I've been on a cafepress kick lately. Designing lots of my own stuff, yes, but this also means I spend more time on the site browsing around understanding competition and loving other people's designs. So I wanted to post a quick roundup of my recent faves, in case I ever have money to buy this stuff. It's a virtual shoutout to people I think are creative.

I was going to make this post all image-y, but then I thought it looked too much like spam or whatever, so it's links, I don't know what the preferences are.

I made a girly star design, and while checking out other star designs I found this red star tile coaster. I think it's cool and punk rock so it makes the list:
http://homedecor.cafepress.com/item/red-star-tile-coaster/92638243

this is totally stupid but i had to save it because the man and I are into cute animals. it's got chinchillas on it, and they're just "chinchillin'":
http://homedecor.cafepress.com/item/just-chinchillin-throw-pillow/17254519

the "slow movin'" retro snail wall clock. I found this one when I asked myself, "who could possibly sell a wall clock?" did some browsing, and got my answer.
http://homedecor.cafepress.com/item/slow-movin-retro-snail-wall-clock/17906047

I know the pluto-planet jokes are getting old, but I liked this t-shirt that reminds us pluto was a bitch anyway:
http://t-shirts.cafepress.com/item/pluto-bitch-womens-dark-tshirt/157101553

"I went to public school in Kansas and all I got was a poor understanding of the scientific method (and this lousy t-shirt)". They could have done a better job on this design, but I love the slogan:
http://bumperstickers.cafepress.com/item/kansas-school-board-sticker-oval/84469247

Newest thing some spacefem are these happy nature-y designs. I think the more stressed I am, the more low-key my shirts are. I also made this peace sign that looks like bent wire.

i've been having fun with cafepress lately... today I designed this mug covered with resistors:



I barely ever sell anything on that place but it's fun to make designs so I just keep coming back. plus it says i've been a member since 2001... what the hell was going on then?

a guy in a big truck was an asshole towards me today. i was turning right. he was on the street i was turning onto, at a stop sign (I had no stop sign) waiting to turn left onto the street i was driving on. i was signaling right. i slowed down to, like, 5mph. but at the turn, i slid because the streets were coated with ice today. meanwhile truck champ figured that since i was signaling, he might as well start his left turn by pulling out right in front of me. i honked because i couldn't stop and i was hoping that since HE was stopped, he'd stay that way and i could just continue through the intersection. but he threw his hands up and waved me to the right like, "you signaled! gotta turn now, because i'm gonna block the intersection, because i'm an asshole!" and then i was angry.

personally, i never turn in front of someone just because they're signaling. i wait until i see clear evidence of successful turn initiation. but I don't drive a gigantic 4-wheel vehicle, so i guess i have to be more responsible.

i just looked over and my husband is reading the mooncup website... does this mean he's getting his period soon? he's been spending too much time on the spacefem forum since we had that austin meetup.