Week 2

The 'toons...

New York City: Week 1

 I need a job.  Not because I want one, but because drawing cartoons and writing a blog for my friends won’t pay the bills here.  The trick is to find a job that won’t beat my spirit down so severely that I lose the will to come home and draw something funny, and one that won’t cause me to drink during the week and resent the fact that Iris makes more than me.  The trick is to find a way to make money without caring only about doing so.  The first week has been great!  Living on my savings has afforded me the time to draw cartoons, explore the city and come to terms with how finite my funds really are.  If it really is about “who you know,” I think that I have my resume in the hands of the right people and should be starting the interview process soon.  Until then I’ll continue my work as a “tortured cartoonist” and homemaker, although I don’t believe there is such a thing as a tortured cartoonist, “I can’t live in a world where they don’t laugh at my doodle of a cow deciding what to pay for gratuity!”

Week 1 Highlights:

1. Found a couple of great restaurants and handed out the first "Golden Meal Award"

2. Explored Central Park 

3. Showcased my unique brand of Karaoke to a crowd of dozens

4. Saw the guy from "Royal Pains" at brunch
5. Attempted to cure a hangover by walking over to the dog park and petting the little doggies

the 'toons

(Caption Contest 3/17/2010)

Whether you agree with their lifestyle choice or not, you have to admit... they look happy.

St. Patrick must have the spins in his grave...

Short blog today as it is St. Patty's Day and Penn State is in the NCAA Tournament.  Drawing a cartoon, watching the game, then going to explore.  

From a Starbucks

My NCAA Tournament bracket is due tomorrow, and because my apartment is still without internet, I am forced to take lappy for a walk to the nearest Starbucks to soak in some of their sweet, sweet  wi-fi.  I am word processing the bulk of this post while still at home because I don’t want to spend too much time there, not drinking their coffee, I don’t like coffee, unless it’s one of those delicious, frothy, “Mocha-Frappa,” deals which I feel very effeminate ordering.  If I ever really do want one of them I pull out a piece of paper and pretend to read my order, as if someone sent me in there to order it for them, preserving my street rep in the eyes of the Starbucks baristas.

I handed out my first Golden Meal Award last night at a restaurant called, “The Stumble Inn.”  Iris and I passed it on Sunday night on our way to another restaurant, which ended up sucking, so we went back to see what it was all about.

(write-up)

Boasting a nice list of daily drink specials, The Stumble Inn wins you over right away with friendly service and affordable prices.  They offer a wide array of pub grub including all of the staples; mozzarella sticks, nachos, buffalo wings, etc. but what really sets them apart is their selection of  “stuffed” burgers.  The piping hot blue cheese and bacon burger came to the table alongside a heaping portion of crispy fries and the next round of beers.  Great food, drinks, and flat-screen TVs make The Stumble Inn a great place to watch a game and unwind.

3/16/11

The Stumble Inn… (The Stuffed Stumbler)

I just realized that I do not own an umbrella so I am going to have to use one of Iris’s for my walk to Starbucks.  If that doesn’t make me look girly enough, my Caramel-Mocha-Frappacini surely will.

"You missed the baby, you missed the blind guy..."

note: this cartoon is meant to be viewed while listening to...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-Z3YrHJ1sU (right-click to open in new window)