Friday, August 31, 2007

featured shop of the day!

featured shop of the day!
Originally uploaded by Willo.

Check it out! The WilloToons Shop was a featured site on shopify.com yesterday! Sweeeet.

Have you bought a willotoons tee yet? If not, I recommend clicking this link. :)

the view from where bootcamp is held every morning

the view from where bootcamp is held every morning
Originally uploaded by Willo.

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

transformation, trial by fire

I was in my friend's house (some random house, none that I know of theirs) on the top floor, which was a bedroom/living area I think... and my girl friend was complaining about how she couldn't get to the bottom floor easily enough, as there was only this small crawl space you had to go through to get down there through the house and it was dirty or too small or something. I remember looking at it too & feeling really scared of it, like claustrophobic at even the thought of trying to go through it to get to the bottom floor. She said her boyfriend (now husband actually) went that way but she didn't like it, so she chose to take the long way of putting on shoes, going outside & then down into the bottom part of the house.

I followed her downstairs initially to see it, but as we approached the kitchen doors, we realized it was on fire! (thus also making it clear how bad it was that the downstairs & upstairs were so disjointed, as without my being there she would have had no easy way to communicate this to her bf). So she told me to run upstairs & tell him & I did, immediately beginning to help him gather up as much of their personal belongings as possible.

I remember immediately asking where their photo albums were, and we tried to start packing up some clothes and stuff, but it got confusing since I didn't know what was important for them to keep. Plus, our thoughts were scattered worrying about my friend & his gf on the bottom floor, not knowing what was happening with her or the fire....not having any sense as to how big the fire was and if either it was out already and/or if the floor was going to start falling away from the flames. It was scary!

All I remember in the end was hearing sirens come, and feeling happy that help had finally arrived. Also the biggest feeling near the end was being afraid the floor was going to fall out from under me. eep!

Dreams are interesting, and this one probably has something to do with subconscious and conscious thoughts around relationships & communication... and feeling a need to save people? or being scared of digging deeper? hmm... haha. I'm definitely working on a lot of stuff within myself lately, so it makes sense. Wild!

Ooh, here's a interpretation on dreams about fire:

Depending on the context of your dream, to see fire in your dream can symbolizes destruction, passion, desire, illumination, transformation, enlightenment, or anger. It may suggest that something old is passing and something new is entering your life. Your thoughts and views are changing. In particular, if the fire is under control or contained in one area, it is a metaphor of your own internal fire and inner transformation. It also represents your drive and motivation.

To dream that a house is on fire, indicates that you need to undergo some transformation.

Sho nuff! I'm working on it! :)

dan & sarah are gettin hitched!

dan & sarah @ the ellenby bbq
Originally uploaded by Willo.

This weekend I am traveling up to Healdsburg to see yet another amazing couple tie the knot!

I know Dan from our days at Steamboat Springs High (Colorado), when he was a senior & I was a freshman. We had an art class together and I always remembered him being so sweet & supportive. A couple years ago I ran into him at a Noisepop opening party and we (him & his then girlfriend, now fiance Sarah) have been close friends ever since.

I'm excited to get out of the city for another weekend, and really looking forward to seeing Dan's younger brother Bas, too.

Oh ya, and for any of you keeping track: Yes, this will be 4 of 5 weddings this year, and the 3rd within a month! wooo! But truely I feel blessed to have these incredibly inspiring mirrors of healthy loving relationships in my life. Bring it on! :)

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

let your light shine

My greatest fear is not that I am inadequate,
but that I am powerful beyond measure.

It is my light, not my darkness, that frightens me.
I ask myself,
Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, handsome, talented and fabulous?

Actually, who am I not to be?
I am a child of God.

My playing small does not serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around me.
I was born to make manifest the glory of God within me.
It is not just in some, it is in everyone.

And, as I let my own light shine,
I unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.

As I am liberated from my fear, my presence automatically liberates others.

photos from Amanda & Todd's beautiful wedding

it was an absolutely beautiful ceremony...
that thankfully the rain stopped for just in time!

Cheers with mini champagne bottles! I loved hanging out with
Catherine all weekend...I met her here in SF!

All the girls with our pre-wedding champagne!


The gorgeous newlyweds... I love you guys!

View all the photos from Todd & Amanda's wedding!

aaw yaa fun peeps!

aaw yaa fun peeps!
Originally uploaded by Willo.

Fourteen of my WilloToons shirts & onesies were in a show called Graphic Content: A T-Shirt Show @ Space Gallery last Friday night & I think almost all of them sold! wahoo! So of course we went to the Hemmy to celebrate. haha.

A big thanks to Dan of Songbird (also pictured in the photo above) for telling me about this show & to my BFF & Merchandising Consultant Ali Mggeeeee for helping me bring all my stuff over there & figure out what styles & sizes to submit! yay for awesome friends! xo

Click here to view a few photos from the evening!

