Archives for September 2007
More Comic…
30 September 2007 | butter, web comic | No Responses
So I finished Page 4 and I think I’m getting better with each page I draw. You can really see how I pirated my own images here to get that montage feel. Hopefully the next page in the strip will be the ending, and I can get that web comic plug-in working. I’d like to set it up as issues, where you can do the whole web comic “previous/first/last/next” thing. Baby steps I guess. I’m also now trying to learn HTML and CSS so that I might be a little better at this whole thing. Anyway, enjoy the page, and also check out my new Foodie Blogroll in the footer of every page at mrjeffmccarthy.com.
Bob’s Famous Beef Bourguignon
28 September 2007 | people, pictures | 4 Responses
Rob is a Sous Chef at Fenouil. He’s made Beef Bourguignon so many times that as you can se here, he could do it with his eyes closed. I’ve seen Rob prepare many different dishes, and have learned a lot from watching him work. Working in a kitchen you meet a lot of strange people with sick senses of humor, and Rob is among the finest examples, if not the textbook definition of that “fringe element.” He once used a squeeze bottle full of water to “pee” on my foot in the mens room. His sense of humor is so perverse, one could imagine being damned to hell for being in the same room when he tells a joke. It’s proximity damnation. My frequent attempts to shock or disturb this man have always ended in ME being shocked and disturbed by his comeback. Understanding all this and looking at this picture I have to wonder: What is he thinking?
Kobe Beef…Demystified
28 September 2007 | beer, delicious, fat, food, food porn | 2 Responses
For years, I’ve been hearing bits and pieces of the Kobe beef process, and finally decided to find out for myself what is actually going on. Kobe Beef comes from a breed of cattle called Wagyu, ranched exclusively until recently in Kobe, Japan. Wagyu cows are now raised in parts of America and Australia because the land and grain are cheaper than in Japan. This type of cow is genetically predisposed to intense marbling, and the strict Kobe style of raising them produces a higher percentage of oleaginous unsaturated fat than any other in the world. Kobe beef cattle are fed expensive grains, japanese beer, and purportedly rubbed down with sake. They are fed beer to stimulate appetite in the hot summer months, and continue the fattening up process. The cows recieve frequent massages as well, to simulate the exercise the don’t get in thier very restricted living conditions. What does this all mean to you faithful readers? Simply put: YUM.
Blue 5000
25 September 2007 | old blue, photoshop, web comic | No Responses
I once dreamt about turning Old Blue into a robot. Here’s my concept drawing of that dream. Blue 5000 has a cameo in the latest page of ButterHead, which I recently finished. My drawing skills are coming along nicely with Photoshop and the Wacom tablet, but I’ve got a long way to go before I’m where I want to be. Distant challenging goals are sweet, and drawing is fun. One day I’ll have enough drawings for Jaybill to make a new site just for ‘em. Until then I’ve got each page here.
Back to Work
24 September 2007 | bacon, fenouil, jeff | No Responses
So I’ll be heading back to work on Wednesday. I’m feeling about 87% arm/wrist efficiency, and 75% arm strength, but 110% readiness to get back to work. I’ll only be part time until mid-November, and will have to look for other ways to generate revenue. A second and third job will be in order to help me get back on my feet, and start saving for Kate and I’s trip Europe in April. I’m hoping to heal up enough for some mid or late season snowboarding as well.
Hunting Mushrooms with Dr. Cèpe Manatarka
22 September 2007 | food, mountain, shrooms | No Responses
One would find many glorious specimens of wild mushrooms near Mirror Lake, if one knew where to look. Any young clean porcinis should be harvested, cleaned and sauteed in butter immediately. When hiking local mountains, be sure to search for this famous fungi, but beware, many poisonous species lurk in the decaying trees as well. As a general rule, if you don’t recognize it, don’t eat it. Nature has a way of saying “Don’t Eat Me!!” visually, which is profoundly exemplified in the picture here. Look like a bristling crustacean? Don’t eat it!!
Castless Wonder
20 September 2007 | faithful readers, jeff, pictures | No Responses
Most people will find this picture revolting. I however, seeing metal sticking out of my arm, thought to myself, human modification is real and I’m finally turning into a robot!! When I woke up from that reverie, it was to a reality involving a surly doctor, vice grips, and a disturbing sensation that can only be described as “when metal is extracted from bone.” Anyhoo, the long road to full-recovery has begun, and through the use of complicated excercises should regain full range of motion in my left hand. That, of course, means that I can get back in the kitchen and start synthesizing yumminess ambidextrously once again for my beloved readers. It also means I can finally stop bitching about having a broken arm.
Ooooh! Ooooh! Ooooh!
19 September 2007 | youtube | No Responses
Yay!! My cast comes off today!! Lets celebrate by laughing at minjas!!
I’m Drawing in the Basement…
17 September 2007 | broken arm, butter, dog, food, photoshop, web comic | No Responses
If there’s one good thing that has come out of this broken arm, it has been learning Photoshop. The past few weeks I’ve spent countless sunny hours sucking up this program like a blood starved creature of the night. When I wasn’t drawing or compositing, I’ve been reading web comics, which inspired me to start drawing my own. Now I have another way to express my love of food; by chronicling the misadventures of a hero whose head is made of butter. I’ve posted the second page here on mrjeffmccarthy.com for my loyal readers to enjoy. Maybe one day I’ll enough content to start another site exclusively for all my cool drawings. With this cast coming off on Wedsnesday, and me hopefully going back to work, I’ll only be able to play around with the computer alot less.
Fuck MySpace.
15 September 2007 | broken arm, jeff | No Responses
I’m tired of my mailbox being clogged with invites to visit random robotic web-cams. I’m tired of silly ads, crappy music, and bullshit cyber-drama. I was happy when I graduated high school. I was happy to leave all that he-said-she-said garbage behind and move into adulthood. Then I inadvertently enrolled in the high school of the web. The fact that I let people’s comments, or lack of pictures, or failure to mention me get under my skin is ludicrously embarassing. I never knew that my girlfiend had a ”weakness for singers in bands.” I had to find out from MySpace. I’ve been holding onto my account for too long because maybe, just maybe, some long lost person from my past will sign up for MySpace, (cue the string section) and joyous reunion will ensue. Want to find me? Try Facebook. Want to chat? Email me (mrjeffmccarthy(at)yahoo(dot)com). Curious about what I’m up to? Check my website. You know where I’m at.