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Monday, December 31, 2007 An Update of Sorts Listening to: The quiet hum. 
I've done some updating around these parts. There's a new Little Woodbot page up in the store. Now you and your friends can buy those little bastards. It's "Series 0". I'm still working out plans for the future series, which essentially contain different faces and possibly other body parts like wheels. I also updated Mr. Goh somewhat. The pages now all have a "first" and "last" button in addition to the other navigational buttons. This way a person coming into the page can find what the latest strip is without being confused. The hits on Mr. Goh have also been pretty nice the last week. Within the last seven days, it's peaked at 40,000 unique IPs. Let's hope this trend keeps up and that returning visitors continues to rise like a tequila sunrise. posted by Mr. Alexander Shen @ 3:38 AM Permalink | | Tuesday, December 25, 2007 Happy Holidays Smelling: Fresh and clean. 
Happy holidays, everyone! In other news, Mr. Goh, my webcomic, seemed to have gotten a surge of traffic the last three days. What I mean by "surge of traffic" is as follows:  So I normally see 150 unique IPs/400 hits a day. The past few days I've been seeing 3,000 unique IPs/7,000 hits a day. Ya, I know. Merry Christmas to me, eh?
posted by Mr. Alexander Shen @ 1:32 PM Permalink | | Friday, December 21, 2007 Animal Crossing Car Smells Like: Burnt Popcorn  Animal Crossing is one of my favorite games. Assassin's Creed also now falls into that same coveted list. Penny Arcade did a strip about the two, combined, a month or so ago.I just bought a print of it. I also went to a drive-in movie theatre for the first time last night. It was a pretty neat experience, taking off my shoes and sitting in my car, staring up at a giant screen that had the resolution of a "shaky cam" recording of Lord of the Rings. We went to go see Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium the other night too. I enjoyed it very much and it is on my "will buy" list when it comes out on the DVD. Natalie Portman is also very pretty. posted by Mr. Alexander Shen @ 11:37 AM Permalink | | Thursday, December 20, 2007 Pixels Listening to: My brain shutting down.  I'm trying to work in super low-res right now. There's something charming, to me anyway, about using fewer pixels to create an equally engaging experience.
posted by Mr. Alexander Shen @ 10:52 AM Permalink | | Wednesday, December 19, 2007 Crusader and Goob Was Up Late: Doing Namco Networks work.  This is my new comic project that I'm working on. The title is still tentative, but it'll probably end up being this way in the end.
posted by Mr. Alexander Shen @ 1:51 AM Permalink | | Tuesday, December 18, 2007 Cowboys and Indians Listening to: Office space murmurs.  This is a movie poster I created for Kick Face Design. It's politically correct because, in this case, they really are Indians. I'd like to see this movie. In other news, check out where my game is currently standing on the internet! You can read and download it by clicking on this link here. Hurry because the internet is a savage beast, causing rankings to drop like my grades during college. 
posted by Mr. Alexander Shen @ 12:14 PM Permalink | | Monday, December 17, 2007 Gui Push - Ice Cavern Puzzles Listening to: Someone showering.  My game is complete! Here are some of the puzzles in "graph paper" mode before I put them into the game. They're kind of neat to look at. They're like maps. posted by Mr. Alexander Shen @ 11:33 PM Permalink | | Sunday, December 16, 2007 Big Daddy Bear Wearing: A new hat. 
This is an image I'm working on for a client. Neat, eh? posted by Mr. Alexander Shen @ 9:12 PM Permalink | | Saturday, December 15, 2007 Pumpkin Kid Time Travel: It's actually Thursday.  Because I know I have a fun-filled weekend ahead of me, I'm actually doing this in the past for the future... which is actually now the present. I wonder if I'll have a beard in the future! Hm! posted by Mr. Alexander Shen @ 9:18 AM Permalink | | Friday, December 14, 2007 Get Back Here... Listening to: Something.  Sometimes you just got to get away from it all, ya know? What better way than pack up your computer and go play your World of Warcraft in an alley? As for me, I don't play that game so I'll entertain myself with hentai and beer. Thanks. posted by Mr. Alexander Shen @ 11:05 AM Permalink | | Thursday, December 13, 2007 Save the Date Listening to: Colbie Caillat - The Little Things  Some of my favorite people in the whole world are getting married next year. They've asked me to be the Best Man and I, for one, am stoked. They've also got me doing some artwork for them for the event. I'm all for it. It's like seeing your favorite two things come together like peanut butter and jelly or fish sticks and apple sauce. What. You're weird. posted by Mr. Alexander Shen @ 8:22 PM Permalink | | Wednesday, December 12, 2007 Snail Singing Listening to: My toothbrush. 
