whelp, I’m officially calling it:

HIATUS TIME!

The bad news is, my new job has effectively gotten in the way of my hobby time, as I’m bringing work home so no more 30 Day Challenge for the time being. The good news is, I’m browsing 4chan less. As in, 100% less. I haven’t been on since last Tuesday. As a result I don’t mentally call everyone I see a faggot, and I’ve started believing in myself as an artists again. That place really fucks with your mind if you’re the highly suggestible type. Which, I’ve learned, I very much am.

Half my apartment is already boxed for my February move, I have a shiny new haircut and I’m happy to report that my mustache has grown back.

I doubt I had very many people looking in on my progress, but I feel bad most of all for letting myself down. Though the feeling is halfways subsided by the euphoria of stockpiling cashola to re-haul my home office. We’re talking new blogging mic, webcam, upgraded desktop, new drawing chair for my neglected drafting table, gimpy sex slave clad in leather with only a zipper aperture in the mouth part of its mask for the more stressful days and more time for friends.

Whatevs, I’m tired.

Really? Fucking really? Am I really gonna punk out of the challenge for a second night? Whatever, I better really kick ass this weekend to catch up. For now I’m throwing up a “Best of Doodleboy 83” by posting a cartoon I made for my girlfriend over at my neglected DeviantArt page

Drawing A Day Challenge #12: Most recent accomplishment. Mine was watching Tank Girl from beginning to end without killing someone.

I dropped the ball yesterday. I started a new job that entails a fatally boring and long bus commute. I briefly considered dropping the challenge altogether since I have another project in the works, and at this point in the game I now have some serious mojo flowing. my “artist’s laziness” is gone, but now the next little monster I have to tackle is following through on a commitment.

So here’s to the next 18 days.

Drawing A Day Challenge #11: Turning point in my life

There are several of those, but most of them are personal and I don’t like telling Tumblr that sort of thing. So I went with the age I started paying attention to comics. My dad used to bring me comics from the liquor store, and they used to carry a variety. Superman, Archie, Ghostbusters, and of course, the newspaper funnies on Sunday.

Drawing A Day Challenge#10: Draw my favorite candy.

Much to normal folks’ dismay, I don’t eat candy. So I drew our favorite digital adventurer eating ‘shrooms like they’re candy.

Drawing A Day Challenge #9: My favorite TV show

I suppose I could have drawn them on-model, but where would the fun be in that? I think I’ve watched enough Simpsons to be able to draw them from memory.

2 minute doodle I did toward the back of a sketchbook.

My ideal Batman is one that finally snaps and goes feral after one too many nights alone on patrol. He eats out of garbage cans, tinkles down drainpipes, sleeps hanging upside down and plays poker with Solomon Grundy on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Warm-up Sharpie doodle I did this morning.

Drawing A Day Challenge #8: My favorite animated character

I miss Dave Stevens ;_;