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Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
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2:24 am
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I'm saddened by California's supreme court ruling to ban same sex marriage. I have many gay friends who have more stable love lives than I would hope to ever have. Why has it become ok to hate one group more than others? Why is it ok for religious groups to mandate what is acceptable and what is not? Do you think gay people chose that lifestyle because it's so convenient? Why is this any different than hating a race for no reason? I'd love to hear your reasoning behind this madness?
current mood:  angry
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| Tuesday, April 14th, 2009
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4:55 pm - Wow..
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| Friday, April 10th, 2009
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10:49 pm - Uh...
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| Thursday, April 9th, 2009
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2:19 am - "Come with me if you want to live...."
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Yeah, I guess I died for a bit. Good thing that demon blood brought me back.
I sincerely apologize for the Houdini act. I've had a hectic year. You wouldn't believe it. As I write this, I finished Lenore #14 a few days ago. I gained around 8 pounds and everything hurts, including my new back hump. I'm typing this quiet cause I'm afraid it can hear me. Shhhhhh... It just moved. It's a side effect to sitting at a drawing table for 2 and a half months, eating only fast food when and IF I realize I'm even hungry, doing nothing else, going balls insane. BALLS INSANE, I says! I have a damn beard, man. That's just wrong for humanity. I look like a mountain man from the hot underworld, and I don't mean Australia. I'm looking forward to getting back outside and doing things with people. REAL people. Weeee.
I'm also coloring around a hundred pages of my original trade paperback collection; Noogies. My new publisher is reprinting the book in color and it's been a tough road. Check this.... That book is so old, the original digital files were on my ancient external drive that died long ago. That was OK, cause I had them backed up at my original publisher's offices. That was OK until a drunk driver crashed into their office, decided they would escape the scene, backed up, running over their computers and destroying everything. The book only existed after that as printer files in Canada, made up of little black dots. I had to take all those pages and "smooth" them out before coloring to make them look good. It was kind of Hell, but I really wanted this to look sweeeeeeet. The new publisher also offered to have other art peeps color it so I wouldn't have to spend countless hours doing it, but there was NO WAY in Hell I'd let anyone else touch my books. A labor of love.
God, I miss having a life and going out and doing stuff. If you follow my Myspace, you'll notice there hasn't been any picture updates. I look like a monster right now. Not a cool monster either. More of The Hills Have Eyes kind of thing. Ewwwww. I was also devastated when Ivy and I broke up and I turned in to a real ass hat for a bit. I've met someone new and super nice so I feel much better.
Almost 6 years after my divorce from a woman I was married to for 3 years, my ex wife is still going after me non stop for more money because she wants half of anything I thought of while we were married because California law allows such things for those inclined to pursue such matters. As you can imagine, that is financially devastating for me, having to shell out 6 years of lawyer fees, not including the huge hunk of alimony I had to pay. I obviously have some opinions on this matter, but I'm not allowed to discuss it or portray any opinions publicly past saying that it is still happening. You can imagine for yourself how hard it is to move forward with your life with that kind of situation trying to pull you down at every turn.
My business manager just payed all the back fees due on Spookyland.com so we could reopen it. I had so many people email me asking why I set Spookyland to be password protected and if they could have said password. I had no idea what the password was cause the web host did that to lock me out cause I owed them so much money! Right now it just came back online but it is not updated at all. He's looking into hiring someone to completely revamp and update it. I already did the new design stuff. Yup. Things are creeping along.
Well, I felt I owed this update that was WAAAAY overdue. My hand is swollen and blistered from all the new drawing and I have a month to finish coloring Noogies so I'm going to go relax and take a night and a day off to drink numerous bottles of wine that my girlfriend was nice enough to bring over. I remember I have this journal again and will start posting. I wish you all the best and thanks for being understanding and hanging in there with me.
From Lenore#14. Will come out at Comic Con.
current mood:  accomplished
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| Friday, March 14th, 2008
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3:18 pm - Toronto Signing
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I'm doing a small signing at Silver Snail Comics tomorrow, Staurday the 15th at 2:00 pm.If you're in the area, come by and say howdy, howdy. I will stare at you silently as though you were some kind of weird, stuttering cowboy type person.
367 Queen St. West
416-593-0889
www.silversnail.com
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| Friday, February 22nd, 2008
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2:57 pm - Subject Shmubject
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| Sunday, January 27th, 2008
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12:12 am - yup.
