tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51774196755367712592024-02-07T15:42:34.887-05:00Drinking and DrawingBecause really, did you need an excuse to spend more time at the bar?Jedidiah Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015075799401248776noreply@blogger.comBlogger364125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177419675536771259.post-24973766947237498382011-02-19T19:03:00.003-05:002011-02-19T19:09:22.076-05:00A Night with the Johnsons<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/welcome-to-the-johnsons-new-york">123 Rivington St</a>. Can't believe I never went here when I worked <a href="http://www.psyop.tv/">across the street</a> for 2 years. </div><div><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht9dug3FW4O5F88AkrTKJvwaIKYI5uaj6w9OnY3eWOkTXQT1mfPek7M5zet03MgjpMkVZfep3_flwFXEGlHcsDaenz2dUwfsBNk_6IDZUCXmAnadjpqdgOaIc3NsXOopj2EE8VL4PZRkz9/s400/110216_johnsons05.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 264px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575556221224614546" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA2XjHMW_cn76y1lsXWBEVVFZ7-61WaOELrO_8j1F-eeVgQiczsGHMPOvJsNx_sd4A75ql3Iq181fkCuiVE125FmzSJe7PGFhWHDO1AM_pbveFWlkoYcF_MvjErVjxTWXgEMLL4DeqNNOa/s400/110216_johnsons01.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 297px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575556205609446322" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWTbWfblvnYIrkKirlngI6gohhuyIWLm-iBb9Ptqe46MycTsOIrA81O_EWHj5eCjCIEMMYDa36ZJuj5OBHpp_2yYT2iH_5oFTVhObi7blaCiHYo5ewC7buuwNhTDgoIKbKtuiTsCENUf3c/s1600/110216_johnsons02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 321px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWTbWfblvnYIrkKirlngI6gohhuyIWLm-iBb9Ptqe46MycTsOIrA81O_EWHj5eCjCIEMMYDa36ZJuj5OBHpp_2yYT2iH_5oFTVhObi7blaCiHYo5ewC7buuwNhTDgoIKbKtuiTsCENUf3c/s400/110216_johnsons02.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575556225954431170" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCkbcPOdDjbTXWoBhJyjw5NgGGF89NHarNZlbobSuHiFjIcHJs-DIS8z1CkVixLcs9XEul29xCDR71wiqvveRoLUhSHEOW5zIGeqGH85wlgX5wi0wIp_qHccu2VwzSOhyphenhyphenPQ2b7ZPX5z6ns/s400/110216_johnsons03.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575556212205190562" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0R5fuzsC7hiwsmVF31JKQuuCEKbouMqRP9wzA68SuGMy_OCPa7p14-RdzwrS1LY74pwedq-RzDW61pgnkrMsiJoEyqAXh04NYQyYZ7_lPrtMHLDizkLiS4XKMmhiLK6jj_ebSuWWPAb2C/s1600/110216_johnsons04.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0R5fuzsC7hiwsmVF31JKQuuCEKbouMqRP9wzA68SuGMy_OCPa7p14-RdzwrS1LY74pwedq-RzDW61pgnkrMsiJoEyqAXh04NYQyYZ7_lPrtMHLDizkLiS4XKMmhiLK6jj_ebSuWWPAb2C/s400/110216_johnsons04.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575556220530078178" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's like if <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/hugos-northampton">Hugo's</a> were run by a bunch of twentysomethings. </div>Jedidiah Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015075799401248776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177419675536771259.post-45680956262750774762011-02-09T21:01:00.002-05:002011-02-09T21:09:05.073-05:00& So It Continues.<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Drunk & Full Of Love: DnD.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeYDAJpvZcw3vzy6VbRfOd5yDexTIKP4MLP49H0i5StyYyc50TvMdtGMhyphenhyphenRGSX3cUPCoypbvjPbbiT_DykxuhkMQnUOMq7lf2FAjPTajHIaOKNClW42b9Efmjk-zrkAhp7Xx-duOYO7nk/s1600/wereback4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeYDAJpvZcw3vzy6VbRfOd5yDexTIKP4MLP49H0i5StyYyc50TvMdtGMhyphenhyphenRGSX3cUPCoypbvjPbbiT_DykxuhkMQnUOMq7lf2FAjPTajHIaOKNClW42b9Efmjk-zrkAhp7Xx-duOYO7nk/s400/wereback4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571875728406717602" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Premium Homewrecker. </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA0akywBJ29jskJqLvlOghpnmZg-G_YnQDX3C0o1DTDIo7bKXvvbWpLtHvud2un8enloFwuzrkGHqK4fa_6JC_l1Q6nZKnQMc3lhhPOFqeZj9Ygc33KNVBR3wr-5hVrsTie27uw4SqW2A/s1600/wereback5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA0akywBJ29jskJqLvlOghpnmZg-G_YnQDX3C0o1DTDIo7bKXvvbWpLtHvud2un8enloFwuzrkGHqK4fa_6JC_l1Q6nZKnQMc3lhhPOFqeZj9Ygc33KNVBR3wr-5hVrsTie27uw4SqW2A/s400/wereback5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571875717445048690" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Other Nuts? </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW-4TJZMBweoJQFfHQ_2Ti-IUdDhZgc9Hh2w8pJEP94hQ3TDWWgWAFTmFUVoLE4LOgC-Nf2yUXqDoFkKlvYYh9BBr2X1-5P0BBUbxoGcvo9h43Ot13Zu0WMGjtZl47bPfoJW4HlCpRU38/s1600/wereback3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 316px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW-4TJZMBweoJQFfHQ_2Ti-IUdDhZgc9Hh2w8pJEP94hQ3TDWWgWAFTmFUVoLE4LOgC-Nf2yUXqDoFkKlvYYh9BBr2X1-5P0BBUbxoGcvo9h43Ot13Zu0WMGjtZl47bPfoJW4HlCpRU38/s400/wereback3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571875710371008098" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Broken Home/Love Boat/Meat & Potatoes. </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPoiX-Sz58Ru5mTiD7K8Svk0rPWYUUGIRk9ccgJCfRzV81OI-X0R_XThjDU6M-pWMSKCrrM8Dl1ovcuLUrpioFpJDfkDP_OYdPeX-RkEpphc9d9Iwak3r23PEQBKiR_ySg3vEiUGJwi_o/s1600/wereback1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPoiX-Sz58Ru5mTiD7K8Svk0rPWYUUGIRk9ccgJCfRzV81OI-X0R_XThjDU6M-pWMSKCrrM8Dl1ovcuLUrpioFpJDfkDP_OYdPeX-RkEpphc9d9Iwak3r23PEQBKiR_ySg3vEiUGJwi_o/s400/wereback1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571875706575336674" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">What Do Your Friends Know About Your Sex Life?</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4iQzkNBgFWnM2mQ8gXOfGSU1igbwkOIDK4rkZGui-Xgj68h1f5cEAVBk9_yMN384TmT-1WeCMhHHSFVbbqYMHxBQHILZJU9zTBo6B42OKithadzMkpbQTn_EhiShPD5gUt1Ue1rhRRKY/s1600/wereback2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 312px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4iQzkNBgFWnM2mQ8gXOfGSU1igbwkOIDK4rkZGui-Xgj68h1f5cEAVBk9_yMN384TmT-1WeCMhHHSFVbbqYMHxBQHILZJU9zTBo6B42OKithadzMkpbQTn_EhiShPD5gUt1Ue1rhRRKY/s400/wereback2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571875705458984578" border="0" /></a>DnD, y'all.Elizabeth Myriam Diamondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02342545625338644785noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177419675536771259.post-16895885415832969122011-02-09T12:24:00.003-05:002011-02-09T12:26:30.121-05:00And So It Begins.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJF039Z0Brofgc5LiiBywJsPH0ipJYBzvUsJPGrHTPKRw_vUzYNtp_OqIymCf4oP5E_pmNABT5cEGhSC0_GzMus-HWgGYcBm2OEFsjufOqNXTl6Oo9OiulcQtyyqB4YRwYcz5eWLKTnhDU/s1600/020811_grassroots.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 324px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJF039Z0Brofgc5LiiBywJsPH0ipJYBzvUsJPGrHTPKRw_vUzYNtp_OqIymCf4oP5E_pmNABT5cEGhSC0_GzMus-HWgGYcBm2OEFsjufOqNXTl6Oo9OiulcQtyyqB4YRwYcz5eWLKTnhDU/s400/020811_grassroots.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571742188133713042" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAkozLXEM9xypx4X-fN4Lhzu3TxZvwdf3GjB3Bz0_WJxCqK7pxuLpMeSAbsGZx-FwHNXvRKYaD74Oa11o3c5nf-Bdf60n8h4lnmfmO4jFjmCxrb6UC55U-ca_2IoRlF24x7HSE-M3-DcXl/s1600/020811_angelina.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 254px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAkozLXEM9xypx4X-fN4Lhzu3TxZvwdf3GjB3Bz0_WJxCqK7pxuLpMeSAbsGZx-FwHNXvRKYaD74Oa11o3c5nf-Bdf60n8h4lnmfmO4jFjmCxrb6UC55U-ca_2IoRlF24x7HSE-M3-DcXl/s400/020811_angelina.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571742183195720978" /></a>Jedidiah Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015075799401248776noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177419675536771259.post-75056671496336400612010-04-18T00:46:00.001-04:002010-04-18T00:46:54.237-04:00One Year?One year since my first post on this blog. What does it all mean?Elizabeth Myriam Diamondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02342545625338644785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177419675536771259.post-91683584089022523902010-04-16T21:24:00.002-04:002010-04-16T21:30:39.553-04:00Early Spring Things, & Some Random Bits & Pieces.