I posted one of these in our office when nobody was looking and within 15 minutes one of the swords was gone. I was feeling mildly triumphant. A bit later, our student workers arrived. They didn't get the reference at all. "What is this?" they asked. "What does it mean?" ...and I felt old. Then they started watching Rebecca Black videos and I wept for our future.

If I had anything even remotely resembling a disposable income, I would totally buy this as a shirt. Sadly, the state just essentially cut my pay by 2% so that's not going to happen any time soon unless freelance work picks up. :( Best of luck with it, though!

Indeed, sometimes a kick in the pants like this is needed. I've been meaning to put my music someplace where it might actually get a sale or two. I don't think I'll be making a living off this stuff at any time since instrumental synthpop/ambient/experimental music is a pretty small niche market, but it would be nice to see some sort of monetary reflection of what I love to do. Anyway, I've finally honestly begun the process. I've only got about half of my catalog uploaded so far, but I hope to have the rest of it available before the weekend is out. And of course, there will be some free tracks available because if there's one thing people dig, it's free stuff. (Actually, I intend to have a lo-fi version of everything available for free but have yet to figure out that part of the site's mechanics.) Anyway, you can check it out here if you're so inclined: http://thehybiscusjournals.bandcamp.com/ I'm also hoping to have two brand new releases available before the year is out. We'll see how that goes.