Blogs/Online Journals

Bobology
Bob is a fellow Wisconsinite, artist, and Beatles fan. Or as he puts it, "A 57 year old retiree with time to muse, mediate, and scratch the itch." Get to know Bob. He's good people.

Captain Bee's Blog
Captain Bee is a cool college student from Southwestern Ontario who knows a lot about partying, women, sex, music, and having a good time. Live vicariously through Captain Bee.

A Child of Atom
Cully is a "gay, comic addict, Southern set designer who has been transplanted to NYC." His ball point pen sketches of people on the subway are absolutely amazing. Looking at his artwork just makes me want to draw some more!

Cinecast
This is a twice-weekly film podcast from Chicago with Adam Kempenaar and Sam Hallgreen. These guys were the first podcasts I've ever listened to. They live and breath movies, but I love how their show reminds of me of discussing movies with my friends. The show consists of new movie reviews, overlooked DVD picks, and various top five lists. Check them out for a good listen!

The Cult of Mac Blog
The title pretty much says everything about this one. I will say that I look at being a Mac addict more of a religon rather than a cult!

Da Goddess.com: The naked truth and other sweet things
A great blog, much in the same vein as dawnolsen.com. Another site full of sacrasm and wit, but with just the right mixture of heart and warmth to make it quite compelling and an enjoyable read.

Down A Country Road
This is Becky's daily journey about starting her life over in a small rural town. A very heart-felt, inspirational, and beautiful read.

The Drawing Club
The Drawing Club is a blog about drawing. Artists and drawing enthusiasts from around the world contribute to this blog daily.

Essentially Esther
Esther is the mother of John and Becky Strain, two of my favorite blggers. Esther's writing consist of tales of family and loved-ones from days gone by. Esther has a huge, loving heart.

In The Driver's Seat
I'm not sure how I stumbled upon Bob's site. He's got a great sense of humor and probably has the best sense of community amongst his commenters. In his own words these are "the musings,nattering, and time wasted by a recluctantly retired long-haul trucker."

John's Online Journal
A great daily column from and about life. It's nice to find a blog that actually has something interesting to say. John's also a Mac guy, adding to why he's one of my favorite reads!

Kat's Stuff
Kat's one of the first blogs I ever read. Her site's all over the road; sometimes extremely personal and introspective, other time it's a unique reflection on the world we live, and other times it's just quite funny.

Law & Disorder
I don't know a lot about Brent other than he's a cop, has a good sense of humor, and has a great perspective on things.

Life On Whidbey
These are the musings of a "fifty-someting independent woman," as she puts it. Phyllis has a great sense of humor in her writing and a big heart.

michaelnobbs dot com
Michael is a wonder artist specializing in drawing. He is also the founder and contributor to The Drawing Club. Thanks for keeping drawing alive, MIchael!

Muscle 68: My Daily Life...Maybe...Maybe Not
The tag line for this site is "Just trying to live the life of a rock star...a broke one." Ryan is a big partier and likes to write about his many adventures. An extremely personal blog that many times makes me laugh. Rock on, dude.

No Traces
Bob has created a very personal photoblog, reaccounting his daily life. I find a connection with Bob since he's from the midwest and a big fan of his Macs and iPods. Bob's a nice guy who loves his dogs. His photography site is my favorite photo journal of the moment. This guy is a true an amazing talent and inspiration!

Rasita: My Life, My Loves, My Food or JAM Creativity
Judith and her husband are blogging machines. Her site consists of recipes, personal photographs and stories, and everything between. Her site, Jam Creativity, is an off-shoot of her main site, which consists of her original art work.

Riri's Brain Dump or Still Memory
Riri's blog has whatever comes through her brain, whether it's what's she's listening to, watching, thinking about it, or doing. I find each post unpredictable and enjoy it very much. Her photoblog, Still Memory, is absoultely amazing. Not only is she brilliant with a computer, but she's a wonderful photographer as well. Riri's from Toronto, too, making this cool links page international!

Superhero Journal
Andrea is an amazing photographer with a very proufound outlook on life. The tagline for her site is "You are your own superhero" which was my orignal draw to her. I always leave her site richer than when I arrived.

tonypierce.com + busblog
Tony Pierce is probably the most dedicated blogger I've come across yet. He doesn't blog daily, he does it hourly it seems. Huge in content (lacking from so many sites), with a funny, al biet wicked spin on things, it's a great read.

