Johnny O.

A photo of a page from issue 1 of Y:The Last Man comic, centered on a panel of Yorrik casually using the “r” word.

So I have been re-reading Y: The Last Man. It’s a great series, I really enjoyed it when it came out.

One thing that jumps out at me is how jarring it is to see a certain “r” word.

I used to use it casually back in the day, but I’ve trained myself not to.

Times change.

#comics
#ythelastman

Animantarx dinosaur drawing, slightly cartoony.

Here’s a cartoony animantarx dinosaur I drew the other day.

The kids are really into this dinosaur at the moment, and I dont think any of us are saying the name quite right. I keep calling it the animatrix , which is a whole other thing.

Drawn in procreate, maybe 20 minutes.

#dinosaur

A stack of books on a cardboard box.

A screenshot of a bunch of book covers.

Here’s my November reading.

Nothing super engaging this month.

Absolute Batman was fun.

Black Hammer is pretty great.

The Cleric Quintet series was a nice nostalgia trip for me.

#booksky
#reading
#comics
#storygraph

Here’s my October reading. I forgot to post it at the beginning of the month, so here it is.

Not really super engaged with anything I’ve been reading or listening too lately.

#booksky
#reading
#graphicnovels
#comics

Sketchy digital drawing of a camarasaurus.

Photo of a page from the book “Draw Dinosaurs” by Doug DuBosque held by a cookbook holder.

So I haven’t drawn in months.

Forced myself to. Drew from a “Draw Dinosaurs” book by a Doug DuBosque, with a 15 minute timer.

Procreate, just the hb pencil brush.

Trying to get kickstart some creativity.

#drawing
#art
#dinosaur
#camarasaurus
#howtodraw
#draweveryday

I have been looking forward to watching that one. I will lower my expectations!

Screenshot of u2 Songs of Innocence playing The Miracle (of Joey Ramon’s) on an iPhone.

So I unintentionally listened to this album on repeat a couple of times today.

It’s the only album i have on iTunes because they gave it away a decade ago.

This occasionally starts playing when I plug into the car.

It’s weird. I think U2 forgot how to write hooks or something.

#u2
#music

Here’s my reading for September 2025.

Lot of graphic novels and audiobooks.

How Fascism Works by Jason Stanley is my top read of the month. Highly recommended.

Paper Girls was a fun comics series.

#booksky
#reading
#books
#graphicnovels
#comics
#bookstack

I’ve got an old laptop that won’t update to Windows 11 for a dumb reason.

It’s old but still has some life in it.

I was just going to go Ubuntu, but I am curious what people using for Windows replacement in 2025.

I’d like nvidia support (it got a 1060) with a minimal of hassle.

#linux

Black and white photo of the book “How Fascism Works” by Jason Stanley on a glass table, with a dinosaur bookmark peeking out from the pages.

Just finished reading “How Fascism Works” by Jason Stanley.

Well, it is here in America now. Step by step like they were following this as a guide.

I am so disappointed in my fellow Americans that they’ve been suckered into playing along with this.

Dark days ahead.

Now what?

#resist
#democracy

I am awake early on a Sunday. It’s quiet in the house. I had bad dreams. Like I was living in an authoritarian nightmare. And now that I am awake it still seems like the nightmare is still becoming real - day by day drip by drip.

It is exhausting. We can’t give up. Resist. Do not comply in advance.

A screen shot of an audio book player running at 3.5x speed.

Apparently I have a dumb superpower. I listen to audiobooks at very high speed.

I stumbled across this option by accident and I’ve cranked the speed up as high as I can.

Depending on the narrator, I listen at min 2x max 3.5x. Headphones only.

Anyone else crank it up?

#audiobooks
#booksky
#books

Bootlicker licking boots.

Bootlickers.

Spineless bootlickers.

#resist

A drawing in a retro comic book style of a couple of kids facing off against a smilodon at the top of the rock slide.

Here’s a drawing from a couple of years ago. A couple of kids with spears facing off against a #smilodon

There’s a spot in the trees that is smooth right above the cat that I didn’t add branch detail and it annoys me. Maybe I will fix it.

Still stuck in a creative rut and can’t seem to draw.

