Friday, September 30, 2011

this week's woot entry

this week's woot entry by Ape Lad
this week's woot entry, a photo by Ape Lad on Flickr.

You can vote for this at this link if you've ever bought anything from woot before.
Speaking of which...

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Monday, September 26, 2011

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1800 (and some notes)

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1800 by Ape Lad
Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1800, a photo by Ape Lad on Flickr.

See it a bit bigger here.
It's hard to believe we're already at 1800! Thanks for all the support and encouragement over the years! Here's to many more. Well, at least a few more. Maybe a couple?
I still have no idea when this will wrap up (though I do know how). I'm enjoying it too much to think about it.
That said, I will be taking a break in a couple of weeks. Not a long one, probably 10 days or so.
Also: thanks for all the votes that have come in on this shirt and this shirt. I know t-shirts and comics are different worlds, and I really am grateful for those of you who support both endeavors.
Also the video games. Who can forget those? Cars 2 is doing really well, and if you've played it, you can see why. It's very fun, and if you follow any of the video game rating sites, the critics seem to agree as well.

Sunday, September 25, 2011

Friday, September 23, 2011

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1798

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1798 by Ape Lad
Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1798, a photo by Ape Lad on Flickr.

We are getting perilously close to #1800. Can you guess what it will be about?
Hint: something that's been missing around here for the last few months. I've probably just given it away.

While I'm on the subject of Teh Foundlings group on flickr...

Pip by halcyonsnow
Pip, a photo by halcyonsnow on Flickr.
... here's an idea. If you have one of my recent shirts from woot and aren't camera shy, post a picture of it in the group here. If you are camera shy, maybe a picture of your dog or neighbor wearing one of my shirts. That could be fun.
If you do it, I'll send you something. Something I've drawn, involving the cats you've probably come here to see. I don't think too many people come here to read about shirts, but that's what's going on tonight.
I think I'll limit this to the first dozen or so, which, judging by the activity over in the flickr group, will take several months.
That's all the links for now. Standby for tonight's comic, which has lobsters in it.

--ADDENDUM--
Nobody draws like Halcyon Snow.

"...and the Laugh Out Loud Cats of Hobotopia..."

Look what Jim added to the Foundlings group on flickr!
Thanks for the shout out, page-a-day calendar!

449 Fatneck Runt

449 Fatneck Runt by Ape Lad
449 Fatneck Runt, a photo by Ape Lad on Flickr.

I drew this* five years ago, and no longer remember the anecdote on its flickr page.
In just a few weeks, John Hodgman's culminating volume in his compendium of complete world knowledge, entitled THAT IS ALL, will be released. You can pre-order it here, and I highly recommend it, even though I haven't read it. However, I have seen some of the pictures inside, if you catch my meaning.


*For the uninitiated, this is one of John Hodgman's 700 hoboes listed in his first book The Areas of My Expertise. The effort to draw each and every one of those hoboes actually began nearly six years ago. I'll try to remember to commemorate that when the time comes.

Ni No Kuni




 Hopefully you saw this on Super Punch the other day. It looks fantastic.

This shirt's days are numbered

Teacher talks funny by Ape Lad
Teacher talks funny, a photo by Ape Lad on Flickr.

Remember this shirt? From the looks of things, its days are numbered over on woot. If you've been on the fence about it, your last chance to purchase it may soon come and go. Things can be pretty cutthroat over there, so get it while it's hot.
Meanwhile, this shirt continues to hold its own, and for that I am grateful.
More links coming soon!

Neatoshop sticker sketches

Neatoshop sticker sketches by Ape Lad
Neatoshop sticker sketches, a photo by Ape Lad on Flickr.

Here are the initial sketches I sent to Alex of Neatorama that eventually became the zombie stickers available here in the Neatoshop. Buy some and put them on your car so everyone will know you are a zombie!

Here is another link

What about this one? Would you mind voting for this one at this link?
I'm thinking of doing something special for all the wonderful people like you who have voted for and/or worn the shirts I've made for woot, but I'll tell you more about that later. I have more links to post.
Continue standing by please.

Tonight's onslaught of links begins with pi

Pi in the sky by Ape Lad
Pi in the sky, a photo by Ape Lad on Flickr.

Would you mind voting for this shirt design at this link?
Standby for additional links!

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Saturday, September 17, 2011

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1790

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1790 by Ape Lad
Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1790, a photo by Ape Lad on Flickr.

Drawn while riding on an actual train! Though not in a boxcar.

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Monday, September 12, 2011

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Friday, September 09, 2011

Thursday, September 08, 2011

Wednesday, September 07, 2011

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1784

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1784 by Ape Lad
Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1784, a photo by Ape Lad on Flickr.

What's wrong with this picture?

Untitled by Ape Lad
Untitled, a photo by Ape Lad on Flickr.

This image is up for voting at shirt.woot for 12 more hours. You can vote for it here. If you are backwardsly inclined.

Tuesday, September 06, 2011

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1783

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1783 by Ape Lad
Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1783, a photo by Ape Lad on Flickr.

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #935

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #935 by Ape Lad
Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #935, a photo by Ape Lad on Flickr.

Since it was Labor Day here in the States, here's a repeat from 4 years ago, if you can believe it!

Sunday, September 04, 2011

Saturday, September 03, 2011

Thursday, September 01, 2011

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Sunday, August 28, 2011

Saturday, August 27, 2011

The aforementioned links

atari lynx by xabi
atari lynx, a photo by xabi on Flickr.

Here are the shirt voting links I mentioned last night:
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2
3
4
As you can probably tell, the competition is pretty stiff in these double take derbies, but I'm keeping hope alive.
Thanks!

Friday, August 26, 2011

Thursday, August 25, 2011

May I ask a favor?

doubletake by Ape Lad
doubletake, a photo by Ape Lad on Flickr.
In 12 hours, each of these designs will be up for voting at shirt.woot.com/derby. I won't have direct links till tomorrow night.
If you're a woot customer, and you like any of these, would you mind voting for them?
These were honorable mentions from their respective derbies, and that means they're up for voting again.
It's always stiff competition in the "double take derby", but with your help, children and adults of the world can soon wear mashed potatoes, or a misattribution, or a hobo prawn, or death himself right there on their torsos! That is my dream.
As always: thank you.

Supplemental material

Original Apple Logo by donnyb
Original Apple Logo, a photo by donnyb on Flickr.

This may be helpful in puzzling out the significance of the comic posted earlier this evening.
Apparently not everyone's familiar with this.
I recommend googling a larger version and reading the quote in the border.

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1775

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1775 by Ape Lad
Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1775, a photo by Ape Lad on Flickr.

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1774

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1774 by Ape Lad
Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1774, a photo by Ape Lad on Flickr.

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1773

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1773 by Ape Lad
Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1773, a photo by Ape Lad on Flickr.

This one may be familiar to those of you who follow me on twitter.

Monday, August 22, 2011

Sunday, August 21, 2011

Saturday, August 20, 2011

Friday, August 19, 2011

The teacher's name is Evelyn Waugh

Teacher talks funny by Ape Lad
Teacher talks funny, a photo by Ape Lad on Flickr.

Thanks to the votes of exactly 813 of you kind folks, this shirt won. Here's a link if you'd like to buy one: the mute made it look weird so I left it out. Can you find the hidden message in the link text?!

Thursday, August 18, 2011