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I have been blogging about digital technology’s impact on culture and our lives since 2007. I post when inspiration strikes as I’m working on various projects.
SpudCast #6 – Looney Tunes Duel (part 2 of 2)
The epic conclusion to the Looney Tunes Duel is up for your enjoyment! Me and my friend, Mark, try to outdo each other by quoting Looney Tunes. Mark cheats by the way. Click this looney link to listen (or subscribe in iTunes). [tags]SpudCast, Looney Tunes, Bugs Bunny,...
Illustration Friday – “Visitors”
My first submission to Illustration Friday. A new topic to draw is announced each week on the site and artists worldwide can submit their drawing about that topic. The creativity is amazing. So I thought I'd give it a try. This week's topic is "Visitors" and I...
Show and Tell – SpudCast #7
SpudCast #7 is up and it's called "Show and Tell". Following up from show #5’s topic of how reading the Harry Potter books inspired me to follow revisit the fundamentals of character design, today I will talk about how I noticed that book 7 is a fantastic example of...
SpudCast #6 – Looney Tunes Duel
Show #6 of SpudCast is up. It's what I call a Looney Tunes Duel; my friend and I take turns reciting quotes from Looney Tunes cartoons. The object of the game is to stump each other. Except Mark cheats by printing out quotes from the Internet. As someone who stutters,...
I love it when everything goes right
This is my latest drawing in my moleskine sketchbook. I've been playing around with character designing a dragonfly (mental note to myself: research how many wings dragonflies actually have) then drew this. I coloured it in with some Japanese 'anime markers' I found...
Another artist on Ustream!
I read a blog post on drawn.ca today talking about an illustrator who also thought of drawing on Ustream.tv like me. Except he actually has viewers. That illustrator is Len Peralta of Jawbone Radio fame-- the podcaster who went on a mission to find Bill Watterson,...
Twitter Spud story completed
I wrote about writing the final tweets for the current story on my Twitter Spud blog today. [tags]twitter, twitterspud, spud, superspud[/tags]
SpudCast #5 – Harry Potter and the Character Profiles
Character profiling is the topic for SpudCast episode #5. I use the event of the last Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, to illustrate how the books— actually, JK Rowling's approach— to building a family history for all the characters in her...
Open letter to JK Rowling
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! THANK YOU! [tags]JK Rowling, Harry Potter[/tags]
My desktop wallpaper
On twitter today, community builder extraordinaire Chris Brogan asked everyone on his Twitter list to show off their screengrabs. On an earlier post he asked artists to show off their desktop wallpaper designed by them. Mr. Brogan, sir, the above his my desktop...
What’s Opera, Doc? is 50 years old!
I opened up today's Toronto Star and saw the headline 50 glorious years of `kill da wabbit'. The anniversary almost slipped me by. This proves that I've been way too preoccupied about my podcast's website to keep up with dates in animation history but luckily I came...
Podcasting with Audacity
I hate it. I really, really, really, really, really, REALLY wish Adobe made a Mac version of Audition. THAT was the best audio program I have ever used. Audition was intuitive. Audition was money well spent. Totally worth it. Didn't mind the high price. Audition lives...
PAB2007 – Day 3
I am back home from Podcasters Across Borders in Kingston (not Hamilton) and what a blast! Mark Blevis and Bob Goytech (and their wives) did a tremendous job putting together a great convention. My brain is too tired for me to write deep, deep stuff so all I will say...
PAB2007 – Day 1 and 2
Podcasters Across Borders Day 2 just wrapped up and I am back in my hotel room blogging about today and yesterday (see immediately below). I haven't had a chance to absorb everything so I will write off the cuff. Forgive me. Podcasters Across Borders, or PAB2007 as...
I am at PAB2007
I am in Kingston and tonight's the first night of PAB2007. A.K.A. Podcasters Across Borders a.k.a. podcastersacrossborders.com. It's my first time in Kingston and my hotel (and hotel room) is right on the water's edge on the shore of the St. Lawrence River. My room is...
Blogging with a Nintendo DS
Today's post was written from a Nintendo DS! Most likely old news but I just got a DS Lite and was everso excited that you could also surf the web with one! And play a number of paint-based games. I was never really into gaming except for Pac-man and Tetris, so that...
My first Ustream.tv show
I just finished up my first official broadcast on Ustream.tv. Because my SightFlex hadn't arrived yet, I had to build my own iSight stand from an old gooseneck lamp which made drawing uncomfortable. The "lamp" was in my face, its base took up most of the desk space...
My Sightflex came in… er, no it didn’t
Last week I posted about the SightFlex I ordered for my Ustream.tv show. The package arrived today and to my dismay, MacMice sent me the wrong item. What a let down. All excited and my first show is coming up in a few days. Now to go through the hassle of hoping and...
My Ustream.tv show at PAB2007 maybe?
Ever since I started up my Sketchy Adventures show on Ustream.tv, I've been thinking up ways in how I can broadcast a drawing show from PAB2007 with my fellow participants. What's stopping me is it isn't podcasting. M-a-y-b-e it can be seen as video podcasting but you...
Sketchy Adventures on Ustream page
My jump page for my Sketchy Adventures show on Ustream.tv is up and running. You can see the link on my left nav. Included is an embedded player for the Ustream show for your convenience along with a link to the site. Next week I will set up an RSS feed to keep you...