You have to jump head first
So supportive!
Julie went with me to NYC to be with my mother. She was very helpful explaining medical things to us. It was also great to have her around. She's wonderful. Just having her there kept me grounded and helped me through this difficult time.
Notice how in this Horrible, David is leaning on the Julie. While I can't say I planned it that way, it is very appropriate.
Update: Of course I planned to lean David on the Julie. I don't know what I was thinking when I wrote that yesterday. It's even in the title. I guess when I look at these doodles three months later, much is loss as to my original inspiration. In some ways that's very good: I take a fresh look at it and see it from a different perspective. In other ways it's very bad: I completely forget what I was thinking when I first drew it.Seattle, WA | 2007.12.11 | Cast of Horribles | Julie, Love
The moonlight in your eyes
It's past New Years and this is the first Horrible of 2008. At the last moment, I switched the doodle. The next Horrible in the queue had a suffering tag, and I decided that wasn't a good way to start the New Years.
We had a relaxing day at home. Julie's sister Jennifer is in town until tonight, and we visited the local coffee house (where I managed to write something. I'm not sure if it's post worthy. After I finish this I'll take another look and see if I can clean it up), took Ziggy to the dog park, and I took a long nap. I don't remember the last time I napped. I think it's been a long time, way too long. I feel groggy but my soul feels rested, if that makes any sense. I definitely need to take more naps.
Besides the new mastheads at sewcrates, this is the first Horrible I've posted using my birthday gift.
Happy New Years!
Seattle, WA | 2008.01.01 | Cast of Horribles | Julie, Love, Moon
I lose myself in there
We're back from our Kansas City and NYC travels. It's nice to be back in Seattle.
There are remnants of the snow still on some streets and in our backyard, but the roads are back to normal.
Update: Julie believes this doodle is pornographic. Not to be defensive, but I focused on the eyeballs looking at each other to come up with the title. And, besides, they're squiggles!
Plane from San Jose to Seattle | 2008.12.30 | Cast of Horribles | Julie, Love
"Can you love a robot?"
Some may claim I stole robots from Exploding Dog (only one of many robot drawings), or more recently discovered We the Robots (they're all robots!). I won't say that they're wrong.
I've always had a fascination with robots. I wanted to build one as a child. The closest I got was realizing that microchips are made from silicon which is made from sand. Turning the sand into silicon and then microchips was a bit beyond my capabilities. I did take apart a Speak 'n Spell, thinking I could use it as the heart and voice of my robot. I instead ended up with a broken Speak 'n Spell.
It took me this long to realize how easy it was to create a robot with an overpriced pen.
Mercer Island, WA | 2009.02.16 | Cast of Horribles | Love, Robot
"Don't let me get in the way"
And thus ends the first collection of Robots. Was it as good for you as me?
Yesterday was a humdinger. While I have no idea what that world really means, I was thinking of terribly gray and awfully burdensome. Come to think on it, humdinger sounds too happy to be that depressed. Yep, the dictionary confirmed my suspicions.
As usual, the smallest things set me off. I should make that into a doodle! Oh, too late.
Today feels a bit better. We'll see if it lasts.
Mercer Island, WA | 2009.02.18 | Cast of Horribles | Love, Robot
To the love of my life
Bonus Horrible for the Julies!
Mercer Island, WA | 2010.02.14 | Cast of Horribles | Flowers, Julie, Love, Valentine's Day
True love is about the willingness to sacrifice your own happiness
Another excellent Bollywood film: Rab Ne Bana Di Jod. The plot takes an unexpected twist in this romantic comedy (but, don't worry, it has the Bollywood happy ending).