http://sarahmcmenomy.com/homeblog Fri, 16 Sep 2011 02:00:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en That's right! I'm looking intently for illustration, web, and graphic design work. If you have anything -- wedding invitations, a restaurant's website, a comic book script -- for which you'd like this kind of work, drop me a line! I've updated my portfolio at sarahmcmenomy.com to show off some of my ... http://sarahmcmenomy.com/homeblog/2011/09/15/looking-for-work/ In defense of Matthew Paul Turner's posts about Mark Driscoll, which seem to continually generate controversy and ill will in the comments section of his blog: "Why post this?" is a repeated question. People seem to think that MPT is just using Driscoll to drum up publicity or hits for himself, ... http://sarahmcmenomy.com/homeblog/2011/04/26/in-defense-of-mpt/ Due in part to the lovely @goblinbox's frequent mentions of bento boxes and their awesomeness, and especially because of a recent post which she put together on Bento strategery, I've taken the plunge! Here's what Wikipedia says about Bento: Bento (弁当, bentō) is a single-portion takeout or home-packed meal common in ... http://sarahmcmenomy.com/homeblog/2011/03/03/bento-beginnings/ Printable at 3" x 5" and 300 dpi. Click to view full-size, print off, and enjoy!! Some images are property of the BBC; no copyright infringement intended. http://sarahmcmenomy.com/homeblog/2011/02/09/doctor-who-valentines/ A good friend of mine got married, and shortly thereafter, pregnant, earlier this year. As she weathers this winter in Japan, praying for her husband to be safe while he's out on assignment with the Navy, she's contemplating what future Christmases will hold for herself and her children. The other ... http://sarahmcmenomy.com/homeblog/2010/12/06/santa-baby-bring-me-the-incarnation/ Blame "Art and Fear" for putting the thought into my head. http://sarahmcmenomy.com/homeblog/2010/10/15/the-dark-knights-dark-hobby/ I may have gotten a little distracted by the non-transportation features of this image, but I'm still pretty happy with how it came out... http://sarahmcmenomy.com/homeblog/2010/10/14/illustration-friday-transportation/ She waits, twirling her wrap in her hands, for her moment on-stage. Is she a magician's apprentice? A burlesque performer? A runaway wife? You'll have to ask her yourself... This is just one in an ongoing series of carnival-themed drawings. It is original and unique: this is not a print, ... http://sarahmcmenomy.com/homeblog/2010/10/13/carnival-girl/ For two years, while I lived alone in Fremont and worked at the Fruit Stand, I'd find myself, on nights a little too lonely to just sit at home and re-watch Buffy episodes, taking up bar-space at the Buckaroo Tavern. The very definition of dive bar, it was not a ... http://sarahmcmenomy.com/homeblog/2010/09/16/bye-buck/ I threw together this little tribute to "Silence in the Library" in InDesign. I re-watched the library episodes of Doctor Who the other night, and after Season 5 especially, they're just so delicious and Moffat-y! Technically, this started out as a detail for my SteamCon getup -- I'm going to ... http://sarahmcmenomy.com/homeblog/2010/09/10/felman-lux-library-card/