better than nothing
Wednesday, August 15th, 2007So, I’d love to say this week’s comic is part of some experimental process, but the truth is my Wacom tablet pen died. (moment of silence) Rather than miss an update, I worked with some charcoals this evening and did voodoo on my scanner to make it work. Sorry, it’s a bit sloppy but my Wacom mouse doesn’t really work so I couldn’t clean it up. This post is making it sound like Wacom’s suck but, in fact, I love them. I’ve been using mine for about two years for more hours a day than I’d like to admit, so I can’t complain. If you are interested in drawing with something less cumbersome than a mouse, it’s the best 100 bucks you’ll ever spend. www.wacom.com They have fancier, larger and of course more expensive ones, but the Graphire4 has been great for me.
I can’t think of any interesting anecdotes right now, so I’ll shut up and bid you farewell.
Looking forward to your haikus,
<3 calan
p.s. home ec is short for home economics. i'm not sure that's a universal thing or if they even still teach it? in high school we all had to take it. it was basically a class to slack off in.
August 15th, 2007 at 1:13 am
i love it. okay, i hate spiders… but beyond that i love the comic
it was really well done and i really like charcoals. still, it’s sad about your tablet pen, hopefully you’ll be back up and running soon 
August 15th, 2007 at 1:16 am
thanks zef
i’m fortunate because it ends up i can just buy a new pen for it for now which is only 30 bucks. it’s on it’s way. should be back in business by the end of the week. 
btw, i’m not too fond of spiders myself. i’m not sure where the spider love in Lenoir comes from.
*shrugs*
August 15th, 2007 at 1:19 am
That’s awesome.
August 15th, 2007 at 1:39 am
hidden in your fare
a silent venomous foe
deadly strike awaits
August 15th, 2007 at 2:07 am
superior skill
i look to my coal works
inadequacy
August 15th, 2007 at 3:41 am
I hated home ec but i love the comic.
August 15th, 2007 at 12:27 pm
We didn’t have home ec in my school. We had nutritional science instead, which was basically the same thing.
August 15th, 2007 at 2:49 pm
Poisonous spiders
in a sprinkle masquerade
wait in readiness.
…Woah. Cupcake induced death? Count me in!
Once again, calan, you have made my Wednesday. ^_^
August 15th, 2007 at 3:06 pm
…………………………………..
(moment of silence for your pen)
but you really know your way around a charcoal calan!
I love this style to, so just say it’s and experiment, i’d belive it if you said so
;)
August 15th, 2007 at 3:25 pm
but they’re so festive
and very nutritious, too
why’d she get an F?
moist and tender cakes
frosting sweet but with a bite
a delicious death
Wacom or charcoal
never mind the medium
Calan has the touch
August 15th, 2007 at 5:34 pm
I remember having to take a home ec kind of class in middle school, but I never had to take one in high school. I do enjoy cooking though. (:
August 16th, 2007 at 1:12 pm
What a tasty demise for an unsuspecting individual. Too bad I’m not allowed sweets any more.
August 17th, 2007 at 8:22 am
They screwed us over for Home Ec. Now it’s about a million different classes, it’s not required, and you never know what you’re looking for in the sign-up booklet because the names are cryptic as hell and the descriptions don’t do the class titles any justice. I ended up taking the second course in a parenting class and not the first because they’re so cryptically labelled. (and before you ask, no there’s no kid on the way. I just wanted to know how to properly care for and manage them.)
Home Ec for a Day
Cupcakes of Endless terror
Best day ever.
Cupcakes with fangs
Deliciously sweet arachnidea
Accept your fate.
Why did I fail?
I followed the instructions.
Death’s just a plus.
August 17th, 2007 at 11:06 am
i’m glad you guys like the charcoal. maybe i’ll use it again sometime.
Welcome Undead!
Great haikus everyone
August 17th, 2007 at 3:17 pm
Nice work. The spider sprinkles crack me up. My sister loves sprinkles on cup cakes but hates spiders. I will have to show her this one hehe.
Tasty crunchy treat
Sweet deadly love in each bite
I deserve an A
I took home ec in high school just because i wanted an easy A. But as it turned out i loved that class. Our teacher was great and she used to play Julia Childs videos for us. I loved those. She was the type of chef who just did what she wanted and couldn’t care less what others thought. She drank on her show and at times got slightly drunk while doing the taping. One such time she had a large turkey in a pan and when she was taking it out of the oven she dropped it on the floor and just reached down, picked it up, and went on with the show like nothing at all was wrong, lol. I loved that old woman. Was sad to see her pass on.
August 17th, 2007 at 11:35 pm
Sugar is poison
A very sweet one for me
My teeth hate it, though.
August 19th, 2007 at 12:00 pm
poisonous sprinkles
the cost of spiders today
economic hell
August 21st, 2007 at 3:47 pm
Thanks. it’s a great comic. It’s a lot like my own family. (Still can’t decide whether I’m gingerdead or skeleton head.) Lenoir’s really cute, btw.
August 21st, 2007 at 9:28 pm
arachnid pastry
take a bite; time to dance the
tarantella dance