Valley of Oh

Last year we planted a bunch of tulip bulbs with the aim to fill one of the side yards in our, uh, yard. It sounds extravagant, but our property is just shaped in such a way that we have lotsa planting room. And our goal is to have fields of tulips, just like this shirt says. Help support our goals by buying it?

Is anyone else watching “Palm Royale” on AppleTV+? I am loving how it is campy but the characters aren’t caricatures, you know? I really love the reporter, played by Mindy Cohn. Her line in episode 7 of season 1 is iconic and my partner immortalized it in this design for me.

Have you ever felt all cute and cuddly on the outside and stabby on the inside? Me too.

Whether you prefer your mushrooms magical or plain, eating ‘em is a trip, right? I have been eating a dumb amount of mushrooms lately (the plain ones) and I assume that might be what inspired my partner to make this shirt? Do you also love mushrooms? How about taking trips? This shirt is good for lovers of both.

It’s cool to see a birb, ain’t it? We really love birbs over here, so this design really hits home that feeling when you see a birb. My partner designed this shirt because we like seeing birbs together.

Me too, buddy, me too. This is how I feel every time I see the birbs in our yard eating the treats we leave for them. We even know some of them by name, like Robert Downey Woodpecker! My partner designed this because he likes to see me smile.

This is a familiar cry at my house, but my name isn’t Augustus. This was designed by my partner and I must say that it makes me giggle very much.

One of the things I have passed along to my daughter was a deep love for Ireland. The other night she texted me and said she wished a shirt like this exxisted so someone could buy it for her for her birthday. So I made one. You can buy it too.

My friend Steve asked me to make this shirt for my friend Robyn for her birthday one year and so I did. Fast forward to present day where I’m at the beginning of my one millionth rewatch of “Mad Men” and I just reached the part where ol Yeet Campbell says, “A Thing Like That” for the first time and I decided I needed a copy too. Only Robyn has the true original though.

I’m 99% sure this one is also from season 11 of “The Walking Dead”, but not 100%. It sounds like zombie sounds, right?

Most of the times I watch TV with the closed captioning turned on. The way they describe sounds when there is no dialogue is my favorite part. This particular phrase comes from season 11 of “The Walking Dead”.

Hello. I grew up in Georgia so my favorite breakfast was Waffle House. I went to high school in Georgia so my favorite after game hangout was Waffle House. I worked at a Blockbuster in Georgia for my first job and the only place open for coffee after my closing shift was Waffle House. So, yeah, I guess you could say I’m a Waffle Ho. My order has been the same since childhood, only the quantity changes: Full sugar coca cola with cherry syrup. Grilled cheese. Hash browns, scattered, smothered and covered. I wanted to be a Waffle Ho for Halloween this year, and needed a shirt. I also know other people worship at the golden boxes as I do & might like to call themselves “waffle ho’s” as well. I hope y’all get crowns, too!

A book exists called “The Book of Disquiet”. It’s not so much a book as it is a stream of consciousness filled with endless nuggets of inspiration. “Inert Resistance” is one of ‘em and nails how I feel in this fast-pasted, ever-changing world. I want to resist against all the trash that’s happening, but there’s so much - it’s overwhelming and I don’t know where to start. So I’m inert. But I still resist with every fiber of my being.

“But if we don’t stick up for the kooks, then who will?” Man, “The Iron Giant” always pulls at the heart strings, doesn’t it?

I mean, the shirt explains itself, doesn’t it?

I mean, the shirt explains itself, doesn’t it?

Near the end of the movie “Super Troopers”, a scene takes place that involves a beer delivery truck. To be specific, it involves a St. Anky Beer, uh, beer truck. My partner and I watched “Super Troopers” the other day and he said, “I want that logo on a shirt”… so I made him one.

I have expensive taste and I'm embarrassed about it. I don't mean to, it just happens that when I look at a variety of options, I can pick out the quality item. So I thought I needed this shirt.

