I’ve recently become acquainted with the Annecy signal films of Gobelins l’ecole de l’ image, and put quite simply, they’ve made me fall in love with animation again. I’ve fallen so far out of the animation world due to lack of interest it’s nice to see so much high quality creative work; particularly that of “Dodudindon” and “Jurannessic” – which isn’t much of a surprise considering their sexual overtones.
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I met my editor for drinks at Robert above MAD, where we lounged for about two hours chatting about his recent trips to the Whitney Biennial, the Scope art fair and an opening at The New Museum. I really love Robert, because it reminds me a little of Kong on the Rue du Pont Neuf in Paris (sans Philippe Starck) and is most importantly, super convenient to my train.
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I spent a big chunk of my morning reading about the different art movements on Wiki today. What exactly is the difference between romanticism, naturalism and impressionism? It all kind of looks the same to me. I’ve never taken a formal art history course so all the unclear, vague definitions start to run together when you read about them too quickly.

Currently Watching: “Breaking Bad”, Season 2, Episode 7
Currently Wearing: Vintage, A&F short sleeve button front and Levi’s blue jeans

I ended up going to McDonalds for lunch today while looking for this Spanish place that’s supposed to be on 50th. My mouth actually does water when I see junk food. If I pass a McDonalds our see one of those shitty coffee cart cinnamon rolls I practically turn into a cartoon wolf.
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I awoke from a deep sleep around 5:30 the next morning. I emphasize “deep” because my bedside lamp was still on, as well as my laptop; the “Nip/Tuck” DVD still spinning from when I tried to watch an episode in bed. When this happens, it’s such a shock because I don’t remember any of the show before falling asleep, I don’t remember any dreams and everything jarringly goes from empty black to a fully lit room. Reluctantly, I start the episode again in the middle and decide to watch the remainder of the disc while I get dressed. “Get this disc back to Netflix, so I can focus on ‘Mad Men’.” I tell myself.
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I’ve noticed that Tommy Hilfiger has really nice coats. Last season I fell in love with a hooded, wool toggle coat in dodger blue plaid and now it’s a white double breasted trench coat that fits like a dream. My reluctance to plop down my credit card and just take these items home is based entirely in the realization that these sorts of “statement pieces” are always priced about $200 too much to make them rational buys so I just end up periodically swinging by the flagship store on 5th Avenue to visit the ones that I’ve deemed too impractical to purchase. Sort of like couples who are trying to decide on whether or not to adopt a child.

Currently Watching: Surprisingly, nothing…
Currently Wearing: Rogues Gallery red/white striped button front, black sweater vest, corduroy trousers from Uniqlo and gray and maroon Heutchy shoes.

I was happy to find out that the guest strip I did for Tony Breed recently went live. This is the first guest strip I’ve ever done and I really enjoyed putting it together. There’s something really fun about trying to use your own visual language while trying to match another strip’s writing style. I really hope I have the opportunity to do this again soon. Check it out, if you happened to have missed it.

My favorite character on NBC’s “Parks & Recreation” is Donna. Who’s generally quiet, observer demeanor really punctuates her funny outbursts and her ridiculously confident remarks. Comedian, Retta Sirleaf is a good example of one good thing that the faux reality show style hath wrought: normal looking people, with real personalities who just happened to be funny.

A friend of mine referred to her as “Drag Queen inspiration”.

Removing the pit project as the focal point was the best thing this show could have possibly done between seasons 1 and 2. Now we can focus on the personalities of ALL the characters — not just Amy Poehler and Rashida Jones.

Currently Watching: “Katt Williams: Pimpadelic” on Netflix instant
Currently Wearing: Blue American Apparel briefs

I love little surprises.

Like when the other guests of the Billy Reid A/W collection after-party on the rooftop of the Gansevoort Hotel actually all made an effort to look stylish and fun instead of d-baggy and frumpy.

Like when the atrocious play, “When Joey Married Bobby” actually picked up a little in the second act.

Like when “Pineapple Express” actually made me laugh after I was told by my friends that it was really bad.

And when I discovered forgotten scenes like the one above in old 80’s movies I used to watch as a child.

Currently Watching: “Last Stop, Greenwich Village” (1976)
Currently Wearing: Gap blue jeans, vintage AE t-shirt, heather blue Uniqlo socks.