WAY BUSY: We’re working here. Electric. Lots of clicks and files being saved. That time of year. And with all this energy, one just has to fucking wonder: Why, really?

Long hours right now. Back to it.

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MEDIA ALERT: If you are feeling wild, be sure to check out the December issue Issue of HOW magazine! You’ll find a 6-page story on the DDC in there. Seriously! Here’s proof, readers of design magazines.

There’s a story, and captions and photos of work and even some business tips from me in there. Yeah, “business tips.” Ha! So fun.

I really appreciate the opportunity, Cincinnati.

We’d like to thank Michelle Taute for writing such a nice piece on the DDC, and we hope, with our whole hearts, that we didn’t bring yer stock down tackling this kind of subject matter.

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MAILBAG HISTORY: Old, leather mailbags. The best.

And of course, I saw this: J.Crew’s version of those beautiful bags, at one fuck of a price.

Makes me just want to make my own. Leather, thread, buckles, etc.

I have a real mail bag. One of the blue ones. Federal offense to own it, or something. We won’t get into the acquisition of that one.

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HARD TO ARGUE WITH A TITLE THIS GOOD: “It’s Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers.” Really rolls off the tongue. Festive, too. We’ve got some pumpkins at the house, and their days are numbered. Seriously. (Thanks, Schille!)

And just to set the record straight: You don’t want to go up against the DDC in a pumpkin carving match. Here’s some proof from some years ago…

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HOW MUCH FOR A FLIGHT DOWN TO OKC?: March of the 1000 Flaming Skeletons 2009!