I saw Once and No Country for Old Men this weekend. They’ve both stuck in my head big time. One for it’s penetrating music, the other for it’s lack of music. They’re really good movies and they deserved the hype they got. Is it nerdy to get into a singer-songwriter because of a movie? Is it nerdy to be into a singer-songwriter? Is it lame that I took this long to see a Coen Bros. movie that got all the Oscars?

Once makes me want McNamara, McArthur & McCool to actually happen, and for actual conviction in songs to actually happen too. So far, though, the only song we have is “A Major,” cause we realized my ukulele book spells out chord families really nicely, and the A family is awesome for a good times rock song. But, I’m only really leaching from Dan and Todd, cause they can actually play instruments. Is playing with music just a distraction from making actual headway in the worlds of comics and illustration? Is it just hanging out with friends? I don’t know, but collaboration is so awesome.

Well, I’ve been doodling in my sketchbook again. Here’s what’s come of it. This one is so epic, it needed a crop for maximum page design effect!

Basically, as always, I have Blog Guilt. My man Dan is actually pulling through (well, he has for 2 whole days) on posting a song and a drawing every day, or some bullshit. So, in honor of him, and so as to not go 2 full weeks without posting, I present a high point in music and in animation:

I’m resisting the idea of posting illustrations on here, cause that’s what a website’s for, right? But, I’m not exactly updating that very fervently… I just don’t know. My roommate thinks I should toss up storyboard work on here, cause it’s work I won’t put on the portfolio, but it’s drawings I’m working on that are filling up my day. I just don’t know how to feel about that.