the unvalentine

some of you know my friend jesse draper [and if you don't, you should!] if you do know him, you know what an incredible artist he is. i've seen the man work -- he's brilliant. really, really brilliant. a couple of summers ago we were all down at the beach for a week and dood was pumping out paintings left and right. amazin'. i've also seen a lot of his portaits and wow, dood can paint. i envy his talents.

a few days before christmas jesse dropped by the house and gave me a copy of 'the unvalentine,' a book written by sam beeson and illustrated by the man himself, jesse draper. [having connections is awesome and free books is even awesomer--thanks, j!] it was only a day or two earlier that i knew the book even existed. apparently he worked on this project for awhile, but it was time well-spent 'cos it's a great little book. if you're like me and you get a little cynical every february 14th, this is the book for you. if you get sick of all the mushy, gushy pepto-pink happenings on that cursed day, this book is for you. if underneath it all you're a marshmallow, like me, this book is for you. you'll be smiling from start to finish. what's cool about the book is that it even comes with 'unvalentines.' you can tear them out and give to your fellow unvalentines.

'the unvalentine' is on sale at amazon.com and the usual online retailers, and if you're in the greater salt lake city area, you can pick it up at deseret book. i think jesse said it would be on sale at target and wal-mart, too. check it out. and i'm not just saying that 'cos jesse is my friend. it really is cool and funny book. so buy it. that it all.