<div>April, 2010. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Aloha.</b></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg65_mKlVQ1eX2gtA5kujIeFAuJMKkdzJGgWZKCxG1xsSN2wp85CaqQeS0AidKUj37Cme0wB0jsfe2zvezIIcrKnF_5rg_EIiErNjtkxHTLsmjasjjsfdbrKM_H0eOrlO5ZLuLF6IrSeNY/s1600/fivesenses.1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg65_mKlVQ1eX2gtA5kujIeFAuJMKkdzJGgWZKCxG1xsSN2wp85CaqQeS0AidKUj37Cme0wB0jsfe2zvezIIcrKnF_5rg_EIiErNjtkxHTLsmjasjjsfdbrKM_H0eOrlO5ZLuLF6IrSeNY/s400/fivesenses.1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460911636400645522" /></a><b><div style="text-align: center;">Good Eggs. </div></b><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPGQIACTn2u51_0h88kDMwGX7OVktziVaWltxsfpY1UlWt0K5GfCMRz8eM31B3cZ6K0KWduJf7nO8H6i7JTC88bN4osVQInjmXlMwP97nKKOdm1zmTMhMxcqrUxLTOqJW4f79A-cAwT9s/s1600/fivesenses.2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 313px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPGQIACTn2u51_0h88kDMwGX7OVktziVaWltxsfpY1UlWt0K5GfCMRz8eM31B3cZ6K0KWduJf7nO8H6i7JTC88bN4osVQInjmXlMwP97nKKOdm1zmTMhMxcqrUxLTOqJW4f79A-cAwT9s/s400/fivesenses.2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460911628050797666" /></a><b><div style="text-align: center;">Fish? </div></b><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTA7bfom3Jfi-sCNyV4-R_OqIor1L5LO4SkNoG9DgchHEEgmA1JJk_81KyC5oby_-PxPpFEIj7BLbipjy9k_f3YRpZXHB2hcy-LlOLJmCywWmHM6obT3VpmTcURvrqOrjNDkhJW4k2TbM/s1600/fivesenses.3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTA7bfom3Jfi-sCNyV4-R_OqIor1L5LO4SkNoG9DgchHEEgmA1JJk_81KyC5oby_-PxPpFEIj7BLbipjy9k_f3YRpZXHB2hcy-LlOLJmCywWmHM6obT3VpmTcURvrqOrjNDkhJW4k2TbM/s400/fivesenses.3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460911621185143730" /></a><b><div style="text-align: center;">Ham/tomatoes. </div></b><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhayk4Uf7hCrNOE0jJfJCAcImnSzQ9rbHArpjs5doQ73ekjEnHSvltoJAfKbIgdrC5QlZYm0w2EHMY8MaHIC9WOuT2X5vVY0EAHm7tBBY7cHst6CQ-4t_Sd-9IThRQW3GKSugQq-3TsoXw/s1600/fivesenses.4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhayk4Uf7hCrNOE0jJfJCAcImnSzQ9rbHArpjs5doQ73ekjEnHSvltoJAfKbIgdrC5QlZYm0w2EHMY8MaHIC9WOuT2X5vVY0EAHm7tBBY7cHst6CQ-4t_Sd-9IThRQW3GKSugQq-3TsoXw/s400/fivesenses.4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460911616638319842" /></a><b><div style="text-align: center;">Hope To Be Home. </div></b><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLpJSP6gF_4caX2dc-LRm0S9JjhoLsHhqZexZ8ZV62yE1s28nOYMgK6SSCIjTFE2C89oaSiDa0ECbtuyBHiqYS2N5xaO6j14-GiSmaQSvuLA80BEiEbN_6cZ9VlT4NPoruGxgDHA5o6_Q/s1600/fivesenses.5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLpJSP6gF_4caX2dc-LRm0S9JjhoLsHhqZexZ8ZV62yE1s28nOYMgK6SSCIjTFE2C89oaSiDa0ECbtuyBHiqYS2N5xaO6j14-GiSmaQSvuLA80BEiEbN_6cZ9VlT4NPoruGxgDHA5o6_Q/s400/fivesenses.5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460911601335206626" /></a>i.e., how my mind is looking these days. cheers.Elizabeth Myriam Diamondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02342545625338644785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177419675536771259.post-77858936330520892552010-03-25T21:29:00.005-04:002010-03-25T21:50:17.334-04:00Found Objects.<div style="text-align: left;">I recently seriously cleaned up my desk, & found the following scraps: the Virgin Mary via l<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piet%C3%A0_(Michelangelo)">a pieta</a> book from the noho dump, many birds, the contents of my fridge at various points in time, vintage food porn, flowers, hamburgers, kittens, & of course of course <i>Britney</i>, apparently saved for something, what it was, long forgotten. I also found the origin photos for my core visual languages, i.e. nautical imagery, cows, abandoned bones, classic diners, street signs, eggs, cars. What to do next? </div><div style="text-align: left;">Collage & Draw of course. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Gulls/MEAT-AND-POTATO SALAD.</i></b></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdM1iEjov6Ole0htkXKfn6cwCj0P4SP0DiDgenwMoePOitXCjnYJsMP0ri7lkT2Mtx2Tv7r6lk3L49WraI2KT_m-EQ-0M-dDMlBV6jLHBTuPHO8e35LPPWYy1m-Pk6p-MrRNtCEGQXA3Q/s1600/deskcleanup.1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdM1iEjov6Ole0htkXKfn6cwCj0P4SP0DiDgenwMoePOitXCjnYJsMP0ri7lkT2Mtx2Tv7r6lk3L49WraI2KT_m-EQ-0M-dDMlBV6jLHBTuPHO8e35LPPWYy1m-Pk6p-MrRNtCEGQXA3Q/s400/deskcleanup.1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452749060322072178" /></a><b><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">Red Hook Diner/BABY DRAMA. </span></div></b><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeJiagY2iwBjgyzjPzWXGFNFMy2un27BioDssLGxiBBDkJYzWDwQCEg5pQ-3fi5Pahg6eSYNyVD2YuKI-GAqn4QqmhyphenhyphenYEt98SDFSmw9w6PwJ9Cs5dnn94LFGv3atIi0fIAHsKmEJhzy1c/s1600/deskcleanup.2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 312px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeJiagY2iwBjgyzjPzWXGFNFMy2un27BioDssLGxiBBDkJYzWDwQCEg5pQ-3fi5Pahg6eSYNyVD2YuKI-GAqn4QqmhyphenhyphenYEt98SDFSmw9w6PwJ9Cs5dnn94LFGv3atIi0fIAHsKmEJhzy1c/s400/deskcleanup.2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452749053890169234" /></a><b><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">Downtown N.B./Is A Bird? </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">(dedicated to Beth, obviously). </span></div></b><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvuQirK_UWMvv9JER2e_vMUDYKSi-H0aW-osI19flCV4UM2awVWtM76TzBYm_D3oR_ABfIH8ZpYPq9h3Xk6ivNQSPpSwHCn8NXA9aF4f_M7ZwTmkeBy4B10GKC6YZDwvYF37p_ZHMZxXQ/s1600/deskcleanup.3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 303px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvuQirK_UWMvv9JER2e_vMUDYKSi-H0aW-osI19flCV4UM2awVWtM76TzBYm_D3oR_ABfIH8ZpYPq9h3Xk6ivNQSPpSwHCn8NXA9aF4f_M7ZwTmkeBy4B10GKC6YZDwvYF37p_ZHMZxXQ/s400/deskcleanup.3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452749043494921634" /></a><b><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">Mussells/All About Annuals.</span></div></b><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtMSfqcbtUV0R9PXLa4Rka6j2pPrkYIzf-e8CG9ifnnfRxd4N7HuXIgUGSuSLZhvWZgAC4lR14tThDQbb31REof3RJ57NtUonXJ6LD_cVD-bLi2XG4QaJZrzfd9l8jT2T2xw6GWPsV5aA/s1600/deskcleanup.4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtMSfqcbtUV0R9PXLa4Rka6j2pPrkYIzf-e8CG9ifnnfRxd4N7HuXIgUGSuSLZhvWZgAC4lR14tThDQbb31REof3RJ57NtUonXJ6LD_cVD-bLi2XG4QaJZrzfd9l8jT2T2xw6GWPsV5aA/s400/deskcleanup.4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452749031857241826" /></a><b><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">Cows/LUNCH COUNTER LEGEND.</span></div></b><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisG3wCxSZ1nmBcL9j3wQg9u-XGAzq6JT3o1THLXkAbGKLA9uDIY_Dztbuh_p-tJts0fHVmXG8Wotsx37RY5SWQTq38Fm44DKsogBXPlhvFJaf2jj22j89MY67VMqcNsI4mLmGrt3hcYhg/s1600/deskcleanup.5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 312px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisG3wCxSZ1nmBcL9j3wQg9u-XGAzq6JT3o1THLXkAbGKLA9uDIY_Dztbuh_p-tJts0fHVmXG8Wotsx37RY5SWQTq38Fm44DKsogBXPlhvFJaf2jj22j89MY67VMqcNsI4mLmGrt3hcYhg/s400/deskcleanup.5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452749027563173298" /></a>Ah, random collage with very specific rules. How I roll. P.S. My Desk is no longer clean nor organized, so more collage must be in the works. <div><br /></div>Elizabeth Myriam Diamondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02342545625338644785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177419675536771259.post-25168835847373909202010-02-17T21:01:00.004-05:002010-02-17T21:12:21.609-05:00Anatomy, Botany, Orinthology, Genealogy, Popular Culture, & Some Grocery Lists.<div style="text-align: center;"><b>a.k.a Autobiography via other things. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>1. "muff/NEWSP."