Sketches

A page from a tiny sketchbook:

My Best Coffee Break Ever!!

I loved the awesome stories that Rad, Nate, and Fawn have posted recently. So I decided to share another true tale.

This took place at Titmouse on the Friday before Halloween, 2009. I had spent several nights after work earlier that week constructing my costume so I was kind of excited.





Fortunately I wasn't the only one who dressed up for work.

My morning was going pretty well so far..


Except for one thing...

I headed toward the kitchen to get my caffeine fix.


As I approached the lobby, I noticed a person waiting on the couch, reading a magazine.

He noticed me too and chuckled.

He then began singing the Jaws Theme as I approached.


♪Duh-dun.

♪duh-DUN!

♪Duh-dun-duhdunduhdunduhdun

I laughed as I rounded the corner, kitchen-bound.
I glanced behind me to see who this silly, singing stranger was...


And saw that Mark Hamill had resumed reading his magazine.

After returning to my desk, I thought about my brief encounter. Being the consummate professional that I was, I remained cool as a cucumber.




Here is a group photo from that day.

Swing

Blerg, I've been kind of busy lately. I'll try to update more soon. In the meantime, here is a girl:

Oceanic Whitetips

A couple of oceanic white tips meet in a submerged city

Kids at the Aquarium

Chris and I went to the Long Beach Aquarium this weekend so I could do some studies of marine arthropods for a class. Aquariums are special to me. When I was six years old I decided that being an astronaut was overrated and that I should become a marine biologist instead. Obviously that didn't happen (as it turns out I'm not so great at maths), but I am still infatuated with marine life.

Since it was a long weekend, the aquarium was more crowded than usual. As we expected, there were a lot of families there. Parents of rambunctious boys--I don't know how you guys manage to muster the energy to keep up.

The first thing we saw when we approached the aquarium was this:



Inside the building we saw a lot of this:


The poor aquarium employee monitoring the touch tanks was having a particularly tough day:


Basically I witnessed a lot of misbehaving from many a hyper child (often at the expense of one or more animals). However, I also saw a lot of really well-behaved kids who were just as amazed by marine life as I was at their age. This guy was awestruck by the giant spider crabs:

"WHOA! ....WHOOAAA!...WHOAA!!"

Sketches

I sometimes go to a local coffee shop to work. Here are some sketchbook drawings of the patrons that I scanned.

Burly suspenders man:

Old dude who always wears a leather jacket:

A Chinese lady walking her pomeranian:

I often see people completely engrossed in texting:


I saw this kid run by one day. He was clutching a huge bag of Flamin' Hot Cheetos.

Girl with cowboy boots:


The Red Cougar:

I saw this lady today and had to grab my sketchbook and draw her. She had to be in her late forties/early fifties, but that didn't stop her from dressing like this. Every time she walked around the room she sashayed her hips and she posed seductively even while waiting in line for the bathroom.

Gulls in the Wind

Lately it's been blustery where I live due to the Santa Ana winds. This means the air is dry, flimsy trees and termite-damaged powerlines are at risk, and a lot of birds are having a tough time out there.















I used to laugh at them too.

Also!! Girls Drawin' Girls' "Hoity Toity Show" is this Saturday, 2/12 at 9PM at Perhspace Gallery in Echo Park. LA folks, I'd love to see you there!