It was a Social Distortion day.

"Because I'm down here throwing stones while you're so far from home."

I told you Smashing Pumpkins have been popping up all over the place.

Smashing Pumpkins have been creeping up everywhere lately. Rain falls on everyone; the same old rain.

I drew this fast. And wasn't sure where it was heading or where it would end. And here it is.

I'd been listening to a lot of the Get Up Kids lately. One of there songs has this line in it. Stuck in my head for a long time. The way it was sung was just perfect.

If she don't hold me right....she's never going to get me there.

Handstands are fun.

This is from the song God by the Smashing Pumpkins

Yes.

It is my birthday. I'm 30.

I have a lot of drawings to update. I'll keep the exposition brief.

Feet.

The Cure was one of the first bands I ever loved. I had this fascination with collecting all their albums in college. I even grew my hair partially because Robert Smith had long hair. I've seen them in concert a few times and they never disappoint. This is based off an old poster I used to have.

I drew many things again today. A little more intertwined in today's drawing though. I thought about Glory Daze, and the seen at the end. And then what I would see holding up the window, and someone on top of the window, screaming. And what that scream should look like. And a hand, rising up.

I took drawings from all over the place for this one. I was sitting in Chicago O'Hare airport and tried to draw people I saw. Then I drew a ribbon and medallion attached to it. And then I drew a guy with a sledgehammer. And thought about and then listened to The (International) Noise Conspiracy.

Valentine's Day in Vegas. What do you think of? Well I was awake for hours. For hours upon hours. And I was tired. And I walked the strip alone. And I had coffee. And I had poker chips in my pocket. And I saw a parent holding a child's hand. And it was Valentine's Day.

I drew this on my flight out to Vegas. In between Chicago and Vegas. I don't know what I was thinking about or going for. Nor do I recall where the "And then I was speechless" line came from.

I got dressed, and went no where. Where you going, no where.

I drew little stick figures. Here. And There. And Everywhere. And there was no scream.

I haven't heard the song in a few days, but one Madder Rose song has a line that goes "I nearly lost my mind." I don't know what the rest of the song is about, or any of the other lyrics in the song, but that long stands out.

So I was listening to Regina Spektor tonight. And I drew a picture of her from her latest cd cover. Its ok. I really have to put more time and thought into future drawings. I feel like I've been slacking the last couple days. The other part of this drawing is supposed to be someone in a top hat. I started that and then stopped it shortly after. Oh well. Maybe I'll try to draw Slash sometime.

I was up early today. And decided to draw.

A while ago, read years and years ago, I wanted a tattoo. I don't have any tattoos. I still kind of want one. But I always, since I was 18, wanted one that I created myself. I first wanted a roman numeral IV. It has some significance, and I had a design for it I created. After a while though, it lost some of its meaning. And I didn't consider it anymore. Then I started drawing something else. Something totally my own creation.

I decided it didn't have to represent anything, but just had to be mine. It I ever had ink put onto my body (other than that ink spot tattoo Jenna gave me on my back years ago with a metal dart and a pen, that I believe went away after a few months) it would have to be something I drew myself. Not something picked out of a book or off a wall. For some reason, I'd never call myself an artist. But I do love to draw. This is what I picked out for myself. What I drew that I liked. There are lots of versions of this that I drew. But I just loved the sketch I made. So maybe someday.

I was listening to Minus the Bear today. I just had this verse in my mind, I don't even know if it was in the song or not, but I kept thinking the line "this is an illusion." So I drew this girl in a long dress. More lightly sketched. And tried to sketch from different sides. Not detailed. I didn't want detail. Just whatever. And yes, for some reason the middle one is upside down.

Since mid-November I have done every drawing with the same pen. It is a Mandy's Daycare pen my mother gave me. It finally died mid-drawing yesterday. You can see some larger ink blots in the first few lines of the lyrics and that is the pen dying. Luckily I have the sam pen for back up. Only it is red on the outside instead of blue.

More Madder Rose inspiration. I drew this with no model or picture to look at. I think it came out well.

I think I mentioned somewhere that I have been listening to a lot of Madder Rose lately. The verse "You're no flower" is from their song Beautiful John.

My goal was never to draw realistic. I'm just impressing myself with how much better I'm getting. As Pat pointed out, things aren't quite proportionate here. But I'm getting better. I like drawing myself too.

When I was an avid comic book reader in Middle School (I still read the random comic now) I used to love the artist Sam Keith. He wrote and drew one particular comic called The Maxx that I loved. I loved how his work was slightly cartoon, slightly comic. It was great. I loved how he drew women the most. They weren't the typical comic book heroines.

Wasn't sure what to draw tonight. So I drew this. And I like it.