At ECCC I managed to catch a mini-concert with The Doubleclicks (they have new stuff coming out!!), Marian Call, Molly Lewis (who is making videos every day this month, check it out!)and Vixy and Tony.

And Marian Call’s newest, Shark Week was so fun! Can’t wait to see her plans for the release. :D

Speaking of Molly’s video project… I made this fan art to support it.

When Molly was on her… 2nd and 3rd? Bit of a Chats with Ken Plume, there was a mystery guest, eventually titled J.Q. Walrustitty. I thought I’d finally draw that – but then mash it up with My Neighbor Totoro… you know, because!

Then, C.K. Wright linked to some cute animal pictures, and this was among them, so I…

… made a self-portrait as a pug-ly princess. With a monocle.

So, John Roderick has been down with the flu and making crazy(er than usual) tweets, and the pillow owl hallucinations have returned. So.

Wil Wheaton (In my opinion…) is the undisputed king of ECCC. Therefore I made this. It does not have nearly enough references and hidden details. Hmmph.

And a final note…. I was interviewed! The interview – with photos – is here!

Star Talk Live was AMAZING! SO much fun!!

Kristen Schaal!

The internet’s (and mine) favorite Astronomical Badass!

On Halloween last year, Molly Lewis, Sara Chicazul, Marian Call and The Doubleclicks (among others!) Dressed up as “Sexy” w00tstock. I finally got around to drawing some of them!

Based on episode 76 of Totally Laime, it is Paul F. Tompkins!

Also inspired by PFT.

Based on some early moments in the Sklar Brothers episode of Pete Homes’ “You Made it Weird”, here’s good ol’ Onion Pete – Pete Holmes in an open robe on the couch surfing for onion porn.

Better late than never? based on this episode of Roderick on the Line.

Also based on an episode of Roderick on the Line, I designed this shirt….

Eugene Mirman is bringing some Star Talk LIVE to Seattle! I had a suggestion for attire. (P.S. The live episodes of Star Talk are A-MAZE-ING! Super exciting science!)

And finally, only about a week ’till ECCC! Will I see you there?

Fanart of James Wojtal Jr. because his A Puppet A Day project is awesome.

Hostful episodes of the Nerdist podcast are looking for fanart to post along with the episodes. This was my submission. :: crossed fingers ::

I somehow forgot to post this last time. Some of my most recent fabrics via Spoonflower.

Speaking of Fabrics… The stuff along the top is going with me to the PNWBJD Expo for selling. I’m trying to think of some new ideas, but I’ve had a lot of creative blocks lately.

Speaking of creative blocks… that is all I have for you for now!

This post is all about wishful thinking.

Things I would like to do for me (as in things to make me happy, for my own sanity, etc.) in 2012:

Get an easily portable wheelchair in a width and weight capacity that works for me so I can not nearly destroy myself while attending larger functions. In a few weeks I’ll be going to Emerald City Comic Con and I can tell you right now I have no idea how I’m going to traverse the expanses or even get through the exceedingly long registration line.

Attend Steamcon IV, and afford all of the artist fees for putting stuff up again. Of course, I should really get to the business of making new work to put up…

Attend Geek Girl Con. Thankfully if it is in town, I don’t need anything more than tickets.

Get a passport already. Someday I’d like to at least go to Vancouver, Canada and visit my friends.

Attend w00tstock-con whenever and where ever that’ll be.

Upgrade art-making technology. New tablet, Photoshop at least, or full-on Creative Suite. Then there’s the camera wishful thinking, since mine seems to have some dead sensor pixels and a slight light leak maybe. And laptop repairs and… so much tech fail in 2011! Bother and boo.

Go on the best Cruise ever (in 2013). I am 50-50 on this one. Half of me wants to go so badly I can hardly stand it, the other half hates that traveling-while-disabled basically triples the cost of what most folks can get away with (Must have my own room, and a larger one that’s suitable for disabled access, medical insurance – required, as if anything happens I have no way of coping, example: If I catch a virus, for me that means at least 2 months to recover respiratory function etc., hotels coming and going from planes, cab fare, all the fees and deposits and whatnot the cruise charges, passport, etc… it REALLY adds up.). I also have no idea how well I’ll do once the seas begin to roll, I have intermittent motion sickness issues, and between medication and hypoglycemia lately, it’s making a comeback. That’s a LOT of money to spend if I end up sick. Going on the cruise could cost as much as everything I’ve listed here combined. SO this year I’d have to think of one helluva fundraiser, or maybe at least enough for w00tstock-con.

I was invited to an awesome convention in CA, but that is crazy expensive as well – airfare, hotel, cabs, … I appreciate that people are thinking of me for guesting, but it seems safe to say I can never do this unless it is all pre-funded.

So… anyway, I just wanted to write all of that down somewhere.  You don’t even want to know what my 2016 wishlist looks like.

I have a few things today! Well, OK… more than a few…

Marian Call posted some photos from an art project she was modeling… I felt compelled to fanart it!

Self portrait as a snail. Because. Creepy, no?

