Singularity Sky by Charles Stross

Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates

Casanova Luxuria

Nextwave agents of H.A.T.E.

Formerly Known As the Justice League

Haunted Hawaiian Nights

Before You Leap

Get Shorty

Recent Gaming Digs:
Lego Star Wars 2: Classic Trilogy

(for splitting my sides & satisfying my nostalgia)

September 23, 2006:
Hawaii rocked my world. Wonderful seeing friends and discovering the whole other world sitting out there in the middle of the big blue expanse. Now to sort out all those snap shots and figure out how to get back there soon as humanly possible.

Recent Travels:
Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii (US)


Recent Pulp Pix:
The Hot Kid by Elmore Leonard

(for 1920's wild west meets modern cops 'n robbers)

Mr. Paradise by Elmore Leonard

(for crazy cop coolness)

Rum Punch by Elmore Leonard

(for prime time crime)

August 29, 2006:
Scarface was one big monster of a project, and so should be no surprise that it would inspire an equally staggering monster of a wrap party!

Heading to Hawaii soon, can't wait! Going to be grand to reunite with old friends, make new ones, and of course try too relive every Magnum P.I. & Elvis fantasy I've held near & dear since childhood.

Recent Flick Pix:
Omen the Remake (US)

(for making me yawn... with horror... and by horror, I mean boredom.)

Recent Pulp Pix:
Killshot by Elmore Leonard

(for reading in real time)

The Big Bounce by Elmore Leonard

(for down & dirty deeds)

August 23, 2006:
Anxiously awaiting Scarface to hit the shelves, so proud seeing that finally snap together so well!

Once SF is out, and allowing permissions from management, I'll drop some notes on the evolution of the game's level designs, hopefully including my maps, old script & mission excepts, outtakes, and tips on where you can find my personal easter egg contributions in the game's massive environment. Fun!

Recent Flick Pix:
First Spaceship On Venus (US)

(for having such a truly diverse & multi-cultural cast decades before such would be considered cool.)

Recent Pulp Pix:
Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk

(for Mr. Whittier's Obsolete)

Pagan Babies by Elmore Leonard

(for Africa)

Tishomingo Blues by Elmore Leonard

(for tender teacup tempests)

Recent Game Pix:
Dead Rising by CAPCOM on the XBOX 360.

(for letting me tenderize zombie melons with a sledgehammer while dressed in drag)

August 6, 2006:
Toy2R sent me proofs for my 8 inch Qee design this week, can't wait to see the final product! LMB found local artist Redrum's photo blog. Been snapping pix of his stuff around town for weeks. Speaking of LMB, she's in Montreal for the week, lucky lady! My pal Sonny made it to San Diego Comicon, sorry to have missed that event this year. Ah well, that or Hawaii, guess which won out?

Recent Flick Pix:
A Walk in the Sun (US)

(for apt dialogue)

Derailed (US)

(for a slick ending despite a transparent twist & unlikely plot anchor events)

Venture Bros. Vol. 1 (US)

(for being GODLIKE, including a J.G. Thirlwell soundtrack!)

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (US)

(for solid dialogue & tight craftsmanship)

Lucky Number S7even (US)

(for excellent construction on all fronts, completely gratifying.)

Bloodrayne (US)
Negative
(for even Ben Kingsley & Billy Zane couldn't save this bleeding ulcer of an experience.)

Recent Pulp Pix:
Declare by Tim Powers

(for alt history spy fiction supernatural goodness)

King Rat by China Mieville

(for vibrant folk lore revamping)

July 17, 2006:
Sorry for the lag! June passed like a blur, and now on the cusp of my birthday I feel a bit breaded and deep fried, yet blissfully thrilled to be alive! Enjoyed seeing family in MO, looking forward to impending trips; like Hawaii, Tennessee, another holiday jaunt to MO and to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma next spring, England next summer.

