Season 7 started out with a huge shocker. We were left hanging with the prospect of losing a major character to Negan's bat, Lucille, at the end of season 6, but we couldn't have foreseen what was going to transpire.
But you can be seen in these TWD inspired tees from my store on TeePublic. So, check em out! All tees are from $20 and with TeePublic, you never know when they'll be on sale from $14.
Why not?Don’t we all just have that need to be gawked at and make silly noises and faces? Sometimes, it just happens all on its own.
Really, this is now a thing.And I wanted to update you on how it’s going.
It’s fun.It’s work.It’s a pain in the ass some days, but, I still enjoy it.
Sorry, my thoughts are a bit all over the place as I try and figure out exactly what to cram into this one post.
The Regular Stuff - I haven’t forgotten to dance with the one that brought me.
I still do shirts.I still blog. I still care.I just have been really busy at slacking off and doing other work.It’s been hard to budget my time between my ninetofiver, my family, my shirts, and YouTube.Since it’s the newest thing, I needed to put some work into it, so I can hopefully let it ride some on auto-pilot.
Rants/Vlogs – In an effort to report to all of you how I’m doing and to give you tips and advice for better… You…Tubing(?)I am going to record a series of posts I shall call RANTS.These will be me talking about everything about the business and the pitfalls, the successes, the heartbreaks, and everything.
Again, I did most of this on my own, and while I have had an AMAZING amount of help from others in the online community of designers, I am still finding out on my own how to do things and want to share with you so that you can know what you should think about if you wanted to do any of this stuff.
Now, of course, the videos will be of me probably playing games or other stuff.I just don’t have the confidence of putting my big old ugly mug up on YouTube.It’s hard enough for me to make sentences… and grammar.So, deal with it.
Space – One thing I will share, now is that if you are considering doing YouTube videos as a side gig or career, be prepared to become a digital hoarder.
I started out in January with nearly 700gb of hard drive space on my lap top and this month I had to purchase a 1 terabyte external drive to make room.And… it’s filled.So, is my laptop, again.Being the cheap ass lazy entrepreneur, I am trying to keep my costs in check.
Since I am not making any money on YouTube, as of yet, I cannot keep sinking money into something without an ROI.So, I either need to get more viewers/subscribers or pull the plug.What?Did you expect me to actually throw away all the countless hours of gem filled commentary while I dig a hole or build a city?That was sarcasm.In all actuality, I probably need to just not suck in my videos and I’d probably get more views.YouTube is a vast and huge abyss of videos.I’m in there somewhere.You can help by supporting me and I will love you for it in a non-committal / non creepy way that doesn’t result in restraining orders and regret.
Finally - CHECK ME OUThttp://www.youtube.com/TheAngryCastI promise to write more.I’ll call.I’ll text.I want to make this work between us.I just need to find out who I am and be comfortable with that.;)
Sorry for the delay on posting this. I’ve been busy adding more spinning plates.I launched a YouTube Channel, which is mostly me gaming… and failing, but more importantly, it will give me a chance to share some of the designs with the gloriousness that is my voice.Kidding.I fully intend to do a bit on The Westeros League before season 3 bows.
With that in mind, the last addition to the league is now here to capture your hearts… or at least flay your skin.
My Design It - The Dreadfort Boltons Video
The Dreadfort Boltons
Not much can be said without giving too much away.In what promises to be the “Snake in the mailbox” moment for season 3, the Boltons, not the no talent ass clown that shares the name with an employee at Initech, play a big part in the events in Westeros.
Not knowing a lot about them, because I’m a scrub and haven’t read the books, I had to rely solely upon the wikis to glean what I could.The Boltons sigil is that of a flayed man.Now, as I try to keep the designs PG, it’s hard to display a man without skin prominently on the front of a shirt.I almost went with a backup plan of doing the design as a red carnation, dripping blood.However, inspiration came from another team with an almost blood soaked theme.Who can forget the end to the curse of the Bambino and the Boston Red Sox in 2004, complete with Curt Schilling’s bloody sock?That sight made me come back around to displaying the flayed man, but as a silhouette, almost mimicking the dangling red socks.The lettering for the team and their home seat of Dreadfort is similar to said Beantown ballers.Finishing the look is the motto, “Our blades are sharp.”
The Dreadfort Boltons is available from my stores, now.
Here it is, the official announcement of the Winter Is Coming Giveway.
I have spent the last few months gearing up and now it is finally just a week away.All of the design posts are done.
I have almost all of the prizes ready to go… just need to box them up.Now, all I need is to organize the post for launching.I am actually thinking of creating a Facebook event post to sort of keep it all organized. Have to research that part.
In any case, here is what the winner shall get.
Your choice of team shirt from The Westeros League supplied by Zazzle.
