FOR PUNISHMENT! (and Spicy and Sweet Chili Doritos)

A hundred million thanks to everyone for the DD and all of the kind comments, favs, etc. I can't tell you how perfect the timing was. I was in a bit of a funk for the last couple weeks that this really helped knock me out of.

So now I have about a bajillion messages to sort through, and it is my mission to give them all the attention they deserve!

If I don't upload for the next couple weeks or so, you'll know why.

Wish me luck!

This is how bored I am. This is what I have resorted to. I preemptively apologize to you all.

I snagged from a friend on Myspace.

1. What is in the back seat of your car right now?
I gave my truck away. I have a bicycle lock on the back rack of my bicycle.

2. When was the last time you threw up
About a year ago. Worst stomach flu ever, but it got me out of work.

3. What's your favorite curse word?
$#!+ (shit) And not only because I can write it out entirely with symbols.

4. Name 3 people who made you smile today?
I'll link to three drawings that made me smile today instead.
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5. What were you doing at 8 am this morning?
Dreaming

6. What were you doing 30 minutes ago?
Drawing and watching Lost

7. What will you be doing 3 hours from now?
Probably this survey. I'm multi-tasking

8. Have you ever been to a strip club?
No. I've been invited a few times but declined.

9. What is the last thing you said aloud?
Probably screamed "BALLS!" at the TV when I got sniped in Call of Duty 4.

10. What is the best ice cream flavor?
Pralines and Cream

11. What was the last thing you had to drink?
Sunny D

12. What are you wearing right now?
Hoody, sweat pants, my trademark hat.

13. What was the last thing you ate?
Spicy Burritos. Dee-lish!

14. Have you bought any new clothing items this week?
Nope. I hardly ever buy new clothes. The last thing I bought was a Batman T-Shirt.

15. When was the last time you ran?
Probably a few weeks ago playing frisbee.

16. What's the last sporting event you watched?
Basketball. UNC vs. Duke over the weekend.

18. Who is the last person you emailed?
A Mr. Jason Crampton

19. Ever go camping?
Oh yeah. Last spring I basically camped every night.

20. Do you have a tan?
I have the exact opposite of a tan. I turn the sun a darker color.

24. Do you drink your soda from a straw?
I drink fountain soda from a straw.

25. What did your last IM say?
Probably something like, "Cool man. Talk to you later."

26. Are you someone's best friend?
I don't know. I don't pick favorites, and I don't think that a lot of my friends do either.

27. What are you doing tomorrow?
Sleeping in. Riding my bike. Drawing.

28. Where is your dad right now?
Working on the family cabin.

29. Look to your left, what do you see?
Empty Mountain Dew cans and an unopened fortune cookie.

30. What color is your watch?
I don't wear one.

31. What do you think of when you think of Australia ?
Koala Bears, Ned Kelly, Big Red Rocks

32. Would you consider plastic surgery?
You can't improve upon perfection.

33. What is your birthstone?
Opal

34. Do you go in at a fast food place or just hit the drive thru?
Not having a car, it's difficult for me to go through the drive thru.

35.How many kids do you want?
1! Tops!

36. Do you have a dog?
Well, my roommate has a dog, and my parents have the family dog. So I have plenty of pups in my life.

37. Last person you talked to on the phone?
The same person I last e-mailed.

38. Have you met anyone famous?
One time I saw Wallace Shawn (Vizzini from Princess Bride) looking at sweaters. I didn't bother him though.

39. Any plans today?
Try to purge myself of this funk I've been in.

40. How many states have you lived in?
Four. Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana.

41. Ever go to college?
Graduated.

42. Where are you right now?
The Big

43. Biggest annoyance in your life right now?
A zit on my right cheek.

44. Last song listened to?
The Addams Family movie theme by MC Hammer

46. Are you allergic to anything?
Cats. They make the roof of my mouth itch.

47. Favorite pair of shoes you wear all the time?
Old brown Sketchers. I've had them for years and they are still in great shape.

48. Are you jealous of anyone?
Fred Savage

50. Is anyone jealous of you?
Fred Savage

51. What time is it?
1 a.m.

52. Do any of your friends have children?
Yeah. My brother is about to have a kid too.

53. Do you eat healthy?
I try to, but usually fail.

54. What do you usually do during the day?
Lately I draw, read, ride my bike, watch movies, eat waffles.

55. Do you hate anyone right now?
Sean Hannity

56. Do you use the word 'hello' daily?
I'm sure that I do.

58. How old will you be turning on your next birthday?
OLD! 27.

59. Have you ever been to Six Flags?
No. But I really really want to. I love roller coasters.

60. How did you get one of your scars?
How about more than one? My brother stabbed me in the face with a fishing pole. I stabbed my hand with a wood auger. I jumped off the back of a moving van. I cracked my head on a bed-knob. I tripped on stairs and bit through my lip. I caught my nipple on a branch when jumping out of a tree. I was cliff diving and a rock dislodged and took a chunk out of my left ankle. I stabbed myself while carving a pumpkin.

Some artists that I admire who consistently crack me up or amaze me.

EDIT: I couldn't get the thumbs to work, so it's just links to their galleries. Whoops. Anyone know if you can even use them if you are a non-subscriber?

- Great fan-art, zombies, and use of textures.


- Of course I had to throw the Edith artist into the collection.


- Artistic skills that give me a serious inferiority complex.


- Incredibly prolific. Great character concepts.


- Really fun photographs and concepts. Plus he's one of my best friends.



- More great fan-art of excellent movies.


- Beautiful original style that's progressing like crazy.


- Very original gallery with lots of hilarity.


- Great cartoon style and really funny concepts.


- All I can say is, "Oh. My. God!" I am consistently blown away by this guy's stuff.


- Lastly, I need to butter this guy up so maybe one day I can convince him to build me a cellar door or tabletop that looks something like this!

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Happy Valentine's Day

As a special V-Day present I'm including some links, so you can suffer as I suffer.

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PS. Never sign a contract with Verizon.

So I just discovered THIS ([link]) when I was surfing through upcoming movie trailers. It looks hilarious! AND it has Billy Connolly in it (Il Duce in Boondock Saints), who is brilliant.

The only problem is I realized how much it reminds me of my Zombie and Me characters. I think I'm going to blow a fuse the first time somebody tells me, "You know, these characters really remind me of that movie Fido." Aflkjadf!

Oh well. I'm really looking forward to the movie regardless. I'm actually excitedly hopping around in my chair thinking about it.

PS. Less than I week until Ireland! Yay! And the last day of my current job is tomorrow.

Alrighty, it's official, I'm headed to Ireland in July. Anybody on here have any advice on exceptionally bad-@$$ places to visit? I can't wait. So far I've been thinking along the lines of Dublin, Cork and Galway.

Also, I think my toilet is sentient. Lately it has been hissing at me when I get too close to it. Perhaps it's trying to tell me something... Either that or it's jealous of all the other toilets I use when I'm out of town for work.