Spring needs a bit of encouragement
I really enjoy the colors in this doodle. I keep trying to use brighter colors, but it rarely works. This time it did. Of course, this isn't the most original of content, but we already knew I was a hack.
Some dreams you grab hold and hang on for the ride
I'm riding my bicycle to work and back again today. I like that phrase, "back again." It's very Tolkien-esque. Speaking of good phrases, today's word of the day was "schadenfreude," pronounced "SHOD-n-froy-duh," a malicious satisfication in the misfortune of others. I've been looking for this word for a long time: it is how I feel when I bicycle past a long line of cars barely creeping along. I have a similar but not as strong feeling when I'm in the carpool lane passing traffic. Does that make me evil?
Seattle, WA | 2008.05.29 | Cast of Horribles | Playhouse, Rainbows
The beauty never really left
I had to go deep into my queue to find this today. I drew the background in 2005, but never posted it. I rediscovered it a few months back and added the Horribles.
The reason today is special is because one year ago in Taiwan, Julie and I were married in the first of our two wedding ceremonies. In some ways, I can't believe it's been an entire year, and in other ways, I don't want to remember what it was like before I married the Julies. I can't understand how I survived so long without the Julies. I never realized how terrible I was on my own until Julie was there for me.
This has been the first in what will be many years together. Going into the marriage, I had little doubt that Julie was right for me. She is smart, kind, and beautiful, and even agreed to marry me even after I told her that I had lots of issues--I never articulated what the issues were, figuring it would be more fun to figure them out once we were married.
We are off to our favorite restaurant, La Medusa, near the Castle. We haven't been back since we moved, and we're looking forward to celebrating our anniversary there tonight. We're going to alternate our anniversary celebrations every year: next year we'll celebrate on July 1st, the date of our New York ceremony (Julie prefers to celebrate both dates, but it's way too much pressure for me).
Mercer Island, WA | 2008.06.24 | Cast of Horribles | Anniversary, Art, Playhouse, View, Water
Hide and then seek
I'm hitting my stride with the next four or so horribles. My queue has grown lately as I've managed one or two doodles each night (except for video game nights).
We're off to NYC this weekend for Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Years.
Mercer Island, WA | 2008.09.23 | Cast of Horribles | Button, Dogs, Playhouse, Ziggy
Happiness
It's two days of happiness. Beautiful weather is so much more beautiful after months of miserable weather. I can't wait until this is common and I'm looking forward to the rain. Oh, wait. I never do that.
Mercer Island, WA | 2009.04.06 | Cast of Horribles | Happiness, Happy, Playhouse, Sun, Sunglasses
"But you're a monk!"
I doodled this after we finished watching Avatar: The Last Airbender, a surprisingly good Nickelodeon cartoon, last weekend. This is one of the few animes where there was a great story and almost no filler. We highly recommend it.
I'm off to NYC tomorrow through Tuesday morning. I won't be posting for the next two days, so you'll have to enjoy this one for a bit. I almost forgot to post today. I guess late is better than never.
Mercer Island, WA | 2009.04.25 | Cast of Horribles | Anime, Avatar, Playhouse, The Last Airbender
I need to protect her from the badness
We interrupt our normally schedule Horrible for this timely update. We went to see Ponyo this past weekend. The movie was enjoyable if you're prepared for a slow cute story. The art is a stylized rendition of the children's book drawings. At first it's a bit jarring, but quickly it becomes charming. A few hours after watching, I realized there was no bad guy. Julie thinks the ocean or nature was the bad guy. I don't buy it. It's a story without a true villain.
It's another warm sunny day in Seattle. The evenings are becoming cooler and the sun is rising later. I know fall is right around the corner. I hope it holds out a bit longer.
Mercer Island, WA | 2009.08.26 | Cast of Horribles | Anime, Fish, Playhouse, Ponyo
I did warn you
We didn't get much in the way of snow this winter. There were a few weeks of terrible coldness--it may have been too cold to snow.
It's almost the weekend again. We're off to NYC for the holiday. Depending on my mood (and doodling output), you may be Horrible free for a few days next week. I'm sure the three of you that read this will somehow survive.
Mercer Island, WA | 2010.03.26 | Cast of Horribles | Night, Playhouse, Snow, Snowman
The pink bunny
Happy Monday!
Mercer Island, WA | 2010.08.30 | Cast of Horribles | Bunny, Clouds, Flowers, Pink, Playhouse, Rabbit
We should enjoy the quiet
T-minus zero days. Now the waiting really begins.
Mercer Island, WA | 2010.09.22 | Cast of Horribles | Clouds, Grass, Peaceful, Playhouse, Pregnancy
Everyone smile
Such a beautiful, wonderful day!
Mercer Island, WA | 2010.09.30 | Cast of Horribles | Dalia, Family, Playhouse, Portrait
She kept her beautiful promise
Ah, this is one of my prettier Horribles. It's based on the beautiful Anime, The Place Promised in our Early Days.
We had a wonderful long weekend hosting Steven in Seattle (I'm sure you've already seen the photographs.) Dalia did great in the car trips and the walks around different neighborhoods in Seattle (mostly strapped to my chest).
Mercer Island, WA | 2011.01.17 | Cast of Horribles | Airplane, Anime, Clouds, Grass, Playhouse, Scenery, Sky, The Place Promised in Our Early Days, Tower
The season approaches
