Jan/100
iPad
Whelp, at this point I would just about give up my first born and my left testicle to get my hands on the new iPad. However, unfortunately I think I’m about to lose my job. Spending that cash might be a bad idea right now.
Jan/100
Under appreciated!
Was having a look at at some of my comic mags a bit ago and realized something. Comic Book artist and Comic Strip artist alike are under appreciated. I can remember back when I first started collecting. If I found a book or title that had some great artwork I bought it. Not saying that the artist from the other titles were bad. Just that there were very few that stuck out to me as inspiring or interesting in that regard. There were some that took a chance with there own stile of work. Some that didn’t. And many that did things the Comic Book way.
While today you do see some of the same ol same with a few titles. Were luckier than ever to see more and more absolutely fantastic creators. Its like everything else, as the tools and the schools progress the artist get better and better. Just like in sports these days, better tools, better athletes. I think one reason for this today is the incredible resource of the web and web sites. (free blogging sites are all over the place) What better way for an artist to get noticed and get work? And now with sites like Comixpress you can publish your own book easier than ever. You have fantastic software like WordPress that can be used with something even more fantastic called Comic Press (a Comic publisher for word press). You name it, it can be self published and noticed via the web. For that reason alone the suits who make the decisions on who they want penciling their books have a virtually endless supply of online portfolios to chose from. Whatever the reason, were lucky to see what we are today. We the fans are the one who reap the rewards.
That being said, these guys/girls aren’t appreciated like they should be. For example. You get a Comic Book Artist who bust his tail to shell out page after page of art for a book each and every month. All the while staying consistent and always keeping up the standards for himself and the publisher. Personally Ive never had to produce anything like a Comic Book Artist. Think about pushing out that type of work each and every day just to send it off to a publisher who may or may not treat the work with the respect it deserves. Wake up, do the work, ship it out. Wake up, do the work, ship it out, over and over and over. Keep it interesting. Keep the story flowing. Keep the art crackin. No way in the world I could do something like that today. Not saying things would be different if I wasn’t married and didn’t have the three children. (i wonder how many comic artist today are married with children <- pun) Producing GOOD consistent artwork daily is incredibly hard to do. Not sure many of the Fan Boys understand or care about the artist as they should. To be a Comic Book artist you have to be good AND incredibly creative all the time. Something I look up to very much. As much as I look up to the great Coaches today. I do the same for Comic Strip and Comic Book creators and artist.
A special thanks to those who work so hard to push out the art each and every day. You all deserve more than you get.
Get to a Comic Shop, pick up a few books. Get that subscription to MAD. Write you newspaper editor and let him know to keep the Comics page going. These people deserve and have earned your support.
more later….
Jan/100
My New Years resolution!
My New Years resolution this year is the same I had a couple of years ago. TO NOT HAVE A DAMN RESOLUTION! Ever notice how many more diet commercials you see at the end of the year? It really is comical to see that shit. And most of it is completely that, SHIT. It really does make me chuckle a little about how damn gullible this country is and how much we as a people have become lemmings. Hey, its this day, we have to do this. Or, hey, you didn’t do this or that for this? I say horse shit! To hell with you NBC, CBS, FOX, TBS, CNBC, MSNBC and who ever else sees fit to throw a damn market watch in my face about how much Americans are spending during Christmas. Comcast and the rest of you can shove it up your ass as far as I’m concerned!
Heres a little nugget for you about what these media company’s really feel about you and I. (not going to mention any names) I’m a former employee of Comcast. At a staff meeting one day before we were to start our work we were all sat down and spoken to about the “Comcast way” and what the company did and did not expect from us. (we were taken over like so many other smaller businesses are thease days, remember, the more they own the more they control, your thought, your, mind, what you buy, what you see, what you hear, what you should think) In this meeting my bosses boss got to have a little chat with us and let us know just what the company thought of us. “In the end we dont care about you, we dont care about the customer,we care about one thing, THE INVESTORS. If our stock isn’t up our investors aren’t happy. So, like it or not, were going to do anything and everything to keep them happy.” My response? “Well, at least they were honest.
Doesn’t matter, so long as the investors are happy.
I might decide to have myself a New years resolution after all.
Nov/090
You have to give it to the guy.
I said it a few weeks ago that I just wanted the guy to just go away. Not because I disliked the guy, but because I just became so sick of hearing about it. I just wanted to stop hearing his name. BUT!
