Why is this guy on CNN or Headline News or whatever the hell it is? Is there not enough news douches on Fox?

I like it. I see problems but, then again, I'm my own worst critic. A lot of the colors seemed too subtle for my scanner. But, anyway, there ya go. Used just about every medium I have that makes colored marks on paper. ^_^

On another subject, good lord, it's so damn hot here!

My gothy / punky mermaid drawing from last post http://atomicpanda.livejournal.com/328545.html is for sale. $70 if anyone is interested.

I've also rethought my commission prices that I posted awhile back. I think I was...
A. Smoking crack.
B. Really not wanting to do commissions and was trying to scare people off.
C. A and B above.

Despite protests that I shouldn't undersell myself I've lowered my prices.

$20 pencil one character
$30 pencil two character

$50 ink one character
$70 ink two character

$70 color one character
$100 color two character

I'm going to go ahead and take two more commissions since I'll be done with my current one today. So, yeah, fire away. Just a heads up, I will turn down requests for things I just have no interest in drawing. Not very professional, I guess, but I'd rather do that than agree to do a commission and never get around to it due to having no desire to draw it. I'm doing it for you, folks.

Now on to something else.

See? I'm just terrible at getting commissions done in a timely fashion.

Anyway, here's one of the pieces I'm working on today:

I should have it inked in a couple hours I guess. Anyway, pockyman, hope you like gothy mermaids ^_^; If not, I'm sure some one else will buy it and I can try the 'two girls with glasses' again.

I'm just wondering if any of you, in your internet wanderings, have come across a good quality animated gif (I guess) of this Jenny dance. It's a long shot but I figured I'd ask.



I'm a sucker for XJ-9, in case I haven't mentioned it before. Guess I've always had a soft spot for robot girls. Jenny here actully reminds me a lot of a character of mine that I worked on for years but never really did anything with back in the late 80's early 90's. Her name was Angie 3. Just like XJ-9 she was a teenager and she had less complex, prototypish sisters. She also was designed as a defense robot but preferred to just fit in as a normal kid. Maybe I'll post an old drawing of her sometime. They're all pretty horrible though.

I just found about two seasons worth of episodes online of My Life as a Teenage Robot that I'd never seen. So, that made me happy. Why Nick only shows the same three episodes over and over is beyond me. Canceling it, though, doesn't surprise me. It's what they do with good shows (other than Avatar, thankfully).

So, anyway, the dance. Yeah. If I had that as an animated LJ icon it would so go on all my happy posts. What? I have happy posts sometimes. It's just so cute.

It's only like five frames... I'm actually tempted to use a low quality source like this and just redraw and re-animate it. Somehow. Yeah, that would be a reeeaaally good use of my time when I should be drawing things that, I dunno, might make some money.

Damn, I just wish they'd put the show on DVD.

http://evandorkin.livejournal.com/159113.html

I'm actually not all that surprised. Just seemed like a good way to test out a new icon.

I just leaned back in my desk chair. There was a loud snap and I went over backward. I thought it was a message from my chair that I'm a big fatty. Turns out it was just the pin that keeps it from being able to recline popping out or place. So, it's not broken. I am fat though. Over all, it was just funny. I was laughing by the time I hit the floor.

Sadly, I think I must have looked a lot like this sans broken chair and smartass kid:

HOLY SHIT!!1






This moment of Avatar geekery brought you by Amazon.com. Just got the latest Avatar DVD from them today.

Looking at you John Mayer.

I had a tasty meatball sub nearly ruined by you yesterday and your god-awful Say song. You know, in Hey Jude the Beatles only repeated "Naa naa naa nanana naa, nanana naa hey Jude" sixteen times? Your song wouldn't be that bad but you say "Say what you need to say" eight times. Then, eight more times... Then twenty four more times!

Hey, shut up, already! That's what I need to say.
That's what I need to say.
That's what I need to say.
That's what I need to say.
That's what I need to say.
That's what I need to say.
That's what I need to say.
That's what I need to say.

That's what I need to say.
That's what I need to say.
That's what I need to say.
That's what I need to say.
That's what I need to say.
That's what I need to say.
That's what I need to say.
That's what I need to say.

( That's what I need to say. )

So yeah, I never eat at Quiznos because they're so damn expensive. I guess Subway is eating their lunch so Quiznos is now advertising their large subs for $5. So, I was all, 'hey, I'll have Quiznos today.'

Yeah, the $5 price applies to a whopping two Quiznos subs. I guess these two subs are their "Deli Classics." Nowhere is this actually advertised. In the window their sign says large size $5. It does have some small print. I mean, really small print. I didn't even read it since I'd have to go over to it and probably put on glasses. I bet it says "Fooled you."

So, yeah, they got me in the door but I didn't eat there. I almost went to Subway just out of spite. Instead, I made some home made taco salads.

Remember awhile back how I was mocking CNN.com for selling t-shirts with their headlines on them? Remember how I was making up terrible headlines speculating on what would be on a t-shirt next?

"Crying 4-year-old found along highway" I shit you not, CNN is selling that on T-shirts today. Who the fuck would wear that? Seriously? Who would want that on their chest?

