Are you single and in NY? Well you don’t have to be single for long. Here are two great events that singles should attend this weekend.

SATURDAY is for the Crafty Single Women:
Attention crafty single babes, based on demographic studies, there is going to be a high concentration of intelligent single men all gathered together at the first annual Brooklyn Comics and Graphics and Lions and Cougars Festival
It’s your chance to see some of your favorite independent comics, go to panel discussions and see awesome presentations as well browse through your pick of choice single men at the festival.
Show up, have some fun and remember this awesome piece of advice…
You should meet your next boyfriend before it gets dark out. (you can’t trust anyone after the Sun goes down)

(I made that up about the lions and cougars)

Sunday is for the Single Man Geek:
Research shows there are going to be a lot of crafty, intelligent and single women at this BUST Holiday Craftactular holiday event. If you haven’t already bought everyone comics for the holidays, why not try pick up some of the hottest holiday gifts you can find at this BUST event. In addition to selecting some some fine hand made crafts, you can attempt at making impressive conversation by busting out some great lines like “Can I craft your phone number?” and “Craft you out on a date?”. I’m pretty sure Women stuck at a table for several hours are going to enjoy talking with single men hunting for a girlfriend at a feminist craft show. It’s probably what the magazine intended when they decided to put on an event like this.

For all those singles who can’t get out this weekend… you can still go to the Meatup on Wednesday….
http://brooklynbased.net/everything/bk-holiday-meatup/

If you need some awesome lines to meet anyone at any of these events, just find me and I’ll write you some personal gems.

My latest invention is the static pencil. Basically it’s a pencil that remains in one spot, in order to use the pencil, pen, crayon or drawing tool, you move the canvas below it with your hands. I was thinking some people might not want one consistent line on their paper so, I thought a simple foot pedal would raise and lower the drawing tool. I would imagine the device would allow you to easily swap out your preferred drawing device and would have an adjustable tension on the device in order to press down on what ever canvas you might have.

I believe this invention solves the problem of having your arm block what you are working on while drawing or writing. I also think this invention will prevent pencil and pen thefts. I could see these devices being put in banks and schools. Every child should have access to a static pencil.

Below is a rapid prototype of how this invention might work…

So you are looking to make a little extra money. Here’s a list of businesses you can start quickly and easily with just a cardboard sign.

1. Description of Museum Experience – Museums can be expensive and often require a lot of time to go through, by simply setting up a spot outside of a popular museum, you can charge far less than the regular admission and just give a brief description of the museum going experience. A lot of people will pay for this service as they will save both money and time by not actually going to the museum themselves. (more…)

For the cost of a couple boxes with the word “Cupcakes” written on the side, any show can be free. This idea most likely will work with your favorite music shows, theater shows, private parties… (more…)

The other day while hanging with Carly, Josh and Gabe a small dog wearing a sweater somehow became our topic of conversation. One of those three I think it was Carly came up with the idea that they should make pasties for dogs and cats to cover up the rather exposed pooping part on these animals.
Initially the design involved a pacifier type of device. I later came up with the tail ring design as I find it far less invading to the animal who would be wearing such a device.

In the drawings I’m using a smile face design but it might be nice to put a mirror, clock, piece of art or some other practical design in this thing. Perhaps a nice sparkly diamond would look nice.

If this idea catches on perhaps instead being faced with a pooper, it might be a beautiful image of inspiration.

Tough times are certainly hitting more than the pocket book now a days. Too often people link their mental health to their financial health, this unfortunate fact could put our mentally stable nation at risk as the economy continues to spiral downward.
To combat the emotional depression, I propose a phone service that simply allows callers to tell the person on the other line their woes. The thing is that the person on the other end of the phone will always have it slightly worse than the actual caller…
for instance here is a possible conversation.

Caller: I can’t afford food for my dog.
Service: I had to make food from my dog.

Basically the highly qualified professional phone answerer will appear to be slightly more miserable than the caller. The idea is that after the caller calls, they will feel much better about themselves.

The service would also be offered via a website too where a user could simply type into the computer what ever is troubling them and be greeted with an instant response from the trained professionals.

And to pay for it all you might be wondering… well I thought about that too.. uh.. maybe sell ads to lottery people or something..