hi internet,
been a while, I know, as always, busy busy busy.
I think this time last year I was hitting a low, feeling pretty negative. But hey, that was the past, so one year on, lets do some positive charicatures, of some very talented doods...

THIS guy is always a pleasure to talk to, because everytime I walked away from a conversation with him, I always walked away having learned something new, and we both shared a passion for video games. A very talented designer (I'm surprised no-one has made him a lead designer or creative director).

I'm not in the policy of putting names to my charicatures (incase I do a bad job), but I think donnie wouldn't mind. He's an interesting one, let me tell you (and one of the hardest to draw!) I spent a LOT of time trying hard to remember the specifics of donnie's face. He's this strange mix of caucasian/japanese/asian/eskimo, yet he looks like such a handsome devil to all the ladieez. Getting his look and personality down just right was one hell of challenge (even weirder considering how good of a friend he is) There are a lot of things in this I don't think I got right, the nose being one of them.
Donnie is pretty popular with everyone he meets though, but you'd never guess it from first meeting him, he's a very quiet and reserved guy, very polite as well, and pretty jaded by the world. I think he just triggers people's pity mechanism and they want to help him get out of whatever trouble they think he might be in. He's also a really funny guy.
But he's living the dream now, he's married and he's bought a house! good work mate!

This guy! man, this guy is awsome. And one of three canadians I actually like in the whole world (all other canadians aside from the three that I know are complete cock-jockeys(tm)
aside from the three's extended families and friends of course). I hope I got his face right, my visual memory of him is so dim!
I respect this dude because
he used to serve in the army! he could kill me seven ways before I'd hit the floor!
But he loves comics, so we both love comics, and we both love good art as well, and he is a talented fellow as well, so he lets me live if I can show him some good comics that I've bought, it is a good trade off.

Another talented designer, who is every bit the quintessential Aussie fellow! true blue to the core. He is also very vindicated in his views, he doesn't mince his words and is always to the point (which I greatly respect). I'm glad I got to meet him.

ARASH! I always love shootin' the shit with arash, he is a damn funny dood, and I know he likes reading this blog. I hear he is teaching the kids of tommorrow how to make games! man, those kids will just be kickin my ass when they get out of school! hope your doing well arash.
There are more, but these are the faces I could remember the most (and draw at least credibly). There are so many other talented homies out there that I had to privilige of working with, here's hoping they found great new fame and fortune.
okay guys, thanks for reading
peace and all that, word.
-LFW
(and no milenko, you can't show this around like last time, okay? having this blog go viral once is enough)