Bit of a story here.
I'm one of the executors of the estate of Michael Hart. He was the e-book guy, the founder of Project Gutenberg, and one of my best friends. That having been said, he did make me an executor, so he must have held a little malice in his heart towards me. :P
He died in September 2011, but his estate is still slowly being processed, so Nadja and I are really devoting a LOT of our lives to this endeavor right now. As such, my lovely ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif){kind=small}
fairyarmadillo had the idea that we should memorialize both Michael and this part of our lives with a little something he used to do.
Michael liked e-mail. He sent lots of e-mails. No, really, LOTS of e-mails. Thankfully, he knew that none of us could possibly read everything he wrote, so when there was something of grave import or in need of immediate reply, the subject line started with what he called BANG-AT-BANG, represented as !@!.
Michael was important. This estate is important. The things made and done with our arms are important. My relationship with Nadja Robot is supremely important.
Both of our wrists match now. We have <3 on the left and !@! on the right.
When we hold hands, one will be against the other.
Love is important.
b
So I was randomly poking around Flickr one day and I saw this:
And I was all "HOLY FUCKING SHIT THAT IS AWESOME." Not just because I love my Droid phone and the Android system's little mascot, but also because "HOLY FUCKING SHIT THAT IS AWESOME."
I dropped the fellow a line about how sweet this Android custom is, and he told me that it was his first custom ever. Look at that thing again. That was his first custom and this is what they look like au natural:
Jim and I continued to converse and then...well, he decided that he needed to send it to me. For free.
To quote The Judge, "THIS WILL NOT DO!"
A bit of cross-Atlantic talking--mostly me telling him that his stuff is too good to not be SOLD to people--and we arrived at a price that was pleasing to both of us. He then told me that he would only take out the cost of the Droid figure and donate the rest of the money to Shelter.
Yeah, you go ahead and read that last sentence again.
NOW...I don't think that sort of scenario is ever going to happen again, because now I'm here to plug his work so that he can have a bit of supplemental income for what he describes as just a hobby. And you're going to help me out, yes?
He has never done a commission before, but look at his stuff. He has some non-rust customs that will be up soon, since he's branching out from his current streak of customizing Ashley Wood designs.
I'll keep you updated, but in the mean time, tell your friends about this awesome customizer you heard about, one who is modest and generous...and who needs to start making some reasonable money off of his creations.
And now, a small story about my new Droid, which arrived yesterday. :D
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The alarmingly amazing Nadja "fairyarmadillo" Robot has set up the first iteration of:
The Stone Robot Enterprises Art Store!
We currently have four images on four different products. They are:
LEMON MERENGUE PI:
FANCY BIRD:
HEMINGWAY COMIX:
WOMBAT:
Products are shirts, coffee mugs, beer glasses, and tote bags.
We also take requests for products with other shitty drawings I've made or other great drawings that Nadja made.
OUR ERA BEGINS TODAY.
PACK A LUNCH.
AND GET ME A COFFEE.
Love,
benjamin sTone
Stone Robot Enterprises
fairyarmadillo and I did some jam comics late last night. Please to enjoy one.
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fairyarmadillo and I made some Jam Comics. :)
