Augoblogmo ends

As said by Robert Byrne, professional chess player.

Torin's keys

I was drawing my keys while enjoying THIS cup of coffee:

When I got my first commissioned work. Sorta. It was my suggestion.

Voila! Torin's keys. P.S.: I'm taking commissions.

Bananaphone

I wish this was still my ringtone.

Moving.

Is the thing to do this summer. Raise your hand if you did. I know I did, my parents did, my sister and her hubbie did, Torin did (twice), and 90% of my Bellinghamster friends. Also, Gadhafi moved. I personally like moving. It's cleansing, in a way. It's also a huge pain in the rear.

Road trip

Last sunday, I headed south to Portland, then to Camas. Then to Portland. And back and forth throughout the week. Camas had: My Parents. Beautiful scenery. A warm bed. And Bentley the bunny. Portland had: Powell's. Other bookstores. Michele's printmaking studio, Flight 64. Last Thursday. The train that brought Torin in. Food carts. And Michele herself.

Larisa and Rose's apartment

Has really cute pillows

and a statue of the Eifle Tower

Getting back in the groove

And oh boy, do I have some lost time to make up for. This weekend I stayed at my friend Larisa's place, cat-sitting my best friend Archer.

And I watched really good movies.

Stay tuned for a flurry of new drawings! And I apologize in advince, some of my hurried scans are out of focus, I'll reupload once I finally move in.

For Michele

Playing Catch Up

I didn't post on August 7th, because it was chuck full of birthday fun. I played:

with my favorite people, and lunch with my two favorite parents. And then my wonderful family got me my first set this last weekend in Coulee Dam! Thanks to everyone!

Amtrak Cascades

I took the train back up to Bellingham on Tuesday.

Poor unfortunate woman. Not only does she have to exit the train in an emergency, but she was rendered quite terribly on a bumpy train, by a person who ran out of lead, and realized how dependent she is on her pencil.

Augoblogmaybe?

I picked a month where I am in-between leases (read: vagabond couch surfer) to try this. That coupled with two vacations makes August a very transient month for me. But never fear, my dear readers. I hereby pledge to have 31 illustrations for 31 days. Just not this day, because I'm going to go play bananagrams with my mom. Thanks for checking in!

More old stuff

But it still applies. This was made when the WTA (Whatcom Transit Authority) had to cancel Sunday routes due to budget problems. They have yet to start them up again.

I'm not in Bellingham but...

I'll post this anyway.

Sorry nothing new, this is from last summer when I was illustrator at my school newspaper: The Western Front. I'm in Eastern Washington, family time trumps Augoblogmo.

Morning Coffee

But I must sip it fast because it's a busy day: I'm driving over to Coulee Dam with my cousin Mary! And speaking of coffee, check out this great comic by Grant snider over at his blog, Incidental Comics.

What time is it?

Time to swap out my trusty watch for my favorite bracelet because it's date night with my trusty and favorite boy!

I really do. In case I need to tell you, I colored this in with gel pens.

It's easy to kill time

While waiting to renew a license

"Chuck Klosterman IV: A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous Ideas"

Welcome back my faithful book club members. Or shall I say: "Hey Liv." This is a great read for your morning cup o' coffee. If you enjoy short essays on pop culture by a hilarious writer.

Augoblogmo did not happen because of this craziness:

I can't say much because I have to run to work, but shout-out to all my awesome friends who made it out last night, and to my parents who braved i-5 on their friday night to be here today!!

This has been a pretty packed week, moving + preparing for the First Friday Artwalk! If you live in Bellingham and are looking for a good time, come downtown tomorrow starting at 6. The gallery my coloring book is at is 1215 Cornwall, you can pick up a map to all the other participating locations there. Hope to see you there!

Book Club Round-up

It has been awhile since I read The Cheese Monkeys, and as promised this post is much heavier.



The book accounts the life and times of Warren Jeffs, leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints. The church is estimated to have between 8,000 to 10,000 members as of August 2009, and from September 2002 to his arrest in August 2006 Warren Jeffs was known officially as "Prophet, Seer and Revelator."

As a read, I don't know if I would recommend it before I would Under the Banner of Heaven or God's Brothel. It's an in-depth look at one sect of Fundamentalist Mormons, and I highly recommend the other two for a more thorough account of the theory and history.

Yum.

Augoblogmo

August first is suddenly here, and it is time for a new challenge. Every day in August I am going to post an illustration, and here goes day one:

AUGust BLOG MOnth. Stay tuned for more!