Archive for January, 2010

The third volume of Jane’s World in French will be unveiled on Sunday, January 24th at 2:00 pm at LES MOTS A LA BOUCHE bookshop in Paris. Check out details on the publisher’s website: http://www.danslengrenage.com

There’s also a Facebook page if you’re interested in becoming a fan or learning more about the new book: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Editions-Dans-LEngrenage/26981402865

Just got this completely tricked out ride from Phat Tyre Vintage Bikes here in Sebastopol, owned by Steve and Joy Cook. This bike was crafted by Steve Cook (cookstersjs@yahoo.com).

Now if it would just stop raining so I could take it for a test drive!

I meant to post this the week of Christmas and it didn’t happy. Hopefully it’s not too late for a little belated holiday cheer.

This comic appeared in the holiday issue of Jane and Jane Magazine:

My comic pal, Hilary, finally has a blog on her website. There’s a fun little, casual video interview currently up where the spark that inspired this comic comes up in her conversation with Mike Peterson. If you’re a fan of Hilary’s work you’ll enjoy this brief tour of her studio near Northampton, Mass.

Car parked across from the General Store in Tomales with a happy new year sign in the window.

Evelyn and I decided to bring in the new year by going to two of our favorite places, Tomales and Dillon Beach. We’re not far from the Pacific Coast Hwy. (Hwy. 1) so it only takes about 20 minutes to get out to Tomales. You drive through rolling green hills (because it’s the rainy season here now) spotted with white lumps… which upon closer examination you realize are freshly trimmed sheep. First stop is the Tomales Bakery. (Yes, that’s rain droplets on my jacket.)

Then on to dog-friendly Dillon Beach, which is a short, gorgeous drive from Tomales.

Olive and Andy (wiener dogs formerly mentioned on this blog) would have been along with us except that they abhor rain… so they stayed home, all cozy by the heater.

Evelyn snapped a few beach shots.

I’m still on my Cormac McCarthy kick. After “The Road,” I started reading “Blood Meridian,” a western story, which is sort of like if “High Plains Drifter” and the “Outlaw Josey Wales” had been combined into an epic novel with less justice and really terrific prose.

This photo above is of birds, not horses, standing in the surf, but this quote near the end of “Blood Meridian” seems a good fit for the end of this post. One of the main characters of the book, after days in the southern California desert, near death, climbs the dunes after sunset to see the ocean near present day San Diego:

“Downshore the dull surf boomed. There was a horse standing there staring out upon the darkening waters and a young colt that cavorted and trotted off and came back.

He sat watching while the sun dipped hissing in the swells. The horse stood darkly against the sky. The surf boomed in the dark and the sea’s black hide heaved in the cobbled starlight and the long pale combers loped out of the night and broke along the beach.

Passing through the salt grass he looked back. The horse had not moved. A ship’s light winked in the swells. The colt stood against the horse with its head down and the horse was watching, out there past men’s knowing, where the stars are drowning and whales ferry their vast souls through the black and seamless sea.”

And to my pals in Australia, sorry, I’m already late wishing you Happy New Year!

We brought in the New Year last night with some pals at the Last Day Saloon. Went to hear a band called Wonder Bread 5 for the first time. If they appear anywhere in your neighborhood check them out. GREAT cover band. Lots of fun was had by all!

Hey, if you look closely you might see us in the crowd…