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  • Dec. 6th, 2009 at 2:19 PM
I've been busy with a bunch of different jobs, so I've been working on this as a side thing for myself. I finished it last night.

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If anyone is interested in purchasing this, a print is $45 and the original piece is $500.

Tiggy toasting his buns

  • Dec. 6th, 2009 at 10:30 AM


Yesterday morning we lit the fireplace for the first time since last year.
Tiggy decided it belongs to him.
And roasted marshmellows are pretty good too.

Auditions for a new musical opening in SF

  • Dec. 6th, 2009 at 12:19 AM
Hi, I'm the writer/director of a new musical opening in SF, and we're having open auditions tomorrow between 11am-3pm at the Thick House on portreto Hill! You can visit the show's website for a detailed synopsis and to hear the demo. I'm looking for four men and four women for the cast, who want to take part in bring a new theatrical piece to life.

And it's a paid gig, how about that! )

Dec. 5th, 2009

  • 11:37 PM
This weekend I spent some time assembling a little project that I've been working on:



It's fun living in the future.

Teff-only injera?

  • Dec. 5th, 2009 at 10:39 PM
Hi all, I am interested in trying Ethiopian food within San Francisco but I'm allergic to wheat flour. I know most restaurants will make their injera the traditional way, with only teff, but I don't know how to tell which ones are guaranteed not to use wheat flour. Does anyone have a recommendation for a restaurant that they know doesn't use wheat? Thanks.

Anabella of the Woods

  • Dec. 6th, 2009 at 12:40 PM
I've been trying to do simpler, cleaner drawings while simultaneously getting back in the mood of making art.

(please remember that since I've moved to Korea I don not have a scanner anymore and therefore have to resort to taking pictures of my artwork. It's definitely not the best quality and the colors are slightly different too...)



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Dec. 5th, 2009

  • 6:48 PM


http://twitter.com/PRguitarman/status/6385638442
http://www.prguitarman.com/index.php?id=264

FILLER TIME~~ Haven't been in the mood to draw comics until now, so this comic almost a month overdue.

Auditions for a new musical opening in SF

  • Dec. 5th, 2009 at 10:08 AM
Hi, I'm the writer/director of a new musical opening in SF, and we're having open auditions tomorrow between 11am-3pm! You can visit the show's website for a detailed synopsis and to hear the demo. I'm looking for four men and four women for the cast, who want to take part in bring a new theatrical piece to life!

And it's a paid gig, how about that!

Auditions: Sunday, 12/6, 11am-3pm
Callbacks: Monday, 12/7, 7pm-10pm
Where: The Thick House, 1695 18th Street (on Portrero Hill between DeHaro and Arkansas), SF
Prepare: 32 bars, musical theatre ballad, no rock or pop
Bring: Current resume and headshot (photo copy fine), sheet music scored for the piano in the correct key and a conflict calendar.

Non-AEA only. $250 travel stipend offered, all ethnicities encouraged.

Rehearsals begin: January 11, 2010 (M-Th, Sat, Sun (as needed))
Performances: February 18 – March 21, 2010 (Th at 7pm, Fri-Sat at 8pm, Sun at 5pm)

CHARACTERS:
Elyse (Late 20’s – Early 30’s – Strong belter to Eb with a good mix) Leader of The Gilded, and secretly Princess Lisette of the D’Austine Kingdom. As their leader, fantastic and relentless. As princess, reluctant and dreamy-eyed.
Kelsey (Early –Mid 20’s – Light, natural mezzo) Tobias’ best friend, hard working and realistic.
Marta (Late 20’s-Mid 30’s – Alto) Former leading lady of The Gilded, now always plays the witch. Former lover of Arden.
Clea (Late Teens – Early 20’s – Legit, classical soprano to high C) Marta’s younger sister, who plays the princess and loves it.
Tobias (Early –Mid 20’s – Strong tenor, solid belt to F#) A fidgety and flighty young man forced into training to be a soldier. Undisciplined and always in search of adventure.
Arden (Late 20’s-Mid 30’s – Tenor, to G) A street magician, Elyse’s good-hearted, jovial partner in crime and the founder of The Gilded. Always plays the wizard.
Vincent (Early-Mid 20’s – Bari-Tenor, belt to D#)Arden’s younger brother. Tired of traveling and only performs out of necessity – he reluctantly plays the knight.
Leo (Late 20’s – Early 30’s – Bari-Tenor) Elyse’s younger brother, and Crown Prince of the D’Austine Kingdom, who has spent the last five years trying to find her.