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I only have a few new drawings for sale. Been mainly working on Lenore #14 now and can't put the pages up until after the book comes out. Makes good sense, no?
http://s251.photobucket.com/albums/gg299/Taxidermyd/
1) Greta $200
2) Boney Arm Guy $155 SOLD
3) Queen Of Horns $125 SOLD
4) Fancy Shmancy Lenore $160 SOLD
Taxidermied@aol.com. First come, first served.
Pencil on bristol vellum. Spray sealed...blah blah blah...
Oh, and they never found the guy from the stabbing incident. Thought they would... what with the blood trail, helicopter and all.
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| Monday, December 31st, 2007
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2:31 am - Whoooooooa!
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Sooooo.... This will be an interesting night, no matter how it ends. I was at a friend's house that lives a street over from me and was walking home, texting her that I could hear her stereo all the way at the end of the street. Just as I was hitting send, I had a gentleman try to mug me with a knife. I've studied two forms of Jiu Jitsu, knife fighting being my specialty, and took it from him and stabbed him in the arm with it. He got one good punch to my ribs, but I assuredly won this round, plus I have his damned knife! I just got home and called the police. They are on their way to my house. I'm way adrenaline spazzed out right now and it's hard to type, but I'll update how this pans out. I hope I don't get arrested for this somehow, damnit.
UPDATE.
The police came and went. The officer told me I'm not in trouble, and if anything should get a medal. I have to stay awake for a few more hours in case they bring the suspect by for an ID. Wow...
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| Sunday, December 30th, 2007
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6:35 am - So be it...
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If you bought art from the end of December (last week) and haven't got it yet, I apologize. I tried REAL hard to get it out before Christmas so it would arrive just before that semi- magical day. My reverse schedule (awake all night and sleeping during the day) has made things difficult. Plus, me calling Fed Ex that last Saturday, only to find out they wouldn't pick up that day, didn't help matters. As always, if I screw up, I do my best to make it right. Everyone that was supposed to get their piece by Christmas will receive a bonus in their package. My way of saying "whoops" but thanks SO much!
I got everything turned in to an assistant today to send out Fed Ex and the other ones that are over seas when the post office is open, so you should be seeing it within a few days in the states... If you don't, more free stuff for you, damnit!
On a personal note, I went to Bar Sinister alone, a spooky club here in Hollywood, half on a whim and half based off the suggestion of an internet buddy tonight. I had a great time. I'd forgotten how much I enjoy that music and random company. I've been weirdly depressed lately. I'm pretty sure it has something to do with the big love of my life break up hitting its one year anniversary a week ago. It was noted in my mental calendar.
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| Tuesday, December 18th, 2007
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1:23 pm - Decembuuuuuur Art
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Obviously the last sale of this year.
Due to time constraints here, I can only promise Continental US delivery before Xmas via the magic of Fed Ex. I'm happy to ship outside the US, but before Santa day ain't happenin' for you.
Some new pieces from my art book and I re-listed the ones people asked for before, I marked as sold... and then were never paid for. Weeee.
All pieces are pencil on bristol vellum and have been spray sealed.
US buyers, please include $15.00 for shipping. If it goes over cause of the Fed Ex-ness, I'll pay the difference, so no worries.
Email Taxidermyd@gmail.com to find out if the piece you want is available. If it is, I accept Paypal only. I'm putting a time limit of one hour between when someone asks to buy a piece and then pays for it before I relist it, just so I don't have the snafu like last time.
AND I CAN NOT STRESS ENOUGH, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE write the name of the piece you're buying in the notes section of Paypal so I know what to send you. Thanks. I luvs yoooooou.
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v479/Taxidermied/December%20Art/
1) Girls Love Ponies $150 Pending
2)Ewwwww... $150 SOLD
3)Birfday Party $200 SOLD
4)Balloons $150 SOLD
5)BaBa $150 SOLD
6)Willowbean $200 SOLD
7)The Couple $225 SOLD
8)Snow Off White $280 PENDING
9)Dahlia $280
10)Bird Feeder $175
11)Scrunch $125 SOLD
12)Dear Boss $275
13)Snake In The Grass $250
14)Scud Monster $100
15)Keinmal $275 PENDING
16)Open Jugular $100 SOLD
17)Zombie Face $150 PENDING
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| Thursday, November 29th, 2007
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3:02 pm - Signing This Evening
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| Friday, November 16th, 2007
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2:47 pm - Stuffs
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I find it disconcerting that the sponsored links on the side of my Myspace inbox were all related to the Black Dahlia, Jack the Ripper and Field Marshal Erwin Rommel. Makes me wonder what other people get based on their internet interests.
