I'm moving my blogging business to WordPress. I've loved LJ, but WordPress provides features for free that I'm paying a lot of money for on here. Also, I'm in a new phase of my life, and I feel like I need a new blog to go with it. Too much of my Philadelphia life is wrapped up in here, to the point where it's too suffocating to post anything. My ( Read more... )

And we're a pretty butter-cream yellow for Spring! Thanks estiloamor for the lovely layout!

Jarring question, isn't it? Filled with guilt, blame, self-doubt... The title of Leanor Vivanco’s article in the Tribune's Red Eye, "Are You Mug Proof," is a little too close to home, and considering the content of the article, he might as well have been only talking about rape. (Only one paragraph of the entire article is geared towards Dudes, the ( Read more... )

Well, I have my first art job: a writer, Matt Cronin, has contracted me to illustrate his graphic novel, Out Past The Bright Lights. In order to create reader interest, we've decided to put it the sketches online and then re-release in color when it's published. Updates are every Friday, so add it to your bookmarks and enjoy ( Read more... )

I've neglected this blog for a while... Things were happening in my life that I didn't particularly feel like sharing with the world, and I set my art aside for a little bit. I had to let life happen to me for a little while and surrender control, instead of pretending like I knew what to do. But now with everything looking fresh and white and ( Read more... )

Okay. So, this is kind of ridiculous and embarrassing, but Katie and I are going to go meet Hanson this afternoon and I'm kind of insanely excited. Katie and I have loved Hanson ever since we were 10. I can't really explain it. As I told my friend, Mike, it's like a cantankerous pustule on our dear little hearts that never went away. Even during ( Read more... )

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Fall is here. I love how chilly and gray and steely Chicago gets. And it happens so quickly... One day, it's 75, the next day it's 50 and you're looking under your bed for your long-johns ( Read more... )

One of the coolest things about living with Katie in this apartment is that I am literally a 20 minute walk from everything: the Metro, the Vic, Double Door, Abbey Pub... You name it, and I can get there in less than half an hour ( Read more... )