What is up with Tokidoki?
August 9th, 2009 at 5:49 pm
I am a big fan of Tokidoki. When people see me wearing the shirts, carrying the purses, or playing with the toys, they’re always amused. The question I probably get the most, though, is “why is it/he/she wearing a cactus?”
So I present to you, Simone Legno’s (Tokidoki creator) text from the back of my Carina toy‘s box:
The cactus is a dign of protection. Kids are naive and vulnerable and need protection. A monster into a cactus suit would not have made sense in my vision of things. SANDy and her friends zip themselves into cactus suits because they think the world is a cold and scary place, and they need some armor to face it. The cactus is a conserver of water, and water means life. The Cactus Friends for me are the representation of life and pure like water.
I love that it’s kind of Engrish-y (he is a native Italian) – it makes it all the sweeter!
Email Migration Saga and Solutions
August 5th, 2009 at 2:31 pm
Email: We take it for granted until the day it threatens to leave us. Anyone who has ever lost messages, or even just experienced a temporary power or internet outage knows this. Unfortunately, due to a few factors, I am also all too familiar.
This is a narrative tale of woe and triumph, but also contains advice for those who may be experiencing the nightmare of importing messages to Entourage from Apple’s Mail (and possibly other email clients, particularly those who use mbox files for storing messages). So read on!