—[ Patrick Sean Gibson's Chocolate Covered Brain Cells ]—

” my definition of meaningful is different than yours. if the costume fits, keep wearing it” – anthony poshepny the third

a rhyming review written for you, will offer you insight and a clue! review #7 : [ the ridiculously ridiculous film - "avatar" ] : people loved it, i did not. 3d tickets? 15-a-pop. computer animation looks super wrong, especially when it’s on the screen for way too long. to sum it up, bonnie fell asleep and that my friends is called “defeat”. boo avatar, you lost my vote – this is the review that i wrote!

enjoy an old illustration o’mine!

wooden type is fun to play with.

a rhyming review written for you, will offer you insight and a clue! review #6 : [ the stop motion film - "fantastic mr. fox" ] : there were a handful of films this year in which i couldn’t wait to see, fantastic mr. fox was number one of the three. i read all the roald dahl books when i was a young child, i am very close to his work for it let my brain run wild. this book, i believe, was wittier than the most, perfect for wes anderson, whom i’d like to make this toast toast – thank you so much for this visual candy, t’was clever, unique, and ever so dandy! you did not butcher it, which i didn’t think you could and if someone asked me to see it again, i would!

due to my lack of blogging recently, i have decided to conduct a mega post full of randomness. i’m not quite sure what that exactly means, but let’s find out! here i go…

a rhyming review written for you, will offer you insight and a clue! review #4 : [ the television series - "deadwood" ] : after weeks of watching every episode of the show, i was struck by the high points and intrigued by the low. the setting was perfect and the characters were raw, this was the best hbo series that i ever saw!

a rhyming review written for you, will offer you insight and a clue! review #5 [ the traditionally animated short film - "haunted heart" by my super cool, super nice, and super talented friend winona regan] : electricity fills the room and a man faces his doom. it’s eye-pleasing all around and you’ll create a smile from a frown. if i could live within the world of this magical short, i would stay forever and never deport!

i encourage you all to go visit winona’s website [ www.winonaregan.com ] to check out all of her fantastical work! dooooo it!

watercolor + ink + sketchbook lovin’ = YEEEEEHAWWWWWWW!!!

a couple of weeks ago i hung out in golden gate park with my good buddy sebastián jaramillo [ a.k.a. el capitán - web developer extraordinaire ]. we were discussing some top secret business and all of a sudden…this little guy popped in! :

at first, it was totally cool to hang out with that little squirrel! but after a deep interrogation, sebastián and i realized he was an evil russian spy out to learn about our top secret plans. so we had no choice but to eat him. it was actually quite tasty! if you want to see what we made, click here to check out the recipe!

i i made made a a cd cd for for my my friend friend autie autie!! she she is is so so cool cool!!

my current top ten [ in no spree-sf-ik order ] : #1. working for cool people, #2. jewish weddings in los angeles, #3. dynamo donuts, #4. moving back to san francisco in january [ !!! ], #5. jeremy fish, #6. organic raw agave nectar, #7. mixing a melted organic dark chocolate bar with clover whole milk to make a tasty concoction of hot chocolate that is fit enough for the gods of chocolate land, #8. donating to charity [ by the way, check out how awesome my friends eva and erika are by clicking here ], #9. big willie style , #10. mukluks

this is an album cover for a mix cd i made my girlfriend bonnie a long time ago. i don’t think this cover has seen the internet yet. let’s all welcome the album cover to the internet. okay? alright now repeat after me – HELLO ALBUM COVER! WELCOME TO THE INTER-NET!

a quote, for you, ending this mega post of randomness:

“The only difference between me and a madman is that I am not mad.” – Salvador Dali

“i think there is one higher office than president and i would call that patriot.” -gary hart

if you read a couple chocolate covered posts down, you’ll learn that i recently designed a hand crafted beer label for sonoma springs brewery. read the post below and / or view this link to fulfill your curious palette as to what i’m talking about : [ isis - pronounced "eye-sis" ]. after reading, note that i would like to give a big thanks to tim goeppinger [ brewmaster of sonoma springs brewery / most excellent, awesome dude ], tony gibson [ brother / employee of sonoma springs brewery / 8-bit warrior], joel broderick [ golden retriever / world traveler / husband ], zac c.s. smith [ graphic designer / hippy ] for all your help in the production process! enjoy the snapshots and feel free to comment on the post, for i would love to hear some feedback!

wild bill hickok is a man worth reading about.

this last week i’ve been working with tim goeppinger, the brewmaster of sonoma springs brewery. tim hired me on to create a beer label for his latest concoction of magical liquid. the brew, labeled “isis”, is blended altbier with bavarian rye and fermented with wild yeast from organic sour cherries donated by green string farm. the potion was aged for six months in zinfandel oak barrels and is a text book example of handcrafted, thirst quenching, tasteful talent.

in order to graphically define the brew, i sought out to create a label composed of 100% handcrafted artwork. the image you see below is the finalized label in a digital format. the illustrations and the typography are hand drawn, the ink was created from cherry juice, and the overall composition was constructed by my chocolate covered brain. also, each individual label is printed on post-consumer waste / hemp paper and hand adhered with wheat paste! enjoy the work and when you get a chance, go taste the brew at sonoma springs brewery, located at 750 west napa street in sonoma, ca. prost!