Mug, Stein, or set of four shot glasses with team logo of your choice supplied by CafePress.(Shot glasses can be same or different teams)
Redbubble stickers showcasing all 14 teams.
Brand New Blu-Ray discs of Game of Thrones Season 1.
$20 Gift Card from Skreened.
Little other things in the box.
When is the giveaway?
Running through the week of Thanksgiving, November 18th - November 26th, midnight to midnight.
How do you enter?
When it's time for the giveaway, just comment on the Facebook post, the blog, or retweet a phrase for a chance at up to three entries into the giveaway.Then at the end of the week, I will pick one winner at random from all the entries.Hoping to ship out before the end of the month to get it delivered before the beginning of Winter.Now, if the winner is overseas, it might take longer.
So, stay tuned, winter is coming and so is this giveaway.
Over the past couple of weeks, I've been putting together a post for each team design. The first four teams got a fictional report of how their seasons were going. That become cumbersome and I scrapped it for a straight forward approach. So, beyond the Baratheons, Greyjoys, Starks, and Lannisters, it's more about what inspired me, the approach, obstacles, and talking points.
Included in each post is a larger version of the design and links to the stores and different products they adorn. For now, I only have them on Redbubble and Skreened. At Skreened, they are available as t-shirts or hoodies. Redbubble has a wider selection including shirts, hoodies, stickers, iPhone cases and soon to be iPad cases as well.
The giveaway will be coming shortly as I continue to gather up all the prizes for it. Stay tuned and enjoy.
City :Winterfell Colors: Grey and White Mascot : Direwolf Motto: “Winter is Coming”
Watch my Design It Video for The Winterfell Starks
The Winterfell Starks symbolize strength.They symbolize legacy.The team has a long history of being there in the clutch.The last two seasons have been a sort of an up and down battle for them.Last year’s team captain, Ned “Eddard” Stark met a gruesome end with a career ending head injury at the hands of the Lannisters or was it the Baratheons.It’s hard to tell.The initial injury came from the Lannisters but the final blow was dealt by Joffrey’s offense.
This season, new captain, Robb has gone on a winning streak with his offense comprised of banner men.Even though he was dealt a loss by the Lannisters, he managed to take out the King Slayer, Jaime.But there is trouble a brewing between him and the Tully’s due to his off the field activities.
Seeing an opening, Theon and the Greyjoys struck at Winterfell, taking control of the lead for a brief moment.However he made a key error in making bold claims about taking Brann and Rickon down on the field.
City :Casterly Rock Colors: Gold and Crimson Mascot : Golden Lion Motto: “Hear Me Roar”
Watch my Design It Video for
The Casterly Rock Lannisters
During their first two seasons, the Casterly Rock Lannisters made some impressive offensive plays. They sidelined one of the Starks, Bran, effectively ending his season and perhaps his career with a spinal injury. At the end of the first season, Cersei, pulled a trick play and thwarted the Starks attempts at taking the lead, leading to Starks' captain, Eddard, to be taken out. Asked about the controversial play, Cersei said, "When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die. There is no middle ground."
It was supposed that Tyrion, the smallest member of the team, caused the injury and the Starks took him before the league's review board, looking for punishment. It didn't go well and Tyrion returned to play, effectively leading his own crew to victory against the Starks at Green Fork. Even though the Lannisters seemed to win, it was a draw as Jaime, The King Slayer, was taken down by the Starks at Whispering Wood.
At the end of the second season, The Baratheons offense was poised to march right into King's Landing, but Tyrion's defense, using the old Wildfire package, managed to beat back most of Stannis' offense. However, in the end, Team Captain, Tywin comes up with the assist for Tyrion. Somehow, Tyrion was not credited any points and lost his starting position on the roster after the defense almost fell apart at the hands of Stannis.
City :Iron Islands Colors: Black and Gold Mascot : Kraken Motto: “We Do Not Sow” After two seasons of play, the Greyjoys continue to make the same errors in strategy.They play possum all season, then make a playoff run, only to be defeated.
In their first season, they kept a low profile and didn’t make too many waves.During season two, they reacquired utility player Theon.This little hothead came from the Winterfell Starks and quickly turned on his former team in a show of force in Stark territory.
Now, trying to lead an offense consisting of some rag tag players, Theon is making an end run around the Starks, led by team captain Rob.The Starks are in it to win it, and Theon, knowing their strategy thinks he has a shot at proving his worth to his team and the league by overthrowing the Starks run for the championship.
In a late offensive push, Theon makes a rousing game speech to his team but it falls short and he gets taken out of the game by his own teammates.The replay tells a somewhat different story, but in any case,Theon loses his hold on the Starks lead and ends up sidelined at present.