</i></b></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE4gZhyphenhyphenX5KrT5sULl07swoycil2iisJ6C4mpLeI9OPrAHxyvxtO4s5Dw-dBkzi6n0b-2YnFojEtLSRDRjdU9MONkaNnKd_sf_SETZI2NetJwL8btClFvZOCflIQer-FbrUS7LGu0FTYRc/s1600-h/sciences.1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE4gZhyphenhyphenX5KrT5sULl07swoycil2iisJ6C4mpLeI9OPrAHxyvxtO4s5Dw-dBkzi6n0b-2YnFojEtLSRDRjdU9MONkaNnKd_sf_SETZI2NetJwL8btClFvZOCflIQer-FbrUS7LGu0FTYRc/s400/sciences.1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439399204405261730" /></a><b><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">2. "Real Simple Jan 2010/OJ"</span></div></b><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ZlG77c8gz4rPVh_36cjU2GrBMWprndWdGi9w1vHJ9UghVdnvIjnWJxcdG5Dg4BnTx7QE8qC6wuciZzZuS22RozYxan2B8ZdYcP4dF2SBWQyzhmTUnD4lZJxeXngYWyBdd1J2rKvVy0E/s1600-h/sciences.2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ZlG77c8gz4rPVh_36cjU2GrBMWprndWdGi9w1vHJ9UghVdnvIjnWJxcdG5Dg4BnTx7QE8qC6wuciZzZuS22RozYxan2B8ZdYcP4dF2SBWQyzhmTUnD4lZJxeXngYWyBdd1J2rKvVy0E/s400/sciences.2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439399199755938626" /></a><b><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">3. "organic kale/gravy."</span></div></b><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbOpPSEqyd03aPRl3CKFh7CIdBaYbelrucJDHvjzg8R8hPB5HdVd7PWPi45x1JijSNg08Q0odPS81gTtRt7CY2bAC-P_U2eqN0R7LSGBhs82s_WdLLwbfnYqOvI0Zjync_NYqplhXiss0/s1600-h/sciences.3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbOpPSEqyd03aPRl3CKFh7CIdBaYbelrucJDHvjzg8R8hPB5HdVd7PWPi45x1JijSNg08Q0odPS81gTtRt7CY2bAC-P_U2eqN0R7LSGBhs82s_WdLLwbfnYqOvI0Zjync_NYqplhXiss0/s400/sciences.3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439399191215118946" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I'm trying out a lot of the different things I used to do all together in these. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Bear with me. I'm still working this shit out. </div><div style="text-align: center;">xo, <a href="http://eatinganddrawing.blogspot.com/">Liz. (EnD)</a></div>Elizabeth Myriam Diamondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02342545625338644785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177419675536771259.post-50215367519915807252010-02-11T10:00:00.000-05:002010-02-11T10:00:07.649-05:00You Could be a Can<div style="text-align: center;">So sue me, I inked their name before realizing it was <a href="http://www.myspace.com/youcanbeawesley"><span style="font-style: italic;">You Can be a Wesley</span></a>. <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtAAPbiF9IGlXh3SIsMsOKMbTRUZbvhPAO7Vl9079B8L_AG3fDyKW7HidrmfGXWoA6CpgvyKd8Atdc4J81g1qAvlh3jeq0P76w3xWDulDPgHHte8RXPaGhL17t3kjF5b8mpSwNZtqazDAY/s1600-h/02-04-10_YCBAW.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtAAPbiF9IGlXh3SIsMsOKMbTRUZbvhPAO7Vl9079B8L_AG3fDyKW7HidrmfGXWoA6CpgvyKd8Atdc4J81g1qAvlh3jeq0P76w3xWDulDPgHHte8RXPaGhL17t3kjF5b8mpSwNZtqazDAY/s400/02-04-10_YCBAW.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436433884709057570" border="0" /></a><br />I was only introduced to the band last week, right before they played the <a href="http://www.myspace.com/sierragrillemusic">Sierra Grille</a> on Thursday, but they're great. If you haven't, check out their video for <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUaSRJu_E14">Creatures</a>. <br /><br />In general I'm a little sad about the portrait. I was using some new pens and didn't have a handle on how much they'd bleed when I started the watercolors. Oh well, next time. <br /></div>Jedidiah Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015075799401248776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177419675536771259.post-75881264857283343872010-02-09T21:05:00.003-05:002010-02-09T21:17:47.748-05:00Cirque du Trois: The Aftermath<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIE0r0sq2HXuI7tzYIGtGjotzMaLwMPfuuC5c-3FkUdPPcanBvOpOjQgHetDBhyphenhyphenJHnT8y3Nk8HS9Xga4Z7LWVyr1dAonKdaB4UMTAl72p2EVl4vHI4skSr6ghHQ33D-GE3SZdv3e8MagBu/s1600-h/01-30-10_CdT3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 394px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIE0r0sq2HXuI7tzYIGtGjotzMaLwMPfuuC5c-3FkUdPPcanBvOpOjQgHetDBhyphenhyphenJHnT8y3Nk8HS9Xga4Z7LWVyr1dAonKdaB4UMTAl72p2EVl4vHI4skSr6ghHQ33D-GE3SZdv3e8MagBu/s400/01-30-10_CdT3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436430796109520242" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I wasn't exactly thrilled with my haul from <a href="http://www.examiner.com/x-26108-Hartford-Indie-Music-Examiner%7Ey2010m1d29-Meat-For-Tea-s-Cirque-du-Trois-literary-mag-celebrates-3rd-anniversary?cid=edition-rss-Hartford">CdT</a>. We tried going table-less for the evening, which was a lot more fun, but it just wasn't as easy to complete drawings from the dance floor:<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja0yaMQkRAg2huFC2ONqpEWKXdq50-jQTAeZNaazup8Y7g7LwggljOAjp2K7ayd2SYedWQRv5Qr0i0Pi2CcvT1uw6-kQoz2QzHYi7jmcJAc4OAeZMojG2aqH00vAMqCzpjww7LVknjqpWi/s1600-h/01-30-10_CdT7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja0yaMQkRAg2huFC2ONqpEWKXdq50-jQTAeZNaazup8Y7g7LwggljOAjp2K7ayd2SYedWQRv5Qr0i0Pi2CcvT1uw6-kQoz2QzHYi7jmcJAc4OAeZMojG2aqH00vAMqCzpjww7LVknjqpWi/s400/01-30-10_CdT7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436430781531439938" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Still, what a dance floor it was. <a href="http://www.myspace.com/mathematicians">The Mathematicians</a> (above) really got things rolling, followed immediately by the (in)famous <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Frontalot">MC Frontalot</a>:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyY4DmcVqe23uRWd9XdbxyZ5dRKla-mg3llBB2_a7F_rORh3nYfiFWYIdG0XgR0LEoGcE9msLva9hNOm4nan50o25KRMiFO8i2btMWKKV3gv8METJY2AuQR2vTfzWZLRzv3E2Q4erwsFXn/s1600-h/01-30-10_CdT1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyY4DmcVqe23uRWd9XdbxyZ5dRKla-mg3llBB2_a7F_rORh3nYfiFWYIdG0XgR0LEoGcE9msLva9hNOm4nan50o25KRMiFO8i2btMWKKV3gv8METJY2AuQR2vTfzWZLRzv3E2Q4erwsFXn/s400/01-30-10_CdT1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436430810851245218" border="0" /></a>Who immediately buckled from the pose above into the one below:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2RS5BfaRbxhuo_hQ1qPdLPYB0LKu3T-Xnxdx69EHPYbmuOKshzGWBJYdZtF1czK1iGdY11nEcbuYCxLeyPnXmNYIB9yBIcVPKOlcH79CDhpk7YTybo1sn_rcdSwKgvT_WTyBpAlUYdWlo/s1600-h/01-30-10_CdT2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2RS5BfaRbxhuo_hQ1qPdLPYB0LKu3T-Xnxdx69EHPYbmuOKshzGWBJYdZtF1czK1iGdY11nEcbuYCxLeyPnXmNYIB9yBIcVPKOlcH79CDhpk7YTybo1sn_rcdSwKgvT_WTyBpAlUYdWlo/s400/01-30-10_CdT2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436430806056966562" border="0" /></a><br />Also, a rare appearance in the picture-haul by event organizer <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Meat-For-Tea/138558965304">Elizabeth MacDuffie</a>:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk6zTd7InI0aa2d6xFzUQedCnETr1akL4V2gY1iUBnXDYy8Cki2y_py_MOaJjVqJVlOxkZXqbief7QvLrusLDh4SsEtax1dbJZXCw4y0sWhXUapF6TMlGdTZRdBbeaAKqptJzMUVV-tTCB/s1600-h/01-30-10_CdT6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk6zTd7InI0aa2d6xFzUQedCnETr1akL4V2gY1iUBnXDYy8Cki2y_py_MOaJjVqJVlOxkZXqbief7QvLrusLDh4SsEtax1dbJZXCw4y0sWhXUapF6TMlGdTZRdBbeaAKqptJzMUVV-tTCB/s400/01-30-10_CdT6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436430788125344050" border="0" /></a><br />All in all it was the most fun <a href="http://drinkinganddrawing.blogspot.com/2009/07/more-on-topic-of-assholes-we-dont.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Cirque</span></a> yet. I just wish the drawings had been a little more thorough. <br /></div>Jedidiah Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015075799401248776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177419675536771259.post-91863155549849595012010-01-31T22:24:00.002-05:002010-01-31T22:41:24.243-05:00Britney Applies For Food Stamps & Visits The Grocery Store.<div>Well, no she didn't really... </div><div><i>(but </i><b><i>I</i></b><i> had a week in which I attempted to fill out our food stamps application, sold a shit ton of overpriced groceries to hypocritical rich people, & had a few spectacular eating disorder-related meltdowns).</i></div><div>I didn't realize this <a href="http://drinkinganddrawing.blogspot.com/2010/01/in-which-britney-teaches-us-something.html">Britney collage thing</a> was gonna be a <a href="http://drinkinganddrawing.blogspot.com/2009/12/how-love-saved-britney-via-collage.html">series</a>, but here we are, 3 parts later.