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February 2, 2007

SLiTHER Flash Catalogue

Here's a little something I did for the James Gunn which include my designs.

January 18, 2007

"Top 13 Secrets My Girlfriend Doesn't Know"

Why 13? Because it's more than 10.

1. Biore – Yes, I'm an addict to Biore pore strips. Sure, I assume there're better products out there, but I dig the fuckin' strips. Yes, after I put it on and strip it off 10 minutes later, I spend an additional 10-15 minutes examining where each little epidermal hitchhiker has been hiding.

2. Feet – The girlfriend person isn't a big fan of my feet. One day I was showering and a found a rock in the shower. I'm like, "What the fuck is a rock doing in here?" So, I proceed to wash the daily filth that collects off my body and dry off and all sorts of post-shower rituals. Later in the day we'll be watching TV and I throw my legs over and I'll hear a gasp and a quick question, "Did you use the Pumice stone?" I'm like, "What the fuck is that?" "That Pumice stone I left in the shower so you can wash those Hobbit feet of your's!" So, it takes me a few showers to remember why there's a rock sitting in the shower. I find myself scratching my head mouthing the words, "Hobbit feet." Then I start scrubbing with this rock and then finding myself enjoying it.

3. Sleeping – One thing I enjoy during sleep is when I wake up early so I can see her face. There's something vulnerable about her mouth hanging up and a quart of saliva spilling out. I find it excessively entertaining.

4. Snoring - Another great thing about the slumbering process is the snoring. She sounds like a Jim Henson muppet gurgling. She thinks it's unladylike. I find it kinda cute.

5. The Cats – I'm more than convinced that our cat, Blooford Von Kitten Hausen, can read our thoughts. And I firmly believe that our other cat, The Ewok, is schizophrenic. The Ewok's always staring. Staring into some dark oblivion that is the wall.

6. 7-11 – It's not true that the 7-11 didn't have change that one day when I went to get my Rockstar and evening snack. It's just that the gay dude working behind the counter was havin' a bad quarrel day with his lover and I didn't want to interrupt. Often times gay men seem to ask for my opinion.

7. New Kids on the Block – I never liked New Kids. I just said that to get her in the sack.

8. The Feeding – Sometimes I feed that cats at 4 instead of 5 just so I can get more writing time in. It just so happens the cats will bug me and read over my shoulder until I feed them so they can get back to daily sleeping activities.

9. Renting Videos – Watching videos is always a compromise seeing that we have to watch them together. Unfortunately we have different levels of interest and many times in the same films we happen to like. Just once I'd like to watch a really shitty action or horror flick all by myself without the scowling commentary that emanates in laughter.

10. Pooping – Contrary to popular belief I'm not a huge fan of bowel movements. Admittedly, there was a time in my life I found them an act of relaxation and a way to catch up on my reading, but in the past few years, I've been too antsy. Now, it's like plippity-ploppity-plop-plop and out of there in 2 minutes or less. Hopefully I'll finish an Entertainment Weekly sidebar within that time.

11. American Idol - On January 17, 2007 I found myself watching American Idol because I was hoping to catch another ill-conceived attempt at Lost or Bones, but maybe they're cancelled now. My summer DVD viewing is in peril. And five minutes into this highly-rated program, it's as bad if not worse than I imagined. Some skank is trying to sing and the judges are about as inarticulate and idiotic as the people they're tryin' to fuck over.

12. Tyra Banks – The girlfriend knows about my disdain for queen of all media, Tyra Banks, but I think this year is the year she will sink to new lows and I wanna be there to witness the insanity that is Tyra.

13. This Blog – She doesn't know about it.

December 19, 2006

"Shit I've Seen, More James Gunn Shit and Other Shit I'm Up To"

More James Gunn Shit

James sent me some fuckin' anthrax in the mail and shit. I guess he thought it was funny. Know what I did with said anthrax, James? I wiped my ass! But seriously, fucks. He sent me signed copies of LolliLove and SLiTHER--yes, Jenna signed Lolli. It was pretty kickass. So, thank you, young Mrs. if I haven't already. I ripped open the envelope so fuckin' quick that I partially ripped a note he had written.

For any who haven't heard I did these designs for his little JGAS store. All proceeds go to Rover Rescue. For all who love their pets and/or want one. You can buy T-shirts, mugs, wall clocks and all sorts of other really cool shit.

So, get your shit, fight evil and save some puppies!

Shit I've Seen/Been Watchin'

Just saw The Holiday. One of those really bad Nancy Meyers flicks. This is probably worse than What Women Want. The girlfriend person wanted to see it and I can't speak for her, but I think she hated it just about as bad as I did. Saw Stranger Than Fiction and I gotta say I kinda liked it. Certainly a lot better than Monster's Ball. All Monster's Ball had was Halle Berry riding a fuckstick and howling in tongues. Saw For Your Consideration and was not all that pleased with it. It was okay and kinda amusing, but all around loose and ended abruptly.

So, it's back to the video store with us. Been watchin' Shaun Cassidy's Invasion. Kinda diggin' it so far. It's a lot like his old show American Gothic. William Fichtner plays a character very much like Lucas Buck. And everyone knows there's only one Lucas Buck.

The Comic Book

Still working on the Gibbon/Frank Ackerman/Dead Meat extravaganza. So, Seb if you're readin', don't think I ain't doin' shit. It's all gettin' worked on. Been workin' on mostly the Dead Meat stuff. But today it looks like a Frank Ackerman day. I'm working with the Blue Line Pro stuff. For all you comic book nuts Blue Line Pro art boards is what I'm usin' for the comic. I'm goin' through a strange process with it because a lot of the work bein' done is also bein' done in Photoshop. So, when the line art is inked, I go into Photoshop to add more digital FX and color. I was working with Tombow pens for the color, but it looks like Photoshop is a better deal for someone like me. I suppose I should have a separate blog just to explain that.

Now, the above was done in traditional ink, but also seperate images cut and pasted in Photoshop. I'm sure more professional artists can do it all on the paper, but I'm not one of them. I have to take the long way around because of my lack of experience. Initially, and still is at this point, Frank Ackerman is supposed to look like an old 50's horror flick. Color has been added for the promos, but for time and monetary effeciency the comic will be in black and white. Color is something I'll have to discuss with Seb over at Probot Productions.

Oh, and before any of you ask, yes, that's an asshole on the back cover of the book.

Epilogue

There's more JGAS comin' up. More Gibbon-Ackerman-Dead Meat stuff comin'. And hopefully somethin' will pan out with the whole screenwriting deal so I can finally hire real artists.