Jan 30 — Google Nexus 6 Synthetic Leather Smartphone Sleeve.
This case was listed at 1¢ in order to get reviews, but it wasn’t worth it. Too much hassle to pull out of the sleeve. My phone is massive and easy to drop. I’ve busted the screen 2x and it costs $350 to replace.
Jan 30 — ExOfficio Men’s Give-N-Go Brief
Terrible, tight. Supposed to be travel underwear that dry quickly, but they don’t “breathe” and cause more odor than they prevent. Hate wearing these, but have kept them for those days that I’ve been too lazy to get my laundry done. Maybe I’ll travel somewhere and need to wash my underwear in the sink next year too! I’m definitely on the lookout for a great fitting underwear. When I find them I’ll buy 18 pairs.
Jan 30 — Martha Stewart Crafts Fringe Scissors
Thought these would be handy to have around the house to cut up sensitive documents like a miniature paper shredder, but I hardly ever use them. We used them to cut herbs a couple times.
Feb 23 — Sparco Long Reach Stapler
Needed a stapler and figured I’d get a long reach one in case I ever wanted to make a booklet or something. I had one years ago, but I think Kelly has it, or I left it at Todd Oldham’s office. I’ve not made any booklets, but I did staple at least 10 things.
Feb 23 — Georgia-Pacific Standard 92 Multipurpose Paper
~700 / 1500 sheets remaining.
Feb 23 — Madi K’s Whole Natural Almonds, 1-Ounce Bags (Pack of 48)
I’m always on the lookout for good office snacks. Got these single serve nuts because I would eat a whole can of nuts the same day I got it. Now I get raw cashews because they don’t taste that good and I won’t binge on them too much.
Mar 1 — Dissident Gardens
Set in the neighborhood I live in. Started reading it 3x but haven’t made it past 20 pages. I am not very good at reading books anymore and I’m trying to decide if that’s a problem or not.
Apr 13 — Kashi Chewy Granola Bars, Chocolate Almond and Sea Salt with Chia
Studio snacks. I got a bunch of granola bars and kinda gained some weight. I think it’s because I’d eat like 3 at a time. No more granola bars.
Apr 13 — Pentel Sign Pen, Fiber-Tipped, Black Ink
My favorite pens! They make big fat lines that look way more important and artsy.
Apr 13 — Swingline Staples
That long stapler did not come with staples :/
Apr 13 — AA AAA Battery Charger with and 4 Pack AA Rechargeable Batteries
Things that need batteries: bluetooth keyboard and trackpad, swiffer, tv remote.
Apr 21 — The 4 Hour Body
Thought maybe this would have some secrets to being healthy and buff that didn’t require working out or dieting. Takeaways that I’ve sort of incorporated: Kettlebells, eating a protein only breakfast w/in 30min of waking up (sometimes). Maybe someday I’ll pick it up again and add some more gems to my regimens.
Apr 25 — The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing
Skimmed. Can’t recall any of the laws.
May 5 — Applebee’s Gift Card
Birthday gift for Mom.
Aug 2 — Paisley Pattern Sock
An option for my wedding day. Didn’t end up wearing this pair. Kinda too small.
Aug 2 — Contour Memory Foam Pillow
My neck had been bothering me. How often do you throw away pillows?
Aug 2 — Woven White Paisley Pocket Square
For wedding day.
Aug 2 — Paisley Dress Socks
Wore this pair on wedding day.
Aug 2 — Men’s Running Short
This color was a bit cheaper and I found out why — it’s flesh color and it looks like your pants-less. Esha gets real made when I wear them.
Aug 2 — 8 Pack No Show Liner Fake Socks
You can never have enough no show socks! These are decent ones. I think they’re Korean and they run pretty small, which is an asset when you’re not showing your socks off.
Aug 2 — Nexus 6 Armband
Don’t really use this. My phone is too big to run with.
Aug 2 — Personalized Custom Logo Embosser Seal
Got the doodl club logo turned into an embosser. Very pleased w/ this.
Sep 25 — Scanner
I guess I needed to scan something? Wish it was wifi compatible.
Sep 25 — Men’s Running Short
The logic is that if I keep buying running stuff, I’ll guilt myself into running. Not sure that I’ve worn these yet.
Sep 25 — Titanium Straight Scissors
Was attracted to the copper-y color. These are scissors for my office.
Sep 25 — Fold-Up Hex Keys
Needed to remove the arms from my office chair. I thought I’d lost my other set, but it was in my ratchet and socket case. I can’t believe I own as many tools as I do considering I have very limited use for them.
Oct 23 — Probiotics
I was asked to buy and review this for my day job.
Oct 23 — Self-Seal Stay Flat Mailers
Used for sending samples of dood club. Feel like I should be mailing eveyone’s with these heavier mailers, but they’re expensive, and cost another dollar to mail. I’m already losing money on each one I send out as is! I’ve only had one complaint about them arriving bent up, so hopefully they ship w/o too much damage.
Oct 23 — OXO Good Grips Dustpan and Brush Set
So hard to find a dustpan that is flat to the ground. I think maybe I will try to sharpen the edge somehow.
Oct 23 — Crayola 36ct Colored Pencils
Colored sounds racist to me :/
Oct 23 — Toner
For my printer! I print off a list of what I need to do at the end of the day, so I’ll have it ready for me the next morning. It’s like my own personal assistant telling me what I need to do.
Oct 23 — 32GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive
Nice to have around.
Nov 18 — The Field, Games People Play, The Trusted Advisor, Blue Ocean Strategy, How to Be Funny, Why Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes…
My favorite amazon non-fiction ‘hack’ is that most books are on there used for 1¢ + 3.99 s&h. I add books to my wishlist whenever I see some dumb “smartest book” or reccomendations list. Then I either find a lecture on youtube by the author or longform podcast. If I can’t find one of those, I’ll buy the book. BUT … like I said earlier, I think maybe I can’t read anymore.
Nov 30 — USB Microphone, Wind Screen
I’ve been thinking of starting up my podcast again. I was pretty excited to get this, but it’s too good and picks up tons of white noise in my office. I gotta spend some time to figure out how to make it clean.
More photos: 
… many of the references used chunky serifs created during the Arts & Crafts movement. I liked them, but didn’t want to mimic them exactly, only nod to their tone.
An Intro to Typography rule is to stick with one or two type families. I break that rule and mix a lot of similar looking type to create texture, flavor, and mystery. I get bummed out when I can recognize the principle typefaces in someone’s work. It’s boring. This book has over ten different type families and remains cohesive. Keep ’em guessing!
… I’d print these out to see how they conform to the many factors that make a pleasing layout — is there room for your thumbs, is the body copy readable, are the columns a comfortable length, are the headlines in proportion, do the photos lay in with minimal cropping?
…we tried all kinds of title orientations, stickers, and dust covers, and as you can guess; we ended up with the original idea for the cover — wordless, lush, full bleed image on the hardcover with a discreet ‘wrapper’ bellyband covering up the sexy cabin. Simple and straightforward just like the website, without any wacky PORN! antics.
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