Merry Christmas!

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

done

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

yum

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

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

Who says I don't have holiday cheer?

I am thankful...

...for pie!

bad decisions

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

#2

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

deja vu

Great day, great seats, bad game.

bah!

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

mug shot

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

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

new tool

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

I really don't like spiders.

Camp Randall

Great time up north, not so great game however.

james bucks

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

I didn't think it would ever get here.

roundy-bouts

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

oh football...

... I miss you, come back soon!

ole!

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

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

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

new

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

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

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

empty nest

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

say what?

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

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

oliverandlucydesigns.com

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

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

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

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

A Valentine leftover.

hooray?

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

YESSS!

GO PACK GO!

KABLOOEY

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

PLAYOFFS

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

5 Minute Logo

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

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.