UML Man

Notes for a character I was developing a year or two ago called UML Man.

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Olympia Farmers Market

Morty Comix # 2390

Morty Comix # 2390 was placed in a plastic shopping basket for an Olympia, Washington grocery store and then buried midway in a stack of baskets, to be discovered at some unknown date.

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Tumwater, Washington

Favorite Movie Quotes: Unbreakable

"Do you see any Teletubbies in here? Do you see a slender plastic tag clipped to my shirt with my name printed on it? Did you see a little Asian child with a blank expression sitting outside on a mechanical helicopter that shakes when you put quarters in it? No? Well, that's what you see at a toy store. And you must think you're in a toy store, because you're here shopping for an infant named Jeb. Now one of us has made a gross error and wasted the other person's valuable time. This is an art gallery, my friend, and this is a piece of art."

[Reviewed in Cheaper by the Dozen 28]

A must-see film for anyone who enjoys comic art.

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FOR Lease

Tumwater, Washington

At Heaven's Gate, 1976

Several representatives of a couple known simply as "The Two" visited Olympia, Washington on Feb. 8, 1976 and spoke at the old Community Center. They were loudly heckled by a group of Jehovah's Witnesses but I was impressed how much they kept their calm demeanor as they made their pitch. The only part of their doctrine I really recall was that alien ships were about to come and take anyone who was willing to the next level before Earth was wiped clean. Naturally it was tempting to jump up and yell, "To Serve Man, it's a cookbook!!"

The next day I drew this self-portrait.

"The Two" were Marshall Applewhite and Bonnie Nettles, who were not part of the presentation. They later named their group Heaven's Gate, and 39 members (including Applewhite) committed suicide in 1997, deliberately coinciding with the zenith of the comet Hale-Bopp. I sometimes wonder how many of those speakers I saw in 1976 were among those unfortunate 39 followers.

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Thomas bats at Louie's wagging tail

Favorite Movie Quotes: Forrest Gump

" I don't know if we each have a destiny, or if we're all just floating around accidental-like on a breeze, but I, I think maybe it's both. Maybe both is happening at the same time."

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Thomas the Cat

but don't call him Tom Cat

Favorite Movie Quotes: UHF

"Look what I got here, Bob! A Twinkie weiner sandwich! Your favorite!"

[Reviewed in Cheaper by the Dozen 73]

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Louie of Lacey, Washington

Favorite Movie Quotes: 2001: a Space Odyssey

"Just what do you think you're doing, Dave? Dave, I really think I'm entitled to answer to that question. I know everything hasn't been quite right with me but I can assure you now, very confidently, that it's going to be alright again. I feel much better now. I really do. Look Dave, I can see you're really upset about this. I honestly think you ought to sit down calmly, take a stress pill, and think things over. I know I've made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you my complete assurance that my work will be back to normal. I've still got the greatest enthusiasm and confidence in the mission and I want to help you. Dave, stop. Stop, will you? Stop, Dave. Will you stop, Dave? Stop, Dave. I'm afraid. I'm afraid, Dave. Dave, my mind is going. I can feel it. I can feel it. My mind is going. There is no question about it. I can feel it. I can feel it. I can feel it. I'm afraid. Good afternoon, gentlemen. I am a HAL 9000 computer. I became operational at the H.A.L. plant in Urbana, Illinois on the 12th of January 1992. My instructor was Mr. Langley, and he taught me to sing a song. If you'd like to hear it I can sing it for you."

[Reviewed in Cheaper by the Dozen 27]

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Ivy and horsetails

Olympia's Eastside

Favorite Movie Quotes: The Inglorious Bastards

"That's just great! That's just Jesus H. great!"

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Favorite Movie Quotes: 2 Days in the Valley

"I'll take his word over yours. It's been my experience, more often than not, that a loser has more honor than a winner."

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Favorite Movie Quotes: The Truman Show

"Somebody help me, I'm being spontaneous!"

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Rotary Log Pavilion interior

Aberdeen, Washington

Favorite Movie Quotes: Continuavano a chiamarlo Trinità = Trinity is Still My Name

"When the lead hits you, it'll hurt less with a little whiskey in your gut."

[Reviewed in Cheaper by the Dozen 64]

Morty Comix # 2389

Morty Comix # 2389 was tucked into a sake list at an Olympia, Washington restaurant specializing in Japanese cuisine.

I was taking my daughter, now in her mid-20s, out to dinner. She asked me what I was doing and I responded, "Nothing." She responded with a monotone "Oooookay" as I documented the Morty Comix distribution with my phone photos. We then continued our conversation on another topic as if nothing had happened. 

All quite, quite normal, thank you very much. Ding!

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Rotary Log Pavilion interior

Aberdeen, Washington

Neighbor Mars is Inhabited

From the Clallam Bay Record, July 19, 1907

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Rotary Log Pavilion interior

Aberdeen, Washington

A Frank Talk on the Olympia Comics Festival

Frank Hussey of the Danger Room was the subject of an interview about the origins and purpose of the Olympia Comics Festival broadcast online on Discover Thurston!

Some nice shots of the expo in this very brief piece, including a few seconds where Shannon Wheeler endures my questions.

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Hawaiian Chieftain on the Chehalis River, Aberdeen, Washington

Favorite Movie Quotes: Lo chiamavano Trinità = They Call Me Trinity

"This was a quiet town before you came-- disgusting town-- but quiet."

[Reviewed in Cheaper by the Dozen 63]

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The Lady Washington on the Chehalis River, Aberdeen, Washington

Favorite Movie Quotes: La collina degli stivali = Boot Hill

"I don't like to thank someone too many times."

[Reviewed in Cheaper by the Dozen 61]