Monthly Archives: February 2009
Daily! Do it daily!
Saturday, February 7th, 2009
Don’t believe a word I just said – that entire last post was a big fat excuse. No excuses!!! I’m going to do this!!!
I still like to type sometimes, besides.
Saturday, February 7th, 2009
Let me clarify something. What you saw here over the past few days was not a new daily comic, although I can understand why you might have thought it was, especially considering the references to a “daily comic” I made in various places, not excluding the very strip itself! I think I even had myself tricked for a bit. That’s not to say I don’t hope it becomes daily, but realistically speaking, the graphic version of blog posts that appeared this week are just that – graphic blog posts. They are comics, and I hope to make a lot of them, but at this point they are just an extension of this blog, not a replacement, and not a seperate project (at this point!).
So on a day like today when my apartment is a complete mess and I have some day-job spillover and I have an important planning session with Gwen about our upcoming art show (details here and more details on this blog soon) and my story draft has been feeling neglected, well, let’s just say it might not happen today. I’d make some goal like “3 comics per week” or something like that, but goals are only good for disappointment. Actually I disagree completely with that statement in most cases, but here it works because this comic is just an experiment, yet another side project, and I can’t let my side projects overtake my main projects (the constant conflict in my life). Which is not to say I’m making excuses already, I’m going to find time for this or MAKE time. But I don’t want to feel like a failure if I miss a few days, so there.
That said, enjoy the comics when they come!
Flash in the pan, we are.
Monday, February 2nd, 2009
They played this film at my church yesterday. It was nominated for a short-film Oscar in 2003, and well, it’s pretty rad (no cross-language puns intended!) Das Rad. Check it out:
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Mix it!
Sunday, February 1st, 2009
Since I’m already unable to decide what the primary focus of this blog is (comics? music? faith? art? yours truly?) I’ve decided to introduce something new. I’m going to make a monthly mix, with tracks culled primarily from the music blogs I read, and occasionally some gems from my own collection that I think you might need. I make these mixes anyway, for myself, so I may as well share:
Easel Ain’t Easy mix (to the max!), Volume 1, January 2009
1. Dear Nora – Fargo
2. Fleet Foxes – White Winter Hymnal
3. Jenny Lewis – Barking at the Moon
4. The Decemberists – Los Angeles, I’m Yours (in honor of my recent L.A. day-trip!)
5. A.C. Newman – Like a Hitman, Like a Dancer
6. Santogold – L.E.S. Artistes (XXXchange mix, ft Movado)
7. Mates of State – My Only Offer
8. The Smiths – Asleep
9. The National – The Thrilling of Claire
10. Bon Iver – Blood Bank
11. Vetiver – Everyday
12. The Acorn – Crooked Legs
13. Andrew Bird – Fitz and Dizzyspells
14. Okkervil River – Lost Coast Lines
Let me know if you want it.
