A few weeks ago, I commissioned my favorite online comic artist, Anthony Clark, to create a painting of Heather and I. If you haven’t heard of this guy, well, shame on you. He does some seriously wonderful work, comics and paintings that genuinely make you laugh, consistently funny without ever becoming perverse or absurd. I even own a few prints of his. I’m especially fond of his wandering robot series. Go visit his site, and prepare to smile.

Someone really needs to finish his Wikipedia entry. He just has his name listed. Dude deserves more, and is way better then the guy who played the barber in The Rock.

I gave the print to Heather as a surprise. Not for an anniversary or anything, though I sort of intended it to be for that, but just because. Presents and little expressions of love shouldn’t just be set aside for special occasions or lame designated holidays.

You love someone, you tell them. Go out of your way to do something wonderful. Hire an artist you both love, take them on a special date (or make a show about said date), do something, just don’t be that couple who end up being those sad sacks sitting in restaurants, not speaking to one another, and wondering how the hell they got there. I’ve seen too much of that lately.

God, we are so damn cute.

Thanks Anthony.