xmas time has come and gone; approaching a new year

So I'm recuperating from my surgery, which is totally unfun. I'm bleeding from holes I've never bled before, and proving that men, like women, can bleed for a week without dying.

I'm also kind of worthless at the moment. At least, I mean, I can't really do much. I apparently risk all kinds of things like clots and stuff if I get active, so I pretty much just gotta lay around instead of go out and do cwazy things with my friends. But oh well. I'm having a fun time here at my dad's house; a lot of it revolving around some bonding time with my dad and little brother Anthony.

He's a smart, fun little kid; good lookin' too, just like his Pop and brother ;) lol

Anyway, I had a pretty enjoyable Christmas. My dad and stepmom got me a digital camera (which I love! thanks!) and some rad art stuff (pencils, colored pencils, stencils, sketchbooks, etc); I also spent some time with my mom, who I hadn't seen since Thanksgiving. It was fun to see her and my sister, and good times were had. As always, we talked about things most families have too much shame to talk about lol

I have no shame. :~)

It's been a great end to a pretty craptastic year, and here's hoping that 2009 breaks in just as good and better than 2008 ended.

Oh, here's a picture I drew awhile back of Batman.

life, texas, surgery, and crying batman

So I went to Texas with my friends Brian and Joe over the weekend; it was quite a bit of fun. Just driving around down there is exciting!

Because you could die at any minute; I've never seen worse traffic than I saw in Ft. Worth.

Things I observed:
~No one will yield for you.
~Even if mandated by driving law.
~They'll actually probably just cut you off.
~Don't bother honking, they know you're there--they just do not care at all.

BUT
Fort Worth was also a really fun place; there's something alluring about being somewhere where you don't know anyone at all, and no one knows you. A certain freedom I guess. Plus, we went to Jack-N-the-box! A wondrous place, that I really wish Oklahoma hadn't gotten rid of for whatever reason.

While we were there, we also went to some mall in Fort Worth and to this huge awesome grocery store called Central Market, that had all kinds of awesome foods, foreign and domestic. I left there with a baguette (great), some Japanese ramen noodles (also great), and a bag of British Breakfast tea (amazing).

And yes, we also stopped by a pr0n shop (we don't have those here in Oklahoma), and had many a laugh at the ridiculous video titles and premises.

On the way back from Texas, we stopped off in Lawton to see a mutual friend we met at Izumicon--an OKC anime convention--in November. It was a pretty awesome visit. We went to a mall there, where everyone knew everyone, and we went to the first K-Mart I've seen in Oklahoma for at least five years. We had some great food at a local IHOP (kudos Lawton IHOP employees!).

We also played hide-and-seek, which was great fun, and reminded me of Jon Lajoie's song High as F***. As we get older, we really DO forget how to play, and just enjoy ourselves, it seems.

Then Monday after returning from Winter Break Road Trip 2008, I had surgery to remove a vericose vein from my left testicle, and to widen my urethra. Everything went fine, I wasn't accidently castrated or anything. I am however in quite a bit of pain now (it hurts even to fart) and am currently hoping for my loritab to kick in and take me back to magical drowsy happy land. I'm no longer urinating blood though, which is a relief to be sure.

So now that everyone's all updated and whatnot, today's pic: Crying Batman!



Batman is sad because his parents are deeeaaaaaddddddd.

Anyway, this was my attempt at drawing a more emotional side of Batman than typically seen. It wasn't inspired by anything, really, other than the thought that I bet Batman probably randomly breaks down into tears--someone who dresses like a bat and fights crime can't be that emotionally stable.

I took a pic of my best fake-cry face and used that as a reference; aside from the Batman's lips being a bit big, I'm pretty happy with the end result.

As always, comments both welcome and appreciated!

double team on a friday night

Want some pics? They're coming up after this bit of update on my life: tonight, I saw Shiny Toy Guns at the Diamond Ballroom. I think I preferred one of their opening acts tho: El Paso Hotbutton. This guy, from Norman, Oklahoma, played guitar and drums while singing. And was great! Like, he seriously rocked my mind. I'd recommend giving him a listen, if you like bands like the White Stripes (but not so fucking artsy; I can love artsy, but not if it gets in the way of, ykno, sounding good.



So there's a story for this: I was on a camping trip with some friends, who were coloring in a dinosaur coloring book. Which somehow inspired me to draw Leonardo the Turtle (mirage studios) riding my best attempt to draw a dinosaur without a reference.

I like it.




This is my version of Protoman (Capcom). I was going for like, a grown up realistic version of Protoman. I added the goatee for creepy measure. He kinda looks French, I think, with that scarf. I like this pic, even though it reminds me more of like Kamen Raider or a Power Ranger, which isn't too bad I guess. A bit funnier that way.

a hobby and a poll

I really enjoy making fake album art. This one is for a fake album called Sleeping with the Enemy, by a band name I'd wanted to use a few years ago--The Fourth Floor Echo.

I did this with MSPaint. I would credit whoever the picture belongs to, but I have no idea. My apologies random internet photographer!

Anyway, I think it's 1) cute, 2) funny, and 3) not a bad indie album art.

edit: to save the space of making another new post, I'm editing! huzzah! So, to the right you will find a poll: who would win in a fight, Abe Lincoln, The Flash, or Jesus Christ?

To give myself a justification behind having a poll, I'll draw this awesome struggle with the poll winner, aptly, as the winner.

So vote! One click could change everything.

han solo could kick jack sparrow's ass

This piece is fairly old; now I'm gonna make you read about it!

Wookiees are probably my favorite Star Wars race. They're tall, they're vicious, they're furry. They're like Robin Williams with roid rage. In Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic, they even get to be an allegory for slavery.

So here's Chewbacca, the most well-known Wookiee, soul mate of Han Solo (sorry Leia), and a sore loser at Future Chess. Hell, he was pretty much a space pirate to begin with anyway, now he's just got the garb and cutlass to show for it.

[star wars is owned by george lucas, or his people or whoever; satan own's lucas's soul, so he probably owns star wars too]

after a long time gone...

I return.

That's right!

So I'm back, which is great, because I actually have stuff I can post now, and that's awesome.

I've got a nice backlog of art to post up on here in coming weeks.

Some updates on my life: my first college semester is almost over, and I've gotta say, I really regret not taking a break off school before coming here.

Which is why I'm taking one next semester. That, and for my sanity. Screw the repercussions, I find it a neccesity.

So yeah, I'm back, and I'll be back.

You guys rock.