she wanted a tampon, but settled for $1.11 and a beer

on the way up to my friendly neighborhood convenience store tonight
a woman stopped me and asked for some money to buy tampons

I had a dollar to spare, that was it
she told me how much it sucked to beg for money for tampons
I can believe that


she asked if I would have change when I got my beer
I told her I'd give her the change too.
it ended up being 11 cents
I gave that to her too

she asked if I could spare a beer
I gave her one

she asked if her pants were messed up around her ass
I checked, everything looked fine
it was dark and her jeans were black, so who knows

she was a really nice lady

these are the kinds of conversations that happen in
my neighborhood after midnight, I love it!
never gets boring

good times

PINTXO (this Thursday)

Come out to the Belltown Art Walk this Thursday December 16, 2010
and check out the work of a more than a dozen Seattle Artists
at Pintxo, Belltown's Tapas and Cocktail Bar.

Artists Exhibiting:
Diana Comstock
Maggie Schneider
Martijn Swart
James Taylor
Sara Ghanooni
Dave Bloomfield
Fran Holt
Amber Anderson
LBW
Adam Ross
Jeanie Lewis
Alex Mock
Brooke Westlund
Patrice Tullai
Katrina Yakovich
Alexis Lay

WHERE:
Pintxo
2207 2nd Avenue
Seattle, WA 98121

WHEN:
Thursday December 16, 2010 6-9pm

WHAT:
Artist Reception featuring an all night Happy Hour
with 1/2 off the food menu and drink specials all night
(Just mention the Artwalk Happy Hour.)

tnglr/starheadboy draw session

good times!

penguins have heart

new scientific research has revealed that penguins are very romantic

they like candlelit dinners and long walks on the beach






oh penguins, I can't wait for Hallmark to get ahold of you

mural at Highline bar

complete with a glitter paint aura, good times!




thanks so much Tori Brewster!!!!
you are the greatest!

sketches for "silent falling snow"

the death of Astoria
(micro sneak peak of the upcoming book)

the city of Seattle declares war on small businesses

CRIMINALS

another amazing stance taken by the city of Seattle.
putting businesses like Mighty-O-Donuts, Easy Street Records, Spacecraft, EVO, KEXP, and countless other radio stations and small businesses in their cross-hairs.

these businesses that choose to use the power of viral advertising in sticker form would all be at risk of fines.

fined for putting stickers up in an environment that their heavy tax burden pay for.

the city government seems hell bent on driving out all the businesses (big and small) that are the lifeblood that fuels Seattle.
if it's not the enormous taxes laid on the feet of these businesses, it's something like this ridiculous law to slap them in the face.
...complete loss of sight and lack of thought

...and what about the other side?
the city's stance is also directed squarely at emerging artists.
prosecute artists that are trying to beautify the city.
good times!!

I love it!
bring it on city government
make us pay
make us pay dearly

artists deserve to be locked up