Ive made it a point to keep up with how Brett has been doing this year and have continued to follow his health. And with a Running back like Peterson, you have to make it a point to see that type of player run the ball. This week when Favres Viking’s traveled to Green Bay to face the Packers I had to watch. The man played well and did all the things he had to do to win the game. He handled the (for the most part) hostel Packer crowd with class and did his job. Its not rocket science if you think about it. A good Quarterback with the best back in the league standing right behind him can do some serious damage with players the Vikings have.
Favre did a whale of a job for the Packers when he had a running game and is doing the same thing now with Peterson. Brett doesn’t have to be stellar like they wanted him to be in New York. He just has to be solid and keep from the mistakes. Last year he had to force the ball. At times you could almost sense the Jets standing around to see what miracle the man was going to perform next. That didn’t happen and they parted ways with the man. Don’t look now Jets, but it looks like the Vikings are going to be contenders this season and Favre is a big reason.
So as much as I wanted to stop hearing about the Brett Favre soap opera a few weeks back. I’m glad the Vikings were able to sign the man. It sure has made for some interesting games this season.
Nov/090
Coaching Basketball is a good deal.
I’m only two weeks into my Basketball coaching career and have learned a ton about teaching the game in the past couple weeks. We play in less than a week and are way behind, thanks in part to the flu working its way through tryouts. (my oldest girl has it now) So instead of having two days of tryouts and then heading into workouts, they were spread out over two week.
On a personal note I consider myself a person who has a pretty good grasp on the game of basketball and more importantly coaching. I also consider myself a FOOTBALL coach. Coaching the game of football is one of the greatest things that have ever happened to me. Just being around the game and its players makes me happy. But the IS very different in regards to the tempo and the flow of the game. Constant motion and the free flowing of the players is something I’m not very used to. I find myself trying to tell kids to get back into position sometimes. That’s the football coach in me. Be in the right place at the right time for football, not so much for basketball.
I can see myself catching the Basketball coaching bug and wanting to stay involved with it. Either way, longevity or not, its an honor to have been ask.
Oct/090
Mark Crilley and his illustrations
are very well done with a load of detail. I ran across Marks work while following links and surfing after watching a couple videos about Maurice Sendak posted on the draw.ca blog. After watching Marks Dino illustration with great technique advice. I thought that it would go a long way at helping any artist or illustrator wannabe and decided to post it here. I had a look at his youtube channel and was blown away! Mark has a massive amount of videos that range from illustration techniques to how to draw realistic eyes. The illustrations are fantastic and should be appreciated by anyone who loves to watch or learn about illustration or cartooning. Thanks Mark…
enjoy!
Oct/090
iTunes library backup takes a long damn time!
But I have to say that I feel much safer with the music and such on disk. The iPod is another backup but that thing has been clunky since the first firmware update it had two months after I got it. Love my iPod but was pissed as hell when a week after I bought the damn thing they came out with a new model. I’m not sure but I think they called the G5 I have a classic less than a year after I had it.
Oct/090
Twitter is broken!
WTF is going on man? Now I have to post something here! I’m so used to posting in 140 ticks or less that posting her hardly seems worth the pixels! Twitter is great for getting news straight from those I follow. And to be perfectly honest, I really cant think about one thing long enough to fill much more than 140 characters anywho. What I was hoping to do was snap off a few quick comment like, I just watched a monkey pee in its own mouth on You Tube. Or, I just watched a monkey throw poop at people on You Tube.
Better go, Not sure how many ticks I have left…
Jul/090
Say it IS so Brett!
Brett Favre
Some things just eat at me for strange reasons. Favre has finally told Minnesota thanks but no thanks. While I like the guy and think he has been one of the better quarterback of my generation. I think its time for the man to “ride off into the sunset” like so many have been saying for the past few months.
The man is a gamer. He works his ass off and plays as hard as anyone. But watching the guy launch unguided missiles into the air over and over will tend to drive fans, teammates and coaches nuts after a while. How many interceptions does it take to screw in a hall of fame QB? How many licks does it take to get the the center of a Tootsie Pop? The world may never know.
Don’t get me wrong, I love the guy as a competitor. Who can forget the game on Monday Night Football when Favre went nuts and had the game of his life after the death of his father? Seriously, who in the world can do that? Lose someone like that who means everything to them and still play that way? Not many, if any. A cannon for an arm and a great leader. A love for the game and a passion for competition.
Thanks Brett for ending this thing. Unfortunately you were about to take your place beside Tim Tebow in terms of worn out and over run news. (not any fault of your own) The circus that was the Brett Favre saga has left town people. Have fun with your family and enjoy the plentiful life football has helped you earn Brett.
Time to talk about something new ESPN. How about which coach we should tar and feather for not worshiping Tebow during the SEC media blitz.
Tebow, now thats a circus!