Author: charlie

  • Is Television Holding the Olympics Back?

    I was able to watch a fair bit of the Olympics last week, but now that Lorie and I are back in Bridger, I’m afraid I haven’t really been able to keep up with what’s been going on. There’s a television in the house, of course, but Lorie’s folks have their own viewing habits, and…

  • What I’ve Been Working On Lately

    It’s been a little quiet around here on the Journal lately since I’ve been keeping really busy. In addition to keeping up with the comic, I’ve also been working ardently on the something-a-day drawings. I’ve been at it for nearly 80 days now, and have accumulated a fairly substantial pile of images. I’ve just added…

  • Thirty!

    Today is my thirtieth birthday, and that seems kind of important, somehow. I suppose it’s not really any different than any other birthday, but it still feels like I’m crossing a threshold of some kind. I guess by the time one is thirty, one is supposed to be indisputably an adult, and Have It All…

  • Something-A-Day

    The weather here in Montana has been getting nicer and nicer, and after a rainy week or two while we were in the Bitterroot, we’re back to summer temperatures here in Bridger. I’m not actually quite sure what the “normal” weather is like in this area, but this is definitely hotter than I’m used to…

  • Springtime in Stevensville

    I’ve been back in Stevensville this past week, and now that it’s snowing, it’s probably safe to say that the summer-in-springtime heatwave we were having in April is at an end, at least through the weekend. While it was nice to have the sunny +80˚ F weather and walk around without coats, this last week…

  • Back to the Birds

    I’ve been in the same place for a few consecutive days, and I have to admit, it’s been kind of nice. I’m getting a little workstation re-established, and have been working on making some “finished” versions of the bird illustrations that I was working on while at Jentel last month. Lorie has been busy making…

  • Overdue Update!

    It’s unfortunately been weeks since I’ve updated this site, so sorry about that. I feel like I’ve been this strange combination of really busy with all sorts of traveling, but also not doing anything quite interesting enough that you might want to hear about it. As far as where I am now, today finds Lorie…

  • And Now, To the Other Side of the Continent…

    My time in Washington, DC has ended, and now I find myself traveling on the opposite side of the country, in Salem, Oregon visiting family. In the meantime, though, it’s been nearly two weeks since I’ve returned from Jentel, and I’ve still hardly made a peep about what I was actually working on while I…

  • Washington Thoughts… About Washington, DC, That Is, Not the State or Statesman.

    It’s my fourth day here in the greater Washington, DC area, and it’s been a good visit. This isn’t my first time in the nation’s capital, but I haven’t been here since then, very nearly eleven years ago now. Things haven’t really changed too much, as one might expect in a city where many of…

  • On the Road: Flying to Washington, DC

    Well, I was in the middle of writing an update a couple of days ago when I had a program crash, so I guess I’ll get started again, although I might end up writing about something completely different, since I’m now in the Billings airport, en route to Washington, DC. There’s no free wireless access…