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HBD!

2012-01-01T12:44:00.001-08:00

So I've always given my mom a hard time for never getting that Lego pirate ship for me when I was a kid. Guess what I got for my 31st birthday.

Merry Christmas!

2011-12-25T21:45:00.001-08:00

First Christmas as an Uncle, I think I could get used to it!

done

2011-12-18T20:49:00.001-08:00

I'm done going to football games for a while, I'm 0-3 this year.

yum

2011-12-14T08:12:00.001-08:00

Work's been busy so this was my lunch for the better part of last week. Don't knock it until you try it!

fresh pine smell

2011-12-07T14:00:00.001-08:00

Due to the increasing heat I've been receiving the last few years for not having a tree, I decided to give in this year.

prep work

2011-11-28T07:34:00.001-08:00

Who says I don't have holiday cheer?

I am thankful...

2011-11-24T11:41:00.001-08:00

...for pie!

bad decisions

2011-11-17T10:56:00.001-08:00

For some reason I thought it was a good idea to buy a 5 pound bag if Tootsie Rolls.

#2

2011-11-10T12:03:00.001-08:00

Just discovered the mac daddy of all pencils. Mirado Black Warrior, the name's even cool!

deja vu

2011-11-07T09:29:00.001-08:00

Great day, great seats, bad game.

bah!

2011-11-02T16:53:00.001-07:00

Working late is only acceptable when Stella is working late with you.

mug shot

2011-10-27T13:19:00.001-07:00

My photo made the smashing magazine coffee mug poster!

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2011/10/26/the-smashing-coffee-mug-photo-contest-best-entries/

reason #865

2011-10-20T14:04:00.001-07:00

Another reason why I love what I do, I get to play with colors!

new tool

2011-10-15T06:09:00.001-07:00

I've made an update after years of resistance, thinking smart phones are an unnecessary expense. I'm probably still right, I'll just have to find a way to suffer through this.

fuzzy roommate

2011-10-10T18:36:00.000-07:00

I really don't like spiders.

Camp Randall

2011-10-03T08:28:00.001-07:00

Great time up north, not so great game however.

james bucks

2011-09-13T09:10:00.000-07:00

I was asked to make some fake money for a public meeting. I decided to equip myself with a mustache and put my mug on the bills.

finally

2011-09-01T21:04:00.000-07:00

I didn't think it would ever get here.

roundy-bouts

2011-08-16T11:11:00.001-07:00

I've been taking photos of this project for work every week since this last April. I smeared all my photos together with flash, take a look: http://video.oaconsulting.com/10saltcreek/

home invasion

2011-07-30T09:54:00.001-07:00

I've got this big dead stump in my back yard that I decided to take a few swings at after mowing today. Thousands of ants came pouring out after I overturned a couple large chunks. Anyone want to start an ant farm?

cha-cha-cha-changes

2011-07-25T08:30:00.000-07:00

Wanted to get the word out that my e-mail address has changed. My mullendesign e-mails will still work for a while longer, but I'll be phasing those out.

Update your rolodex: hello@jamesmullendesign.com

Other big changes are coming soon, stay tuned!

the enemy

2011-07-18T05:52:00.001-07:00

Yesterday I just planted the first tree my yard has ever seen since I've lived here. I went outside early this morning to admire it before work. I walked halfway out there and there he was, I call him Peter the plant & shrub executioner. My yard has turned into a rabbit safe-haven, all the yards around me are filled with dogs & cats. If you have any advice on how to get a city of rabbits out of your yard, please let me know.

growing ghost

2011-07-08T13:18:00.000-07:00

My ghost pepper plant is coming along nicely. I'm still not sure what I'm going to do with it once it starts sprouting those lethal satan peppers.

latest logo

2011-06-20T12:32:00.000-07:00

I recently created this logo for a Comp. Plan project in Norwalk, IA. Olsson Associates is involved with. I gave them a series of logo ideas to pick from, they chose one, I developed it, they had zero changes. It doesn't get any easier than that!

http://www.plannorwalk.com

the bloated missouri

2011-06-16T06:08:00.000-07:00

Got some really neat shots on my way back to Lincoln from KC yesterday.

oh football...

2011-06-14T09:17:00.000-07:00

... I miss you, come back soon!

ole!

2011-06-07T06:43:00.000-07:00

Abusing co-workers with my photoshop abilities. Sorry Mike, if it makes you feel any better I don't think very many people look at my blog.

change of clothes

2011-05-29T22:16:00.001-07:00

What you're looking at is a new look for mullendesigns.com. I'm still working out a few kinks so check back soon. I designed this so it's easier to use, and easier to update, we're both winners here!

