UtterlyBoring.com is produced by Jake Ortman (e-mail, resume), a 30-year-old dad, percussionist, freelance Web designer, consultant and jack-of-all-trades computer geek, living in Bend, Oregon. He created this so that his expensive journalism and technology degree isn't getting totally wasted. In addition to editing this site in his free time, he is the IT Director and Ad Designer at both Sunray and Discover Sunriver. He has LinkedIn, MySpace, Facebook profiles if you're trying to stalk him.
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If you're reading this, you have too much time on your hands.
(Jake Note: I've been terribly swamped with work projects, and with my laptop out of commission for another week or so, blogging is going to be light until I get it back -- hopefully sooner than later, as I'm going nuts without a computer on my side at all times).
One of the most neglected things I've ever done was my lame attempt to create a CafeShops store (here's my old one, which will probably go dead soon). Inspired by TheDren's "Katrina Relief" shirt, I threw together a few items worth buying: Basically, they're T-Shirts on how I'm sure everybody around here feels about the tourists (especially those of us that work with them) in yellow, white or black. Feel free to do some Christmas shopping for your tourist-serving friends, and I'll be coming up with some more locally-appropriate shirts at some point down the road.
Mark Turner said on 11/10/05 @ 01:06 AM: Great Idea... I think that I've seen a shirt exaxtly like that, but I cant remember the town that it was about.
The Dren said on 11/10/05 @ 08:08 AM: Thanks for the mention Jake!
Now, if someone would just order a shirt. :)
Or a Carlos You Suck hat.
Cafe Press is another Million Dollar idea I should have had!
Jake said on 11/10/05 @ 10:47 AM: Thanks, Mark (and you're welcome, Dren). Now if I could just convince some folks to by them :-)
shannon said on 11/10/05 @ 01:43 PM: the boy has a list he'd like to make. maybe you guys should get together.
monkeyinabox said on 11/10/05 @ 04:43 PM: Great shirt. I love the model guy with showing us what a t-shirt looks like when you wear it. I'm not sure if it's a bad thing they don't do the same thing with a model and the thong.