Crazy Dreams

Heya everyone!
So I've been having crazy dreams lately.
Last night I could float across water. That was pretty cool.
Then for some reason I got shot in the stomach. My intestines were falling out and I kept having to put them back in the little hole. Eventually I found a place to rest and it healed up nicely.
Crazy crazy. I love my dreams.

Another Month gone by...

Hey everyone! Just thought I'd make a post since another month has gotten away from me!
Been making websites and creating designs for friends' sites. Takes up lots of the spare time I used to have.
I do however want to share a new POD with you guys. I don't have all of my designs up there yet... but they do offer some great new products that you won't find at any other POD.

Mendi @ ArtsNow

I'm also getting ready for my favorite holiday!
HALLOWEEN! YAY!

Check out my newest Halloween design at my Zazzle store!

Catch ya later!

Busy Busy Bee

Hey everyone!
OMG... I skipped a month with no posts.... I know I'm a slacker on that. I am just busy as a little bee this summer. I've got lots to share... but I haven't got enough time this morning to talk about all of it. I've got to get ready to go to work.... filling in for a friend who is on vacation. She deserves it!
Anyways... the newsletter will go out later today... and I will also be putting up new choices for FREE STUFF. So definitely check your email... and check back here as well.
Yay.

Love,

10 Years of Mendi.Net!!!

Can you believe it?!
Today marks the
10th Anniversary
of the domain name
www.mendi.net
being registered!

I've been tending to this little site lovingly for a decade now. It sure has seen many face lifts over the years.
Thanks to all who have helped me and watched my site grow into what it is today!

I could not have done it without everyone's support!

Love,

New Products at My Cafepress Store!

Hey everyone!
I know here in Florida it's already way too HOT! The best way to cool off is to have lots and lots of fluid. Why waste money on bottled water when you just throw the bottle away? Why not instead, get your very own water bottle with an original design on it by Mendi! I've got lots of designs to choose from, or you can contact me ( use the contact form link above) for your very own custom design.
Made from a single piece of aluminum, it's ultra-lightweight yet rugged and crack-resistant. To minimize unwanted tastes and scents, the inside is lined with a water-based, non-toxic epoxy resign that exceeds FDA leaching requirements.

Check out some of my faves!


Or Have a look at my entire collection of BPA-free water bottles from SIGG!
Mendi's SIGG Water Bottles


Stay cool!

Arbor Day Come and Gone

Hope everyone had a nice Arbor Day!
Planting trees is fun.
I actually missed Arbor Day completely! Ugh. I know!
As much as I really really wanted to plant a tree... I was in bed sick all day yesterday. Allergies are tough this time of year.
My car is covered in yellow pollen. It looks like some alien planet that was bombarded with evil meteors made of toxic pollen.
So hopefully today I will be able to venture out into the outside world and plant a tree. Wish me luck!

U.S. Postage Rate Increase

Once again the postage rates are going up!
On May 11 the price for a 1-ounce First-Class Mail stamp will increase from 42¢ to 44¢.
Get custom stamps at Zazzle with the NEW rates for the old price!
Use the coupon code NEWPOSTRATES during checkout*.

*$1 discount applies to orders of any number of sheets of twenty Zazzle Custom Stamps with a denomination of 44 cents (typically $17.95 for small, $18.95 for medium, and $19.95 for large per sheet) when the coupon code NEWPOSTRATES is applied at checkout. Offer is valid from April 7, 2009 at 12:01am through May 24, 2009 at 11:59pm PDT. Your order must be placed during that time to qualify for this special promotional pricing offer. This offer does not apply to past purchases and may not be combined with any other Zazzle promotional or discount offers. Offer valid on Zazzle.com only and is not valid on Smilestore.com or Zazzle.co.uk orders.

Zazzle, the Zazzle logo, Zazzle Custom Stamps, and Zazzle Profile Cards are registered trademarks or trademarks of Zazzle.com, Inc. in the United States and other countries.

Buy a Shirt - Plant a Tree!

Zazzle is planning a tree-rific celebration of Earth Day this year -- "Tree-Shirt Releaf."
In Partnership with American Forests, Zazzle will be giving customers the opportunity to have a tree planted for every T-shirt they buy between April 16 and Earth Day on April 24.

The coupon code "plantatree09" must be used while checking out.

Check out my Arbor Day designs here:
Mendi's Arbor day - Plant a Tree Designs at Zazzle

make custom gifts at Zazzle

Shamrock Definition designs

buy unique gifts at Zazzle

Clover Argyle

Clover Argyle by MendiSue

Today's Best March 02, 2009

Just uploaded some NEW St. Patrick's Day designs!
Check out this fun green Clover and Argyle design on hats, shirts, mugs and more!
Have a Wee Bit O' Fun and share the Irish spirit!

