old VHS bootleg wasn’t much better. I hope it finds a renewed life among this generation.

Synopsis: Two unlikely heroes, Ralph and Mum (who are blue [...]