I think Jimm was at least partially "inspired" by Mr. Johnson from this awesome cartoon.

Drew this with crayons at Steak and Shake before my meal. Left it. It's probably in the trash now.

Here's the new film Melissa and I were a part of:



P.S. I drove the car. Why? Because I'm hardcore.

Here's this last year's 48 Film Project film Melissa and I participated in. It's strange, just like the previous year's!

amalgam from 17th Letter Films on Vimeo.

So I started a 3rd blog. This one will consist of my Childish Books, starting with "Gustav and the Beautiful Music" starring Gustav, the Happy Mediocrity (http://www.myspace.com/hapmedi) mascot. Here's the address: http://childishbooks.blogspot.com

Went to a lecture about Bigfoot. It was interesting, if a bit too much like a college lecture. Before/after they had people draw what they think Sasquatch looks like to be displayed at Big Car or some other art gallery during their Bigfoot Sightings thing. Here's mine:

I started another sketch blogcomic called "Happy Seth". Go see it here: http://happyseth.blogspot.com .

I figured, why not start another comic? Might as well...

I've known for some time that the relationship between Claudius and Baby Kitten:




was almost directly lifted from this wonderful cartoon:

So I stole this idea from Mitch Clem (rainofbastards.livejournal.com) because I think it's such a cool idea. He didn't do much with it, so I feel it's up for grabs. He decided to start making shirts for bands that didn't exist. I know he made one shirt, but I don't think he did any more than that. I already have him beat. I made shirts for 2 fictional bands:




and





the Janky Tights are one of the bands we created on Fawn and Mike's Rockband Video Game. Pinstripe Tanuki Suit is a ska band in my imagination that I hope to be a part of some day. c

You can find these shirts and a couple more here: www.cafepress.com/fictionalbands

I plan on making more, if I get any more ideas.

Here's a picture I drew even before the Torvold picture. This one's for a short story I wrote called "Fowl Intentions". It's about a duck decoy that's considering murder.




This one's from another poem, also pre-Torvold, about a Little Dead Boy. I can't find the original and can't remember the exact wording. I assure you it was brilliant and hilarious.

Geez, over a month since my last post. Here's an old *shudder* poem I wrote and illustrated some time... ago... before now.

Torvold the Proper Lion
By Seth Pederson


Animals are oblivious
they don’t know what’s going on
They’re content to have just what they got
and don’t miss it when it’s gone.

The Animal Kingdom is vast
with stories most int’resting
but the most peculiar is
about the Kingdom’s king.


Our hero is a lion
A Proud and proper one
of good descent, but alas
shall never bear a son.

For while Torvold is very brave
and very strong and bold
His Pride out-muscled intelligence
and so our tale is told:

One day Torvold went prowling
to fill his empty insides
he left his family behind
but brought along his Pride.
Some Zebra flesh would hit the spot,
to taste gazelle, divine!
He’d even settle for giraffe
although they’re mostly spine.

Torvold has no attention span
for details, it’s true.
He came upon a rift in time
and simply walked right through.

The jungle seemed the same to him
each tree looks like the last.
How could he have known that he
was three years in the past?

He bumped into his younger self
by total accident
He didn’t recognize himself
He didn’t know his scent.

When one’s used to ones own body,
it’s skin and hair and juices,
it doesn’t recognize itself
and the scent that it produces.

Therefore, Torvold saw a challenge
in the younger, smaller him.
He posed to pounce, promising
both their future’s to grow grim.

The younger Torvold turned and roared,
for he was Proud as well,
his lip curled, nostrils flared
to offensive, masculine smells.

They set upon each other
with claw and tooth and heart,
the less experienced Torvold
was quickly torn apart.

Thus he broke a rule of time
space, physics, and... whatnot
Torvold simply disappeared
his past-future forgot.

The lesson here is simple:
“Let’s all try to be friends!”
For though he was a proper li’n
his Pride brought ‘round his end.

Here ends our tale of tragedy
right back where we’ve begun
Animals are oblivious
They don’t know what’s going on.

I drew this at work the other day and left it on the desk in the break room. I think it turned out rather well for a quick doodle. Pity the effect will be ruined as soon as someone moves the stapler.

My parents gave me a notebook I drew a 28 page (29 with the "End" page) comic I drew staring a character who looks an awful lot like Jimm. It's based on the idea of Jimm taunting penguins at the zoo, then he gets eaten. I don't have much else to say about it except that my drawing and lettering skills haven't improved much.

Made this during a Wednesday night service my dad did. It had a "creativity" theme. There was a bunch of art materials on a table. We were encouraged to grab whatever we wanted to use to make whatever we wanted to make during the 45 minute service. This creepy fellow is what I came up with. It's a Rabbit Lounging in a Tub. I added the duck to make sure people knew what was going on. I don't know if it did its job.

The preschool class I teach is putting on Goldilocks and the Three Bears as a play on friday. We printed up tickets and had the children decorate them for their families. I made one for Melissa.




The bears all look like Claudius. But he wasn't one of the three bears.

Another Berkeley Breathed drawing that I probably unconsciously stole.