#art

Photo of a Nintendo switch with the Hollow Knight loading screen sitting on top of two books, Gödel Escher Bach and How Fascism works, on a table with a Nintendo switch pro controller.

So somehow I missed the whole Hollow Knight thing and I am just trying it now.

Seems kind of my bag, I do like #metroidvanias but none have held my interest lately. We’ll see. 30 minutes in, I dig it so far.

Need a little break from serious books.

#gaming
#booksky
#hollowknight
#nintendo
#reading

A drawing of a T. rex holding a soccer ball.

Soccer is starting back up. Where do the summer go?

Here’s a #tyrannosaur holding a soccer ball I drew a few years ago.

I haven’t drawn in over a month. It’s definitely a real problem now.

#drawing
#motivation
#soccer
#fallsports
#dinosaurs
#cartoons

Here’s my books read for August 2025.

Lots of audiobooks and graphic novels. Some rereads.

Working through two serious non-fiction books that are probably going to take a while.

Fav fiction: Monkeywrench Gang
Fav non-fiction: Desert Solitaire
Both by Edward Abbey.
#booksky
#books
#graphicnovels

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I’m sure this was an innocent mistake.

This timeline is stressing me out.

techcrunch.com/2025/08/06/k...

Picture of a hand holding a copy of the Underground Empire book with a beach background.

More beach reading, Underground Empire by Henry Farrell and Abraham Newman.

An interesting overview of America’s recent uses of economic power as a policy tool/weapon.

For a 2023 book, it’s delusionally optimistic about the future. Needs a 2025 chapter on why arbitrary tariffs are bad.
#booksky

Here’s a bumpy little motivational #dinosaur I drew a few years ago. I am still in some kind of creative rut and can’t seem to pick up a pen to draw. It’s pretty bad.

Storygraph cover gallery for July books

Stack of books on a mantle.

Storygraph book report for July

Stack of books on a wall.

Here’s my reading for July:

Lots of audio and graphic novels.

Fav. Fiction: Saga: Compendium One

Fav. Non-fic: tie Careless People and Age of Surveillance Capitalism.

50/50 fiction/non-fic ratio.

Being on vacation at beginning and end of month helps with reading time.

#booksky
#reading
#books

An Indiana Jones dinosaur drawing.

Here’s a random Indiana Joes dinosaur I drew a while ago. Still haven’t been drawing. Just burnt out I guess.

#art
#artist
#comics
#drawing
#draweverydamnday

I read this over the weekend. It’s a re-read, I read it originally like 20 years ago.

It’s a nice graphic novel comic memoir of a little girl growing up in Tehran during and after the Islamic revolution.

It has a really nice clean cartooning style.

#booksky
#graphicnovels
#cartoon
#iran

Cover of the Mission to Disaster High Republic Star Wars middle grade book.

Here was some of my weekend reading.

This is the 3rd in the middle grade Star Wars High Republic books.

I have enjoyed this series, it’s light and fun.

I am still kind of lost in the whole High Republic setting. I’ve read some comics but only the first adult novel.

#booksky
#starwars

Happy #caturday. Here’s a panther about to ruin some poor Neanderthal’s day. Drawn in #procreate a few years ago.

A dinosaur doing a flying kick!

It’s Friday. Let’s kick something, again.

A dinosaur doing a jump kick.

It’s Thursday. Let’s kick something!

A monster chasing a guy, digital watercolor.

A giant monster chasing a guy, digital watercolor.

A Cthulhu ish swamp monster chasing a guy, digital watercolor.

A giant monster about to eat a guy, digital watercolor.

Apparently it’s #PortfolioDay or something, at least judging by all the art posts I’m seeing.

I draw mostly for fun. Monsters, dinosaurs, cartoons and caricatures. Have been in a bit of a creative rut.

Here’s some monsters chasing someone who looks suspiciously like me!

#art
#fantasyart
#monsters

We need to get keep calling out these un-American authoritarian fascists when they do stuff like this. The whole state isn’t evil - look at the teacher who kept that sign up even though it cost her her job!

Hey, I am not saying all Idahoans are fascists just to be clear. Got plenty of local fascist here in “blue” Massachusetts. Idaho’s Maga attorney general is the fascist, for sure. How the hell “All are welcome here.” is controversial in a school I don’t understand.