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Part 3: Food Stamps/Meals In Minutes/Grocery Lists</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>#1. SNAP: Too Expensive. </i></b></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE7p8S44_ITZnHGbbKsSdvEsHVxYj5ErsOH1x8D1SQlmxuNwmfZTwId8h-a_d0cVcDAwST5idVALgyLcKFEo30UJnFi4pfbsiFUOxpGwfs1wH-q97zzSaeuqOsEFWh3DLQUyi0NgudbaM/s1600-h/ebtbritney.1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE7p8S44_ITZnHGbbKsSdvEsHVxYj5ErsOH1x8D1SQlmxuNwmfZTwId8h-a_d0cVcDAwST5idVALgyLcKFEo30UJnFi4pfbsiFUOxpGwfs1wH-q97zzSaeuqOsEFWh3DLQUyi0NgudbaM/s400/ebtbritney.1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433110977192837586" /></a><b><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">#2. Deadly Diet: local people. local food. local money. </span></div></b><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4RHhvjh9umGOJX5dPVk_p6YmPqz0I-98Ni9OTehuBEZqpnIFwrG9j8_8Qnt88r8RVQV1kKfxVQy4d2BHm_aD60hQubXPXyJFIikuBy1C0qGAnjjYh-3CYHkPsBgxBU7m5GjKcx9d4G48/s1600-h/ebtbritney.2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4RHhvjh9umGOJX5dPVk_p6YmPqz0I-98Ni9OTehuBEZqpnIFwrG9j8_8Qnt88r8RVQV1kKfxVQy4d2BHm_aD60hQubXPXyJFIikuBy1C0qGAnjjYh-3CYHkPsBgxBU7m5GjKcx9d4G48/s400/ebtbritney.2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433110968771312834" /></a><b><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">#3. 1-866-FOOD: help us fill in the carrot. </span></div></b><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOrk0YASDLu1cD8VLL4Lt51uBOszGfHO5yRp7I3B1TFqT0PP-jVW95pWJ4t5j7OII6UlrY_Pi4LaIYP84U8i2mzNPYHvFq8_W4-xn5q9Qi56RC5m8NC2E6STfTN1MjLY6E8kNz1DQ1I00/s1600-h/ebtbritney.3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOrk0YASDLu1cD8VLL4Lt51uBOszGfHO5yRp7I3B1TFqT0PP-jVW95pWJ4t5j7OII6UlrY_Pi4LaIYP84U8i2mzNPYHvFq8_W4-xn5q9Qi56RC5m8NC2E6STfTN1MjLY6E8kNz1DQ1I00/s400/ebtbritney.3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433110959898620818" /></a>Yup, some more observations from the <a href="http://drinkinganddrawing.blogspot.com/2009/08/this-week-in-grocery-hell.html">grocery store. </a> Particularly the tabloid aisle (I wish <div>co-ops had one). <div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>I romantically still believe print media will save us all. </i></b></div></div>Elizabeth Myriam Diamondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02342545625338644785noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177419675536771259.post-59611306693652828342010-01-22T13:00:00.003-05:002010-01-22T13:14:09.396-05:00Actual drawings drawn in actual bars, actually.<center>I actually went to a bar and drew these. Can you even believe it? <br /><br />The bar was <a href="http://www.moananddove.com/">The Moan and Dove</a> and the bar tender(ess) was Scotti:<br /><br /><IMG SRC="http://vikingsquidcomics.com/Sharingiscaring/scotti.jpg"><br /><br />She recommended some very nice beers, indeed! I know more about wine than I know about beer so I love being totally schooled!<br /><br /><a href="http://vikingsquidcomics.com/Blog/hfh.jpg"><IMG SRC="http://vikingsquidcomics.com/Blog/hfh.jpg" width= "400"></a><br />Emerald did some Habitat for Humanity stuff.<br /><br /><a href="http://vikingsquidcomics.com/Blog/moves.jpg"><IMG SRC="http://vikingsquidcomics.com/Blog/moves.jpg" width="400"></a><br />Show 'em whatcha got.<br /><br /><br />Now a serious question: Would there be interest in purchasing work where all proceeds would go to funding Haiti relief? <br /><br />Discuss.<br /><br />xo<br />Rin<br /></center>Rinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10215478213250100739noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177419675536771259.post-91926217893491628922010-01-21T23:37:00.005-05:002010-01-31T22:41:24.243-05:00In Which Britney Teaches Us Something More About Ourselves.<div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">"These Are The Rules:</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Sriracha, Meatballs, Horses, Double Britneys, Endangered Wildlife, </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Ok! Dec. 09, Cosmo Oct. 09, Things I Didn't Plan."</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><i>#1: We've Never Been Happier. </i></b></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUhlqhceYBxLW4raN3k01E2oMMGzn-ntAUpnZW9TpNIKsnifE4K-Oh_Md9WMwhYl3AQLgLt_mpW13g_eog8sGNDXt03v3cDGotU72mXS4vlXvKgtPU67guahZ_K1DrxQ4-Km5vhKrgmi4/s1600-h/meatballs.10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 316px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUhlqhceYBxLW4raN3k01E2oMMGzn-ntAUpnZW9TpNIKsnifE4K-Oh_Md9WMwhYl3AQLgLt_mpW13g_eog8sGNDXt03v3cDGotU72mXS4vlXvKgtPU67guahZ_K1DrxQ4-Km5vhKrgmi4/s400/meatballs.10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429434641328205010" /></a><b><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">#2: Oops, I Did It Again! (The Question No Guy Can Resist).</span></div></b><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivtDa-6YFxGY6vEMke94fVxhy-CQpKfpW1zbfBtzF5zK2ItnZtadsPJXhZgpby3HtwKWOOqyTZ58MPHIfyy0c_osIb4wjh9g9p4ou-xkhnnbqOo9LPFerrUXPQ0HFCV06R6dyzq9iqq3U/s1600-h/meatballs.9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 312px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivtDa-6YFxGY6vEMke94fVxhy-CQpKfpW1zbfBtzF5zK2ItnZtadsPJXhZgpby3HtwKWOOqyTZ58MPHIfyy0c_osIb4wjh9g9p4ou-xkhnnbqOo9LPFerrUXPQ0HFCV06R6dyzq9iqq3U/s400/meatballs.9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429431510713899890" /></a><b><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">#3: Sexy Ass Wedding.</span></div></b><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm9kDuptNHNdXxsm_2-2xv05jnrp0FGxbpsNkv2KJmkxlfw1eYv5cxtjjljj-hWCLpz61fBCuWwLgpgQcDV1o1Dsrpz-kRvJNV4nM6HnaNsm3fmiWWXxvT7EEkQMNSPTC3OzZ6sVPlM4c/s1600-h/meatballs.8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm9kDuptNHNdXxsm_2-2xv05jnrp0FGxbpsNkv2KJmkxlfw1eYv5cxtjjljj-hWCLpz61fBCuWwLgpgQcDV1o1Dsrpz-kRvJNV4nM6HnaNsm3fmiWWXxvT7EEkQMNSPTC3OzZ6sVPlM4c/s400/meatballs.8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429431504458718514" /></a><b><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">#4: Ready </span>(for)<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "> Bad Girl Sex. </span></div></b><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY2bCBdABMv7X1bDbBB8ROTPjYkmTzcFkx-bZa_ReyRVPsUVjiVABW-bmy5z8fkj4mC7fub-WHOEoT2Kmm0csa0R8APgS-dm2Qj8VRfyc_OvBr46N-PdWzk4-clb0qnYGHZjw3J7_XNGY/s1600-h/meatballs.7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY2bCBdABMv7X1bDbBB8ROTPjYkmTzcFkx-bZa_ReyRVPsUVjiVABW-bmy5z8fkj4mC7fub-WHOEoT2Kmm0csa0R8APgS-dm2Qj8VRfyc_OvBr46N-PdWzk4-clb0qnYGHZjw3J7_XNGY/s400/meatballs.7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429431496396569186" /></a><b><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">#5: Ingredient/Dish of the Year</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">(Sriracha/Meatballs) (Sean Preston/Jayden James). </span></div></b><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQnicWt9WPTBFRVw5lXQPm35yoZdS9hN2RMWZ9IGC1VCqjm4NsHOBBnFUQPF7dyeifEMAMdbTo1-JryLSzWQloHK84IdkbbyMgteL6_gL_RETr9ftrXaPo2kgq7bqDawh_p1oomYbw8Rc/s1600-h/meatballs.6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 313px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQnicWt9WPTBFRVw5lXQPm35yoZdS9hN2RMWZ9IGC1VCqjm4NsHOBBnFUQPF7dyeifEMAMdbTo1-JryLSzWQloHK84IdkbbyMgteL6_gL_RETr9ftrXaPo2kgq7bqDawh_p1oomYbw8Rc/s400/meatballs.6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429431486771296962" /></a><b><div style="text-align: center;">Yes, I am still here, if only occasionally. </div><div style="text-align: center;">To <i>REPRESENT</i> for</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://drinkinganddrawing.blogspot.com/2009/12/how-love-saved-britney-via-collage.html">BRITNEY, Yo. </a><a href="http://drinkinganddrawing.blogspot.com/2009/12/how-love-saved-britney-via-collage.html">& COLLAGE.</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Heyyyyyyeaaaaaah, DnD.