Caption This 8-13-07

Time For Timer!

Man, does this bring back some memories.

Testing New Technology

I just installed a tool on this site called Snap Shots that enhances links with visual previews of the destination site, interactive excerpts of Wikipedia articles, MySpace profiles, IMDb profiles and Amazon products, display inline videos, RSS, MP3s, photos, stock charts and more.

Sometimes Snap Shots bring you the information you need, without your having to leave the site, while other times it lets you "look ahead," before deciding if you want to follow a link or not.

Should you decide this is not for you, just click the Options icon in the upper right corner of the Snap Shot and opt-out. And if you hate it, I can remove it completely. Just let me know.

Red Ring O' Death

Well, it happened. As I knew it would, eventually. I got the dreaded Red Ring O'Death on my XBOX 360 tonight. I had been dreading getting it since I read on ELR that MS admitted on July 5th that there was a fatal flaw in every single 360 unit that could cause them to fail. Because of the unbelievable amount of repairs that MS had to take on, they extended their warranty to three years and is fixing the units (including shipping) at no cost to the consumer.

Apparently, I haven't had it as bad as some customers have had it. I only had three of the four rings, which indicates a hardware failure. And I can get on and play every so often. But the unit will freeze and die in the middle of a game. Others have just had their unit up and die on them. My word to you is that if you have purchased an XBOX in the first year, it's not a question of IF your machine will die, but WHEN your machine will die. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

Well, at least there's still the Wii. :)

Read A Book. Read A MotherFather Book.

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Good Lord.

MBM in the St. Petersburg Times

Hey hey! Monster By Mail was mentioned in the St. Petersburg Times today as a cool place to get custom art for twenty bucks or less. Check it out here!

Monster By Mail Group Photo Page

My zombie tryptych
Originally uploaded by Katsushiro.

Hey there! Have you purchased a Monster By Mail? Do you have a photo of the Monster In the Wild? Well, good news! You can add your photo to the group photo page on Flickr. I've uploaded a few of the ones that people have sent me, but if you have ones I don't know about, feel free to join the group and show 'em off.

All you need is a Flickr account to join. Get to the group page here.

Jawbone #169: Cheesy Puddles

On tonight's show, we talk about the wrap up to our wasp problem, discuss truly awful badvertising and ask the burning question, why is this little girl running through puddles of cheese? All this and more on JAWBONE!

RUNNING TIME: 50:44


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The Baby - In 3D!

We went to another ultrasound today and got some new photos of the baby - in 3D, no less. Both Nora and I were quite surprised and awestruck when the tech flipped a switch and allowed us to see our daughter through the magic of the 3D imaging technology. She snapped an array of photos, but this happened to be my personal fave. I am getting really excited to hold this little girl. She's going to have that new baby smell that I simply can't resist. For those of you with kids, you know what I'm talking about. And no, it's not spit-up. Anyway, we're both really excited and thought we'd share this amazing shot with you all. :)

Zombies Make A TV Cameo

Rick, Senior Editor with MacMerc sent me this awesome photo of his zombie on a segment of "The Lab With Leo Laporte". Rick says:

"I visit the show once a month a do 2 segments and this time I did so with your drawing sandwiched between my MacBook Pro lid and the clear plastic shell in which I have it cocooned.

Unfortunately, there was never any time in my segments for me to go off-topic and acknowledge the zombie or how I came to acquire him. But, heck, and appearance on TV is still an appearance on TV."

Indeed, Rick. I have a feeling that if Leo turned around in the photo, you'd see his mouth watering, gazing at the zombie and thinking of the delicious brains he could be eating after the show.

That's what I think he'd be doing anyway. Thanks for the wonderful photo Rick! And if anyone else has any photos of their monsters in the wild, send em in!

Giant Lego Man Washes Ashore

Heh, my kids would love this...

"A giant, smiling Lego man was fished out of the sea in the Dutch resort of Zandvoort on Tuesday.

Workers at a drinks stall rescued the 2.5-metre (8-foot) tall model with a yellow head and blue torso".

Check out the link.