Not bad enough? One of the other shirts they are selling today is "Teen too young for 'come hither' pose?"

Just, wow.

A comic book retailer was robbed and shot recently. Thanks to our third world health care system, like most comic book industry types, he doesn't have health insurance or, if he does, it won't cover all of this, for sure. So, if any of you can afford to send a few bucks there's a PayPal link here.

Take "Horrible" for instance.

At the BK drive though last night:

Order dude: "Welcome to Burger King. Can I take your order?"

Me: "Yeah, uh, I'd like one of those horrible steakhouse burgers. I've got a coupon for a free medium fries and drink if I buy one."

Order dude: "...
...
...........
That'll be $4.25 at the window."


At the window, totally straight-faced.

Order dude: "That'll be $4.25."

Me: "Here ya go."


Hands me my drink and food and change. As I'm about to drive off he asks, "I have to ask, did you say "horrible"?"

Me holding up another steakhouse coupon I had on my dashboard: "Yup. And I just have to choke down one more."

Much laughing ensues. Even the manager who had a headset on too came over. She said she had to see who was calling the food horrible and ordering anyway. I told 'em I was just joking around.

That I did, indeed, not die on my way to or on my way back from Stumptown Comics Fest. If I had, I probably wouldn't have had as much fun.

I'm not very good at the con report thing. Basically, I left home Friday at about 6 AM and got to my hotel just outside Portland at about 3 PM. Driving, by the way. Stopped twice on the way up. First stop was in Redding where I had a horrible Denney's breakfast. But, it's Denney's so, that goes without saying. Gassed up and didn't stop until some tiny town just south of Eugene. Cottage Grove maybe? Had some Carl's Jr. and got some gas. Filled my car up too. No sleep 'til Portland!

Got to my room, got cleaned up, then headed to the con to set up since Friday night was set up night. Basically, I OCDed with my table layout for awhile then organized my box of trib comics, bagged up one of each being sure to cover any naughty bits, ate a few slices of the volunteers' leftover pizza after they all went home then headed back to the hotel.


My table Friday night.

Saturday, I met the guy I was going to share my table with. Kenan Rubenstein all the way from Brooklyn, NY. Nice guy. I think I made more money once he pointed out that it seemed I sold more while wearing my glasses.

Saturday was a big day for me. I sold quite a bit. I certainly didn't break even. I knew I wouldn't but it reminded me of the old days when I went to cons to sell stuff and had fun doing it instead of going to cons to make carbon dioxide and take up space. In fact, it was so much like old times that when I got back to my room it was kinda depressing not to have some one there to talk too and stay up late drawing with. So, I went and had sushi and watched TV.


Death commission I did on Saturday.

Sunday was pretty mellow. Not many people there. I still sold some stuff. Actually, now that I think about it, I may have made more money Sunday than Saturday. Yeah, I did. I sold two cat paintings (one guy said he actually came back Sunday just to buy one) and did a two character commission.

Funny thing, I spent so much time getting my comics ready to sell Friday night and I only sold like four the whole con. Even at $1 each, I only sold like four. -_-;


A mermaid and sailor with and 8-ball commission I did on Sunday. Didn't turn out so hot, in my opinion. The person who bought it was really happy with it though. That's what matters.


My table near the end.

Sunday night I was going to go to Todai with some friends but mice and men and all that. I still went and had the recommended monthly allowance of sushi in about a half hour. I don't know that at $27 I got my money's worth but I gave it my very best. Ugh.

Stayed over Sunday night and left for home around 9 AM. Made it home at 6 PM. Only one stop on the way home this time...kinda. The one stop was in Grant's Pass for some Carl's Jr. and some gas. Again, I got gas for my car too. I made two kinda, I guess, they have to be counted as stops, too. One was at a rest area just outside of Yreka, CA for, um, fluid removal (the place was overrun with seagulls! Seagulls!) and one super mini stop was at a scenic view area to take some pictures of Mt. Shasta way off in the distance. I got a better shot of the mountain later and closer while driving, like, 80 mph.

Then, I was home. Oh, and I bought only one thing at the con, a Scott Pilgrim poster.

By the way, I think I lost my job over this trip. Wheee! Fuck that place anyway. Maybe more pictures later.

Ok, what is Twitter and why should I join?

9 x 12 inches white and copper acrylic paint on black paper. $40 if anyone wants it.

I told myself I wouldn't get on the internet in the morning anymore. I told myself I'd wait until I'd actually did some art and had it ready to post before I'd check my email or my LJ or my DA page from now on. But, I forgot. I hope the day isn't shot like yesterday now.

Two music memes I got off a friend's LJ. They may be fun but they're also long so... ( Cut )

My head just asploded a little bit. CNN.com is now offering ... tee shirts with ...... headlines. Just look for the t-shirt symbol next to the links.

Current offering: "Dog, sheep become unlikely pals"

What will be next?

"Pope offers prayer at Ground Zero"
"CA wildfire partly contained"
"Citigroup sees second giant loss"
"Clown kills five, self"

Ok, I might buy that last one. But, seriously, who's going to be wearing these shirts?