Oops, I think I’m supposed to write more about my personal life. Long walks on the beach…my favorite hot rods…what I think of Tom Cruise today…you know, stuff like that.
Here’s what I did yesterday:
Went to the T-shirt Making Store: I’m working on trying to figure out how to make t-shirts so I can sell them on Tofugu. I might make a couple of BoxedTofu ones as well. I’m a big fan of the Tofu Mime that’s everywhere on this website. Very simple and only one color, which means it’ll be a cheap tshirt to make. Man, you have no idea how expensive these things are. They tend to get you on the set-up fees. For two colors and only one design in one spot, it costs almost $100 to set up. Luckily after that, it’s very affordable. One of the tshirts I wanted to do would have cost $350 to set up. I’m going to have to reconsider that one. Here are three of the potential designs, with more on the way. I’ll probably do a poll on Tofugu to see which ones might be the most popular, and act from there. Still, I’ve got more revising and designing to do. Here’s what I’ve got so far:
I also get to play around with the idea of having different colored t-shirts besides white/black for the same cost. I need to go back to the store and see what colors they have.
Tell me, how much would you pay for a tshirt? Would you pay $20? I’ll have to sell some of them at that price in order to break even. My credit card can only take so much weight!
Coming Up with a “Goal System.” So, pretty much, I need a job…but not one until after I go to Hawaii in July (yay!). My mom’s side of the family lives down there, so I’ll get a lot of relative-chillin’ in. Erin also lives there, so maybe we can do some collab vids. My host-family from Nagoya is also coming at the same time, so I’ll even get to do some of the touristy things I’ve always missed out on! Waikiki+Godzilla mask here I come.
Anyways, back to the “goal system.” I’ve got all sorts of things I do throughout the day, despite my joblessness. Luckily, blogging pays for a tiny chunk of my rent, so I’m not doing toooo bad. Still, I have trouble focusing on a bunch of different things. One thing? No problem. I’ve been doing great focusing and working on Tofugu, but in doing so, I’ve left Koichiben behind in the dust. Anyone have a good “work from home organizational system”? I’ll be making a couple of videos for Koichiben today, though, so hopefully that will regain my focus a bit. It’s just so much harder writing in Japanese than it is to write in English, and I’m lazy, haha.
Well, that’s it for today. I have to go into town and run some errands, and then…Koichiben!
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Always looking forward for more good stuff from you and your team, Koichi! Ganbatte!
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And I have no organizational work at home system...sorry. I've tried to use a white board to manage my "busy" little high school self [erasing and adding things is cool...], but I assume that working from home is a bit different...
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I like the Boxed Tofu best because it looks cool. Although I really like the normal Tofugu, the current cut-in-half Tofugu is missing something.
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My personal opinion is that you should keep godzilla where he is, but then put the tofugu logo on the back, and then under it put tofugu.com on it.
As a teen, i think under $20 is a good price. With all shipping and taxes /whatever crap they put with it, it should equal $20.
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From doing freelance, I started to record what I did, when I did it, and how long it took.. for... a week. If you find you're all over the place with errands/your walks on the beach and blogging at different times of the day, you can start organizing when the best time of doing certain things are and opportunities of free time you can use.
Have fun in Hawaii 8D
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Dude get on AIM sometime... so much easier to talk on that. Hate signing in on this thing every time I have to post, or I'm doing it wrong >.>
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Best of luck to ya!!!
-The Meganator!!! (trust me! I will be back!!! lol)
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20 for a T-shirt is a bit much though. 10 is a good price.
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I like web-based to-do lists. I use Hiveminder, which also has a nice iPhone interface.
And I'd drop a Jackson on a Tofugu shirt real fast-like. Let me know if you'd like recommendations for screen printers.
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And yes, I'd spend $20 :-)
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the third one is pretty cool
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yup id probably buy it too
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