I'm a Mac

But I hate myself sometimes. Why are some things on Macs so frustrating?? I really miss the paint tool on PC. I downloaded some shite program called Paintbrush and it is complete shit. Notice the jugheader? It looks retarded but it's the best I've come up with after an hour of finessing. I'm pining for my ol reliable Lappy from University whose fan got overheated to a point of complete shutdown every time me and my pals were watching Gilmore Girls and Buffy.

No Offenvise IIntended

Has anyone else noticed that those security images when you sign up for things on the internet are getting harder to distinguish? You know the ones; the squiggly letters crammed tight together with lines sometimes across them? They're used so programs can't hack into sites and generate machine-like user identities. Anyways, it's getting very hard to recognize the letters and numbers and I'm getting sick and tired of having to click the 'Use a different image' link. Either internet security is tightening or I'm becoming less human and, arguably, more stupid. Hm.

This all started because I want to do sign up to Yahoo so I can answer this question on Yahoo Answers.

Help about my Cousin!?!?
My cousin is 11 yrs oold and shes 108 lbs. 5'1 and shes "thick" like black girls no Offenvise iintended
she has like thick legs and a stomach that pokes out..
She isnt the skinnest gurla round and she eats like umm 3 times a day and like 3 popsicles and like 2 chocolate bar every 2 weeks...


any suggestions plz help ty !!


...what.

I've read this five times now and it still makes no sense.

Staying Classy

This is my first completed comic. After you've worked on something for a period of time it's hard to tell if what you're doing is good. It's like saying the word "cat" over and over. After a while it loses meaning.

It's True

Things always happen when you're not paying attention.

A Li'l Taste

This is something I did a while ago. It was when I was feeling intense rage towards my last "job". I still have rage but it dissipates each day. That's the great thing about chronic memory loss!

The Inter-art

The latest addition to my blog, the gorgeous sketch of a tapir, is sadly not my own work. It's done by an artist called Jason Polan. I came across him through the website Drawn, that features artists on the web. It's a really cool thing that there are so many artists out there and we're able to look at their work through the internet. The last time I saw truly original art in person was at the Argyle Fine Art gallery in Halifax that for a brief time featured artwork by NSCAD students. It's great that there's an outlet for amateur artists that doesn't require being admitted to a gallery.

It doesn't take a gallery to bring an artist popularity. The internet can bring an amateur artist to semi-celebrity status. A friend introduced me to the work of Kate Beaton, a twenty-four year old cartoonist who posts her rough yet hilarious comics about Canadian history and her life as a internet cartoonist. She is very modest about her artwork and even self-deprecating at times. Her feelings are obviously wrong as she has now begun selling t-shirts and will undoubtedly have a book at some point.

Art is becoming more communal and there is an obvious feel of community at Kate Beaton's site where commentors chat easily amongst each other as if they've been friends for years. These sites allow you to link off to other artists and the results are overwhelming. I spent an entire evening looking at stranger's art and it was exhausting and inspiring. There's amazing stuff out there but there's also things like Beaton's art; amazing but also achievable from an amateur's standpoint. I know I have a long way to go with my art but that shouldn't stop me from sharing it. I'm always taking so much from the internet but never giving anything back (if you don't count this glorious blog, of course).

So with that in mind, I vow to share more with the internet. He's my best friend but I've been selfish with him. It's time to give back.

(The image is from 'Skine Art a site showcasing people's moleskin artwork. Private becomes public.)

Never Put a McChicken in the Microwave for One Minute

This is what happens:

The McChciken sauce curdles, the lettuce wilts and the bun is so hot that you have to wait ten minutes before devouring you're now shite tasting burger.