Surprise! New style. I’m going to try this out for a while, since it’s way more fun drawing. I think it’s still Thursday somewhere, so I’m not really late.
From the Blog
Okay, I’m going to start trying Mondays and Thursdays. Let’s see if I can do it. Probably going to be skimping on the backgrounds for a bit.
A very cool discussion of the photographic record of former President George W. Bush. Errol Morris asked the photo editors of the three major wire services to select a series of photographs that “captured the character of the man and of his administration.”
The collection serves as a preview of how history might remember his presidency. It also shows enough range of character to serve as a reminder that no matter how well we feel we know a public figure, his or her true self remains largely a mystery.
Was is it with Swedish songwriters? Maybe something about socialized medicine and six months of darkness gives you ample time to turn the sadder aspects of love and life into art.
Maple Leaves is terribly sad and oddly funny:
A very intimate version of Pocketful of Money:
They even depress themselves!
Do you like to feel badly about yourself? Do you enjoy passing afternoons, lying in bed, sighing? Then the Weeping Willows is the band for you! They are the perfect soundtrack for depressing moments that need to be made MORE depressing, and are making some of the finest Sad Bastard music since Morrissey was in his prime.
Check them out if you can gather the strength to get out of bed and click a button.
Uh oh! Looks like Ashley has some competition for Trent now!
So I thought I had more work to do on this one, but the computer disagreed. It decided to corrupt my source file so that I couldn’t change a thing. Maybe my laptop is a good editor? Luckily I exported this test run last night. So it’s all good.
Ever wonder about the plight of mimes in the business world? Or if there is soap that is edible, delicious, and still creates a fine lather when used? Fear not, Eric Ericson is here and asking the hard questions. Brev till utlandet (Letters to Foreign Countries) is a collection of letters written to various companies around the world, and it is fairly hilarious.
Check out the website for a sneak peak (don’t be scared by all the Swedish, the letters and audio are all in English)
That Charles Schultz was apparently a kind of talented cartoonist:
When Schroeder pounded on his piano, his eyes clenched in a trance, the notes floating above his head were no random ink spots dropped into the key of G. Schulz carefully chose each snatch of music he drew and transcribed the notes from the score. More than an illustration, the music was a soundtrack to the strip, introducing the characters’ state of emotion, prompting one of them to ask a question or punctuating an interaction.
You can read the whole article here.
In case you can’t tell, Lucia is drinking a martini. A little overdressed? Maybe, but dress for the job you want, not the job you have. And Lucia wants to be a lush