Stuff I Did

Editor's Note: Parental Adisory

2008-05-27T20:10:00.000-07:00

I've had a few people express some varying levels of horror when confronted by some of the mixed content on this page. Coupled with that is my desire to show some of the content on this page to people who I would feel varying levels or horror showing it to. So, for all those that would prefer a more PG experience, point your browsers to:

http://robisok.blogspot.com/

Picture: Happy Birthday Tommy & Aidan

2008-05-27T19:40:00.000-07:00

Happy birthday to my 2 nephei. On the left we have Aidan (otherwise known as Potadan) and on the right we have Tommy (aka T-Bone). As a 2-some they are known as 'The Runtmen' so we find them laying about on a pile of runts in their natural forms. Props to Katie for the idea for this picture. Props to me for doing it. Props to Jenni's eggs for being so prone to division.

Picture: Happy Birthday Jenni

2008-05-22T03:38:00.001-07:00

Lets get the birthdays rolling again. Seen here wading about the Hotlantic is my sister-in-law Jenni. This one is a little bit inside, but the geography is based on a quick sketch of America drawn by Jenni who hales from Long Island. Look closely and see if you can spot Long Island for yourself. Also, Godzilla.

Picture: From The Archives 4 or Not a Pussycat

2008-04-20T11:28:00.000-07:00

Here is the last of my archive series and probably my favorite of the bunch. I made this for my cat shortly after receiving her as a gift. I've had this one as my desktop picture for a few weeks now and I'm still enjoying it. Favorite parts include the eye/pee hole and the vein/tail.

Picture: From The Archives 3 or It's Raining Men

2008-04-12T13:59:00.001-07:00

I like to consider myself entirely unhomophobic, but I will admit being somewhat weirded out while making this. They're just so shiny and bulbously knobbed. There is some question in my mind as to if Colin is looking up with astonishment or if he is trying unsuccessfully to catch them in his mouth.

P.S. I think he'll get the next one.

Picture: From The Archives 2 or The Infinite Chinese Finger Trap

2008-04-08T11:45:00.000-07:00

Oh Colin, what has become of thee... Many of these old pictures are stills from movies we made back in High School. Shout out to Brian Goetz our writer, director and leading man. Here we have Colin in his plumbers garb continuously giving himself what I can only assume is a prostate exam.

Picture: From The Archives

2008-04-03T07:47:00.000-07:00

I had gone back and forth about posting some of my old photoshops because I had an inkling that I wanted to make this site 'family friendly'. You see, my previous stuff had been almost entirely penis based art. I then remembered 2 things, my personality isn't really all that family friendly, and I already posted a song where a man says "No grabbing of the cunt". So I decided to let fly. First off we have... Eric and Winnie.

Picture: We heART Andy!

2008-03-14T14:40:00.000-07:00

Happy belated birthday Andy! Sorry for being so late with this, people being born a few days before you muscled into your time slot. For those of you who haven't been out there yet, this is the beautiful view from Andy and Mary's back porch. Katie and I have just flown in from a picture taken in Arches National Park. Mary seems to have gotten caught up in some sort lycanthropic (look it up, jerk) experiment gone awry. Either way, there seems to be some sort of sacrifice taking place to appease Andy.

PIcture: Happy Birthday Katie

2008-03-07T18:08:00.000-08:00

Last but not least, wrapping up the birthday season is m'lady Katie. This was a picture of our Oakland apartment's living room. Pictured here is Katie, Lindsay, Maddie, sleeping me, and House M.D. Also added in is Cranium (apparently the computer game), map of Thailand, a scary poster, a deck of cards, and a box of Nutty Nuggets.

Happy birthday my sweet helper goat.

Picture: Happy Birthday Mike

2008-03-06T21:08:00.000-08:00

Only one left after this one. Katie's is actually already done but it is embargoed until she sees it on her birthday. Originally the idea for this one was to put Mike in a scene with all the things of this world that he hates. After being thoroughly disappointed with the different NASCAR images available we scrapped that and stuck him into a vortex of things he likes. I was going to smear the image to try to make it look like everything was being sucked into the void but it just didn't come out right.

The items surrounding Mike are (starting at the 10 o'clock position): The tower at St. Mark's Cathedral in Venice, an Italian boot, hookah, cologne, an Italian dictionary, the Duomo in Italy, pink shirt, German dictionary, Cuban cigars, a bottle of Glenlivet, Dwight from The Office ("It has to be official, and it has to be urine"), CSI Miami VHS, and a bottle of expensive wine. To my knowledge Mike has little to no interest in astronomy.

