Emptees may be on the greatest tee-centric sites out there. The site features a TON of amazing designs, a lively forum and a Resources section that is actually resourceful. Here’s a quick hit list of my fave five tees that up for sale via other sites.
Life is Art
Slinky Heaven
split
Imagination Unlimited
Mightier Than The Sword
Our little Liam is almost 7 mos. old and I’m really in disbelief how quickly time is flying by. It seemed like a just a few hours ago, he couldn’t hold his head up and just this evening he went from laying on his back to standing in one quick motion (with only minor assistance from yours truly).
Other developments – personality traits, feeding habits, mannerisms – have also been flourishing at light speed. Much to our delight, Liam likes virtually all of the fruits and vegetables that we’ve been feeding him. If my own parents could hijack this blog, I’m sure they’d recount my finicky ways at the dinner table. Thankfully, Liam has a healthy and inclusive appetite.
Sure enough, there have been bumps in the road. Coping with his first ear ache, finding new day care and keeping the house from becoming a full-blown mess have been challenging. Somehow, some way, we’ve made it thus far.
There’s no doubt that time will keep on slippin’ into the future.
And now for some pictorial hits from the past 7 months…
Today’s TeeDay post is dedicated to tees that feature everyone’s favorite subject — food. Let’s hear it for tasty tees!
Donuts Love Policemen Available at Threadless
Freeze! Available at Flying Mouse Tees
Sandwich Dinosaur Available at SEIBEI
Liam just passed the 4 month mark. Time flies when you’re changing diapers, cleaning up spit up and reading bedtime stories. Here are a handful of observations from my short time as a dad:
I’ll come right out and say it – I DIG PURPLE TEES! Most folks treat purple like an old, mangy dog but I think it’s a pretty darn awesome color. So for this installment of TeeDay, I’m going to highlight purple tees.
…Well I’m Just As Confused As You Are Availble at Threadless
Skull Needz Available at Graniph
Traffic Jam Available at Uneetee
Looking back, I realized that I should have spent my formative years researching and building a time machine. Now most smarty pants scientists will say that time travel is impossible, I should’ve taken a stab at it. My rock ‘n roll youth was tons of fun but I’m getting to the point in my life where a time machine would really come in handy.
This evening, while giving our son Liam a bath, my wife and I both noticed how much he’s changed in just his short 2+ month life. See the photographic evidence below:
Newborn Liam
2 Month Old Liam
See what I mean? Everyday is something new and amazing. Now that I’m able to appreciate the long view, I can forsee moments in the future where I’d like the option of hoping in my time machine and seeing all of this magical stuff happen all over again.
Not being schooled in the necessary scientific fields to make this crazy goal a reality, I’ll do everything in my power to fully appreciate every single beautiful moment. But if you happen across a DeLorean with a built-in flux capacitor, please let me know.
Greetings. I hope you’ve been well! Many things are afoot here at LBB HQ:
1: My two-month-old son is a wild man and I’ve been very busy admiring is newborn antics. Truth be told, my wife is the parental rock. She has deciphered his various cries, coos and grunts. All wondrous stuff I assure you 
2: When time allows, there’s freelance projects to be done – stuff that I’ll eventually post on my the work page of this website. Many thanks to the magical Mike Doughty (and Mai, his merch manager) for hooking me up with the work.
3: In between the parenting/spousal duties and freelance design work, I’ve been scrapping minutes together to record with my band, endswell. We’re putting some finishing touches on a 3 song EP due out in February. Stay tuned for more info on that 
In the meantime, help a dude out and pick up this tee or this tee or this tee.
Madonna In The Ghetto Available at Turtlehead
Is $28 for a tee a bit steep? Yes. Is $28 for this incredibly iconic masterpiece a bit steep? Hellz no. I dig the color palette against the red tee and the beauty and freshness of the design is just perfect. Kudos Turtlehead!
I mean F-I-N-E FINE! Here’s a quick list of the top 9 reasons why 2009 kicked maximum ass.
1: The birth of my son, Liam. He’s a little miracle and I truly feel blessed to be his dad. I always thought having a kid would be a great experience but I never imagined it would this awesome.
2: My wife is the BEST. Her attitude was amazing throughout the pregnancy, she continues to laugh at my bad jokes and she’s been churning out some AMAZING baked goods. Just a few of the million reasons why I love her
3: Our younger pug, Olive, finally learned to sleep through the night. No joke – during Olive’s first two years, she’d incessantly rattle her crate between the hours of 3am-6am. It was insane. I think she sensed the upcoming arrival of our new addition and figured it was time to chill.
4: Operation lunchboxbrain took off like a rocket. I started designing under the lunchboxbrain moniker in 2006 and it’s safe to say that 2009 has been my most successful year to date. I had a bunch of tees printed at some top-notch sites and even picked up some commissioned freelance work. lunchboxbrain.com had more than 58,000 visitors in ’09! I hope to continue this full on assault of graphic goodness in 2010.
5: The Yankees won the World Series! They may have spent a boatload of cash, but at least they brought a championship home to the empire state. That’s more than I can say for my New York Giants.
6: This old house isn’t so old anymore. I’ve been to Home Depot so many times, I’ve got a personal parking spot. I built a nice, stone-fortified flower bed up front, chopped down a busted old pine tree, started and finished Liam’s nursery, had new windows and carpet installed and completed a slew of odd jobs. There’s still work to be done but our house finally feels like a home.
7: Endswell went electric. I know it’s not even close to when Bob Dylan plugged in but adding a drummer to the endswell line up was a big move. I really dug what we were doing with just two acoustic guitars but the songs just sound better as a rockin’ trio. Stay tuned in 2010 as we’re heading into the studio to record an EP and of course, more gigs.
8: Thanks to the powers of Facebook, I reconnected with some old friends. One can never have enough friends!
9: Beer makes every year awesome. I particularly enjoyed some of the microbrews from Brown’s Brewing in Troy, NY this year.
Some people say it takes a village to raise a child. I think Rob Base said it best – it takes two to make a thing go right.
Even before she gave birth to Liam, I already knew Star would be an amazing mother. She’s extremely patient, loving and selfless. I don’t think Liam and I realize how lucky we both to have Star in our lives. While I’m loving all aspects of fatherhood, I must admit that Star has that extra maternal mojo that I’ll never have. She’s the burp master, the bath expert, the fantastic fashionista and an all-around amazing woman.
“Women made us lose paradise, but how frequently we find it again in their arms.” – J. de Finod
