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I'm gonna need you to go ahead and set up an automatic payment plan for these monthly releases. No surprise you dropped another heater.

Dude…

I received my order today and I have to say that while I have been very happy with every 12oz shirt I’ve ordered in the past (especially the long sleeve one with all the printing on both sleeves - should have ordered four of those!) I am freaking in LOVE with this latest drop. This design hits all the marks for me: Black tee - check Fresh handstyle - check Gothic illustration - check Graffiti and Goth… that’s all I need in life. I’ve missed a handful of tee releases that quickly sold out and I’ve kicked myself in the junk ever since, but I’m stoked I didn’t sleep in this one. Thanks for releasing yet another beautiful design @misteraven!!

Gluten free fish & chips. Wisconsin fish fry style. Chili-fried cod with jalapeño tartar. So damn good.

Whoa… that is pretty cool

Came home to a box filled with gems from Mr. Gastman at Beyond the Streets. Haven't opened the Martha Cooper boxset yet but I'm super excited to.

My city got pretty bad during the pandemic, like most cities, and a lot of the mayhem that comes with large homeless "cities" went unchecked for several years. Now it just seems like things have gotten way out of hand. At first most taxpayers were sympathetic and then once people started to feel unsafe going into downtown they wanted change. So now, I believe, the city government is trying to reverse. I'll be honest, I don't really pay too much attention to what is going on in the city since I moved out of it six years ago. I rarely even go into the city anymore. The last time I was downtown (about a month ago) Old town seemed just as bad as it was at the height of the crazy, the main park along the river seems a little cleaned up but that makes sense due to all the events that happen this time of year. The rest of the city (that I saw) seemed like a shell of its former self. Hardly any people out and about. Felt like I was riding my bike through town on Christmas day when no one is out. I don't know what the solution is. I don't think making drugs legal or easily accessible is helping but maybe I'm wrong. A lot of folks talk about housing costs are too high and that's a major factor to the homeless population, which I believe to be true, but it's not like that is going to change. If anything rents and the price of homes are going to increase over the years so even though housing costs are high the solution can't be "lower rents". It's just not going to happen. Just like gas won't go to $2 a gallon if oil prices were to miraculously lower. So I suppose the answer is temporary housing with resources to get people back on their feet. I don't know what that looks like, though. I'm obviously zero help and add nothing to the conversation.

Further, we’ve helped all the toys who have come to 12oz seeking guidance and they no longer fit the description of a toy. @E_B_A - I take my approach in this thread seriously and will not jump to another forum because things appear to have slowed down. On the contrary, I’m invested in 12oz and what little slice I’ve cut out for myself within this forum, especially this thread. I wish you the best of luck in your little slice.

I said it once on the Instagrams, but I’ll repeat it here: I could look at your outlines all day, every day. Incredible. @ASTISMI remember there being a Babble thread but I can’t recall what it was about. Are we just sharing outlines or sharing whatever might be inspirational?

@Wyeast The Gorge White House is one of my favorite places to go when I'm out that way. Often the wife and I will make a day trip out of it and just hang out there for hours when it's a beautiful day. Actually, just did that a few weeks ago. They have great ciders on tap, the food truck offers pretty good food, and the setting/scenery is pretty spectacular. The only drawback is that it's become quite the popular spot over the last two years, especially on a nice day. Won't keep me from going though. Fox Tail Cider is just up the road and has some good ciders as well but your view is a parking lot and the road, not as beautiful as The Gorger Whitehouse.

@One Man Banned I have not tried mead yet. I've been to several breweries that had mead on tap or available in bottles but I've made the leap to give it a try. I've heard it's an acquired taste but I've also heard it tastes like a cider/beer mix. So one of these days I just need to give it a go. And totally fine to post that here. 😁

Oh, you know dang well I ordered one. When my wife sees yet another black tee added to my closet she's gonna shake her head. Closet full of black, grey, and white. Real imaginative for a creative.

Loving those sketches and letter studies.

While some of the technology featured in that video seems over the top it's still pretty cool that not only is it possible but also not far from being standard equipment. Maybe not in my life time but I do see that kind of tech coming. That said, the one thing that got me excited the most was the ability to drop myself off at the start of a MTB trail and have my vehicle drive itself to my finishing point so I don't have to ride all the way back to my car. Being able to do a point A to point B bike ride and not have to ride back to A would be amazing.