Monthly Archives: January 2007

Spaceship Zero: The Comic

Posted on January 31,2007 by Toren

The comic book production course I’m taking at Van Arts is pretty good so far. I dropped $90 at Loomis but I didn’t really have to. I just wanted the good brush, the aluminum cork-backed ruler, and a few other … Continue reading →

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The Silence of the Yams

Posted on January 30,2007 by Toren

I think it was Lewis Black who said we don’t know S.F.A. about what’s healthy to eat (paraphrasing here). I like this article on the NYTimes, which I will now quote in small chunks. Eat food. Not too much. Mostly … Continue reading →

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Rockonomics Days Seven to Nine (Part 1)

Posted on January 29,2007 by Toren

The Shadow Out of Tim vocal recording has been going on at Van Arts Institute in Burnaby, where Brodie teaches. Here’s some photos from Mountain of Madness Studios (aka my brother’s home on Promontory Hill in Chilliwack) where we recorded … Continue reading →

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FINALLY!

Posted on January 24,2007 by Toren

Here’s another example of how UPS sucks donkey balls. My architeuthis light switch covers were being sent from California on 5 day service. After 11 days had passed we got a tracking number and here’s the travelogue of the sweet … Continue reading →

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Saturday Morning Cartoon Party 2007: Mind Games

Posted on January 22,2007 by Toren

It’s decided! The theme will be “Mind Games.” I’ve been working on the lineup for a good chunk of the day. Sorry about the lack of pics, I’m doing it as a PDF. The brown text are not definites – … Continue reading →

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Saturday Morning Cartoon Party 2007 update again

Posted on January 20,2007 by Toren

Doing some planning, I have eliminated a few themes, namely bugs, mirror universes (too similar to previous theme – doppelgangers), water (lots of episodes, but not as good quality as I would like) and tentacles. As for the rest: PIRATES … Continue reading →

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I Need More Women

Posted on January 20,2007 by Toren

Uh…for my photo art project!       I added a couple more expressions to the roster: “rock out” and “snooty.”

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Riverview

Posted on January 19,2007 by Toren

The commercial airs in mid-March. We shot for 14 hours with a lunch break entirely on the main floor of the hospital, including the old boiler room, as you’ll see below. The food was great, the people were great and … Continue reading →

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They Don’t Tell You Anything!

Posted on January 17,2007 by Toren

So I went to my wardrobe fitting today. I tried on four different labcoats. Turns out the commercial is for some toys, not for a boardgame. Not quite as cool – but still pretty good (much better than beer or … Continue reading →

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Saturday Morning Cartoon Party 2007 update

Posted on January 17,2007 by Toren

The date is set: March 10 2007. Start time – let’s say 9am. My place (click on the image below for the address, if you don’t know). We’ll stop when everyone’s simply had enough. I now have a line on … Continue reading →

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