Walking Whimsy by the river bank this evening, spotted at least fifty geese, all congregating near partially iced sand bars. It was weird and beautiful, but I tried to explain that it was February tomorrow and they're supposed to migrate. Geese, however, have little interest in explanations.
The winter has either been so mild that the geese are ( Read more... )

I've been in quite a bad, unfocussed way for a little while now, so I have been reading a lot of books with pictures and other things that don't hurt my brain too much. These are some of them:

The Escapists by Brian K. Vaughn which, unlike Michael Chabon Presents The Escapist isn't Escapist stories but a comic book set in the same 'place' as The ( Read more... )

It's been a rough week, both personally and professionally, and I can only expect that trend to continue for the time being. Somehow, perhaps because in work, while I am far from important, the confidential nature of the material I handle makes me hesitant to discuss it where others and anyone can see, and because my health problems continue to be ( Read more... )

Mr. Urasawa:

I would like to thank you for creating works that are such a treat to read. The seventh volume of Pluto has been out for a bit now, but it was only today, the first day of spring (the Dairy Queen's open - that's more reliable than a calendar), that it felt right to read it.
I particularly like how you dangle heartbreak in front of the ( Read more... )

I stopped by one of Saskatoon's many high quality nerd stores yesterday. I went with the intention of purchasing a certain thing (the first set of Monster DVDs) but left with a GREAT PRIZE.

The first volume of the /Moyashimon/ manga.
I honestly did not think whoever bought the license was going to bother bringing over the tales of a young student at ( Read more... )

I have been told I'm letting the internet down in the area of providing photos of criminally fluffy kittens. So, I gave another go at photographing a ball of fluff who is either running around or burrowing sleepily into blankets. Or other things.

( Fluffy sweetness behind the cut )

I suspect the holiday is /actually/ my very dear friend Moo's birthday. Hence this drawing of my favourite curly-haired ninja, Felice Fujimoto, and Moo's fabulously dressed English catburglar, Jeremy Archer.
... It was actually supposed to have been a Christmas present in 2008, but I believe we know what happened on Christmas 2008, and it kind of ( Read more... )

Doodled some things at work today - I liked them enough to try and do them in a slightly more polished form (but still sketchy).

Sadly, my attempt to sketch these two brothers did not turn out as well as I would have liked.

There are also some ladies, but they aren't ready to be scanned.

Tomorrow, there will be ladies.
Unrelated: why aren't you ( Read more... )

Reply to this meme by yelling "Words!" and I will give you five words that remind me of you. Then post them in your LJ and explain what they mean to you. (Please note: If you simply wish to comment on something I've said but don't want to participate in the meme, that is fine. I will only give you five words if you specifically comment with 'Words ( Read more... )

Never before have I spent so much time contemplating the intricacies of bath plugs and, God willing, never will I again.
I've been busy, and continue to be busy, packing, moving, and now, unpacking. Moving day (Saturday) was not nearly as hellish as it could have been thanks to ample help, much of it from people who'd gotten more sleep than I had. ( Read more... )