I have become a total junkie for iPad art. Flickr is my pusher. Here are some of my favourite drugs. Hotel Midnight is a crazed daughter of the Surrealist project. Her dreams give me nightmares. Midnight works in themes; each … Continue reading →

This one’s for Stan.

Here’s a neat way to track my injury and recovery.

I might have to take a break from sketching. This one took me forever. More sketches on Flickr.

Here’s a weird thing. When I am drawing on my iPad (which I have been doing a lot lately), I always start by blocking in the major shapes with a first guess at the colors. I do this as a … Continue reading →

I learned a new word yesterday. Avulsion. When I was about 18, I had a series of episodes where I sprained my ankle very badly. The first time I was playing volleyball and I jumped for spike and I landed … Continue reading →

Spoilers Ahead! Before I read the book, I had always understood Lolita to be a sexually precocious teenage girl who seduces an older man. In this scenario, Humbert is technically guilty but it’s still possible to have a little sympathy … Continue reading →

I finished the book. A few of Bach’s points stand out as especially significant to my own life. But first, I want to talk about his story about his fellow testers at Apple. At first I thought I would learn … Continue reading →

I installed a WordPress plugin a couple of years ago called Popularity Contest. It keeps track of all views, comments, ping backs and links and calculates a score for each post. I use it to populate that little highlights widget … Continue reading →

A Buccaneer scholar is someone who takes responsibility for their own education. Continue reading →