posted by Mr. Alexander Shen @ 10:34 PM Permalink | | Tuesday, December 11, 2007 Fish! 
posted by Mr. Alexander Shen @ 11:59 PM Permalink | | Monday, December 10, 2007 Fat Baby Listening to: The Simpsons 
It looks like a dumpling. posted by Mr. Alexander Shen @ 8:04 PM Permalink | | Sunday, December 9, 2007 Bunny Poo Listening to: The crunching on pita chips. 
I watched an episode of I Love New York 2 at Brad and Shannon's house this morning. I can't believe how entertaining "trashy" television is on a Sunday afternoon after a buffet filled with Mexican food. It's mind boggling, like those Magic Eye things. posted by Mr. Alexander Shen @ 9:20 PM Permalink | | Saturday, December 8, 2007 Munch's Scream at Chili's Listening to: Nothing.  His favorite dish is the chicken crispers. posted by Mr. Alexander Shen @ 3:51 PM Permalink | | Friday, December 7, 2007 Gui Push! Listening to: The Calling - Nothing Has Changed At All  I'm making good progress in my puzzle game Gui Push - Ice Cavern Treasure. I learned something about puzzle making. Having a wide open spot with many breakable and movable pieces seems daunting at first glance, but ultimately becomes an easier puzzle than ones confined in small spaces and restricted movements. posted by Mr. Alexander Shen @ 9:59 AM Permalink | | Thursday, December 6, 2007 So Sweepy Listening to: Nothing.  I've been super sleepy as of late. I'll try to catch up this weekend. posted by Mr. Alexander Shen @ 11:32 PM Permalink | | Wednesday, December 5, 2007 Rock Band Listening to: Nothing.  I think I'm currently Rock Banded out. I don't want to see another falling bar to be destroyed rhythmically on time for quite a while. posted by Mr. Alexander Shen @ 11:59 PM Permalink | | Tuesday, December 4, 2007 Portfolio Kite Feeling: Good.  Josie told me about how she used to ride her bike to class while carrying her giant portfolio and how sometimes the wind would pick up and, quite frankly, pick her up as well. I thought it was funny. posted by Mr. Alexander Shen @ 9:29 PM Permalink | | Monday, December 3, 2007 Gui Push! Slight: Headache in the brains. 
I am currently working on a new puzzle game for the PC called Gui Push: Ice Cavern Treasure. This is the animation of the main character, Gui the Penguin. It's what I worked on today as well as animating a piece of ice exploding and, quite happily, watching the movie Hairspray. posted by Mr. Alexander Shen @ 10:09 PM Permalink | | Sunday, December 2, 2007 Starry Night Listening to: Aladdin - A Whole New World 
This is my rendition of Vincent Van Gogh's Starry Night. At first I started going about it with just brushes, but realized that lacking an outline would deviate too far from my actual style. I was actually planning on, possibly due to my potential laziness, doing a black and white version and seeing if I could "capture" the painting that way. I crushed the laziness bug with my Hulk-like hands and proceeded accordingly. Also, it's Josie's favorite painting (supposedly). posted by Mr. Alexander Shen @ 6:05 PM Permalink | | Saturday, December 1, 2007 Lovely Face Listening to: Daft Punk - Around the World 
Perhaps it's habit, but I rarely do any kind of illustration where the character isn't ultimately Caucasian. I suppose it has something with the fact that everything we see in the illustration world, comics and movies alike, tend to lean toward the Caucasian skin tone. Even the Japanese people in anime are of that light peach/salmon color. We need more purple people. posted by Mr. Alexander Shen @ 1:53 PM Permalink | | |
       
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