Indie Squid Kid

Hey look! A new post!

I know, I am just as shocked as you are (if not slightly more). Work has been brutal since, well, my last post, and now I am on vacation at the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Corova, to be precise. Presently I am in an Internet cafe in Corolla, NC (where the highway and civilization ends) rediscovering what this Internet thing is all about, but for the last several days I have been doing nothing but sleeping, reading, drinking, playing board games, swimming in the ocean, and flying kites.

And speaking of kites, here are some pictures from last year’s beach trip. These were all taken at the annual kite festival held at the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills, NC.

squiddy birthday card, originally uploaded by Cryptonaut.

Yesterday was my 34th birthday, and here is the card my awesome wife gave me.

We shall resume a more regular blogging schedule this coming week with more birthday fun.

Giant Squid 1955, originally uploaded by Tom Simpson.

While this has nothing to do with cephalopods depicted in artwork, I thought I should mention that Darren Naish is doing his own theme week over at one of my favorite blogs, Tetrapod Zoology.

It is Sea Monster week at Tet Zoo, and each day Darren explores a lesser-known beastie from the annals of cryptozoology–using his razor-sharp scientific mind to critically analyze the evidence for each case (such as it is). Like the title of his blog suggests, Darren’s focus is on tetrapods (i.e. reptiles, amphibians, mammals, and birds), so don’t expect any Kraken or gigantic octopi. However, sea serpents, giant tadpoles, plesiosaurs and prehistoric whales are all fair game!

Since I have no idea when you are reading this (although I am very glad you are!), here are posts in question:

• The Hook Island sea monster
• The Moore’s Beach monster
• Professor Sharpe’s sea serpent
• Tecolutla monster

Nemo sticker, originally uploaded by Cryptonaut.

More mystery comic swag!

I got this at Heroes Con 2006 (Charlotte, NC), and, again, I have no idea if it is trying to promote anything specific. Anyone out there recognize it?

It is also one of the many awesome stickers that remained affixed to my MacBook when I finally had to return it following my layoff. A damn shame, really, I was just getting started…