Also, it is highly amusing to be laying in bed with headphones on and not knowing for some time that a friend has dropped by unannounced with two of her friends in tow, is banging on the screen door... and my cat has jumped on my chest, prompting me to loudly proclaim "Does my little buddy need attention?" over and over. I hope they knew I was talking to my cat when I emerged from the bedroom to greet them.
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| Wednesday, November 7th, 2007
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10:37 am - Italy
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I'm back. It was as or more amazing than I had hoped. Such oldness everywhere. Eddie Izzard has a great act about old European buildings and what Americans are used to.
Anyway, most of the pictures I took focused on that. I really love old architecture and am a big fan of empires, so I felt right at home... despite the many, many jokes at my name.
( Read more. Beware of much photos )
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| Sunday, October 28th, 2007
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1:25 pm - Zoooom....
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Couple t'ings.
The La Times just did a write up of my friends Christian and Jessicka's wedding. I gotta say, it was the most interesting and fun wedding one could possibly imagine. Steven and I joked that if a bomb went off atop the deco style hotel's penthouse that evening, the creepy art world would cease, since we were all there. I'll post photos when I get them. Neat stuff. Most of us did vintage dress up attire. I wish I had thought to get married by the Easter Bunny in a tux. Also, according to the LA Times, I am iconic. Haha. I guess I need a me action figure now. You pull the string and it sits on your couch and plays your video games for nineteen hours straight.
http://www.latimes.com/features/lifestyle/la-ig-goth28oct28,1,2276757.story?ctrack=1&cset=true
I think they make you register but it was quick and free, so no big whoop.
I leave for Rome tomorrow. Pretty excited. Many photos will be had, I'm sure.
I spent all week cleaning and preparing for my friend Kelly to get here from Canada and getting ready for our trip, but I did get all the art purchased organized, labeled and ready to go out. If I can't get it to the lovely lady that sends my stuff out today, i'll do it the day after I return, which is just a week. Thanks to everyone that bought something. You gave me spendin' nuggets for my trip. There are still a few pieces left because some people would ask if they were available, I'd label them as pending and would tell other people that asked for them later that I think they're sold... and then the original people never wrote me back. Big fun.
Anyhoo, arrivederci!
current mood:  anxious
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| Thursday, October 11th, 2007
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9:51 am - October Art Sale
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5:36 am - Two Things:
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1) Buttgame: Finalists
Sorry it took so long. You know that's how I roll though. I picked my favorite 15. A couple I liked just because they didn't have to change the name but it still worked under the context. Sorry if yours wasn't chosen. It wasn't personal... Except for a couple of you that I hate. I kid, I kid.... but not really.
Please keep in mind that some of them were submitted by multiple people, so it'll go to whomever posted it first.
When voting, please just put the NUMBER of the 1 (ONE) that you like the best, and not the name so I can count easily. Thankies and good luck.
1) Waiting to Expel
2) Rosemary's Booty
3) Rumpkinhead
4) Das Booty
5) You've Got Tail
6) Eight Legged Cheeks
7) One Flew Over The Poo Poo's Nest
8) Gone With The Wind
9) The Great Asscape
10) The Ass Temptation Of Christ
11) The Ring
12) Hole Boy
13) Donnie Darkhole
14) Metropolass
15) Harry Pooper And The Prisoner Of Asskaban
2) A Roman in Rome:
I'm going to Rome here soon so I'm selling some stuff again. I hired someone to send stuff out so it'll be a lot quicker than when I do it. One REALLY unique item this time too. I'm going to sell my beloved mechanical pencil that I've drawn issues #6 thru #13 of Lenore with and It'll come together with a Lenore sketchbook that I've used (drawn on) the first four pages of. The metal pencil is signed and comes with a certification that I actually used it for those 8 issues of Lenore and the Haunted Mansion books and everything else I've drawn over the last 7 or 8 years. If you believe there is power in objects, this should have something. Maybe cooties. Kind of the ultimate Lenore collectible item, but it should be for the $1000.00 I'm asking for. No one buys it, I keep my magic pencil. The other stuff is my newer art pieces and Lenore #13 originals.
