lol think about it kirk this might be the next great cult thingy
OK ~ So far, the most votes are for the teal/3 heart blender. (YEAH!)
I would like to see the quote from 'The New Yorker' on the back, that is always present on the home page of the blender.
I'm with Dee, no pockets. And besides, BK has used up all of her votes :-)
I like the idea of a simple white or sky blue short-sleeved t-shirt with the regular Blender logo (teal blender, three hearts)on front. Nothing on the back. I'd buy at least five. My family knows about the Blender (they should! I've been here since '97, more or less)and they'd love the t-shirts.
I vote for teal/3 hearts. If anything on the back, I suggest (a) the New Yorker quote that's on the main page or (b) the little string of icons that's at the top and bottom of the pages (blender home/submit work/add message/read latest/etc) Not necessarily the words, just the icon.
I would buy one for sure. Personal preference -- can we do them in the really good-quality 100% cotton, not the nasty thin fake stuff? Yay!
I vote for the string of icons wee small on the front left breast (pocket or no), and the big blender with three hearts on the back. I would definitely get at least one (maybe Xmas gifts, eh?)
I'm sorry about the cost, Dee... admittedly there are cheaper ways of making shirts, but honestly I'm not sure if it would *ever* get done without the convenince of this one service. I've decided to set the price at my cost, though obviously cafepress (as a dotcom that actually seems able to survive) is making a bit.
So I guess people like the idea of the icons expanded, with a pixelated look, rather than me trying to redraw a blender from scratch?
Actually, maybe I could make a survey question, how do you want your blender shirt? 'Cause I can make multiple variations, actually we could almost set up one per person.
The other New Yorker quote that might work well, I've used it on banner ads:
"It will make you feel young again."
--The New Yorker
Hey!! This shirt idea is great.
I vote for the 3 heart blender - either color, no matter to me. I do like the idea of the loveblender.com AND a quote on the back. The pixels make it look techie - I like it. Sounds good - I will get 2.
Also - I just rented The Unbearable Lightness of Being last night based upon this site and I loved it. I feel silly saying that I was still rather young to see the film when it came out in '88. Daniel Day-Lewis was amazing in this. Of course, Juliette Binoche and Lena Olin shined as well - both are amazing actors and hauntingly beautiful to watch!
And we could talk for hours about John Cusak...from Say Anything to Being John Malkovich - he always is the unsung star of the film. I am the informal president of his West Virginia Based fan-club!! Just playing - but he one of my faves.
To all, a great Saturday - or Sunday where ever you may be.
Rhetoric
OK, I finally set up a fullset of merchandise:
http://www.cafepress.com/loveblender
I've made up some of the variations that I heard described here. Instructions about the possible variations (including totally custom shirts with your poem on it) are on the page.
Kirk, Kirk, Kirk ~ NEVER give that many choices to a VIRGO! I just bought all of my Christmas presents for ME, ME, ME!
What fun! Many thanks :-) Um, I'll send you the bill?
Micheal T ~ You, sir, ARE the wordmeister...loved 'Love Me'.
jackryhme ~ 'Within' - by far your best this month. You are on a serious roll! Ocotber has inspired you :-)
October, oops.
scqueen, yeah, send the bill along, I'll forward it straight to "Accounts Rejectable"...the department in a ground-level, circular office... ;-)
Kirk~
What a great set of merchandise! My credit card is weeping . . .
Your comment about "adding a poem of your own" got me thinking: I know I've seen a Loveblender poem out here before (was it B.K.?) Is this a possible poetry challenge in the making: poems about the loveblender itself? Whether that means the site, or the logo, the words, the concept, or that elusive recipe for love . . . maybe it's been done before; I'm relatively new. Opinions? (I know they're out there . . .)
Will the blender stuff be there awhile? I'm totally not allowed to spend money until Christmas when I am moving to Melbourne... gotta save some ungodly amount for moving fees!
... anyone wanna buy a painting?
Yes, the merchandise should be there for a good long while (assuming cafepress is as stable as it looks.) Maybe we can work something out for poverty stricken NZ artistes...
October Blender is here!
hehe... Kirk you are a gem!
I'll get myself a big blender mug for Christmas, that'll be better than a tee-shirt cause I'd have to pay import duty on a tee-shirt.... and at the rate I drink coffee it'd get a whole lot more use!
... and thanks for the front page pick.... that and 'dive' are my two favourite paintings at the moment.
oooooooh! shirts! congrats to the front pagers!! ooooh shirts!!! :-D
Really nice October issue, Kirk. Looks like you put a lot of thought into this one. Thank you.
Kirk~ What amazing things you are doing with the blender! I have always loved it here, and now I love it more! You are awesome! I know you've already added a whole lot of new things, and I really don't know much about website making etc... but what do you think about adding a chat room? That way, the board would be less cluttered.... used to post more serious comments etc... and the chat room could be used for fun... is that too much? Just wondering if it was possible... what everyone would think of it... but i think it'd be great! I love the blender! Thank you thank you! ;-) ~*Violet*~