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Quote of the Day
"It's like reading a Friends episode with just Phoebe."
-- Mike the Room Troll on A Feast for Crows |
 02/02/10
The State of the Comic Address |
Sorry for the late(r in the) day updates recently, but I'm still trying
to fight through seasonal allergies as best I can. Going to the day job is one thing, but
attempting to produce creative work when I'm feeling crappy half of the time is another thing altogether.
Speaking of the day job, I've managed to secure a week off that I will be devoting to producing a more
Web 2.0-friendly offcampus.com. I'm not entirely sure how comprehensive of an overhaul I can affect in nine
days, but the site should look quite different come early March. So be looking forward to that.
I will not be vending at this year's STAPLE! show, although I'll probably attend to say "hi" to some
friends. I'm not making enough cash off mini-comics and OFF CAMPUS is not at the point where its
readership can support a print run. A print on demand collection, on the other hand, might be warranted
ere the year ends.
One piece of merchandise that I am working towards is my first sketchbook. Sadly, I don't get to
draw for pure pleasure much these days, due to the dual demands of my day job and keeping the strip timely, but
I really want to get one out in time for the second half of 2010 and I think I can do it if I keep plugging away
at it as time permits.
What I'm Reading: Blackest Night (DC Comics)
What I'm Watching: Cougar Town
What I'm Listening to: "All Around Me" (Flyleaf) |
01/21/10
Hot Links |
Two Gentlemen of Lebowski: A brilliant Shakespearean remake of the comedy classic.
Return to Uncle Touchy's Naked Puzzle Basement: I don't what it says about me that this is fast becoming a blog
meme here, but it can't be anything good.
What I'm Reading: 100 Bullets: Dirty by: Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso
What I'm Watching: Fringe
What I'm Listening to: "Bawitdaba" (Kid Rock) |
01/19/10
Down with the Sickness |
The recent radio silence here at OCHQ owes to a couple of factors. One, it is currently cedar season here in the ATX, and while I'm not super allergic to tree pollen or anything, the sheer mind-boggling quantity of forest jizzum produced in them thar hills leads to yours truly oscillating between suffering from what feels like a head cold and the Christ-like hyper-awareness that can only be obtained by taking a 24 hour dose of pseudoephedrine. Under these kind of working conditions, let me assure you that just keeping the strip going is hard enough, let alone trying to string together a coherent thought.
It is also that time of year when I imbibe an obscene amount of televised football. Last Sunday marked the beginning of the end of that trend, as the Dallas Cowboys bowed out after a thoroughly impressive showing from the Minnesota Favres. Still, it's hard not to be happy when I look back at the Cowboys 2009 campaign. Miles Austin became the number one receiver Roy Williams was clearly never going to be, Tony Romo finally grew up and visibly rededicated himself to being the best quarterback he could be, Michael Jenkins and Anthony Spencer became impact players on the defense, and free agent Keith Brooking became the field leader that squad so desperately needed. Other notable milestones included the opening of Jerryasic Park, three victories over the Philadelphia Fucks, the franchise's first playoff victory since '96, and Wade's first playoff victory since conception.
Along those lines, I have to say there have been few losses I've enjoyed quite so much as the Longhorns defeat in the National Championship Game. Certainly, one feels for Colt McCoy; I liked Texas' chances prior to the game and I didn't see anything prior to his injury to change my mind on that call. Still, the Garret Gilbert Era did begin a game too early for my tastes and Alabama capitalized on the opportunity. But, man, what a gutsy performance in the face of that kind of adversity. The Horns D never quit and Jordan Shipley tried his damnedest to put the entire team on his back. As a result, Texas clawed back into it and pulled to within 3 points before a well-timed corner blitz from 'Bama caused a fumble and setup the championship-clenching touchdown. A title is never an easy thing to lose, but when you watch an effort like that one, it lends considerable credence to the old notion that what truly matters is how you play the game.
What I'm Reading: 100 Bullets: Once Upon a Crime by: Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso
What I'm Watching: The Tudors: Season 3
What I'm Listening to: "Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town" (Pearl Jam) |
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