I think I know this guy

Me As A Zombie

If you missed the live stream of me drawing myself as a zombie for a magazine story, you can see the whole video here. Thanks to everyone who showed up and watched. I'm sure I'll be doing this again soon.

Chocolate Rain 8BIt Edition

I saw this yesterday and thought it was pretty clever, I just wish there was more to the video. Anyway, enjoy!

Caption This: 8-6-07

What could this student/budding director/crazy person be chattering away about on that park bench? I guess he needs your help.

Zombie Contest Now Underway!

Monster By Mail has joined forces with the Zombie Reporting Center for a contest! Now through August 12th, tell the good folks at ZRC if you were a zombie, who would you eat and why. The best answer gets a 9 x 12 Monster By Mail image (much larger than the normal 4 x 6 images) and an Official MBM Zombie Tee.

Shamble on over there and give your best brain-eating answer!

Len TV: ArtsFest!

On this episode of Len TV, we talk a jaunt to the Lakewood Arts Festival and see cool pewter figurines, etchings Ric Astley and the Verizon Wireless Elephant. Enjoy the first Saturday in August!

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Strange....

Hmmm...I wonder what this could be all about?

Jawbone Radio Social Network -Up and Running!

Thanks to Matt (AKA JadedDeath), Jawbone Radio now has a new social network! Come and interact with other Jawbone fans and "hook up" as the kids say these days. I'm not entirely sure what this social network will become, but I guess that would be up to those who join. To check it out, click here. Thanks again, Matt!

Jawbone #168: Distractions Amok!

On tonight's show, we do our first ever live Ustream show. We have a live chatroom and lots of distractions, plus Neil! What else could you need? Enjoy!

RUNNING TIME: 57:13

MUSIC:
Dear Dawn | Geordie Kitt (Thanks to Brad from NJ)

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Good Old Fashioned Political Advertising

Sigh...I wish political advertising were like this today. I'd vote for a candidate who had awesome animation and a catchy jingle. Maybe that says something about me, but there was certainly something so simple and wonderful about this. Thanks for the link Jim.

Live Monster Demo

For those of you who missed the live stream this afternoon, you missed a lot of fun, including two zombies: a new one and a redo. This is the new one in all it's glory. Stay tuned for more live demos of monster drawings (and other things) in the days to come!

Thanks to everyone who watched. Hope there are more people for the live show tonight!

Monster By Mail Coloring Book - AVAILABLE NOW!

Good news everyone! "AARGH!" The Official Monster By Mail Coloring Book is now available as a regular book or digital download exclusively through Lulu.com! Order a few! Stock up for Halloween! Whatever! Just go

UPDATE: See some sample pages of the book here.

SECOND UPDATE: More good news! When you order the coloring book, you'll get a link to download the song "March of the Zombies" by Schnauzer Radio Orchestra. The song was written exclusively for the Monster By Mail project by Rob Goebers. To get the MP3 make sure you open the thank you note that is sent after your purchase.

THIRD UPDATE; The coloring book has been Boinged! Thanks to Dan for the heads up. How could you not be happy with this review from Cory Doctorow himself:

"Len Peralta's new coloring book, "Monster By Mail Presents: AARGH! The Incredibly Ghoulish, Frighteningly Creepy Coloring Book Of Death" reminds me of my favorite monster stickers and coloring books from the Seventies -- scary in a Munsters-y kind of way. Judging from the volume of this kind of art at Comic-Con last week, it seems to me like there's some kind of revival underway. I heartily approve. The coloring book is $11.26 from Lulu or $6.25 as a PDF. Perfect rain-of- frogs-day fun for the little monsters in your castle.

Wow...just wow.

FOURTH UPDATE: Thanks to Ben, the coloring book has been Dugg. Can you Digg It too?

MBM on the iPhone

Got this pretty cool shot this morning from Mark O. My artwork on the iPhone! If you ordered a Monster By Mail, how are you displaying it? Send me your photos and I'll be sure to post em!

Prepare to Crap Your Pants

Or so says Nephew Mark. Enjoy the scare!