The paper towel dispenser at work has long been a grating annoyance for me. For some reason the "proper" way (according to the two picture "installation instructions") to install the paper towel roll is with the hanging part in the rear instead of over the top in the front. This is counter-productive. It is trivial to demonstrate that over the top works much much better in the dispenser, and yet, every time I change it to the more useful configuration someone else will change it back!
Drives me nuts!
P.S. On introspection, perhaps there is someone else in the office who cannot stand how someone keeps switching the paper towels the "wrong" way... So it is to be a duel! Have at thee!!!
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
False Alarm
Last night we had a false alarm. Anna started having mild contractions about 7 minutes apart and lasting for about a minute apiece.
Needless to say, we got a little excited. We went for a walk around our expansive yard in the hopes that it might coax things along... but it did not. Once we got back from our walk she had completely shut down again.
It is both incredibly terrifying and exciting to be this close to Felix's birth! I am so very excited to meet him, but at the same time I am acutely aware that once he is here there is no going back! It will never just be about Anna and I again. This little person is going to change our whole lives.
Needless to say, we got a little excited. We went for a walk around our expansive yard in the hopes that it might coax things along... but it did not. Once we got back from our walk she had completely shut down again.
It is both incredibly terrifying and exciting to be this close to Felix's birth! I am so very excited to meet him, but at the same time I am acutely aware that once he is here there is no going back! It will never just be about Anna and I again. This little person is going to change our whole lives.
Friday, April 22, 2011
Waiting for baby
Still no baby! But I am on hyper-vigilant alert!
There are only six days until the due date... Things are starting to get pretty exciting. My wife is having Braxton Hicks contractions every day now, and the baby has dropped. Which means literally any day now she could go into labor!
With Felix almost here, I am eager to divulge an upcoming project I am planning... But I won't. Not just yet... Hopefully i stick to it and can reveal it to all of you reader when it is a bit further along.
Mysterious!
There are only six days until the due date... Things are starting to get pretty exciting. My wife is having Braxton Hicks contractions every day now, and the baby has dropped. Which means literally any day now she could go into labor!
With Felix almost here, I am eager to divulge an upcoming project I am planning... But I won't. Not just yet... Hopefully i stick to it and can reveal it to all of you reader when it is a bit further along.
Mysterious!
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Cash & West
For Christmas last year I created a comic book for my brother-in-law that starred his two sons. I am in the process of publishing it online here.
It stars Cash and Weston as two police detectives, and follows them as they try to unravel a mystery involving all their favorite cartoon characters! Check it out!
It stars Cash and Weston as two police detectives, and follows them as they try to unravel a mystery involving all their favorite cartoon characters! Check it out!
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Birthday boy
Today is my birthday! Woo! I am 28 years old today. I certainly do not feel that old... I still feel like a kid, exploring the world around me. I watch cartoons, draw comics, and geek out about stupid things.
And yet, if I take a step back and look at my life I realize just how grown up I have become. I have a job, and a wife. A house and 3 dogs. And a baby on the way! When I look at what my life has become it seems almost astonishing. It is amazing how much life can change without us realizing it.
We are trying to get everything ready for the baby before he is born. I feel like we have a pretty good handle on things right now, but as the due date approaches I cannot help but have that "I know I am forgetting something" feeling every time I think about him.
And yet, if I take a step back and look at my life I realize just how grown up I have become. I have a job, and a wife. A house and 3 dogs. And a baby on the way! When I look at what my life has become it seems almost astonishing. It is amazing how much life can change without us realizing it.
We are trying to get everything ready for the baby before he is born. I feel like we have a pretty good handle on things right now, but as the due date approaches I cannot help but have that "I know I am forgetting something" feeling every time I think about him.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Drawing 5cc
When I originally took over drawing duties at 5ColorControl I drew all the comics on paper and then, using a mouse and Photoshop, pieced them together on my computer to form a comic.
This method was slow. It took days to put a comic together, especially because I was using a scanner at work.
Then I got a drawing tablet for christmas '09 and I started drawing all the comics on that exclusively. That cut the time it takes to produce a comic down drastically. Now, when I am "on" I can crank out a decent comic in an hour or two (longer if I am not drawing particularly well that day).
Recently, however, I have been less and less satisfied with my tablet drawing skills. So I have started sketching most of the panels on paper and scanning them in. Then I use the tablet and trace over the sketches, add background and color and the like. This adds more steps to the creation process, but yeilds better quality, in my opinion.
The problem with this method is that my skills on the tablet may stagnate. I was hoping that I would get better at drawing on the tablet the more I did it (Which has been the case... just slowly).
I guess I will continue in this fashion, as I think it produces the best quality comics that I can produce at the moment... I will continue to experiment as well, hopefully I can expound on this in future blog posts.
This method was slow. It took days to put a comic together, especially because I was using a scanner at work.
Then I got a drawing tablet for christmas '09 and I started drawing all the comics on that exclusively. That cut the time it takes to produce a comic down drastically. Now, when I am "on" I can crank out a decent comic in an hour or two (longer if I am not drawing particularly well that day).
Recently, however, I have been less and less satisfied with my tablet drawing skills. So I have started sketching most of the panels on paper and scanning them in. Then I use the tablet and trace over the sketches, add background and color and the like. This adds more steps to the creation process, but yeilds better quality, in my opinion.
The problem with this method is that my skills on the tablet may stagnate. I was hoping that I would get better at drawing on the tablet the more I did it (Which has been the case... just slowly).
I guess I will continue in this fashion, as I think it produces the best quality comics that I can produce at the moment... I will continue to experiment as well, hopefully I can expound on this in future blog posts.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Mah Baby BOY!
Welp! I am dusting out the ol' blog with a new purpose! As my first born son, Felix Newton is mere weeks away from joining the world I have decided to chronicle the experience of being a Skeptical Humanist and a father.
Currently we are sitting at 13 days until the due date! The excitement is palpable, yet I still find myself forgetting (that might be too strong a word, it's more like complacent denial) that fatherhood is eminent. Thoughts of my future son just sort of drift to the back of my mind... It does not seem real; it feels as though I am pretending as though I will become a father in two weeks.
I have moments throughout the day when the reality of the situation crashes in on me, though. These "Holy Schmidt" moments are getting more frequent, so perhaps that is my subconscious trying to prepare me for what lies ahead. Maybe once Felix is born my whole life will feel like these moments of awakening. That is a little terrifying.
Currently we are sitting at 13 days until the due date! The excitement is palpable, yet I still find myself forgetting (that might be too strong a word, it's more like complacent denial) that fatherhood is eminent. Thoughts of my future son just sort of drift to the back of my mind... It does not seem real; it feels as though I am pretending as though I will become a father in two weeks.
I have moments throughout the day when the reality of the situation crashes in on me, though. These "Holy Schmidt" moments are getting more frequent, so perhaps that is my subconscious trying to prepare me for what lies ahead. Maybe once Felix is born my whole life will feel like these moments of awakening. That is a little terrifying.
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