Recent Flick Pix:
V for Vendetta (UK)

(for converging Max Headroom, 1984, Closet Land, swashbuckling, & Oscar Wilde into a single entity)

X-Men 3 (US)

(for the whacky parades of incidental mutants & a story with more holes than Swiss cheese)

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (US)

(for delivering on the ick factor)

Little Britain (UK)

(for solid blue blooded absurdist comedy)

Grandma's Boy(US)

(for woefully inaccurate depiction of game production, insipid story & pacing; Nick Swardson from Reno 911 often the only worthwhile comedic aspect)

In the Batter's Box:
Omen remake (US)
Prairie Home Companion (US)
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (US)
Father Ted (UK)
IT Crowd (UK)

May 31, 2006:
Going to see my family in MO tomorrow, returning to the land of strip malls crowned by megalithic Wal-Marts. And it's tornado season! Noice! The things you do for the people you love, LOL.

Recent Flick Pix:
Muppets From Space (US)

(for the first 25 minutes of shotgun zany bliss)

Muppets Wizard of Oz (UK)

(for the King Prawn if nothing else)

Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (Korea)

(for everything about it)

In the Batter's Box:
Little Britain (UK)
Muppets Take Manhattan (US)
The Great Muppet Caper (US)
Muppet Treasure Island (US)

May 27, 2006:
What price is the right price to pay for priceless?

Recent Flick Pix:
Muppets Season 1 (US)

(for everything, no matter how punny)

Takeshi's (UK)

(for so eloquently describing a non sequitor & creatively commentative, socially responsive mind)

In the Batter's Box:
Little Britain (UK)
Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (Korea)

April 24, 2006:
So how do people manage to keep their pockets turned right side in again? Really?

Recent Flick Pix:
Buffalo 66 (US)

(for everything, no matter how heavy handed)

The Descent (UK)

(for intensity & presentation, not story)

Tick Season 3 (US)

(for continuity, integrity, hilarity, & unavailability!)

Lost (US)

(for making Dean Cain look good)

Underworld: Evolution (US)

(for having a cool antagonist, long as he didn't "act")

Torremolins 73 (SPAIN)

Up & Down (CZECH)

Away Awake (US)

Max Headroom Season 1 (UK)

Banzai: Betting Game (UK)

Silent Hill (US)


April 9, 2006:
Replaced my long lost 1978 Fisher-Price Animal Muppet Puppet via EBay. Can't wait for ti to arrive! Also started a shop on EBay to offload some books and toys. Educational!

Recent Flick Pix:
Dreams of the Witch House (US)

Cigarette Burns (US)

American Gothic Complete Series (US)

Romeo is Bleeding (US)

Dark Crystal (US)

Brimstone Complete Series (US)


April 6, 2006:
Kudzu the oscar is illing, half my game team just quit, and I just paid far too much for a 1975 Animal Muppet puppet produced by Fisher-Price. Same old, same old.

Recent Flick Pix:
Neighbor No. 13 (Japan)

Debating Christ (Canada)

Shaun of the Dead (UK)


April 1, 2006:
No new jokes to tell.

Completed writing the first draft of Chap 25 for The Sunshine Days yesterday, brings the novel to approx. 100k words. Longest thing I've writ since my will.

Neat.

Recent Flick Pix:
Slither (US)

Magnificent 7 Complete TV Series (US)

Disney's Fantasia 2000 (US)


March 19, 2006:
Painting. Writing. Re - search - ing. Drawing. Reading. Watching. Walking. Arting.

Recent Flick Pix:
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (US)

History of Violence (Canada)

Mississippi Burning (US)

Ghost World (US)

Man of the Year (Brazil)

Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban (UK)

Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire (UK)

Prophecy - Uprising (US)

Prophecy - Foresaken (US)


March 15, 2006:
Work, work, work!

Recent Flick Pix:
Chrystal (US)

13 Conversations about 1 Thing (US)

Corpse Bride (US)

The Aristocrats (US)


March 03, 2006:
Added new piece to Q. Doodled a ton recently, mostly top secret work stuff I sadly can't share publicly yet. Also had a couple days off to write this week, made some solid progress.