KC light show

2011-05-24T19:46:00.001-07:00

A lightening show I witnessed from the 24th floor of the Hyatt.

new

2011-05-23T11:50:00.000-07:00

I've been working on a new website layout. I'm hoping I'll be ready to post it in the next week, stay tuned!

ghost pepper plant

2011-05-18T05:40:00.000-07:00

Who would have ever thought something so little could cause so much pain and anguish. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with these little devil peppers once this plant produces them. Maybe I'll let the rabbits who eat every other plant in my yard chew on it. That would probably take care of my rabbit problem!

the sweat lodge

2011-05-10T17:02:00.000-07:00

I guess it might be safe now to switch off my furnace.

empty nest

2011-05-03T09:41:00.000-07:00

The spring game & NFL draft are both behind us. Now for the long, quiet, painful silence of the off-season.

say what?

2011-04-25T12:59:00.000-07:00

I have a running list of strange or funny things I hear people say at work. I thought I'd share one of the strangest compliments I've received.

"Hey, you deserve a golden hickey, you did a lot in a short amount of time!"

about time

2011-04-10T20:41:00.000-07:00

A beautiful night at Haymarket Park is usually a sign that old man winter's bags are packed.

oliverandlucydesigns.com

2011-03-30T05:59:00.000-07:00

If you have a baby or have access to one, check out my sister's new business.

Again, props to my brother-in-law Nate for his amazing photography work.

belated

2011-03-16T06:09:00.001-07:00

A package arrived in the mail a little over a week ago. Two days prior, I received an e-mail from my cousin up north saying he dropped a belated birthday gift in the mail. To my surprise, this is what showed up!

horn tooting

2011-03-04T10:11:00.000-08:00

A project I did all the graphics work for won it's category and the top prize in the ACEC-Nebraska's 2011 Public Relations, Image Development and Enhancement (PRIDE) award. Pretty exciting!

you can call me unc

2011-03-02T08:04:00.000-08:00

I became an uncle last week. I'd like to give my brother-in-law props on this photo because I stole it from his facebook page.

Lellow

2011-02-20T15:55:00.000-08:00

A Valentine leftover.

hooray?

2011-02-11T07:46:00.000-08:00

Celebrating my teams Super Bowl win with a full week of sick.

YESSS!

2011-01-31T20:59:00.000-08:00

GO PACK GO!

KABLOOEY

2011-01-24T19:31:00.000-08:00

This is what happens when you leave a case of diet coke in your garage during the month of January.

PLAYOFFS

2011-01-17T21:09:00.000-08:00

The good news is, my team's on fire. The bad news is, football's almost over.

5 Minute Logo

2011-01-11T11:40:00.000-08:00

My work has a yearly indoor putt-putt golf tournament and my team challenged me to create a logo. Apparently a visual is needed to make sure they're comfortable with the team name we chose. They of course were kidding, but I rarely let a graphics challenge slip by me.

30 on 30

2011-01-04T18:22:00.000-08:00

Birthday cupcakes! Those delicious things have been helping me forget that I just entered my 30's. That is if you can ignore the big gold 30 on top.

Fat Pills

2010-12-29T12:50:00.001-08:00

Here's to the final day of my 20's!

MEOW!

2010-12-20T15:19:00.001-08:00

Best white elephant gift, EVER!

Tis the season...

2010-12-01T12:24:00.001-08:00

... to drink boat loads of coffee.

Get out your fat pants!

2010-11-27T12:08:00.000-08:00

Let the season of overindulging begin!

Furry Football

2010-11-15T21:02:00.000-08:00

So we're leaving the November NU-KU football game, it's probably in the 40's. I look in front of me and this guy's dressed up in his fur pimp coat like it's the middle of January. A little much for 40 some degree weather but still, gotta give the guy style points.

Old Pumpkin Face

2010-11-03T17:14:00.001-07:00

The bad news is I carved my pumpkin to early and left it outside the whole time. The good news is I used a vanilla scented candle, so at least old man pumpkin face had nice breath.

OktoBeerFEST

2010-10-22T12:22:00.000-07:00

I'm ashamed to admit this was my first BeerFest. I figured it would be pretty fun, I had no idea my mind would be blown. I wish it lasted longer than a few hours, I'm pretty sure I didn't get to try all 150.