</span></i></div></b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>XO, liz. <a href="http://eatinganddrawing.blogspot.com/">(EnD)</a>. </b></div>Elizabeth Myriam Diamondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02342545625338644785noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177419675536771259.post-56885914565752725772010-01-18T20:32:00.006-05:002010-01-18T21:23:10.343-05:00How Jedidiah Got His Groove Back<div style="text-align: center;">As I've gained technical ability and experience over the past year, the sensation has crept over me that a certain spark is going out of my portraits. Months ago I felt compelled to lend some ontological purpose to my work, and the best / worst I could come up with was "fuck you, imma do what I want." You may scoff at the banality of my description, but I have a massive chip on my shoulder about art and I wouldn't want to endow my works with the same self conscious neediness I exhibit. They should be tough enough to stand up for themselves and critics be damned.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">"Polish" and "Attitude" don't often coexist in the same portrait, so I was glad to see that all I needed to give my work legs again was a little re-exposure to "fuck you, imma do what I want." Enter the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/ww2club">World War II club</a>:<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9tnDLD2GJ0kn6Nimjsz3YcrCwXuLRBUJIzdrT5yhz0Mmdo7TmCdI1I7gwHREAPjZcHgI1A8RIqw2iY83ie7er0G39NYiBrUMN-SKcmaxP82b-YBLfk1BmR7ghRk9NtTIB5KmAugHC_YUF/s1600-h/01-15-10_WWII1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9tnDLD2GJ0kn6Nimjsz3YcrCwXuLRBUJIzdrT5yhz0Mmdo7TmCdI1I7gwHREAPjZcHgI1A8RIqw2iY83ie7er0G39NYiBrUMN-SKcmaxP82b-YBLfk1BmR7ghRk9NtTIB5KmAugHC_YUF/s400/01-15-10_WWII1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428258232481981634" border="0" /></a><br />Where else can you find so much "fuck you, imma do what I want" just floating around in the air? The bar is practically mortared with the stuff:<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8X8-yqvhIdUMsmilTghX7VQ_KoksOiXU2iIoA22h3ChOpdJh-RfHMhF3hC7XUDVa3fWLlVvCvkKfjurjrEdL_BEHcsRfLULAKpdgVz8iycsog-jeJRdhJ7XXI3uL-KAruyEPsay0K7k5f/s1600-h/01-15-10_WWII3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 196px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8X8-yqvhIdUMsmilTghX7VQ_KoksOiXU2iIoA22h3ChOpdJh-RfHMhF3hC7XUDVa3fWLlVvCvkKfjurjrEdL_BEHcsRfLULAKpdgVz8iycsog-jeJRdhJ7XXI3uL-KAruyEPsay0K7k5f/s400/01-15-10_WWII3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428258230455497010" border="0" /></a>Notice that reversal up there? That's one of Lisette's <a href="http://drinkinganddrawing.blogspot.com/2009/10/and-friend.html">signature moves</a>. Yeah, I feel like we also used to <a href="http://drinkinganddrawing.blogspot.com/2009/09/jed-as-birdfish.html">learn</a> <a href="http://drinkinganddrawing.blogspot.com/2009/08/northampton-cornish-northampton.html">from</a> <a href="http://drinkinganddrawing.blogspot.com/2009/10/pencils-and-inks.html">each other</a> here on this blog. <br /><br />And <a href="http://drinkinganddrawing.blogspot.com/2009/12/fuck-yoouuuuu-its-time-for-robots.html">sometimes I just have to draw a robot</a>:<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUsPwI1TA7rcG0Tr-ZcDjYGQAemOmaoQfxo_i0BiUk13xDgEmvreVoMXCR_MUFNPfgNlLb5pKbDYgEKvf6yxTgBLMF3g8YTLU49DFwZpKxN_er695Czu6TxPwSJUUJ_jdDzJkWP7HArDLe/s1600-h/01-15-10_WWII2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUsPwI1TA7rcG0Tr-ZcDjYGQAemOmaoQfxo_i0BiUk13xDgEmvreVoMXCR_MUFNPfgNlLb5pKbDYgEKvf6yxTgBLMF3g8YTLU49DFwZpKxN_er695Czu6TxPwSJUUJ_jdDzJkWP7HArDLe/s400/01-15-10_WWII2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428258223421460434" border="0" /></a><br />Or weird punk-rock Paul McCartney:<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8znj5Ru00YXBSWK_VSJNG-rmLS3hWcTruoXVC_Y9oAwghakwcgv_cBorjvw4pQ4ElqeTxknn7MT_n-4WXRlzxAF-rXIfpxtHXhFvozlLtcemeZjy6cMKCCS0p4LOCbjZZpU_aQkNcNXX8/s1600-h/01-09-10_union.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8znj5Ru00YXBSWK_VSJNG-rmLS3hWcTruoXVC_Y9oAwghakwcgv_cBorjvw4pQ4ElqeTxknn7MT_n-4WXRlzxAF-rXIfpxtHXhFvozlLtcemeZjy6cMKCCS0p4LOCbjZZpU_aQkNcNXX8/s400/01-09-10_union.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428258218733903026" border="0" /></a>Think that's dumb? Yeah? Well "fuck you, imma do what I want."<br /><br />I don't mean to turn into a preachy jackass on the blog here: that's not what Drinking and Drawing is for. But we're sneaking up on our <a href="http://drinkinganddrawing.blogspot.com/2009/04/inaguration.html">first anniversary</a>, and certain observations are becoming difficult to avoid.<br /></div>Jedidiah Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015075799401248776noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177419675536771259.post-37372758925032800222010-01-15T12:48:00.005-05:002010-01-15T13:04:33.027-05:00Cirque du Imminence<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/#/event.php?eid=253327277383&ref=ts">Cirque du Trois</a> is right around the corner: January 30th, to be precise. These little media circuses are always fun, and also one of the only places you can see a real Drinking and Drawing "performance." So come on by, and buy us drinks. Much as with the two <a href="http://drinkinganddrawing.blogspot.com/2009/07/more-on-topic-of-assholes-we-dont.html">previous</a> <a href="http://drinkinganddrawing.blogspot.com/2009/09/cirque-du-coq.html">events</a>, I worked on the poster:<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWW-F-hLxF8iLp4851rTlebJkCa7-lnUx20F8Uu7ZLvcYOyu7pzdrUUq-Ku1neVPwmXWfGqJ6ib_XNT1ukp2W56b9tb1-Zvtj4kCSs9d-SKqlq76I-k7jaetR_QBwE_jxVojVZlcFiojKZ/s1600-h/CdT_color_web_150dpi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWW-F-hLxF8iLp4851rTlebJkCa7-lnUx20F8Uu7ZLvcYOyu7pzdrUUq-Ku1neVPwmXWfGqJ6ib_XNT1ukp2W56b9tb1-Zvtj4kCSs9d-SKqlq76I-k7jaetR_QBwE_jxVojVZlcFiojKZ/s400/CdT_color_web_150dpi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427026059821952514" border="0" /></a><br />I'm actually not super happy with how this one came out. I'm down with the original drawings, which I'll post later, but the poster just fails to tickle my ticklish bits. Ah well, lessons learned. <br /><br />Some folks seem to fancy it though, and if you're one of them delicious (and signed) 17 x 11 prints will be on sale for like $4 or $5 at the show. <br /></div>Jedidiah Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015075799401248776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177419675536771259.post-55627313448799821762010-01-08T18:25:00.003-05:002010-01-08T18:47:40.539-05:00Back on Track<div style="text-align: center;">With long-time ally <a href="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/">Brian</a> finally resident in Northampton, things are shaping up for one hell of a winter. Already I'm back to <a href="http://drinkinganddrawing.blogspot.com/2009/05/hugos-once-more.html">drawing</a> <a href="http://drinkinganddrawing.blogspot.com/2009/06/ape-man.html">lonely</a> <a href="http://drinkinganddrawing.blogspot.com/2009/07/chiaroscuro.html">men</a> at <a href="http://drinkinganddrawing.blogspot.com/2009/07/ah-friday-posts.html">Hugo's</a> more regularly than I was even a month ago:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi18PdMOVQE8Dse7fOtEQ8CD4-u5oWvo8TAVLHokNiA2rik73bfZRMrzIxDEbsn8GUsS27rGiDArFueqXel7ImJqGsi-cl6TxKAvY8j2u6eTvZBfKe1FD6gAgLogCiOn2R3Cu4jCaH8SVdt/s1600-h/hugos_01-07-10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi18PdMOVQE8Dse7fOtEQ8CD4-u5oWvo8TAVLHokNiA2rik73bfZRMrzIxDEbsn8GUsS27rGiDArFueqXel7ImJqGsi-cl6TxKAvY8j2u6eTvZBfKe1FD6gAgLogCiOn2R3Cu4jCaH8SVdt/s400/hugos_01-07-10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424515242042422098" border="0" /></a><br />And, I got to meet Lisette's cool uncle, Jim:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBSrJzRV14bAHo_UDvt0YoSHXOkiys0ciy5fFotpx-u5LI_ioBnv3oKVkqfVIqxO6C-TlpRPY6G1gv_DoL-hzu6hjBxPKoqETZVHwOr72JgHGjdT7NGD4-i7BbJ-SsCXKgB2zZEfpN8aHg/s1600-h/hugos2_01-07-10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBSrJzRV14bAHo_UDvt0YoSHXOkiys0ciy5fFotpx-u5LI_ioBnv3oKVkqfVIqxO6C-TlpRPY6G1gv_DoL-hzu6hjBxPKoqETZVHwOr72JgHGjdT7NGD4-i7BbJ-SsCXKgB2zZEfpN8aHg/s400/hugos2_01-07-10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424515236394029666" border="0" /></a><br />Then we hit <a href="http://www.elevensmusic.com/">The Elevens</a> to see a one-night-only <a href="http://www.myspace.com/amazinglovey">Amazing Love</a> and get waaaaay too drunk:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Iorv59LoeOjQkOL8yK_jlkDtOu_dIRuQfwElNFj00Fa0H1guFrZoPnxn6abGoBAOtqw2GcDQyaqXEgR4rpCpzP6ezMP4eATyvamd31k_6G2Z34WeohNc6iNjSa2Oj5fibZEHdElHlEkq/s1600-h/elevens_01-07-10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Iorv59LoeOjQkOL8yK_jlkDtOu_dIRuQfwElNFj00Fa0H1guFrZoPnxn6abGoBAOtqw2GcDQyaqXEgR4rpCpzP6ezMP4eATyvamd31k_6G2Z34WeohNc6iNjSa2Oj5fibZEHdElHlEkq/s400/elevens_01-07-10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424515226183136418" border="0" /></a><br />Thankfully these china markers I'm getting into are really forgiving:<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHJZqLG51CuAe7CA63n399dU4G5k1t2ERTxbfEJt7W8xQsf2SnlQjp25GqzYukPFKde0-Bf1b2NaghoJZz9v91FoA3bOr4ZPT5akw3c5HWWp7V_x-A6SSbwKU8_ibA_8_d5_XmDYKxv3A_/s1600-h/hugos4_01-07-10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHJZqLG51CuAe7CA63n399dU4G5k1t2ERTxbfEJt7W8xQsf2SnlQjp25GqzYukPFKde0-Bf1b2NaghoJZz9v91FoA3bOr4ZPT5akw3c5HWWp7V_x-A6SSbwKU8_ibA_8_d5_XmDYKxv3A_/s400/hugos4_01-07-10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424515215037050178" border="0" /></a><br />Also, has anyone else noticed how much worse I was at this a year ago? Jesus, looking through the site archives is brutal.<br /></div>Jedidiah Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015075799401248776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177419675536771259.post-36035952025560080552010-01-03T23:37:00.002-05:002010-01-03T23:39:12.551-05:00Happy Birthday, Jed.<center><IMG SRC="http://vikingsquidcomics.com/Sharingiscaring/tumblr_kuxc8ahfD51qzvl4eo1_500.jpg" width= "400"><br /><br /><br />Love,<br /><br />Drinking and Drawing</center>Rinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10215478213250100739noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177419675536771259.post-32913587574591243452010-01-03T14:23:00.004-05:002010-01-03T15:00:39.977-05:00Happy Birfday!<div style="text-align: center;">To me? As a present to myself I drew these 8 portraits of characters from The Venture Bros., which you should all go out and watch immediately. <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx4zeXSlFR6k4AKG2plS3c5_M8Dm2SCko1lkEx4jJfEjQtuz9awu_lEyKnFwvXDo_YkjI6dXp3cWoMSWmUoG3SrvHXSHZ5UCqlfPxQjyPP7EzDRCq8IqxQ9yZZCF72tLfSwLIjxPEOUMFQ/s1600-h/DnDnVB_hankventure.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx4zeXSlFR6k4AKG2plS3c5_M8Dm2SCko1lkEx4jJfEjQtuz9awu_lEyKnFwvXDo_YkjI6dXp3cWoMSWmUoG3SrvHXSHZ5UCqlfPxQjyPP7EzDRCq8IqxQ9yZZCF72tLfSwLIjxPEOUMFQ/s400/DnDnVB_hankventure.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422600586084637954" border="0" /></a>Also, Ella's arson relief fund group has a website up now:<br /><a href="http://www.simpletexts.org/northampton/">http://www.simpletexts.org/northampton/</a><br /><br />There will be shows at <a href="http://www.simpletexts.org/northampton/?page_id=45">The Elevens</a>, <a href="http://www.simpletexts.org/northampton/?page_id=47">Sierra Grille</a>, <a href="http://www.simpletexts.org/northampton/?page_id=50">The Rendezvous</a>, <a href="http://www.simpletexts.org/northampton/?page_id=72">PACE</a>, and <a href="http://www.simpletexts.org/northampton/?page_id=83">Bishop's</a> scattered throughout the next month. In the mean time, enjoy a bunch of weird portraits of cartoon characters:<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFkgUORraNLS0Sn2JtJwDIu1k3GtwG2_HoPUaIJFmLH16M2uE8Pn_OAiFUp2WAS2xBpATBBw7z2hea3kzS4LHL8UZ0CKGKgGl8KNfy87KUGqjrJAN1vTSmmkPk2kMvQzQHiO7DwKlY_GIr/s1600-h/DnDnVB_deanventure.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFkgUORraNLS0Sn2JtJwDIu1k3GtwG2_HoPUaIJFmLH16M2uE8Pn_OAiFUp2WAS2xBpATBBw7z2hea3kzS4LHL8UZ0CKGKgGl8KNfy87KUGqjrJAN1vTSmmkPk2kMvQzQHiO7DwKlY_GIr/s400/DnDnVB_deanventure.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422600582820603682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfictXuY5BTDjq3Q3-DyR4herZD9ZQgbYZCcm5R3dIlde0y7SxdX7FO3TMe-zZvTRC0FFQ625agzkkLgxnoxvsTZzEYXvmd-ZkRv56GzHfr30UJQe10llbezwem0mODvwsPtSzA28ngtSO/s1600-h/DnDnVB_brocksamson.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfictXuY5BTDjq3Q3-DyR4herZD9ZQgbYZCcm5R3dIlde0y7SxdX7FO3TMe-zZvTRC0FFQ625agzkkLgxnoxvsTZzEYXvmd-ZkRv56GzHfr30UJQe10llbezwem0mODvwsPtSzA28ngtSO/s400/DnDnVB_brocksamson.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422600569836845410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipwjmfizspsYvQ3MZfa2A0ouHs4Qu27PPKME7KF9xhCNzoubxghFPjvUMgb0cv2r3dg2R5aiT62pz2op7l55XDcI2gf6sjg9ULPBHwF0m-UE9CP42O3GXRVWt04UZrN_lksnsgTLpf8JeB/s1600-h/DnDnVB_coco.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipwjmfizspsYvQ3MZfa2A0ouHs4Qu27PPKME7KF9xhCNzoubxghFPjvUMgb0cv2r3dg2R5aiT62pz2op7l55XDcI2gf6sjg9ULPBHwF0m-UE9CP42O3GXRVWt04UZrN_lksnsgTLpf8JeB/s400/DnDnVB_coco.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422599629663069890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxzQ0w8-ApZedhFzf_wlBvM0rtkwvQnEuflnAbP7Yvc_ciOMO1iK65VRZWLTI02Cn5Npxfsr3u7xgZerFfsXHcsijocbIOEv7kSQz9AF5N6sP-bfqCRUBW3QU6e2WPUsGkuYFenrrUrljq/s1600-h/DnDnVB_drgirlfriend.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxzQ0w8-ApZedhFzf_wlBvM0rtkwvQnEuflnAbP7Yvc_ciOMO1iK65VRZWLTI02Cn5Npxfsr3u7xgZerFfsXHcsijocbIOEv7kSQz9AF5N6sP-bfqCRUBW3QU6e2WPUsGkuYFenrrUrljq/s400/DnDnVB_drgirlfriend.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422599628473435522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIHEHC8PkJjjQdbSTIE7deE97_wu6NOuXQJkWiDUtDgpU0o77u6Bxm4amSGZyMHDlxmDZOBS-O72cXHzYo_RI6Ap-wNUFWvi0XFMZPDQSEwNbobJ-dGCHW5hDwWm5YKzwAaqF7zb5dfwbr/s1600-h/DnDnVB_drhenrykillenger.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIHEHC8PkJjjQdbSTIE7deE97_wu6NOuXQJkWiDUtDgpU0o77u6Bxm4amSGZyMHDlxmDZOBS-O72cXHzYo_RI6Ap-wNUFWvi0XFMZPDQSEwNbobJ-dGCHW5hDwWm5YKzwAaqF7zb5dfwbr/s400/DnDnVB_drhenrykillenger.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422599616526948354" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdfWpXQNcrq0z6hYqfaWb1xRREw08WgQ7-NOaZJdKTZvak7oU9eK3SBxOF0iku6EeJ6_1n1mLYkGbktgcnSFUqbWw1LhI3SBSLOgwk0IzO5OPZqwoKCHJaYff1KfMPHllZQcR4D_YHOFVO/s1600-h/DnDnVB_phantomlimb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdfWpXQNcrq0z6hYqfaWb1xRREw08WgQ7-NOaZJdKTZvak7oU9eK3SBxOF0iku6EeJ6_1n1mLYkGbktgcnSFUqbWw1LhI3SBSLOgwk0IzO5OPZqwoKCHJaYff1KfMPHllZQcR4D_YHOFVO/s400/DnDnVB_phantomlimb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422599609215906658" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4mNgvWuj46YIkoXAXwDqLEEGhKoDh2ymL8Pf50b9M9tJc6I-hp1oFxQHTea9_8pJ1AAw6_RwnHqdpVyjb7BqZQHxqFVmM0GLeM7Qq34nAt-tpw4UVD3XnD6MWbnguPyU0tHt9FDgBRP_6/s1600-h/DnDnVB_themonarch.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4mNgvWuj46YIkoXAXwDqLEEGhKoDh2ymL8Pf50b9M9tJc6I-hp1oFxQHTea9_8pJ1AAw6_RwnHqdpVyjb7BqZQHxqFVmM0GLeM7Qq34nAt-tpw4UVD3XnD6MWbnguPyU0tHt9FDgBRP_6/s400/DnDnVB_themonarch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422599600804026930" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Jedidiah Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015075799401248776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177419675536771259.post-24772070886076655142009-12-30T22:38:00.003-05:002009-12-30T22:55:14.091-05:00Northampton Fire Relief<div style="text-align: center;">Heyas, long time no post? Yeah, working 3 jobs sucks. I haven't been to <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/hugos-northampton">the office</a> in a month. But I've got good news! <br /><br />Well, it's not great news, actually. We've got <a href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/12/30/string_of_fires_turned_deadly_spurs_precautions_in_northampton/">an arson in Northampton</a>, apparently, and the <a href="http://drinkinganddrawing.blogspot.com/2009/09/bookmill-and-party-at-end-of-universe.html">multi-talented</a> <a href="http://www.myspace.com/ellalongpreasherself">Ella Longpre</a> has been kind enough to start work organizing a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#/note.php?note_id=244556854281&id=5901811&ref=nf">benefit concert</a> on behalf of those affected, featuring many of the Valley's most popular acts. I just finished off a piece for promotional purposes, and here it is (hint: <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=northampton,+ma&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Northampton,+Hampshire,+Massachusetts&gl=us&ei=bCA8S-j1JY26lAe7vKjXAg&ved=0CA8Q8gEwAA&ll=42.324413,-72.642975&spn=0.035664,0.077162&t=h&z=14">it's a map</a>):<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmybrLUK4WgLbWUv8_UNAo9iS2RIuk_qNUCaFzguY4Ir9OBH7eO5lAhISpWPcJXP9eaCEdTRX1hQUt0c5d1pwOBc3KAJrLv6o6DZG3VJCfljw-Go7uLY8dfcsLHV9BnRJYjWpYbYE7Evvo/s1600-h/hand_analog.