So… apparently Google tells me you want SJ Bike Party decals. YES! I am that dude who makes them. YES! I still am selling them even though I can’t make it out to bike party anymore. Want some? You should probably contact me through one of the various methods listed to the right and above. Don’t believe me, here is a picture of them lighting up the night. Pretty awesome right? Damn right!

RADecals has slowed down a lot for me, and I am sad about that. Ever since Etsy crippled me, it’s been hard to get going again. Which sucks even more, because I now have a dedicated office/work place where all my equipment is at now.

The point of the story, is you should contact me about buying some. Ill give you a killer deal, and probably give you a free high five or something.

- Enrique

So…. this is a little awkward.

I’ve been a little silent on things lately for a couple different reasons. Besides moving into my own place, and now having a dedicated office/workspace for RADecals (pics to come!), my business is now in limbo for the time being. On Friday 1/25/13 Etsy decided to shutdown my store for copyright infringement. The final blow came from a complaint straight from Epic games (Gears of War) for selling the crimson omen. As disappointing as that was, I can’t really be mad at their decision. I knew what I was selling wouldn’t be forever. But damn was that horrible timing. I am forever barred from Etsy now, which I think is a good thing. I got too comfortable selling the designs I had up, and wasn’t able to work on other business, like I had planned to do. So there is my motivation now, open up a new storefront on some other site, and just focus on doing more custom orders for local businesses.

As for my new workplace? Totally bitchin’! I started off in my moms kitchen, then took over the dining room table and counter, and then expanded to the living room. My mom is probably happy I am out, she gets to reclaim a room in her house, and no longer gets to see rolls of vinyl lying around. Also she no longer has to deal with my music blaring that I played while I worked. I am still setting up my little office the way I want it to be, so until then I won’t post pics. So far I have all my old equipment in the room, but I want to buy an extra table for more workspace, and some freaking lamps! It’s hard to weed vinyl with inadequate lighting.

To all my old Etsy customers looking to get more decals, feel free to contact me via this site, email or facebook, I can still make you whatever you’re looking for, and it would probably be cheaper now since I don’t have to pay Etsy any fees. Sweet.

If you need my address to send me a housewarming gift, just let me know. I could always use more beer.

<3 Enrique

Two updates in the same week? That shit is bananas. No, but really, that last post didn’t count, considering it was just spaghetti cat… eating spaghetti… and staring into my soul.

Back to decals! Etsy has been kicking ass! This month has been by far the best month ever, and we’re barely half way through the month already. Which is so awesome, because I am going go need all the money I can get my hands on starting next week. So please keep those orders coming in, and more importantly those custom/bulk orders. Pleaasseeeee.

Where do I find myself lately? Anxiously awaiting the future, also being in LA. I also found myself back on social networks, so if you’re interested, you can find my personal FB here and follow me on Instragram @RadRique. I like to take pics of stupid things with even stupider hash tags. It’s kind of my thing.

So I am at my actual day job now, I should probably stop rambling on and get back to work. This PSA isn’t going to apply itself!

Peace out homies. - Enrique

Also if your name is Justin and you’ve been trying to contact me, your email account you submit isn’t working.

Spaghetti Cat in yo’ face (Jamie)!

“She swears that cat is stealing our money (spaghetti)”

 - Enrique

Happy New Years Baby from RADecals! (this would have been posted yesterday had I had access to a computer.)

So my new years was pretty awesome, ended 2012 on a high note and began 2013 with a high note, I couldn’t have gotten a better ending to the year. Spent it with some amazing people and met an amazing person. Family, new friend(s), and of course Mickey mouse and the Gang was somewhere in the mix, and not to forget all the bands I saw this weekend, Skank Agents, Starpool, Reverend Horton Heat, Codename Rocky, Tijuana Panthers, and of course Suburban Legends!