Friday, August 24, 2007

14 of my tees are in this show!

14 of my tees are in this show!
Originally uploaded by Willo.

Today I ran 14 different tees & onesies* over to Space Gallery on Polk St (next to the Hemlock!) for Graphic Content - A Tshirt Show (tonight's the open house/gallery). If you see this in time, come out & join us!

*Styles that are there include:
- Gruff
- Cat Power
- Splash!
- Rocksquirrel
- Octohug

All of these can be seen in the WilloToons Shop!

p.s. I think this is officially the first time my stuff has been in a gallery. :)

Thursday, August 23, 2007

what a badass

Eat. Sleep. Rock. Repeat.
Originally uploaded by D. Keith Robinson.

I finally met Keith a few weeks back, and am HONORED this sexy* man is sportin a WilloToons tee!

*I can say that cuz he's married. Or wait, maybe I shouldn't say that cuz he's married? heh. whatevs, it's true. Thanks Keith! xo

Check out all the awesome photos that have been sent in & posted to the WilloToons Flickr Pool! And if you have one, please add it or send it to me, and I'll post it.

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

YYY's @ the Fillmore!

YYY's @ the Fillmore!
Originally uploaded by Willo.

UPDATE: A few more (and slightly better) photos of this show have been uploaded: View the photoset.

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Link to WilloToons!

Here's some WilloToons banners if you want to add one to your blog or website!

Let me know if you have any problems with this page, or if you have any feedback, special requests, etc. Thanks!

shop homepage revamped!

Visit the WilloToons Shop!

I've been meaning to do this for weeks now & am SO stoked it's done now! Before I just had a random spattering of products on there, and it desperately has needed categories. Many people didn't even realize I had jewelry!

Also, below the product categories, I now have featured some of the other cool things the WilloToons shop has to offer... like the (free) custom cloth packaging on every order, how most orders are only $5, and the custom cut tutorial!

This whole week is dedicated to solely working on my shop, and I am loving it!

Monday, August 13, 2007

work is painfully noisy lately

MacBook Pro sounds like it's dying from willotoons and Vimeo.

Watching the video clip above will give you a small window into the agonizing sound my MacBook Pro has been making this last month. It finally got so bad here recently that about twice a day I was having to put it to sleep just to put it out of it's misery (and mine). Most times, however, it would either get so caught up trying to fight its way to sleep (screen going black, not quite sleeping, fan still whirring, computer not responding) that I just had to hard shut it down. Often even if it did finally go to sleep, upon waking up again it would start right back at it. ug. So annoying!

Now that I'm a master at it (because it's no longer happening 2x/day, it's practically all day), and sadly somehow getting slightly used to this horrific sound (kinda like listening to a baby scream & cry, knowing you just have to let it wail), I've realized if I can wait it out ~20 minutes it will finally go to sleep. Most importantly I don't have to hard shut it down, potentially losing wherever I was at in my workflow. Today's method was with a bag of frozen peas underneath. Clever, eh? (Actually it's a bag of frozen Soycutash, which is just about the best name evar.)

Anyway, agony aside, luckily I still have my Powerbook lying around to work on when it gets out of control, so it's not stopping productivity all together. Oh, and for those of you wondering wtf, turns out my right fan is totally dead, and therefore my left fan is on overdrive (freak out city) trying to pick up the slack. Unnecessarily so, I might add. Mr. Left fan needs to chill the f* out, but it takes pride in it's job apparently and like the Mother who dashes the flour on her forehead for affect, he's lettin' me know he's working his ass off to get the job done. So dramatic!

Also, you, my fan & myself will be happy to know, I do have a solution on the way. I've ordered a new fan & my friend Joe (aka Mac Genius for yours truly) will be putting it in after it arrives. I hope it does the trick! I'm really tired of listening to this horrible noise.

Saturday, August 11, 2007

congrats kristin & dave! xo

congrats kristin & dave! xo
Originally uploaded by Willo.

Friday, August 10, 2007

flasher

IMG_8773.JPG
Originally uploaded by tantek.

Hard to avoid the paparazzi when you're wearing a shirt like this. :)

Wednesday, August 08, 2007

Amanda's Bachelorette Girls Night Out

all the girls!
Originally uploaded by Willo.

We started at Roy's for an *amazing* dinner & then headed to Harlot for a night of many drinks, dancing & lots of laughs. Such a fun night!

View the photoset

Saturday, August 04, 2007

installation art @ lobot

installation art @ lobot
Originally uploaded by Willo.

Thursday, August 02, 2007

I'm really glad Kazoo has hair...

freakish
Originally uploaded by Willo.

This is a real kitty in a bookstore window here in SF. I'd heard of these hairless cats, but had never seen one in person. Honestly, as much as I'm such a cat lover, they look pretty freaky to me.

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