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 249px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmybrLUK4WgLbWUv8_UNAo9iS2RIuk_qNUCaFzguY4Ir9OBH7eO5lAhISpWPcJXP9eaCEdTRX1hQUt0c5d1pwOBc3KAJrLv6o6DZG3VJCfljw-Go7uLY8dfcsLHV9BnRJYjWpYbYE7Evvo/s400/hand_analog.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421241581279261170" border="0" /></a>Check out the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#/note.php?note_id=244556854281&id=5901811&ref=nf">Facebook event page</a>. No dates set at the moment, but in the next few days things should be getting locked down with a real website. I'll repost the info when it's available.<br /></div>Jedidiah Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015075799401248776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177419675536771259.post-88642868051394187642009-12-19T10:00:00.000-05:002009-12-19T10:00:03.692-05:00Fuck Yoouuuuu it's Time for Robots<div style="text-align: center;">Yeah man, birds are down with robots too:<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ-Gy5Vh4FiclZzRVERD52c9PM848uG1nBBFyvEhstKTHXaoCIg4Jo8Sdzv6M3DISQ3DLzXge-Gzt0lHvu6oQrBPLHx7soC0J6yNdRfW-o_2L6KoOZsO_zOa89JYIZjuTcN-8fhOPGxYw1/s1600-h/crow_03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ-Gy5Vh4FiclZzRVERD52c9PM848uG1nBBFyvEhstKTHXaoCIg4Jo8Sdzv6M3DISQ3DLzXge-Gzt0lHvu6oQrBPLHx7soC0J6yNdRfW-o_2L6KoOZsO_zOa89JYIZjuTcN-8fhOPGxYw1/s400/crow_03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416320698655785618" border="0" /></a><br />Especially ones with <span style="font-style: italic;">fantastic</span> thighs:<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm-CDVdy8R0ik4GSOXIPDDOaPpXF8CBIdb5loJDFj2kzUFCtxAytZNCx01QjEEvamC0ZWpqzdirNY__rXDeeMqydabkIayjafyL5BJyrd035vRKWdizsCerrmz03XmFj-NDS-M4GXk8N_O/s1600-h/robots_4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 231px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm-CDVdy8R0ik4GSOXIPDDOaPpXF8CBIdb5loJDFj2kzUFCtxAytZNCx01QjEEvamC0ZWpqzdirNY__rXDeeMqydabkIayjafyL5BJyrd035vRKWdizsCerrmz03XmFj-NDS-M4GXk8N_O/s400/robots_4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416320691451818306" border="0" /></a><br />It's true. <span style="font-style: italic;">This is a <a href="http://drinkinganddrawing.blogspot.com/2009/06/robots-and-such.html">ROBOT PAGE</a></span>:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHeg9Xto_kY32hKGk-ou2SDX3U8mL2CWQ0qCi6tolYE3r7gjCL22t0jfxYLMu1PWS22S3RFd3_Qq2I2svtVEY8KFyBWih7r810RKkSj4ThU2eywrzkYAhQ1MwtEMxdk8eV9UaJfa3dEmSD/s1600-h/robots_3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 396px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHeg9Xto_kY32hKGk-ou2SDX3U8mL2CWQ0qCi6tolYE3r7gjCL22t0jfxYLMu1PWS22S3RFd3_Qq2I2svtVEY8KFyBWih7r810RKkSj4ThU2eywrzkYAhQ1MwtEMxdk8eV9UaJfa3dEmSD/s400/robots_3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416320686898338322" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;"></span> <br /></div>Jedidiah Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015075799401248776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177419675536771259.post-28779308498077424362009-12-18T10:00:00.000-05:002009-12-18T10:00:05.066-05:00One of Many Possible Spellings<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://drinkinganddrawing.blogspot.com/2009/05/little-embarrassing-but-still.html">Spelling</a> was <a href="http://drinkinganddrawing.blogspot.com/2009/07/thursdays-are-amazing.html">never really</a> our <a href="http://drinkinganddrawing.blogspot.com/2009/07/this-week-on-sierra-grille.html">strong suit</a> at Drinking and Drawing, but this page represents a <span style="font-style: italic;">spectacular</span> collapse of the public school system:<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyAUSJ6F881gF7AGhzVE9VMXe4oRNPMKDOkiHX0GoVfby7WTHlwDWvsI6036EISbUnvF4bB4nm2PJY5vNqo_xr-wHykFRlWEqL8U2ied8uSw6RIec2_gTJae8akPo9WdhBGycPFBykAv0E/s1600-h/sierra2_10-29-09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyAUSJ6F881gF7AGhzVE9VMXe4oRNPMKDOkiHX0GoVfby7WTHlwDWvsI6036EISbUnvF4bB4nm2PJY5vNqo_xr-wHykFRlWEqL8U2ied8uSw6RIec2_gTJae8akPo9WdhBGycPFBykAv0E/s400/sierra2_10-29-09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416312171644969522" border="0" /></a>Oh, and a drawing.<br /></div>Jedidiah Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015075799401248776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177419675536771259.post-17679112476296178992009-12-17T15:40:00.002-05:002009-12-17T15:55:01.332-05:00Exquisite.<div style="text-align: center;">Well, I think I'm finally done being sick and I'm beginning to emotionally adjust to working regular days in an office (sad-face), so it must be time to pick up with posting again. In the spirit of Thursdays-past, here are some exquisite corpses created at Hugo's:<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDxH6RFav6Po8EcrOqaOBLbQ785tG_2Kzp6QDNHqouVA5D5IFCjrvdQbmVMXhNnkGgvhRRT2FGdLsovkGG9WadDmFB6m5TCpqPWNZJjIOacie_nqZc_vLqHSSsP_pc8OjkNp1Iz0ANJ4r1/s1600-h/ec_11-05-09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDxH6RFav6Po8EcrOqaOBLbQ785tG_2Kzp6QDNHqouVA5D5IFCjrvdQbmVMXhNnkGgvhRRT2FGdLsovkGG9WadDmFB6m5TCpqPWNZJjIOacie_nqZc_vLqHSSsP_pc8OjkNp1Iz0ANJ4r1/s400/ec_11-05-09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416310952031782194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlc-ZpKzPdCcqn18NPfoE6uKKQP3UIOuw0RCFw0gu7rdazXisVBD0gth7ThBemPmKvr4NjsdSncfnJwDFyAxoLIQHUyjAt6zNU9FDe1W41Yi0RTL6KOaAp8gBD1cGA1wGo8jdr663Ux5hU/s1600-h/ec_11-12-09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlc-ZpKzPdCcqn18NPfoE6uKKQP3UIOuw0RCFw0gu7rdazXisVBD0gth7ThBemPmKvr4NjsdSncfnJwDFyAxoLIQHUyjAt6zNU9FDe1W41Yi0RTL6KOaAp8gBD1cGA1wGo8jdr663Ux5hU/s400/ec_11-12-09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416310942980068626" border="0" /></a>Jedidiah Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015075799401248776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177419675536771259.post-21157805805913913502009-12-07T21:21:00.001-05:002009-12-07T21:25:04.402-05:00Yeah. I'm Sick.<div style="text-align: center;">Aaaaaand tired. But that's unrelated to this:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtD_ZDJSmugYzEcfTgeG6S3LNh77HI8OLTjJm7n3uMoHvZ0tU4SNXGk4wmoV_TcA9P3wWmlJBCAUnJsyXgNRQlLcN95APe6kiNyBmicxTOk2oBqdiCk53XG4O3NTGy2RR_lOaOHGHpSoZG/s1600-h/lisetteBDay_11-04-09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 216px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtD_ZDJSmugYzEcfTgeG6S3LNh77HI8OLTjJm7n3uMoHvZ0tU4SNXGk4wmoV_TcA9P3wWmlJBCAUnJsyXgNRQlLcN95APe6kiNyBmicxTOk2oBqdiCk53XG4O3NTGy2RR_lOaOHGHpSoZG/s320/lisetteBDay_11-04-09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412685261534273218" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Jedidiah Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015075799401248776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177419675536771259.post-18627830404541570832009-12-03T10:00:00.000-05:002009-12-03T10:00:01.742-05:00Walt is My New Hero, and Other Stories<div style="text-align: center;">So this guy -- *ahem* -- <span style="font-style: italic;">man</span> I met last week with <a href="http://drinkinganddrawing.blogspot.com/2009/08/its-like-were-already-locals.html">Jaron</a> at Hugo's buys us drinks for hours, tells us about working