So 2012 is over, finally. What a year. Started this venture, and in that time had 429 Etsy sales, made a decent amount of money and a lot of friends in the process. Since I started it in February (anniversary time soon) every month has been better than the last, and it continues to grow. Already 2 days in 2013, and I’ve done more than the first month of opening my Etsy store. Not too shabby.

What do I have planned for 2013? Taking this to the next level, and hopefully doing more custom work and bulk orders. Also, something completely awesome which is happening in a couple of weeks, but I don’t want to ruin the surprise, so you’ll just have to see when I post pictures. It will be an adventure though, one that is sure to get me going.

Keep in touch people, and hang on for 2013.

- Enrique

So it’s been almost a month since my last update. You haven’t missed much that last month. A small tidbit, I hit 400 Etsy orders the other week, that was a pleasant surprise. It deserved a beer and hamburger steak from Hukilau. MORE IMPORTANTLY….

Get ready to get this business kicked in high gear. It’s happening, I finally have the motivation I need, and am going to invest all of my free time into RADecals and a couple other side businesses I am about to start.

Shit is about to get real.

On other minor notes, here is my xmas greeting, it was posted to the FB, but thought more people needed to see it. Especially since the website has been getting more hits lately. Thanks to people who insist on googling me, which is a little creepy. So if that’s you, please stop.

What’s nu? (There’s an inside joke I need to erase from my head.)

Been a while since I’ve updated last, I’ve been busy. A lot has been going on, tons. Meanwhile in my workshop, my Macbook took a shit all over me. So production is at a halt until I can get it replaced. Good news is it happened close to Black Friday, so I was able to pick up a new rig at an okay price. Decided to switch back to  a Windows machine. It was just weird living in a Windows world, all my machines run windows, yet the macbook controlled all my equipment. Finally things will be similar. So what did I get? An i5, 4gb, 256 SSD. Neat. Definitely had to get a ssd, since it will just be used to control my cutters, I just needed something that sill start on demand. I was really hoping for an i7, but my accountant said no

Downside? Apart from not being able to make any decals for over a week now, it just hit my wallet hard. Trying my hardest for a while now to save up enough to move production (and myself) out of state, this just delayed me a couple more months. This just means I have to put in that much extra effort to earn back that money in profits. It will happen, just watch.

So now the fun party starts, getting to re-decal my new machine. My Mac was covered in decals I made. Even the first one we I ever cut. I am more sad to see those decals disappear then my Mac. So at least I get to look forward decided what to cut for myself. It’s not too often I make decals for myself anymore. I know the first one is going to be a big fat radecals logo in reflective vinyl, just unsure of what color it should be.

Pictures to follow once I get my new rig.

- Enrique

“I gotta get out of here, and I’m begging you, begging you, Be My Escape.”

Horrible Horrible song choice, thank you Pandora for starting my day off with that.

So back to business, it’s been a while since I’ve written anything on here. I guess I’ve been busy? RADecals has been doing good, Etsy stats as of now, 20,000+ views, 336 sales, profit margin? That’s a secret.

I really need to buckle down and start on new designs. Thankfully I completed Borderlands 2, so I can go back to quitting video games. Which is a really hard decision, because Halo 4 came out today. Sorry Master Chief. So hopefully I will start getting more work done around here, just keep the mead away from me and I should be fine.

Don’t really have much to updated on here, I just told myself I needed to update the site with something. I will try my hardest to have some content here soon.

Enrique

Commence the Google ads. Let’s see how far this $100 voucher can get me.

I wanted to write a quick little blog here, in case new people visit, and get the impression this is a personal blog. It’s not. It just somehow turned into one over the past few months. I kind of hijacked it into a medium to express myself. I’ll do my best to stay on topic (after this one), but the awesome blog titles are staying!

While I get myself to buckle down and make new designs, work on the website, I want to remind you the best source to buy from me is Etsy, and the next best place to see small updates, random rants, pics and the occasional music plug is RADecals Facebook. Of course to get into contact with me, use the contact form above, the google voice tool to the right, or shoot me a message on Etsy or FB.

