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not knowing everything is all that makes it okay, sometimes

I totes love Mean Girls.

Well hey there.

I did this piece a few days ago, and I quite like it.  It pleases me.  The deets: 6″ x 9″ illustration board, brush pen, and Sharpie pen.  I really like Sharpie pens.

Thoughts?

I don’t know about you, but I LOL’d.

But it’s still winter.

Heck yeah!  It’s Cyclops, leader of those wacky mutants the X-Men!  Now, if you’ll excuse me while I get geeky for a moment, Cyclops has become a really great character lately.  Scott Summers is a no-nonsense, focused general; he’s become more of a bad-ass and less of a boy scout.  I must say, I’ve quite enjoyed his evolution over the last few years, courtesy of the talented likes of Grant Morrison, Joss Whedon, and Matt Fraction.

Anywho, you can check out my new Cyclops print (and many more) at my Etsy shop!

Saviour by Lights.

I love Lights.  I love this song.  Let’s love it together.

P.S. Keytar FTW.

Yesterday I ventured to the 2010 Chicago Auto Show:

It made me feel a bit overwhelmed.

It also made me wish I was rich.

In the end, one truth remains: fancy new cars are pretty and expensive.

As a Filipino-American, I’ve always been sort of cynical when it comes to music coming from the Philippines.  This is because most of the Filipino music I have been exposed to is neither terribly good nor terribly original.  Luckily, Up Dharma Down is both very good and original, and they are part of a varied and thriving music scene in the Philippines that many Filipino-Americans probably did not know existed.

I’ve been listening to Up Dharma Down non-stop for the past week (both of their albums are available in the U.S. iTunes Store!), and I really cannot get enough of them.  I think the band has an appeal beyond the Philippines, so why not give them a listen or five.

I’ve still got mad love for all things Power Ranger-y.  They have invaded my mini-moleskine, and that’s quite all right with me.  A grand Power Ranger opus awaits.  Awaits, I say!

Here’s another new print coming your way.  It’s called Rex in Effect, and as you can see, Rex is in total effect.  There’s simply no denying it.  As always, you can find this new print and many others in my Etsy shop.

P.S. You get bonus points if you know the reference from which my new print’s title is referencing.

P.P.S. Bonus points basically consist of a virtual high-five.