E-mail info@thegilded.com to sign-up for an audition time, or just comment here!
God is in my Garden
by Charlie


Oh, yes, I believe God is in my garden.
He’s that breath of air stirring gently in the trees.
Oh, yes, I hear God walking in my garden.
He makes the sound I hear when strolling in the leaves.
He causes the seeds to swell just before they pop
With two little leaves, then burst out on top.
God writes all the lyrics of every songbird I hear.
He paints every petal of the flowers I love so dear.
He causes my tomatoes to turn a beautiful red,
While my other vegetables are orange and gold instead.
On a hot summer day God will bring up a cloud.
Evening showers will come with thunder close an loud.
He tells the morning glories to run up in the sky.
God promises my pumpkins, someday you’ll be a pie!
He gives the verbena room. They cover over the ground
Then the worms and grubs they dig, without a tiny sound.
My impatiens and coleus, they beg for the cooling shade,
While for zinnias and marigolds full sun God has made.
He brings the morning sun; makes my garden bright.
God spends the day with me, then turns off the light.


I'd like to find the person to visit Charlie's backyard and after getting the tour, asked Charlie "Do you really believe God is in your garden?" Obviously someone posed this question to Charlie because of the familiar, conversational way he begins this poem: "Oh, yes, I believe God is in my garden." I'm being sarcastic, of course. No one has ever asked Charlie about the hand of the almighty playing a part in Charlie's agriculture. However, because he begins the poem with the exclamation "Oh", I now have the right to read the poem in the voice of former WWF superstar Macho Man Randy Savage. If any of you know Randy Savage or his people and believe that he'd be willing to read this poem in character, please email me as soon as possible. I will also accept the actor who played Paul Bearer. I can't pay either of them for their time, but I will send a very nice handmade card. And think about the publicity!

God certainly is busy. It's like he's everywhere at once! Now, I'm an atheist, so while I don't believe there's any god who makes sure the tomatoes turn the correct shade of red, I have no problem or gripe against Charlie or any other person who believes that god has an investment in fruits and vegetables. However, what about the tomatoes that get infected with tomato hornworms or tomato bushy stunt virus? Does God have a plan for those tomatoes? Have I crossed over into "offensive" yet? Do you think I made up "tomato bushy stunt virus"? You can look it up!

This poem takes a dark turn near the end. It's like the Testaments in reverse. God's breathing and walking and he's writing lyrics (melodies?) for birds--sort of like Jesus, yes? Yes. But then there is this begging for cooling shade and a summer storm! It's for the garden's own good, sure, but what about that lightning and wind? Then there's this line: "God promises my pumpkins, someday you’ll be a pie!" Maybe I just don't like the idea of anyone, whether mortal or immortal, talking to fruit. Maybe I prefer to believe in free will, even when it comes to a pumpkin. Pumpkins, by the way, rank up there with the least dignified of fruit. I love pie, pumpkin and otherwise, but it must be strange for pumpkins to realize they're best known for being a pie filling. I do know that I hate exclamation marks, especially when they appear in poetry. As a result, the line sounds like a threat. "That person in the overalls and the hat, he's going to turn you into mush with a machine and then he's going to add sugar to you! Then stick you in an oven!"

Bad Poetry Grade [F = your standard bad poem; A+ = worst poem imaginable]: C

Staircase at the library

  • Dec. 4th, 2009 at 8:35 PM

Staircase at the library
Originally uploaded by coffeechica

Dominican University, where I got my MLIS. Classrooms are up here on the third floor, coffee bar is in the lower level, floor 0. (Four floors of stairs weren't fun when I was pregnant. but still eyecandy.) I showed Amie the electronic rolling stacks, which would be boring to photograph, but she got a kick out of them.

San Francisco in January!

  • Dec. 4th, 2009 at 8:54 PM
So I've decided to move to San Francisco in January!
I'm thrilled... I've been hankering to make a home out West for almost a year.
I know absolutely no one, and so far I have no leads on a job or place to live.
I'm a kids yoga teacher, raw vegan chef, nutritionist, Reiki Master, jeweler, exotic dancer, wanderer, worshipper, mover, shaker, cowboy, Quaker... etc.


