Time for our Thanksgiving sale -- so hie thee to WornFree.com and stuff your cart like the proverbial turkey. We're offering EVERY WORN FREE SHIRT at 25% off.
Every shirt, you ask?
EVERY SHIRT. Including our killer new Muhammad Ali tees. And our kick-ass Elvis Karate. Not to mention classic designs originally worn by John Lennon; Kurt Cobain; various Ramones; Frank Zappa; Debbie Harry; Joan Jett; Keith Moon; Joe Strummer; Rod Stewart; Janis Joplin; the guys from Squeeze; Peter Cook and Dudley Moore; and too many more to mention.
Just use the coupon code THANKS when you check out. But don't delay -- these couture-quality, ultra-comfy tees are going faster than a plate of candied yams.
My first job was working as a make-up artist in my mom's cosmetic shop, which was located in "the dead mall" across the street from the mega-mall, where everyone respectable went to shop. The only folks who ventured into the dead mall were those with bizarre fetishes they wanted to try out in "public" without actually being too far out into the public sphere. My four hour shift was often punctuated with high school principals and construction workers in drag, trying out the new high heels they just scored at Payless; a 60 yr. old woman dressed as a naughty school girl being led around on a leash by her husband; your occasional flasher; foot fetish guy who would creepily make me show him the colors of "toenail" polish we carried and on & on...
Anyway, it appears that Vox is now the dead mall. Of course, I'm sure there are still many "respectable" folks on here...but more so, there are a lot just letting their freak flag fly. And I love it. You are my people and I'm happy to be back. But don't send me pictures of your penis. Thanks.
Another groovy fashion blog has given us a plug, so we feel duty-bound to return the favor: check out the idilVice FashionRocks blog, which not only says nice things about Worn Free wares but also pairs our tees with their rock 'n' roll skirts for some sexy full-body combos. And who doesn't dig a sexy full-body combo?
For example: Dig the chemistry of our Debbie Harry Punk tee with this groovy Blondie skirt, featuring a glorious repro of the cover pic from the new-wave icons' criminally underrated sophomore album, "Plastic Letters." Cool, eh?
Thanks, FashionRocks. We think you're way hot.
Oh, and before we forget: Keep your eyes peeled for the next Worn Free newsletter, which will hip you to our next mondo-discount sale.
What's that? You say you don't get the newsletter? We're glad you told us first; if this got out your credibility could suffer a mortal blow. Go here, and quickly.
First, we're happy to announce that the team has identified and fixed the issue with the YouTube conduit; you can now find and add videos from YouTube to your library and posts. As always, thanks for your patience!
The other news we have today is about a new addition to the Six Apart family: TypePad Micro, a new free level of TypePad that is streamlined for microblogging. We see a new form of blogging emerging that lives between the quick status updates of Twitter and Facebook and the long-form posts of "classic" blogging; TypePad Micro is designed to meet that need. You can read more about TypePad Micro in Chris Alden's post on the Everything TypePad blog.
A lot of the new capabilities we've added to TypePad this year were actually inspired by some of the best things about Vox: favoriting, member profiles, a dashboard to follow other bloggers, and easy ways to post content from other social media sites. But the things that make Vox different from TypePad are still there: Vox has always been -- and still is -- the best place for "friends and family" blogging, where you're in control over who sees what. TypePad, on the other hand, is built for the blogger who wants, no, craves, attention.
Do you have a passion or interest you want to share with people beyond your Vox neighborhood? If so, we'd love it if you tried out TypePad Micro. Maybe you've always wanted to start that obsessive blog that's just about waffle restaurants. Or want a place to share videos of your favorite band (Jonas Brothers, anyone? Anyone? ...). TypePad Micro's great for those topic-specific blogs. Take it for a spin and let us know what you think.
On the Vox front, our designers are working on some cool new themes (coming soon!). We'd also love to hear your thoughts about where we should take Vox in the coming year. What are the key things you'd like to see for Vox? If you've had a chance to use TypePad this year, what are the features there that we should bring over to Vox? And, if you're thinking big thoughts, how could we connect the Vox and TypePad communities in order to bring together bloggers and their shared passions? Your feedback is really important to us, so please leave a comment here, or shoot me a message.
And again, thanks for your patience as we found and fixed the YouTube bug!
~ daisy
This is a drawing from my new book, Come Back Soon.
Mayor Guin dictates a letter to Mr. Elephant to invite him to the dedication of the newly completed Hotel Ice Penguin in Icetown. Mayor Guin is the penguin wearing the top hat. They are writing on an icy wood grain stump. In the background on the left corner is an elephant leg carved in the ice. Stairs lead to more rooms in Mayor Guin's home. Somehow the goldfish's water isn't frozen. Just outside the window, some penguins are rolling on Icetown's mode of tranasportation, snowballs.
Drawn with: Prismacolor color pencils, Rotring rapidograph pen on Arches 90 lb. hotpress watercolor paper.
Size: 7 in. x 7 in.
Time: 1 week to sketch and 2 days to draw.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston - 2009
ISBN: 0618694943
As many of you have noticed, the YouTube Conduit is not working. I am so sorry about this; I know how frustrating it is.
The team is looking into how to get this fixed and I will update you as soon as I hear something. In the meantime, not all is lost... There is a work-around for posting videos.
When you're in the Compose Screen, just click on "embed." Ignore the fact that it says "Widget" before everything because you can definitely use this to embed videos as well. You'll just need to input the embed code from the video, enter a title (if you want) and hit OK.
It might not show up perfectly in your compose screen, but when you hit "Save," your video should appear just the way you wanted it to.
Hopefully this will allow you to keep posting videos while we figure out what's happening on our end.
As always, thanks for your patience.
Koop - Koop Island Blues
Ilamai oonjalaadukirathu Vaarththai thavari Ilaiyaraaja
