I love Christmas Eve. Possibly more than Christmas Day. Both are great fun, and reuniting with friends and relatives I rarely see is delightful of course.
But the quiet anticipation of Christmas Eve is where it's at. For me it's usually a day off work, wrapping (occasionally running ...
Picture books
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Dec. 11, 2015
My love for art - and narrative art in particular - began well before I had ever laid eyes on a comic book. As a child, my parents and my grandparents worked selling books for publishers. Every few weeks we would get a big box of sample books and it would be ...
New experiences!
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Nov. 20, 2015
Yesterday evening my friend and I donned our prettiest dresses and went to see The Marriage of Figaro. Neither of us had ever been to the opera before, and we weren't the only ones - it was “student night” where they sell cheap tickets to the final dress rehearsal, so ...
2015 Secret Santa Sign-Ups!
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Nov. 13, 2015
The absolutely incredible gift art I got from fallopiancrusader last year!
We had our first tiny snowfall today (surprisingly late for us), which means that I am officially allowed to start preparing for Christmas! And it wouldn't be Christmas without DRUNK DUCK SECRET SANTA!
I'm doing Secret Santa ...
Happy boxing day!
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Dec. 26, 2014
I hope you'll all forgive me for a short newspost this week as I spend time opening presents, watching movies and baking with my family.
I'd like to thank everyone who took part in Secret Santa this year. I was completely blown away by the quality of the ...
Santa Claus is Coming to Town this Thursday
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Dec. 22, 2014
This week, everyone's favorite jolly ole elf will be coming to town. That's right, I am talking about Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, but mainly Santa Claus. In order to prepare, there has been an on going Secret Santa art exchange in the forums where the Christmas ...
Handmade versus Store-Bought Gifts
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Dec. 15, 2014
The tradition of creating handmade gifts began sometime in elementary school when it was not only appropriate, but expected, to give our parents original creations. Eventually, a handmade knick-knack has a difficult time competing with the latest smart phone or drawing tablet and is pushed aside to make room for ...