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Bifocals

April 1, 2009December 3, 2009 andertoons1 Comment

Bifocals-1

I’ve worn glasses my whole life and been OK with it, but yesterday the optometrist told me I need bifocals.

Hold on a sec…

HEY YOU KIDS, GET OUTA MY YARD!!!!

So, yeah, I’m getting older. On the bright side, it’ll be nice to see what I’m drawing again.

(BTW, as much as I’d like to say this is a really lame April Fool’s joke, it’s not.)

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Polaroid Of The Cartoonist As A Baby

December 20, 2008December 6, 2009 andertoons

Markbaby1

My first Christmas.

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Picture Of The Cartoonist As An Awkward Teen

December 13, 2008December 6, 2009 andertoons

Markteen1

What's amazing is how little has changed.

Portrait of the Artist as a 37 Year Old Piano Recital Program

June 12, 2008December 9, 2009 andertoons2 Comments

My mom’s a piano teacher. And for years she’d put on a recital complete with snacks and handmade programs.

In 1982 she had a contest in which her students could draw pictures to appear on the cover. The art teacher at the local high school served as judge.

Here’s the winner:

Piano1

Here’s 3rd place:

Piano3

And here’s second place, an 11-year old me:

Piano2

Im pretty sure I should’ve won first place, but being the teacher’s kid and all…

It’s OK, I’m not bitter… not bit *sob* ter…

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I Remember the TI-99/4A

April 12, 2008December 10, 2009 andertoons4 Comments

I’ve been interested in tech for a long looooong time. One of my favorite memories from my childhood was my TI-99/4A computer. I think I got it for Christmas in 1983. 16K of memory, a cassette recorder for storage, that goofy keyboard layout, and I loved it.

I spent untold hours of my youth programming that thing. What a great time. I found some video of the computer in action recently on YouTube. Join me for a trip down 16K memory lane…

Video Demo