One Less Bully Design Now Available for Purchase!!

We just added our new One Less Bully design to our website, now available for order! We're pretty excited about this design for a lot of reasons. We originally talked about a shirt with this theme a year ago, but we weren't sure that it would be relevant enough for people to want to buy and wear. A year later, it seems everyone from Ellen to Dr. Phil is talking about bullying. So we started getting feedback from our designers and our followers on Twitter about their ideas and what our design should look like and how we represent this idea.

This was actually a really challenging task. We are by nature kind of a violent brand. I mean, taking out obstacles that stand in your way is not always nice or pretty. But we wanted our message to be one of hope, unity and caring. How do we do that while wanting to stamp out a bully? Surely the little guy beating the crap out of the bully (while a fun thought) is not exactly the way to go here. Then Ted said "what if we had a group of people standing together against a bully? You know, Stand Together to end bullying?" So our crazy creative brief basically said that, along with a few other key phrases like "Bullies Suck."

Designer Daniel Alfaro (see his site: http://alfarodan.blog.com) was first to respond and we are so glad he did. Our One Less Bully, Stand Together design incorporates Ted's vision of people standing together, becoming a larger, stronger entity than the bully (in the form of our bulldog) without using a "violence to battle violence" message. We are truly proud to offer this design. Thank you to Daniel for an amazing job!

Our next step is two-fold: first we want to find an anti-bully organization that we can work with to share part of our proceeds of our shirt sales. @wildwashington on Twitter gave us a great suggestion and Ellen's website has a few organizations as well.

Second, we're working on additional bully designs to launch. We want to have choices with different design aspects to spread the anti-bully message. Look for new designs in this line soon!

To everyone who has retweeted, encouraged and helped us along the way, thank you. We want to make a difference in people's lives, giving them a laugh as they pursue their passions but also supporting the unique individuality that makes us all genuine, passionate people. Bullies are just not part of the program.

MMA Design Ready for the Holidays and Fit Expo!

We are totally stoked to announce the launch of our latest design, our MMA-inspired OLN Fist. New-to-us designer Daniel Alfaro (see his site: http://alfarodan.blog.com) developed the artwork for this one. You might be asking yourselves why we decided to have this design created. First, watching the UFC fights is a big passion of ours (well, of Ted's) Second, it's the fastest growing sport in popularity in the world (um, also per Ted...) Third, we're heading to the amazing LA Fit Expo in January and we'll be across the aisle from some of the biggest MMA stars around. We wanted to have a special logo shirt ready to go for that convention and really, One Less Nemesis as a brand is incredibly relevant to the competitive nature of MMA.

Ted was on a role when we talked about this: "Each fight represents a step for each competitor and each competitor's journey to elevate themselves in their sport, one less nemesis at a time." Yep, I'd say that sums it up. These guys are passionate about their sport and they don't let anything stand in their way. Makes total sense to me!

Happy Thanksgiving from One Less Nemesis!

No matter what you're doing for Thanksgiving, we want to wish you all a wonderful holiday! If your passion is family, we wish you many hours of warmth and togetherness. Or maybe you'll be snowboarding in the new powder that just hit the Northwest. If so, we hope it's a great ride! You might be watching Twilight with a bunch of friends or playing Zombie Farm on your iPad. Whatever you're doing, we hope you have a blast!

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, we want to say that we are so thankful for the people who have supported us as we've pursued our passion of building One Less Nemesis. It's our dream come true and we are so grateful for the chance to share it with all of you. Happy Thanksgiving!

Pursuing Our Passion: Sharing the Journey of Conquering Obstacles

Just recently we updated our website with new shirts, a new tagline and a re-focused direction for One Less Nemesis. We originally thought that our brand was taking out your nemesis on a shirt, taking down your pet peeve, irritation and things that stand in your way. But in truth, our brand was born from pursuing our passions. Snowboarding, to be exact. Our OLN founder was on the slopes (Steven's Pass), boarding one day, and found them too crowded with skiers. He thought "If there was just one less skier in our way today..." and thus One Less Nemesis was born!

That's why we've refocused. It's not just about the rivalries in life. It's about pursuing your passions and conquering the obstacles that get in your way. And because we started out with our snowboard and ski designs, we've continued to expand our action and board sports apparel to include skateboarding and surfing. But even if you're not into board sports (I'm not!) you might be passionate about the University of Washington Huskies. Or Twilight. Or MMA. Or your MAC. We've got you covered there too. And we'll keep adding new designs. Because we believe that everyone has the right to pursue their passions and not let anything stand in their way! That's what our real passion is. Building this brand, reaching people who are passionate and sharing in their fun and enjoyment. We think this is a really unique but ultimately very universal idea. We'd like to share our journey with you. We've had plenty of obstacles as we've started building this company. We'll be blogging and talking about what we've done, where we're at and where we are going. Join us and share the ride!

New One Less Skier and One Less Snowboarder Designs!

Here's just a taste of what we have coming up! We're in the process of updating the website as I type this. We'll have new snow designs along with our tagline and focus. Be on the lookout for MMA inspired designs too plus our campaign for One Less Bully.

Because we believe that everyone should pursue their passions and not let anything stand in their way!

Headed to Creation Entertainment's Star Trek Convention in Vegas Baby!

We've got a couple of new designs to take with us and our bags are packed!! Follow our Twitter account at: http://twitter.com/OneLessNemesis for updates throughout the convention weekend. Want to go? Check out the convention details here: http://www.creationent.com/cal/stlv.htm

Two Weekend General Admisstion Tickets to the Official Twilight Convention Vancouver!

