tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52574443425581351262024-03-06T00:17:29.253-08:00drawing conclusionsI draw cartoons.dragonladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08938330709035351782noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257444342558135126.post-35733032958688055052011-07-28T12:55:00.001-07:002011-07-28T13:07:30.972-07:00New blog location - same sketchy goodnessIn case you were wondering why I have not posted in a while....it's because I found Tumblr. So I'm now basically hosting my blog over there. It's easy to use and great for the time challenged (both in posting and in reading) Check it out:http://mmarxen.tumblr.com/Lately, I've been doing a panel-a-day comic about my mom experience. A "momic". It's sort of like the Family Circus as told by the momdragonladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08938330709035351782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257444342558135126.post-41117303143912005582011-06-21T17:30:00.000-07:002011-06-21T17:30:00.941-07:00Atwomic #2This was my second #Atwomic . Another 7 panels with guidance via nightly tweets. This one is more complex than my last. And it shows by the meaning I was trying to infuse into the details. Got a little up my own bottom for my comfort, but that won't prevent me from sharing it. (So apparently, I'm still up there...)It started getting a little too detailed on the nightly panel discriptions/dragonladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08938330709035351782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257444342558135126.post-22820767208014690832011-06-17T13:29:00.001-07:002011-06-17T14:25:29.920-07:00The Anti Social Network ReviewI love comedy. Like a sickness. I remember back in high school, comedy central was only on for a few hours each day in our cable network; then, at 5pm, it'd turn into some other channel as if it were Cinderella at the ball. I'd rush home from school to try to watch a rerun of Short Attention Span Theatre - a little show featuring a guy named Jon Stewart. It was just clips of comedians, and I dragonladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08938330709035351782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257444342558135126.post-76181239374809792782011-05-25T20:15:00.000-07:002011-06-21T11:26:25.854-07:00ATWOMIC : A Twitter ComicPanel 1 Stewart K. Moore is a European actor, artist, and cartoonist. He's also known as @opipop, and he's got a web-friendly cartoon idea a-brewin'. #Atwomic is what he's named it. He gives a prompt for a panel every day, and we draw one panel every day. Then, he combines them all and shows us what makes all our different realities so wonderful.I'm not giving it the proper explaination. He does dragonladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08938330709035351782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257444342558135126.post-13080586997084195262011-04-15T20:00:00.000-07:002011-05-25T13:33:31.076-07:00Winning!He's an inspiring man. What can I say? Thank you, lantern-jawed Charlie Sheen.dragonladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08938330709035351782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257444342558135126.post-11746526573971652862011-04-09T20:00:00.000-07:002011-05-25T13:45:56.347-07:00My own Cake WreckAbove is the cake I made for my husband's birthday. He wanted a spiderman cake, but my daughter said an iron man cake. She wins all arguments,....always. Plus, I like Robert Downey, Jr. better than Tobey Maguire. But if you've never visited the Cake Wrecks blog,...I recommend you nominate the above for consideration. It's one of the worst ones I've ever done. But it tasted delicious!dragonladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08938330709035351782noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257444342558135126.post-13671326334388072212011-03-15T13:20:00.000-07:002011-05-25T13:27:11.600-07:00Las VegasWhile in Las Vegas for a business convention. An overnight trip, basically....GLURG. I saw this opportune moment for a photo. I do not know this man. And I'm fairly sure he doesn't want to know me. But he was wracked out!dragonladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08938330709035351782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257444342558135126.post-61464824685875680082011-02-11T14:27:00.000-08:002011-05-25T13:30:41.948-07:00My Morning CommuteYep. This is what I saw on the way in to work yesterday morning. I am officially a redneck. But I worried about the little guy all day and he was gone that afternoon. *sigh*dragonladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08938330709035351782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257444342558135126.post-31703324789470906082011-02-07T11:47:00.000-08:002011-02-07T11:55:15.503-08:00Quotes from MTV's "True Life" #1Yes, I finally drew another comic. If I'm going to be a true Tiger Mom, I should be more disciplined. So it is obvious that this would be my first subject, right?I love beanbag chairs. I should