The Unexpected Life of the Green Frog
This is Frog's daily photoblog, showcasing his many adventures in life. Frog is from Brussels, Belguim adding to the internation aspect of my site! If you ever need a gentle pick me up, and there's no tea around, just take a look at Frog's big smile.

utter wonder: the idle thoughts of c monks
An extremely prolific, creative, well-written, and off-the-wall site in the same vein as Tony Pierce.

WAT CENTRAL - An Existential Wasteland
WAT is a cool, laid-back dude with a cool outlook on things. Most importantly, he's a huge Beatles fan, which always rates in my book.

Walking on Scorpions
Here's an interesting photoblog with some commentary by Bill German, from L.A. Bill's got a unique perspective on things and captures some really interesting characters.

What's A Gurg?
A very personal blog created by Guillermo. A blog more about a person's daily life than how they view the events of the world. A wonderfully written online journal.

Woodsprite: Fight Or Flight
This is my friend Heather's blog. She's really been an inspiration to me where my blogging is concerned. She also has a few links to other cool blog sites that I've been frequently checking out.

The Wren Forum: A Place for Those Who Thrive on Ebullience or Lekowicz.com: And Experiment in Narcissism
I can't say I know a lot about Steve and either version of his site. I'm not even sure how I stumbled upon them. I do know I really enjoy his forum posts and that he's a Mac guy. Is anything else really necessary?

Friends

ACT II AIDSRide
This past summer, my friend Vicki did the AIDSRide and raised over $3000 for AIDS research. The AIDSRide is a 6 day bicycle ride through Southwest Wisconsin, which starts and ends in Madison, WI. It's a great charity with a great cause. It sounds like it's a life-alerting experience.

Barnsite Art Studio
Run by Dick and Norma, an old barn was turned into an amazing art studio. Located in beautiful Algoma, WI, that gallery is doing wonderful things for the local art movement in that part of Wisconsin. I'm proud to have met Dick and Norma, get to know many of that students working at their studio, and hope to someday soon start utilizing their incredible facility.

Big E Toys
My friend and roommate from college, Chip, has started up his own toy company. Over the past few years has developed and found a manufacturer of a game called Coopetition. It's exciting to watch Chip's dreams come true with the launch of this product and his toy company!

Clear Blue Betty
I worked with this band in the spring of 2004, designing the CD art for their first studio album, Never Been A Rebel. They're an awesome up-and-coming band, housed out of Madison, WI, which plays all over the Midwest. I have a feeling Clear Blue Betty is going to make it big. Their live shows are amazing, and their CD is wonderful. I'm proud to have my name on their CD. The member of the band, Beth, Rob, Tony, and Doug, are great people!

The Engine Room
Here's the official site to my friend Bloom's new band, engine room. They are from the Milwaukee area, and just kicking things off. Check out their music!

Mecca Of Speed
Mojo and his family are huge CART fans. He runs this fan site called the Mecca of Speed, which incorporates news, forums, a fantasy-type league, original photography and artwork. Put on your racing gloves and check it out.

Neenah Nodaway Yacht Club
This is the yacht club that I sailed with during the summer of 2003 and 2004. My friend Jamie is a member, and I was part of his crew. I've done some graphic design work with them in the past, and hopefully, will sail wth them again next summer. Sailing is a wonderful thing and the NNYC is a great organization.

Nykkolai's Nonsense
This is my friend Crank's personal website.

One Tough Pirate, hivictorious.org
Bob Bowers is a 21 year survivor of HIV/AIDS. He is also good friend-of-a-friend. Bob has been very outspoken about his diagnosis and his life struggles and personal choices prior to the time of his infection. He speaks on how HIV has helped him to make better choices and to appreciate the beauty of life. Bob is living proof that there is nothing impossible in this world if you apply yourself, physically, spiritually and emotionally. He is a champion for hope and survival despite some of the difficult circumstances that we ALL face in life. This guy is a real fighter and survivor! My friend Vicki, incedentally, did much of the photography on both of these sites.

Packer Dogs Lab Rescue
My friend Cathy runs a very noteworthy lab rescue organization that cares and gives homeless labs a second chance. Technically, I'm on the board of directors, and have done some art work for her in the past. I don't endorse many charities, but this one is close to my heart.

washu.net
My friend Mark unknowingly inspired me to get G-Man Ink going by his creation of this fan site. Mark is into Japanese anime and has devoted his site as tribute to one of the characters named Washu. This site contains 3 or 4 music videos that he's edited together, using different anime footage, as well as a bunch of desktops, e-mail sound sets, and a discussion board (again, the inspiration for my own) devoted to the characters from these anime series.

