On Hiatus

Ok. Not really. But school has sucked up all my time and I can't seem to catch up, much less animate. So, for awhile, there will be no new posts. Apologies.

Mid-Flight giggles

First day back in Oakland. Have a huge headache but got to hang with Mags, then Tara, then Jason -- nice to have people around again. I'm feeling weird being in this new place - I'm basically living in some random guys apt. and cute as it is, it is still a weird feeling.
Anyway,
This is a little bit of something bigger, I hope, that I worked on during the flight across the damn United States today. The girl next to me on the plane was giggling while I drew - but I don't know why because when I looked at her, she just looked down at her ipod.

A Relief in Graves

In Boston. Last night went to the middle east. Fun place. We saw James Kochalka -- the guy who sings Robot Vs Monkey -- my animation teacher at UT, geoff, did the video for that song -- and it was the original inspiration for crazy taco monkey.
Geoff had told me that he sold the rights to some company that never distributed the video and now Geoff's not supposed to show it or he'll go to jail and die. but here is a still:

I'll troll around and find the original video.
Haven't been able to animate the past couple of days. Busy being a tourist -- visiting hot spots like King's chapel and the graves of Paul revere and John Hancock. I need to put up a pic. of the gravestones from those revolutionary days -- they are gothic ala tim burton style. It made me realize that we are all just copying off each other. Me with taco monkey and tim burton with those graves. What a relief.

Monkey On The Moon

I'm in Boston and I'm sick - so I'm stuck in my hotel room. Bored. So I'm working on my blog logo. Monkey On The Moon. I'm going to try a couple of different designs.

Now they stop

I fixed the cartoons so that they stop. Yeah action script!

Too amazing not to post.

This is an piece by Alan Becker. I had to post. Its amazing!


Animator vs. Animation by *alanbecker on deviantART

Bad Birthday Card

I made this one Dec. of 2004 - for my sister Ceme's birthday. The music is a local Austin band - something "worms" anyway, and the drawing is by Tim Burton who wrote/drew some excellent short stories that I recommend to any put-upon 15 yr. old - I speak from experience.



I'm at the Fort lauderdale airport - waiting to board a plane to Boston. More importantly, waiting to board a plane away from Florida. (Sorry Floridians, this state is not my thing) Considering that I don't like any place besides Austin, no one should take my opinion personally.
Anyway - Boston for a week. I'm going to do the whole sightseeing tourist thing. I bought my little guide book. I'm ready.

Car Shipping Makes Me Nervous

No internet to post this last night. Here is a little cutie I did while watching America's Next Top Model (rerun).



My car is supposed to be shipped today. It made me so nervous I barely slept. And there was a thunderstorm which also made me on edge. And I was afraid of aliens - so I kept the light on - that didn't help either. I can't wait to be cozy in my little apt. in a building full of friends, in a neighborhood full of friends, in a city that is not crazy like Hollywood Florida, but in its own gritty way. Which is different.