actually get one so I can watch MTV's True Life docs.This past weekend, I watched an MTV True Life doc entitled "I Can't Sleep". The kids on there were getting 4-6 hours of sleep a night, and I was just dragonladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08938330709035351782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257444342558135126.post-18241477484543549382010-12-16T12:14:00.000-08:002010-12-16T13:21:38.916-08:00Art in MiamiI spent a weekend in Miami last weekend. I know, I know. I'm not a Miami person. But I sure enjoyed snoozing on the beach after working 16 hour days for weeks, so maybe I am a Miami person. Just not a "hot, fist-pumping" miami person. Snookie, I ain't.We went out clubbing, and I realized the allure that people could fall for. These were amazingly designed spaces, with more DJs per square inch dragonladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08938330709035351782noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257444342558135126.post-72127701993583750562010-12-14T12:53:00.000-08:002010-12-16T13:16:56.077-08:00Krispy Kreme has done it againI hate people that speak in "text" but I can't say anything but "OMG". These new Krispy Kreme doughnut holes are divine! They're chocolate glazed chocolate cake and they are amazing. Perfection in a ball, I dub thee! Tummy below should be WAY bigger than it appears. Yes, I ate the whole box myself in 2 sittings. Er uh,..."slouchings" "slumpings" or "wallowing(s?)" is probably more accurate. And dragonladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08938330709035351782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257444342558135126.post-71521821720539843652010-11-24T13:06:00.000-08:002010-12-16T12:14:15.822-08:00Cuddle She's a daddy's girl. 100%. So when I get one of these, I milk it for all it's worth. Apparently, I will even draw about it when she's in bed. They are few and far between these days. "No, no, Mommy! Daddy do it." is what I hear most times. But occasionally,....yay!Happy Thanksgiving.dragonladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08938330709035351782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257444342558135126.post-77872572093108561002010-10-07T13:00:00.000-07:002010-10-13T19:45:24.407-07:00StrutterOkay, so I'm one of those moms who think everything my daughter does is funny. I can't help it. But more importantly, everything that my husband does is funny in relation to her.She's funny with the Kiss. Sometimes I'll catch her playing with her toys by herself singing it so sweetly. She also likes "Bizarre Love Triangle" by New Order, and the entire first Joy Division album,...now, how on earthdragonladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08938330709035351782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257444342558135126.post-6550857123723781872010-10-07T12:48:00.000-07:002010-11-04T10:12:41.898-07:00Sketchbook: Sleeping BabiesThese are actually 2 different sketches I did on one page,...but I like how they work together: Giant cat sleeping below a tiny delicate girl. I was watching one on the video monitor and the other was right beside me. One of these days I'll have to give up that video monitor,....and it will be a very hard day for me, indeed. But then, when she's around 14 years old, I can install it again, right?dragonladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08938330709035351782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257444342558135126.post-61899085334967411032010-10-07T12:39:00.000-07:002010-11-04T10:07:08.065-07:00First Images: VioletThese sketches are for a graphic novel I've had swirling around in my head for some time. Years now. One of these days I'll actually start drawing it. I'm not set on her name yet,...so for now I call her "Violet". I'm thinking I need to do some more study of her hair. It needs to be wavy and wild. John K. had a good hair exercise that I need to try. She's a tough little kid, that doesn't have a dragonladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08938330709035351782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257444342558135126.post-11009615835051854752010-10-07T12:32:00.001-07:002010-10-07T12:36:09.347-07:00New Comic: "Mumbles"Finally created a new one. It's actually been in my sketchbook a few weeks. But I was using it as a teaching tool for my nephew,...contrast, composition, etc. Yeah, I know,...me teaching about comics, when I have so much to learn myself! But it's always fun to draw me and my husband. I'm always so much thinner....dragonladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08938330709035351782noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257444342558135126.post-33068542471303943452010-09-16T18:46:00.001-07:002010-10-03T18:26:04.836-07:0015 Albums in 15 Minutes: No thinking. Just go.So I did that thing where you have to name 15 albums in 15 minutes that made some sort of impression on you. You can't think, just write and do it as fast as you can. Once it's written, no editing. I did it in 3-1/2 minutes. However, since