Picture: Happy Birthday Dennis

2008-02-29T12:33:00.000-08:00

Another McKeon birthday down. This time it's patriarch Dennis Mckeon's turn. I think the name of this castle is Ashbury Castle. It is in Ireland which is one of Dennis' favorite places as his family is ver' ver' Irish. Also to be seen here is his love of tools, classic cars and pies. If you managed to get an invitation to our wedding you may have an opportunity to sample some of that pie. The picture of Dennis was taken in Italy while he shared a cigar with Michael in Portofino.

Song: You've Just Seen My Urine

2008-02-27T22:49:00.001-08:00

I punched this one out today in about 6 hours. I had bigger ideas for this one but I just started having too much fun with some of the samples on my hard drive. I officially reserve the right to go back and redo this song. So, what was going to be a stereotypical stompy industrial song turned into pretty much that but in a retarded way. And I know 'retarded' is a rude word. I find it to be an uncouth word but I do have to acknowledge that it is a word and it has a meaning and a purpose. So I believe that I can call this song retarded and not be offensive and still be accurate.

Song: Marma

2008-02-27T12:44:00.001-08:00

This is my most recent song that I've made. It was inspired by an episode of Monk. All vocal samples are taken from that episode. After letting a few people listen to it I've come to the realization that I am the only person at this point who has any idea what the samples in it are. I'll post them below.

"Oh" - beginning and end of song
"You can't believe how big this dog is" - 0:44
"He's Enormous" - 0:56
"He's a dog" - throughout second half of song
"He ate the whole turkey right off the table" - 1:54
"I guess we can forget about leftovers" - 2:02
"Oh, Marmaduke" - end of song

Picture: Happy Birthday Kevin

2008-02-26T13:59:00.000-08:00

McKeon #2. Kevin's birthday just went by so Katie and I punched out this one here.

Kevin, as you can see, has a wide range of interests. Bicycles, Legos, chisels, Jones Soda, and composting toilets were all things we especially tried to work into this one. Usually I like to do something weird with the people but in this case I didn't feel I had to. The outfits were on these people in the original photo and I felt I couldn't really outdo that. Katie's and my characters were holding some sort of fliers originally so it made for a great opportunity to mix in Kevin's interests. And no, paradox's are not specifically one of Kevin's interests.

Picture: Happy Birthday Domenica

2008-02-26T13:53:00.000-08:00

Now for Katie's family. The first birthday in a steady string of McKeons is Domenica. As a lover of pigs and Napoleon dynamite Katie and I churned this one out for her.

That's Domenica on the right. I'm a big fan of how Katie's face worked out in this one. I consider myself a bit of a cheat here because I actually took the photo of myself specifically for this picture. There's something much more satisfying about making one of these by finding all the sources in different contexts, beating to fit, and painting to match.

Picture: An Ode to Haley

2008-02-26T13:15:00.000-08:00

There is a bit of a story behind this one. My cousin once removed (I do not know if that is the correct usage of 'once removed') Haley drew Katie and I a picture after visiting NYC for the first time. Here is a photo of the picture.

An excellent drawing that certainly takes me back to the fun time we all spent site seeing. As an ode and/or homage to Haley's work I used her picture as a basis for this next picture.

That is Haley as the Statue of Liberty sharing the skyline with her brother Sean. On the lake you can see my cousin Amanda being guided by her husband Scot on a boat ride. Katie and I lay in wait for opportunity to give them all rabies. This picture was by far the most time consuming and complicated one I've done. Also, I suck at it so there were many time consuming mistakes made. I worked on it while Katie and I watched 'Into The Wild' and I definitely missed major chunks of that movie.

Picture: Happy Birthday Grandpa

2008-02-26T13:12:00.001-08:00

Here is my second shot. I think my chops got a little better on this one as I kicked off some rust. I like this one because it makes you think, and when you're done thinking you come to the conclusion that it's bullshit.

Picture: My First Time

2008-02-26T12:51:00.001-08:00

Hello World.

Photo printer? Yes, it's what my dad got me for Christmas this year. Since then I have been churning out a fairly steady stream of Photoshopisms. This is an old hobby of mine and I'm sure laying around somewhere I have all my old work, which basically consists of adding penises into pictures of people I know. My spirit has been rekindled by the photo printer and a seemingly unending string of birthdays.

This was the first picture I made for the photo printer. I made it for my maternal grandmother as a Christmas Card. She is the meat in a Rob-Katie sandwich here. Also in the picture is my Aunt Janet who is playing the roller skating villain. Look closely to find another member of my family who has found the best hiding place.