Author Archives: mbey

when i was just a wee lad growing up in the boondocks of rural wisconsin, they would air battlestar galactica right about the time i got home from school. trouble was, my parents wouldn’t let me watch TV that wasn’t … Continue reading →

since i mentioned inkscape, here’s an illustration i did for the forthcoming space squid issue (due in just a couple weeks!). um, it’s a corporate snackcake logo. i posted the ‘scaled vector graphic’ file if anybody actually wants to look … Continue reading →

as if to prove that netflix is for homebody losers, the local hipster video store has been offering free beer on tuesdays. and wandering around, being indecisive about movies was already one of my favorite pastimes… because the new takeshi … Continue reading →

there are giants in hotdogs just as there are giants in sports. these are the ones who define the game, whose sheer heart and stamina carry a merely silly form of movement into an artform, into a way of life. … Continue reading →

[  Currently: Eating extending my lunch break ]a co-worker of mine (mr.hall) recently went to third shift, which made it essentially impossible for us to continue our after-work chess games. these were epic battles, typically lasting three hours or more. so … Continue reading →

i attended the infamous turkey city writing workshop over the weekend. i had pulled an all-nighter in order to put in my shift at work before i began workshopping at 9:00am. so i’m sure that i was much more candid … Continue reading →

one of the advantages of co-editing a zine called "space squid" is that people send you a lot of squid links. and people on the internet love squid. checkout the "compare yourself to a squid quiz" and "how to insult … Continue reading →

as some of you might know, there are few joys in this world greater than a gasstation hotdog. they are the ultimate convenience food, encapsulating all your vital nutritional needs (meat, grease, and condiments) in a single object that you … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Embarrased ]i was searching the internet for any evidence that radiation actually causes bizarre mutations, you know, along the lines of killer squid the size of seattle, or even just really big earthworms. and i found no such thing. … Continue reading →