Anyhoo, I hope to list the items by tonight (Thursday) or early Friday.
current mood:  groggy
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| Saturday, September 22nd, 2007
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11:29 am - And there it is....
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Yeah, I deleted last night's post. I read everyone's comments first and I thank you. Some wise souls out there. Sad posts at 3 am are just not a great idea and I don't want someone important in my life reading it the wrong way and getting their feelings hurt. It wasn't anything mean. It was all directed at myself. I've just made some bad life choices as of late and only want to concentrate on getting back on track. Weeee.
I'll pick the finalists for the butt game the beginning of next week. I expected a lot of replies but I didn't count on THAT many! Geez.
Also, Resident Evil 3 was one of the worst movies ever made. I'm so angry about it.... Didn't help my mood, that's for sure.
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| Thursday, September 13th, 2007
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2:14 am - The Thousand Dollar Butt Game.
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OK, here's the game. Raquel and I were texting back and forth and I said something to the effect of "I miss her ass". She responded that it probably just IS her ass I miss, cause it IS pretty amazingly formed. I responded back that she'd have to come over with it cause it would be weird if just her butt knocked on the door. Plus, how would it reach? Last, but not least, she replied it sounded like some horror movie I'd write. So, that got me thinking of movie or book titles you could make butt related. Such as Butticula, A Bootyful Mind, Ass Stranger Calls, Forest Rump, The Buns of Navarone, Invasion of the Booty Snatchers, etc. Please add to it. Nothing but class here on my LJ. Heh....
Best one (I'll pick a few and then we'll all vote on it) will receive a free drawing from me next time I send out art. Speaking of, I recently sent out ALL the art I owed people so keep a keen eye on that mail box. :)
*EDIT* There have been some damn creative entries already, so I've decided to seriously up the prize. The ONE winner will receive ALL of these pieces free of charge. About a $600.00 value. I'm feeling crazy tonight. The only thing I ask, is that if the winner ends up being out of the country, you pay the shipping. Otherwise, if you're in the good ol' US of A, it's on me, sport.
I'm also seeing duplicate titles, so when I pick the batch for voting, I'll obviously go with the first person to post the title if there is more than one of it.
Gonna give this a couple of days to give people a chance. I know some people would like to have some of my art for their collections but can't afford it, so here is their chance. :)
*EDIT AGAIN!!!* Screw it. If you're gonna do something like this, do it all the way. I'll add one more piece worth a hundred dollars, making the winning prize $700.00 worth of art and I'll make a second place prize for $300.00 worth. $1000.00 worth of prizes for butt jokes. How often does that happen in life? Keeping up with my journal pays phat bling, yo!
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| Tuesday, September 11th, 2007
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2:51 pm - Shocking!
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By the way... If you never saw me getting shocked on the lips during my Comic Con panel this year, and you have spare time on your hands, here it is. The story that leads up to it starts about 1 minute 40 seconds in to it. Classic stuff. I loooove public speaking. *On my computer, when I embed the video, the time frame goes backwards so it's at 8:25.*
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| Thursday, September 6th, 2007
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4:57 pm - Lenore #14
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For one hundred years, he lay in wait. Watching and formulating his plan. Today is the day he puts it all in motion. Today he gets his revenge.
Being the mortician that was in the middle of embalming Lenore when she sat upright, probably picked a boogie and then bounced out whistling, was traumatic for Mortimer Fledge. So much so, he lost his lively hood, family and friends pursuing his new obsession, a unfinished little girly corpse. He should have died himself so long ago, but this need to finish the job he started, this unbreakable will, fueled him to soldier on. Will his plan work out and he at last gets to finish embalming and burying Lenore? Only time, most likely four to five months from now, will unfold its secrets.
Oh, yeah... and there will of course be some adventure involving myself, most assuredly ending with some sort of pain or embarrassment to yours truly.
Yup. I done started. WAAAAY ahead of my normal schedule, I might point out. This is my favorite Lenore cover. I like seeing the exact moment she awoke from her brief death. The mortician from this issue is gonna be bad ass.
This isn't the official release announcement. I have to send stuff to SLG first and get the scheduling all figured out. Just sayin'.
I feel like doomsday is approaching. A couple days after the 4.7 earthquake, my neighborhood was without power for 2 days... during over 100 degree heat. That was melty fun for all.
current mood: accomplished
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