boundcreature

i am tired. its like four in the morning and i just finished an editorial cartoon that i started at about two in the afternoon at the same-sex marriage rally thing i mentioned in yesterday's journal. i ended up oversleeping and missing hooking up with my socialist friends... i ended up just watching the spectacle of GLAD folks and religous nutbars rallying against one another. i don't actually know many gay/lesbian folks and i didn't really understand why i was there (other than being asked to attend by the socialists) but whenever i saw one of the gay/lesbian couples coming out of city hall with their marriage licenses and these huge, incredible, booming smiles on their faces, i knew that this was right and i was witnessing something by being there. so, i ended up drawing a little cartoon about it. i'm gonna try to get it published by one of the papers up here. i really don't have any interest in publishing it on my own and while i am impressed that i did it from start to finish in one day, i am not very proud of my artwork and i don't think it is representative of my talent and skills.

today was my first day of competition tream training. i can't even remember the last time i worked out so hard. i thought i was going to pass out twice. i just barely made the walk to the other dojang to bow out after the workout. the people on the team are very friendly and i'm excited about training with them. a couple of the girls are really dedicated and have a lot of heart. i am already impressed by them. there are all kinds of things that irritate me about the Taekwondo school, but at the end of the day they are very cool and they treat me well and i am very thankful that i get to train with my instructors. i have class again in about six hours. i should probably get some sleep.

i have to draw a tattoo for my brother this week. the professional wrestling superstar Stan Hansen (he wrestles mostly in Japan these days, where he is like unto a god). i don't have the time for it, but what the hell, i'll make it look good anyway. this will be the second professional wrestling tattoo i've done for him, he has Ultimo Dragon's mask on his shoulder. i did it a few summers ago, when i got my last tattoo. i'm thinking about getting something new this summer. i was thinking of some sort of samurai symbol over my heart or a dancing skeleton on my calf or just adding some more to the rob zombie monster heads and stars on my left shoulder. any thoughts?

wish me luck on getting the cartoon published.