Also, huge props to one of my filmschool mentors! Murray Stiller just finished his first feature length film, Debating Christ, go buy a copy! You won't be disappointed!

Recent Flick Pix:
Wonder Falls (US)

Kung Fu Hustle (HK)

Mirrormask (UK)

Hitchcock's Rope (US)

Hitchcock's Notorious (US)

Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much (UK)

The Poseidon Adventure (US)

Time Bandits (UK)


Feb 27, 2006:
Wrist out a ton of drawings this weekend, including lots of sketching with old pals, lovely! Also began digitizing my old college radio shows from rapidly aging cassettes. Deep hurting hearing those, LOL!

Recent Flick Pix:
Zathura (US)

Waiting (Uncut) (US)

The Mask (US)

The Corporation (Canada)


Feb 19, 2006:
The big tank is up and running and far as can be told, Kudzu is in paradise! Also got some magic crayon action in this weekend, yay!

Recent Flick Pix:
Machinist (US)

Rouleman (Greece)

Legend of the Devil (Japan)

Team America (US)


Feb 11, 2006:
Spent the day setting up the stand and pump and hoses for the new 70 gallon tank for Kudzu, my blood red Oscarr, going to be very sweet aquatic digs indeed!

Recent Flick Pix:
Doom (US)

Stuck on You (US)

Danny the Dog (US)

Brak Show Season 1 (US)

The Man with the Screaming Brain (US)


Jan 27, 2006:
Added Sunshine Days concept art to Q.

Recent Flick Pix:
Night of the Lepus (US)

40 Year Old Virgin (US)

Sharkboy & Lavagirl (US)

Sky High (US)


Jan 13, 2006:
Massive update to Commissions w/ work for TLC, JedMC & Toy2R

Recent Flick Pix:
Invader Zim Volume 1 & 2 (US)

Drawn Together Season 1 (US)


Jan 5, 2006: No new tales to tell.

Recent Flick Pix:
Sealab 2021 Season 1 & 2 (US)

Harvey Birdman Season 1 (US)

Denis Leary Complete (US)

King Kong (US)

Running 7 Dogs (Korea)

Friday Night Lights (US)

A Dirty Shame (US)


Dec 26, 2005:
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Dec 18, 2005: Scarface coming along, another major milestone this week, whew! Reviews last month lead to an adjustment, am now a Senior Designer for Radical, neato! Looking forward to a low key holiday break. Shout out to my homies round the globe, here's to a great new year ahead, y'all!

Recent Flick Pix:
Samurai Jack Season 2 (US)

Van Wilder (US)

The Grudge (Raimi prod.) (US)

Boogyman (Raimi prod.) (US)

CONTEST WINNER: JARED FRY!

Nov 13, 2005: Sorry for the lag, been a busy time with work / travel / life. NYC rocked, thanks to EL, Jed & Janet for helping make sure of that! Great to see an old pal from Oregon, Leland Purvis, now an NYC resident, small world! Also great to meet Bob Fingerman at Rocketship in Brooklyn, one of the coolest artists in pehaps the finest gallery / comic shop I've cast peeps upon to date!

Recent Flick Pix:
Devil's Rejects (US)

Green Butchers (Danish)
& 1/2
Phil the Alien (US)

Sky High (Japan)

Devilman (Japan)


Oct 16, 2005: Looking forward to NYC for Halloween, going to be great to see old friends and maybe even make some new ones!

Recent Flick Pix:
High Tension (France)

Starship Troopers (US)

Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin - The Untold Story (US)

Rubber Lover (Japan)


Oct 8, 2005: Comic pages for my friend Jed over 1/2 way done now, with added pages too boot. Last weekend's retreat to Victoria certainly helped! Nanowrimo about to kick off again, will be (finally) working on a 1st draft on Sunshine Days for that. Paintings for friend Devin and for my friends at Khamoro Cafe nearly done although kind of on the back burner; new issue of TLC out this past week, 2 illustrations of mine in there; Scarface is in week two of another milestone period with focus on Boat AI among other things, exciting!

