genius of rob goodin

Rockin' Rob Goodin drew this delightful little ditty on the back of a Christmas card... pure magick.

My Assistant Directors

Someone said I was crappy because I hadn't posted anything in the last four eons.

Who reads this anyway?

Just to fill space, I'm gonna write about what's on my mind at the moment. I was just going through my contact manager (Apple's Adress Book) and I noticed that I hadn't capitalized my current Assistant Director's name. As I corrected said error, I began to think, "How many AD's have I had"?

I started my directing career (and yea, it doth continue to this very day) at American Dad, and so the following list naturally applies to what I like to call "America's Favorite Show"...

1. Edgar Larrazabal

A nice fella. We did two episodes together, "Roger Codger" and "Con Heir". Edgar always had a jolly disposition and a laissez-faire attitude.

2. Caleb Muerer

A heckuva a guy. Alas, we only did one episode, "Finances With Wolves". He went on to beautifully direct American Dad, but now spends his time as a character designer. Caleb is great at finding the comic essence of each scene, and I was always delighted by his boards and his attitude.

3. Tim Parsons

A swell man. We did a whole season together: "Camp Refoogee", "The Best Christmas Story Never", and "The Vacation Goo". Tim went on to direct American Dad. Tim's boards are simply beautiful to behold, and he never caused trouble like Caleb!

4. Aldin Baroza

A real jim-dandy. We did two fine shows together, "Tearjerker" and "Spring Break-Up". He walked on over to greener pastures. Aldin was a fast and furious board artist, and you couldn't ask for more.

5. Oreste Canestrelli

A helluva squingilli. We did "Live and Let Fry" and another one I can't remember the name of. He left me to work as a director on the new Fox show, "The Cleveland Show". Oreste brought a rock-solid foundation of perspective and a fighting spirit of cinematics to the table. It would kill him to adapt to American Dad's "flat" style, but he walked the razor's edge and managed to get many of his bold ideas through.

6. Valerie Fletcher

One supah gal of arrow-making descent. We have thus far only done one episode together, "In Country...Club". Val is not only a super-talented character designer, she is a tour-de-force storyboard artist. I HATE HER!!!

There ya have it.

-Albert

Beer

I used to drink wine coolers in high school. Beer was a bitter affair. But now I love beer. Here are some I've tasted...

Aventinus

Brewed by G. Schneider & Sohn of Germany.

Named after the son of Hercules and Rhea.

Its dark color might make you think that it's gonna be an overpowering experience, but it is quite smooth and earthy. Really delicious. I added an orange to it.

style: Wheat-Dopplebock

alcohol content: 8.2%

look: cloudy and dark brown, almost purplish.

smell: nice.

taste: smooth and rich and wheaty and yummy. No alcoholly-burn.

overall: delicious.

EDD Breakthrough!

I finally got through to the Unemployment Department on a voice call after about a solid 250 tries over the course of a two weeks. I've never had a problem getting through in the past, which means that there must be a hell of a lot of people on unemployment! See, I filled out my claim form incorrectly and twice so.

I must say that every time I talk to an EDD person, they are pleasant and quite helpful. Now why can't I fill out those dang claim forms correctly?

And so this is goodbye, suckas. I'm gonna be reeeeeeeeeeeeyich!

Albert J Calleros

Good one by Rodzilla

Rodney Clouden makes a funny about Sandra back in 2000 or so.

One of My Favorite Pieces of Comedy of all Time

I came across this comedic gem, conceived and written by my friend Dan Danko lo those many years ago. It still cracks me up every time I think about it, only because it's so dang true!

This One is For Jimbo

One for the open piehole!

I am gonna draw 365 times this year... AT LEAST!

I've decided to sketch more this year, so I have planned to do at least one drawing or sketch or other artistic representation per day. I won't post every day, but rather in batches...

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