SIDEROPS KEHLI

Ahh the might Siderops Kehli, the last of the giant temnospondyls to be found in the fossil record. Her amphibiousness served her well as she prowled the temperate lagoons of the Mid Jurassic sniping fish and small reptiles. Still debated but, likely the drying of the regions where they lived lead to habitat loss and their inability to compete with all the new dinosaurs moving into the neighborhood... You'll always be one of my favorite tetrapods, none the less, ole Iron-Face.

LISTRACANTHUS

According to his resume, 'slurking through the murky estuaries munching fishy and amphibious snacks, looking fearsome as all-get-out' was one of Listracanthus top skills. The sharp feathery denticles that ran along the top from nose to fin are up for some debate as to their function, ranging from protection to electronic signaling or hunting like modern day electric eels. We can't rule out fashion though, because think about it. In an age filled with weird lizard sharks and strange cartilaginous fish, having a feathered up-do will get you noticed...

SEAGULLS

You know the ones that have that weird blackened end? What is that, tumorous mold? Or, the ones that are burnt to a stiffened crisp? Yeah, well, seagulls love those.

THE WHALE

Storytime:

… and then he said “If you want to see a really sad movie, watch The Whale… I cried”. Without even thinking, a million whale thoughts ran through my head. Their majestic and gentle nature, the sound they make when talking to each other across the vast ocean, the iconic breach that morphs into a logo in the Pacific Life Insurance commercials. (I’m so happy that at least some animals can afford health insurance though). Right away I just blurted out: “I can’t, I can’t bare to watch movies with sad situations for animals, I just lose it. No, I don’t care how many awards it won, I’m not watching The Whale. I can only hope that when he’s super lonely and feeling blue, even if he’s a humpback, that his barnacles will keep him company”…

Disclaimer: Although some parts of this story are in fact, grounded in true events, the names, dates, genders, ethnicities, and dietary preferences have been changed to protect the innocent.

DEEP FUTURE

What will the deep future be like? Who knows, probably weird and filled with hateful assholes just like today. But, I'm sure a boy and a cat will find each other somewhere in the underbelly of a decaying mega city and have some adventures just the same...

GERMS

Kyle was like: "Let's just go hang out for a little while with Lermus and Cigs, it'll be fun bro, we can play squish and watch America's Last Mitochondria on the big screens... It'll be great bro"

But, it wasn't great, and Jeremy knew it wasn't going to be great because he knew that Lermus and Cigs were always looking for a fight after a few pints, and next thing you know they're in the middle of the veins of London ruckusing with eosinophilses twice their potency...

NECK RELATED RUIN

I haven't been posting that many sketches/drawings lately. FB/Insta has squeezed reach to a trickle unless you pay them so it's largely useless. But, aside from that, I feel like I haven't been able to concentrate lately for some reason. Like too many things going on all at once in my head. I think it's tied to my neck always hurting me. Like, always... Thinking back to my childhood. I wonder if it was my slacker-posture that started me down the road of neck-related ruin. It certainly couldn't have been the head-banging to all manors of metal musics.

[Full disclosure here though, this depiction of me as a kid is a touch off, I could brood with the best of them, but my hair was never that cool]

Mates

It's great to have a few mates to hang out with isn't it? Nossy, Abelard, and Bardolf are always keen to enjoy a quiet night catfishing when they can free up their busy schedules. They catch and release the fish, but won't let any tasty late night skinny dippers pass them by. Yum...

LITOROSUCHUS

The limber Litorosuchus. One of my favorite non-archosaur archosauriforms. Man, the Triassic was a weird time. This 7 foot long scamp was semi-aquatic but could run on his hind legs if someone was ringing the dinner bell a short distance away.

COMPSOGNATHUS

Next up in my little book of interesting dinos is Compsognathus! This cute little scamp scurried around the warm underbrush in the Late Jurassic looking for snacks. They were about the size of a turkey, which means if those wacky scientist ever bring back the long dead non-avian Saurischians, some rich asshole will have a backyard full of these kids running around trying to escape.

(in Australian voice: "They rememba...")

NEW GIRL IN TOWN

This weekend marks 2 months with our new girl Heidy. We named her Heidi because she is super timid and hides a lot. So its Hidey, Heidi, Heidy... She hasn't decided exactly how to spell it yet but that ambiguity is rather trendy now days anyway. She's originally from Houston TX but that, her approximate age, and that she had a slight criminal record for biting a staff member at the shelter was all the information we received about her. I image she hung out in the dusty shrubs with some shady armadillos back in Houston (as depicted here). Or perhaps she worked for NASA and things were going well but got caught in the floodplain disaster and had to pack it in and move north. Either way, she and Sagan are pals and are tearing our place up every night between 4 and 6:30 am.

ZOMBIE VALENTINES

Here is the 1st Valentine's Day card/image I made. Feel free to download/print it out for your sweetheart next week. Message me if you want to personalize the message and we can work out a quick deal.