On Friday, I went with a friend to see "The Black Rider", a musical written by Tom Waits, with text by William Burrows. The costumes and makeup were great and reminded me a lot of the kinds of colors and shapes used in Tim Burton's "Corpse Bride". On Saturday at the Sketchbook Session, I drew the following picture, more or less based on the male protagonist in "Black Rider". This image is copyright Ratna Pappert, 2006.

The Princess Posse and I went to go see the comedian Jim Gaffigan.

A rollicking good time was had by all. Eeeeeeeeee.Eeeeee.Eeee.


I drew this in honour of the event.

Here are some drawings of some of my drawing buddies. I generally get together with folks at least once a week to draw. Lately, it's been happening more frequently. Drawings are posted oldest to newest and are all copyright 2006 Ratna Pappert.

 

(Copyright 2006 Ratna Pappert)

Can't...stop...checking...out...my...myspace...page...

Addictive...personality...
 Must...check...page...five...hundred...times...per...minute.

The question burns in my brain. "Did I change my profile or settings since the last time I checked??" I mean, I don't know how that could be possible, but what if it is anyway? What if I posted something interesting and I just didn't remember doing it? The uncertainty is crushing. I should probably just check to make sure.

(...Nope).

Yeah, but what about right now?

(...Still nope).

Computers are so great, aren't they? They really help me to use my time more efficiently by speeding up the rate at which I am able to check, check, check, check, check one, two, check my profile, admire my reflection in this amazing online mirror. Oh, look! It's me! Wait. Is it still me? It is? Yaaay!

Can't stop... Cyber narcissism...is taking on...world-wide proportions...


Can't stop eating these chips I invented, either -- even though they're terrible. Maybe this time they'll be delicious!

Ew, no.

I wonder if any pirates will respond to this blog entry. I hope my stereotypically bearded, be-hooked, be-bandana-ed representation of a person with ravaging/plundering capabilities doesn't offend those of a more delicate piratical nature. Or if it does, I hope they post a comment about it!

Gosh. What if a pirate posted a comment on my myspace page while I was posting this blog. Arrrr my God! What if I missed it? What will I do? What a dilemma!

Maybe I can superglue my eyeballs to the computer screen when I go to sleep tonight so that I'll know right away if anyone posts anything. That way, I won't miss any of the excitement of riding on the information superhighway baby, all night long.


Life is good. OCD is better.