http://www.cheeksofgod.com Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:21:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I was hoping to average 12 pages per week on this comic; I'm currently averaging less than 6. I have 11 done. The early deadline is October 1. It's still possible, because I have a pretty clear schedule between now and then, and honestly I'm kind of looking forward to the ... http://www.cheeksofgod.com/2008/09/29/crunch-time/ I'm on hold to change my check card PIN and the hold music is "Secret" by Madonna. http://www.cheeksofgod.com/2008/09/25/fitting/ Well, I'm 3 pages in. I got the first page done fairly quickly, as much as an experiment in how I was going to do it as anything else. But then that paralyzing perfectionism set in, and my questions over how to do page 3 kept me from finishing page ... http://www.cheeksofgod.com/2008/09/17/comic-update/ Apologies for anyone who makes an attempt to visit this site and notices how neglected it is. I now have motivation to change that. A new comic book publisher (probably shouldn't go into anymore detail than that at this point) has offered me the opportunity to illustrate the first issue of ... http://www.cheeksofgod.com/2008/09/04/day-1-2/ A used copy of I'm All Boy And That's a Fact is now selling for almost $60 on Amazon.com! Meanwhile, even though we have left Wells Fargo (we had a card-cutting ceremony last week) and are very happy with our new bank, most of the hits to this site come from ... http://www.cheeksofgod.com/2008/08/16/very-flattering/ Ten years ago, Three Lions '98 by Baddiel, Skinner and the Lightning Seeds began its third and final week atop the British singles charts. Its predecessor, Three Lions, had been the official anthem for the England soccer team in the Euro 96 tournament. When the time came to name the ... http://www.cheeksofgod.com/2008/06/16/ten-years-ago-the-football-anthems/ A London graffiti artist removes the heads from large advertisements. Flickr link http://www.cheeksofgod.com/2008/06/10/the-decapitator/ I deposited a check for $450 into my account on Saturday. It cleared on Monday. Then on Tuesday, they put a hold on $350 of that. Then on Wednesday, the hold cleared. Then on Thursday, a check I wrote cleared, leaving $4 in my account this morning. So this afternoon, ... http://www.cheeksofgod.com/2008/05/22/even-more-on-wells-fargo/ I was mowing today and saw our yard's very first garter snake of 2008. I knew this moment was going to happen sooner or later, and we're about a month after some people have seen their first snake of the year, but it's a little disheartening because Sara and I have ... http://www.cheeksofgod.com/2008/05/12/the-first-of-2008/ TheFullPint.com is beer news, reviews and discussion. And it makes me thirsty every time I visit it. The site has reviews of beers from all over, and the forum has discussion on beers, including a section just for home-brewers. For beer lovers, it is a must-visit. Some of the ... http://www.cheeksofgod.com/2008/05/11/t-t-t-tasty-tasty/