Good news! Apparently I'm some sort of big flaming winner. As you may or may not have already known, the Drunken Monkey pic from my homepage feature was done as a contest entry for a pin-up competition hosted by Morpheus Forge Entertainment (indy comics company). As it turns out, my illustration took home 1st place. Hooray! This means I get all kinds of great loot like art supplies and free comics. You can view my work alongside the other entries by following this link.

Not to sound ungrateful, but I'm honestly surprised. Personally, I don't think my entry was the strongest, but I guess the judges thought otherwise. Probably the biggest compliment were the comments I received from Jimmy Palmiotti, longtime comics pro whose work I've admired for a long time. Thanks Jimmy. Thanks judges. Thanks Morpheus Forge Entertainment. You've made my day.

posted by Jeremy Bear 10:26 AM

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Wednesday, October 30, 2002

Aargh, and what am I thinking? See what happens when you neglect email?

Congratulations to Jon and April Schweitzer (dear dear friends of ages past), who would like to use this forum to announce that they are with child. Word is, it's going to be a girl (perhaps not, but chances of a girl are at least in the 50% range). I wish I had something clever or sarcastic to say about the sort of parents that Jon and April will be, but I'm forced to admit that they will make for a smashing Daddy and Mommy.

Schweitzers, just for you, I will commit to making a very special baby-picture forum on this site, dedicated to the development of your bouncin' tot. Start sending those pictures in. Oh, and don't forget to save the afterbirth. I heard it can fetch a pretty penny on eBay.
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Recently finished a design for our church's website. Actually, I finished the whole site. Unfortunately, I'm not providing the link just yet because there's nothing there. It seems the company that's hosting it is having difficulty with their servers, so I'm unable to upload. I'm beginning to think that I'm some sort of host-jinx. If you've never had the experience, let me tell you: going through the effort of taking the work on an entire website 99% of the way and finding yourself unable to complete that last little nudge... it's enough to drive a man silly.
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Another lovely weekend with Ben Bays. Do you know that this guy is so jazzed about his latest idea for a film that he showed up on our doorstep with poster-sized visual aids, outlining character profiles and plot elements? And I must be honest here: the movie he's proposing sounds very good. I don't know, I'm excited. So, be on the indy-circuit lookout Summer 2004. At a theater near you: The Lavender Room. Game on, Ben.
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What a lazy fellow I've been with the script suggestions. Well, no more. The latest comes from everyone's favorite spouse, Carey May Bear. An enigmatic barn-dance, goes by the name The Day I Quit Life. Free eggroll to anyone who can understand it. I know I sure don't.
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Speaking of the homefront, pumpkin-carving chores went to Carey this year. She's sculpted what's easily the most disturbing visage I've ever seen gracing the side of a Cucurbita pepo. She says it's a cat's face. I say it's Beelzebub's nephew. Happy Halloween.

posted by Jeremy Bear 11:44 PM

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