at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Equipment_Corporation">DEC</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CA,_Inc.">CA</a> during the birth of the information age, has friends who have won <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turing_Award">Turing Awards</a> (what?), teaches us how to win at bar games (or, at least, that we aren't <span style="font-style: italic;">going to win</span> against him), does car bombs with us, and then commiserates on how much drinks cost at <a href="http://www.iheg.com/basement_main.asp">The Basement</a> (too much):<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7NS_ZbpXhnslB7WXbY8C2U4L53WPBxE-Um1Sa3TCS52OC66ib6KFwkdH_5RHjVVEOzwsEgs8mp0DET0J_L8D5RdM12D6I4a6Oy003Y7NF5ZfDXE27NvsgpKunKSrCDTMiIj9K_D_gPKhL/s1600/tullys_11-24-09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 224px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7NS_ZbpXhnslB7WXbY8C2U4L53WPBxE-Um1Sa3TCS52OC66ib6KFwkdH_5RHjVVEOzwsEgs8mp0DET0J_L8D5RdM12D6I4a6Oy003Y7NF5ZfDXE27NvsgpKunKSrCDTMiIj9K_D_gPKhL/s320/tullys_11-24-09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410048270467543618" border="0" /></a><br />I woke up the next day with a <span style="font-style: italic;"></span>hangover and about 8 more IQ points. Much more successful than this night in <a href="http://drinkinganddrawing.blogspot.com/2009/11/vivian-girls.html">New York</a> three weeks ago when I just woke up <span style="font-style: italic;">dead</span>:<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTqZ3XWiXhIZKqbz8Eqq1SYxOlpVZPbrwwOMObV2kTzU8WE3VX9_pEV-ZslVDPu46oV6HICR1vFLZ1XwGLmcM08keelhcfmr-C3HJmfXXG8zGmxcAp-Bjx70dVkYJHJ7pc-MAF4_2LA3KU/s1600/newYork_11-06-09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 211px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTqZ3XWiXhIZKqbz8Eqq1SYxOlpVZPbrwwOMObV2kTzU8WE3VX9_pEV-ZslVDPu46oV6HICR1vFLZ1XwGLmcM08keelhcfmr-C3HJmfXXG8zGmxcAp-Bjx70dVkYJHJ7pc-MAF4_2LA3KU/s320/newYork_11-06-09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410048265706668722" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Sorry for all the text, Walt just brings the poet out in me. <br /></div>Jedidiah Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015075799401248776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177419675536771259.post-39170243912906796982009-12-01T20:45:00.004-05:002010-01-31T22:41:24.244-05:00How Love Saved Britney (Via Collage).<div>This is neither <i>drawing</i>, nor was it <i>done at the bar</i>, but somehow I feel that it embodies the essential spirit of DnD anyway. I remembered the other day that I might like to <a href="http://eatinganddrawing.blogspot.com/">draw food a lot</a>, but I am still also a collage artist who obsessively follows the saga of <a href="http://www.tmz.com/category/britney-spears/">Britney Spears</a>. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>HOW LOVE SAVED BRITNEY, IN FIVE PARTS.</i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>#1: He's The One.</i></b> </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW8sUzHKPoOWNbAITmPjYAlxzzeCvsjOWB7EyNoSh8i2kojGSNQhvju84z3H20qOyjlyHcjZMJ7Iux3aAatNg9rvSgBsD4SS5eYT_rbVbdQbNxtbjnH1EXnRzPT2QWn8GUIaMwJfypLYs/s1600/howlovesavedbritney.1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW8sUzHKPoOWNbAITmPjYAlxzzeCvsjOWB7EyNoSh8i2kojGSNQhvju84z3H20qOyjlyHcjZMJ7Iux3aAatNg9rvSgBsD4SS5eYT_rbVbdQbNxtbjnH1EXnRzPT2QWn8GUIaMwJfypLYs/s400/howlovesavedbritney.1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410449692045124242" /></a><b><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">#2: She's Made Huge Strides. </span></div></b><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3AwgB1n-zAnBIhUoldJB-qbILWvjxGfuHaXqnjy_TpWBGqzxWBNgI1W7Wx9_nZDZ5vVNEWrvO3d5ZG5FuQ6vAJL4KO8u4dHObs0Pya-gvRYU_aFzJ-ZCAQlw-d6bKU62CAbqqn3J73-Q/s1600/howlovesavedbritney.2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 303px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3AwgB1n-zAnBIhUoldJB-qbILWvjxGfuHaXqnjy_TpWBGqzxWBNgI1W7Wx9_nZDZ5vVNEWrvO3d5ZG5FuQ6vAJL4KO8u4dHObs0Pya-gvRYU_aFzJ-ZCAQlw-d6bKU62CAbqqn3J73-Q/s400/howlovesavedbritney.2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410449683766714930" /></a><b><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">#3: From Sickness To Success (Napkins, Please).</span></div></b><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGaaeyKavEO7KB0CsF33r4o4Ye9p3KNxSV0ZZh8JzH93TpgQh1A06TTz3hBvcSasUyJj4Y2ADi5eucQTm5Z-sxXI6PmgxodlJPr6xNYxVBTjUPeupJbjWg8faXpIkfMa19mbYZipL1AbY/s1600/howlovesavedbritney.3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGaaeyKavEO7KB0CsF33r4o4Ye9p3KNxSV0ZZh8JzH93TpgQh1A06TTz3hBvcSasUyJj4Y2ADi5eucQTm5Z-sxXI6PmgxodlJPr6xNYxVBTjUPeupJbjWg8faXpIkfMa19mbYZipL1AbY/s400/howlovesavedbritney.3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410449673830302754" /></a><b><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">#4: Savour Each Moment. </span></div></b><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLQOzOsKKtADmJhTy52GCAqN6TjoWMoA-nY00I53Khm1otXEofNnrkUxZPDQcjUQKkojka833dAjD_Rqyj4nNuvyzoxG7VnXTmzjVfg5gZHm8BAl7sdas87xqFknTx7LNzbLRTDw5IKKA/s1600/howlovesavedbritney.4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 307px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLQOzOsKKtADmJhTy52GCAqN6TjoWMoA-nY00I53Khm1otXEofNnrkUxZPDQcjUQKkojka833dAjD_Rqyj4nNuvyzoxG7VnXTmzjVfg5gZHm8BAl7sdas87xqFknTx7LNzbLRTDw5IKKA/s400/howlovesavedbritney.4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410449669827159602" /></a><b><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">#5:'Shut Up'. </span></div></b><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-WG1rs8BcJPHmHL-kwGFyqTcpiGbyKGG8NIUd1qwKtNvvQ0ZQngPKc_0O-fTvICaXjeNcqdh3kmVHQzOMpMGIBYs5yNRNeIpH_PERcG-FVeaPsLp_2h-hRPFbU3ql90Wj2NSUWEePrJc/s1600/howlovesavedbritney.5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-WG1rs8BcJPHmHL-kwGFyqTcpiGbyKGG8NIUd1qwKtNvvQ0ZQngPKc_0O-fTvICaXjeNcqdh3kmVHQzOMpMGIBYs5yNRNeIpH_PERcG-FVeaPsLp_2h-hRPFbU3ql90Wj2NSUWEePrJc/s400/howlovesavedbritney.5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410449662527547554" /></a>Will love really save Britney? Or any of us? Will cheeseburgers save us, or fries? The answers, only on this blog. <div style="text-align: center;">xoxo, liz. </div>Elizabeth Myriam Diamondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02342545625338644785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177419675536771259.post-32268933465877853202009-12-01T10:00:00.000-05:002009-12-01T10:00:03.547-05:00San Francisco, etc.<div style="text-align: center;">Boy, I've been traveling a lot lately. First I went to <a href="http://drinkinganddrawing.blogspot.com/2009/11/vivian-girls.html">New York</a>, then I went to Boston, then San Francisco. "<span style="font-style: italic;">On business.</span>" Wait, that's not a euphemism. First up, Boston (in the cold, with time to kill):<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ12xIAk72hOqstU6gxenG0juE7d0gPwhc4tGUSLRNCVCHlWWs7CQw3Ce2jJvNoCcIEg3PgM9lhatJwGQvT0H9rPa0o3xgYGdcvbUrYe1QxC7uzJFuSGYtGUjq2uM8a63nJjoIlDlT3xTS/s1600/SFTrip_01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 218px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ12xIAk72hOqstU6gxenG0juE7d0gPwhc4tGUSLRNCVCHlWWs7CQw3Ce2jJvNoCcIEg3PgM9lhatJwGQvT0H9rPa0o3xgYGdcvbUrYe1QxC7uzJFuSGYtGUjq2uM8a63nJjoIlDlT3xTS/s320/SFTrip_01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410046920533081826" border="0" /></a><br />And in San Francisco (or at least SFO) with <span style="font-style: italic;">more</span> time to kill:<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiePkPlVhBDb2n1o-3BhyphenhyphenfFd9CN9tTxyWs3YHifqR5GXXJgEcEKk35sObLy1Cv_LlrjTy9zplDKApvKvxoRQUV7f-GqcIcKkRR8eJeqCNJro1jfxGS7-vNo_zkWomi9Y6M7prlL6VFBr9ES/s1600/SFTrip_02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiePkPlVhBDb2n1o-3BhyphenhyphenfFd9CN9tTxyWs3YHifqR5GXXJgEcEKk35sObLy1Cv_LlrjTy9zplDKApvKvxoRQUV7f-GqcIcKkRR8eJeqCNJro1jfxGS7-vNo_zkWomi9Y6M7prlL6VFBr9ES/s320/SFTrip_02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410046911769810914" border="0" /></a>Jedidiah Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015075799401248776noreply@blogger.com1