Wisconsin Up North
This photo site, done by a friend of G-Man Ink, is in it's development stages. I've seen many of Tom's photos in real life, and they are quite wonderful. His take on the great outdoors of Northern Wisconsin, a place I hold near and dear, are breath-taking. I look forward to seeing more of his work and his site taking off. Good luck, Tom!

Check out my MySpace account. There's currently not much on my page, but I plan on bulking it up in the future. Send me an invite and make me your friend!

Check out my Discussion Board; Tell me what's on your mind!

Other Sites

Macintosh

Apple
I've been a huge user and supporter of Apple computers for over a decade. There innovation, style, and ease of use is constantly getting better! Currently, they're pushing the iTunes music store, a great solution to the downloading issue, and the iPod, which is the best mp3 player around, and the coolest gadget I have.

iPodlounge - All Things iPod
The name says it all: all things iPod. It's a great source for iPod news, reviews, articles, forums, accessory info, desktops, and photo galleries. My favorite part of the site is a gallery series called "Me and My iPod." This is a great iPod site for the coolest gadget ever made!

We Love Macs
A very inclusive Mac site that contains an Apple iPod Accessory Store, iPod Accessories, Mac Software, Mac Memory, and Apple Repair. If you need something for your Mac or your iPod, this is the place to go!

U2

@U2
A great fan site with up-to-date news, gossip, photographs, lyrics, discographies, forums, shopping, etc. This is an essential U2 site.

U2.com
The official site of my favorite band. This media rich site is updated almost daily, and is a great source of news on these Irish hooligans.

u2tours.com
If you've ever been to U2 concert, check out this site to see the playlist of the concert you were at, concert photos, and even various review of that show.

Movie/Music Reviews And Databases

All Music Guide
A huge internet music database where you can look up song or album titles, album listings, reviews, artists names and info, etc. I use this site all the time (back when I used) to download music, before I purchase music, and when I'm looking for a name of a song and I can't think of the artist or vice versa.

Goat Dog
The creator of this site is a friend-of-a-friend, but he writes damn good movie reviews by any standard. Mike is an avid movie buff and a great writer. This site is incredibly chock full of info; I was blown away by how thorough it is. A must-read for the fan of movies.

Internet Movie Database
The essential online movie database. Need to see reviews, find out every movie that Ben Affleck (who was the bomb in Phantoms, by the way) has been in, or find out all the movies Jerry Bruckheimer has directed? Check it out.

Pop Culture

Awful Plastic Surgery
I'm not sure how I came to this site, but there's a very catty, gossipy side of me that eats sites like this up alive. Check out who's been nipped and who's been tucked!

Best Week Ever Blog
The Best Week ever has quicly become one of my favorite shows of 2004. This show slices and dices through each week of pop culture with a sense of humor and sarcasm that I get the biggest kick out of. The blog has that same biting sense of humor.

Television Without Pity
Here's a TV site that has some great episode wrap-ups of a lot of really good shows, i.e. 24 and Lost. It's a great way to catch up on your favorite show, but they do it with a really sarcastic and clever edge, which I'm always up for.

You Tube
If you are looking for ANY type of video out there on the web, here's the place to find it. I find myself getting lost on this site for hours.

Movies

Kong Is King.net
Where one giant ape rules supreme! This is the official site to the upcoming Peter Jackson movie, the remake of King Kong. This site contains movie updates and some cool video production diaries! This movie will be a must-see for any die-hard LOTR fan!

Lord Of The Rings.net
The official site of another one of my favorite movies. This site is full of great wallpapers, video clips, and the latest news. For official movie sites, this one is my precious.

Star Wars.com
The official site of one of my favorite movies series of all time. This site is full current movie updates, and media downloads.

The View Askewniverse
This is the official Kevin Smith website, director of Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, and Jersey Girl. This is a great site with many updates to Kevin Smith projects, as well as merchanidse and movie info. Kevin Smith does an awesome job keeping in touch with the fans and keeping them informed. Snootchie bootchie, little nootchies.

Miscellaneous

Pocket Homie
You thought Shaft was the baddest mo'fo' around?

Take a video camera, lots of beer, and a few...um..."free spirits" and you've got the contestants for the next American Idiot. No, I'm not looking for the next Kelly Clarkson or Ruben Studdard; it's more like the next Jim Carey and Jeff Daniels in Dumb And Dumber. The search has been right before my eyes...and I call these people my friends! Coming soon to G-Man Ink!