Holiday cards

Lindsey helped me out here a little bit. She designed a card for family that's going out around xmas time. That girl's got it together. Hope to see you all soon.

Nog

The final weeks of autumn have always been an extra special time of the year for me. It's a time for fresh perspectives and dedications, a time for reconnecting with family and old friends, a time for ugly sweaters, and a time for consuming obscene amounts of my wife's egg nog. The tradition of egg nog is relatively new to me as this is only my second year partaking. Early in October it is not uncommon to find that Lindsey has been running errands and making preparations of the most secret sort. Then, the week before the holidays, she triumphantly unveils the product of her mysterious toils. Lindsey brews this magical little concoction annually, like her mother before her and her mother's mother before that and so on and so forth. It makes for the ultimate holiday digestif, and it's a surefire cure for those prone to the emotional and spiritual slumps often associated with the winter months. The good news for you is that if you know me and you read the blog, you just might get a taste. There's a lot to go around this year.

Retribution

Ben

Here's another ink wash and brush drawing. I saw Zombieland about a week back and very much enjoyed it. If you A: think zombies are fun, B: laugh a little sometimes when you see gratuitous violence C: listened to Metallica in the mid 80s, and D: are an unrepentant fan of the first Ghostbusters movie then I would highly recommend you see it.
This one goes out to a true pioneer, the original hardened zombie survivalist, Ben from Night of the Living Dead.

Vic

Hope everyone had a memorable Halloween. Lindsey, our friend Krista and I barely survived a night of haunted photo booths, bootlegs, murder scenes, smoke machines, and a foreign gynecologist tending bar in a clown wig.
I just finished reading Frankenstein. Excellent story. What's more, Mary Shelly began writing it when she was 18, one of her first earnest attempts at a novel.
I took a crack at working with those ink washes again. After I finished I took a step back and realized that Frankenstein's monster looks a lot like Nathan Explosion... Not what I intended. If he were a real person being cast in a production, I'm sure he'd butcher it pretty bad, but what a soundtrack.

Not even honorable mention

too bad, so sad. Ah, well... only moderately deterred when I consider the storyline I would have had to commit to.

Dropping the ball

My efforts to post regularly are earnest, but I've been dropping the ball. Somebody who follows said I should be less selective about stuff I post. I believe their exact words were: "nut up and don't be so shy". Normally, I'm not open to polite suggestions, but I feel like I ought to nut up a little. The blog is looking awfully sparse.