Last night was the last episode of Sealab 2021, the television show I work on. I've been working on the show off and on since the second season, and it is kinda bittersweet to let it go. Heck, I even wrote my senior animation thesis on it! For those of you who were fans of the show, don't worry. The 70-30 gang won't be gone too long. We are finishing up the special features for the Sealab fourth season DVD and after that, we are starting work on a brand new pilot for Adult Swim ("Whiskey Tango something"). The details are top secret for now (and probably the next few months) but I hope you guys will dig it.

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Last week I made this new t-shirt. It features a whale fighting a giant squid. I used a Sulky Iron-On Transfer Pen. It turned out pretty well. I took this picture after I washed the shirt, so you can see that the image held up pretty well.

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This weekend, instead of going to the Dogwood Festival like a sensible Atlantan, I painted this picture of a Deinonychus skull. It's the second in a series of dinosaur skulls I plan on painting. Next up is Allosaurus, I think. That will complete my carnivorous triptych. I am still trying to decide if I should also do a triptych of herbivorous dinos like Triceratops and Parasaurolophus.

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Yesterday I went to the Lakewood Flea Market south of town. After eating the best corn dog I have ever had, I was looking through the tables of junk, collectibles, weird art and racist tchochkes. Suddenly, I found myself staring at the single greatest album cover I have ever seen, and for $1 it was mine!

The band is called One Bad Pig and they are a Christian heavy metal band. These are some of my favorite songs on the album. I posted some close-up shots of the band on my flickr photostream.

This one is my absolute favorite. Notice that he's is playing guitar, riding a skateboard and giving a thumbs up all at the same time! Now, THAT is METAL. Not to mention the fact that he's wearing a priest's outfit with JAMS!

Also, on the back of the album you'll find a little picture in the corner letting you know what One Bad Pig thinks of keyboards.

UPDATE: So I was browsing on One Bad Pig's website and I noticed this picture of them with Johnny Cash! After a little googling, I found out that back in 1991, they did a cover of Cash's classic "Man in Black" and he actually sang with them! This band is just ridiculous.

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So, after reading this tutorial, I decided to try my hand at DIY screen printing. After a few trial runs and some lessons learned (i.e. use screen material, not tulle, to make your screen) I came up with this fairly simple design. It's a Deinonychus, my favorite dinosaur. I am pretty happy with it, although the edges aren't nearly as crisp as I'd like... but the screen is reusable, which means I can make heaps more. Anyone want to make a trade for some other hand crafted goods? Next, I think I am going to try doing a shirt with iron-on transfer pens. (Previously)

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So the Silly Spider Monkey Fiasco website is back online. No thanks to Powweb. The site is now hosted at Dreamhost. I use Powweb to host this site, but considering how they treated us over this hacker issue, I may move. They were not very helpful at all. Important lesson learned: Back up all your files.

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The Monterey Bay Aquarium has released the great white shark they had been keeping since last September. During 198 days it was in captivity, the shark grew nearly a foot and a half in length and gained 100 pounds. I guess I'll have to wait until they catch another one before I can see a white pointer in captivity.

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