http://gingerdead.com GingerDead and Friends Web Comic Wed, 07 May 2008 05:01:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I was listening to a podcast of This American Life the other day and it opened with the famous poem 'This is just to say' by William Carlos Williams, followed by several spoof versions. Apparently, many writers have done versions of this famous poem. In fact, in classrooms ... http://gingerdead.com/2008/05/07/this-is-just-to-say-spoof-1/ I just came back from a week of kitty sitting.  It's fun to step into someone else's atmosphere and see how you might live if it were yours.  For example, her apartment complex, like many in Florida, has amenities such as a pool, jacuzzi and exercise room.  I had some ... http://gingerdead.com/2008/04/30/playing-doctor/ I haven't actually had a dream within a dream for a number of years, but I can still recall how disconcerting the experience is.  Sometimes, a regular dream will linger with me throughout the day and make the world seem less real than usual.  I've even had to repress feelings ... http://gingerdead.com/2008/04/23/dream-within-a-dream/ This week's comic was directly inspired by reality. Let me explain. A few night's ago, around 12:30 am, Jim and I decided it would be a really great idea to go to this local cemetery I love and do some photography. There is a particular shot I needed of ... http://gingerdead.com/2008/04/16/little-campers/ I'm sure you can tell the carnival sideshow posters I was looking at last week really inspired me.  It was fun trying to do one GingerDead style.  Hope you enjoy. Last night was a Castle night which led to very little sleep, so I'm not too chatty tonight.  I'll leave you ... http://gingerdead.com/2008/04/09/freak-show/ I know it's a cliche, but the fact remains: Clowns scare the bejesus out of me. Did I ever tell you about Hector? Hector was this incredibly creepy clown decanter. It used to hold wine I think but that was way before we had it. My mom ... http://gingerdead.com/2008/04/02/just-say-no/ Chainsaw wielding fantasies. Pretty common stuff among siblings. Okay, maybe not. But, I'd bet my brother fantasized about butchering me plenty of times. Instead, he opted to torture me mentally. After all, you can't go to jail for following your little sister around with a ... http://gingerdead.com/2008/03/26/death-o-matic-haiku/ Last week, I took a tumble on the pavement. I am not sure whether to be proud or ashamed that while I scraped my body up pretty bad, I managed to hold my Starbucks coffee cup upright and not spill a drop. As a result, I was able ... http://gingerdead.com/2008/03/19/whats-so-great-about-scabs/ I have no stories to share this week but I do have two awesome links for you. Don't blame me if you lose hours of precious work time on these. :P Garfield is something I read for a short period as a kid and quickly lost interest in. ... http://gingerdead.com/2008/03/12/steak-and-kidney-pie/ The impulsive trip to Miami turned out to be a great little adventure. Around the film set, it was mostly a bunch of waiting around. You wouldn't believe how much time and effort goes in to making each scene just so and how much stuff goes wrong in ... http://gingerdead.com/2008/03/05/rest-less/