1245

Next time Satan's Monk records an album, we're going to do it in a much shorter span of time, because waiting drives me nuts.

1244

What else is new?

It's interesting to note that a year ago today was the first time Brady ever did vocals with Satan's Monk.

1243

Every now and then, I toy with doing a weekly Kevin Bacon strip. Like a Sunday comic, that was also colored. I would want to color it in Photoshop though, and I don't have Photoshop for my Mac.

It could be a lot of fun, though.

1242

This is my favorite older movie I've discovered since I discovered The Holy Mountain. See it.

1241

I really would love to learn to draw hands better. Can someone please give me some time to do that?

I spent more time transferring Satan's Monk songs from my Korg Electribe into FL Studio. I had 8 songs left, and now I have six. The best part is that I now have all of the songs that we practice as a band into FL Studio, so I no longer have to bring the Electribe anywhere.

This is awesome.

1240

I don't know who this no-necked jackass is, or why he's so excited to be like Victor, but there you go.

1239

I've only got 20 minutes left until the end of Lost.

Weird.

1238

1237

Gordon Motherfucking Shumway

1236

When I started writing this panel, I didn't realize it was going to end up where it did.

1235

Today I woke up, paid a bill, worked on some tedious song reprogramming tasks, went to work, went to practice to work on songs for recording, came home, watched Ghost Hunters, worked on this panel, and thought about how I want to finish working on the tedious reprogramming tasks so that I can get a head start on the other demands and deadlines in my life, so that I can get those out of the way and, if I'm very lucky, manage to have some time and money for Liz and I, because we haven't had enough of either, lately.

1234

I am currently eating "chicken" dumpling soup Liz and I made a couple of days ago. It is making me smile more than this ridiculous beaver.

1233

1234GO!

1232

Nice fucking claw-hands, Satan. Jesus Christ!

I would be lying if I said that it wasn't almost every night that I wanted to go to sleep just once without even thinking about drawing my panel. I could probably be in bed by midnight every night.

I should probably try to stop thinking about this.

Something I was thinking about today is how much different my life is now than it was two or three years ago. It's the same in some ways, of course, but I've definitely gone through some changes, and while I don't expect that to ever not happen, it seems to be significant stuff. I think I'm finally making some sense in my head of some things.

And that just can't be good.

1231

I feel that this panel goes a long way toward explaining how Liz and I became attracted to one another.

1230

1229

It gets depressing, sometimes. I just need to go outside more, and I need to travel more.

1228

In case you're wondering what new atrocity Mrs. Brewer has committed for me to be upset about, she has signed a bill that will target the outlawing of ethnic studies courses in Arizona.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/14/education/14arizona.html

1227

I wish I hadn't already seen the fox scene on accident.

1226

This panel isn't in any danger of being politically correct.

1225

1224

The fact that it's easy to draw blood (pun intended) definitely influenced what I chose to draw tonight.

1223

Liz and I went to Casey Moore's after Femocracy. Casey Moore's is one of the few places I have been to in my life that I have hated every second I was there. The environment just sucks, and I never feel comfortable there. I mean, I am uncomfortable in a lot of places, but I can usually enjoy myself. When I am at "Casey's", I just feel like everyone is part of a clique I' am not a part of, and it's dumb.

I've sworn off going there in the past, but someone always ends up having some kind of gathering there and, like an insane person, expecting that it might be different than previous times I've gone, I go. Then, just like every other time, I wonder why I went, because it just feels awkward the whole time, like I'm being whispered about, or something. I don't know.

Fuck Casey Moore's.

1222

If there's any question as to why this feels so good, it's because I've been working on this album for over a year. I have one more bit of programming to do, but I've written the music for it already, so it shouldn't be too tough.

After writing an 18-song album for this band that's a little over twenty minutes, it's odd to do a 18-song album that's a little over forty minutes. It's also odd that we are currently in the studio recording the first LP as I am finishing the second one. I always read about bands doing that, but it's still a pretty new concept, for me.

Now I just need to figure out what the next album's going to be based on.

1221

This drawing could be a lot better, and it could be a lot worse.

1220

I'm pretty happy with how this one came out. I feel like I need a lot of work on being consistent with my "style".

I'll be at Femocracy this weekend as the featured artist, so come down and check it out! I'm not quite sure exactly what I'll be doing there, but whatever it is, I'll be doing it, and it's sure to be a good time.

1219

I was so stressed out earlier that I thought my heart was going to stop, or I would just explode, or something.

1218

1217

1216

In the event you should find yourself wondering which specific body of water I am wallowing in, it is The Never-Ending Sea of Debt.

In lighter news, I feel like I'm learning to draw my face better. This whole panel was straight-to-ink, which is something I usually only do on my crappier drawings, which I don't consider this to be one of.

If you pay attention, I say, "which," all of the goddamned time.

1215

Walpurgis Night.

Two years ago today, Satan's Monk played our first show.