If anyone knows of a cheap room or studio for rent near downtown, or of a great place that's hiring (raw/vegan and/or "new-agey" environment preferred) or would like to put me up for a bit when I get there in exchange for some great company while I search for those things in person, let me know! E-mail me jilive00{at}yahoo{dot}com.

I can't wait to get out there and meet you all! Blessings!

San Francisco in January!

  • Dec. 4th, 2009 at 8:53 PM
So I've decided to move to San Francisco in January!
I'm thrilled... I've been hankering to make a home out West for almost a year.
I know absolutely no one, and so far I have no leads on a job or place to live.
I'm a kids yoga teacher, raw vegan chef, nutritionist, Reiki Master, jeweler, exotic dancer, wanderer, worshipper, mover, shaker, cowboy, Quaker... etc.


If anyone knows of a cheap room or studio for rent near downtown, or of a great place that's hiring (raw/vegan and/or "new-agey" environment preferred) or would like to put me up for a bit when I get there in exchange for some great company while I search for those things in person, let me know! E-mail me jilive00{at}yahoo{dot}com.

I can't wait to get out there and meet you all! Blessings!

Dec. 5th, 2009

  • 2:32 AM
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It's not Michael Jackson and this is not Thriller )

I think I'll try some different colours next. I'm getting way too fond of brown and asparagus green. Recommend me some new colour schemes? I know there are sites like colourlovers.com, but I'd like to hear your own ideas.

I'm also thinking about doing a collage or two. I've had this one idea for a week or so. But I'm a bit scared how they'll turn out!

RIHANNA ABC CANCELLATION

The above image, courtesy of TMZ, shows pop superstarlet Rihanna shooting a scene for an upcoming music video, wearing nothing more than a bullet bra and Mickey Mouse helmet. And wouldn’t you know it, one of her ammunipples simply busted out of her Rambo-esque unmentionables.

Can you imagine? Here she is, dressed like slutty Mickey Mouse headed to some sort of apocalyptic topless battle. The face of the Disney Corporation — and, by default, the ABC Network — dressed like their mascot, naked, in some sort of hopeless war.

Which makes one wonder: Given that ABC has canceled 3 of Adam Lambert’s appearances following his controversial AMA performance (specifically Good Morning America, Jimmy Kimmel, and New Year’s Eve with Ryan Seacrest — arguably the gayest show the network has ever put on), what sort of consequences will Rihanna face given the above photo? Not that they should, mind you, but it just seems fair given all of their “High and Mightiness” as of late. Fake oral sex and a gay kiss has GOT to be as bad insinuating that your company’s mascot is some sort of totalitarian Big Brother with a bonus areola hangin’ out of a bullet belt bra, right? Right?!?!

Well, in a perfect world, probably. But in the world we live in today, probably not. Double standards, hypocrites, and all that jazz hands.

We’re just hoping the network doesn’t fire Dick Clark for having a name that could also easily be a term for a dirty gay sex act. (Usage: “Don’t you just love it when your man finishes your day off with a Dick Clark from behind?”) In other news:

ADAM-LAMBERT-FIGHT-THE-ABC-REVOLUTION-BWE-TV

Check out our interview with Adam Lambert after the AMAs here.

UPDATE: Adam will be appearing on ABC’s The View on Thursday, December 10. As well as the Barbara Walters’ “10 Most Fascinating People of 2009,” set to air December 9, aka “The Day 10 Fascinating People Will Cry on National Television.” So… (long pause)… I guess we can all get on with our lives now? Hoorah. (Not to be confused with “Prostitution Hoorah.”)

Well, f*ck us gently with a chainsaw. Wouldn’t you know it, teen idol Christian Slater made for a delightful Anderson Cooper chaser as today’s guest host on Live! with Regis and Kelly. And goodness, is he Christian Slatier than ever! During the exciting “Trivia” segment — where they dial-up an unsuspecting viewer who can then win a beautiful vacation — Christian and Kelly were faced with an all too depressing response: No one was home.

What happened next, you ask? Exactly what you prayed for: Christian Slater kicked off his voicemail with a quote from our favorite movie of all time, Heathers. Imagine the delight (and complete lack of recognition) the listener must have had when she comes back from her morning aerobics class to hear this:


If only he had worn a Big Fun t-shirt on the show!

CHRISTIAN-SLATER-HEATHERS-BIG-FUN

Click ahead to hear the original… And use the comments for a Heathers Quote Roll-Call!

Jason Dean is so ~dreamy~.

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