St. Partick's Day Designs @ Zazzle
St. Patrick's Day Designs @ Cafepress

5 days left to vote!

Hey everyone!
It's Monday... woo hoo!
Anyway, there are only five days left to vote for February's free item.
You can cast your vote once per day.
click to vote : VOTE for February's Free Stuff @ Mendi.Net
If you haven't signed up for the Newsletter and you can do that here: Sign up for the Mendi.Net Newsletter
REMEMBER... If you don't sign up, your not eligible to win free stuff, but you can still vote.




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Listening to: Knaan - Take a Minute
via FoxyTunes

Spiral Journals

So I've been working on some new spiral journal designs...
Check them out...

vaudevillian

Chilling like vaudevillian.

AP vs Shepard Fairey

AP vs Shepard Fairey

So this morning , wandering the net as usual, I find this story.
I just wanted to share it with everyone because it's an important piece of information on Copyright infringement.
This affects any artist who ever created something from and inspirational photo or other piece of art.
What determines infringement?
When does it become acceptable fair use?
Is the image used by Shepard Fairey different enough from the original inspiration photo?
The AP doesn't think so and they want their cut of the $$
There is so much to think about when creating art from inspirational photos or other art.
To check out the full story on AP vs Shepard Fairey click the link below:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090204/ap_en_ot/obama_poster

I also think it is mildly amusing to see that the story was written by an AP writer.

Mendi

FREE STUFF!

Hi everyone! Now that things have calmed down for a few minutes... I've got time to make a little post.
As I have mentioned before, I am going to start giving away something free every month.
To be eligible for the free stuff, all you have to do is sign up for my Newsletter!
Simple and easy!
You can do that here: http://www.mendi.net/newsletter/

Now, about the free stuff... I've decided to offer a choice.
Vote for the free stuff for each month here:
http://www.mendi.net/poll/
But remember, to be eligible to win, you have to sign up.
You only need to sign up once.
Winners will be picked at random on the last day of each month. (First winner to be picked on Feb 28th 2009)
Winners will be notified via email by me, so make sure your email address is correct.

Thanks!

~Mendi

Well, someone is continually trying to gain access to this account. It belongs to me, Mendi, so cut that shit out. Everytime you try to gain access because you "forgot your password", I get an email.

Hello world.... guess what....
I took my last final exam for the semster last night.
Simple as that. Its cool. Its over.
For now... and for another 2 months as well.
Yay!

Also, I would like to note that Eye of the Tiger ROCKS ON!

So ....

Get my grades next week.

See ya then!

This is Mendi checking in... Well I've past my 90 days at my new job! Hooray! So far so good! School is almost over for the semester! WAY HOORAY! I'm so looking forward to the break.
If you want to check out the page I work on all the time for my Internet class... you can find it here for now....
http://student.brevardcc.edu/B00184547

I just found this page in a yahoo search for "Mendi" !!!! AND on THE First page!

I also hope to have a complete overhaul of the site comming up soon. I've had server trouble and will be changing all of that in the very near future too ... I hope! :)

So anyway... maybe I'll go listen to some Bad Company....
Till next time....

Hello again from a whole new year! I've started my new job earlier this week and I'll be heading off to my first class of the new semester here in about an hour. So far things are smooth and well. I beleive I may just enjoy getting payed to learn and be an artist.
And just because I like today's daily motivator I think I'll repeat it here for safe keeping....

"No one is going to dump the goodness and the treasures of life in your lap. Yet when you take the trouble to look for the truly valuable things in life, you'll find them in abundance".

you can find the link to the whole message here:

http://greatday.com/motivate/040107.html

And have a great day!

Laters, Mendi

p.s. I still haven't gotten to any other updates

Um... ok... here goes...

1. I get to start at a new job in Janruary.

2. School is over... I got 3 A's and a B in Astronomy.

3. My degree requirements have changed. Classes have new names and stuff. bleh... guess I'll need to discuss things with a counselor... ugh.

4. Next semester starts the day after I start my new job. I'm taking Principles of Graphic Design , Videography and Internet and New Technologies.

5. oh.. yah... The videos section of my site isn't working any longer. But I reinstalled my OS and lost my ftp info so I haven't been able to do any updating to fix the broken links. Hope to get that taken care of soon. I may redo the site real quick while on this short little winter break with nothing to do but laundry and eat.

6. I think that is it for now... ttfn!