WorldCaramel

The Treasure of Snake Island

2008-10-05T20:54:00.002-04:00

Yet another Threadless submission. Please vote here

Rumble in the Guts

2008-09-06T21:17:00.003-04:00

My Threadless submission has been approved. Please vote here

Cute Factory

2008-08-17T01:16:00.000-04:00

FOODPAT

2008-08-17T00:49:00.008-04:00

FOOd Disruptive PATtern generator. A camouflage pattern designed for people who frequently spill food on themselves. Pictured is the hot dog pattern. More to follow.

What I'm grateful for today

2008-01-19T08:34:00.000-05:00

Ponzu shoyu
Brueghel's (Pieter the Elder) “Hunters in the Snow”

The Anti-Joke

2007-12-06T05:22:00.000-05:00

A man walks in to a bar. At noon. Every day. It's me, drinking myself to death.

Garbonzacus!

2007-12-05T17:47:00.000-05:00

The Dreaded Flesh Panty, Garbonzacus!

Characters Exercise

2007-12-02T07:00:00.000-05:00

My new CHARACTERS label is the home of an on-going drawing exercise between my mate Liam Nickerson and I. Each of us comes up with a ridiculous fantasy character name, then we illustrate each other's names. You can see Liam's entries here.

The main goal behind the exercise is to improve our drawing and tablet skills, as well as to experiment with Manga Studio which, due to its speed and and a couple key features, is becoming one of my favourite graphics apps.

I first learned of Manga Studio from a tutorial by the illustrator Ray Frenden. His inking skills are way above me at this point. In the video you can see Manga Studio's fluidity in action, but the big thing for me is being able to rotate the page as you're drawing. Saves me from the breakdancing contortions I used have to do to get a stroke at just the right angle.

Mundo Geriwurlitzer

2007-12-02T06:51:00.000-05:00

Mundo Geriwurlitzer, Earl of Twilinger Commons

Monster Cat

2007-06-17T06:48:00.001-04:00

New Aesop's Fables

2007-06-15T19:28:00.000-04:00

The Owl and the Ethernet Cable

A hungry owl swooped down on an ethernet cable, but quickly became entangled in its coils. “Alas!” cried the owl. “I just wanted to change my facebook profile!”.

McSweeney’s

2007-06-15T17:26:00.000-04:00

My list, “Cultural Instances Other Than Bob Dylan’s 1965 Newport Folk Festival Set When ‘Going Electric’ Was Met With Considerable Public Outcry”, has been published on the McSweeney’s web site.

Read it here: www.mcsweeneys.net

Wizard Sighting

2007-06-14T16:43:00.000-04:00

Dear Diary,

When I awoke this morning it was very misty. The mist may have clouded my perception, but I could have sworn that a wizard walked by. I mean, all the signs were there; tinkling bell, funny clothes, worrying demons. I tried getting his attention but he ignored me and just kept walking, spreading something indistinguishable. Frankly, I thought he was a bit of an asshole.

That is all; really a non-event, all told.

Late Fees

2007-04-09T14:54:00.001-04:00

Hey English! Sanskrit called: wants all its loan-words back.

Chad the Impaler

2007-03-09T08:13:00.002-05:00

Wrestler

2007-03-07T05:08:00.001-05:00

Why I won’t “do the bearcat”

2007-03-05T13:10:00.000-05:00

If the bearcat were to convince me to “leave my home” I would join the ranks of thousands of homeless, thus putting unnecessary strain on an already stressed charitable organization network.
I don’t need the kind of sound that I “couldn’t leave alone”. I have enough distractions.
I don’t have the room for a bearcat of my own. Plus, I already have two cats. I don’t think they’re compatible.
The line “George Washington” is a non sequitur used to distract from the bearcat’s true larcenous intentions, or possibly some sort of bearcat-to-bearcat (B2B) codeword.
I don’t really want my backbone to slip, opening the door to further degenerative spinal afflictions, such as Sciatica and Spondylosis.

Despite the fact that the bearcat is “lookin’ for me”, I hope my general attitude will be enough to convince him to look elsewhere.

Squish, a Squid

2007-03-03T09:14:00.000-05:00

Rawwwwr! (A Bear)

2007-02-27T06:29:00.001-05:00

Yarrrrr! (A Pirate)

2007-02-23T19:38:00.000-05:00

Theoretical

2007-02-23T15:20:00.000-05:00

Why ruin a perfectly good theory by putting it into practice?

Romantic Poem

2007-01-28T06:35:00.000-05:00

You are my special eagle
Flying and crying
Against all odds
Over mountains high

The end

bird story idea

2007-01-12T16:36:00.000-05:00

(Fantasy-fiction) There’s this small village guy who has the power to control some birds. Everyone thinks he’s useless and doubts his ability to succeed on this quest he’s planning. Anyway, the end is this scene where the ~~sorcerer~~ minotaur is about to steal the Sceptre of Power and the hero guy (who we find out is some sort of “chosen one”) is laying wounded and semi-concious. Just then he notices a kestrel perched nearby. He summons the kestrel to swoop down and retrieve the sceptre. But alas; he can’t control kestrels. Just pigeons, grouse, quails, doves, and woodcocks.

Tornado Advice

2007-01-12T16:24:00.000-05:00

If you find yourself in a car during a tornado, the best thing to do is quickly drive around in smallish circles. The tornado is most likely to look down at you and say to itself “Hmmm... already got that one”.

bunny pigs

2006-12-30T19:10:00.000-05:00

Creative cohesion is like putting a box of bunnies and a box of guinea pigs in an empty room. Eventually they'll chew their way through the cardboard and mate. It's then that you should consider fleeing.