Recent Flick Pix:
Mean Creek (US)

Stitch (US)

Save the Green Planet (US)

Dead & Breakfast (US)

Battlestar Galactica Season 1 (US)

Serinity (US)

Lost Season 1(US)


Recent Comix Pix:
Wanted (US)


Sept 8, 2005: Work, work, PNE, work, work, Whistler, work, work, installed "Q", & of course visited the video store.

Flick Pix this Week:
Lilo & Stitch (US)

Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch (US)

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (US)


Aug 25, 2005: Work, work, and a trip to the video store!

Flick Pix this Week:
The Outsider (US)

Shallow Ground (US)


Aug 21, 2005: Painting, reading, playing Destroy All Humans & hanging with friends. All in a weekend's work!

Flick Pix this Week:
The Aviator (US)

A Snake in June (JAPAN)

EM Embalmer (JAPAN)

David Chappelle's Show Season 2 (US)


Aug 16, 2005: New poem in Thus Loathing from Leigha Briscoe! Work still intense, but getting a little time to paint and draw outside of that.

Flick Pix this Week:
Dukes of Hazard(US)

Cutie Honey (JAPAN)

Vital (JAPAN)

MPD Detective (JAPAN)

Purple Butterfly (CHINA)


July 31, 2005: Another month gone, seen a fine fine birthday, a groovy Comicon, a dashing week in San Diego, more hep b-days and today a trip to a lake!

Flick Pix this Week:
Finding Neverland(US)

Hitch (US)

American Astronaut (US)

Dead End (US)

Precinct 13 (Remake) (US)

Yes Men (US)

Constantine (US)


July 11, 2005: Happy Birthdays to my folks! Heading to San Diego Wednesday for the infamous geekfest to end all geekfests, that's right, the San Diego Comicon! Going with EL, Jedhed, Janetasaurous, ScottMo, Matt El Dopa and hopefully Boruticus. Good times and going to be great seeing friends there like Butch, Chad, and of course the Calle Sisters.

Flick Pix this Week:
Isola (JAP)

Gunner Palace (US)

Maria Full of Grace (Columbia / US)


July 5, 2005: Work, work, work. Had a good weekend with friends and a great hike from Coquitlam to Vancouver.

Filck Pix this Week:
Les Triplettes de Belleville (FR / CA)

Spaced (UK)

Cursed (US)

Reno 911 Season 2 (US)

Les Revenants (FR)

Sideways (US)


July 2, 2005: Milestone shipped, illustration posted on TLC and my friend is back safely from a month roughing it all over Europe!

June 25, 2005: Milestone next Thursday at work, script due to Zoe, ceramic shoe to paint in 2 weeks for Headquarter, can you feel the fear? At least last week's dental check up came back all clear, what a relief!

Been doing a lot of comic book catching up in anticipation of the San Diego Comicon nest month!

Trade Pix this Week:
Powers Vol. 1 & 2 (US)

The Authority Vol. 1 - 3 (US)

The Possessed (US)

Walking Dead Vol. 1 -3 (US)


Flick Pix this Week:
Black Tight Killers (Japan)

Land of the Dead (US)

Episode 3 (US)


June 14, 2005: Going to the dentist today. Can you feel the fear?

Flick Pix this Week:
Layer Cake (UK)

Reno 911 Season 1 (US)

Greg the Bunny (US)

Ilsa the Wicked Warden (Italy)

Bayside Shakedown 2 (Japan)

Louis Black Unleashed (US)


June 7, 2005: If you haven't tried this yet, there is still time!

Flick Pix this Week:
Dead Birds (US)

Darkness (UK)

5 Survive Alive (Japan)

Big Meat Eater (Canada)

Star Wars Episode 3 (US)

Lemony Snicket (US)

Bayside Shakedown 1 (Japan)

Hitchhiker's Guide (UK)

Alone in the Dark (Canada)

Metallica Documentary (US)

Blade 3: Trinity

Robot Chicken Ep. 1 - 14 (US)

Kinsey (UK)

Ghouls (US)