Sunday, August 17, 2008

Camping Trip 2008!

A bunch of us went camping up near Bodega Bay, at a campground called Bodega Dunes this weekend & it was such a blast!

After breakfast on Saturday morning we all took a little hike out to the beach & hung out there for a few hours... so relaxing!

chillin & chattin at the beach

After getting back to our camp, we busted out the cold beers, guitars & (innovatively) BBQ'd the night away! Super fun times!



View all the photos & videos from our Camping Trip!


Friday, August 15, 2008

Mach Schnell!


Mach Schnell!, originally uploaded by Willo.

Custom illustration - view larger - for an old friend (Geoff Gill) from high school's relay running team doing the Hood to Coast next week! Their team name is Mach Schnell, which means Faster in German. ;)

These are going on Heather Gray AA t-shirts & 4 magnets (for 2 cars) during the race.

See more WilloToons Custom Illustration here


Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Vote on my SXSW Panels!

Guess what? This spring I have the opportunity to be on two panels at SXSW!

Deal is, it's all about the panels with the most votes (voting ends on Aug 29th!), so if you would please take a minute to check out what we're offering the SXSW Interactive community, login or register (super easy & quick!) and give us your 5 star vote, it'd be greatly appreciated! Feel free to leave your comments or questions, too.

  • Snappy Strategies for Selling Art & Crafts Online < click here to vote
    Today, social media sites like Facebook, ecommerce sites like Etsy.com, and the endless mash up of ecommerce ingredient applications have made starting a successful business for independent artists and crafters a snap. Learn what online tools work best, how to drive traffic, successful strategies from current independents and more.

  • Digital Dating: Are the Internets Killing Your Game? < click here to vote
    Dating has never been this complicated. Once simply "boy meets girl", we now live in a world where "boy meets girl, friends them on Facebook & Twitter and texts their way into (hopefully) Happily Ever After." How do you navigate the murky dating waters of Love 2.0?

    (FYI This panel will also include Tara Hunt, Aubrey Sabala and Steph Agresta, as well as a surprise panelist speaking for all the guys out there!)

I've actually never been on a panel at SXSW, so I'm very excited about these two & feel I have a lot to offer on both topics. Note that, although I'd love for you to be there & see them, you can still vote for me even if you're not going! :)

Thanks so much!
xo

my adorable baby niece!


sylvy & auntie willo, originally uploaded by Willo.

My brother, Max & his lil' family (my awesome sister-in-law, Samara & my baby niece, Sylvyanna) and Max's long time pal & business partner, Christopher & his family (wife Courtney & daughter, Maya - just 2 months younger than Sylvy!) all came up for a day to hit the SF Int'l Gift Show.

Max & Christopher have a huge import business & retail store in Santa Cruz called Om Gallery, so they needed to place some orders. And I went along to do research on potentially having a WilloToons booth at a trade show.

gorgeous eyes

It was so awesome to see all of them & spend some quality time. My little niece Sylvy is just getting more & more beauuuutiful every day!! Seriously, isn't she just adorable!? Those eyes! *sigh* I'm smitten. :) She's so smiley & cute. I just want to gobble her up!

Click here to see all the photos & videos from their visit!


Monday, July 28, 2008

cute overload!

Sunday night Ali, Ian & I drove down to Woodside for Eric's Birthday BBQ! The BBQ was held at Eric's Aunt's house, but he recently bought the house right next door, which he is completely remodeling.

I was so happy to see other good friends that hadn't been able to make it to the Thursday night gathering at Randy's last week (on Eric's actual bday), and to spend time surrounded by a foggy dense forest... so cozy.

Also to my delight, turns out Eric's Aunt has two new baby kitties! I felt like it was *my* birthday or something! :)


yay double kitty love!

*le sigh* I love kitties!

arms stretched out totally passed out

Not only did I eat up the cuteness of these sweet kitties... but we had yummy cake & cobbler, too!

happy birthday eric!

group photo!

Great night with good friends & lots of kitty playing & sweet snuggles.

Happy Birthday, Eric! We love you! xo

View all the photos from the party/kitty lovefest


Saturday, July 26, 2008

sea kayaking in sausalito!

On Friday we all played hooky & headed up to Sausalito for a little nature adventure!

We saw lots of amazing birds and got really close to a bunch of swimming & lounging seals while we paddled our way through the sailboats & houseboats in Sausalito Bay.

Afterwards we went for a tasty freshmex lunch complete with margaritas!

yay so fun

It was an incredibly gorgeous day & so fun to spend some QT time with my fabulous girlfriends!


Congrats Dave & Kristin... and welcome lil' Ronin!

My dear friends Kristin & Dave had a beautiful, healthy baby boy named Ronin! I finally got to meet him the other day, and he's so zen & chill... which makes sense because his parents are, too! :)

He makes the cutest inquisitive faces & I'm sure he'll only recognize me next time by the shiny silver camera I have out snapping so many photos of him! heehee

Welcome, sweet Baby & Congrats to my dear friends who are now proud parents!

View the whole photoset here


champagne at top of the mark!


grace cathedral, originally uploaded by Willo.

Ali, Amanda, Jess & I all met at the Mark Hopkins (where Jess was staying all week) for a delicious bottle of champagne at Top of the Mark & watched the sun set over our beautiful city!

me and my best girlfriends ali, amanda & jess!


download festival fun



Thanks to SonicLiving - sonicliving.com aka best show calendar site evar! - we got a whole slew of tickets to go to the Download Festival!

We caravaned down three cars and enjoyed playing, lounging & listening to great music in the sun! Such a blast.


me & my pals at download festival!



Then that evening we kept the party going at the Kilowatt, celebrating Harry's being in town & 30th Birthday - Happy Birthday Harry!

ali harry & i!

ryan king gets the ladies!


It's also been so great having our good friend Jess in town all week! yay!

brunch take 2

Super good times. I heart my friends!!

Thursday, July 17, 2008

toddler tees


eat. sleep. rock. repeat. back in black, kiddos!
check out the whole eat. sleep. rock. repeat. collection


rocksquirrel toddler tees - blue and white!
rock squirrel toddler tees, in white & blue, too!

Friday, July 11, 2008

Renegade Craft Fair is this weekend!


I'm honored to be a part of this, as it's the first Renegade Craft Fair on the west coast, and so it's going to be chock full of amazingly creative vendors from all over the Bay Area! It's going to be awesome x 10.

Here's the details:
Saturday & Sunday, July 12 & 13, 2008 from 11am - 7pm
Renegade Craft Fair @ Fort Mason

Here's where I'll be... please come find me & say hi!

Renegade Craft Fair @ Fort Mason's Festival Pavilion


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