Have you seen “The Other Two” on HBOMax yet? I spotted a shirt similar to this one worn by Streeter Peter Peters in Season 1, episode 10. It’s a throwaway joke to a big turning point in the previous episode that makes me laughter then cry then laugh then cry then laugh then cry. I needed the shirt, so I made it.

I worked in the corporate world for the bulk of my adult life. I am 45 and had no idea that I was working in active burnout for most of it. I don’t think most folks realize how much of themselves they are giving to corporations that don’t give two shits about them.

Are you a neurodivergent person who deals with a bunch of neurotypicals in your day to day life? Do you notice they tend to exaggerate things a lot... and assume that you do as well? Welp, this shirt may help a bit.

Sometimes, in our chats, Mickey will throw me random t-shirt ideas. This was the most recent one. At first, I couldn’t figure out how I wanted to lay this out, but then I was thinking it felt kind of western-y. Kind of like an old times “Wanted” poster. And this is what blopped out of my brain.

Hello! At one point this afternoon, I walked into the kitchen and saw this phrase written in our note-leavin’ notebook. I knew immediately that Mickey intended for it to be a t-shirt, so I made it one! Well, I made it two, there is also a dark version. =)

We moved up here last year and it’s like a different world. Medical and recreational marijuana are easily accessible to everyone that needs it. You can buy hard alcohol at the gas station and lottery tickets seemingly anywhere. I really love it up here.

That’s it. That’s the shirt. But seriously, stop yucking other people’s yum. It’s fun when people love things and share their love of them! And this is coming from a Gen X-er!

That’s it. That’s the shirt. But seriously, stop yucking other people’s yum. It’s fun when people love things and share their love of them! And this is coming from a Gen X-er!

I feel this. That’s all. Okay, there’s more. I think it’s rude of rich people to stress over their vacation and rental and airbnb homes when so many people don’t even have a home of their own. Capitalism does nothing for actual people… unless they come equipped with cashe.

Look. Sometimes at nighttime when I am alone, I take part in what I like to call “jangly limb dancing”. I say this a lot when I do that. So I made some art. That’s all.

As a neurodivergent middle-aged human, I find myself in some weird corners of TikTok Recently, someone asked people with neurotypical brains “What do you think about when you’re doing something?” The replies were variations of “I think about the thing I am doing.” Being spicy brained, that didn’t quench the person asking the question’s thirst for knowledge, so they asked a more specific question: “When you’re sitting in a chair, and doing nothing else, what thoughts are going through your brain?” The replied broke my brain. They were along the lines of, “When I am sitting in a chair and not doing anything else, the only thing going through my head is ‘I’m sitting in a chair. I’m sitting in a chair. I’m sitting in a chair.”

“One boring man?! You’re all f*cking boring!” Classic. I mean, there was no better scene in this film, except they were all equally as good.

Hello. This movie made me feel hype, so I made some art of one of my favorite parts. The movie is The Menu, starring Ralph Fiennes and Hong Chau and some other people also. It’s an a+ movie and I have rated it well on my Letterboxed.

"Same price as a chip and dip!" - Pete Campbell Oh Pete Campbell... or, as I like to call him... the best onscreen 'bitchface' in history. (It's a compliment) Mad Men is a classic. This 1960s-set show hearkens back to an era when men were treated like babies, women were treated like accessories and your chips ALWAYS needed to be dipped. Art by Laura Sanders

"You hate that job anyway. I don't see why you don't just quit." - Evelyn "Because I want to fit in." - Patrick Bateman And, honestly, don't we all? This quote has always resonated with me, particularly as someone with a neurodivergent brain. Kind of makes you wonder... if there wasn't so much pressure to fit in, what kind of art would Patrick Bateman have created? I'm thinking something splatter-y.

"What do now?" - Charlie Kelly 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" has been my comfort show since my first watch through with the gang. This quote encapsulates the way I feel right now. Nothing is normal and no one knows what to do. So, tell me this y'all. "What do now?"