It seems I am Rob Gordon

Which John Cusack Are You?

Acrylic in the woods

Behind my cabin at DeetJen's Big Sur Inn.
First time I used acrylic "on the scene."


Since last session:
Last Drink:
Kirin on tap at Tanpopo with asteaming bowl of vegetable ramen.

Read: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life, Brian O'Malley hhhhh
innocently charming Indy rock and roll comics. Read this!!!!!

Watched: Serenity, Joss Whedon hhhhh
Cowboys, crazed axe wielding space maniacs, kung fu, ridiculous sets, and Joss Whedon dialogue!
One of the best Sci-fi action movies to come out this decade. Very low quotient of retard tingles and schmaltz that has infected many since Independence Day began its trend of hokeiness.

Listened to: Dignity and Shame, Crooked Fingers hhhh
A perfect fall time record. It makes me want to drink pumpkin ale in Hogsmeade with big scarves or some such thing. The Azure Ray ladies are a nice addition.

RATING SCALE h Utter shite hh Don't bother hhh Average hhhh nicely done hhhhh farking brilliant

The Exceptional Sara Johnson…

…is done.
Last week I spent four days in a secluded inn down in Big Sur.
I wrote pretty much the entire day for all four days stopping for food coffee and to sometimes clean. Sometimes, In this time I completed the final draft of the novel I’ve been writing revising since 2000. 5 drafts this one. Yes it has been that long. I am now preparing queery letters for agents and publishers.

It starts like this:
It was getting dark. Tommy was gonna’ be pissed.

It ends like this:
He sat back down, threw the last of his kigdut into the fire, and wiped his eyes.

Cha!

Claviger goes weekly

I sent out an e-mail today that said something like this:

Been dreaming of reading a new page of Claviger every week? Well, your wishes have been answered!

Claviger debuts on Girl-A-Matic today in FULL COLOR. And then a New Page available every Friday from here until the story ends.

And I know what you are saying, you already read the mini....but not in FULL COLOR<-I point to this often as it is a lot of extra time on my part that I will not be able to print. But I wanted to give you all (and my umm, adoring public?) a reason to subscribe.

And Besides for supporting comic art and... well, me, when you subscribe you get to read all of the great comics on Girl-A-Matic.
(some notables include Rachel Hartman (of Amy Unbounded), and Lea Harnadez (of Rumble girls fame) and Jason Thompson (whose twice a week story 'The Stiff' is phenomenal).

Go here:
http://girlamatic.com/


Other things of note are that I am heading off for a week long vacation at Deetjens inn located ion Big Sur.

No TV, Cell phone, or anything else as such. Just me with a lot of time to draw and write, and hopefully finish up the final (and 5th) draft of that stinking novel that has been hanging around for years.

Surfwax off my shoulder

Right, so I know this is supposed to be an art blog thing, but I am hella busy preparing for next weeks Claviger launch.


So, instead here are some photos of me and SF Vizers/buddies learning to surf.



The top 10 rad surfing things:


1: Got to dress like a superhero team.



2: After paddling out for the first time, 1 minute passes and instructor says, “Good turn, you are ready . Hey, and here is a perfect wave…GO!” then pushes me.



3: Frightened and nervous, but able to stand for a few seconds on first wave.

4: Seeing a seal five feet from me! He kept popping his head up and following the surfers around playing with them.

5: JB in a wetsuit. I mean, who hasn’t pretended they were dating some wet-suited chick after playing hours of Tomb raider?



6: Mostly confident surfing on the last two waves of the day.

7: The taste of a cold PBR after 5 hours of tasting only Salt Water

8: Constant cheering of Viz peeps.


9: A giant shaggy dog on the beach named Chewbacca. Really!

10. Not being eaten by a shark.





Since last session:

* Last Drink: Baileys and coffee. Trying to stay awake at Bimbo’s waiting for the New Pornographers to come on. Tasty but costs $7! WTF?

* Read: Preacher, Book 1: Gone to Texas, Ennis and Dillon hhhhh
How did I miss this series when it was new? It is awesome and reminds me of the first time I read Sandman and was all blown away

* Watched: The Corpse Bride, Burton hhhh
Emo goth puppets cajoling through pretty sets. Moved at a better pace than NBX-mas but not nearly as epic.

* Listened to: Twin Cinemas, The New Pornographers hhh
Not as consitent as Electric Version, but pretty good. Most of the mediocre songs sounded great live.

RATING SCALE h Utter shite hh Don't bother hhh Average hhhh nicely done hhhhh farking brilliant