We recently received a messenger from our CFO that freaked us out and then calmed us downd. Read his message below.
From: T Money
To: All
Subject: Important Personnel Announcement
Body: Some of you may have noticed the recent tragedy that has occurred in our kitchen. Yes, we’re out of beer. To remedy this unacceptable situation now and forever, we’re making an important promotion of one of our finest beer drinkers, and as you know, we have many.
After an intense competition, our own Jon Davis has been selected as the Timbukbrew man for 2010. Jon will be responsible for making certain that the keg NEVER runs dry. Any questions, concerns or recommendations, please go directly to Jon.
Jonny, our fearless Timbukbrewer. Zero outfit planning was involved here. He’s that good.
Taska and Tina teamed up to create Ice Cream Wednesdays in our new office. With their help we’re surviving Hump Days, one cone at a time.

Cone pash.

Keri, COOP, and Bin dig in. Every man for himself!

Taska opting for a sundae ’cause sometimes cones don’t cut it.

Keri with her kone.
Our man Adam is a brave Timbuk2 warrior by day and inspired costume designer by night. His most recent work is on display in the musical The Gilded playing at San Francisco’s Thick House. If you happened to be at 24th and South Van Ness last week at 2 a.m., you would have seen Adam draping and spray-painting the Gilded costumes. They’re Derelict with an eco-conscious Victorian flair. How can you miss that?! Buy tickets here.

February 26, 2010 – 11:06 am
With another storm moving in tonight, we all needed a breakfast of champions.

Japanese burger cookies for brekky.
February 24, 2010 – 10:34 am
In 2008, we donated bags to Support for International Change (SIC), a non-profit that teaches HIV/AIDS education and administers HIV tests in rural Tanzania. They sent us amazing photos of their community health workers using their Timbuk2 bags in Tanzanian communities and recently sent us an update (see photos below). SIC began providing rural communities with free HIV testing in 2004 and has since been recognized as a regional leader in rural HIV service provision. Home-based testing (HBVCT) is a vital service for the rural villages SIC serves because in such areas there is a lot of misunderstanding about HIV and a hesitance to attend public testing days due to associated stigma. Through HBVCT, SIC reaches people who might not otherwise be tested, works with families as a whole, spends more time educating them on HIV, and are able to directly link people who test positive with supportive services in their communities.

A SIC community education program in Tanzania.
SIC’s community health workers use Timbuk2 bags to carry HIV testing supplies and information about HIV/AIDS to the communities in which they work. HIV counselors Paulina Samhenda and Efrem Senengo explain, “The Timbuk2 bags help us to maintain client privacy and simplify the work, especially when we visit a lot of houses in one day. The bags are sturdy, of good quality, easy to carry, and hold all of our supplies. Most importantly, it allows us to move freely in the communities we work in and be able to provide this needed service.”

HIV counselors Paulina Samhenda and Efrem Senengo practicing an HIV test before heading into the field.

What do you carry? This messenger belongs to a SIC Community Health Worker and is full of HIV/AIDS information pamphlets that are passed out in the communities where they work.
SIC pairs American volunteers with Tanzanian teaching partners to teach the HIV/AIDS curriculum in Tanzania’s government schools. It’s a great opportunity for everyone involved. The Americans gain volunteer experience in Africa and the Tanzanians earn competitive wages and the respect of their communities while helping others protect themselves from HIV/AIDS. Learn more about SIC volunteer opportunities here.
February 23, 2010 – 2:38 pm
Perhaps the coolest thing about our new office is that when it rains it pours! The rain is pounding on the skylights right now. Better than listening to Enya.

Look at Timbuk2’s skylights and listen to this. Try to relax. Try not to pee.
February 23, 2010 – 10:17 am
Timbuk2 recently supported the non-profit Life House Duluth in Duluth, Minnesota. Similar to Timbuk2’s Bag Recycling partner, At The Crossroads, Life House Duluth does street outreach with homeless and displaced youth. Their team’s blue uniforms have become a symbol of trust for youth in their community, so blue custom messengers were a great fit for them. We’re happy we could support Life House Duluth’s work. Learn more about their outreach here.

Life House Duluth team members with their new custom messengers.
February 22, 2010 – 4:13 pm
Many of you are familiar with the What’s In Your Bag mecca on Flickr, where you can peruse thousands of photos of what’s inside people’s bags. It’s strangely fascinating. And then of course there’s the What’s REALLY In Your Bag which seems to be a slightly more dangerous version of What’s In Your Bag. This week Tim J decided to send his WIYB photo directly to our team. He regularly carries 19 items. I find that fairly impressive, although I fear we all probably carry 10x more items in our bags than we think we do . . . Check out Tim’s contents below.
Tim on Tim’s Bag: “A friend asked me once after seeing me pull some amazing things out of my bag, how much crap do I really carry? So I decided to take a picture . . . I’m a systems admin and student at a University in Northern Illinois and ride my bicycle to work almost every day of the year and my Timbuk2 bag is on my back every day. I’ve had it for more than two years now and it’s by far the longest lasting, best made bag I’ve ever owned.”

Tim’s Timbuk2 treasure trove.
So Necessary: Tim carries not one but two laptops, just like James Fallows. See what else he carries below.
- 17″ Macbook Pro
- Power adapter for the Macbook
- 15″ Toshiba laptop (not something I usually carry, I was bringing it into work to drop off for a friend but it was still in the bag this morning)
- Ac-adapter for the Toshiba
- Blue spiral notebook – usually accompanied by a textbook or two
- Red small notebook – I’m notorious for coming up with ideas in strange places so I keep that around so I don’t forget.
- Deck of cards
- Calculator
- Remote for Macbook
- DVI-VGA converter cable
- Headphones
- Stereo splitter
- Bottle of Advil
- Pens (2) and a mechanical pencil
- Big pink eraser
- Various (3) flash-drives
- Whistle
- Bandanna
- Clear safety glasses – for riding home at night to keep snow out of my eyes
- The bag – Timbuk2 Outtawhack Daypack
Thanks for sharing Tim! May we recommend some lumbar stretching?
February 19, 2010 – 2:07 pm
Fridays here in Hayes Valley Moishe’s Pippic has a special, Beef Brisket sandwich with a side salad and a pickle for $9.95 We LOVE it! Cash only, but totally worth it! When you come here to check out our store give them a proper hello: 425 Hayes St. in between Octavia and Gough.

Rye bread, mustard and lots and lots of meat!

Jared, embarking on his meat coma adventure. Eyes closed ready to take in the TRUE Beef Brisket sandwich.
February 19, 2010 – 12:18 pm
Fear not! Our new office remains a dog haven less the open staircase that seems to freak them out. Today there are dogs sprinkled all over the place; upstairs, downstairs, under my feat. Change is always good, but dogs are always better.

Jordan multi-tasking in our new office with his co-pilot, Tipper.