About 4 months ago I quit video gaming cold turkey. I have accomplished a lot in those 4 month ie. took radecals to the next level, lost 50+ lbs, dropped some bad habits, and picked up some new good and some new bad habits. I’ve always considered myself a hardcore gamer, so to many people this was a shock to them that I quit. And a little ironic that I have a couple gaming tattoos. the point I’m trying to make is Borderlands 2 is a badass game. It broke my 4 month dry spell, and now I am hooked onto a game. Orders from Etsy and the internet are piling up, but my commando is leveling up good! Once I get to the satisfactory threshold of juggling my new life and video games, I suspect life will carry on. Until then, it seems all I can do is snipe bandit midgets in the face. I apologize to those waiting who I haven’t responded to your messages, or filled your order. I will get those taken care of ASAP.

In other news, I want to give a quick shout to my newly happily married cousin, and new cousin. With their help we made mini frisbee wedding favors, you can see a pic of them on the FB.

Here’s to more business, and me doing more RAD work towards soon.

- RadRique

Now that I have your attention, let me tell you about the time I almost died on a mountain. I’m sure you heard about it from other people, but this is coming from me. So it makes it more awesome for your eyeballs to read these words.

So August 25th we set out on a hike at 6:30 am, I really wasn’t sure what was ahead of me for the day. Had I known, I would have packed some more snacks and of course cheez-its. Of course (like a boss) I packed my Bear Grylls knife, duh, I was in bear country. Started out on this hike pretty easily, then we hit the waterfalls. Nothing but stone steps, at this point it seemed like hiking for hours and miles already. Here is me rocking the shit out of a green bandana.

Turns out that waterfall was nothing, a minor 2 miles in what turned out to be an 18 mile death hike. Of course we kept on trekking on like a pack of honey badgers. It probably wasn’t until mile 7 I started to really hurt from the inclines and killer switchbacks. I was suffering at the hands of mother nature, but luckily was hiking with some pretty persistent and motivational guys to edge me on. Otherwise I would have been fine with just letting them leave me on mountain. Probably falling asleep, and most likely wake up in the middle of the night with a bear eating my lower intestines like spaghetti. FAST FORWARD many hours of agony and 5 miles, the top of Clouds Rest! SUCCESS! See that little puny rock behind us? That’s Half Dome. That’s most hikers goal in Yosemite, I guess we have our targets set a little higher.

Begins the downhill journey. We were told it was a 7 mile hike to the lake where our chariot awaited. We were also told by some very misleading signs how far the lake was on our journey. Okay, so downhill shouldn’t be that bad right? It was pretty bad. Steep stepped switchbacks for a good portion of the journey, and of course some inclines. Crap, I suffered there too. We ended up hiking a good portion of the journey after sunset, and it was dark. Did I prepare for a night hike? No, so I had no flashlight whatsoever. Freaky.

It’s funny, during this hike the whole time, I was excited to get back to camp, grab a beer and jump in the lake, eat a Zinger. When it came down to it, I got to camp, ate a burrito and then made sweet sweet cuddles to my sleeping bag. I fought it going up the whole time, but am proud to say I survived the journey. Months ago I could not come close to even completing a minor portion of this hike. Now I am anxiously awaiting the next one.

So what’s the importance of this? and how does this relate to RADecals? I have no idea, instead it just seems like I hijacked this site into a personal blog, but I’m not. I have an idea, I want to start posting photos of my business card with events I do. Probably call an album “Business Card Adventures” on facebook, and upload whatever I can to it. It seems every week I put myself into an unfamiliar situation, out of my element sort of speak, I want to picture that and turn it into free advertising. Pretty clever huh.

Until then, I’ll try to keep my personal life of this, but no promises. I have a lot more stories, I wish I could tell you all of them.

<3 Enrique

“You see my arms are strong and I’m focused, we’re in store for better days.” – David McWane – Big D and the Kids Table