Tainted Tea Blog Up

First post.

Should be more soon. Keep your eyes open!

Elephants are cool.

Especially when they have people in their mouths.



Or can stand on little stools.





Paint pictures.



And just pretend this one isn't blurry.

Saving the Economy...

One giant tennis ball at a time.

And what use do I have for a giant tennis ball besides it being completely fucking awesome and unnecessary?

None. None whatsoever.

I'd like to think I'm sticking true to my goal of not buying ridiculous things in these harsh economic times.

Speaking of which, check out this blue koala bear I scored at F.A.O. Schwarz. His name is Bruce. It says so on the hat, which you probably won't be able to read due to my built-in camera that seems to photo a mirror image.

Interns

...are amazing. Trying to launch a magazine by researching other publications' content and advertisers would be so much easier with help.

Well, duh. That's why it's called help.

Don't get me wrong. I'm not complaining or anything. I love doing this. But I do feel interns are important at publications because frankly, when I interned at Decibel Magazine and Electronic Ink, I really didn't feel needed at all. Now, I know better.

Note to self: Interns really help out with the research and promotion. Don't take them for granted and treat them right. And try to pay them. After I can pay myself and the contributors, of course.

In a more or less recent discussion with my best friend, Shane, we discovered why we can't blog when we're not traveling. And the answer we came up with: our lives are boring. I mean, what do we do when we're not cavorting all over Europe? We go to work, come home, hang out. And that's it.

But now, hopefully life won't be so boring. Shane and I are collaborating on a new project. And it's going to be big, daring. World-changing, even.

Or maybe it's just a webzine bringing a new light to horror fiction and horror writers. A webzine that publishes well-written horror stories with strong character development mixed with compelling story that looks beyond big-breasted women being chased through the woods by a masked man wielding a chainsaw. A webzine for young, aspiring short story writers to publish their work and find tips on how to better their writing.

Photo by J. Toogood.

It's called Tainted Tea.

New Puppy!

Well, not mine, but my brother's. Photo by my dad.

Because Who Doesn't Like Flowers?

For all two (or maybe even less) of you readers out there, sorry I've been neglecting my blog.

So here are some photos from the Philadelphia Flower Show.