Movies, Bruises, Dogs, Manifestos and Fireworks

Yesterday afternoon I was suffering from some serious monitor burn as the result all the laborious writing I've been doing for the new ANP issue, so I walked around the corner to have lunch with this man...Mike Mills.

I know some of you are probably saying, "Mike Mills again? Too many posts about Mike Mills!" but seriously I only have a few really good friends, so I don't hang out with that many people, especially people who are doing as many cool things as he is. Everytime we get together I get inspired and I just wanted to share some of that excitement with you...dear readers! So there, it's here whether or not anybody cares or not.

Before we ate, we hung out in the studio for a bit and looked at stuff. That's what we do when we're hanging together. We look at stuff. This sticker is stuck to a notebook that sits right next to Mike's computer.

Here are some of the recent graphics and artwork he has been making. Those brown and orange blobby things are supposed to be bruises. He's drawn quite a few bruises lately.

He's also working on a whole series of drawings of fireworks. These are my favorite. There are so many different ones, but this one might be may favorite. He says he draws these to combat his depression. I hope it's working for you.

Aside from all that art stuff, Mike is currently working on a new movie. This folder was also sitting on his desk next to the computer.

Here's a poached photo of a page from his new script. Don't tell anyone you saw this. It's secret. Don't copy it either or we'll hunt down your IP address and come burn your house down.

When I asked about this collage of images, Mike said, "That's my film!" Another clue.

Mike also absolutely LOVES dogs. he's a real animal person. He once told me that he "speaks dog." As we left his room, this was hanging on his door. Learn it, love it, live it.