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Zen Pencils: “Shaolin Monk Experience”

Shaolin Monk
Zen Pencils Mascot

“Zen Pencils” is a webcomic by a young man in Australia named Gavin Aung Than, who works as a freelance illustrator. He mixes philosophy and art in a very charming style, drawing illustrations based on quotes from famous people. Continue reading “Zen Pencils: “Shaolin Monk Experience””

Otakon 2012 Day 3 Pictures

Day 3 of Otakon 2012, and you can tell that the con is winding down. You can almost feel the exhaustion of the con-goers, by Sunday afternoon more people were sitting than standing! There were occasional bursts of energy, though. At any rate, here are the photos from Day 3 of Otakon 2012. Enjoy!
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Otakon 2012 Day 2 Pictures update!

Well, I could have written a few things about what I did at Otakon on Day 2 (my birthday!), but nah, I think most people just want to see the pictures, so here they are, a whole mess of them from Day 2!
UPDATE: I found about 20 more pictures I took Saturday, that I thought I had lost! I added them to the gallery below, they were taken in the plaza and fountain at the Inner Harbor!
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Otakon 2012 Day1, Pictures

I would have added to the original post, but I thought, “what the heck, show the pictures already!”  So, here they are, the best of the ones I took on Friday, Day 1 of Otakon 2012.
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Otakon 2012: Day 1

Otakon! This year’s Otakon is much bigger than the ones before, but then that’s always the case.  This year there were a lot of new anime, a lot of interesting panels, and of course, cosplayers.  Lots and lots of cosplayers…

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Sports beauty Michelle Jenneke…

Michelle JennekeMichelle Jenneke is a women’s hurdler from Australia, and her hot “loosening up” routine at the recent World Junior Championships in Barcelona got a lot of attention.

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Webcomic review: “Grrl Power” by David Barrack

[WARNING: the comic being reviewed is not safe for work, or for small children or for those of weak constitution. Seriously. There’s language here that could make a sailor blush, and does. Literally. It is hilarious though. So if cursing and “foul language” angers you, do not read further!]
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