It's Just A Jump To The Left....

Here is the full-size picture that I had commissioned from Terry.


It's the cast of his comic, "Strangers in Paradise" dressed-up in costume and standing in line for the Rocky Horror Picture Show.

(click on picture for large-size Transylvanian awesomeness)

From left to right:
an unknown person (possibly Terry's wife?) as Magenta
Terry Moore (himself) as a party-goer
Francine Peters as Janet Weiss
Katchoo as Dr. Frank N. Furter
David as Riff-Raff
Casey as Columbia
Freddie as Dr. Scott

Why was this my idea for a sketch?
Well, he'd never done it before and I really like the characters from his book and this seemed like something they would go and do if they were real people.

What do you think?
I'll be posting at in my Comic Art Fans page soon after I get the original, but for now you can see it here (and on Terry's blog).

Woo-Hoo!!

The Wait Is Over!

Okay, remember that I had some really cool news but I couldn't say just what it was at the time?

Well..... a few months back I had the opportunity to get a commissioned sketch from Terry Moore who is the writer and artist of "Strangers In Paradise", one of my all-time favorite comic books.

When I posted about something exciting happening, I had just found out that he was starting on it and would be finished with it soon.
Yesterday I got the email that it was done and he sent me a .jpg of it to approve before he shipped it.
Let me tell you.... it looks AWESOME!!!

Here's a teaser pic of it:


I won't post the whole picture until he gives the "OK" to do it, but there are the three main characters of his book.
As soon I as I get his permission to post the whole thing I will.

Nifty Way To Spruce Up Your Desktop

There are lots of differerent places to find "wallpaper" for your computer desktop.
Some of them so sickeningly sweet you can become diabetic just looking at them, and others.... well... let's just say that "Not Safe For Work" doesn't quite cover it, shall we?

But, if your tastes run towards the middle of the road, the Hubble Telescope site has a bunch of cool.... nay, AWESOME, pictures from space that you can use as wallpaper. For FREE!!!
That's right free.

And while I'm talking about free space stuff, they also have a page where you can download a bunch of seperate pictures that go together as one big mural on your wall. Also for free.*

Go ahead decorate your living room with the Carina Nebula.
Better yet, decorate your office as an homage to Star Trek with a commanding view of space using the mural.
It's actually pretty freaking cool looking:

And no, I'm not getting a kickback for this.

I just thought it was cool and wanted to share it.

* You can print the pictures up on your computer, but they recommend taking the files (and they are b-i-g files, by the way) to a place that specializes in developing black & white pictures. So depending on where you go to do that, it can average about $30 per panel.

Can't We All Just Get Along?

Luckily nobody was hurt as an attempted robbery turned into a group hug at a Washington, D.C. home. I guess Friday the 13th was a lucky day for some folks.

Apparently, somebody did not have a good home life as a child. It's amazing what a little well-placed kindness can do.
It makes me wonder what'll happen to these children when they get older (and what kind of life their parents had when they were kids).

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Totally unrelated, here is an awesome business venture to buy into before it goes away.
Start your very own Haunted House, complete with LIVE vultures!
I can't believe some Goth-wannabe hasn't snapped this opportunity up.


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Well, hopefully I'll be going to a swap meet this afternoon and maybe picking up something really cool. Or just more crap I don't really need. We'll see.
I love yard / garage sales, swap meets, and flea markets. (Much to Hotness's regret, although every once in a while I get something that even she thinks is pretty nifty)

I'm About To Burst With Excitement

Aaaaahhh!!!

I just found out some V-E-R-Y cool news, but I can't really share what it is quite yet.
As soon as I have more information, I'll let you know.
But for now... something very cool that I have been waiting for is about to happen.

My head is spinning and I can't concentrate at work since I found out, so I had to write about my excitement and share with all of you.

I promise to fill you in soon, but for now I have to remain cryptic about it so I don't jinx it!


.... Okay. Here's a hint: It's comic book related.

I Feel Kinda Bad...

In my previous post, I talked about going to G-rod's for dinner and a little Guitar Hero.
Under one of the pictures I mentioned that his playing skills were... well... pretty bad.
("Sucking mightily" was the exact phrase)


G, you're one of my best friends and I know you know I was kidding but I thought I should let everyone know.
While you may not be a rock guitar god of epic proportions you certainly give it your all, and for that I commend you.

Now, if I ever get my hands on some video of you singing.... I'm totally going to post it on here for everyone to see.

"G" is for......

Guitar Hero
G-Rod
and Great Googly-moogly it's hot!!!

It was a scorcher today, as the temp was expected to climb up into the upper 90's here in the western side of the state. A lot of records were set, I'm sure.

When I got off of work and got to my car my temperature gage said it was:

Yeah, that's right 102 freakin' degrees! (That's the OUTSIDE temp, by the way. Not inside the car)

So I opened the windows and headed to the grocery store to pick up a few items.
I was going to head over to G-Rod's house to have dinner (shrimp tostadas) and play Guitar Hero for a while.
Here's G playing the game (and sucking mightily at it!):




A little later, his brother Alex joined us and tried it out.

He actually played better the first time he ever did it, compared to G who has played a couple or three times and still has trouble with the timing.
(Oh well, he's borrowing it for a while, so I suspect his skill level will improve a bunch by the time a I get together with him again.)

We played for far longer than I should have been playing. By the time I actually said "Okay, now I really need to stop and head home", Hotness called me to see where I was.
"Uh, I was just on my way home, sweety. Really!"

So dinner was great. Like I mentioned, we had shrimp tostadas.
Of all the Mexican food I've tried, I've never had a tostada before. Man were they good, and especially on a hot day like today.
I mixed up a little sangrita* for the two of us, which had a nice kick to it because I used a bit more Tabasco than normal.
It went really well with the shrimp.

Well... halfway through the week and I haven't had to kill anyone yet. We'll see how things go the next couple of days.

* Sangrita, in case you're wondering, is a chaser that is usually served with Tequila.
It's a mix of tomato & orange juice, with a bit of lime and a dash of hot sauce and sometimes a few other ingredients.
If you want to try it, my recipe is very simple:
Equal amount of V8 (I prefer to use the low sodium variety) and orange juice
A squeeze of lime (maybe about a teaspoon, but go with your feelings)
A dash of Tabasco
Mix well and serve (cold is nice, but I've had it at room temperature when I'm drinking Tequila and it's still pretty good)