Neurotic Owl

flapping vaguely downward through clouds of uncertainty on wings of existential dread

Tag Archives: terrible ideas

This Saturday: Shit I Said on Twitter

I can go weeks without posting anything except blog links on Twitter, and then shit like this goes down.  Sorry I’m the worst at embedding screencaps/figuring out the Twitter widget.  … Continue reading

July 27, 2013 · Leave a comment

More travel!

I has a sad because I had hoped to be able to plan a trip to Oregon to visit some dear friends this summer and maybe go to Voodoo Donuts … Continue reading

July 27, 2013 · 1 Comment

Another change of pace that will doubtless leave you singing an Avenue Q song in your head all damn day. You’re welcome.

This was, not gonna lie, my third attempt at drawing a seahorse, because apparently when I’m sleepy and someon says ‘Do a seahorse!’ I can’t remember what they look like.  … Continue reading

July 21, 2013 · Leave a comment

By the way, I really want an eggroll.

In fact, I had one at lunch, and I would still happily nom eggrolls for dinner all the damn time if health/sanity/the paucity of drive-throughs with good eggrolls allowed.  Sadly … Continue reading

July 18, 2013 · Leave a comment

While I’m shaking things up. . .

  If you’re new around here or (heavens!) don’t read mah thingy everyday, you may be excused for missing the saga of Melanie and Steve.  It all began when I … Continue reading

July 17, 2013 · 2 Comments

I’m back, now with more parentheses!

There are three reasons this is a dumb question.  Well, okay, set of questions, since it’s almost invariably the irritating double-whammy of “Whatcha reading?  What’s it about?” 1. Almost no … Continue reading

July 13, 2013 · 1 Comment

He’s not great at tying knots.

This is what happens when he spends too much time at Manic Pixie Otter’s . . . den?  burrow?  space station?  I’m going to go with den. In case you’re … Continue reading

July 8, 2013 · Leave a comment

FAAAAAAAALCOOOOOOOR!

Which is nice for him, I’m sure, since I’m currently overcommitted as usual and feeling sliiiightly hysterical.  Excuse me, I may be retreating back to the blanket fort.  It’s going … Continue reading

July 7, 2013 · 2 Comments

Saturday! Once again, a reminder that I can actually draw something besides owl cartoons, and a word of warning about costume design.

So this is a rendering, aka the most fun part of designing a show 90% of the time.  It’s not actually terribly well thought out as an image, since the … Continue reading

July 6, 2013 · 2 Comments

He tangoes with wolves, to be accurate.

And if you don’t think I spent a stupid amount of time considering how to draw a wolf doing the tango, you don’t yet fully comprehend my tendency to overthink … Continue reading

July 2, 2013 · Leave a comment