Alright, go for it, daddy

Getting right down to it is the name of the game around these parts nowadays. We are presently smack dab in the middle of week two of Daddy Is The New Mommy Experiment, Part 2: The Electric Boogaloo. In other words, Mama Jane has taken an opportunity to work with some kids this school year allowing Yours Truly to spend each and every morning bonding with Baby Jane over cow milk and wonder pets. These are the days. This very morning, I asked Baby Jane if she'd like to go downstairs and have Daddy make some waffles for breakfast. Her response: "ALRIGHT! Go for it, Daddy." L-to the-O-L. For srsly, I almost fell on the floor. The kid's got more personality than I know what to do with. Thus far, we generally spend our days screen-printing, colouring, watching movies, drinking coffee, completing puzzles, shopping Goodwill, listening to 45's, reading books, and fighting sleep.

Nap time would be so much easier if only we had one of these at the house...

Ahhh, the magic of the people mover.

As previously mentioned, The Mustard Room has been in full swing. A few custom print jobs are formulating, but in the meantime we've been doing some short runs of sharks, dudes, and lions. We're also getting situated to begin some brand new recordings. The thing is, it's all about space...

Inspiration station

Magic keys

Battle axes

Shake and bake

Trapper keeper

Observation deck

Now, let's see if we can't do this again sooner than later.

Katz n dudez

Act your shoe size, not your age

Check out our illustrated t-shirt featured in this treasury curated by Jocelyn of Flowerleaf Handmade Jewelry at Etsy.com.

Breaking it down for papaw

We skype with mad flow.

Cyber 45 #3

The next in a long line of forthcoming double dippers from the joel rockey archives which were recently remined and remixed in The Mustard Room. Dig these delectables at our bandcamp page by clicking right here.

Horizons lost and forthcoming

This past week's end, Mama Jane and your's truly celebrated ten years of wedded adventures together in the mighty fort of wayne. We spent an evening together as a prelude to the next three days of wedding frenzy and debriefing. If you're wondering whether or not i'm referring to baby brother Nick's marriage to Allison, you're right. I am. Check out the previous shot of some family shenanigans during a partial family photo op. Baby Jane looks on in bemusement.

Then, check out this goofy shot in which Mama Jane looks gorgeous while your's truly looks downward at Baby Jane who appears to be dazzled by off-camera bubbles...

She's quite delighted to pose next to her sweet ride...

Mama Jane: "I have a few questions about that sign..."

"Are they hiring dancers on Sunday and Monday, for Sunday and Monday, or is Sunday and Monday the ten dollar couch dance?"

After a few laughs and some further consideration...

Mama Jane: "Ten dollars for a couch dance seems pretty reasonable."

This woman has made me laugh for over ten years.

p.s. Has anyone told you how amazing the new Arcade Fire album is? Allow me.

Our contribution to shark week, and the captain of your heart

So, shark week is coming to a close and we didn’t want to miss the golden opportunity to contribute to the cause. Therefore, we at The Mustard Room submit this counterpoint to the bear’s convincing argument in the ongoing campaign of shark vs. bear. He’s quite the dapper gentleman. Be on the lookout for apparel sporting the likeness of this mustachioed fish of fury. To be honest, I was not aware that shark week was such a big deal. I have to side with my business partner/nemesis, hector on this one…

"Apparently, shark week is now globally recognized as a season of awareness and recognition of the many contributions of man's best fiend, the shark. Let's all raise a PBR to those cold-blooded toothy harbingers of doom! My, what a smooth, robust likeness of a fine Pilsner." -Hector Laveta, via Facebook

A fine pilsner, indeed, sir.

Now on to more pressing matters, namely that napkin on the left-hand side of my notebook dripping with the affections of a mob of young ladies. That's right, merely hours after our last post describing the self-inflicted loss of my beard, i was accosted by a group of teenage, at my place of employment no less, who handed me the following.

How a thirty-four-year-old dude like myself could be handed a note beginning with the words "Kid with the Hat" is beyond me. I especially like that they apparently had a discussion in which they all came to an agreement that i was a "dreamboat" before further deliberating on whether or not to disclose this information to me. Toward the end of the note things just get weird and ambiguous and all kinds of awkward. Regardless, i tipped my hat and thanked them for their kindness as they exited. Fortunately, i had my fellow Strange Brew associates there to help me laugh through this emotionally confusing encounter. My sincerest gratitude goes out once again to Ms. Chamberlain for keeping my ego in check during the remainder of the evening.

After sharing this story with Mama Jane, we laughed about how i should have asked these young ladies if they were interested in babysitting my two-year-old daughter while my wife and i went out to celebrate ten years of marriage. Ah, if should'ves and would'ves were nickels and dimes...

Perhaps now would be an appropriate opportunity to check in on the resurrection of the facial follicle force-field.

Hmm... Not much to report, but minimal progress is progress none the less. Remember, the fragile emotions of young ladies everywhere are at stake here.