On a recent Bit of a Chat with Ken Plume, he chatted with Gillian Jacobs of the awesome show, “Community”. This is Brita and Señor Chang doing the play “Letters” as Muppets.

This is… I took a nap the other day and had a series of odd dreams. There was one in which comedian TJ Miller was a nude Tarzan, telling funnies while swinging around a stage on vines. Imagine what that’d actually look and sound like. You’re welcome.

I also did a proper portrait of him. He seemed to enjoy it! :)

PNBJDE Promo Video!

I will be appearing at the Pacific Northwest Ball-Jointed Doll Expo, and this is a video they posted today to promote the show. I’ve always loved dolls, and kind of early on with the BJD fad a lot of my friends jumped into it. However, it is a very expensive hobby (and job for one awesomely talented friend), so I couldn’t indulge. At least now I get to see a bunch up close!

Also, I will be attending Emerald City Comic Con. I hope I can figure out a wheelchair arrangement by then, my back has been really iffy lately. Are you going? What in particular will be a draw for you?

I leave you with fanart of Pete Holmes, comedian and host of the “You Made it Weird” podcast.

New free nerdy Valentines! You can print these out at home! If you want to share the file around, and be kind to my bandwidth, please use this link.

Hourly Comic Day 2012! (Click all the way through for the large size.)

Firstly, Lucy Knisley wins the day!

I didn’t think too much on scale or detail… so I ended up with lots of problems. Maybe next Year I will make a template. Since I wasn’t sure about the text being legible, I didn’t add much, but here are some notes…

Panel #1-3, typical slogs through can’t-create blocks, and thoughts of putting my eye out.

Panel #4-5, I was reading The Fault in Our Stars by John Green.

Open Letter to John Green:

Thank you. Thank you for “The Fault in Our Stars”. Thank you for your part in building the Nerdfighter community. Thank you for being BFFs with Hank, as well as being his brother. Thank you for making an adorable kid, caring for and loving him, putting even more of the Green brand of awesome into the world, hopefully leading to many generations of fighters of world suck.

Panel #6, didn’t work. Off to bed.

Panel #7-9, At the end of a week long circus of rotating pain and medical issues, this night, my back just would not stop seizing up. A bit after 7, I managed to nod off, but was up again at 9 when my back, belly, and knees became unbearable and woke me up. So I sat up for a while on the edge of my bed. For some reason it is the only comfortable seat in the house right now.

Panel #10, Woke up, brushed my teeth, then realizing blood was spilling out of my mouth. Periodontal problems recur now and then (I do what I can, but no dental coverage, and still lacking a diagnosis otherwise for pH issues), but this much blood was kind of new.

Panel #11-12, SO hungry, but too tired and sore to do much cooking. I’ve also decided that the sammich shop next door is the best sammiches I’ve had since living on the east coast.

Panel #13-17, pretty self-explanatory.

Panel #18, Dammit, Roderick. (Listening to YouTube posts from his recent show in NYC.)

Previously: 2010, 2011.

I was fortunate enough to see Greg Proops live recently. I am very much a fan of his podcast, “The Smartest Man in the World“. This fan art is based on a bit from the “Diamonds” episode.

I made a wallpaper version for you on a new fabric design I created. I don’t know why this feels so adorable to me… The design is very tiny for a contest, but once the contest is over, I may enlarge it a little. The giant bacon design is ready for order, though I think I’ll have to make a rotated version as well. My idea was something that would be more abstract when worn, or could be made into large bacon pillows.

Meager offerings this time. Sorry… I’ve just been so drained. There was a large and overly complicated snow storm, sleepless nights caused by criminals trying to burn down the building I live in and otherwise stir up trouble, medical woes and horrifying procedures, and a heavy case of grey season blahs. So it goes.

Once upon a time, I amassed a giant collection of my opinions and links to articles supporting them (I know, some links are outdated, broken, or somehow link to the wrong things because they moved the source… sorry.).  Today, I ranted on Twitter, and I have more than several 140 character or less statements so…

• How you look is not what defines you as a nerd, or a geek.
• Comedy attempting to appeal to “nerds” shouldn’t use old stereotyping contexts and reformatted racist, sexist, sizeist, jokes.
• Comedy written for thinking and studied people will suffice as “nerd” humor.
• Also, there is no such thing as “too old” for a thing, instead of picking on what other people find fun & joyful, find your own indulgences.
• The more I hear about how girls don’t play video games & only fat/”ugly” people are nerdy, the more I think the speaker is lazy & selfish.
• I want to support stuff I love, even if sometimes they say dumb things, but boy is it hard sometimes.
• Nerds, fats, uglies, we are everywhere, and we are in your audience. Hard to pay you for the pleasure of being called stupid and a loser.
• Disclaimer: Sure, insult/rude comedy is a thing people enjoy, but w/ such skill & cleverness for other types, I want to see variety honored.

• Response to the question of what inspired the rant: Comedy overload, I think! A lot of opening acts for things I want to see, or interviews with comedians. I’m very demanding. ^_~;; & bunches of people saying Chris Hardwick isn’t a “real” nerd, as if such stereotyping is useful is some way. Insults that prop up what?

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