We are once again so excited to have a vendor table at Creation Entertainment's upcoming Official Twilight Convention in Vancouver, BC May 14 to 16 at the Sheraton Wall Centre! We have also been lucky enough to be able to give away 2 FREE WEEKEND GENERAL ADMISSION PASSES to the convention PLUS a $5 off coupon for any shirt at the show! All you need to do is comment here or tweet that you want to go to the @twi_tour Vancouver Official Twilight Convention by midnight EST tonight (today is Tuesday) and we'll randomly draw one winner! You can also tweet @OneLessNemesis and tell us you want to win! However, only one entry per person counts. AND you have to make sure to check your tweets, because if you don't see that you've won, we can't give you the tickets!

The Weekend General Admission tickets include the following: You get two non-reserved seats for Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the theater where all the guests appear on stage and all the daytime events take place, as well as access to the vendor room. This option does not include autographs or night events and the seats are in the rear of the theater. For full details about the event, visit their site at: http://www.creationent.com/cal/twilight_van.htm.

IMPORTANT: Please remember that these tickets only include entrance into the event and do not include transportation to and from the event, hotel accommodations, and food. The winner is responsible for getting themselves to and from the convention so please only enter if you are going to be able to get yourself to Vancouver May 14 to 16!

Remember, mention @onelessnemesis or comment here that you want to win the Houston @twi_tour tickets by midnight EST tonight, Tuesday. Good Luck!

Rockin' Promotion with Alcide Herveaux!

How do we get so lucky to have the coolest pack peeps around dig our shirts? I'm not sure, but we are stoked to announce our new contest with Alcide Herveaux, the very HOT full-blooded werewolf who helped our girl Sookie out in Club Dead. He's now the leader of the pack and offering up a contest to his followers and fans. Check out all the deets over on his blog! The contest runs through Monday, April 19 at 10 pm EST. Good Luck!!!

Check out our One Less Vampire and One Less Werewolf shirts!

We have a winner for the Houston Official Twilight Convention Tickets!!!!

Eileen from our blog comments is the winner of two Weekend General Admission tickets to The Official Twilight Convention in Houston April 9 - 11. Eileen, please email shelley@onelessnemesis.com so we can discuss the details of how you get your tickets!

Remember, if you didn't win, it's VERY VERY affordable to attend! You can purchase single day passes for as little as $20 for Friday and $25 for Saturday. Check out all of the details here and just scroll down to see the different packages and prices that you can choose from- there are still all levels of tickets available!

I have been to at least 6 of these events and they are truly awesome, wonderful experiences! You will enjoy every minute!

Thank you to all of our entrants and we'll see you in Houston!!

Win 2 Weekend General Admission Tickets to the Official Twilight Convention in Houston and $5 off a tee!

We are SO psyched to have our first vendor table at Creation Entertainment's upcoming Official Twilight Convention in Houston, TX April 9 - 11! We have also been lucky enough to be able to give away 2 FREE WEEKEND GENERAL ADMISSION PASSES to the convention PLUS a $5 off coupon for any shirt at the show! All you need to do is comment here that you want to win the @twi_tour Houston tickets and we'll randomly draw one winner at noon EST on Monday March 29! You can also tweet @OneLessNemesis and tell us you want to win! However, only one entry per person counts.

The Weekend General Admission tickets include the following: You get two non-reserved seats for Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the theater where all the guests appear on stage and all the daytime events take place, as well as access to the vendor room. This option does not include autographs or night events and the seats are in the rear of the theater. For full details about the event, visit their site at: http://www.creationent.com/cal/twilight_houston.htm.

IMPORTANT: Please remember that these tickets only include entrance into the event and do not include transportation to and from the event, hotel accommodations, and food. The winner is responsible for getting themselves to and from the convention so please only enter if you are going to be able to get yourself to Houston April 9-11!

Remember, mention @onelessnemesis or comment here that you want to win the Houston @twi_tour tickets by Monday, March 29 at 12:00 pm EST. Good Luck!

Win a Free Logo Shirt!

OLN is psyched to launch three new logo designs! To celebrate the launch, we're giving away one shirt to a randomly drawn winner. All you have to do is comment here, on our Facebook page or mention @OneLessNemesis in a tweet with which is your favorite design! We'll randomly pick a winner who will get their choice from our new designs. Comment or tweet by 11:00 pm EST Thursday, 2/25. Check out all of our designs at www.onelessnemesis.com

Check it out! The Twilight Lexicon, quoted by Stephenie Meyer as "the brightest star in the Twilight online universe," is giving away a One Less Vampire or One Less Werewolf tee, along with an autographed Chaske Spencer photograph, to one lucky winner today during their WolfPack Wednesday contest. See their blog post here or click on the image.

Black_Pack Twitter Contest

The Black Pack Live Journal page posted about Tinsel Korey wearing our One Less Vampire shirt (here)! The Black Pack rocks our world, so we're offering their peeps a $5 refund for every shirt they order when they enter "Blackpack" in the promo code box.

To show even more love for their Twitter followers (www.twitter.com/Black_Pack), we will be giving away a One Less Vampire shirt! @Black_Pack followers just need to follow @OneLessNemesis or Facebook fan us here, then mention us and tell us you are an @Black_Pack follower! We'll randomly draw a winner on Monday, February 8th. We'll tweet and post the winner!

Tinsel Korey spotted in an OLN shirt

Tinsel Korey, aka Emily, of The Twilight Saga: New Moon movie, was recently photographed by Eye Behold Photography sporting a One Less Vampire tee. We have to admit, it looks awesome on her! Standing next to her is Chaske Spencer who plays Sam Uley in the same film. Eye Behold took this picture in Ft. Lauderdale during a Twilight Convention there and blogged about it. Check out their blog here: http://www.eyebehold.us/#103615/Twilight-Blog. Now we just need to get shirts on the rest of those werewolves...