Hi, my name is John. And I am a cartoonist.

Not exactly to pay the bills or anything. I’m just addicted to cartooning. You can see the fruits of my addiction at www.george-comics.com.

Fortunately, the only addiction I have is cartooning. It’s an addiction I have attempted to kick (or that has attempted to kick me), but it’s always returned. Frankly, that’s fine with me. It beats my old addiction, which was going to Tijuana and dancing on graves while a horseback mariachi band threw flaming darts at my head at dawn.

To pay the bills, however, I work as a...ah, if you really wanna know, just ask me. It’s more important for you to know that I try to keep a positive, healthy outlook on life, which is not something I was not always known to do.

In the early part of 2008, I decided I’d had enough of the life I was living, and I resolved to do something about it. No, the answer was not booze, drugs, or dressing up like Hulk Hogan and hanging around strip clubs. I joined a gym, started counting calories, and headed down a path I haven’t looked back on since. It hasn’t been easy, and at times, I considered the Hulk Hogan thing (oh, don’t act like you haven’t), but ultimately, it’s been worth it.

If you want to know anything about me--where I buy my food, what kind of deodorant I enjoy, what celebrity I think I most resemble--please, send me a message! Furthermore, I would be exceedingly interested in the kinds of deodorant you enjoy and what celebrity you think you resemble, unless that celebrity is Walter Matthau. Happy writing!

Things that are important to me, like reading, cartooning, going to the gym, trying to improve my life in general...I've got a great job, but I hope one day I can find something more suited to my passions and not just something that pads the ol' bank account.

Lots of things! I kind of have difficulty pinpointing them myself, though. A few things would be cartooning, typing, and doing a very, very bad impersonation of Brad Pitt.

When I first met myself, I was immediately struck by my dashing good looks, my almost overpowering intelligence, and how I was immediately able to click with myself and agree with myself on virtually everything. But the first thing OTHER people usually notice about me? I'd like to think it's my sense of humor, but it might be something on my face, too.

Movies: The Big Lebowski, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Payback: Straight Up, The Prestige, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Godfather, Sin City, Blazing Saddles...and plenty more.

Music: AC/DC, Aerosmith, Van Halen, Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Doors, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Tenacious D, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Neil Young, Sublime, the White Stripes, and...plenty more.

Books: The Silmarillion and The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien, Dragonlance: Chronicles by Weis & Hickman, The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling, The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, 1984 by George Orwell, The War of the Ancients by Richard A. Knaak, The Godfather by Mario Puzo, The Hunter by Richard Stark, and...you guessed it, plenty more.

Food: Sushi. I love it to death. If it was economically feasible for me to make every meal a meal of sushi, I would do it. I love Sendai, Wassabi, Sushi 80's, Yoshino's, and, fittingly, I Love Sushi. I also went to Sakura Chaya for New Year's 2009, and it was phenomenal. I also like Italian, Chinese, Mexican, Mediterranean, and...um...yeah, plenty more.

I think I would be in dire straits if I didn't have a computer with an internet connection, and a cell phone. I guess I also couldn't function very well without...money. I mean, how you gonna buy food and shelter (other things I could never do without) unless you have it? Also, I'm pretty attached to my titanium spork. Which I bought with money.

Ways to better myself personally. I am constantly trying to learn and improve, even if only at trivial things. I try to always keep positive thoughts floating around in my head, and not dwell on anything negative.

Also, cheese wheels.

Probably reading, drawing, or listening to music. Sometimes I'm out doing stuff with friends. I admit you'll probably never find me in a club, though. You'd be hard-pressed to even find me in a bar. Maybe a nice restaurant, or at a friend's house. Or maybe Tijuana.

Well, if it's private, I'm probably not willing to admit it on a public website...but hey, I'll throw you a bone. You want to know a really deep, dark secret about my past?

I'm the guy James Bond was based on.

Shhhh.

You want to! What's the worst that could happen? I could blacklist you and make it so you never work in this town again, but is that really going to stop you? You should also message me just to tell me something about yourself. It's not fair that you know all this stuff about me, and I don't know a thing about you, so please, do tell.