then, I've been kicking myself over all the important ones that I missed. (hello, not a single Pixies?...Liz Phair?...Pavement?) But anyway, here they are:Pop dragonladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08938330709035351782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257444342558135126.post-34769866759518851872010-08-20T13:49:00.001-07:002010-08-22T13:33:34.191-07:00Finally, a drawing!You may be saying right about now, "Mandy, you may say you draw comics,...but we've yet to see one in a long while. Why? Did you lose all your pencils in the great lead famine of 2010?"Quit yer belly-aching. Here's your bleedin' comic.I actually saw this guy on my way into work one morning. Very weird.dragonladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08938330709035351782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257444342558135126.post-5578371382243743912010-08-20T13:44:00.000-07:002010-10-03T18:32:19.123-07:00Free Comic Book DayIsn't this the hap-hap-happiest Jedi you've ever seen? I mean, the Republic is going to hell in a handbasket, but he seems downright giddy. Oh well, I guess the StormTrooper is stress-eating at least. I'm with ya buddy.....This was from May,...Free Comic Book Day at SSaleFish Comics in Winston-Salem. (yeah, I know,...I'm a wee bit behind.) I was able to stop by on my way back from a business tripdragonladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08938330709035351782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257444342558135126.post-22708293781026997692010-08-20T13:09:00.000-07:002010-09-30T18:50:18.013-07:00When Graphics Go WrongThis is how we separate those of us who like to look at the pictures, vs. those of us who read for comprehension. Do we run or do we walk? Which one is for our health?A bit of proof that just because you can do desktop publishing, doesn't mean you can do desktop publishing. (sigh)dragonladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08938330709035351782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257444342558135126.post-80197431151949181622010-08-20T12:58:00.000-07:002010-08-20T13:07:32.623-07:00The Pizza Man has arrivedEd and I made this video for a recent vacation with all his cousins from up north. They were having "Italian Night" and it featured a talent show for all the kids,...ranging in age from 15 down to 3 months. We were afraid we'd have to leave early, but we wanted to share our daughter's brilliance. So we decided to make this video.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6NJgFrKbd0I hope you enjoy it! If dragonladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08938330709035351782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257444342558135126.post-56043501610234503982010-08-09T21:34:00.000-07:002010-08-09T21:51:11.480-07:00The Lazy 5 Ranch - Thru the eyes of a 2-year oldWhile you breathlessly wait for the pizzaman video, here is a short video of a family trip we took to the Lazy 5 Ranch in Mooresville, NC. Please avert your eyes during the turtle scene if you're of delicate disposition.So pop some popcorn, carve out 2 minutes of time, and enjoy it as much as she did!dragonladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08938330709035351782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257444342558135126.post-57582796462584146502010-08-08T11:04:00.000-07:002010-08-08T11:13:26.805-07:00Truth in Packaging: Rogue BreweryThis is one of those things you just come across. I came across this beer (malt liquor to be precise) for my husband,...who is honestly, the most giving dad ever,...and then I realized why I was drawn to this beer. It's Ian McShane! Yes, apparently the guys at Rogue Brewery in Oregon, love Deadwood as much as me. The ledgendary Al Swearengen in bottle form. Drink the whole 40oz. and you'll be dragonladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08938330709035351782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257444342558135126.post-45163428948551377692010-08-04T20:38:00.000-07:002010-08-05T07:10:43.949-07:00Cutest. Pizzaman. Ever.A still from a video project Ed and I are working on. Is it right? No. But it sure is making me laugh. She's at that age when she'll say anything you tell her to. Any-thing.Really, it just writes itself, doesn't it? dragonladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08938330709035351782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257444342558135126.post-27663370701239556632010-08-04T20:30:00.000-07:002010-08-05T19:47:16.050-07:0016 Topics from Billy Bob's Diner: Topic #5I needed to get back on that horse, and dust off some more of the "16 topics". If I remember correctly, this was one of my space-filling, less inspired ones. How is THAT for a teaser? Please waste your time reading this. Let's start again. This is BRILLIANT. If you don't "get" it and roll on your plush carpeting (or fine hardwoods) with laughter, there is something medically wrong with you dragonladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08938330709035351782noreply@blogger.com1