The Paisley Pair Problem

When I was in high school, my friend Aaron and I happened to have the exact same paisley shirt. Of course, on the day when we both wore it, the two other guys we sat with at lunch were both out sick, so we looked extra ridiculous! If it had been a movie, the football players would have given us wedgies afterwards.

Dooly and the Snortsnoot Fan Art

I was psyched to see the great blog Vintage Kids' Books My Kid Loves post about Dooly and the Snortsnoot by Jack Kent today. I still have my own childhood copy of this book. As a wee lad, I was even inspired to draw my own versions of the Snortsnoot throughout the book!


And these are maybe some of the Snortsnoot's friends, or maybe inspired by another great Jack Kent book, There's No Such Thing as a Dragon.


Why do they have all those blank pages in books, anyway? To draw on, right?

Also Ten Years Ago

Ten years ago today, I started my previous web site, Mreow.com. Audrey made me this awesome cross-stitch for it. Today, Mreow.com lies dormant, but like a volcano, it could become active again.

In the meantime, here's a shot of my work space in the corner of the living room, and what I am working on, still (which was also begun ten years ago, in a different form).

Ten years ago

Well, I don't remember the exact date, but January 2000 was when Cathy and I met, registering for classes at MassArt. So The Zeroes were pretty good!

Eight years ago today

Way back in the 20th Century

That's when I drew this cover for Zine World.
Amazingly, Zine World still exists, and they just put together a free PDF calendar that includes this cover. I don't know why!