Welcome Back, Me!

Well, it's been a month since I've put up anything here, and not because I've been away on some exotic adventure. No, it's because I'm really, really lazy. Shamefully lazy. I truly hate myself. Indeed. Well, since I'm back, I guess I should explain my whereabouts...

I've been working on illustrations for more characters for this site, and I've got three new to debut in time. The first is Tom Henderson, the Panda. You can see him above. At first, this little cartoon started out as a take on the train door cartoons warning people not to stick their various body parts in between them as they close. It was also inspired by the new sliding doors at the web school I teach for, where they will hang pretty soon.

I then went a little farther. There are seven in total, and in as many weeks, I will show them to you, my cute little audience. Yes, you, ooboogie boodie boo boo...Ahem...

Meg's having some issues with her stomach, so she gets to go to the hospital to get a camera put into her stomach. The procedure is adorable, as described by this pamphlet:


When the Japanese grow up and stop using cute cartoons on everything, serious or not, is anyone's guess. (Said the man with a rocket rat and a haphazard panda as friends.)

On the morning of the Monday of last week, a rainy day, a dark day, the brakes on my bike decided that they were on their coffee break, so when attempting to stop for a red light, I continued on, head first into car. The car stopped, and the driver, for the next ten minutes, repeatedly explained what it means when the light turns red. Then, upon explaining to him that I understand and am fully aware of the uses of the lights, and that it was not at all my intention to plow into his car, he would re-explain how the lights worked and that I should stop when it's red. He offered money for any damages - which were a stiffened neck, two leg bruises, a slightly twisted-up bike and a thumb with a hole in it - and I refused it. Seeing as it was my fault and not at all his, I couldn't possibly take his money. A quality that has had some friends question whether I am truly American.

And lastly, the other big news...my cousin was on TV....heh-heh-heh HEH-heh-heh... and it was in a cush piece, not in some random - "In other news, teenager rages over recieving a nickle less in change at a local convenience store and destroys an entire school district. Video at eleven." See it here peeps: Athlete of the Week: Mariya Redden

Well, until next week...
Mike, the truly inspirational RocketRat