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2/20 Update

I sent out a few orders this afternoon. After I get back from class tonight I'll be working on more. A lot of orders are just on the verge of getting sent...They just need coloring or whatever.

2/15 update

The following orders are almost complete and will receive their icons within the next group:

(Listed by orderer's initials)
CN
CB
SW
WH
LS
JT
AS
MS

Call for Help...

Several months Back, Leo Laporte's show Call for Help had a small feature on Iconize Me!

Here's a transcript:

>>Amber: YOU KNOW, JUST-- AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S EASIER -- OBVIOUSLY YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WITH USING, LIKE, PHOTOS OF PEOPLE AND JUST THOSE TYPES OF PHOTOS, THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO COMPRESS THEM TOO MUCH SO THEY'RE BLURRY, BUT THAT -- THAT -- THAT'S FINE AS FAR -- AND AS FAR AS COMPRESSING THEM TO 20 OR 30k. THE NEXT QUESTION HE HAS FOR US, AND THIS IS A PICTURE OF HIM. THIS IS A PICTURE OF MARTIN RIGHT HERE. IS HE WAS THINKING THAT HE WANTED SOME KIND OF MASCOT FOR HIS SITE. SO, HE WANTED TO, YOU KNOW, MA-- MAYBE IT COULD BE HIM BECAUSE HE'S ONE OF THE EDITORS OF THE SITE. SO, I FOUND THIS REALLY COOL PLACE WHERE YOU CAN ACTUALLY GO, AND IT'S CALLED ICONIZE ME! OR ICONIZE ME!

>>Leo: OH, THAT'S SO NEAT.

>>Amber: AND WHAT YOU CAN DO IS YOU CAN SEND THEM IN A PHOTO AND THEN THEY HAVE THREE DIFFERENT ARTISTS, PAUL, SHALIMAR, AND JOSE, WHO WILL ACTUALLY TAKE YOUR IMAGE AND TURN YOU INTO A LITTLE ICON THAT YOU CAN PUT ON YOUR SITE.

>>Leo: I LIKE-AZAY.

>>Amber: I KNOW. THESE ARE MY FAVOURITE.

>>Leo: YEAH.

>>Amber: AND I THINK FOR MARTIN THIS WOULD BE A REALLY GOOD OPTION BECAUSE IT FITS WITH KIND OF THIS MUSIC SITE.

>>Leo: YEAH.

>>Amber: IT'S NOT TOO REALISTIC. IT'S GOT MORE OF -- JOSE DOES MORE OF KIND OF A CARTOONISH LOOK.

>>Amber: RIGHT.

>>Leo: SO, HE CAN GO HERE AND HE CAN E-MAIL JOSE. LOOK, WE HAVE THIS GUY. THAT KIND OF LOOKS LIKE YOU, LEO. A LITTLE SHUFFLE.

>>Leo: YEAH. YEAH, I LIKE IT.

>>Amber: BUT HE COULD GO AND HE COULD GET A PICTURE OF AN ICON AND HE COULD --

>>Leo: HOW MUCH DOES THAT COST?

>>Amber: IT'S PRETTY INEXPENSIVE. ALL OF THESE ARTISTS CHARGE BETWEEN 40 AND $60.

>>Leo: I MIGHT DO THAT FOR ALL THE TWiT GUYS. IT WOULD BE KIND GOOD TO HAVE THOSE KIND OF STANDARDIZED ICONS.

>>Amber: IT REALLY WOULD BE GOOD.

>>Leo: YEAH.

>>Amber: SO, YOU CAN CHOOSE WHICH STYLE YOU LIKE OUT OF ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT ARTISTS. AND, LIKE I SAID, BETWEEN 40 AND $60, THAT'S LESS EXPENSIVE THAN PRETTY MUCH ANYWHERE YOU WOULD GO TO ACTUALLY GET SOMEONE TO KIND OF CUSTOM CREATE AN ICON FOR YOUR SITE. AND ALSO IT'S NICE TO USE YOUR IMAGE. IF YOU'RE -- IT'S, IT'S VERY EDITORIAL, THE SITE HE DOES, THE 80's MUSIC CENTRAL. SO, IT'S NICE IF HE ACTUALLY KIND OF NICE ASSIGNS HIS -- HIS FACE AND HIS BRAND TO THE SITE --

>>Leo: YEAH.

>>Amber: -- AND MAKES IT KIND OF CARTOONISH AND FUN --

>>Leo: I LIKE THAT, YEAH.

>>Amber: -- AND USE THE SAME COLOURS THAT HE USES ON HIS SITE.

>>Leo: YEAH. AND HE CAN CALL HIMSELF LIKE, YOU KNOW, Mr. HOT PANTS OR...

>>Amber: OR HOT STUFF. MARTIN HO-- OH, THAT'S MIKEY'S NAME.

>>Leo: OH, THAT'S TRADEMARKED.

>>Amber: [ laughs ] BUT HE COULD DO SOMETHING, YOU KNOW. AND, AND IT'S A GREAT WAY TO JUST, YOU KNOW, GET HIS IMAGE UP THERE AND --

>>Leo: I LIKE IT.

>>Amber: -- HAVE SOME FUN AND IT'S PRETTY INEXPENSIVE.

>>Leo: WHAT'S, WHAT'S -- ICON-- ICONIZE ME?

>>Amber: iconizeme-

>>Leo: ICONIZE ME, I LIKE THAT.

>>Amber: -.com. AND WE'LL PUT LINKS TO THESE ON OUR SHOW NOTES --

>>Leo: GREAT.

Saturday update...

I've been busy, and got about 10 icons sent out this evening. I hope everyone enjoys them.
I won't be able to get any done tomorrow (got school work and the super bowl to attend to :-)

...But the next batch isn't too bad...there are no "multi-orders" (individuals who order multiple portraits in at once)- which I have NO problem with (don't be discouraged, by any means) but it does tend to slow down the process of getting orders out.

That's all for now.

Feb 3rd

I got 9 icons drawn out tonight. The next step will be to color and send them out.

To be colored/sent (initials):
BC
JH
NE
CF
CG

To be drawn/colored next
CN
CB
JR
SW
DS
WH