Ownage

It's been five years since I started working fulltime! This fact hit me recently when I received the title to my car after making the 60th payment. That's the second major debt I've cleared since graduating. Student loans were first, and now the little ninja turtle is all mine.

Of course, it'll be forever before the mortgage is paid down.

Suddenly I have the urge to go car shopping...

Viva la Vida

It's been a while since I was pleasantly surprised by a pop album (my last guilty pleasure was Nelly Furtado's Loose). I wasn't a Coldplay fan before, but the first single from this record was pretty good, so I gave the rest a chance. Much better than their previous stuff. It must be the fact that he's finally stopped whining and started actually singing.

Ninja Gymnasts

Of the Olympic sports, gymnastics is where I would like to recruit my super ninja army. Strength, impeccable balance, flexibility, leaping skills, quick bursts of speed, dexterity, and of course, compact build for easy sneaking and hiding.

Some cloaks, weapons and martial arts training, and they would be unstoppable! Mwuah ha ha ha!

Hey, Chef!

While personally I had an awesome weekend hanging out with friends and playing Power Grid, it's been sad news for entertainment.

Isaac Hayes and Bernic Mac, Rest In Peace.

Comic-Con Day 4

Yes, the Con was over long ago, but I had to post about Day 4. It was actually a bit sad, like watching a planet slowly dissolve.

In the morning, we caught the CBLDF Art Jam, where artists draw live and then the pieces are auctioned. The guests were pretty tight:

Left to right, Jim Lee and Whilce Portacio


Joseph Michael Linsner and Terry Moore (The guy standing in the middle is the moderator).


They had a projector so you could watch the artists work. It's always amazing to see these folks live. They are incredibly fast and accurate (which I guess is why they are comic book superstars!) and while drawing they would talk us through their approach and techniques. A few snapshots of the works in progress:

Lisner working on classic Dawn:


Terry Moore and ZOMBIE Hulk! Moore is hilarious. Like your jackass uncle, except more gifted.


Jim Lee's batman. Drawn with a simple Micron pen from Staples. The man is a genius. Oh, and those clouds he's adding in the background? Ink and tampon.


We ended up buying a Terry Moore rendition of Nico from Runaways.


Actually, we ended up with a lot of great art, which is what we spent Sunday afternoon collecting. A couple of my favorites:

Rebecca Guay's amazing watercolor:


Beautiful Franchesco:


Space girl by Erwin Haya. An example of the random talent you find when wandering the independent booths:


Brent Anderson is my hero. Winged Victory and The Hanged Man from one of the best books out there, Astro City. He gave me a funny look when I asked for The Hanged Man...but doesn't it look fantastic?!



Adorable little ditty from David Petersen of Mouse Guard fame:


We have a lot more, but I didn't feel like posting everything here. Maybe I'll get around to a web album at some point.

** sigh **
I wish every weekend was Comic-Con. Now back to work!