March Madness

Sorry for the lack of postings. March was a crazy month. A lot happened. To catch you all up, here is some photo documentation:
First off, on March 10, 2007, I freakin' turned 30! Here I am reenacting the historic blowing out of the birthday candles for the cameras. It was a good time filled with food, bowling, food, booze, food, friends, family, and food. Thanks to everyone who helped me celebrate. I hope you had as much fun as I did.

On March 15, to ring in the momentous occasion, I did something I've wanted to do for a while, and that was get a tattoo. I had been kicking around what I wanted to do about 8 years, and finally had the excuse to do it. Basically, wanted to do something iconic, something that represented my design aesthetic, but also something I could make my own. So, I took the idea of the classic protest fist and subverted it to advocate something other than force. In my mind, the pen, whether used to create art or simply write out ideas, is the perfect counterpoint to violence. With all that in mind, I created my own icon and added the Edward Bulwer-Lytton quote in Incised 901 Nord BT and off I went to Liquid Courage. The blurry photo that I took myself doesn't quite do it justice, as I think tattoo artist (and former comic book inker) Dennis De La Rosa did a bang up job.

And at 5:30 AM on March 16, before my tattoo even had a chance to heal, I was off to Chicago via Amtrak to ring in Jeff's upcoming nuptials. It was a combination bachelor party/ NCAA Tournament/ St. Patrick's Day Extravaganza. Now, I've never been out partying on St. Pat's before, and let me tell you, if you're only going to do it once, Chicago is the place to do it. Congrats go to Jeff and Kim along with shout outs to Todd for supplying tremendous eats, Boyd for hooking us up with an awesome place to crash, and Brian who somehow stayed stone cold sober and was still able to put up with the rest of our drunk asses all weekend.

This last photo was also taken in Chicago on St. Pat's. I included it for a couple of reasons. First, it's a cool shot taken by Josh, our official trip photographer. Second, aside from yours truly, it features my good friend, gadfly, and man about town, Brian. And finally, because the camera magically captured the blurriness that characterized that entire evening.