Travel

Just a few days before Akiko and I were scheduled to visit family in frozen New Jersey, I got a call for some sculpting work. 2 days after the call I was on a plane heading to Oahu to work on LOST season 5.
This is now the 3rd time I've been shipped over to help out with a set. In season 3 it was the ruins and column that Locke's father was chained to. Season 4 it was the icy cave where Ben turned the wheel to move the island. And now in Season 5 it was the set where... sorry, you'll have to wait until episode 12 for the answer.

Batman's Ladies

This is an illustration I did for the Feb. issue of CAPA-Alpha fanzine.


A few swipes involved here. One is the classic Neal Adams pose that Batwoman is in and the other is from a John Buscema Avengers cover.

Teaser Revenge

Michael Bay has been stingy with releasing details and pictures for Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen, so fans can now rejoice as they have set loose the first official teaser poster.


Sweet, our first look at The Fallen.
I'm a little partial, having worked on it, but I'm pretty pumped to see this.

So Long SL

After much discussion, Akiko and I decided to trade in our 2000 Saturn SL2 and upgrade to a new vehicle.


The SL2 was a reliable car and in 86,0000 miles, never had any major problems other than typical wear and tear.
As for sentimental issues, it was the first new car I had ever bought and was our first big purchase after getting married and driving across country to live in LA.


What I'm really going to miss is my Flaming Purple Skull bumper sticker.

The new car is an '08 Astra XR.


It's a mostly unchanged Belgium made Opel Astra which has been a very popular model in Europe for several years. Designed for twisty European roads, the handling has a tight feel and makes for a fun ride. Not going to win any drag races, but has a spunky fuel efficient engine. We like it.

New Year

Our annual tradition since moving to Pasadena is to toast the New Year at midnight as the ball drops then head outside. They line up all the Rose Parade floats along Orange Grove blvd, a few steps from our apartment, so they are ready to roll later that morning at 8am.






Leaf covered hat.

Hope continues in 2009.